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SYN 769 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Erran Morad (ranked 1908 p4p, 954 weight class) and James Quin (ranked 204 p4p, 120 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Erran Morad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Quin!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quin checks a low kick from Morad.
A swing and a miss from Quin.
Quin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Morad fires out a quick counter leg kick but Quin just manages to avoid it.
Quin ducks under a wild hook from Morad.
Quin misses the shot to the body.
Morad closes the distance and clinches.
Quin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Quin works the jab nicely.
Morad throws a low kick but Quin avoids it.
Quin takes a swing at Morad's ribcage but misses.
Quin walks into a stiff left hand from Morad.
Morad seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Morad throws a low kick but Quin avoids it.
Quin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
 It looks like Erran Morad has been cut.
Quin misses with a looping right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Morad's head.
Quin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A head kick misses from Morad.
Morad 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morad cracks Quin with an open hand slap.
Morad with a jab.
Morad throws the left hand but Quin avoids the punch easily.
Morad misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Quin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Morad. Morad obviously looking to wear him down.
Quin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morad sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morad takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A bone on bone clash there as Quin blocks the leg kick.
Quin throws out a counter right but Morad avoids it with no problem.
Quin dodges the punch combination from Morad.
Quin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Morad fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Quin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Quin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Morad on the side of the head.
Quin moves out of range as Morad strikes.
Quin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Morad.
Morad throws a front kick aimed at Quin's knee but Quin avoids it well.
Quin throws a lazy right hand but Morad sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morad misses with a lunging right hand
and Quin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice defenses there by Quin.
A little jabbing left from Quin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Quin checks the leg kick.
Morad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morad avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big right from Quin misses.
As Quin backs away, Morad returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Morad uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Quin.
Good standup being displayed there by Morad as he connects with a hook.
Morad moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Quin lands a head shot.
Quin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Quin misses with a hook. Morad ducked under it nicely.
Morad takes one to the chin there.
Morad takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Morad is looking to clinch but Quin is avoiding it.
James Quin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morad scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Quin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Quin throws a series of punches but Morad avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quin throws a body punch but Morad moves out of range.
Quin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Morad moves out of range of the strikes.
Quin missing with a left hand there. Morad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Quin with a nice cross.
Quin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Morad was well out of range. Poor timing from Quin.
Quin blocks a low kick nicely.
Morad misses with a body shot.
Morad lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Morad cracks Quin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Morad ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Quin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Morad. Morad obviously looking to wear him down.
Quin throws a big shot that misses.
Morad looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Morad is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Quin swings for the body but Morad moves out of range.
Morad fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Quin is out of range.
Quin appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Morad there.
A left lands for Morad.
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!
Nice defenses there by Quin.
Morad takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Morad throws the left hand but Quin avoids the punch easily.
Quin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Morad.
Morad throws a body shot but no joy.
Quin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Morad misses the jab.
Quin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morad.
Morad tries to move into range but Quin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Quin throws a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Quin misses its intended target.
Morad throwing a counter right hand but Quin manages to avoid it.
A jab from Morad misses.
Quin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Morad fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Quin avoids it really well and circles away.
Quin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morad slips a jab from Quin.
Morad slips a straight right by Quin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Quin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Erran Morad's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Quin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Morad connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Quin scrambles back to his feet.
Quin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Morad.
Morad throws a half hearted mid kick.
Quin throws a shot to the body.
Quin misses with a looping right.
Quin misses the shot to the body.
Quin looks to land a right hand but Morad moved out of range.
Nice body punch from Quin.
Morad thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morad throws a sloppy head kick and Quin moves out of range easily.
Quin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morad sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Morad wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice straight punches there by Quin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Quin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Quin throws out the jab.
Morad fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Morad throws a solid leg kick but Quin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Morad.
Morad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morad with a poor takedown
and Quin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quin misses with a series of wild punches.
Morad feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Morad throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Quin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A cross from Quin lands.
 Morad is rocked!
Morad get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Morad stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Quin runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). James Quin!
After winning the bout, James Quin thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roy Whitaker (ranked 823 p4p, 646 weight class) and Ernie Tertelgte (ranked 95 p4p, 75 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Roy Whitaker !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ernie Tertelgte!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Whitaker . Tertelgte shrugs it off though.
Tertelgte tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Whitaker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Whitaker throws a wild body kick that Tertelgte sees coming a mile off.
Whitaker throws a head kick that misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Whitaker .
Whitaker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice shot lands for Whitaker .
Whitaker takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tertelgte connects with an inside leg kick.
Whitaker lands a slapping body shot.
Tertelgte tries to close the distance and clinch up but Whitaker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Whitaker throws out a loose jab but Tertelgte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whitaker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tertelgte throws a hook but Whitaker blocks it.
Tertelgte tries to clinch up
and Whitaker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice uppercut there from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tertelgte takes the fight into the clinch.
Whitaker controlling the action here for a moment.
Tertelgte lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tertelgte digs a right hand underneath Whitaker 's ribcage. Whitaker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tertelgte struggles to land a body shot inside as Whitaker controls his hands.
Tertelgte has a couple of punches blocked by Whitaker .
Whitaker pressing his opponent against the cage.
Whitaker trying to stall but Tertelgte improves his position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Whitaker .
Whitaker gets through Tertelgte's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
I was talking to Whitaker 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Whitaker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Whitaker tries to stall but Tertelgte uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tertelgte digs a right hand underneath Whitaker 's ribcage. Whitaker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tertelgte lands a right hand that snaps the head of Whitaker backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Whitaker blocking some punches.
Tertelgte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whitaker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Whitaker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tertelgte throws a punch but it's blocked by Whitaker .
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Whitaker .
Whitaker has a couple of punches blocked by Tertelgte.
Whitaker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tertelgte backwards.
Whitaker working aggressively here.
Tertelgte misses with a hook from the clinch.
Whitaker pushes Tertelgte back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Whitaker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tertelgte lands a left hand that snaps the head of Whitaker backwards.
Tertelgte presses Whitaker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Whitaker will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tertelgte up against the cage.
Whitaker blocks a body shot from Tertelgte.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tertelgte presses Whitaker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Whitaker blocks an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Tertelgte.
Tertelgte presses Whitaker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Whitaker has a couple of punches blocked by Tertelgte.
Whitaker is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tertelgte is keeping busy.
Tertelgte swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've been informed that Tertelgte has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Whitaker is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tertelgte is keeping busy.
Tertelgte goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tertelgte lands a nice uppercut.
Tertelgte tries to throw a body punch but Whitaker avoids it by throwing Tertelgte back against the cage.
Whitaker working aggressively here.
Tertelgte misses with some punches.
Tertelgte misses with a short punch on the inside.
Whitaker stalling in the clinch but Tertelgte improves position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker throws a head punch that misses.
Tertelgte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whitaker can't find room to land a body shot as Tertelgte controls the action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Whitaker swings wildly with an uppercut but Tertelgte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tertelgte lands a body punch in the clinch.
Whitaker has a couple of punches blocked by Tertelgte.
Still in the clinch, Whitaker scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Tertelgte.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tertelgte.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tertelgte blocks an uppercut.
Tertelgte working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tertelgte blocks an uppercut.
Tertelgte scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tertelgte misses with a punch on the inside.
Tertelgte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whitaker 's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Whitaker .
Tertelgte lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Whitaker or not.
Whitaker misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Roy Whitaker will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Tertelgte throws a nice inside leg kick.
Whitaker defending well as Tertelgte loads up on a big left hand.
Whitaker staying out of range there.
Whitaker tests Tertelgte's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tertelgte moves into the clinch successfully.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whitaker .
Whitaker blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whitaker .
Tertelgte struggles to land a body shot inside as Whitaker controls his hands.
Whitaker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Whitaker struggles to land a body shot inside as Tertelgte controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitaker swings wildly with an uppercut but Tertelgte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tertelgte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tertelgte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tertelgte lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tertelgte presses Whitaker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tertelgte blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tertelgte can't find room to land a body shot as Whitaker controls the action.
Tertelgte lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Whitaker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Whitaker blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tertelgte.
Whitaker prevents a body shot from Tertelgte.
A short left from Whitaker .
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Tertelgte throws a head punch that misses.
Whitaker lands with a light punch inside.
Tertelgte misses with a punch to the body.
Whitaker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tertelgte.
Tertelgte lands a hook that snaps the head of Whitaker backwards.
Tertelgte cracks Whitaker with a nice body shot.
Tertelgte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tertelgte prevents a body shot from Whitaker .
Tertelgte prevents a body shot from Whitaker .
Tertelgte controlling the action here for a moment.
Tertelgte throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Whitaker working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tertelgte throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whitaker s head.
Tertelgte lands a shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Tertelgte as the two fighters clinch.
Whitaker can't find room to land a body shot as Tertelgte controls the action.
Whitaker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tertelgte backwards.
Whitaker stalling in the clinch but Tertelgte improves position.
Whitaker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tertelgte escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Whitaker scores with a push kick.
Whitaker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Whitaker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Whitaker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tertelgte lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tertelgte tries to clinch but Whitaker is having none of it.
Whitaker misses the jab.
Tertelgte lands with a shot to the body.
Tertelgte throws out a loose jab but Whitaker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tertelgte swings for the body but Whitaker moves out of range.
A left lands for Whitaker .
Tertelgte will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tertelgte moves out of range as Whitaker throws a body kick.
Tertelgte scores with a jab to the body.
Tertelgte cracks Whitaker with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ernie Tertelgte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tertelgte lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tertelgte tries a head kick but it misses.
Whitaker lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Whitaker throws a low kick, looking for Tertelgte's leg but Tertelgte calmly moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whitaker falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tertelgte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Whitaker blocks a head kick by Tertelgte.
Tertelgte tries a head kick but it misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Tertelgte misses the target.
Whitaker scores with a jab to the body.
Whitaker connects with the punch.
Tertelgte misses with a head kick.
Tertelgte lands a big head kick that sends Whitaker tumbling to the mat! Tertelgte takes a step backwards and waves Whitaker back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Whitaker is rocked!
Tertelgte looks to land a left hand but Whitaker moved out of range nicely.
Oh Whitaker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A slow jab from Tertelgte misses its intended target.
Whitaker misses with a looping left.
Whitaker throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
and Tertelgte counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Whitaker ! He's just covering up as Tertelgte starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ernie Tertelgte!
Ernie Tertelgte seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ernest Graves (ranked 1505 p4p, 671 weight class) and Akio Kurosaki (ranked 174 p4p, 79 weight class). Akio Kurosaki has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ernest Graves's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ernest Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akio Kurosaki!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graves tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kurosaki swivels and escapes.
Graves shoots in for a double leg but Kurosaki sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kurosaki leaves Graves 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 Ernest Graves. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Graves is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kurosaki sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Kurosaki as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Ernest Graves has been cut.
Kurosaki stuffs the takedown attempt from Graves. Graves gets slowly back to his feet.
Kurosaki looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Graves throws a series of punches but Kurosaki moves out of range.
Graves has been working on his balance at Tōshi, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Kurosaki.
Graves scores with a nice strike.
Kurosaki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kurosaki lands a jab.
Graves is rocked!
Ernest Graves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kurosaki steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Graves is out on his feet! Kurosaki sets himself and nearly takes Graves's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Akio Kurosaki!
Akio Kurosaki tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tapani Kansalainen (ranked 334 p4p, 447 weight class) and Russell Tyrone Jones (ranked 42 p4p, 56 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tyrone Jones's choice of entrance music: Ol' Dirty Bastard - at the Grammys. Russell Tyrone Jones has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tapani Kansalainen's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tapani Kansalainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 42 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Russell Tyrone Jones!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyrone Jones throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kansalainen on the side of the head.
Kansalainen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tyrone Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Kansalainen is just out of range.
Tyrone Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Kansalainen circles away.
Tyrone Jones closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kansalainen did well to prevent Tyrone Jones getting side control.
Kansalainen is staying active underneath Tyrone Jones, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kansalainen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kansalainen might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kansalainen is trying to stand back up but Tyrone Jones is controlling him
Tyrone Jones wants to control but Kansalainen is keeping him busy.
Kansalainen slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Tyrone Jones is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kansalainen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tyrone Jones can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tyrone Jones's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Tyrone Jones looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kansalainen wants to sweep but no luck.
Tyrone Jones wants to pass the guard but Kansalainen is keeping the position.
Kansalainen is trying to control the position but Tyrone Jones postures up.
Kansalainen seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Kansalainen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tyrone Jones cracks Kansalainen with a solid left hand.
Tyrone Jones content to stall in guard here.
Tyrone Jones lands a couple of elbows.
Kansalainen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Tyrone Jones scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kansalainen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kansalainen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tyrone Jones defends well.
Tyrone Jones sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Let's hope that Tyrone Jones has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Tyrone Jones trying to control but Kansalainen is working from the bottom.
Tyrone Jones postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tyrone Jones not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kansalainen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kansalainen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Kansalainen jumps into side control!
Tyrone Jones is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Tyrone Jones manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kansalainen is thwarting Tyrone Jones's attempts to control the position.
Tyrone Jones is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kansalainen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kansalainen's back!
Tyrone Jones is punishing Kansalainen with some ground and pound.
Tyrone Jones is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Kansalainen defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Tyrone Jones tries to get the hooks in deep but Kansalainen pushed the leg off.
Kansalainen tries to break free.
Tyrone Jones tries to get the hooks in deep but Kansalainen pushed the leg off.
Tyrone Jones wants to control but Kansalainen manages to buck him off and is now in Tyrone Jones's guard! Nice work there by Kansalainen!
Kansalainen won't allow Tyrone Jones to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kansalainen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tyrone Jones is keeping the position for now.
Kansalainen is working hard here to advance position.
Tyrone Jones is pulling down on Kansalainen's head. It's preventing any offense from Kansalainen, at least for the moment.
Tyrone Jones controls Kansalainen momentarily but Kansalainen frees himself.
Kansalainen trying to control but Tyrone Jones is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tyrone Jones trying to keep a closed guard but Kansalainen is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kansalainen advances to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Russell Tyrone Jones will probably get the nod.
That's time! Kansalainen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kansalainen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tyrone Jones has time to react.
Kansalainen scores with a one two! Tyrone Jones had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kansalainen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kansalainen connects with a crisp jab.
Kansalainen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tyrone Jones.
A jab from Kansalainen misses.
Kansalainen misses with a straight right.
Kansalainen checks a low kick from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Tyrone Jones jabs Kansalainen right on the nose. Kansalainen blinks but takes it well.
Tyrone Jones takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A clash of legs there as Kansalainen blocks the low kick.
Kansalainen missing with a left hand there. Tyrone Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kansalainen misses the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kansalainen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tyrone Jones looks to land a right hand but Kansalainen moved out of range.
Kansalainen throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The fighters circling - Tyrone Jones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tyrone Jones defending well as Kansalainen loads up on a big left hand.
Tyrone Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kansalainen.
Tyrone Jones throws a leg kick but Kansalainen sees it coming and moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tyrone Jones. Kansalainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
A leg kick checked by Tyrone Jones.
Kansalainen loads up on a big right hand but Tyrone Jones slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Kansalainen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kansalainen.
Kansalainen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tyrone Jones throws a leg kick that misses.
Kansalainen feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kansalainen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kansalainen connects with a body shot.
Kansalainen defending well as Tyrone Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Kansalainen throwing a counter right hand but Tyrone Jones manages to avoid it.
Kansalainen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice jab there from Kansalainen.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kansalainen throws a looping overhand right but Tyrone Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Tyrone Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kansalainen scores with a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Kansalainen.
Tyrone Jones drives through with a takedown into Kansalainen's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyrone Jones not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Tyrone Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Kansalainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kansalainen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kansalainen looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Tyrone Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Kansalainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kansalainen wants to stand up but Tyrone Jones is controlling him.
Tyrone Jones wants to control from the top but Kansalainen keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kansalainen wants to stand and escape but Tyrone Jones is having none of it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A swing and a miss from Tyrone Jones.
A nice leg kick from Tyrone Jones, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tyrone Jones connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kansalainen loads up on a big right hand but Tyrone Jones slips the punch.
Tyrone Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tyrone Jones throws out a loose jab but Kansalainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kansalainen motions for Tyrone Jones to come forward. Kansalainen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tyrone Jones loads up on a big right hand but Kansalainen slips the punch.
Tyrone Jones blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kansalainen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyrone Jones moves away.
Tyrone Jones moves out of range as Kansalainen strikes.
Tyrone Jones misses with a low kick.
Tyrone Jones scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kansalainen looks to land a right hand but Tyrone Jones moved out of range.
Tyrone Jones moves into the clinch.
Tyrone Jones is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kansalainen is defending well.
Tyrone Jones breaks from the clinch.
Kansalainen connects with an inside leg kick.
Kansalainen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tyrone Jones's sensitive parts.
Tyrone Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Kansalainen's shoulder, as Kansalainen tries to avoid the shot.
Tyrone Jones fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tyrone Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Kansalainen's shoulder, as Kansalainen tries to avoid the shot.
Tyrone Jones scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tyrone Jones lands a body shot.
Kansalainen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kansalainen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kansalainen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kansalainen slips a straight right by Tyrone Jones.
Kansalainen misses with a low kick as Tyrone Jones jumps back.
Tyrone Jones connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tyrone Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kansalainen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tyrone Jones thuds his right hand into Kansalainen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kansalainen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tyrone Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kansalainen throws out the jab.
Kansalainen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tyrone Joness jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kansalainen throws out a leg kick but Tyrone Jones moves out of range and Kansalainen only half commits.
Kansalainen moves away from the strike by Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tyrone Jones loads up on a big right hand but Kansalainen slips the punch.
Tyrone Jones doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kansalainen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kansalainen tries to move into range but Tyrone Jones moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tyrone Jones connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kansalainen lands a jab.
Kansalainen tries to score with a low kick but Tyrone Jones moves his leg out of the way.
Tyrone Jones swings for the body but Kansalainen moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyrone Jones lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tyrone Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tyrone Jones is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kansalainen misses with a looping left.
Kansalainen slips under a jab.
Kansalainen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Russell Tyrone Jones will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kansalainen misses with a looping right.
Kansalainen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tyrone Jones. Tyrone Jones circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kansalainen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tyrone Jones.
Kansalainen slips under a jab.
Kansalainen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kansalainen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones misses with a hook.
Tyrone Jones motions for Kansalainen to come forward. Tyrone Jones throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kansalainen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kansalainen throws a hook to the side of Tyrone Jones's head but Tyrone Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tyrone Jones gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tyrone Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tyrone Jones throws a leg kick but Kansalainen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kansalainen throws a jab when Tyrone Jones was well out of range.
Kansalainen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyrone Jones stuns Kansalainen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kansalainen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyrone Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Kansalainen.
A big left from Tyrone Jones misses.
Tapani Kansalainen is winning the standup battle so far.
Tyrone Jones lands a leg kick that knocks Kansalainen off balance momentarily.
Tyrone Jones jabs at Kansalainen's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kansalainen misses with an uppercut. Tyrone Jones saw that one coming.
Tyrone Jones smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Tyrone Jones.
Kansalainen avoids the body shot from Tyrone Jones.
Decent striking displayed by Kansalainen there.
Kansalainen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tyrone Jones slips a straight right by Kansalainen.
Kansalainen misses with an uppercut. Tyrone Jones saw that one coming.
Kansalainen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tyrone Jones throws a shot from downtown. Kansalainen moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Tyrone Jones misses.
Tyrone Jones scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kansalainen doesn't seem bothered though.
Kansalainen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tyrone Jones jabs Kansalainen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kansalainen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice sprawl there from Kansalainen as Tyrone Jones shoots in.
Kansalainen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kansalainen cracks Tyrone Jones with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyrone Jones motions for Kansalainen to come forward. Tyrone Jones throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tyrone Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Kansalainen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kansalainen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tapani Kansalainen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kansalainen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tyrone Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Kansalainen.
Kansalainen misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from Kansalainen misses its intended target.
Kansalainen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tyrone Jones manages to avoid it.
Tyrone Jones tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kansalainen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tyrone Jones throws out the jab.
Tyrone Jones's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kansalainen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tyrone Jones scrambles back to his feet.
Kansalainen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tyrone Jones's head.
Tyrone Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tyrone Jones slips under a jab from Kansalainen.
Tyrone Jones tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kansalainen defends well and Tyrone Jones ends up having to push Kansalainen into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tyrone Jones 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.
Kansalainen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kansalainen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tyrone Jones.
A slow jab from Kansalainen misses its intended target.
Donk. Tyrone Jones catches Kansalainen right on the button with a cross.
Nice uppercut there from Tyrone Jones.
Kansalainen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tyrone Jones takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tyrone Jones throws the left hand but Kansalainen avoids the punch easily.
Kansalainen scores with a hook.
Kansalainen throws a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyrone Jones slips under a jab from Kansalainen.
Tyrone Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Kansalainen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tyrone Jones is looking to clinch but Kansalainen is avoiding it.
Kansalainen avoids the body shot from Tyrone Jones.
Kansalainen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tyrone Jones sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Tyrone Jones misses the target.
Tyrone Jones moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tyrone Jones lands a jab to Kansalainen's midsection.
Kansalainen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tyrone Jones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tyrone Jones scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tyrone Jones staying out of range there.
Tyrone Jones steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kansalainen.
Kansalainen walks into a straight right hand from Tyrone Jones.
Nice shot by Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyrone Jones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tyrone Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kansalainen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tyrone Jones works the jab nicely.
Kansalainen throws a solid leg kick but Tyrone Jones takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kansalainen.
Kansalainen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kansalainen thumps Tyrone Jones with a low kick.
Tyrone Jones lands with a cross.
Kansalainen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tyrone Jones slips a jab from Kansalainen.
Kansalainen misses with a straight left.
Tyrone Jones wants to counter the offense by Kansalainen and move into the clinch position.
Tyrone Jones stuns Kansalainen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kansalainen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tyrone Jones.
Tyrone Jones misses with a hook. Kansalainen ducked under it nicely.
Tyrone Jones scores with a nice head shot.
Tyrone Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kansalainen.
A slow jab from Tyrone Jones misses its intended target.
Tyrone Jones throws a lazy right hand but Kansalainen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tyrone Jones scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tyrone Jones connects with a looping right hand.
Tyrone Jones lands a really nice looking cross but Kansalainen seems unphased.
Tyrone Jones ducks right into an uppercut from Kansalainen.
 It looks like Russell Tyrone Jones has been cut.
Tyrone Jones has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kansalainen throws a looping overhand right but Tyrone Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Tyrone Jones defending well as Kansalainen loads up on a big left hand.
Tyrone Jones misses with a hook. Kansalainen ducked under it nicely.
Kansalainen half committed to a counter leg kick.
Tyrone Jones slips under a jab from Kansalainen.
Tyrone Jones looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kansalainen staying out of range there.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Russell Tyrone Jones.
Well Tyrone Jones has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Russell Tyrone Jones!
After the fight, Russell Tyrone Jones 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Rudy Rhod (ranked 121 p4p, 241 weight class) and Will Rock (ranked 16 p4p, 33 weight class). Rhod comes to the cage accompanied by Prince - Kiss. Rock has chosen I Wanna Rock as his entrance music. Will Rock told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 18 - 2, fighting out of New York, Rudy Rhod!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 15 - 3, fighting out of New York, Will Rock!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Rhod misses.
Rhod throws a solid leg kick but Rock takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rhod.
Rhod lands a slapping body shot.
Rhod scores with a hook.
Rhod fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rock has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rhod looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rhod 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 Rock has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rock and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rock lands a leg kick that knocks Rhod off balance momentarily.
Rock misses with an uppercut.
Rock waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rhod.
It looked like Rhod wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rhod steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rock.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rhod.
Rock misses with a straight left.
Rhod takes a swing at Rock's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Rock misses its intended target.
Rock shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rock swings for the body but Rhod moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rock chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rhod can pounce on him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rock. That's going to slow Rhod down.
Rhod digs a good hook to Rock's body.
Rhod throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rock.
Rock clinches up with Rhod and pushes him back against the cage.
Rock swings wildly with an uppercut but Rhod uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhod wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rock prevents Rhod from breaking the clinch.
Rhod escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rock wants to clinch.
Rock lands an overhand right.
Rhod throws a low kick but Rock avoids it.
Rock tries to counter by closing the distance.
Rhod misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rock tries to work over Rhod's front leg with a kick but Rhod checks it.
Rock slips under a jab.
Rhod walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A big right from Rhod misses.
Rhod lands a lovely overhand right.
Rock throws out a loose jab but Rhod uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rhod fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rock is out of range.
Rhod throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rhod misses the shot to the body.
Rock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rhod misses with a hook. Rock ducked under it nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhod catches Rock with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rock connects with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rock lands with a shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rock.
Rhod buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rhod blocks a jab.
Rock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rudy Rhod seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rhod thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rhod looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rhod missing with a left hand there. Rock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rock scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Rock.
Rhod takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rock looks to score with a jab to the body but Rhod is just out of range.
Rhod uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rock.
Rhod tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rhod looks to score with a jab to the body but Rock is just out of range.
Rhod looks to land a right hand but Rock moved out of range.
Rhod lands a leg kick that knocks Rock off balance momentarily.
Rock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rhod.
Rock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rhod throws a jab but it's blocked by Rock.
Rock swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock blocks a jab.
Rhod misses the jab.
Rhod shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rhod attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rock just misses with a punch to the body.
Rock moves out of range of the strikes.
Rhod moves out of range of the strikes.
Rhod looks to land a right hand but Rock moved out of range.
Rhod fails to land with a series of punches.
Rhod with a nice calf kick.
Rock is looking to clinch.
Rock looks to land a combination but Rhod avoids it well.
Rhod scores with a decent looking hook.
Rock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rhod ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rock moves away.
Rhod throws a hook but Rock avoids it easily.
Rock misses with a hook. Rhod ducked under it nicely.
Rock connects with a body shot.
Rhod misses with a wild body shot.
Rock has Rhod up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rock lands a shoulder strike.
Rhod tries to circle away but Rock has him pinned against the cage.
Rhod blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rhod lands with a left to the head.
Rhod wants to break free but Rock has control.
Rock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rhod breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rock just misses with a punch to the body.
Rock throws an overhand right that lands on Rhod's shoulder, as Rhod tries to avoid the shot.
Rhod tries to work over Rock's front leg with a kick but Rock checks it.
Rock throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rhod misses with a low kick.
Rhod misses with a wild body shot.
Rock thows a left - swing and a miss!
A low kick lands for Rock.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Rhod misses the target.
Rock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rhod throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rock gets a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rudy Rhod will probably get the nod.
That's time! Rhod's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rock scores with a hook to the body. Rhod takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rock chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rhod throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Rock misses.
Rhod moves out of range of the strikes.
Rock throws a jab when Rhod was well out of range.
Rock tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rhod manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rock blocks a head kick by Rhod.
Rhod throws a leg kick but Rock moved away.
Rhod looks to land a left hand but Rock moved out of range nicely.
Rock wants to counter with a clinch but Rhod pushes him away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rock. Rhod does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rock moves away from the strike by Rhod.
Rhod throws a body punch but Rock moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rhod.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rhod looks to score with a jab to the body but Rock is just out of range.
A solid body kick from Rhod.
Rock lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rock moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rhod misses with a straight right.
Rudy Rhod is winning the standup battle so far.
Rock lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Rock as he checks the leg kick.
Rhod 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.
Rhod fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rhod is looking to slow Rock down with leg kicks.
Rock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rhod sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rhod lands a right hook to the body.
Rhod ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rock throws a good cross that connects.
Rock looks to land a right hand but Rhod moved out of range.
Rock throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rhod slips a straight right by Rock.
Rock's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rock scores with a body shot.
Rhod scoring well with a low kick there.
Rhod slips under a jab from Rock.
Rhod slips a jab and a cross from Rock.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A clash of legs there as Rhod blocks the low kick.
Rock misses with a low kick.
Rock is looking to chop away at Rhod's legs.
Rhod throws a low kick, looking for Rock's leg but Rock calmly moves out of range.
Rock steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Rhod.
Rhod connects with an inside leg kick.
Rock throws a chopping leg kick but Rhod manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rhod is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock tried to score with a low kick but Rhod checks it.
Rock slips a jab from Rhod.
Rhod swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rock with a jab.
Rhod scores with the left hand. Rock knows he should have avoided that one.
Rhod misses with a two punch combination.
A big right from Rhod misses.
Rock connects with a body shot.
Rock is looking to chop away at Rhod's legs.
Rock walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rhod checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rhod shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fighters circling - Rock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rhod lands with a hook. Rock tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rhod. That's going to slow Rock down.
Rhod slips a straight right by Rock.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rock 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 Rhod has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rhod and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rock throws a jab but it's blocked by Rhod.
Rock throws out a leg kick but Rhod moves out of range and Rock only half commits.
Rock misses with a straight right.
Rhod pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rock 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhod throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A lazy left from Rock finds it's target.
Rhod ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rhod swats away the attempt to clinch by Rock.
Good leg kick by Rock.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rhod. That's going to slow Rock down.
Rock throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rhod.
Rhod looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A big right from Rhod misses.
Rock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rock moves out of range as Rhod throws a body kick.
Rhod throws a jab when Rock was well out of range.
Rock throws a right hand that Rhod ducks under and follows up with a left that Rhod also avoids with ease.
Rhod misses with an uppercut. Rock saw that one coming.
Rock slips a jab from Rhod.
Rock throws a hook but Rhod avoids it easily.
Rhod pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rock walks into a jab.
Rock avoids the body shot from Rhod.
Rock comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rhod avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rhod fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rock has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rhod tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rock was well out of range. Poor timing from Rhod.
Rhod scores with a nice strike.
Rock throws the left hand but Rhod avoids the punch easily.
Rock throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Rock misses the target.
Rhod misses with a wild body shot.
Rhod throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rock misses the shot to the body.
Rhod uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rock.
Rhod lands with a cross.
Rock scores with a jab.
A cross from Rhod lands.
Rhod throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rhod ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rhod throws the left hand but Rock avoids the punch easily.
Rock wants to counter with a clinch but Rhod pushes him away.
Rhod misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rhod is looking to score with low kicks.
Rhod throws a low kick but Rock avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rudy Rhod will probably get the nod.
That's time! Rhod's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Rhod motions for Rock to come forward. Rhod throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rhod takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A slow jab from Rock misses its intended target.
Rock misses with a low kick.
Rhod throws the left hand but Rock avoids the punch easily.
Rock looks to score with a jab to the body but Rhod is just out of range.
A big left from Rhod misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rhod. Rock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rock is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Rhod.
Rhod is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rock.
Rock misses with a low kick.
A jab from Rhod misses.
Rock with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rhod throws a leg kick but Rock sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rock moves out of range of the strikes.
Rhod moves out of range of the strikes.
Rock throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rhod tried to counter with a leg kick but Rock avoided it.
Rhod lunges at Rock with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rock's hand.
Good work by Rock as he checks the leg kick.
Good leg kick by Rock.
Rhod throws a shot from downtown. Rock moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock misses with a straight right.
Rock moves out of range of the body kick.
Rhod looks to land a right hand but Rock moved out of range.
Rhod on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rock. Rock obviously looking to wear him down.
Rock takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rock is looking to chop away at Rhod's legs.
Rock lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A swing and a miss from Rock.
Rhod avoids the body shot from Rock.
Rock misses the shot to the body.
Rock throws a big shot that misses.
Rhod scores with a jab.
Rock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rhod.
Rhod misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rock.
Rhod walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rock checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rhod lands a jab to the head.
Rhod 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.
Rock just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Rhod misses its intended target.
Rhod misses the shot to the body.
Rhod scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Will Rock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rhod misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rock. Rhod does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rock takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rhod misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Rhod throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rhod.
Rock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rock shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rhod is looking to counter punch.
Rock lands the left hand.
Rhod throws a body punch but Rock moves out of range.
Rock fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rhod checks it well.
A cross from Rock lands.
Rock throws a solid leg kick but Rhod takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rock.
Rhod avoids the body shot from Rock.
It looked like Rhod wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rhod is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rock.
Rock wants to land a leg kick but Rhod is out of range.
Rock misses the shot to the body.
Rock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rhod ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rock moves away.
Rock is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Rudy Rhod is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhod jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rhod misses the jab.
Rock takes a jab right on the kisser.
An inside leg kick lands from Rhod.
Rock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rock wants to counter with a clinch but Rhod pushes him away.
Rock misses with a looping left.
Rhod lands a really nice looking cross but Rock seems unphased.
Rhod with a nice calf kick.
Rhod works the jab nicely.
Rhod walks into a jab.
Rock ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rock tries to move into range but Rhod moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rhod connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rock misses with a hook.
Jab from Rhod.
Rhod lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rhod throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rock scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rhod checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rock fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rhod is out of range.
Rhod tries to score with a low kick but Rock moves his leg out of the way.
Rock steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Rhod.
Rock misses the shot to the body.
Rock looks to score with a jab to the body but Rhod is just out of range.
Rhod takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rock lands a jab-cross combination.
Rock moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rock tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rhod uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rhod lands a jab to the head.
Rhod uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rock.
Rock takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rock throws a leg kick but Rhod checks it.
Rhod staying out of range there.
A low kick lands for Rock.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rock takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rhod throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rock tries a low kick but Rhod avoids it.
Rock scores with a decent looking hook.
Rhod looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rudy Rhod.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rhod, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rudy Rhod!
Rudy Rhod thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mohammed Kahn (ranked 220 p4p, 243 weight class) and Maxim Jahouli (ranked 39 p4p, 41 weight class). Kahn comes to the cage accompanied by كارتل مدان. Jahouli has chosen Darker Than Blue as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mohammed Kahn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maxim Jahouli!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jahouli slips a straight right by Kahn.
Jahouli looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kahn throws a leg kick but Jahouli sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jab, jab by Jahouli - just one landing.
It looks like Mohammed Kahn has been cut.
Jahouli throws a body shot but no joy.
Kahn misses with an uppercut.
A countering left hand to the body from Jahouli misses.
Jahouli misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kahn counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Maxim Jahouli has been cut.
Jahouli misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jahouli throws a leg kick
and Kahn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jahouli looks to land a body kick but Kahn moved away.
Jahouli misses the shot to the body.
Kahn half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jahouli fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kahn checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kahn swings widly with a right hand
and Jahouli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kahn.
Kahn misses with a hook to the body
and Jahouli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jahouli throws a leg kick but Kahn sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kahn quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Kahn walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jahouli.
Kahn staying out of range there.
Kahn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jahouli throws a hook but Kahn avoids it easily.
As Jahouli backs away, Kahn returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kahn missing with a left hand there. Jahouli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jahouli lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jahouli keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kahn.
Jahouli bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kahn staying out of range there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kahn gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Jahouli counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kahn thinking.
Jahouli changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Jahouli misses.
Jahouli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kahn throws out the jab.
Jahouli lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kahn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jahouli can pounce on him.
A jab from Kahn finds it's way through Jahouli's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Jahouli misses.
Jahouli moves out of range of the body kick from Kahn.
Jahouli looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jahouli checks a leg kick.
Kahn steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jahouli. That one must have hurt.
Kahn misses with a hook.
Kahn 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.
Jahouli throws out a powerful jab.
Jahouli lands a really nice looking cross but Kahn seems unphased.
A slow jab from Jahouli misses its intended target.
Jahouli slips under a jab from Kahn.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jahouli! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kahn scores with a jab.
Jahouli takes a swing at Kahn's ribcage but misses.
A low kick lands for Kahn.
Jahouli listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mohammed Kahn's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Jahouli misses.
Jahouli misses with a hook. Kahn ducked under it nicely.
Jahouli avoids the body shot from Kahn.
Jahouli wants to counter with a clinch but Kahn pushes him away.
Jahouli lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kahn at a distance.
Jahouli takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That has opened up Maxim Jahouli's cut even more.
Jahouli with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maxim Jahouli dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kahn throws a lazy right hand but Jahouli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jahouli jabs at Kahn's body.
Kahn wants to land a leg kick but Jahouli is out of range.
A solid body kick from Jahouli.
Kahn misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kahn misses with a lunging right hand
and Kahn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jahouli just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jahouli misses with a body shot
and Kahn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jahouli tries to move into range but Kahn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kahn connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jahouli on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jahouli lands with an uppercut that bounces Kahn off the cage and back into range.
Kahn misses with a left hand
and Jahouli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jahouli misses with a looping right.
Kahn throwing a counter right hand but Jahouli manages to avoid it.
Kahn moves away from the strike by Jahouli.
Kahn throws a hook but Jahouli avoids it easily.
Jahouli's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kahn under the eye.
Jahouli defending well as Kahn loads up on a big left hand.
Jahouli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kahn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahn checks a leg kick nicely.
Kahn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jahouli misses with a leg kick
and Kahn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jahouli scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kahn doesn't seem bothered though.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Kahn might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Kahn thuds his shin into the meat of Jahouli's side.
Maxim Jahouli seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jahouli blocks a jab.
Kahn bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kahn slips a straight right by Jahouli.
Kahn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahn slips a jab from Jahouli.
Kahn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jahouli gets a clinch.
Kahn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kahn misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kahn.
Jahouli lands a body punch.
Jahouli has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jahouli lands with a left to the head.
Jahouli misses with a punch on the inside.
Jahouli prevents a body shot from Kahn.
Jahouli lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
I was talking to Kahn's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jahouli tries to throw a body punch but Kahn avoids it by throwing Jahouli back against the cage.
Jahouli throws a head punch that misses.
Jahouli tries to throw a body punch but Kahn avoids it by throwing Jahouli back against the cage.
Kahn tries to throw a body punch but Jahouli avoids it by throwing Kahn back against the cage.
Jahouli misses with a punch on the inside.
Kahn lands with a right to the head.
Kahn misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kahn tries a body shot but Jahouli blocks it.
Jahouli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kahn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jahouli's elbow.
Jahouli tries a body shot but Kahn blocks it.
A short right from Jahouli.
Mohammed Kahn's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A head punch on the inside from Jahouli fails to land.
Jahouli throws a punch but it's blocked by Kahn.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jahouli pushes Kahn back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jahouli lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kahn backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A body shot lands from Jahouli.
Jahouli works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jahouli tries a body shot but Kahn blocks it.
Maxim Jahouli seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jahouli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jahouli scoring well with a low kick there.
Kahn throws a leg kick
and Jahouli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jahouli is looking to land body kicks.
Jahouli moves into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maxim Jahouli showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Good shot there by Jahouli.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kahn. That's going to slow Jahouli down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jahouli.
Jahouli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kahn.
Jahouli misses with an uppercut.
Jahouli loads up on a big right hand but Kahn slips the punch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jahouli.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kahn misses with a left hand
and Jahouli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jahouli.
Kahn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jahouli.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jahouli lands the left hand.
Jeez, Mohammed Kahn's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Jahouli misses with a low kick as Kahn jumps back.
Kahn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jahouli circles away quickly and effectively.
Jahouli feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Kahn sprawling to the canvas! Kahn rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Jahouli finish him?!
Kahn is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mohammed Kahn's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Maxim Jahouli!
Maxim Jahouli thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Biff Raper (ranked 444 p4p, 423 weight class) and Yohan Francis (ranked 66 p4p, 63 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Biff Raper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yohan Francis!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raper walks into a straight right hand from Francis.
Raper takes one to the side of the head.
We've been informed that Francis 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.
Raper drops his hands momentarily and Francis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Francis looks to throw the jab but Raper is out of range.
Francis misses the shot to the body.
A nice leg kick from Raper, right into the meat of the thigh.
Francis misses with a hook
letting Raper counter with a right hand.
Raper looks to land a left hand but Francis moved out of range nicely.
Yohan Francis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Francis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Francis misses its intended target.
Raper with a nice cross.
A big left from Francis misses.
Raper has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Memento Mori in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Francis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Francis there as he acknowledges the shot.
Raper throws a leg kick but Francis sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Raper throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Raper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Francis.
Francis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Raper.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Raper throws a body shot but no joy.
Francis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raper rushes Francis and presses him up against the cage.
Francis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Raper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Francis.
Raper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Raper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Francis misses with a punch on the inside.
Francis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Francis misses with some punches.
Francis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Francis gets through Raper's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Raper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Raper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Francis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Raper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Francis misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raper.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Francis.
Francis wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Raper has him pressed against the cage.
Francis is trying to break the clinch but Raper has him pressed against the cage.
Raper has a couple of punches blocked by Francis.
Raper gets through Francis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Raper lands a hook that snaps the head of Francis backwards.
Francis misses with a punch to the body.
Raper blocks a body shot from Francis.
Raper lands a hook that snaps the head of Francis backwards.
Francis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Raper takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Raper circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Francis to the canvas! Francis doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Raper keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Biff Raper!
A relieved looking Biff Raper thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Yohan Francis was interviewed post fight and said 'One Day.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Louis C K (ranked 326 p4p, 216 weight class) and Henrique Gusmao (ranked 41 p4p, 29 weight class). C K comes into the arena with Live at Carnegie Hall blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Louis C K!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Henrique Gusmao!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
C K tries to clinch up but Gusmao circles away and keeps his distance.
Gusmao pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gusmao tries to bum rush C K with a series of wild strikes but C K uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
C K throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gusmao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gusmao steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from C K.
C K listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gusmao gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gusmao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gusmao tries to throw a body punch but C K avoids it by throwing Gusmao back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gusmao creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
C K throws a head punch that misses.
C K scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gusmao blocks an uppercut.
Gusmao scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gusmao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Gusmao on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
C K goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
C K tries a body shot but Gusmao blocks it.
C K blocking some punches.
Gusmao tries to work over C K's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gusmao working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for C K.
Gusmao lands with a left to the head.
C K blocks a body shot from Gusmao.
C K blocks a body shot from Gusmao.
That's one minute gone in the round.
C K misses with some punches.
Gusmao working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
C K lands with a short punch from the clinch.
C K gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
C K not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gusmao is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
C K throwing strikes from guard but Gusmao blocks nicely.
Gusmao looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
C K trying to control the position from guard on top but Gusmao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gusmao is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
C K sitting in guard here, content to control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gusmao keeping moving, preventing C K from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gusmao explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Gusmao takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gusmao lands a nice looking kick to the body. C K takes a step back to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
C K takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gusmao lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
C K pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gusmao.
C K moves away from the strike by Gusmao.
A jab lands there for C K.
Gusmao takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gusmao takes a swing at C K's ribcage but misses.
C K is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Gusmao.
C K fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Gusmao sprawls well initially but C K persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
C K is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
C K trying to control the action but Gusmao is working from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with C K in particular looking to stall.
C K wants to pass to mount but Gusmao is defending the position.
C K content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
C K missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gusmao is refusing to be controlled, as C K sits in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
A swing and a miss from C K.
C K throws a big shot that misses.
C K gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gusmao.
Gusmao uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gusmao stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gusmao scores with the left hand. C K knows he should have avoided that one.
Gusmao ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gusmao defending well as C K loads up on a big left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Henrique Gusmao dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Gusmao gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gusmao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but C K manages to avoid it.
Gusmao misses the jab.
C K closes the distance and pushes Gusmao back into the cage.
Gusmao comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Gusmao lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Our sources have told us that C K has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Gusmao blocks an uppercut.
Gusmao scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from Gusmao.
Gusmao lands a hook that snaps the head of C K backwards.
Gusmao tries to throw a body punch but C K avoids it by throwing Gusmao back against the cage.
Gusmao gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters up against the cage, Gusmao throws an elbow but misses.
Gusmao lands a right hand that snaps the head of C K backwards.
C K tries to work over Gusmao's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
C K blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gusmao has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gusmao tried to land a shot to the body but connects with C K's elbow.
C K misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gusmao lands a left hand.
Gusmao blocks a punch to the side of the head.
C K stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
C K working aggressively here.
Gusmao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
C K working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Gusmao.
Nice elbow from Gusmao.
Gusmao scores with an uppercut up the middle.
C K is rocked!
Gusmao lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Oh C K is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice right hand lands inside from Gusmao.
C K blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for C K.
Gusmao scores with a shot to the side of C K's head.
Gusmao lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops C K to his knees! Gusmao keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henrique Gusmao!
Henrique Gusmao tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Elgin Turner (ranked 49 p4p, 83 weight class) and Edson Bidon Barbosa (ranked 7 p4p, 9 weight class). Turner comes to the cage accompanied by Wu-Tang Clan - Da Mystery Of Chessboxin'. Edson Bidon Barbosa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 34 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Elgin Turner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edson Bidon Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Turner.
Turner lands a lovely overhand right.
Turner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Turner.
Barbosa swats away the attempt to clinch by Turner.
Turner lands a jab to the nose.
Turner throws the left hand but Barbosa avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Turner misses the target.
Barbosa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Barbosa pushes Turner away with a front kick.
Elgin Turner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turner misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turner.
Turner misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Turner misses.
Barbosa throws a leg kick which misses Turner's front leg but catches the back leg as Turner tries to avoid it.
Turner comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbosa lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner misses with a looping left.
Turner misses with a straight right.
Turner has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Razor Sharp Training Systems in the buildup to the fight.
Turner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And Barbosa responds with a good body kick, but Turner manages to step out the way in time.
Turner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbosa appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Barbosa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turner.
Barbosa is trying to counter with his kicks.
Barbosa tries a low kick but Turner avoids it.
Barbosa lands an overhand right.
Turner lands a jab to the nose.
Barbosa takes a swing at Turner's ribcage but misses.
Barbosa swings for the body but Turner moves out of range.
Turner lands with a good body shot.
Turner lands a body shot.
Turner tried to score with a low kick but Barbosa checks it.
Turner is looking to slow Barbosa down with leg kicks.
Turner fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Turner chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbosa slips a straight right by Turner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa 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.
Turner has taken the fight to the clinch.
Barbosa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Turner swings wildly with an uppercut but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turner lands with a short shot to the head.
Barbosa manages to break the clinch.
Barbosa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Turner throws an overhand right that lands on Barbosa's shoulder, as Barbosa tries to avoid the shot.
Barbosa takes one to the chin there.
Turner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbosa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Turner throws a low kick but Barbosa avoids it.
Turner lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Barbosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbosa works the jab nicely.
A slow jab from Turner misses its intended target.
Turner with the inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Barbosa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner misses with a wild body shot.
Barbosa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Barbosa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Barbosa explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A nice leg kick from Turner, right into the meat of the thigh.
Turner fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Barbosa slips under a jab.
Turner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barbosa.
Turner wants to clinch.
Barbosa connects with a body shot.
Barbosa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Barbosa walks into a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turner connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Turner with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Turner tries to clinch up but Barbosa circles away and keeps his distance.
Barbosa throws a body punch but Turner moves out of range.
Turner fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Barbosa on the side of the head.
Barbosa is looking to score with low kicks.
Nice shot lands for Turner.
Barbosa moves forwards but Turner connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Barbosa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Turner connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Barbosa scrambles back to his feet.
Barbosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turner.
Turner connects with the punch.
Turner scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turner lands a nice shot that snaps Barbosa's head back.
Turner misses with an uppercut. Barbosa saw that one coming.
Turner blocks the body kick.
Turner lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Elgin Turner dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. Turner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turner moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Turner on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Barbosa on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Barbosa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Turner.
Barbosa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice jab there from Barbosa.
Barbosa scores with a nice body kick.
Turner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barbosa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A nice leg kick from Turner, right into the meat of the thigh.
Turner needs to keep his hands up - Barbosa had a free shot at his head there.
Turner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Barbosa backs away, Turner returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turner moves away from the strike by Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a looping overhand right but Turner ducks down to avoid it.
Barbosa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Barbosa takes a swing at Turner's ribcage but misses.
Barbosa moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa moves out of range of the body kick.
Barbosa takes one to the chin there.
Elgin Turner is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice uppercut there from Barbosa.
Turner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Turner stuns Barbosa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Turner's corner calls for a 1-2. Turner obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Barbosa checks a leg kick nicely.
Turner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barbosa can do to turn this around?
Barbosa throws a push kick but Turner slaps the foot to one side.
Barbosa slips under a jab.
Barbosa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Turner is looking to chop away at Barbosa's legs.
Barbosa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Turner rather than just go for the knockout.
Barbosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good shot there by Turner.
Turner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut.
Turner loads up on a big right hand but Barbosa slips the punch.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but Turner sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barbosa's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa throws a body kick that misses.
Barbosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turner manages to avoid it.
Barbosa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Barbosa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Barbosa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Turner takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barbosa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A good leg kick by Barbosa.
Turner scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turner. Barbosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
A clash of legs there as Barbosa blocks the low kick.
Barbosa bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Barbosa 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.
Barbosa throws out a loose jab but Turner uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Turner misses the target.
Turner backing away here, and Barbosa unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barbosa connects with a body shot.
Turner connects with a body shot.
Turner 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.
Turner takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Barbosa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barbosa stuns Turner with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Barbosa takes one to the chin there.
Good leg kick by Barbosa.
Barbosa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barbosa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Turner will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turner works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Barbosa thows a body kick. Turner tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Turner misses with an uppercut. Barbosa saw that one coming.
Barbosa misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa slips under a jab from Turner.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Barbosa.
Barbosa tries to land a leg kick but Turner saw it coming and moves away.
Barbosa avoids the body shot from Turner.
Turner looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Barbosa connects with a single shot there.
A solid body kick from Barbosa.
Turner lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barbosa's sensitive parts.
Turner turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Barbosa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Turner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barbosa lands with a nice body punch.
Turner swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turner lands with an uppercut that bounces Barbosa off the cage and back into range.
Turner sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Turner connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Turner misses the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Edson Bidon Barbosa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Turner throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Turner throws a shot from downtown. Barbosa moves away and avoids it.
Turner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barbosa thinks about the counter body kick.
Barbosa looks to land a body kick but Turner moved away.
Turner moves out of range of the body kick.
Turner thuds his right hand into Barbosa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Barbosa looks for the body kick but Turner saw that one coming.
Barbosa moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Barbosa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Barbosa with a nice calf kick.
Barbosa misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turner chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barbosa can pounce on him.
Turner stuns Barbosa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Turner missing with a left hand there. Barbosa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice side step and Barbosa releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Barbosa ducks under a wild hook from Turner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Barbosa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barbosa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Turner has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barbosa.
Barbosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Turner was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbosa.
Turner throws a front kick aimed at Barbosa's knee but Barbosa avoids it well.
Barbosa appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Barbosa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Barbosa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Turner throws a leg kick which misses Barbosa's front leg but catches the back leg as Barbosa tries to avoid it.
Turner listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Barbosa avoids the head kick by Turner.
Turner gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Barbosa.
Turner moves away from the strike by Barbosa.
Barbosa defending well as Turner loads up on a big left hand.
Turner cracks Barbosa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Barbosa moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Turner looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Turner throws a leg kick but Barbosa moved away.
Turner lands a nice hook to Barbosa's body. Barbosa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Turner throws a poor cross that misses
and Barbosa counters with a leg kick.
Good work by Barbosa as he checks the leg kick.
Barbosa takes a kick to the side of the head.
Turner jabs Barbosa right on the nose. Barbosa blinks but takes it well.
Barbosa lands a nice looking kick to the body. Turner takes a step back to recover.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barbosa connects with a nice looking jab.
Turner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barbosa.
Turner tries a low kick but Barbosa avoids it.
Barbosa throws a right hand that Turner ducks under and follows up with a left that Turner also avoids with ease.
Turner throws a hook but Barbosa blocks it.
Barbosa feints a counter leg kick.
Barbosa connects with a single shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Barbosa scores with a nice body kick.
Barbosa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Barbosa walks into a jab.
Turner misses with a wild body shot.
Barbosa misses with a wild body shot.
Turner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barbosa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Turner fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barbosa.
Turner takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Turner checks a low kick from Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with an uppercut. Turner saw that one coming.
Turner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Barbosa scores with a hook to the body.
Turner lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barbosa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barbosa.
Turner blocks an uppercut.
Turner tries to throw a body punch but Barbosa avoids it by throwing Turner back against the cage.
Barbosa manages to break the clinch.
Turner swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
A jab from Turner misses.
Turner throws a big shot that misses.
Turner tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Barbosa is able to avoid easily.
Barbosa is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Turner with a body shot.
Turner misses with a head kick.
Barbosa looks for the body kick but Turner saw that one coming.
Turner takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Turner misses with a hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barbosa.
Turner throws a shot to the body.
Turner staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slapping leg kick lands for Barbosa.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Edson Bidon Barbosa just about did enough to take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Barbosa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Barbosa throws a body punch but Turner moves out of range.
Turner swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Turner moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Turner bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Barbosa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Barbosa is trying to counter with his kicks.
Barbosa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Barbosa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Barbosa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turner throws out the jab.
Turner throws a nice outside leg kick.
A left lands for Barbosa.
Barbosa is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Turner shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Barbosa tried to score with a low kick but Turner checks it.
Barbosa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Turner throws out a loose jab but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Turner slips a straight right by Barbosa.
Turner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Turner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Barbosa moves out of range as Turner strikes.
Turner connects with a body shot that sends Barbosa's belly button to the back.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but Turner checks it.
Turner lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Turner misses the jab.
Turner lands a lovely overhand right.
Turner fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Turner feints and then cracks Barbosa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Barbosa down.
Turner jabs Barbosa right on the nose. Barbosa blinks but takes it well.
Barbosa stuns Turner with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barbosa scores with a jab to the head.
Turner looks to throw the jab but Barbosa is out of range.
Turner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barbosa.
Turner 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.
Turner looks to score with a jab to the body but Barbosa is just out of range.
Turner throws a hook to the side of Barbosa's head but Barbosa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turner misses with a lunging right hand
and Barbosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good leg kick by Turner.
Barbosa tries to work over Turner's front leg with a kick but Turner checks it.
Barbosa throws a leg kick but Turner moved away.
Barbosa throws the left hand but Turner avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. Turner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barbosa moves out of range of the body kick from Turner.
Barbosa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Barbosa misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa swats away the attempt to clinch by Turner.
Barbosa is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Turner throws a jab when Barbosa was well out of range.
Barbosa misses with a body kick.
Turner connects with a body shot.
Turner throws a leg kick which misses Barbosa's front leg but catches the back leg as Barbosa tries to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barbosa. Turner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turner misses with a jab to the body
and Barbosa counters with a series of strikes. Turner will be more careful next time no doubt.
Turner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barbosa appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Barbosa throws a body shot but no joy.
Barbosa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turner.
Barbosa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Turner checks it well.
Turner moves out of range as Barbosa throws a body kick.
Barbosa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turner.
Turner lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Turner chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barbosa can pounce on him.
Turner fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Barbosa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turner moves out of range as Barbosa throws a body kick.
Turner throws a jab but it's blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Turner blocks it well.
Barbosa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barbosa avoids the head kick by Turner.
Barbosa moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Turner swings widly with a right hand
and Barbosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Turner is rocked!
Turner takes a swing at Barbosa's ribcage but misses.
Oh Turner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An inside leg kick lands from Turner.
Turner lands a head shot.
Barbosa throws a body shot but no joy.
As Barbosa backs away, Turner returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Barbosa slips a jab from Turner.
Turner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turner misses with a right hand
and Barbosa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Turner's knee momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Elgin Turner had his way with Edson Bidon Barbosa in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Barbosa 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.
Turner seems to have got his legs back now.
Barbosa misses with a body kick.
Turner lands a nice shot that snaps Barbosa's head back.
Barbosa checks a leg kick nicely.
Turner scores with a punch to the head.
Turner lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Barbosa fakes the leg kick and cracks Turner in the body.
Barbosa checks a low kick from Turner.
Barbosa appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Turner keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Barbosa lets loose with a powerful body kick. Turner will feel that in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa checks the leg kick.
Barbosa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Turner avoids the body shot from Barbosa.
Turner throws an overhand right that lands on Barbosa's shoulder, as Barbosa tries to avoid the shot.
Barbosa scores with the left hand. Turner knows he should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Turner.
Turner changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Turner connects with a right hand. Barbosa shakes it off.
Turner throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Barbosa throws a big counter head kick but Turner avoids it with no problem.
Turner throws a looping overhand right but Barbosa ducks down to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Turner.
Turner bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barbosa's head backwards.
Turner throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Turner tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Barbosa counters with a straight right hand.
Barbosa lands a front kick.
Barbosa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A jab from Turner finds it's way through Barbosa's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbosa thumps Turner with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner looks to land a body kick but Barbosa moved away.
Turner tries a head kick but it misses.
Barbosa let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Barbosa takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Barbosa avoids the body shot from Turner.
Turner throws a body kick that misses.
Turner connects with a body shot.
Barbosa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Turner at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Turner.
Turner misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Barbosa counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Barbosa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Turner throws a poor cross that misses
and Barbosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Turner with the inside leg kick.
Barbosa 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.
An inside leg kick lands from Turner.
Turner swings widly with a right hand
and Barbosa counters with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner throws an off balance right hand
and Barbosa counters with a leg kick.
Turner lands a right hook to the body.
Turner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barbosa.
Barbosa avoids the body shot from Turner.
Turner throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barbosa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Turner's corner calls for a 1-2. Turner obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Turner fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Barbosa is out of range.
Barbosa throws a series of strikes that have Turner backpedaling.
It looks like Elgin Turner has been cut.
Barbosa scores with a body shot.
Turner misses the shot to the body.
Despite the aggression on Barbosa's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Turner takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Barbosa takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa checks a low kick from Turner.
Barbosa throws out a counter right but Turner avoids it with no problem.
Turner's corner calls for a 1-2. Turner obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Turner misses with an uppercut. Barbosa saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barbosa.
Turner tried to counter with a leg kick but Barbosa avoided it.
A jab from Turner misses.
Barbosa is looking for the big counter here.
Turner lands a head shot.
Turner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Turner takes a swing at Barbosa's ribcage but misses.
Barbosa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turner swings away with a body shot that misses
and Barbosa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big right from Turner misses.
Turner scores with a nice strike.
Barbosa throws a sloppy head kick and Turner moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Turner.
Barbosa walks into a jab.
Barbosa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
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 Elgin Turner.
Well Turner has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 49:47
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 50:46
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elgin Turner!
Elgin Turner is the new lightweight champion!
Elgin Turner decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mantak Garuda (ranked 20 p4p, 68 weight class) and Bull Mfer (ranked 4 p4p, 14 weight class). Garuda comes to the cage accompanied by Djiin Djiin. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mantak Garuda!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Bull Mfer!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mfer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garuda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mfer misses with a looping right.
Garuda on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mfer has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Mfer misses with a left hand
and Garuda counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Garuda misses with a leg kick.
Mfer misses with an uppercut. Garuda saw that one coming.
Mfer cracks Garuda with an open hand slap.
Garuda is looking to land body kicks.
Garuda walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mfer.
Mfer throws a looping overhand right but Garuda ducks down to avoid it.
Garuda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mfer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mfer darts in and clinches Garuda up against the cage.
Garuda can't find room to land a body shot as Mfer controls the action.
Garuda lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garuda is working Mfer over against the cage.
Mfer misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer lands an elbow inside that Garuda shrugs off.
It looks like Mantak Garuda has been cut.
Garuda lands an uppercut.
Garuda swings wildly with an uppercut but Mfer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mfer gets through Garuda's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mfer misses with the head strike.
Garuda works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Garuda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mfer blocks a body shot from Garuda.
Mfer blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Garuda.
Mfer working aggressively here.
Garuda lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mfer.
Garuda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garuda is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mfer is keeping busy.
Mfer prevents a body shot from Garuda.
Mfer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Garuda scores with a shot to the side of Mfer's head.
Garuda misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garuda avoids the elbow strike from Mfer, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mfer blocks a body shot from Garuda.
Mfer lands an elbow that stopped Garuda in his tracks for a moment.
Garuda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Garuda lands with a right to the head.
Mfer blocks an uppercut.
Mfer working aggressively here.
Mfer takes a shot to the head.
Garuda working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Garuda misses with a body punch.
Garuda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Garuda.
Mfer stalling.
Garuda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garuda blocks a body shot from Mfer.
Mfer lands a nice elbow.
Mfer blocking some punches.
Garuda lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mfer.
Garuda lands with a light punch inside.
Garuda scores with a hook to the body.
Mfer looks winded!
Garuda working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Garuda breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garuda blocks the body kick.
Mfer misses with a low kick.
Garuda throws a head kick but Mfer moves out of range.
A jab from Mfer misses.
Garuda swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mfer counters with a leg kick.
Garuda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mfer.
Mfer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Garuda feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Garuda misses with a straight left.
Nice defenses there by Garuda.
Garuda fires out a quick counter leg kick but Mfer just manages to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Mfer blocks the leg kick.
Garuda's corner calls for a 1-2. Garuda obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mfer misses with a left hand
and Garuda counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mfer's knee momentarily.
Mfer 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.
Mfer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garuda thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garuda connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mfer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Garuda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mfer.
Mfer tries to clinch there but Garuda circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mfer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mfer misses with a wild body shot.
Mfer cracks Garuda with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A low kick from Mfer misses
and Garuda counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Garuda looks to land a left hand but Mfer moved out of range nicely.
Mfer lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mfer lands with a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice jab there from Mfer.
Mfer works the jab nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mantak Garuda will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mantak Garuda's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Garuda moves away from the strike by Mfer.
Mfer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mfer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Garuda connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mfer scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Bull Mfer has been cut.
Mfer thumps Garuda with a low kick.
Mfer tries to clinch but Garuda moves out of range.
Garuda throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mfer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mfer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mfer has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Garuda.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mfer.
Garuda looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sloppy strikes from Mfer. Those never looked like landing.
Bull Mfer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mfer connects with a leg kick.
A solid body kick from Garuda.
Mfer looks to clinch
and Mfer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mfer is breathing heavily.
Mfer looks to score with a jab to the body but Garuda is just out of range.
Mfer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Garuda checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garuda throws a half hearted mid kick.
Garuda avoids the body shot from Mfer.
Mfer moves to clinch but Garuda breaks away
and Garuda connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mfer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Garuda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mfer throws out the jab.
Garuda doesn't manage to clinch there - Mfer circles away.
Mfer throws a hook but Garuda blocks it.
Garuda looks to score with a jab to the body but Mfer is just out of range.
Garuda looks to throw the jab but Mfer is out of range.
Mfer throws a big shot that misses.
Mfer slips under a jab from Garuda.
Garuda misses with a body shot.
Mfer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Garuda manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mfer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garuda manages to avoid it.
Garuda takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mfer swings widly with a right hand
and Garuda counters with a stiff right hand.
Garuda punishes Mfer's body with a nice straight punch.
Garuda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mfer tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Garuda cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mfer throws a jab when Garuda was well out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Mfer in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Mfer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Garuda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mfer moves away.
Garuda fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Garuda avoids the body shot from Mfer.
Garuda misses with an attempted mid kick.
Some wild striking there from Mfer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer fails with an attempt to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Garuda on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mfer looks to land a body kick but Garuda moved away.
Garuda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Garuda appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Mfer throws a poor cross that misses
and Garuda counters with a crisp right hand that drops Mfer! Garuda lets Mfer back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Nice shot by Mfer.
Garuda cracks Mfer with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Garuda has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Mfer to stand back up!
 Mfer is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mfer misses with a hook. Garuda ducked under it nicely.
Mfer is still on wobbly legs! Can Garuda finish him?
Garuda throws a sloppy head kick and Mfer moves out of range easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Mfer misses.
Mfer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mfer seems to have recovered his senses.
Garuda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mfer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garuda. Mfer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mfer feints a counter leg kick.
Mfer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mfer moves into the clinch successfully.
Garuda scores with a shot to the side of Mfer's head.
Mfer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garuda lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mfer swings wildly with an uppercut but Garuda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Garuda as Mfer tries to tie him up.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mfer seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Garuda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mfer can do to turn this around?
A nice right hand lands inside from Garuda.
Garuda misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Garuda fails to land.
Mfer swings wildly with an uppercut but Garuda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Garuda tries to work over Mfer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Garuda.
Mfer lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garuda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mfer cracks Garuda with a nice body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mantak Garuda dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mfer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Mfer. Beautiful body shot.
Mfer throws a sloppy head kick and Garuda moves out of range easily.
Garuda appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mantak Garuda is winning the standup battle so far.
Mfer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Garuda.
Mfer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mfer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garuda.
Mfer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mfer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Garuda counters with a body kick that stops Mfer in his tracks momentarily.
Garuda is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mfer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Garuda. Garuda obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garuda feints and then cracks Mfer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mfer down.
Garuda loads up on a big right hand but Mfer slips the punch.
Mfer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mfer misses with a right hand
and Garuda counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garuda misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garuda slips under a jab from Mfer.
Garuda is looking to chop away at Mfer's legs.
Mfer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Garuda swats away the attempt to clinch by Mfer.
Garuda throws a counter high kick but Mfer was just alert enough to avoid it.
Garuda looks to land a body kick but Mfer moved away.
Mfer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garuda was well out of range. Poor timing from Mfer.
Mfer avoids the head kick by Garuda.
Mfer connects with a body shot that sends Garuda's belly button to the back.
Mfer misses with a hook.
Mfer clinches up with Garuda and pushes him back against the cage.
Garuda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mfer lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mfer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garuda misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Mfer.
Garuda throws a punch but it's blocked by Mfer.
Garuda lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mfer backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mfer throws a punch but it's blocked by Garuda.
Garuda lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mfer looking to stall.
Mfer misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Garuda.
Mfer tries to work over Garuda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Garuda lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mfer backwards.
Garuda pushes Mfer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Garuda - that landed with a thud.
Mfer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A right handed body shot lands from Garuda.
Garuda lands a hook that snaps the head of Mfer backwards.
Garuda working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Garuda lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Garuda creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garuda has Mfer pressed against the cage.
Mantak Garuda has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Garuda.
Garuda struggles to land a body shot inside as Mfer controls his hands.
Mfer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mfer prevents a body shot from Garuda.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mfer.
A short right from Garuda.
A nice right hand lands inside from Garuda.
Garuda lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Garuda tries to throw a body punch but Mfer avoids it by throwing Garuda back against the cage.
Garuda working aggressively here.
Mfer misses with a punch on the inside.
Mfer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mfer struggles to land a body shot inside as Garuda controls his hands.
Garuda has a couple of punches blocked by Mfer.
Mfer working aggressively here.
Mfer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garuda tries a body shot but Mfer blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Mfer fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Garuda.
Garuda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mfer's elbow.
Garuda works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Garuda fails to land.
Garuda lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Garuda.
Garuda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mfer blocks a body shot from Garuda.
Garuda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Garuda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garuda blocking some punches.
Garuda gets through Mfer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Garuda lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Garuda lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mfer throws an elbow but misses.
Garuda lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mfer backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Mfer fails to land.
Garuda can't find room to land a body shot as Mfer controls the action.
Garuda throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mfers head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mantak Garuda clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mfer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garuda sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Garuda takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mfer misses with a leg kick.
Garuda scores with a leg kick.
Mfer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Garuda.
A little feinted left hand from Garuda on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mfer misses with a looping left.
Garuda walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mfer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mfer connects with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garuda takes one to the chin there.
Garuda uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mfer has time to react.
Mfer blocks the body kick.
Mfer throws an overhand right that lands on Garuda's shoulder, as Garuda tries to avoid the shot.
Mfer throws a low kick but Garuda avoids it.
Garuda fires out a quick counter leg kick but Mfer just manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer throws a leg kick but Garuda moved away.
Mfer throws a jab when Garuda was well out of range.
Garuda walks into a jab.
Garuda swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Garuda shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mfer misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Garuda to counter with a crisp jab.
Mfer scores with a nice head shot.
Mfer misses with a hook. Garuda ducked under it nicely.
Garuda appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mfer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mfer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garuda throws out the jab.
Mfer looks to throw the jab but Garuda is out of range.
Garuda misses with a straight right.
Garuda missing with a left hand there. Mfer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garuda walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mfer.
Mfer scores with a sloppy right hand. Garuda should have avoided that one.
Mfer scores with a jab to the head.
Garuda throws a hook but Mfer avoids it easily.
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!
Garuda on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Garuda wants to clinch.
Mfer moves out of range of the strikes.
Garuda stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mfer.
Mfer swings widly with a right hand
and Garuda counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mfer is looking to score with low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer blocks a jab.
Mfer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mfer lunges at Garuda with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Garuda's hand.
Garuda goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Garuda slips a straight right by Mfer.
Mfer works Garuda's body with a nice hook.
Mfer bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Garuda takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A big right from Garuda misses.
It seemed like Mfer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Garuda takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mfer tries to work over Garuda's front leg with a kick but Garuda checks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Garuda misses the target.
Garuda lands a nice shot to the body.
Garuda throws an overhand right that lands on Mfer's shoulder, as Mfer tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garuda checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mfer tests Garuda's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mfer lands with a hook. Garuda tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mfer misses with a wild body shot.
A good leg kick by Mfer.
Mfer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mfer throws a hook but Garuda avoids it easily.
Mfer motions for Garuda to come forward. Mfer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Garuda looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Garuda avoids a kick to the body.
Mfer motions for Garuda to come forward. Mfer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Garuda goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bull Mfer dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mfer tries to clinch
enabling Garuda to counter with a crisp jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Garuda blocks the leg kick.
Mfer throws a head kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mfer. That's going to slow Garuda down.
Mfer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Garuda lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Garuda throws a leg kick but Mfer sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garuda misses with a straight left.
Mfer replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Garuda blocks it well.
Garuda misses with a looping left.
Mfer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garuda swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little feinted left hand from Garuda on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mfer gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Garuda counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garuda chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mfer can pounce on him.
Garuda pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mfer misses with a leg kick
and Garuda finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Mfer looks to throw the jab but Garuda is out of range.
Mfer misses with a left hand
and Mfer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Garuda tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mfer throws an off balance right hand
and Garuda counters with a nice right hand that sends Mfer toppling to the canvas! Mfer scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Garuda finish him?!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garuda slips a jab from Mfer.
Garuda is looking to counter with a body kick.
Mfer misses with a left hand
and Garuda scores with a counter punch that sends Mfer to the canvas! Garuda smells blood - he's punishing Mfer with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Mfer has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mantak Garuda!
Mantak Garuda retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious Mantak Garuda thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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