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SYN 837 Duranto vs. Krison IV PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Friedrich August Von Hayek (ranked 1990 p4p, 2078 weight class) and James Smith (ranked 257 p4p, 267 weight class). James Smith has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Friedrich August Von Hayek'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 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Friedrich August Von Hayek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Smith!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Hayek has managed to clinch.
Smith can't find room to land a body shot as Von Hayek controls the action.
Smith being controlled against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Von Hayek for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Smith is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Von Hayek is keeping busy.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Von Hayek gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Smith regains guard.
Smith not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Smith holds on and takes a little breather.
Von Hayek lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Von Hayek postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith wants to sweep but no luck.
Von Hayek looking to pass the guard.
Von Hayek postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Hayek is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Von Hayek works over Smith with some ground and pound from guard.
Von Hayek is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Smith looking for a sweep. Not yet Smith, not yet.
Von Hayek slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Von Hayek with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Von Hayek working some strikes from top position.
We've been hearing that Von Hayek has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Von Hayek wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith looking to hit a scissor sweep but Von Hayek is one step ahead there.
Smith seems keen to control Von Hayek's posture.
Von Hayek has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Smith 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.
Von Hayek scoring with punches to the head and body.
Smith manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Von Hayek manages to get himself to full guard.
Von Hayek wants to sweep but no luck.
Von Hayek keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Smith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Von Hayek wants to sweep here but Smith controlling him for the moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Von Hayek holds on and takes a little breather.
Von Hayek trying to keep a closed guard but Smith is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith connects with a couple of short punches.
Von Hayek tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Smith trying to control but Von Hayek is working from the bottom.
Smith lands a couple of elbows.
Von Hayek keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Smith won't allow Von Hayek to sweep him here.
Smith trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Von Hayek manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Smith is trying to control the position but Von Hayek postures up.
Von Hayek missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Von Hayek wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith looking to hit a scissor sweep but Von Hayek is one step ahead there.
Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Von Hayek stopping the sweep attempt from Smith.
Von Hayek is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Smith is trying to control the position but Von Hayek postures up.
Von Hayek preventing the sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Von Hayek passes Smith's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Von Hayek scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Smith avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Von Hayek.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Friedrich August Von Hayek dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Von Hayek counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Smith lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Smith.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith lands with a cross.
Smith cracks Von Hayek with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Von Hayek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smith.
Von Hayek swings away with a body shot that misses
and Smith counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Von Hayek sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Danga de danga de dang - Smith scores with a four punch combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith scores with a hook to the body. Von Hayek takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Smith moves away from the strike by Von Hayek.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Smith misses with an uppercut. Von Hayek saw that one coming.
Von Hayek takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Von Hayek misses the target.
Smith misses with a double jab
and Von Hayek counters with a shoot takedown. Smith fights it but they end up in guard.
Von Hayek working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Smith is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Hayek bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Smith's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Von Hayek trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Von Hayek works over Smith with some ground and pound from guard.
Smith has momentary wrist control but Von Hayek slips an elbow through the middle.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Von Hayek from controlling successfully.
Von Hayek postures up in Smith's guard and throws a big left but Smith blocks it.
Von Hayek working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Smith's head.
Smith wants to sweep but no luck.
Von Hayek scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Smith is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Von Hayek stopping the sweep attempt from Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Hayek with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Smith looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Von Hayek chips away with some ground and pound.
Smith is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Von Hayek postures up and lands a big shot to Smith's brow.
Smith managing to control the position.
Von Hayek working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Smith looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Von Hayek cracks Smith with a solid left hand.
Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Von Hayek throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smith works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Von Hayek throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smith works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Hayek working some strikes from top position.
Von Hayek chips away with some ground and pound.
Friedrich August Von Hayek overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Von Hayek cracks Smith with a solid left hand.
Von Hayek tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.
Von Hayek lands a couple of elbows.
Smith wants to sweep but no luck.
Smith keeps trying to improve his position.
Von Hayek pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Smith is on top in guard.
Von Hayek is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith manages to get to full guard.
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 Friedrich August Von Hayek will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Von Hayek avoids a punch combination nicely.
Von Hayek half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Smith throws a right hand that misses
and Von Hayek counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Smith scores with a sloppy right hand. Von Hayek should have avoided that one.
Smith keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Von Hayek.
Smith misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Hayek scores with a takedown into Smith's guard.
Von Hayek wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving.
Smith is pulling down on Von Hayek's head. It's preventing any offense from Von Hayek, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith looking to hit a scissor sweep but Von Hayek is one step ahead there.
Von Hayek throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
Smith lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Smith content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Von Hayek has his hands on Smith's head, controlling the position.
Von Hayek wants to sweep here but Smith controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Hayek managing to control the position.
Smith postures up.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Von Hayek has wrist control.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Von Hayek works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Von Hayek has wrist control.
Von Hayek keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Smith preventing the sweep.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Von Hayek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Von Hayek wants to sweep here but Smith controlling him for the moment.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith trying to control but Von Hayek is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Von Hayek bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Smith tries to buck Von Hayek off but Von Hayek is having none of it.
Von Hayek connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Smith some visible discomfort.
Von Hayek working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Smith manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Von Hayek works his way to full guard. Good work.
Von Hayek looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Smith postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Hayek controlling Smith's posture.
Von Hayek trying to keep a closed guard but Smith is proving a slippery customer.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Von Hayek is on top in guard.
Von Hayek postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Von Hayek stands up out of Smith's guard for a moment - Smith manages to land a nice upkick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Von Hayek is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Von Hayek controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Von Hayek trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
James Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Friedrich August Von Hayek is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smith throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Friedrich August Von Hayek showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Von Hayek, 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Friedrich August Von Hayek!
A very excited looking Friedrich August Von Hayek rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Naoyuki Nakano (ranked 1674 p4p, 1454 weight class) and Lazuran Riku (ranked 222 p4p, 199 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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Great wrestler
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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 - 15 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Naoyuki Nakano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 45 - 18 - 2, fighting out of New York, Lazuran Riku!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakano throws the left hand but Riku avoids the punch easily.
Riku appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Naoyuki Nakano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nakano takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good leg kick by Nakano.
Riku misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from Nakano misses its intended target.
Nakano scores with a punch to the head.
Nakano catches Riku with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Riku swings for the body but Nakano moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nakano.
Nakano fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Riku.
Riku avoids a kick to the body.
Riku misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nakano.
Nakano lands a leg kick that knocks Riku off balance momentarily.
Nakano is looking to chop away at Riku's legs.
Nakano misses with a hook
and Riku counters with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nakano scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakano misses with a body kick.
Riku now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nakano lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nakano throws a solid leg kick but Riku takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nakano.
Nakano lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nakano cracks a nice hook into Riku's ribs.
Riku is looking to chop away at Nakano's legs.
An attempted straight right counter from Nakano misses the target.
Nakano looks for the body kick but Riku saw that one coming.
Riku throws a body punch but Nakano moves out of range.
Nakano feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Nakano 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.
Nakano buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Riku scores with a decent looking hook.
Riku sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Riku showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nakano.
A solid body kick from Riku.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Riku checks a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nakano lands a nice looking body kick.
Nakano throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nakano scores with a kick to the body.
Nakano misses with a hook.
Riku checks the leg kick nicely there.
Riku throws out a loose jab but Nakano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Riku blocks a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Riku! But no joy.
Nakano misses the jab.
Riku just misses with a punch to the body.
Riku throws a lazy right hand but Nakano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nakano connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Riku's hands.
Nakano throws a low kick but Riku moves out of range easily.
Nakano thows a body kick. Riku tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riku lets loose with a powerful body kick. Nakano will feel that in the morning.
A low kick from Nakano is predictable there
and Riku cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Riku swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nakano throws the kick towards the body but Riku avoids it.
Nakano tries a low kick but Riku avoids it.
Riku throws a big counter head kick but Nakano avoids it with no problem.
Nakano misses with a lunging right hand
and Riku counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
 It looks like Naoyuki Nakano has been cut.
Nakano has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Riku.
Nakano throws out a leg kick but Riku moves out of range and Nakano only half commits.
Nakano connects with a leg kick.
Riku lands a big head kick that sends Nakano to the canvas! Riku follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lazuran Riku!
Lazuran Riku was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Beau Canada (ranked 835 p4p, 796 weight class) and Bubba Jones (ranked 114 p4p, 108 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jones's choice of entrance music: Knockin' On Heavens Door Johnny Cash. Beau Canada could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bubba Jones's chin.
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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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Beau Canada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Bubba Jones!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones looks to land a left hand but Canada moved out of range nicely.
Canada swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Canada thows a body kick. Jones tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Canada jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That kick from Jones tenderised Canada's leg. Canada is trying to keep his angry face on.
Canada takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Canada has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Canada lands a jab to the head.
We've been informed that Jones 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.
Canada 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.
Jones moves away from the strike by Canada.
Canada fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jones cracks a nice hook into Canada's ribs.
Canada takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jones, as that shot connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Canada walks into a jab.
Canada wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Decent striking displayed by Jones there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canada moves into the clinch.
Canada lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jones wants to break free but Canada has control.
Canada is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jones is keeping busy.
Canada breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Canada.
Canada throws a leg kick but Jones sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jones throws a body punch but Canada moves out of range.
Canada misses with a wild combination.
Canada misses with the combination.
Jones 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.
Canada explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
An inside leg kick lands from Canada.
Canada scores with a hook.
Canada is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canada uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Canada.
Canada gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Canada breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Canada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Nice uppercut there from Jones.
Canada throws a sloppy head kick
and Jones counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jones cracks Canada with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Canada misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A left lands for Jones.
Canada throws a half hearted mid kick.
Canada on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Canada appears to be looking for a big counter.
Decent striking displayed by Jones there.
Jones connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Canada's hands.
Canada throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Canada.
Canada tries to land a leg kick but Jones saw it coming and moves away.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones scores with a sloppy right hand. Canada should have avoided that one.
Jones has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Canada 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.
Bubba Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Canada throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jones checks a leg kick.
Jones dips to his left and cracks Canada with an uppercut!
Canada stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jones.
Canada swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Canada looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jones works the jab nicely.
Canada keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Canada. Canada obviously looking to wear him down.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Canada half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Jones finds it's way through Canada's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Canada on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Canada throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Canada feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Canada throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones throws a head kick that Canada semi-blocks.
Jones connects with a right hand. Canada shakes it off.
Canada moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Canada throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Canada tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Canada's corner calls for a 1-2. Canada obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Jones there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jones is looking to land body kicks.
Canada turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Canada lands a leg kick that knocks Jones off balance momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Jones dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Canada throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Jones on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jones misses with a lunging right hand
and Canada counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Canada sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Canada.
Canada preventing the sweep.
Canada working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Canada trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Canada slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Canada throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Canada throws an elbow that misses. Jones uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Canada's guard. Nice move by Jones!
Jones looking to sit in guard and control but Canada gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jones is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Canada wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Canada.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Canada missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Canada postures up in Jones's guard and throws a big left but Jones blocks it.
Canada throws a big elbow that misses.
Jones has momentary wrist control but Canada slips an elbow through the middle.
Canada throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Canada wants to stand but Jones has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Canada trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canada trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Canada working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jones's head.
Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Canada.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jones has Canada pulled in close to control his posture.
Canada postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Canada in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Canada throws an elbow that misses. Jones uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Canada's guard. Nice move by Jones!
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to get up but he can't break Canada's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Canada is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Canada looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jones with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Beau Canada overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Canada trying to control from half guard but Jones is working away.
Canada throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jones gets back to full guard.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Beau Canada dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Canada tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jones drops his hands momentarily and Canada takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Canada throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jones was covering up waiting for the punch and Canada finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Jones lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Jones wants to control from the top but Canada keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Canada holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canada can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jones controls the pace.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Canada swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jones trying to control but Canada is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jones wants to stand but Canada is controlling his posture from full guard.
Canada tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bubba Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jones lands the left hand.
A clash of legs there as Jones blocks the low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canada scores with a jab to the head.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
A slow jab from Canada misses its intended target.
Jones avoids the head kick by Canada.
Beau Canada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Canada.
Jones looks to throw the jab but Canada is out of range.
Jones throws a body punch but Canada moves out of range.
Canada throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jones lands a nice looking body kick.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Canada slips the punch.
Canada keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Canada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jones takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jab from Jones.
Canada looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Canada scores with a nice strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Canada with the inside leg kick.
Jones tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Canada lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jones's sensitive parts.
Canada keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Canada on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Canada throws a nice inside leg kick.
Canada misses with a double jab.
Canada finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Canada keeps Jones at a distance using the push kick.
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 Beau Canada.
I think Canada has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Beau Canada!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Roger Andermatt (ranked 838 p4p, 438 weight class) and Night Crawler (ranked 47 p4p, 31 weight class). Crawler has chosen World Ender as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Roger Andermatt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Night Crawler!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andermatt walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Crawler checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A jab from Crawler misses.
Andermatt's jab looks to have found its range, popping Crawler under the eye.
Andermatt takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Andermatt fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Crawler has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Andermatt waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crawler.
Andermatt misses with a hook. Crawler ducked under it nicely.
Crawler swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A telegraphed right hand from Andermatt misses the target.
Andermatt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Andermatt throws a shot to the body.
Andermatt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Andermatt looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Crawler takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Andermatt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
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!
Crawler throws a hook to the side of Andermatt's head but Andermatt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Andermatt throwing a counter right hand but Crawler manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andermatt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Andermatt tries a head kick but it misses.
Crawler looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Andermatt scores with a leg kick.
Andermatt closes the distance looking to clinch
and Crawler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Andermatt misses with a head kick.
Andermatt wants to clinch but Crawler slips to the side
and Crawler counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Roger Andermatt has been cut.
Andermatt cracks Crawler with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Andermatt dips to his left and cracks Crawler with an uppercut!
Crawler fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Andermatt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crawler takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Crawler walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawler fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Andermatt on the side of the head.
Crawler throws a body shot but no joy.
Roger Andermatt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crawler takes a swing at Andermatt's ribcage but misses.
Andermatt with the inside leg kick.
Andermatt lands with an overhand left.
Andermatt wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Andermatt lands a leg kick that knocks Crawler off balance momentarily.
Andermatt misses with an uppercut.
Crawler is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Andermatt with a body shot.
Andermatt looks to score with a jab to the body but Crawler is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Crawler.
Andermatt swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Crawler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 Andermatt is rocked!
Andermatt moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Crawler takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Crawler thuds a left hand into Andermatt's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andermatt lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Crawler moves out of range of the leg kick from Andermatt.
Andermatt throws out a loose jab but Crawler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andermatt thows a leg kick but Crawler checks it
and Crawler counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Andermatt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crawler avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Andermatt. Crawler does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Crawler was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Crawler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Andermatt throws out the jab.
Crawler wants to counter with a clinch but Andermatt pushes him away.
Crawler connects with a nice looking jab.
Andermatt fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Crawler checks it well.
Crawler looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A low kick from Andermatt is predictable there
and Crawler counters with a crisp right hand that drops Andermatt! Crawler lets Andermatt back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Oh Andermatt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick from Andermatt misses
and Crawler counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Night Crawler!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Warror (ranked 412 p4p, 360 weight class) and Settakian Fett (ranked 64 p4p, 56 weight class). Settakian Fett has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 48 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Warror!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Settakian Fett!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warror explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Warror wants to land a leg kick but Fett is out of range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Fett has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Warror works over Fett's head and body with a nice combination.
Fett takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Warror scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fett avoids the body shot from Warror.
Fett checks a leg kick nicely.
Fett is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Warror pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fett is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warror misses with a wild combination.
Fett is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Warror lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warror fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fett looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jab, jab by Warror - just one landing.
Warror throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fett counters with a three punch combo that has Warror backing up. Warror nods at Fett to acknowledge the strikes.
Warror lands a head kick!
Warror looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fett takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Warror throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fett counters with a series of strikes. Warror will be more careful next time no doubt.
Warror throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fett counters with a three punch combo that has Warror backing up. Warror nods at Fett to acknowledge the strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fett drops his hands momentarily and Warror takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Warror.
Fett is looking for the big counter here.
Paul Warror seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Warror throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Fett counters with a three punch combo that has Warror backing up. Warror nods at Fett to acknowledge the strikes.
A clash of legs there as Fett blocks the low kick.
Warror with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Warror throws the kick towards the body but Fett avoids it.
Fett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Warror throws out the jab.
Fett takes a jab right on the kisser.
Warror throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A punch lands to the side of Fett 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Warror is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warror throws a push kick but Fett slaps the foot to one side.
Warror throws a half hearted mid kick.
Warror throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fett is looking for the big counter here.
Fett checks a leg kick nicely.
Warror waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fett.
Warror tries a head kick but it misses.
Fett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fett unleashes a big counter combination but Warror bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Warror ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fett moves away.
Despite the aggression on Fett's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Fett avoids a kick to the body.
Fett throws a counter combo.
Warror throws a hook to the side of Fett's head but Fett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warror throws an overhand right that lands on Fett's shoulder, as Fett tries to avoid the shot.
Despite the aggression on Fett's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Warror misses with a shot to the body
and Fett counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Warror wants to slow Fett down by chopping away at his legs.
Fett throws a counter combo.
Warror wants to slow Fett down by chopping away at his legs.
Warror throws an off balance right hand
and Fett counters with a one-two to the body.
Fett moves out of range as Warror throws a body kick.
Fett is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Warror throws a head kick that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Warror attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Warror looks to land a body kick but Fett moved away.
Fett is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Warror dominated that round.
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.
Fett avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Warror swings for the body but Fett moves out of range.
Fett takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Warror with a jab.
Warror misses with an uppercut. Fett saw that one coming.
Fett is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Warror is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fett can do to turn this around?
Fett avoids the body shot from Warror.
Fett throws a counter combo.
A nice inside leg kick there by Warror. That's going to slow Fett down.
Settakian Fett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warror scores with a spinning back kick!
Warror is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fett.
Fett is looking for the big counter here.
Fett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Warror throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warror misses with a hook to the body
and Fett counters with a two punch combo.
Fett avoids a kick to the body.
Warror misses with a body shot.
Despite the aggression on Fett's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Warror throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Warror lands with a straight right. Fett didn't see that one coming.
Warror misses with a wild body shot.
Fett unleashes a big counter combination but Warror bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Warror throws a body kick that misses.
Fett throws a counter combo.
Warror throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fett keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Warror misses with an uppercut
and Fett counters with a series of strikes. Warror will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warror cracks Fett with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fett gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Warror.
Paul Warror is winning the standup battle so far.
Warror with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Warror looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fett stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Warror.
Warror ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fett moves away.
Warror pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fett is looking for the big counter here.
Warror throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fett unleashes a big counter combination but Warror bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warror is looking to land body kicks.
Despite the aggression on Fett's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Fett stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Warror.
Nice straight punches there by Warror. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Warror.
Warror is looking to land body kicks.
Fett lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Warror lands a head shot.
Warror lands a right hook to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fett checks a leg kick.
Fett is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Warror throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fett on the side of the head.
Fett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Warror.
Warror misses with a hook. Fett ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warror throws a jab when Fett was well out of range.
Fett unleashes a big counter combination but Warror bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Warror wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Fett might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Warror has got the better of the exchanges.
Warror misses with a hook to the body
and Fett counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Warror throws out a loose jab but Fett uses good head movement to avoid it.
As Warror backs off Fett throws a huge counter combo but Warror manages to avoid it all.
Warror looks to land a left hand but Fett moved out of range nicely.
Warror looks to score with a jab to the body but Fett is just out of range.
Warror attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Fett is working the combinations to good effect here.
Fett ducks under a wild hook from Warror.
Fett throws a counter combo.
Fett blocks a leg kick.
Fett throws a counter combo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Warror dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Warror throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fett lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Fett blocks a jab.
Despite the aggression on Fett's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Warror falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fett counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Warror connects with a leg kick.
Warror missing with a left hand there. Fett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fett is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Warror throws out a loose jab but Fett uses good head movement to avoid it.
As Warror backs off Fett throws a huge counter combo but Warror manages to avoid it all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warror throws a looping overhand right but Fett ducks down to avoid it.
Fett is looking for the big counter here.
Fett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Warror throws out the jab.
Fett unleashes a big counter combination but Warror bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A thudding body kick lands there by Warror!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warror misses with an attempted mid kick.
Warror throws a body punch but Fett moves out of range.
Warror tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fett was well out of range. Poor timing from Warror.
Warror tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fett was well out of range. Poor timing from Warror.
Warror fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Fett checks it well.
A head kick by Warror misses
and Fett counters with a one-two to the body.
Fett slips under a jab.
A jab lands there for Warror.
Warror misses with an attempted mid kick.
Settakian Fett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fett takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Warror throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Fett counters with a left and a right that stings Warror.
Warror lands with a straight right. Fett didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick from Warror is predictable there
and Fett counters with a one-two to the body.
Warror tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fett blocks a leg kick.
Fett unleashes a big counter combination but Warror bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Fett ducks under a wild hook from Warror.
Fett is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Warror misses the shot to the body.
Fett takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Warror throws a body punch but Fett moves out of range.
Fett throws a counter combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warror scores with a jab to the body.
Warror throws a lazy body kick
and Fett counters with a three punch combo that has Warror backing up. Warror nods at Fett to acknowledge the strikes.
Warror throws a lazy body kick
and Fett counters with a one-two to the body.
Fett blocks a head kick by Warror.
Fett is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Warror throws a chopping leg kick but Fett manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Warror misses with a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Warror.
As Warror backs off Fett throws a huge counter combo but Warror manages to avoid it all.
An inside leg kick from Warror misses.
As Warror backs off Fett throws a huge counter combo but Warror manages to avoid it all.
Warror ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Paul Warror is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warror fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fett has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A decent looking cross lands there for Warror.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Warror misses with a kick to the body.
Warror with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Warror wants to slow Fett down by chopping away at his legs.
A good leg kick by Warror.
Warror lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Warror lands with a kick to the ribs.
Warror connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Warror showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Warror 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Warror!
A victorious Paul Warror thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brayden Point (ranked 217 p4p, 129 weight class) and Gemellus Axius (ranked 30 p4p, 17 weight class). Point's entrance music is Roots Reggae Music. A fine choice. Axius is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Feed the Machine. Gemellus Axius acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 24 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brayden Point!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gemellus Axius!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Axius wants to slow Point down by chopping away at his legs.
Axius throws a head kick that misses.
Point misses the jab.
Axius drops his hands momentarily and Point takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Axius lands a nice leg kick that just misses Point's sensitive parts.
Point thows a left - swing and a miss!
Axius staying out of range there.
Point takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Point slips a jab from Axius.
Axius throws a jab when Point was well out of range.
Point has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Memento Mori in the buildup to the fight.
Point loads up on a big right hand but Axius slips the punch.
Axius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Point tries to clinch but Axius moves out of range.
Axius throws a half hearted mid kick.
Axius lands a nice looking body kick.
Axius slips a jab from Point.
Axius slips a straight right by Point.
Axius dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Point. That did some damage!
Point is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Axius's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axius missing with a left hand there. Point was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Axius misses with a right hand
and Point counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Point misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Axius.
Axius displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Point throws out the jab.
It seemed like Axius was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Point misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Axius.
Axius thows a leg kick but Point checks it
and Point counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Axius uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Point.
Point throws a jab when Axius was well out of range.
Axius steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Point.
Axius cracks Point with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Point misses with an uppercut.
Point avoids the body shot from Axius.
Point is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Point takes a swing at Axius's ribcage but misses.
Axius misses with a body shot
and Point counters with a stiff right hand.
Point misses the shot to the body.
Point sizes up Axius with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Axius. Point does a little dance to reset his feet.
Axius takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Axius breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Axius takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Axius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Axius lands a nice leg kick that just misses Point's sensitive parts.
A chopping leg kick lands by Axius.
Point throws out a loose jab but Axius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Axius lands a nice looking kick to the body. Point takes a step back to recover.
Axius lands with a straight right. Point didn't see that one coming.
Axius slips under a jab.
A big left from Axius misses.
Axius closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Axius fails to land.
Axius blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Point misses with some punches.
Point tries a body shot but Axius blocks it.
Point tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Axius's elbow.
Axius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Point landing knees to the body.
Point tries to work over Axius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Axius scores with a nice short uppercut.
Axius misses with a punch on the inside.
Point lands a nice knee to the body.
Axius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Point misses with the head strike.
Point goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Point blocks a body shot from Axius.
Point tries to work over Axius's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Axius managing to block the knees to the body from Point.
Point misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Point.
Point blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Axius swings wildly with an uppercut but Point uses good head movement to avoid it.
Axius can't find room to land a body shot as Point controls the action.
Point lands with a short shot to the head.
Axius lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Point blocking some punches.
Axius lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Point.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Axius lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Axius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Point pushes Axius back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Point misses with a knee to the head.
Point misses with the head strike.
Axius works on Point's body with a couple of short punches.
Point misses with the head strike.
Point digs a right hand into Axius's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Axius's gas tank.
Axius tries a body shot but Point blocks it.
Axius lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Point.
Axius lands with a left to the head.
Point lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Axius backwards.
Axius blocks an uppercut.
We've been informed that Axius has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Point working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Axius has a couple of punches blocked by Point.
Point lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Axius backwards.
Point blocks a couple of punches 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 Brayden Point 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.
Axius swings for the body but Point moves out of range.
As Axius tries to get set, Point tries to push him back and clinch up but Axius manages to avoid the attempt.
Nice uppercut there from Point.
Point misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Axius.
Point forces Axius back against the cage and clinches.
Point lands a hook that snaps the head of Axius backwards.
Point blocking some punches.
Axius manages to break the clinch.
Axius keeps the fight on the outside.
Axius lands a lovely overhand right.
Gemellus Axius seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Point loads up on a big right hand but Axius slips the punch.
Point lands a lovely overhand right.
Point misses with an uppercut
and Axius counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Axius misses with an uppercut
and Point counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Point showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Axius.
Point scores with a nice right hand.
Axius pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axius staying out of range there.
A jab lands there for Axius.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Point takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brayden Point seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Point misses with a looping left.
Axius throws the left hand but Point avoids the punch easily.
Point missing with a left hand there. Axius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Axius scoring well with a low kick there.
Axius defending well as Point loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Axius. Point does a little dance to reset his feet.
Point throws a jab when Axius was well out of range.
Axius throws a nice inside leg kick.
Point misses with a looping right.
Axius throws a looping overhand right but Point ducks down to avoid it.
Point is looking to counter punch.
Axius takes a swing at Point's ribcage but misses.
Axius misses with an uppercut.
Axius throws a low kick but Point moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axius misses with a hook.
Point with a nice cross.
Point throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Axius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Axius will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Point takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Point throws an overhand right that lands on Axius's shoulder, as Axius tries to avoid the shot.
A cross from Axius lands.
Point takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Point throws a jab when Axius was well out of range.
A jab from Point misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Point misses the target.
Axius throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Axius swings for the body but Point moves out of range.
Axius lands with a nice body kick.
Axius scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Point lands a jab.
Axius keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Point.
Axius wants to slow Point down by chopping away at his legs.
Axius misses with an attempted mid kick.
Point misses with a looping left.
Axius throws the kick towards the body but Point avoids it.
Point connects with a looping right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Axius. Point does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Point misses.
Axius throws a push kick but Point slaps the foot to one side.
Point tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Axius manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Point throws the left hand but Axius avoids the punch easily.
Axius pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Axius lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Point looks to score with a jab to the body but Axius is just out of range.
Axius connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Axius.
Axius tries to clinch but Point moves out of range.
A big right from Axius misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Axius misses with a hook. Point ducked under it nicely.
Point moves out of range of the strikes.
Point throws a good cross that connects.
Axius throws a hook but Point blocks it.
Axius ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Point lands a nice looking body shot.
Axius throws the left hand but Point avoids the punch easily.
Point cracks Axius with a right hand to the side of the head.
Point throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Point keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Point fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Axius on the side of the head.
Axius misses the jab.
Point with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Axius to score with a decent uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gemellus Axius will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Point misses with a left hand
and Axius counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Axius uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Point.
It seemed like Axius was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Axius misses with an uppercut. Point saw that one coming.
Axius moves out of range of the strikes.
Point scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Axius doesn't seem bothered though.
Axius pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Axius pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice straight punches there by Axius. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Axius.
Axius tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Point manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Axius scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Axius misses with a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Point misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Axius.
Point just misses with a punch to the body.
Point throws a hook to the side of Axius's head but Axius sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Point cracks a nice hook into Axius's ribs.
Point takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Point moves out of range of the body kick.
Point paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A big left from Axius misses.
Axius tries a head kick but it misses.
Point takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Axius tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Point looks to land a right hand but Axius moved out of range.
Point jabs Axius right on the nose. Axius blinks but takes it well.
Point throws a hook to the side of Axius's head but Axius sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Point throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Axius appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Axius swings for the body but Point moves out of range.
It looked like Point wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Point misses the shot to the body.
Point is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Axius.
Point looks to throw the jab but Axius is out of range.
Axius uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Point.
Point scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Point misses with an uppercut. Axius saw that one coming.
Point misses with a wild body shot.
Point slips under a jab from Axius.
Point swings for the body but Axius moves out of range.
Axius lands a nice looking body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Point lands with a nice body punch.
Point swings widly with a right hand
and Axius counters with a nice leg kick.
Axius is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Point is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Axius tries to clinch there but Point circles away.
Point throws a hook but Axius blocks it.
Point bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Axius chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Point throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Axius sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Axius buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Point will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axius lands a nice looking body kick.
Point slips a straight right by Axius.
Point lands a glancing blow to the side of Axius's head.
Point takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Point takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Axius staying out of range there.
Axius gets cracked there but stands up to it.
No joy there for Axius, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Axius tries to clinch but Point moves out of range.
Axius waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Point.
Point was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Axius forces Point back against the cage and clinches.
Axius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Point struggles to land a body shot inside as Axius controls his hands.
Point throws a punch but it's blocked by Axius.
Point can't find room to land a body shot as Axius controls the action.
Point pushes Axius back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Point has a couple of punches blocked by Axius.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Point.
Axius tries a body shot but Point blocks it.
Point tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Point's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Point lands with a left to the head.
Axius misses with a hook to the ribs.
Point swings wildly with an uppercut but Axius uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Axius on the inside.
Point tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Point misses with a hook from the clinch.
Point lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Axius blocks a body shot from Point.
Axius throws a head punch that misses.
Axius working aggressively here.
Axius blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Point.
Point is leaning against Axius and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
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 Brayden Point.
I think Point has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Brayden Point!
A victorious Brayden Point thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jay Simon (ranked 239 p4p, 342 weight class) and Dick Pawlik (ranked 32 p4p, 46 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Pawlik's choice of entrance music: John Butler - Ocean . The atmosphere really building for this one as we go 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 21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jay Simon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Dick Pawlik!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Simon.
Pawlik misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Simon.
Simon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pawlik's hands.
Simon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Simon misses the jab.
Pawlik throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Simon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Pawlik has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Simon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pawlik sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Simon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pawlik manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pawlik throws a hook but Simon blocks it.
Pawlik takes a swing at Simon's ribcage but misses.
Simon feints and as Pawlik raises his hands in defense, Simon changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Simon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Pawlik is keeping the position for now.
Simon won't allow Pawlik to sweep him here.
Simon is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Pawlik is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Simon defends well.
Pawlik looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simon wants to control from the top but Pawlik keeps moving.
Simon is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Simon won't allow Pawlik to sweep him here.
Pawlik pulls Simon in close to prevent any damage.
Pawlik working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Simon doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Simon manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Simon drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Simon jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pawlik is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Simon is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Simon tries to free his leg and advance position but Pawlik is retaining full guard.
Simon trying to control but Pawlik is working from the bottom.
Pawlik looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pawlik is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Pawlik trying to control the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Pawlik throws the left hand but Simon avoids the punch easily.
Simon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pawlik's head backwards.
Pawlik shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Simon defends it nicely.
Simon misses the jab.
Simon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pawlik on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pawlik tests Simon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pawlik ducks under a wild hook from Simon.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Simon lands a right hook to the body.
Simon tries to clinch up.
Simon missing with a left hand there. Pawlik was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Simon misses with a straight right.
Pawlik thows a left - swing and a miss!
Simon was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Pawlik lands a nice hook to Simon's body. Simon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Simon takes a swing at Pawlik's ribcage but misses.
Nice sprawl there from Simon as Pawlik shoots in.
Simon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pawlik at a distance.
Pawlik on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pawlik is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Pawlik darts in looking for a takedown but Simon gets double underhooks and turns Pawlik into the cage.
Jay Simon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dick Pawlik.
Pawlik shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Simon counters with a straight right hand.
Simon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Simon fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've been told by Simon's head coaches at King's Cross MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Simon displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pawlik.
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!
Simon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pawlik's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pawlik throws a lazy right hand but Simon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pawlik throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Simon was covering up waiting for the punch and Pawlik finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Pawlik got a little sloppy there for a moment and Simon has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pawlik has managed to get both his arms back between Simon's legs - danger averted.
Simon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Simon looking for a sweep. Not yet Simon, not yet.
Simon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pawlik controls from within his opponent's guard.
Simon working for a triangle but Pawlik defends it easily.
Pawlik wants to control from the top but Simon keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Simon dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Simon connects with a nice looking jab.
Simon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pawlik's head backwards.
Simon stuffs the takedown.
Pawlik closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Simon to the mat! Simon manages to get full guard.
Simon is looking for a triangle but Pawlik pushes his legs off easily.
Pawlik tries to free his leg and advance position but Simon is retaining full guard.
Simon has his foot on Pawlik's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pawlik works his way back into a safe position though.
Simon is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Simon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pawlik can do to turn this around?
Pawlik stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Simon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simon looking for a guillotine here but Pawlik defends easily.
Simon managing to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pawlik is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pawlik drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pawlik jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dick Pawlik has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pawlik trying to control but Simon is working from the bottom.
Pawlik scoring with some ground and pound.
Pawlik works over Simon with some ground and pound from guard.
Simon is looking for a triangle but Pawlik pushes his legs off easily.
Pawlik connects with a couple of short punches.
Simon is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pawlik is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pawlik makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pawlik looking to sit in guard and control but Simon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Simon is pushing down on Pawlik's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pawlik is fighting to maintain full guard but Simon has managed to sneak the leg through.
Simon tries to pass to full mount but Pawlik defends it.
Simon seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pawlik does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Simon trying to mount his opponent but Pawlik defends it.
Simon is taking a breather. Pawlik says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Pawlik is looking to improve his position.
Simon seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pawlik does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simon seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Pawlik is trying to get back to full guard.
Pawlik moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Pawlik is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Pawlik is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Simon wants to improve his position but Pawlik is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simon has hold of Pawlik's hands but Pawlik slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pawlik working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Simon is looking to control Pawlik's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Simon avoid being mounted?
Pawlik is taking a breather. Simon says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Simon manages to get to full guard.
Pawlik controlling from the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Simon pushes a forearm under Pawlik's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Pawlik is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jay Simon!
Our winner, Jay Simon, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Duranto (ranked 3 p4p, 29 weight class) and Herb Krison (ranked 1 p4p, 4 weight class). Krison has chosen Rebelution as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Roberto Duranto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 20 - 1, fighting out of London, Herb Krison!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Duranto.
Duranto seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Krison throws a right hand that misses
and Krison takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've been informed that Krison 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.
Duranto misses with an uppercut. Krison saw that one coming.
Krison digs a good hook to Duranto's body.
Good exchange - Krison coming out on top.
Krison thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Duranto if he has to take too many more of those.
Duranto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Duranto misses with a head kick.
Krison swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Duranto throws a sloppy head kick and Krison moves out of range easily.
Krison misses with a body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Duranto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Krison scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick from Krison misses
and Duranto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duranto tries a head kick but it misses.
Krison counters with a body kick.
Duranto swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Krison.
The crowd cheers as Krison lands an impressive looking overhand right. Duranto doesn't seem phased though.
Duranto throws a head kick but Krison moves out of range.
Krison misses with a low kick.
Duranto looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Krison moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Duranto throws a half hearted mid kick.
Krison scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jab from Duranto.
Duranto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Krison.
Duranto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Krison throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Duranto counters with a head kick.
Krison thows a body kick. Duranto tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A chopping leg kick lands by Krison.
A good leg kick by Krison.
Duranto's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Krison connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Duranto scrambles back to his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Krison.
Duranto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Krison fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Duranto on the side of the head.
Duranto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Duranto throws a quick counter kick to the body but Krison avoids it.
A big right from Krison misses.
Krison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Duranto tried to counter with a leg kick but Krison avoided it.
Krison tries to score with a low kick but Duranto moves his leg out of the way.
Duranto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab from Krison misses.
Duranto was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Duranto throws a leg kick but Krison sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duranto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Duranto tries a head kick but it misses.
Krison drives through and clinches with Duranto against the cage.
Krison lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Duranto or not.
Duranto misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Krison as the two fighters clinch.
Duranto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Duranto digs a good hook to Krison's body.
Krison throws a hook to the side of Duranto's head but Duranto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from Duranto misses the target.
Krison just misses with a punch to the body.
Duranto appears to be looking for a big counter.
Duranto has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Duranto there as he acknowledges the shot.
Krison fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Duranto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A punch lands to the side of Duranto 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Duranto.
Krison throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Krison turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duranto takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Krison with a nice calf kick.
Krison lets loose with a powerful body kick. Duranto will feel that in the morning.
Duranto throws a front kick aimed at Krison's knee but Krison avoids it well.
Krison scores with a hook.
Duranto walks into a jab.
Duranto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Herb Krison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krison lands a jab to Duranto's midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Herb Krison dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Krison throws a half hearted mid kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Krison.
Krison tries to clinch but Duranto moves out of range.
Krison's jab looks to have found its range, popping Duranto under the eye.
Duranto connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Duranto tries to keep at a distance but Krison has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Duranto - that landed with a thud.
Krison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Krison has a couple of punches blocked by Duranto.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krison tries to work over Duranto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Duranto digs a right hand into Krison's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Krison's gas tank.
Krison lands a left hand that snaps the head of Duranto backwards.
Krison blocks a body shot from Duranto.
Duranto blocking some punches.
Duranto misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Duranto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duranto goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Duranto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krison lands with a left to the head.
Duranto lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Krison fails to land.
Duranto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Duranto misses with the head strike.
Krison pushes Duranto back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Duranto blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Duranto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Duranto makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Krison tries to work over Duranto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Herb Krison seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duranto.
Krison lands a nice shot to the body.
Krison prevents a body shot from Duranto.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Duranto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Duranto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Krison's elbow.
Duranto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Krison tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Krison lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duranto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Krison misses with a punch to the body.
Duranto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Krison blocks a body shot from Duranto.
Krison gets through Duranto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Krison scores with a shot to the side of Duranto's head.
Duranto tries a body shot but Krison blocks it.
Krison is leaning against Duranto and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Duranto - that landed with a thud.
A head punch on the inside from Duranto fails to land.
Krison misses with a hook to the ribs.
Krison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duranto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Krison.
Duranto misses with a punch to the body.
Duranto is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Good body shot from Krison.
Krison lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Duranto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Krison.
Duranto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krison throws an elbow but it misses.
Krison lands a hook that snaps the head of Duranto backwards.
Duranto misses with a body punch.
Krison struggles to land a body shot inside as Duranto controls his hands.
Krison misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Duranto working aggressively here.
Krison misses with a punch to the body.
Krison doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Krison.
Krison stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Krison can't find room to land a body shot as Duranto controls the action.
Duranto trying to stall but Krison improves his position.
Duranto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Krison scores with a shoulder strike.
Duranto misses with a punch to the body.
Krison lands with a short shot to the head.
Krison lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Duranto struggles to land a body shot inside as Krison controls his hands.
Krison misses with a punch to the body.
Duranto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Krison's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duranto can't find room to land a body shot as Krison controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Krison creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duranto has a couple of punches blocked by Krison.
Krison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Krison, as that shot connected.
Krison dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Krison has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Duranto.
Krison with a hook.
Krison just misses with a punch to the body.
Krison throws a leg kick but Duranto moved away.
Duranto throws a quick counter head kick but Krison was just out of range.
Krison paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Krison connects with a solid leg kick.
Krison jabs at Duranto's body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Herb Krison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Krison throws the kick towards the body but Duranto avoids it.
Krison throws a body shot but no joy.
Duranto tries to score with a low kick but Krison moves his leg out of the way.
Krison throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Duranto 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.
Krison moves out of range as Duranto strikes.
Krison let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krison. Duranto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Duranto looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Krison throws a body kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krison cracks a nice hook into Duranto's ribs.
Krison scores with a jab to the head.
A slow jab from Krison misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duranto moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Krison throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Duranto throws a sloppy head kick
and Krison counters with an inside leg kick.
Krison with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Krison misses with a body shot.
Duranto swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Krison scores with a body shot.
Krison thuds his right hand into Duranto's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Duranto staying out of range there.
Krison fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Duranto checks it well.
Duranto lands with a thumping leg kick.
Krison looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Duranto thinks about countering with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krison feints and then cracks Duranto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Duranto down.
Krison throws a wild body kick that Duranto sees coming a mile off.
Krison digs a good hook to Duranto's body.
Duranto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krison throws out a loose jab but Duranto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Herb Krison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Krison walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Duranto checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Krison scores with a decent looking hook.
Krison misses the shot to the body.
Duranto checks the leg kick.
Krison tests Duranto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Duranto throws a jab but it's blocked by Krison.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krison lands a body shot.
Duranto moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Krison scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Krison tests Duranto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Krison.
Duranto takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Krison turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Krison pushes Duranto up against the cage in a clinch.
Duranto is working Krison over against the cage.
Krison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Krison.
Krison misses with a body punch.
Krison lands a body punch in the clinch.
Duranto doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
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!
Krison breaks from the clinch.
Duranto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Krison jabs at Duranto's body.
Krison with the inside leg kick.
Duranto blocks a head kick by Krison.
Duranto appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Krison tries a low kick but Duranto avoids it.
Duranto is looking to counter with a body kick.
Krison misses with an attempted mid kick.
Duranto feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Krison is looking to chop away at Duranto's legs.
Krison misses with a leg kick
and Duranto counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Herb Krison really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Duranto avoids a kick to the body.
Krison throws a body shot but no joy.
Duranto looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A chopping leg kick lands by Krison.
Krison lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Duranto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Krison throws a predictable looking body shot
and Duranto counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Good work by Duranto as he checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krison throws a leg kick
and Duranto counters with a good low kick that Krison was not able to check.
Krison lands a leg kick that knocks Duranto off balance momentarily.
Krison connects with an inside leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Krison darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Krison.
Krison misses with a wild body shot.
Duranto looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Duranto throws a sloppy head kick and Krison moves out of range easily.
Duranto on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Krison connects with the punch.
Duranto thows a leg kick but Krison checks it
and Krison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Krison looks to land a left hand but Duranto moved out of range nicely.
Duranto throws a counter high kick but Krison was just alert enough to avoid it.
Krison has closed the distance and engaged Duranto in a clinch.
Krison tries to work over Duranto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Krison lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Duranto backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duranto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krison tries a body shot but Duranto blocks it.
Duranto lands a right hand.
Krison working aggressively here.
Duranto misses with a punch to the body.
Krison blocks a body shot from Duranto.
Duranto misses with a punch to the body.
Krison misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Duranto will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krison struggles to land a body shot inside as Duranto controls his hands.
Duranto throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Krisons head.
Duranto tries to throw a body punch but Krison avoids it by throwing Duranto back against the cage.
Duranto throws a head punch that misses.
Krison tries to work over Duranto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Duranto lands a shot to the body.
Krison misses with the head strike.
Duranto breaks the clinch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Duranto. Krison shrugs it off though.
Duranto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Krison lands.
Krison is looking to clinch.
Krison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Krison rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Duranto counters with a leg kick.
Krison thuds his shin into the meat of Duranto's side.
Krison has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Duranto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Krison bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Duranto's head backwards.
Krison fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Duranto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Duranto walks into a jab.
Krison comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krison throws a right hand that misses
enabling Duranto to counter with a crisp jab.
Duranto throws a leg kick that misses.
Krison wants to clinch.
Duranto appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Krison lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krison looks to score with a jab to the body but Duranto is just out of range.
Duranto throws a sloppy body shot
and Krison counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Herb Krison dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Krison throws a lazy uppercut
and Duranto makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Krison really felt that one!
Krison misses the shot to the body.
Krison throws a leg kick but Duranto sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Krison misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Krison getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Krison keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Duranto misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krison lands a slapping body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Krison checks a leg kick.
Krison finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Duranto jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Krison with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duranto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duranto.
Duranto misses with a body punch
and Krison counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheers as Krison lands an impressive looking overhand right. Duranto doesn't seem phased though.
Duranto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duranto takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Duranto throws a leg kick that is checked
and Krison counters with a stiff right hand.
Duranto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Duranto scores with a hook.
Krison throws a right hand that misses
and Duranto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Krison.
Duranto is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Krison. Duranto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Duranto jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Krison connects with a looping right hand.
Duranto throws a head kick but Krison moves out of range.
Duranto takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Krison scores with a kick to the midsection.
Krison lands a glancing blow to the side of Duranto's head.
Duranto blocks a low kick nicely.
Duranto gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Krison.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krison blocks a jab.
Krison fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Duranto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Duranto avoids the body shot from Krison.
Krison looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Krison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Duranto looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Duranto throws a low kick but Krison moves out of range easily.
Duranto throws a head kick that misses
and Krison counters with a nice uppercut.
Krison lands with a cross.
Krison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duranto throws a counter high kick but Krison was just alert enough to avoid it.
Duranto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krison bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Duranto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krison manages to avoid it.
Krison thinks about the counter body kick.
Krison checks the leg kick.
Roberto Duranto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Krison scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Herb Krison is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Krison throws a nice inside leg kick.
Krison throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Krison blocks a low kick nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krison throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Krison lands with a nice body kick.
Krison lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Herb Krison comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Krison 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 45:50
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 45:50
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Herb Krison!
Herb Krison is the new welterweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Herb Krison thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Roberto Duranto was interviewed post fight and said '"No Mas."'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Just Whymer (ranked 27 p4p, 104 weight class) and Jeremy Jones (ranked 7 p4p, 18 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 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 13 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Just Whymer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeremy Jones!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Just Whymer has been cut.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Whymer. Jones shrugs it off though.
Whymer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Whymer misses with a hook to the body
and Whymer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Whymer scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones blocks a jab.
Whymer thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jones if he has to take too many more of those.
Whymer scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jones looks winded!
Whymer lunges at Jones with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jones's hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones moves out of range as Whymer throws a body kick.
It seemed like Jones was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Whymer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jones. That did some damage!
Whymer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones needs to keep his hands up - Whymer had a free shot at his head there.
Whymer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jones blocks a head kick by Whymer.
Whymer misses with a body punch
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Whymer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Whymer thows a body kick. Jones tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Whymer throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Whymer tries to land a front kick but Jones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jones throws out a counter right but Whymer avoids it with no problem.
Jones drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Whymer comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Whymer fakes the leg kick and cracks Jones in the body.
That's two 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!
Jones walks into a stiff left hand from Whymer.
A nice inside leg kick there by Whymer. That's going to slow Jones down.
Whymer lands with a shot to the body.
Whymer takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Jones swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Whymer looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Jones has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Whymer.
Whymer lands a nice hook to Jones's body. Jones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Whymer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jones under the eye.
Whymer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
An inside leg kick lands from Whymer.
Whymer keeps Jones at a distance using the push kick.
Whymer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Whymer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whymer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Whymer misses with a kick to the body.
Jones raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Jones swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Whymer.
Whymer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jones slips a jab and a cross from Whymer.
Jones checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Whymer scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Whymer needs to keep his hands up - Jones had a free shot at his head there.
Whymer throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Whymer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whymer misses with an uppercut
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice shot lands for Whymer.
Jones avoids a kick to the body.
Whymer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jones! But no joy.
Whymer is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jones thows a body kick. Whymer tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Whymer tries to land a front kick but Jones steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jones swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jones avoids the body shot from Whymer.
Jones looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Whymer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Whymer.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whymer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Joness jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Just Whymer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Just Whymer'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.
A head kick by Jones misses
and Whymer counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Whymer throws a body shot but no joy.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Whymer.
Whymer lands a glancing blow to the side of Jones's head.
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and Whymer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Whymer throws a chopping leg kick but Jones manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A little jabbing left from Jones on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Whymer lands a leg kick that knocks Jones off balance momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Whymer.
Whymer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jones is out of range.
Whymer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whymer.
Whymer moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Whymer connects with the punch.
Whymer works Jones's body with a nice hook.
Just Whymer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Whymer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Whymer.
Whymer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Whymer.
Good leg kick by Whymer.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Jones might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Whymer has got the better of the exchanges.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Whymer.
That's two 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!
Jones scores with a jab.
Whymer connects with a looping right hand.
Jones stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Whymer.
Just Whymer is winning the standup battle so far.
A big left from Whymer misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Whymer. That snapped Jones's head back.
Whymer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jones.
Whymer misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Whymer misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Jones was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Whymer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jones.
Whymer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jones might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A right-left combo lands from Whymer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whymer throws a chopping leg kick but Jones manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Whymer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jones under the eye.
Jones looks to land a body kick but Whymer moved away.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Whymer saw that one coming.
Whymer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jones raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Jones pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice jab there from Whymer.
Whymer misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Jones on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jones throws a body kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Whymer misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whymer throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Whymer misses with a low kick.
Whymer lands a big head kick that sends Jones tumbling to the mat! Whymer takes a step backwards and waves Jones back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Jones is rocked!
 It looks like Jeremy Jones has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick.
Whymer cracks Jones with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Jones looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Whymer finish him?
Jones is still on wobbly legs! Can Whymer finish him?
Whymer throws a shot to the body.
Whymer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jones walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Jones limp body while Whymer jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Just Whymer!
Our winner, Just Whymer, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heavy Rain (ranked 20 p4p, 78 weight class) and Mark Kerr (ranked 5 p4p, 15 weight class). Rain's entrance music is For Heavy Metal we will die!. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 39 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Heavy Rain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 24 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Kerr!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerr 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.
Rain connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kerr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rain tries to bum rush Kerr with a series of wild strikes but Kerr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kerr has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Kerr 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.
Kerr cracks Rain with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Heavy Rain has been cut.
Rain lands a jab.
A slow jab from Rain misses its intended target.
Rain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kerr.
Kerr lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kerr throws a jab but it's blocked by Rain.
A quick step to the side and Rain tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rain pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kerr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rain circles away quickly and effectively.
Kerr misses with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rain misses with a lunging right hand
and Kerr counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kerr stopping the sweep attempt from Rain.
Kerr throwing strikes from guard but Rain blocks nicely.
Kerr makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain wants to sweep here but Kerr controlling him for the moment.
Kerr cracks Rain with a solid left hand.
Rain has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kerr can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rain utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rain lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Kerr looking to control.
Rain slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kerr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kerr is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kerr throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerr is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kerr has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rain is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kerr is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rain definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kerr keeps trying to improve his position.
Kerr manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Rain manages to get himself to full guard.
Rain is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rain trying to keep a closed guard but Kerr is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain looking for a guillotine here but Kerr defends easily.
Kerr chips away with some ground and pound.
Rain keeping moving, preventing Kerr from controlling successfully.
Kerr won't allow Rain to sweep him here.
Kerr with a nice head shot there.
Rain will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Rain wants to sweep but no luck.
Rain keeping moving, preventing Kerr from controlling successfully.
Rain has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kerr can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kerr working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rain's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerr with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kerr scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rain looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kerr is one step ahead there.
Rain looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rain has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kerr can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kerr won't allow Rain to sweep him here.
Kerr trying to control but Rain is working from the bottom.
Kerr scoring with some ground and pound.
Kerr avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kerr trying to control but Rain is working from the bottom.
Kerr is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Kerr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Heavy Rain's cut.
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.
Kerr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rain has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kerr misses with an uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Rain. Those never looked like landing.
Kerr misses with a double jab.
Rain loads up on a big right hand but Kerr slips the punch.
Rain dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kerr. That did some damage!
Rain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Heavy Rain is winning the standup battle so far.
Kerr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rain.
Rain avoids the head kick by Kerr.
Rain throws a sloppy head kick and Kerr moves out of range easily.
Rain misses with a double jab
and Kerr counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Rain!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kerr working the body and head with strikes.
Rain tries to bench press Kerr off him but Kerr keeps the position.
Kerr creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kerr is looking to take a break and control but Rain is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain is trying to improve his position.
Kerr connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Rain some visible discomfort.
Rain is rocked!
Rain is looking to reverse the position.
Oh Rain is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rain gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Rain seems to have got his legs back now.
Kerr postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Rain bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Kerr and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Kerr!
Mark Kerr 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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