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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Kuznetsov (ranked 1307 p4p, 158 weight class) and Emanuel Rodrigez (ranked 1851 p4p, 218 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Nikolai Kuznetsov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Emanuel Rodrigez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Kuznetsov. That's going to slow Rodrigez down.
Kuznetsov misses with a head kick.
Rodrigez goes for a double leg but Kuznetsov avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kuznetsov continues to drive forward.
Kuznetsov throws a counter high kick but Rodrigez was just alert enough to avoid it.
Rodrigez moves in looking to clinch but Kuznetsov pushes him off.
Rodrigez wants to clinch but Kuznetsov slips to the side
and Kuznetsov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Emanuel Rodrigez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodrigez darts in trying to clinch
and Kuznetsov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kuznetsov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kuznetsov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kuznetsov scores with a spinning back kick!
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Kuznetsov! Rodrigez is out on his feet! Kuznetsov rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Rodrigez is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Rodrigez is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nikolai Kuznetsov!
A less than humble Nikolai Kuznetsov misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
Emanuel Rodrigez spoke after the fight, saying 'PUTA!!!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Del Oeste (ranked 2049 p4p, 251 weight class) and Russell Westbrook (ranked 2370 p4p, 284 weight class). Del Oeste comes to the cage accompanied by Coming Home. Ryan Del Oeste could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Russell Westbrook's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Del Oeste!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Russell Westbrook!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Del Oeste smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Del Oeste thows a leg kick but Westbrook checks it
and Westbrook counters with a nice body shot.
Westbrook looks to land a left hand but Del Oeste moved out of range nicely.
Del Oeste connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Del Oeste lands a head shot.
Del Oeste misses with an uppercut. Westbrook saw that one coming.
Del Oeste shoots in and bounces Westbrook off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Westbrook is trying to keep Del Oeste in close.
Del Oeste wants to control from the top but Westbrook keeps moving.
Del Oeste won't allow Westbrook to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Oeste trying to control but Westbrook is working from the bottom.
Del Oeste passes into half guard.
Del Oeste lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Westbrook regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Del Oeste.
Del Oeste slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Del Oeste swings around for an armbar but Westbrook sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Del Oeste's guard.
Del Oeste looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Westbrook passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Westbrook moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Del Oeste.
Westbrook is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Del Oeste's shoulder. That is not cool.
Del Oeste is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Westside Martial Arts, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Del Oeste can't do much from the bottom here.
Del Oeste is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Oeste manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Westbrook avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Del Oeste.
Westbrook wants to control but Del Oeste is keeping busy.
Del Oeste has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Westbrook defend it? Del Oeste steps over the head and cranks it - Westbrook is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Del Oeste!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ryan Del Oeste!
A victorious Ryan Del Oeste thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Scorpion (ranked 1027 p4p, 134 weight class) and Aloysius Wiremu (ranked 1804 p4p, 221 weight class). Wiremu has chosen Billy Joel - The River of Dreams as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anderson Scorpion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aloysius Wiremu!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Alan Glass and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scorpion throws a good cross that connects.
Wiremu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wiremu moves away from the strike by Scorpion.
Scorpion delivers a nice body kick.
Wiremu tries to clinch up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Scorpion. Wiremu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wiremu throws out a counter right but Scorpion avoids it with no problem.
Wiremu takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wiremu lands a nice shot that snaps Scorpion's head back.
Scorpion throws a body shot but no joy.
Scorpion scores with a punch to the head.
Wiremu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wiremu throws a push kick but Scorpion slaps the foot to one side.
Scorpion throws a low kick but Wiremu moves out of range easily.
Scorpion scores with a decent looking hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wiremu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Scorpion.
A right-left combo lands from Wiremu.
It looks like Anderson Scorpion has been cut.
Scorpion listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Scorpion moves in looking to clinch but Wiremu pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scorpion misses with a lunging right hand
and Wiremu counters with a head kick that drops Scorpion to the mat! Scorpion scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Scorpion is rocked!
Scorpion walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Wiremu! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aloysius Wiremu!
A relieved looking Aloysius Wiremu thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomomi Tsuruta (ranked 1113 p4p, 174 weight class) and Cairo Silva (ranked 1368 p4p, 212 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tomomi Tsuruta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cairo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to clinch but Tsuruta moves out of range.
Silva throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tsuruta throws out the jab.
Tsuruta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Tsuruta misses with a straight right.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Silva misses with a hook. Tsuruta ducked under it nicely.
Silva closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Silva with a hook.
Silva instigates a clinch.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Tsuruta is blocking nicely.
Tsuruta wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Tsuruta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva lands a shot to the body.
Tsuruta is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tsuruta backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tsuruta.
Tsuruta is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Tsuruta breaks from the clinch.
Tsuruta misses with a wild body shot.
Silva misses the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Tsuruta misses the target.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tsuruta went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Silva feints and then cracks Tsuruta's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tsuruta down.
Cairo Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Silva slips a jab from Tsuruta.
Silva clobbers Tsuruta with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Tsuruta slips the punch.
It looked like Tsuruta wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Tsuruta moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a poor cross that misses
letting Tsuruta counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tsuruta.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Silva misses with a hook.
A left lands for Silva.
Tsuruta lands with a straight right. Silva didn't see that one coming.
Left hook, right uppercut from Silva.
Silva misses with a hook
and Tsuruta counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
A quick step to the side and Tsuruta tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tsuruta throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Donk. Silva catches Tsuruta right on the button with a cross.
Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tsuruta takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tsuruta.
Tsuruta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tsuruta. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva misses with a hook. Tsuruta ducked under it nicely.
Tsuruta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tsuruta takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Tsuruta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Tsuruta throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tsuruta ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Tsuruta blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsuruta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Tsuruta throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tsuruta throws a body shot but no joy.
Tsuruta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva misses with a hook
and Tsuruta counters with a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva cracks Tsuruta with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tsuruta throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva misses with a right hand
and Tsuruta counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silva thinking.
Silva throws a poor cross that misses
and Tsuruta counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Silva is rocked!
Silva is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tsuruta had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Tsuruta finish him?
Silva connects with a right hand. Tsuruta shakes it off.
Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tsuruta rattles Silva with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Silva tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Tsuruta dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Silva stiff and motionless on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tomomi Tsuruta!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zabit Samedov (ranked 1749 p4p, 256 weight class) and De Forest Treadwell (ranked 1762 p4p, 258 weight class). Samedov's entrance music is STVORE - Sgori. A fine choice. Treadwell has chosen God gave me style, I’m coming home mix as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Zabit Samedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, De Forest Treadwell!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Samedov trying to land knees to the body.
Samedov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Samedov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Samedov misses with a punch to the body.
Treadwell has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Samedov clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Samedov is trying to stand back up.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Oooh a big shot gets through from Treadwell. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
It looks like Zabit Samedov has been cut.
Treadwell has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Treadwell is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Treadwell thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Treadwell trying to control momentarily.
Samedov is trying to stand back up.
Treadwell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Treadwell throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Samedov trying to get back to his feet but Treadwell is in full control for now.
Samedov defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Samedov is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Treadwell punishes Samedov with strikes from the back mount.
Zabit Samedov's cut is getting worse.
Samedov is trying to get back to his feet but Treadwell has full control of the position and if anything, Samedov has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Treadwell lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Zabit Samedov's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Zabit Samedov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). De Forest Treadwell!
After the fight, De Forest Treadwell was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sesto D Ippolito (ranked 2093 p4p, 258 weight class) and Corwin Valentine (ranked 1389 p4p, 176 weight class). D Ippolito's entrance music is Squeeze- Cool for Cats. A fine choice. Valentine has chosen I'm the Man as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sesto D Ippolito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Corwin Valentine!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
D Ippolito defending well as Valentine loads up on a big left hand.
We've been hearing reports that D Ippolito has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
D Ippolito darts in looking for a takedown but Valentine gets double underhooks and turns D Ippolito into the cage.
The fighters circling - Valentine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
D Ippolito wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
D Ippolito shoots in and gets a takedown into Valentine's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
D Ippolito throws a strike but Valentine rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Valentine stands and steps away. D Ippolito gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
D Ippolito shoots in and drives through. Valentine sprawls well.
D Ippolito darts in looking for a takedown but Valentine gets double underhooks and turns D Ippolito into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sesto D Ippolito. That's going to take a lot out of him.
D Ippolito takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've been informed that Valentine has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
D Ippolito misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
D Ippolito shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valentine is trying to stand up here but D Ippolito is controlling him well.
D Ippolito is keen to just control but Valentine is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine is trying to stand back up but D Ippolito is controlling him
D Ippolito trying to mount his opponent but Valentine defends it.
D Ippolito throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
D Ippolito working Valentine over with strikes.
D Ippolito working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Valentine's thigh. Valentine counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Valentine avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
D Ippolito trying to control the position from guard on top but Valentine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Valentine is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
D Ippolito is looking to work some ground and pound but Valentine has wrist control.
Valentine utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as D Ippolito accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
D Ippolito with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Valentine keeping moving, preventing D Ippolito from controlling successfully.
D Ippolito with a nice head shot there.
D Ippolito trying to control the position from guard on top but Valentine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
D Ippolito postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
D Ippolito is in close to Valentine's body, working some short punches and elbows.
D Ippolito is looking to work some ground and pound but Valentine has wrist control.
D Ippolito throws a big right hand that misses.
D Ippolito is looking to work some ground and pound but Valentine has wrist control.
Valentine is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. D Ippolito presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Valentine tries to land knees in the clinch but D Ippolito avoids the damage to the body.
D Ippolito changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Valentine fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Valentine throws a hook but D Ippolito blocks it.
Valentine paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
D Ippolito has his takedown stuffed
and Valentine counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Valentine moves to clinch but D Ippolito breaks away
and D Ippolito counters with a single leg into guard. Valentine didn't expect that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valentine utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Valentine manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Valentine misses with a knee strike.
D Ippolito is looking to take this one to the mat.
Valentine lands a knee to the body.
D Ippolito looking for a takedown.
Valentine landing some nice looking knees to the body.
D Ippolito is breathing heavily.
Valentine using the Thai plumb to throw knees but D Ippolito has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Valentine looking to throw knees to the head but D Ippolito is blocking nicely.
D Ippolito lands a shot to the body.
Valentine misses with a knee to the head.
D Ippolito looking for a takedown.
Valentine utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Valentine landing knees to the head.
Valentine utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Valentine throws a knee to the head but misses.
D Ippolito can't get the takedown.
Valentine connects with a nasty looking knee right to D Ippolito's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corwin Valentine dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Valentine misses with a hook. D Ippolito ducked under it nicely.
Valentine throws an overhand right that lands on D Ippolito's shoulder, as D Ippolito tries to avoid the shot.
D Ippolito tries to score a power double leg takedown but Valentine sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten D Ippolito somewhat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from D Ippolito is defended easily by Valentine.
Valentine scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentine fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with D Ippolito, pushing him back against the cage.
D Ippolito on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
D Ippolito goes for a takedown attempt but Valentine pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sesto D Ippolito. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Valentine moves into the clinch successfully.
D Ippolito has Valentine pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Valentine manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentine landing knees to the head.
D Ippolito is rocked!
D Ippolito is working for takedown but Valentine is calmly controlling the position for now.
Oh D Ippolito is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Valentine tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Valentine tries to land a knee to the head but D Ippolito blocks with his arms.
Corwin Valentine seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Valentine using the Thai plumb to throw knees but D Ippolito has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Valentine looking to throw knees to the head but D Ippolito is blocking nicely.
D Ippolito seems to have got his legs back now.
D Ippolito tries to pull guard but Valentine forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Valentine tries to land knees in the clinch but D Ippolito avoids the damage to the body.
D Ippolito is trying to drag Valentine to the mat but Valentine just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Valentine tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
D Ippolito is working for takedown but Valentine is calmly controlling the position for now.
D Ippolito pulls guard.
D Ippolito isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Valentine stacks D Ippolito on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Valentine!
Valentine stands up.
Valentine has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Valentine blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
D Ippolito displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Valentine throws out the jab.
D Ippolito fails with a takedown attempt.
D Ippolito looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from D Ippolito.
Corwin Valentine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
D Ippolito looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Valentine!
D Ippolito 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.
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!
D Ippolito tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Valentine manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
D Ippolito misses with some strikes from the bottom.
D Ippolito is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Valentine's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Valentine's back!
D Ippolito thows a strike but Valentine uses the opportunity to reverse the position! Great move by Valentine as he ends up in D Ippolito 's guard!
D Ippolito escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Valentine gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
D Ippolito throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Valentine stopping the sweep attempt from D Ippolito.
D Ippolito is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
D Ippolito is looking to sweep but instead, Valentine has passed into half guard.
Valentine stands up out of the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
D Ippolito lands with a shot to the body.
Valentine with a hook.
Valentine tries to clinch up.
Valentine tries to clinch but D Ippolito is having none of it.
Valentine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Valentine gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows D Ippolito to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
D Ippolito loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
D Ippolito is looking to work some ground and pound but Valentine has wrist control.
D Ippolito trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Valentine avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corwin Valentine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Valentine lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
D Ippolito fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Valentine closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops D Ippolito! Valentine dives in looking to finish! D Ippolito is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Corwin Valentine!
After winning the bout, Corwin Valentine thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Sesto D Ippolito had this to say: 'soundcloud.com/spinmanfinn'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Azar Qasi (ranked 724 p4p, 89 weight class) and Ethan Sheehy (ranked 1033 p4p, 126 weight class). Qasi's entrance music is For Whom The Bell Tolls. A fine choice. Sheehy has chosen Tree falls - Timber! as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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166 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Azar Qasi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ethan Sheehy!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheehy loads up on a big right hand but Qasi slips the punch.
Qasi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sheehy lands with an uppercut that bounces Qasi off the cage and back into range.
Qasi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That kick from Sheehy tenderised Qasi's leg. Qasi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Qasi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sheehy. Sheehy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
It looks like Ethan Sheehy has been cut.
Qasi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sheehy catches Qasi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Qasi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sheehy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sheehy misses with a straight left.
Sheehy lands a nice looking body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Qasi throws a head kick that misses.
Qasi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Qasi lands a slapping body shot.
Qasi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sheehy was well out of range. Poor timing from Qasi.
Sheehy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Qasi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sheehy is out of range and Qasi settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Qasi looks to score with a jab to the body but Sheehy is just out of range.
Sheehy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sheehy 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 Qasi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Qasi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Qasi looks to land a combination but Sheehy avoids it well.
Sheehy tries to land a leg kick but Qasi saw it coming and moves away.
Sheehy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Qasi.
Qasi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sheehy punishes Qasi's body with a nice straight punch.
Qasi scores with a hook to the body. Sheehy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sheehy throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sheehy scores with a shot to the body.
Qasi blocks a leg kick.
Qasi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sheehy just misses with a punch to the body.
Sheehy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sheehy cracks the inside of Qasi's front leg.
Qasi throws a head kick that misses
and Sheehy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Azar Qasi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheehy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Qasi.
Sheehy wants to slow Qasi down by chopping away at his legs.
Qasi throws an overhand right that lands on Sheehy's shoulder, as Sheehy tries to avoid the shot.
Qasi takes a swing at Sheehy's ribcage but misses.
Sheehy lands with a kick to the ribs.
Qasi swings for the body but Sheehy moves out of range.
Qasi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sheehy jumps guard but Qasi stands there with Sheehy around his waist. Sheehy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Qasi misses with a punch to the body.
Qasi throws a punch but it's blocked by Sheehy.
A short left from Qasi.
Sheehy breaks the clinch.
Qasi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Qasi wants to land a leg kick but Sheehy is out of range.
Sheehy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sheehy tries to keep at a distance but Qasi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Qasi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheehy jumps guard but Qasi stands there with Sheehy around his waist. Sheehy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sheehy fails to pull guard.
Azar Qasi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ethan Sheehy.
Qasi misses with a punch to the body.
Qasi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sheehy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sheehy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sheehy.
Qasi tries a body shot but Sheehy blocks it.
Qasi is working Sheehy over against the cage.
Qasi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Qasi takes a shot to the head.
Qasi lands a body shot.
Sheehy tries to pull guard but Qasi won't allow it.
Sheehy tries to pull guard but Qasi forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sheehy throws a head punch that misses.
Qasi lands with a short shot to the head.
Qasi lands with a right to the head.
Sheehy blocks a body shot from Qasi.
A head punch on the inside from Qasi fails to land.
Qasi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sheehy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheehy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sheehy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Qasi lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short left from Qasi.
Qasi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sheehy decides to pull guard.
Sheehy throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Qasi escapes and throws Sheehy's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Qasi is trying to get an arm triangle but Sheehy is defending well.
Qasi will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sheehy is trying to get back to half guard.
Sheehy is letting Qasi control him for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Azar Qasi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ethan Sheehy's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
The crowd cheers as Qasi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sheehy doesn't seem phased though.
Sheehy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Qasi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sheehy moves away from the strike by Qasi.
Qasi scores with a kick to the midsection.
Qasi throws a body kick that misses.
Qasi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sheehy can do to turn this around?
Sheehy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Qasi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Qasi thows a body kick. Sheehy tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sheehy misses with a looping right.
Sheehy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sheehy misses with a wild body shot.
Qasi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
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!
Qasi moves out of range as Sheehy throws a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Sheehy.
A punch lands to the side of Sheehy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheehy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Qasi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sheehy takes one to the side of the head.
Qasi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sheehy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sheehy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Qasi.
Qasi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sheehy was well out of range. Poor timing from Qasi.
Sheehy tries to counter with a clinch but Qasi shakes him off and moves away.
Qasi slips a straight right by Sheehy.
Qasi swings for the body but Sheehy moves out of range.
Sheehy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Qasi moves away.
Sheehy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A slow jab from Qasi misses its intended target.
Sheehy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Qasi on the side of the head.
Qasi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Qasi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sheehy.
Azar Qasi is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Qasi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sheehy is able to avoid easily.
Sheehy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Sheehy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Qasi misses the target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Qasi checks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Sheehy.
Qasi defending well as Sheehy loads up on a big left hand.
Qasi misses with a body kick.
Qasi is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sheehy feints a jab promting Qasi to slip. Sheehy then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Qasi slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Sheehy takes one to the chin there.
Qasi 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.
Qasi lands with an overhand left.
Qasi is looking to slow Sheehy down with leg kicks.
Sheehy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sheehy slips under a jab from Qasi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Qasi as he connects with a hook.
Sheehy blocks a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Qasi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Qasi.
Qasi lands a head shot.
Sheehy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sheehy works the jab nicely.
Qasi misses with a body kick.
Sheehy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Qasi.
Sheehy takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sheehy scores with a nice right hand.
Qasi throws a leg kick but Sheehy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Qasi takes a swing at Sheehy's ribcage but misses.
Sheehy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sheehy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Qasi manages to avoid it.
Qasi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
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!
Qasi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sheehy misses with a wild combination.
Good work by Qasi as he checks the leg kick.
Qasi swings for the body but Sheehy moves out of range.
Sheehy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sheehy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Qasi.
Qasi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sheehy moves away.
Sheehy motions for Qasi to come forward. Sheehy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Qasi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sheehy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sheehy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sheehy stuns Qasi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Qasi throws a body punch but Sheehy moves out of range.
Sheehy is looking to chop away at Qasi's legs.
Sheehy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sheehy there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Qasi lands a front kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Azar Qasi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ethan Sheehy's cut.
That's time! Qasi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sheehy looks to score with a jab to the body but Qasi is just out of range.
Qasi misses with a body kick.
Sheehy is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sheehy.
Qasi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sheehy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Qasi avoids a kick to the body.
Qasi lands a slapping body shot.
Qasi misses with the combination.
Sheehy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Qasi misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sheehy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A solid leg kick lands there for Qasi.
Nice body punch from Qasi.
Qasi lands the left hand.
Sheehy misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheehy defending well as Qasi loads up on a big left hand.
A head kick misses from Sheehy.
Qasi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Qasi throws a looping overhand right but Sheehy ducks down to avoid it.
Qasi tries a head kick but it misses.
Qasi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Qasi throws a shot to the body.
Qasi throws a right hand that misses
and Sheehy counters with a one-two to the body.
Sheehy throws out a loose jab but Qasi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sheehy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sheehy.
Qasi throws a lazy right hand but Sheehy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sheehy takes a kick to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A lazy left from Sheehy finds it's target.
Some wild striking there from Sheehy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Qasi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sheehy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sheehy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Good standup being displayed there by Qasi as he connects with a hook.
Sheehy takes the fight into the clinch.
Qasi pushes Sheehy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Qasi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sheehy.
Sheehy successfully pulls guard.
Sheehy keeping full guard, as Qasi tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Qasi is posturing up here but Sheehy has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Qasi tries to roll out but it's too tight and Qasi has to tap! Slick submission there by Sheehy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ethan Sheehy!
Ethan Sheehy is the new lightweight champion!
A victorious Ethan Sheehy thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Guillermo Pato (ranked 1559 p4p, 190 weight class) and Rosco Ladd (ranked 563 p4p, 71 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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198 lbs
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Guillermo Pato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rosco Ladd!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ladd throws a looping overhand right but Pato ducks down to avoid it.
Ladd misses with a hook. Pato ducked under it nicely.
Nice shot by Ladd.
Ladd lands with a nice body punch.
Ladd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pato.
Pato takes one to the side of the head.
Pato throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Ladd was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ladd keeps the fight on the outside.
Ladd's corner calls for a 1-2. Ladd obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ladd throws a series of strikes that have Pato backpedaling.
Pato scores with a punch to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Pato looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab lands there for Ladd.
Ladd sizes up Pato with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ladd scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pato walks into a stiff left hand from Ladd.
Pato on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ladd with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pato lands with a right hand.
Pato clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ladd.
Ladd blocks an uppercut.
Ladd blocks a body shot from Pato.
Ladd scores with a shot to the side of Pato's head.
Ladd is trying to push Pato away but Pato has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short right from Ladd on the inside.
Ladd can't find room to land a body shot as Pato controls the action.
Ladd throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ladd is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ladd breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pato has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Pato takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ladd scores with a shot to the body.
Donk. Ladd catches Pato right on the button with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ladd steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pato.
Nice body punch from Ladd.
Ladd bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pato's head.
Ladd cracks Pato with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ladd connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pato's hands.
The fighters circling - Ladd throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pato wants to clinch
and Ladd cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ladd is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Pato had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ladd avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ladd lands a nice looking body shot.
Ladd ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pato throws a series of punches but Ladd moves out of range.
Ladd connects with a looping right hand.
Ladd lands a right hook to the body.
Pato walks into a left hand.
Ladd throws a looping overhand right but Pato ducks down to avoid it.
Pato lands with an overhand left.
Pato drives through and clinches with Ladd against the cage.
Pato gets through Ladd's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from Ladd as the two fighters clinch.
Ladd breaks from the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Ladd. Beautiful body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ladd darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ladd swats away the attempt to clinch by Pato.
Pato rushes Ladd and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pato tries a body shot but Ladd blocks it.
Pato lands a shoulder strike.
Ladd tries to circle away but Pato has him pinned against the cage.
Ladd manages to break the clinch.
Pato lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pato takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ladd misses with a hook. Pato ducked under it nicely.
A jab lands there for Ladd.
Pato is looking to clinch but Ladd is avoiding it.
Rosco Ladd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pato drives through and clinches with Ladd against the cage.
Ladd scores with a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pato escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ladd pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pato back to the cage. Ladd follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ladd tests Pato's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ladd misses with a looping left.
Ladd misses with a hook. Pato ducked under it nicely.
Pato takes the fight into the clinch.
Ladd blocks a body shot from Pato.
Ladd manages to break the clinch.
Ladd ducks right into an uppercut from Pato.
Pato avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pato tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ladd manages to circle out of the way.
Ladd avoids the body shot from Pato.
A nice side step and Ladd releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ladd with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice defenses there by Pato.
Pato tries to counter by clinching up but Ladd breaks away and moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ladd scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ladd. Pato does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ladd scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rosco Ladd 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.
Ladd lands a nice shot to the body.
Ladd thows a left - swing and a miss!
Decent striking displayed by Pato there.
Ladd clobbers Pato with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ladd swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pato.
Ladd tries to keep at a distance but Pato has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ladd has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ladd tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pato's elbow.
Ladd wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pato has him pressed against the cage.
Ladd blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Pato fails to land.
Pato misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pato looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ladd escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pato swings for the body but Ladd moves out of range.
Ladd looks to land a right hand but Pato moved out of range.
Pato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ladd.
Ladd misses with a looping right.
Ladd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pato.
A jab from Ladd misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pato is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ladd connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pato has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pato there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ladd throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ladd misses with a body shot.
Pato connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pato throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ladd missing with a left hand there. Pato was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pato looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ladd looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ladd lands a nice looking body shot.
Ladd lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A telegraphed right hand from Pato misses the target.
Ladd swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ladd has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Pato gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ladd breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ladd lands a jab to Pato's midsection.
Ladd slips a jab from Pato.
Ladd throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pato takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pato tries to clinch up.
Ladd keeps the fight on the outside.
Pato drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rosco Ladd seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ladd scores with a decent looking hook.
Pato is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ladd misses with a few strikes there.
Pato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ladd moves away.
Ladd on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pato lands a nice shot to the body.
Ladd lands a jab-cross combination.
Ladd closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Ladd misses the shot to the body.
Ladd slips a straight right by Pato.
Pato tries to clinch up.
The fighters circling - Pato throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pato takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pato takes one on the button.
Ladd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pato was well out of range. Poor timing from Ladd.
Ladd looks to land a combination. Pato sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pato tries to clinch but Ladd moves out of range.
Ladd lands a body shot.
Ladd thuds a left hand into Pato's body.
Pato tries to clinch but Ladd moves out of range.
Pato walks into a left hand.
Pato misses with a wild body shot.
Ladd misses with an uppercut. Pato saw that one coming.
Ladd lands with a shot to the body.
Nice shot by Ladd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ladd throws a body punch but Pato moves out of range.
Pato misses with a double jab.
Pato jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ladd looks to score with a jab to the body but Pato is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pato just misses with a punch to the body.
Ladd pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pato on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pato smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ladd connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pato. Pato circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pato takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pato wants to clinch up but Ladd keeps it at a distance.
Ladd moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pato avoids the body shot from Ladd.
Pato throws a shot from downtown. Ladd moves away and avoids it.
Ladd lands a right hook to the body.
Pato ducks under a wild hook from Ladd.
A telegraphed right hand from Pato misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ladd lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ladd listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ladd lands with a hook. Pato tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ladd connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rosco Ladd showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Pato tries to clinch up.
A cross from Pato lands.
Pato throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pato misses the jab.
Ladd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ladd scores with a shot to the body.
Ladd listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pato takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Ladd fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pato cracks Ladd with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ladd lands with a hook. Pato tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A combination from Ladd does no damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pato has taken the fight to the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pato.
Ladd misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pato swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ladd scores with a shot to the side of Pato's head.
Ladd blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ladd breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pato takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pato misses with a hook
and Ladd counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ladd misses with a hook. Pato ducked under it nicely.
Pato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ladd.
Pato keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ladd.
Pato tries to clinch up
and Ladd counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pato thinking.
Some wild striking there from Ladd.
Pato tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ladd manages to circle out of the way.
Pato lands a jab to Ladd's midsection.
Pato swings widly with a right hand
and Ladd counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ladd lands with a good body shot.
Ladd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pato was well out of range. Poor timing from Ladd.
Ladd lands a nice shot to the body.
Guillermo Pato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ladd throws a hook but Pato blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab, jab by Ladd - just one landing.
Ladd uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pato.
Ladd darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice body punch from Ladd.
Ladd with a hook.
Pato bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ladd jabs Pato to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pato throws out a loose jab but Ladd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pato uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ladd.
Pato tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ladd paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pato takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ladd clobbers Pato with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ladd slips under a jab from Pato.
Pato uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ladd.
Ladd digs a good body shot into Pato's ribs.
Pato moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ladd scores with a shot to the body.
Ladd connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pato tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ladd swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ladd lands a nice shot that snaps Pato's head back.
Ladd scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pato tries to clinch but Ladd moves out of range.
Ladd lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pato circles away quickly and effectively.
Pato seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A shot to the liver by Ladd. Beautiful body shot.
Ladd swings for the body but Pato moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Ladd.
Ladd connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pato's hands.
Ladd lands with a good body shot.
Ladd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pato.
Nice body punch from Ladd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ladd digs a good body shot into Pato's ribs.
Ladd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pato moves away.
As Ladd tries to get set, Pato tries to push him back and clinch up but Ladd manages to avoid the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pato takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ladd circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ladd swings for the body but Pato moves out of range.
Pato takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pato fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ladd looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pato gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rosco Ladd is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pato gets a clinch.
Pato blocking some punches.
Pato prevents Ladd from breaking the clinch.
Ladd pushes Pato back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pato swings wildly with an uppercut but Ladd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guillermo Pato has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ladd breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pato throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ladd changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pato is looking to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rosco Ladd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ladd winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rosco Ladd!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yoshi Fujiwara (ranked 242 p4p, 31 weight class) and Yoel Mir (ranked 441 p4p, 57 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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201 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yoshi Fujiwara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Yoel Mir!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujiwara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mir.
Mir throws a head kick that misses.
Fujiwara appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Fujiwara checks a low kick from Mir.
Yoel Mir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fujiwara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mir blocks a jab.
Mir connects with a leg kick. Fujiwara looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fujiwara moves out of range of the leg kick from Mir.
Fujiwara tries to counter with a takedown but Mir is quick to defend against it.
Mir comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fujiwara takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fujiwara keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fujiwara half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mir throws a head kick but Fujiwara moves out of range.
Fujiwara changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Fujiwara missing with a left hand there. Mir was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fujiwara listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mir slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujiwara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fujiwara dives in and scores a takedown into Mir's guard.
Mir is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mir wants to stand but Fujiwara has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Mir stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Mir cracks Fujiwara with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mir looks to land a body kick but Fujiwara moved away.
Fujiwara scores with a shot to the body.
Fujiwara throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mir stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mir gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fujiwara.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mir. Fujiwara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fujiwara attempts a counter takedown but Mir avoids it well and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujiwara tests Mir's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fujiwara thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fujiwara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mir throws a sloppy head kick and Fujiwara moves out of range easily.
Fujiwara has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mir.
Mir is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mir scores with a punch to the head.
Mir scores with a body shot.
Fujiwara takes one on the button.
Mir keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mir ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fujiwara moves away.
Mir changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir throws out a powerful jab.
Fujiwara comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mir misses with a low kick.
Mir has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mir there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mir throws a combination that misses
and Fujiwara counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mir won't be happy with that.
Mir on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Mir pushes Fujiwara away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Fujiwara gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Fujiwara wants to control but Mir is keeping him busy.
Fujiwara 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.
Fujiwara working the body and head with strikes.
Fujiwara working the head and body with strikes.
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!
Mir on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Fujiwara landing strikes.
Fujiwara in side control lands a decent elbow.
Mir is trying to buck Fujiwara off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir is looking to reverse the position.
Fujiwara scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Mir to see if he's OK.
Fujiwara is putting a hurting on Mir here, landing some big shots from side control.
Fujiwara lands a decent elbow from side control.
Fujiwara scoring with punches from side control.
Mir is rocked!
Fujiwara trying to control the position but Mir is working away.
Fujiwara cracks Mir with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Mir is trying to buck Fujiwara off.
Mir takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Fujiwara wants to control but Mir is keeping him busy.
Fujiwara cracks Mir with a big elbow.
Fujiwara lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Mir down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fujiwara working the body and head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshi Fujiwara dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fujiwara connects with a crisp jab.
Mir feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fujiwaras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fujiwara blocks a low kick nicely.
It looked like Fujiwara wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mir scores with a punch to the head.
Mir digs a good hook to Fujiwara's body.
Mir lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fujiwara takes a step back to recover.
Mir lands a glancing blow to the side of Fujiwara's head.
Mir misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fujiwara avoids the body shot from Mir.
Mir takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mir ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fujiwara moves away.
Fujiwara looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fujiwara swings for the body but Mir moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir 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.
Fujiwara cracks Mir with an open hand slap.
Fujiwara chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mir can pounce on him.
Mir throws a right hand that misses
and Fujiwara counters with a nice uppercut.
Mir ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fujiwara cracks Mir with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fujiwara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mir manages to avoid it.
Fujiwara changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fujiwara with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mir throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mir takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Yoel Mir seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fujiwara gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mir lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir misses with a combination
and Fujiwara counters with a single leg into guard. Mir didn't expect that.
Mir has his feet on Fujiwara's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Fujiwara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mir moves away.
Mir scores with a head kick. Fujiwara tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Fujiwara takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mir punishes Fujiwara's body with a nice straight punch.
Fujiwara fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mir avoids it really well and circles away.
Fujiwara throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujiwara's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mir connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fujiwara scrambles back to his feet.
Yoel Mir is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mir throws a body punch but Fujiwara moves out of range.
Fujiwara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick from Mir misses.
Fujiwara drops down looking for a counter takedown but Mir sprawls and moves away.
Fujiwara throws a big shot that misses.
Fujiwara lands with a shot to the body.
Mir scores with a shot to the body.
Mir 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.
Fujiwara jabs Mir to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mir throws a leg kick
and Fujiwara counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mir won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
You can see the frustration on Mir's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fujiwara lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Fujiwara has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Fujiwara is working Mir over with some ground and pound from side control.
Mir wants to get back to his feet but Fujiwara drags him back down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mir tries to improve position but can't.
Fujiwara creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Yoshi Fujiwara overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fujiwara grinds an elbow into Mir's temple.
Mir taking punishment in the form of punches.
Mir tries to buck Fujiwara off but Fujiwara is having none of it.
Mir has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Fujiwara is putting a hurting on Mir here, landing some big shots from side control.
Fujiwara lands an elbow.
Fujiwara looks up at the clock and then as Mir takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Fujiwara smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Mir struggling a bit here.
Fujiwara trying to control the action but Mir is working from the bottom.
Fujiwara scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Mir to see if he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Yoshi Fujiwara will probably get the nod.
That's time! Fujiwara's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Fujiwara misses with a hook. Mir ducked under it nicely.
Mir takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mir gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mir connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fujiwara misses the shot to the body.
Fujiwara checks the leg kick.
Fujiwara attempts a counter takedown but Mir avoids it well and moves away.
Mir throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mir misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fujiwara scores with a punch to the head.
Fujiwara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mir moves away.
Mir steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Fujiwara.
Fujiwara moves away from the strike by Mir.
Fujiwara takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fujiwara swings for the body but Mir moves out of range.
Fujiwara throws a hook but Mir avoids it easily.
Mir tries to sprawl but Fujiwara drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Fujiwara working the head and body with strikes.
Mir on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mir is looking to escape.
Fujiwara scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mir wants to get back to his feet.
Mir manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Fujiwara keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Mir struggles to land a body shot inside as Fujiwara controls his hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fujiwara pulls guard successfully.
Mir gets to his feet - Fujiwara follows without any prompting.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir swings for the body but Fujiwara moves out of range.
Mir darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mir misses with a body shot.
Mir misses with a low kick.
Fujiwara drops down looking for a counter takedown but Mir sprawls and moves away.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mir!
Fujiwara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mir.
Fujiwara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mir was well out of range. Poor timing from Fujiwara.
Fujiwara misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mir! But no joy.
Mir throws a low kick, looking for Fujiwara's leg but Fujiwara calmly moves out of range.
Mir with a jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mir 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 Fujiwara has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fujiwara and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mir scores with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fujiwara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mir. That's going to slow Fujiwara down.
Mir throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Fujiwara lunges at Mir with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mir's hand.
Mir throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Fujiwara stuns Mir with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mir throws a push kick but Fujiwara slaps the foot to one side.
Mir throws the left hand but Fujiwara avoids the punch easily.
Mir tries to score with a low kick but Fujiwara moves his leg out of the way.
Mir swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fujiwara changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Fujiwara's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mir under the eye.
Mir looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fujiwara attempts a counter takedown but Mir avoids it well and moves away.
Yoshi Fujiwara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Mir misses.
Mir bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mir slips a straight right by Fujiwara.
Mir scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fujiwara scores with a jab. Mir acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mir walks into a jab.
Fujiwara bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mir's head backwards.
Fujiwara gets tackled into the cage by Mir. Mir maintains the clinch.
Fujiwara avoiding damage as Mir throws knees to the body.
Mir missing with knees to the body.
Yoel Mir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A bit of stalling here from Fujiwara.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Yoel Mir.
I think Fujiwara 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoshi Fujiwara!
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