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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carl Sanderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott Ford struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 156.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carl Sanderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Scott Ford!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanderson fails to land the takedown.
Ford looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Sanderson moves away from the strike by Ford.
Ford stuffs the takedown.
Ford swinging wildly here.
Sanderson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ford avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Sanderson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanderson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ford but Ford pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ford ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanderson moves away.
Sanderson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ford as he jumps to the side.
Sanderson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ford quickly recovers to half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sanderson tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Ford tries to kick Sanderson off but Sanderson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Sanderson jumps into side control!
Sanderson decides to stand back up. Sanderson steps back and let's Ford get back to his feet.
Sanderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sanderson shoots in for a takedown but Ford shows good takedown defense.
Ford stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ford wants it to stay on the feet.
Sanderson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Ford's guard.
Sanderson distracts Ford with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sanderson won't allow Ford to get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ford can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sanderson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sanderson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanderson drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Sanderson seems to have locked his on tight now - Ford screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Sanderson, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Carl Sanderson!
Carl Sanderson managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$), into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dee Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Niel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dee Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyson Niel!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughes throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hughes wants to clinch up but Niel keeps it at a distance.
Hughes shoots in but Niel avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hughes shoots in but no luck this time.
Hughes doesn't manage to clinch there - Niel circles away.
Niel tries to clinch but Hughes moves out of range.
Hughes darts in looking for a takedown but Niel gets double underhooks and turns Hughes into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dee Hughes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Niel drops Hughes with a big knee straight up the middle! Hughes is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Hughes is rocked!
It looks like Dee Hughes 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!
Niel rushes Hughes and presses him up against the cage.
Oh Hughes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Niel has Hughes pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Hughes is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Niel - that's hurt Hughes badly! Oh, another knee lands and Hughes is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Hughes doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Tyson Niel!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shimizu Matsuhita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Floyd Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Shimizu Matsuhita has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Shimizu Matsuhita seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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216 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shimizu Matsuhita!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Floyd Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson fails with a takedown attempt.
Thompson moves into the clinch.
Matsuhita can't break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Matsuhita.
It looks like Floyd Thompson has been cut.
Thompson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Matsuhita gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Matsuhita gets underhooks to prevent Thompson's takedown attempt.
Matsuhita has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Shimizu Matsuhita has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Floyd Thompson.
Matsuhita lands an uppercut.
Thompson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Matsuhita pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Matsuhita pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Matsuhita throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Matsuhita has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Thompson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Matsuhita being controlled here, momentarily.
Matsuhita controlling the position.
Thompson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Matsuhita is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Matsuhita bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Thompson's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is trying to hold Matsuhita in close to prevent damage but Matsuhita has managed to pass into half guard.
Matsuhita is looking to advance position but Thompson won't allow it.
Matsuhita sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Thompson defending well though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Thompson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Thompson is looking for a sweep. Matsuhita is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thompson is trying to maintain the position but Matsuhita is very close to passing his half guard.
Thompson tries to roll over but Matsuhita keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Matsuhita in particular looking to stall.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thompson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Matsuhita swivels and escapes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Thompson is defended easily by Matsuhita.
Thompson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Matsuhita was covering up waiting for the punch and Thompson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Thompson won't allow Matsuhita to sweep him here.
Thompson wants to control from the top but Matsuhita keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsuhita looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thompson is one step ahead there.
Thompson tries to free his leg and advance position but Matsuhita is retaining full guard.
Thompson looking to sit in guard and control but Matsuhita gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Matsuhita decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Thompson, up you get!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thompson misses with a combination
and Matsuhita counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Shimizu Matsuhita will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Floyd Thompson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Thompson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Matsuhita is fending him off so far but Thompson persists. Nope, Matsuhita circles away and we're back to standing.
Horrible takedown by Thompson or perhaps it was just good defense by Matsuhita which made him look bad.
Matsuhita lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Thompson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice straight punches there by Matsuhita. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Matsuhita.
That has opened up Floyd Thompson's cut even more.
Matsuhita cracks Thompson on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Thompson falls backwards against the cage. Matsuhita follows up with more strikes that drop Thompson to his knees. Matsuhita keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Thompson! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shimizu Matsuhita!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daigo Sato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshido Nakamara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sato comes to the cage accompanied by japanese war music. On his way into the cage it seems that Daigo Sato has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Daigo Sato seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daigo Sato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshido Nakamara!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato misses with a wild body shot.
Sato displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nakamara.
Nakamara shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sato defends it nicely.
Nakamara shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nakamara showed some decent athleticism there.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Nakamara wants to stand up but Sato has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Nakamara wants to control but Sato is keeping him busy.
Nakamara is working for a kimura but Sato is defending it quite comfortably.
Sato is looking for a sweep. Nakamara is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Nakamara seems content to control.
Sato moves into full guard.
Sato knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nakamara on the ground.
Nakamara stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sato swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sato can't keep his opponent in guard - Nakamara advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Nakamara landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nakamara is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sato defends it well.
Nakamara wants to control but Sato is keeping him busy.
Sato trying to control from the bottom.
Nakamara working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato tries to get to full guard but Nakamara has control of the leg.
Nakamara looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nakamara seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sato does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nakamara is looking to stall here but Sato recovers full guard.
Sato trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamara wants to get up but he can't break Sato's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Sato looking for a sweep. Not yet Sato, not yet.
Sato is trying to control the position but Nakamara postures up.
Nakamara makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nakamara is pushing down on Sato's leg trying to pass to half guard. Sato is fighting to maintain full guard but Nakamara has managed to sneak the leg through.
Nakamara is looking for a kimura here.
Nakamara is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sato doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nakamara.
Sato trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamara trying to control from half guard but Sato is working away.
Sato trying to control from the bottom.
Nakamara scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nakamara trying to control the action but Sato is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nakamara is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sato defends it well.
Nakamara is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sato has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshido Nakamara dominated that round.
That's time! Sato's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sato slips a jab and a cross from Nakamara.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Nakamara.
Sato tries to bench press Nakamara off him but Nakamara keeps the position.
Nakamara connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Sato some visible discomfort.
Nakamara in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Sato is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Yoshido Nakamara!
Our winner, Yoshido Nakamara, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Malutin Andrey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Brookins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrey's entrance music is Gunther -Ding Dong Song . A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Brookins's choice of entrance music: Kickstart. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Malutin Andrey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jonathan Brookins!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andrey shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Brookins eats them both and turns towards Andrey to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Jonathan Brookins has been cut.
Brookins throws a series of punches but Andrey moves out of range.
Brookins changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brookins avoids the head kick by Andrey.
Brookins shoots in for a takedown but Andrey shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Brookins misses with a straight left.
Brookins takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Andrey closes the distance and clinches.
Andrey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Andrey pushes Brookins back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andrey throws a punch but it's blocked by Brookins.
Andrey avoiding damage as Brookins throws knees to the body.
Andrey softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brookins changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Andrey fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Andrey fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Brookins on the side of the head.
Andrey throws a head kick but Brookins moves out of range.
Andrey gets caught flat footed, as Brookins shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Brookins is pushing down on Andrey's leg trying to pass to half guard. Andrey is fighting to maintain full guard but Brookins has managed to sneak the leg through.
Andrey's coaches at Body Pain_12elite_599$+VM have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Andrey is trying to stand back up but Brookins is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrey scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Brookins manages to mount him!
Andrey is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Andrey trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Brookins is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Brookins thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Andrey bucks Brookins off and manages to get back to his feet!
Brookins cracks Andrey with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jonathan Brookins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andrey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brookins throws a hook to the side of Andrey's head but Andrey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brookins connects with a single shot there.
Andrey cracks the inside of Brookins's front leg.
Brookins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Andrey.
Brookins scores with a decent looking hook.
Andrey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brookins.
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!
Brookins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brookins takes the fight into the clinch.
Andrey blocking some punches.
Brookins blocking some punches.
Brookins's coach down at Team Hopkins was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Brookins's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Brookins tries a knee to the head but Andrey blocks it.
Andrey throws a head punch that misses.
Brookins can't find room to land a body shot as Andrey controls the action.
Andrey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brookins swings wildly with an uppercut but Andrey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brookins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Brookins.
Andrey lands with a short shot to the head.
Brookins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brookins lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Brookins lands an uppercut.
Andrey has Brookins pushed against the cage.
Andrey scores with a shoulder strike.
Brookins has a couple of punches blocked by Andrey.
Brookins misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Andrey.
Brookins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Andrey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Andrey is trying to stall.
Brookins misses with a punch on the inside.
Andrey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brookins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Brookins as Andrey tries to tie him up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Brookins.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Andrey trying to control the position but instead, Brookins has worked for underhooks and has pushed Andrey into the cage.
Brookins misses with a punch to the body.
Andrey prevents a body shot from Brookins.
Andrey managing to block the knees to the body from Brookins.
Andrey lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brookins backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brookins lands an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Andrey.
Andrey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Andrey.
Andrey lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brookins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Andrey swings wildly with an uppercut but Brookins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andrey has a couple of punches blocked by Brookins.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brookins missing with knees to the body.
Brookins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brookins lands with a light punch inside.
Brookins is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Malutin Andrey will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jonathan Brookins's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Brookins fails with a takedown attempt.
Brookins looks to land a right hand but Andrey moved out of range.
Brookins scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A slow jab from Andrey misses its intended target.
Andrey throws a looping overhand right but Brookins ducks down to avoid it.
Brookins throws a hook but Andrey blocks it.
A head kick misses from Andrey.
A head kick misses from Andrey.
Brookins moves away from the strike by Andrey.
Andrey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brookins.
A head kick misses from Andrey.
Brookins throws a leg kick that misses.
Brookins dips to his left and cracks Andrey with an uppercut!
A good leg kick by Andrey.
Andrey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brookins.
Brookins throws a jab when Andrey was well out of range.
Andrey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brookins stalks Andrey and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Andrey's face. Andrey staggers backwards, shaken.
Brookins looks to throw the jab but Andrey is out of range.
Andrey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A head kick misses from Andrey.
Brookins scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Andrey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Andrey throws a head kick but Brookins moves out of range.
Andrey just misses with a punch to the body.
Brookins wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Brookins lands the left hand.
Andrey connects with a jab.
Brookins fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Malutin Andrey is winning the standup battle so far.
Brookins scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Andrey scoring well with a low kick there.
Brookins blocks a head kick by Andrey.
Brookins fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Andrey to the ground. Brookins is now in Andrey's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andrey kicks Brookins off and gets to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Brookins is defended easily by Andrey.
Andrey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brookins tries to clinch there but Andrey circles away.
Brookins throws a hook but Andrey avoids it easily.
Brookins 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.
Andrey gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Brookins postures up and lands a big shot to Andrey's brow.
Brookins has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Andrey has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Brookins has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Brookins lands a left hand.
Brookins unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brookins.
Brookins prevents a body shot from Andrey.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brookins drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Malutin Andrey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonathan Brookins.
Andrey holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Andrey taking a breather.
Andrey throws a punch but it's blocked by Brookins.
Brookins has a couple of punches blocked by Andrey.
Jonathan Brookins seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Brookins has a couple of punches blocked by Andrey.
Brookins misses with a punch on the inside.
Andrey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Andrey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Andrey.
Andrey lands an uppercut.
Brookins misses with a punch on the inside.
Brookins with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Brookins's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Andrey.
A head punch on the inside from Brookins fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Brookins on the inside.
Brookins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Andrey.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brookins swings wildly with an uppercut but Andrey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andrey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Andrey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Andrey is leaning against Brookins and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short uppercut from Brookins.
Brookins misses with some punches.
Andrey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Andrey blocks an uppercut.
Andrey prevents a body shot from Brookins.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Andrey.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brookins looking to throw knees to the head but Andrey is blocking nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Andrey.
Brookins tries to land a knee to the head but Andrey blocks with his arms.
Brookins tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Andrey scores with a shot to the side of Brookins's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jonathan Brookins will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jonathan Brookins's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Andrey connects with a solid leg kick.
Brookins slips a jab from Andrey.
Andrey lands a slapping body shot.
Brookins misses with a straight right.
Nice jab there from Andrey.
Brookins fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Andrey to the ground. Brookins is now in Andrey's guard.
Andrey is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Brookins is controlling him.
Jonathan Brookins has got the better of the ground game so far.
Andrey kicks Brookins off and gets to his feet.
Brookins's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Brookins duly obliges.
Andrey swings for the body but Brookins moves out of range.
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!
Brookins tries to clinch but Andrey is having none of it.
Brookins throws a nice looking combination but Andrey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brookins throws a leg kick but Andrey sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Brookins misses the jab.
Brookins misses with a hook. Andrey ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brookins misses with a looping right.
Andrey swats away the attempt to clinch by Brookins.
Andrey moves in looking to clinch but Brookins pushes him off.
Brookins slips a jab and a cross from Andrey.
Brookins takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brookins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Malutin Andrey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brookins looks to land a left hand but Andrey moved out of range nicely.
Andrey wants to clinch up but Brookins keeps it at a distance.
Andrey punishes Brookins's body with a nice straight punch.
Andrey misses the shot to the body.
Brookins scores with a nice right hand.
Andrey throws a sloppy head kick and Brookins moves out of range easily.
Brookins dips to his left and cracks Andrey with an uppercut!
Andrey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brookins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brookins scores with a jab.
Brookins moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrey throws a quick inside leg kick.
Andrey stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brookins misses with an uppercut.
Brookins throws out a leg kick but Andrey moves out of range and Brookins only half commits.
Brookins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brookins misses with a low kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brookins.
Andrey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brookins.
Brookins avoids the head kick by Andrey.
Andrey slips a jab from Brookins.
Andrey takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Brookins takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Brookins tries to clinch but Andrey moves out of range.
Andrey throws a sloppy head kick and Brookins moves out of range easily.
Malutin Andrey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Andrey tries to sprawl but Brookins drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Andrey is looking to escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brookins throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Brookins throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brookins is looking for a kimura but Andrey is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Brookins to get the leverage.
Andrey pushes Brookins off looking to stand but Brookins dives back in and keeps control.
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. Brookins connects with a nice short shot to Andrey's temple.
Brookins is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Brookins prevents Andrey from standing back up.
Brookins looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Andrey is trying to stand back up but Brookins is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brookins wants to free his trapped foot but Andrey is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Andrey kicks Brookins off and gets back to his feet.
Brookins fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Andrey avoids it really well and circles away.
Brookins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Andrey ducks under a wild hook from Brookins.
Andrey misses with a low kick.
Andrey scores with a hook to the body. Brookins takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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!
Brookins shoots for a takedown but Andrey saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Andrey lands a nice looking body shot.
Brookins cracks Andrey with a right hand to the side of the head.
Andrey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Andrey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
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 Malutin Andrey.
I think Andrey has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jonathan Brookins!
Jonathan Brookins 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trey Golden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Hungus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hungus is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Marilyn Manson - Sweet Dreams. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Trey Golden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karl Hungus!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Golden with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Golden misses with an uppercut. Hungus saw that one coming.
Hungus looks to land a right hand but Golden moved out of range.
Hungus scores with a takedown into Golden's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Golden working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hungus.
Hungus tries to free his leg and advance position but Golden is retaining full guard.
Hungus throwing strikes but missing.
Golden manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Golden takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hungus tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golden avoids the attempt from Hungus to control.
Hungus is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hungus is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Golden trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hungus wants to control but Golden is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hungus tries to reverse the position but Golden maintains control.
Golden controlling the position easily from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Golden wants to control the pace but Hungus is squirming around nicely.
Hungus regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hungus is trying to maintain the position but Golden is very close to passing his half guard.
Trey Golden has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Golden cracks Hungus with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hungus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Golden walks into a stiff left hand from Hungus.
Golden uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hungus has time to react.
Hungus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Golden swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hungus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Golden moves away.
Golden cracks the inside of Hungus's front leg.
Trey Golden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Golden throws a jab when Hungus was well out of range.
Hungus slips under a jab.
Karl Hungus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Golden lands the left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Trey Golden will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hungus slips under a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Golden looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Golden displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hungus.
Hungus misses with a series of wild punches.
Golden misses with a hook. Hungus ducked under it nicely.
Hungus feints a jab promting Golden to slip. Hungus then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Golden slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Hungus uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hungus tries to bum rush Golden with a series of wild strikes but Golden uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Golden is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hungus misses with a kick to the body
and Golden holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hungus is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Golden tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Golden misses with a short punch on the inside.
Golden lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hungus backwards.
Hungus takes a shot to the head.
Hungus trying to control the position but instead, Golden has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hungus into the cage.
Hungus tightens his grip and picks Golden up, before dumping him to the ground. Golden manages to land in guard.
Hungus trying to control but Golden is working from the bottom.
We've been hearing good reports from Golden's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Hungus throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hungus has gone for a leg lock! Golden slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hungus's guard.
Hungus keeping moving, preventing Golden from controlling successfully.
Our spies down at at Body Pain_12elite_599$+VM inform us that Hungus has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Karl Hungus has got the better of the ground game so far.
Golden looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hungus trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hungus doesn't manage to clinch there - Golden circles away.
Hungus is looking to clinch.
Hungus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Golden circles away quickly and effectively.
Golden leaves Hungus with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hungus has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hungus there as he acknowledges the shot.
Trey Golden is winning the standup battle so far.
Hungus shoots in and drives through. Golden sprawls well.
Trey Golden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karl Hungus.
Hungus tries to close the distance and clinch but Golden swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Golden throws out a leg kick but Hungus moves out of range and Golden only half commits.
A nice inside leg kick there by Golden. That's going to slow Hungus down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hungus slips under a jab from Golden.
Golden slips a jab and a cross from Hungus.
Hungus misses with an uppercut. Golden saw that one coming.
Golden swats away the attempt to clinch by Hungus.
Karl Hungus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Golden rushes Hungus and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Golden lands a knee to the body.
Hungus is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Golden softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Golden with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Karl Hungus has been cut.
Golden lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hungus is rocked!
Golden throws a big uppercut that drops Hungus! More strikes from Golden and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Hungus lies dazed against the cage as Golden celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trey Golden!
Trey Golden bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rostam Samani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce has chosen I want it all as his entrance music. Simon Bruce has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Rostam Samani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Simon Bruce!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samani misses with a takedown attempt
and Bruce counters with a nice double leg into side control. Samani won't be happy with that.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bruce scoring with punches from side control.
Bruce working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bruce throws an elbow but Samani slips to the side and avoids it well.
Bruce creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Samani sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Samani is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at ELITE GYM 40CAP that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Samani is looking for a sweep.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Samani avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bruce.
Bruce misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce in side control, throwing shots but Samani defends.
Bruce working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Bruce in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Samani taking a bit of punishment here - Bruce scoring with strikes.
Bruce lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Samani down.
Bruce cracks Samani with a big right hand but Samani just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruce is trying to ground and pound but Samani uses the momentary lack of control by Bruce to regain half guard.
Samani wants to control but Bruce is keeping busy.
Samani blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bruce.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce is keen to just control but Samani is a slippery customer.
Bruce throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Samani keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bruce working over Samani with some ground and pound. Samani looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bruce tries to pass to full mount but Samani defends it.
Samani keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bruce throws a strike but Samani avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Bruce is looking to work some ground and pound but Samani has wrist control.
Samani manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Samani is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Bruce has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Bruce!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Samani trying to control the position.
Bruce makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bruce throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Samani works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bruce throws a big elbow that misses.
Bruce scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bruce throws a strike but Samani rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Samani is looking to work some ground and pound but Bruce has wrist control.
Samani throws a strike but Bruce rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Samani has a closed guard, preventing Bruce from standing up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bruce throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Samani works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Bruce dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Samani ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bruce moves away.
Samani tries to clinch but Bruce is having none of it.
Samani looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bruce fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Samani misses with a wild body shot.
Samani just misses with a punch to the body.
Samani misses with a straight left.
Bruce takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samani looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Samani misses the shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Samani lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bruce has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bruce and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bruce lands a slapping body shot.
Bruce missing with a left hand there. Samani was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Samani looks to land a left hand but Bruce moved out of range nicely.
A leg kick checked by Bruce.
Samani darts in looking for a takedown but Bruce gets double underhooks and turns Samani into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samani blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Samani tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bruce's elbow.
Samani working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Samani misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bruce breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Samani misses the shot to the body.
Bruce closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Samani scores with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Samani.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Samani missing with a left hand there. Bruce was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samani dodges the punch combination from Bruce.
Samani will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rostam Samani. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bruce lands a lovely overhand right.
Samani moves in looking to clinch but Bruce pushes him off.
Samani throws a leg kick but Bruce checks it.
Samani throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bruce looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Samani is fending him off so far but Bruce persists. Nope, Samani circles away and we're back to standing.
Rostam Samani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samani throws a series of strikes that have Bruce backpedaling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Samani is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bruce's half guard.
Samani prevents Bruce from improving his position.
Bruce keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Samani is looking to stall here but Bruce recovers full guard.
Samani trying to control the position from guard on top but Bruce is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bruce being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rostam Samani dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Samani lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bruce blocks a leg kick.
Samani slips a jab from Bruce.
Samani looks to land a right hand but Bruce moved out of range.
Bruce misses with a wild body shot.
Bruce jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Samani does no damage.
Samani throws a leg kick
and Bruce counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bruce misses with a head shot. Samani uses the momentum to regain guard.
Bruce throwing strikes from guard but Samani blocks nicely.
Samani is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Samani is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bruce gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce controlling Samani's posture.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Samani lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Samani won't allow Bruce to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samani with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bruce looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Samani accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Samani stopping the sweep attempt from Bruce.
Samani postures up and lands a big shot to Bruce's brow.
Bruce keeping moving, preventing Samani from controlling successfully.
Bruce controlling Samani's posture.
Bruce looking to hit a scissor sweep but Samani is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Samani wants to hold on but Bruce pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bruce looking to ground and pound but Samani is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Samani regains half guard.
Bruce not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Simon Bruce.
I think Bruce 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Bruce!
A less than humble Simon Bruce misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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