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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Ankudinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor comes to the cage accompanied by This Fire Burns . Ankudinov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I must break you. kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The key to victory for Shawn Taylor has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Taylor
vs
Ankudinov

190 cm
28
240 lbs
4 - 5 - 1

193 cm
31
265 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Knockout power

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 4 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eric Ankudinov!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ankudinov stuffs the takedown.

Taylor fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ankudinov, pushing him back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Ankudinov breaks from the clinch.
Ankudinov misses with the combination.
Horrible takedown attempt by Taylor or perhaps it was just good defense by Ankudinov, which made it look bad.
Ankudinov avoids the head kick by Taylor.
Taylor misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Taylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ankudinov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taylor manages to avoid it.
Ankudinov slips a jab and a cross from Taylor.
Ankudinov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Taylor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Taylor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taylor stuns Ankudinov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor tries to clinch but Ankudinov moves out of range.
Taylor digs a good body shot into Ankudinov's ribs.

Ankudinov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Taylor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Taylor gets full guard.
Taylor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ankudinov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Taylor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ankudinov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ankudinov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Taylor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ankudinov preventing the sweep.
Taylor keeping full guard, as Ankudinov tries to pass.
Ankudinov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Taylor wants to sweep here but Ankudinov controlling him for the moment.
Ankudinov postures up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Taylor wants to stand but Ankudinov is controlling the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Taylor avoids the head kick by Ankudinov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ankudinov just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab, jab by Taylor - just one landing.
Ankudinov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ankudinov throws a leg kick
and Taylor counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Taylor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Taylor connects with a body shot.
Taylor tries to clinch up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ankudinov. Taylor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taylor looks for a takedown but Ankudinov sprawls well.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ankudinov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taylor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ankudinov throws a series of punches but Taylor avoids them all with ease.

Ankudinov closes the distance and clinches.
Ankudinov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Taylor's efforts to push away.
Taylor gets underhooks to prevent Ankudinov's takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor struggles to land a body shot inside as Ankudinov controls his hands.
Ankudinov can't get the takedown.
Ankudinov goes for a takedown attempt but Taylor pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Taylor tries to land a front kick but Ankudinov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Taylor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Taylor throws out a leg kick but Ankudinov moves out of range and Taylor only half commits.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Ankudinov shoots in and bounces Taylor off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Taylor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ankudinov tries to free his leg and advance position but Taylor is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Eric Ankudinov will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Taylor scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Taylor changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ankudinov tries to avoid it but Taylor manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ankudinov to the ground. Ankudinov escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Taylor lands a slapping body shot.
Ankudinov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Taylor shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ankudinov pinned against the cage. Ankudinov gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Taylor drives through and clinches with Ankudinov against the cage.

Ankudinov has Taylor pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Ankudinov pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Taylor tumbling to the mat - Ankudinov dives into Taylor's guard.
Taylor is trying to control the position but Ankudinov postures up.
Taylor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ankudinov distracts Taylor with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Taylor manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ankudinov manages to get himself to full guard.

Taylor won't allow Ankudinov to get back to his feet.
Taylor tries to stand but Ankudinov is controlling from the bottom.
Taylor won't allow Ankudinov to sweep him here.
Ankudinov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Taylor trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ankudinov's guard.
Ankudinov is adopting a defensive guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Taylor won't allow Ankudinov to get back to his feet.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Taylor looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Taylor swats away the attempt to clinch by Ankudinov.
Taylor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ankudinov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Taylor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ankudinov misses with a double jab.
Taylor fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Taylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Taylor.
Ankudinov misses with a head kick.
Taylor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A combination from Taylor does no damage.
Ankudinov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Taylor throws a head kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ankudinov, right into the meat.
Ankudinov blocks a leg kick.
Eric Ankudinov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor is looking to clinch.
Ankudinov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An inside leg kick lands from Taylor.
Nice defenses there by Ankudinov.
Shawn Taylor is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ankudinov misses with a wild combination.
Taylor misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Shawn Taylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ankudinov walks into a jab.
Taylor darts in looking for a takedown but Ankudinov gets double underhooks and turns Taylor into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Taylor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ankudinov avoids the body shot from Taylor.
Ankudinov throws a push kick but Taylor slaps the foot to one side.

Ankudinov closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Ankudinov is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Taylor is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Taylor taking a bit of punishment here - Ankudinov scoring with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Eric Ankudinov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Taylor throws a leg kick but Ankudinov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ankudinov tries to clinch up.
Ankudinov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ankudinov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Taylor's sensitive parts.
A combination from Ankudinov does no damage.
A jab lands there for Taylor.
Ankudinov misses with a double jab
and Taylor counters with a series of strikes. Ankudinov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Taylor lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Taylor scores with a nice body kick.
No joy there for Taylor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ankudinov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Taylor tries to avoid it but Ankudinov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Taylor to the ground. Taylor escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Ankudinov shoots in and gets a takedown into Taylor's guard.
Taylor is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Taylor manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ankudinov manages to get himself to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ankudinov pulls Taylor in to control the position.
Ankudinov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ankudinov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Taylor trying to control the position from guard on top but Ankudinov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Taylor postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Taylor tries to free his leg and advance position but Ankudinov is retaining full guard.
Taylor wants to control from the top but Ankudinov keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Taylor wanted to stand there but Ankudinov had control of the position.
Taylor trying to control but Ankudinov is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ankudinov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Ankudinov 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.
Taylor wants to sweep here but Ankudinov controlling him for the moment.
Taylor not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ankudinov landing some decent shots from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is trying to control the position but Ankudinov postures up.
Taylor is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Taylor decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Taylor throws a series of punches but Ankudinov avoids them all with ease.
Ankudinov throws a body punch but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Taylor is looking to clinch but Ankudinov is avoiding it.

Taylor closes the distance and clinches.
Ankudinov managing to block the knees to the body from Taylor.
Taylor has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ankudinov after a bit of a struggle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Taylor has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ankudinov uses from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ankudinov works over Taylor with some ground and pound from guard.
Taylor has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Ankudinov has passed into side control.
Ankudinov is chipping away with strikes.
Ankudinov lands a nice forearm strike.
Ankudinov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Taylor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ankudinov scoring with punches from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ankudinov working the ground and pound.
Shawn Taylor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ankudinov scoring with punches from side control.

It looks like Shawn Taylor has been cut.
Ankudinov trying to control the position but Taylor is working away.
Ankudinov content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Eric Ankudinov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Taylor striking from the bottom but nothing landed.

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 Shawn Taylor.
I think Ankudinov 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Eric Ankudinov!
Shawn Taylor spoke after the fight, saying 'He was..just....He was the better fighter tonight. I'm down but not out. It's not about the knockdown, it's about the get-up. I'll be back, better than ever. '.

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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henry Morgan had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Morgan
vs
Adams

187 cm
28
211 lbs
7 - 10 - 1

190 cm
20
260 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

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 7 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henry Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samuel Adams!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan throws a head kick but Adams moves out of range.
Morgan works over Adams's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Samuel Adams has been cut.
Morgan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Adams should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Adams will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Adams switches off momentarily and Morgan cracks him with a monster right hand! Adams topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Morgan dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Morgan!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Henry Morgan!
Post fight, an emotional Henry Morgan said 'Always drink responsibly'.

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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jozef Rakic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Monte Melkonian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melkonian has chosen Artsakh Music as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rakic
vs
Melkonian

200 cm
22
240 lbs
5 - 5 - 2

180 cm
30
221 lbs
7 - 12 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Excellent MT
Knockout power

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 5 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jozef Rakic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Monte Melkonian!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melkonian misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rakic slaps away a takedown attempt from Melkonian, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Melkonian has a takedown stuffed.
Jozef Rakic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Monte Melkonian.
Melkonian shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rakic but Rakic pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Melkonian throws a nice looking combination but Rakic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rakic connects with an inside leg kick.
Melkonian shoots in looking for a takedown but Rakic manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Melkonian's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Oooh a lovely combination from Rakic sends Melkonian down but not out. Rakic dives into side control looking to finish.

It looks like Monte Melkonian has been cut.
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!

Rakic stands up.
Rakic stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Rakic wants it to stay on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Melkonian is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Rakic Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Melkonian is out cold, face down on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jozef Rakic!
A victorious Jozef Rakic thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
74%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Birdman Lugz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Lawler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lawler is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Tom Petty- I Wont Back Down. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lugz
vs
Lawler

181 cm
41
171 lbs
6 - 47 - 0

182 cm
28
175 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 6 - 47 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Birdman Lugz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricky Lawler!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lugz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lugz tries to close the distance and clinch but Lawler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lugz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lugz moves to clinch but Lawler breaks away
and Lawler counters with a big head kick but Lugz shrugs it off.
Lugz slips a straight right by Lawler.
Lugz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Lawler gets a clinch.
Lugz keeps control of Lawler as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lugz has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lawler after a bit of a struggle.
Lawler wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lugz has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lawler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lugz looks for a takedown but Lawler sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Birdman Lugz. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Lawler gets a clinch.
Lawler is looking to break free of the clinch but Lugz has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawler looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lawler is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lawler tries to circle away but Lugz has him pinned against the cage.

Lawler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Lawler closes the distance and clinches.
Lawler misses with a punch on the inside.
Lawler wants to break free but Lugz has control.
Lawler has a couple of punches blocked by Lugz.

Lawler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lawler misses with a wild combination.
Lawler avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lugz moves in looking to clinch but Lawler pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawler takes a swing at Lugz's ribcage but misses.
Lawler works Lugz's body with a nice hook.
Lugz tries to clinch up but Lawler circles away and keeps his distance.
Lugz slips under a jab from Lawler.
Lugz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lawler swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Lawler clinches.
Lugz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lawler tries to land knees in the clinch but Lugz avoids the damage to the body.
Lawler throws an elbow but it misses.
Lawler tries to break the clinch but Lugz is controlling the position.
Lawler tries to work over Lugz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lawler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lawler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lawler tries to work over Lugz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lugz has Lawler pressed against the cage, preventing Lawler from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lawler can't break the clinch.
Lugz has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lawler is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lugz tries to pull guard but Lawler won't allow it.
Lugz wants a takedown but no success here.
Lugz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Lawler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lugz closes the distance looking to clinch

and Lawler counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Lawler breaks from the clinch.
Lawler throws a hook but Lugz blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawler looks to land a combination but Lugz avoids it well.
Lawler throws a good cross that connects.
Lugz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lugz closes the distance but Lawler moves to the side

and Lawler counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lawler.
Lawler tries to work over Lugz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lugz tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lawler gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lugz keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lawler's efforts to push away.
Lawler is pressed up against the cage. Lugz has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lawler down to the mat. Lawler avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lawler.
Nice takedown defense from Lawler. No joy for Lugz on that attempt.
Lugz moves to clinch but Lawler breaks away
and Lawler counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Lawler 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.

Lugz gets tackled into the cage by Lawler. Lawler maintains the clinch.

Lawler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lugz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lawler on the side of the head.
Lugz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lawlers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

It looks like Ricky Lawler has been cut.
Lawler motions for Lugz to come forward. Lawler throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lawler walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lugz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lawler misses with a wild combination.
Lawler 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.
Lawler throws a good cross that connects.
Lawler misses with a double jab.
Lugz shoots for a double leg takedown but Lawler sprawls well. He's pushed Lugz's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lugz throws a hook but Lawler blocks it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lugz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ricky Lawler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lawler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lugz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lugz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lawler tries to avoid it but Lugz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lawler to the ground. Lawler escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lawler tries a low kick but Lugz avoids it.
Lawler circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lawler counters with a series of strikes. Lugz will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lawler throws a leg kick but Lugz moved away.
Lugz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lawler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lugz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lawler counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Lugz is rocked!
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Lawler! Lugz is out on his feet! Lawler rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Lugz is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Lugz is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ricky Lawler!
During a confident post fight interview, Ricky Lawler thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ken Essss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Ulrich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlos Ulrich has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Essss
vs
Ulrich

185 cm
22
195 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

189 cm
22
199 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Powerful

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 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ken Essss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Ulrich!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Essss gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Ulrich decides to pull guard.

Ulrich has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Essss doesn't defend quickly enough and Ulrich has managed to lock this one up! Can Essss escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Ulrich on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Carlos Ulrich!

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mgr
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FIGHT
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100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Jyllendael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tubbins Stewfis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stewfis is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by like a hurricane!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jake Jyllendael
vs
Stewfis

184 cm
31
249 lbs
12 - 16 - 0

156 cm
26
285 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

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 12 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jake Jyllendael!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tubbins Stewfis!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stewfis misses with a straight left.
Stewfis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body punch from Stewfis.
Stewfis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jyllendael's head.
Jyllendael moves forwards but Stewfis connects with a nice, crisp jab.

It looks like Jake Jyllendael has been cut.
Tubbins Stewfis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stewfis swats away the attempt to clinch by Jyllendael.
Stewfis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jyllendael steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stewfis.
Jyllendael throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stewfis's waist but Stewfis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jyllendael off to one side.
Jyllendael closes the distance and clinches up with Stewfis, looking for a takedown. Jyllendael pushes Stewfis against the cage but Stewfis circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stewfis misses with a hook. Jyllendael ducked under it nicely.
Stewfis throws a right hand that misses
and Jyllendael makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Stewfis leaves Jyllendael with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Jyllendael. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stewfis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jyllendael tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jyllendael slips under a jab from Stewfis.
Jyllendael misses with a takedown attempt - Stewfis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A jab from Stewfis misses.
Stewfis digs a good body shot into Jyllendael's ribs.
Stewfis scores with a hook.
Stewfis misses the shot to the body.
Jyllendael has been working on his balance at Bi-polar Asylum, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Stewfis.
Stewfis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jyllendael.
Stewfis misses with a looping right.
Jyllendael is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stewfis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jyllendael uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stewfis.
Stewfis scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewfis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stewfis sizes up Jyllendael with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jyllendael takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Stewfis lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stewfis lands a nice looking body shot.
Jyllendael shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Stewfis defends it nicely.
Donk. Stewfis catches Jyllendael right on the button with a cross.
Stewfis blocks a head kick by Jyllendael.
Jyllendael tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stewfis misses with a right hand
and Jyllendael counters with an outside leg kick.

Jyllendael moves into the clinch successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewfis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jyllendael looking to stall.
Stewfis working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stewfis.

Jyllendael successfully pulls guard.

Jyllendael escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stewfis gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Jyllendael is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Stewfis frees his head nicely. Oh but Jyllendael has switched to an armbar! Stewfis is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Jake Jyllendael!
A less than humble Jake Jyllendael 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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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
48%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nobero Shimasaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reginald Leslie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Shimasaki
vs
Leslie

184 cm
25
211 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

195 cm
22
220 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Granite chin

Kore Fight Nutrition [TG]

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nobero Shimasaki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reginald Leslie!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Leslie darts in and clinches Shimasaki up against the cage.
Leslie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shimasaki blocks it with crossed arms.
Shimasaki content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Leslie lands a knee to the body.
Still in the clinch, Leslie scores with a nice short uppercut.
Leslie misses with an elbow strike.
Shimasaki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Leslie creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Leslie is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shimasaki is defending well for now.
Shimasaki misses with a knee strike.
Leslie lands with a left to the head.
Leslie presses Shimasaki against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Leslie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Shimasaki pulls Leslie into guard.
Shimasaki might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Leslie gets to his feet - Shimasaki follows without any prompting.
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!

Leslie closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Shimasaki misses with a knee strike.
Shimasaki tries to land a knee to the head but Leslie blocks with his arms.
Leslie throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shimasaki working hard to break the clinch.
Shimasaki stalling in the clinch.
Shimasaki trying to control the position but instead, Leslie has worked for underhooks and has pushed Shimasaki into the cage.
Shimasaki takes a knee right on the jaw!
Shimasaki taking a breather.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Leslie creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Leslie missing with knees to the body.
Leslie tries a knee to the head but Shimasaki blocks it.
Leslie tries to land a knee to the head but Shimasaki blocks with his arms.
Leslie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leslie lands an elbow inside that Shimasaki shrugs off.
Leslie throws a knee to the head but misses.

Shimasaki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Leslie clinches up against the cage.
Leslie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shimasaki.
Leslie throws a head punch that misses.
Leslie told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shimasaki tries to break the clinch but Leslie is controlling the position.
Leslie lands an elbow inside.
Shimasaki prevents a body shot from Leslie.
Leslie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shimasaki missing with knees to the body.
Leslie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shimasaki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Leslie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Leslie tries a body shot but Shimasaki blocks it.
Leslie tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nice elbow from Leslie.
Shimasaki is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Leslie looking to throw knees to the head but Shimasaki is blocking nicely.
Leslie wants to stall.
Leslie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leslie digs a right hand underneath Shimasaki's ribcage. Shimasaki let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The referee calls for Shimasaki to work.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Leslie looking to throw knees to the head but Shimasaki is blocking nicely.
Leslie can't find room to land a body shot as Shimasaki controls the action.
Leslie throws a knee to the head but misses.
Leslie avoiding damage.
Shimasaki avoids a wild elbow strike from Leslie.
Leslie blocks a body shot from Shimasaki.
Shimasaki tries to break the clinch but Leslie is controlling the position.
Shimasaki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Leslie tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shimasaki takes an elbow to the temple.
Leslie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shimasaki.
Leslie tries a body shot but Shimasaki blocks it.
Leslie makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Leslie is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Leslie stalling.
Leslie throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Shimasaki tries to break free but Leslie pushes him back against the cage.
Leslie tries to land knees in the clinch but Shimasaki avoids the damage to the body.
Leslie throws a punch but it's blocked by Shimasaki.
Shimasaki tries a knee to the head but Leslie blocks it.
Shimasaki tries to land knees in the clinch but Leslie avoids the damage to the body.
Leslie managing to block the knees to the body from Shimasaki.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Shimasaki avoiding damage as Leslie throws knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Shimasaki misses with an elbow strike.
Shimasaki looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Knees to the body from Leslie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reginald Leslie dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Leslie just misses with a punch to the body.
Shimasaki connects with a high kick.

Leslie moves into the clinch successfully.
Leslie controlling the action here for a moment.
Reginald Leslie seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Shimasaki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Leslie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Leslie stalling in the clinch but Shimasaki improves position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Shimasaki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shimasaki slips under a jab.

Leslie drives through and clinches with Shimasaki against the cage.

Shimasaki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leslie clobbers Shimasaki with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Leslie throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Leslie. Shimasaki does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Shimasaki clinches.
Shimasaki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leslie avoids it.
Shimasaki wants to take the fight to the mat but Leslie manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Leslie lands a shot to the body.
Leslie with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Leslie tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shimasaki avoids it.
Leslie pushes Shimasaki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leslie lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Shimasaki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Leslie prevents Shimasaki from breaking the clinch.
Shimasaki wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shimasaki trying to stall but Leslie improves his position.
Leslie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shimasaki.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Leslie.
Leslie lands a body punch.
Shimasaki dodges an elbow strike from Leslie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leslie landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shimasaki tries a knee to the head but Leslie blocks it.
Shimasaki blocks a body shot from Leslie.
Leslie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shimasaki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Leslie scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Leslie lands a good knee to the midsection. Shimasaki won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leslie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Leslie lands a hook that snaps the head of Shimasaki backwards.
Leslie misses with a knee to the head.
Leslie utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Leslie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leslie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shimasaki blocks it with crossed arms.
Leslie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shimasaki.
Leslie misses with a knee strike.
Leslie prevents Shimasaki from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leslie tries to land a knee to the head but Shimasaki blocks with his arms.
Shimasaki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shimasaki wants to take the fight to the mat but Leslie manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Leslie tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Leslie stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Shimasaki is looking to break free of the clinch but Leslie has double underhooks.
Shimasaki takes an elbow to the forehead.
Leslie lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Leslie tries a knee to the head but Shimasaki blocks it.
Leslie tries to throw a body punch but Shimasaki avoids it by throwing Leslie back against the cage.
Shimasaki takes a knee to the side of the body.
Shimasaki looking to throw knees to the head but Leslie is blocking nicely.
Shimasaki takes a knee to the side of the body.
Leslie takes a knee right on the jaw!
Shimasaki wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shimasaki holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Leslie lands a nice knee to the body.
Leslie pushes Shimasaki back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Knees to the body from Leslie.
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!
Leslie lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Leslie on the inside.
Shimasaki takes an elbow to the temple.
Leslie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Leslie keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shimasaki's efforts to push away.
Shimasaki takes a knee right on the jaw!

Shimasaki is rocked!
Shimasaki takes an elbow to the temple.
Oh Shimasaki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Leslie has Shimasaki pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Shimasaki is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Leslie - that's hurt Shimasaki badly! Oh, another knee lands and Shimasaki is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Shimasaki doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Reginald Leslie! Reginald Leslie retains his light heavyweight title!
The defeated Nobero Shimasaki had this to say: 'Team Goroshi - Kore Fight Nutrition - Dudes Gym'.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Paul Fish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rikiya Sonoda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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.

Paul Fish
vs
Sonoda

186 cm
23
224 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

192 cm
29
272 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Kore Fight Nutrition [TG]

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 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Paul Fish!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rikiya Sonoda!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonoda wants to land a leg kick but Fish is out of range.
Sonoda fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fish, right into the meat.

Sonoda clinches up with Fish and pushes him back against the cage.
Sonoda tries to land knees in the clinch but Fish avoids the damage to the body.
Sonoda missing with knees to the body.
Fish lands a left hand.

It looks like Rikiya Sonoda has been cut.
Sonoda using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fish has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sonoda connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fish's face.

It looks like Jon Paul Fish has been cut.
Sonoda using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fish has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fish goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fish misses with an elbow over the top.
Sonoda landing knees to the body.
Fish on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sonoda keeps control of Fish as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sonoda lands an elbow just above Fish 's eye.
Sonoda blocks an elbow strike from Fish.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sonoda tries to land knees in the clinch but Fish avoids the damage to the body.
Sonoda told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Fish takes an elbow to the temple.

Fish manages to break the clinch.
Fish looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fish throws a low kick but Sonoda avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sonoda checks a leg kick.
Sonoda lands with a kick to the ribs.
A big right from Fish misses.
Fish avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fish.
Fish lands a jab to the head.
Fish misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fish throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sonoda throws a nice head kick!
Rikiya Sonoda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sonoda pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sonoda jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sonoda tries to close the distance and clinch but Fish swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Fish.
Sonoda scores with a head kick.
Sonoda checks a leg kick.
Sonoda on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fish. Fish obviously looking to wear him down.
Fish lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sonoda circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fish has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sonoda.
Sonoda moves out of range as Fish throws a body kick.
Sonoda looks for the body kick but Fish saw that one coming.
Sonoda looks to score with a jab to the body but Fish is just out of range.
Sonoda wants to clinch up but Fish keeps it at a distance.
Rikiya Sonoda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sonoda throws a body shot but no joy.
Sonoda wants to clinch but Fish slips to the side
letting Fish counter with a right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fish.
Fish throws a head kick but Sonoda moves out of range.
Fish tries to score with a low kick but Sonoda moves his leg out of the way.
Fish misses with a low kick.
Fish thows a body kick. Sonoda tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sonoda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sonoda is looking to clinch.
A clash of legs there as Sonoda blocks the low kick.
Fish tries to work over Sonoda's front leg with a kick but Sonoda checks it.
Fish throws a leg kick but Sonoda sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fish throws a sloppy head kick and Sonoda moves out of range easily.
Sonoda throws a lazy head kick
and Fish counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sonoda fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice body kick there by Sonoda.
Sonoda misses with a body kick.
Fish connects with a nice looking jab.
Sonoda plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sonoda comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sonoda throws a sloppy head kick and Fish moves out of range easily.
Fish is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sonoda.
Fish jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fish 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sonoda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fish throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sonoda throws out a leg kick but Fish moves out of range and Sonoda only half commits.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That kick from Fish tenderised Sonoda's leg. Sonoda is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sonoda just misses with a punch to the body.
Fish moves out of range of the body kick from Sonoda.
A head kick misses from Fish.
Sonoda scores with a leg kick.
Sonoda tries a head kick but it misses.
Sonoda throws a low kick but Fish avoids it.
A head kick misses from Fish.
Sonoda tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fish manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fish takes one to the side of the head.
Sonoda looks to throw the jab but Fish is out of range.
Fish looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sonoda wants to clinch up but Fish keeps it at a distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sonoda.
Fish 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.
Fish pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fish throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Sonoda counters with a big head kick but Fish shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rikiya Sonoda will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

A leg kick checked by Sonoda.
Sonoda tries to work over Fish's front leg with a kick but Fish checks it.
Fish jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fish tries a head kick but it misses.
Fish uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sonoda.
Fish throws an overhand right that lands on Sonoda's shoulder, as Sonoda tries to avoid the shot.
Fish shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sonoda tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fish manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sonoda staying out of range there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sonoda.
Sonoda moves to clinch but Fish breaks away
and Fish counters with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sonoda misses with a low kick.
Fish lands a head kick!
Fish tries to work over Sonoda's front leg with a kick but Sonoda checks it.
Sonoda tries to clinch but Fish is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonoda throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A clash of legs there as Sonoda blocks the low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sonoda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sonoda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sonoda scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sonoda throws a half hearted mid kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sonoda.
Fish misses with a body kick.

Sonoda moves into the clinch.
Fish misses with a punch to the body.
Fish tries to land knees in the clinch but Sonoda avoids the damage to the body.
Fish misses with a knee strike.
A frustrated look appears on Fish's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sonoda tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fish lands an elbow inside.
Sonoda lands a knee to the head.
Sonoda tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
I was talking to Fish's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonoda using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fish has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A frustrated look appears on Fish's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sonoda landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fish takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fish wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sonoda has him pressed against the cage.
Sonoda blocks the elbow strike.
Rikiya Sonoda seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fish on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sonoda lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fish tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sonoda avoids it.
Fish blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sonoda utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sonoda throws an elbow that misses.
Fish tries to land knees in the clinch but Sonoda avoids the damage to the body.
Sonoda lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fish tries to circle away but Sonoda has him pinned against the cage.
Sonoda lands a nice elbow.
Fish takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Sonoda.
Sonoda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fish avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Sonoda.
A frustrated look appears on Fish's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sonoda creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fish's defenses.

Jon Paul Fish's cut is getting worse.
Fish takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sonoda is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sonoda using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fish has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fish lands a knee to the body.
Sonoda landing knees to the body.
Sonoda lands a nice elbow.
Sonoda scores with a knee to the head.
Sonoda lands an elbow just above Fish 's eye.
Sonoda lands a damaging elbow.

Fish is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sonoda missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fish throws an elbow but misses.
Sonoda putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fish in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sonoda lands a good knee to the midsection. Fish won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Sonoda.
Oh Fish is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Jon Paul Fish's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Sonoda creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fish's defenses.
Sonoda landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fish takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sonoda has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice elbow from Sonoda.
Sonoda lands an elbow just above Fish 's eye.
Sonoda working the clinch nicely. Fish is working for position but Sonoda cracks him with a big knee to the head! Fish crumples up against the cage and Sonoda lands two more shots before the ref can save Fish! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Rikiya Sonoda! Rikiya Sonoda retains his heavyweight title!
Rikiya Sonoda took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Kore Fight Nutrition [TG] for their support in the buildup to the fight.
The defeated Jon Paul Fish had this to say: 'Clearly, I've got some things to work on. Thanks to everyone who's supported me thus far.'.