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C93: Alyoshin vs. Fujimoto PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Steve (ranked 1190 p4p, 1819 weight class) and Vlad Darko (ranked 162 p4p, 239 weight class). Darko comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ominous Drumming kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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World class boxer
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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 32 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Steve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 16 - 2, fighting out of New York, Vlad Darko!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darko throws a poor cross that misses
and Steve counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Darko wants to clinch
and Steve counters with a nice uppercut.
Darko tries to clinch up.
Steve cracks a nice hook into Darko's ribs.
Steve has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Pound Town Athletics in the buildup to the fight.
Darko scores with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steve takes a swing at Darko's ribcage but misses.
Darko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve digs a good body shot into Darko's ribs.
Steve jabs Darko right on the nose. Darko blinks but takes it well.
Steve catches Darko with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Darko lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Steve misses with a body punch
and Darko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jay Steve seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steve misses the body punch
and Darko counters with a nice uppercut.
Darko slips a straight right by Steve.
Steve throws a body punch but Darko moves out of range.
Darko lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Darko counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steve just misses with a punch to the body.
Darko throws out a counter right but Steve avoids it with no problem.
Steve looks to clinch
letting Darko counter with a right hand.
Steve tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darko was well out of range. Poor timing from Steve.
Steve throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice body punch from Steve.
Darko misses with an uppercut
and Steve counters with a two punch combo.
Darko swings for the body but Steve moves out of range.
Steve is looking to wear down Darko with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darko avoids the body shot from Steve.
Darko throws a jab but it's blocked by Steve.
Darko 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.
Steve swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Steve takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Darko defending well as Steve loads up on a big left hand.
Darko throws out a counter right but Steve avoids it with no problem.
A big right from Steve misses.
Steve misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Darko counters with a good low kick that Steve was not able to check.
Donk. Darko catches Steve right on the button with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darko scores with a sloppy right hand. Steve should have avoided that one.
Steve fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Darko is out of range.
Darko flicks out a counter leg kick but Steve steps away.
Steve throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little jabbing left from Darko on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jay Steve is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Steve looks to throw the jab but Darko is out of range.
Darko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steve.
Steve walks into a straight right hand from Darko.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steve misses with a body shot.
Steve misses with a hook
and Darko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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 Jay Steve will probably get the nod.
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.
Darko throws a lazy uppercut
and Steve counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Darko bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Steve swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Darko counters with a body kick.
Steve throws a right and a left that Darko avoids nicely.
Steve throws the left hand but Darko avoids the punch easily.
Darko steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Steve.
Steve falls off balance throwing a combination
and Darko counters with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve takes one to the chin there.
Darko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve connects with a jab.
Darko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Steve. That did some damage!
Steve tries to clinch but Darko is having none of it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Darko! But no joy.
Darko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steve throws out the jab.
Steve jabs Darko to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Steve misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Darko to counter with a crisp jab.
Steve tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darko was well out of range. Poor timing from Steve.
Good shot there by Steve.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Steve lands with a shot to the body.
Steve swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Darko counters with a body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steve throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Darko! But no joy.
Darko fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Steve is out of range.
A quick step to the side and Steve tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steve misses with a body shot.
Darko scores with a head kick. Steve tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jay Steve is winning the standup battle so far.
Steve works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve takes a swing at Darko's ribcage but misses.
Darko misses with a low kick.
Good work by Steve as he checks the leg kick.
Steve ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darko moves away.
Darko thinks about the counter body kick.
Steve rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Darko counters with a thumping low kick.
Darko throws a leg kick that is checked
and Steve counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Steve doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Steve throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Darko tries a quick counter leg kick but Steve is wise to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Steve lands an impressive looking overhand right. Darko doesn't seem phased though.
Steve swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Darko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Darko ducks under a wild hook from Steve.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Darko! But no joy.
Steve misses the shot to the body.
Steve lands a jab.
Steve fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steve throws a series of punches but Darko avoids them all with ease.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Darko! But no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Steve dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Steve swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Darko counter with a right hand.
A lazy body kick from Darko
and Steve counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Steve scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Steve connects with a jab.
Darko defending well as Steve loads up on a big left hand.
Darko thows a leg kick but Steve checks it
and Steve counters with a crisp one two that drops Darko! Steve thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Darko to his feet! Darko is in big trouble!
 Darko is rocked!
Steve swings for the body but Darko moves out of range.
Darko looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Steve fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Darko manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Darko on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Steve ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve throws a combination that misses
and Darko makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Steve scores with a jab to the body.
Darko looks to land a right hand but Steve moved out of range.
Darko thumps Steve with a low kick.
Steve throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steve misses the shot to the body.
Steve throws a jab but it's blocked by Darko.
Darko swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vlad Darko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve throws out a loose jab but Darko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steve is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Darko.
Steve throws a right and a left that Darko avoids nicely.
Steve throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darko throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Steve counters with a left to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steve. Darko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steve throws a body shot but no joy.
Steve turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Darko misses the target.
A punch combination from Steve misses.
Darko loads up on a big right hand but Steve slips the punch.
Steve is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Darko scores with a jab.
Darko catches Steve napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Steve to the canvas!
 Steve is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darko passes Steve's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Oh Steve is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Darko looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Jay Steve is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Steve seems to have got his legs back now.
Steve pushes Darko off looking to stand but Darko dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darko not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Darko is looking for a kimura here.
Steve tries to kick Darko off but Darko keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vlad Darko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Steve 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Vlad Darko!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Vlad Darko made sure he mentioned Conviction, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gotan Wasselach (ranked 1094 p4p, 1515 weight class) and Stan Shamrock (ranked 149 p4p, 203 weight class). Wasselach's entrance music is Time Is On My Side. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gotan Wasselach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Stan Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wasselach scores with a decent looking hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Wasselach as he connects with a hook.
Shamrock rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wasselach moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shamrock slips under a jab from Wasselach.
Shamrock scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
 It looks like Gotan Wasselach has been cut.
Wasselach displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shamrock throws out the jab.
Wasselach dodges the punch combination from Shamrock.
Shamrock ducks under a wild hook from Wasselach.
Shamrock lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Wasselach connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A jab from Shamrock misses.
Wasselach drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wasselach ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shamrock moves away.
Wasselach lands with a cross.
Shamrock gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wasselach lands with a good body shot.
A swing and a miss from Shamrock.
Shamrock has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Shamrock looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wasselach fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shamrock looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wasselach throws a good cross that connects.
Wasselach misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Shamrock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wasselach misses with an uppercut
and Shamrock counters with a straight right hand.
Wasselach jabs Shamrock right on the nose. Shamrock blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock moves out of range of the strikes.
Shamrock loads up on a big right hand but Wasselach slips the punch.
Wasselach misses with a straight right.
Shamrock lands a two punch combo.
A big right from Shamrock misses.
Wasselach uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Shamrock has time to react.
Shamrock looks to land a combination but Wasselach avoids it well.
Shamrock scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shamrock walks into a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Wasselach.
Wasselach looks to throw the jab but Shamrock is out of range.
A jab from Wasselach finds it's way through Shamrock's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab from Wasselach.
Shamrock with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wasselach to score with a decent uppercut.
Wasselach throws a big shot that misses.
Shamrock ducks under a wild hook from Wasselach.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wasselach displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shamrock throws out the jab.
The fighters circling - Shamrock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from Shamrock misses.
Nice defenses there by Wasselach.
Shamrock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Shamrock was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wasselach misses with an uppercut. Shamrock saw that one coming.
Shamrock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shamrock is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Wasselach connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Shamrock's hands.
Shamrock takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Shamrock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wasselach throws out the jab.
Shamrock is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Wasselach throws a leg kick which misses Shamrock's front leg but catches the back leg as Shamrock tries to avoid it.
Wasselach dodges the punch combination from Shamrock.
Shamrock looks to land a right hand but Wasselach moved out of range.
Shamrock takes one on the button.
A big right from Wasselach misses.
A head kick misses from Wasselach.
Shamrock drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wasselach tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shamrock was well out of range. Poor timing from Wasselach.
Shamrock drops his hands momentarily and Wasselach takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wasselach connects with a body shot.
Wasselach throws a good cross that connects.
Wasselach takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Shamrock chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wasselach can pounce on him.
Wasselach walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A slow jab from Wasselach misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Wasselach.
Wasselach throws a hook but Shamrock blocks it.
Shamrock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wasselach throws out the jab.
It looks like Wasselach has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Shamrock looks to score with a jab to the body but Wasselach is just out of range.
Wasselach is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Shamrock 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.
Shamrock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shamrock rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wasselach moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wasselach dodges the punch combination from Shamrock.
Wasselach scores with a hook to the body. Shamrock takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wasselach looks to land a right hand but Shamrock moved out of range.
Wasselach scoring well with a low kick there.
Shamrock throws a nice looking combination but Wasselach bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wasselach avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters circling - Wasselach throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shamrock with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wasselach digs a good body shot into Shamrock's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock throws a hook to the side of Wasselach's head but Wasselach sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Wasselach misses.
Shamrock has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shamrock there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wasselach connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wasselach misses with a straight right.
Wasselach steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shamrock.
A jab from Wasselach does it's job there.
Shamrock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wasselach.
Wasselach is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wasselach connects with a looping right hand.
Shamrock walks into a jab.
Wasselach scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice defenses there by Shamrock.
Shamrock is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Shamrock moves forwards but Wasselach connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Shamrock.
Shamrock 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.
Wasselach scores with the left hand. Shamrock knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wasselach is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shamrock.
Shamrock has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wasselach scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Shamrock misses with a series of wild punches.
Shamrock moves out of range of the strikes.
Wasselach clobbers Shamrock with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gotan Wasselach dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gotan Wasselach's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Shamrock misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wasselach is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shamrock can do to turn this around?
Nice uppercut there from Shamrock.
The fighters circling - Wasselach throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Shamrock might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Wasselach has got the better of the exchanges.
Shamrock jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shamrock throws an overhand right that lands on Wasselach's shoulder, as Wasselach tries to avoid the shot.
Gotan Wasselach is winning the standup battle so far.
Shamrock gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Shamrock throws a combination that misses
and Wasselach counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Wasselach.
Shamrock lands a body shot.
Wasselach throws a sloppy head kick and Shamrock moves out of range easily.
Shamrock stalks Wasselach and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wasselach's face. Wasselach staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wasselach tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shamrock was well out of range. Poor timing from Wasselach.
Shamrock misses with a jab to the body
and Shamrock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wasselach throws a hook but Shamrock avoids it easily.
Shamrock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wasselach.
Shamrock misses with a combination
and Wasselach counters with a stiff right hand.
Wasselach scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wasselach throws a looping overhand right but Shamrock ducks down to avoid it.
Wasselach sizes up Shamrock with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Shamrock throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wasselach appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wasselach cracks Shamrock with a right hand to the side of the head.
Shamrock misses with a looping left.
Shamrock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wasselach.
Wasselach moves out of range of the strikes.
Wasselach scores with a nice right hand.
Nice defenses there by Shamrock.
Wasselach ducks under a wild hook from Shamrock.
Wasselach dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shamrock takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Shamrock tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wasselach throws a lazy right hand but Shamrock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shamrock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shamrock looks to land a combination but Wasselach avoids it well.
Wasselach scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wasselach lands a jab to Shamrock's midsection.
Wasselach scores with a decent looking hook.
Wasselach wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wasselach throws a head kick that misses.
Shamrock swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good exchange - Wasselach coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wasselach throws a looping overhand right but Shamrock ducks down to avoid it.
Wasselach feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shamrocks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wasselach misses with a straight left.
Shamrock is looking for the big counter here.
Wasselach defending well as Shamrock loads up on a big left hand.
Shamrock looks to land a combination but Wasselach avoids it well.
Shamrock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wasselach avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shamrock 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.
Wasselach blocks a jab.
Shamrock throws a series of punches but Wasselach avoids them all with ease.
Shamrock throws a right hand that Wasselach ducks under and follows up with a left that Wasselach also avoids with ease.
Wasselach throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shamrock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wasselach scores with the left hand. Shamrock knows he should have avoided that one.
Wasselach connects with a single shot there.
Wasselach lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shamrock's sensitive parts.
Wasselach lands with a hook. Shamrock tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Shamrock's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Shamrock looks to land a left hand but Wasselach moved out of range nicely.
Wasselach connects with a solid leg kick.
Shamrock looks to land a combination but Wasselach avoids it well.
Wasselach swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wasselach dips to his left and cracks Shamrock with an uppercut!
Wasselach takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Shamrock throws a series of punches but Wasselach moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wasselach.
Wasselach connects with a nice looking jab.
Stan Shamrock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shamrock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shamrock moves away from the strike by Wasselach.
Wasselach defending well as Shamrock loads up on a big left hand.
Wasselach is looking to counter punch.
Shamrock takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wasselach rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shamrock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shamrock throws a series of strikes that have Wasselach backpedaling.
Gotan Wasselach's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wasselach lands a body shot.
Wasselach misses the jab.
Wasselach throws a shot to the body.
Shamrock misses with an uppercut
and Wasselach counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wasselach dodges the punch combination from Shamrock.
Wasselach scores with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wasselach throws a hook but Shamrock avoids it easily.
Wasselach lands a glancing blow to the side of Shamrock's head.
Wasselach misses with a straight right.
Wasselach jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wasselach loads up on a big right hand but Shamrock slips the punch.
Wasselach ducks under a wild hook from Shamrock.
Wasselach slips a straight right by Shamrock.
Wasselach's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Shamrock connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wasselach scrambles back to his feet.
Wasselach chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shamrock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wasselach looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Wasselach keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wasselach tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wasselach throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shamrock is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wasselach scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shamrock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wasselach.
Wasselach works Shamrock's body with a nice hook.
Wasselach misses with a hook. Shamrock ducked under it nicely.
Wasselach moves out of range as Shamrock strikes.
A big right from Wasselach misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gotan Wasselach dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gotan Wasselach's cut.
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!
A big left from Shamrock misses.
A big left from Shamrock misses.
Wasselach connects with a single shot there.
A telegraphed right hand from Shamrock misses the target.
Wasselach was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wasselach scores with a head kick. Shamrock tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wasselach misses with a straight left.
Shamrock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Shamrock.
Wasselach throws out a loose jab but Shamrock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shamrock looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wasselach connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shamrock. Shamrock circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Shamrock misses with a hook
and Wasselach counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wasselach displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shamrock throws out the jab.
Wasselach scores with a jab. Shamrock acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jab by Wasselach.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shamrock throws a right and a left that Wasselach avoids nicely.
Shamrock takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A jab from Shamrock misses.
Wasselach is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A cross from Wasselach lands.
Shamrock with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wasselach to score with a decent uppercut.
Shamrock connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wasselach's corner calls for a 1-2. Wasselach obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Shamrock avoids the body shot from Wasselach.
Shamrock is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Wasselach tests Shamrock's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shamrock throws a series of punches but Wasselach avoids them all with ease.
Shamrock takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That kick from Wasselach tenderised Shamrock's leg. Shamrock is trying to keep his angry face on.
Shamrock takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Shamrock throws a right and a left that Wasselach avoids nicely.
Wasselach half committed to a counter leg kick.
Wasselach ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wasselach scores with a crisp jab that stopped Shamrock in his tracks.
Nice defenses there by Shamrock.
Wasselach loads up on a big right hand but Shamrock slips the punch.
Shamrock looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fighters circling - Shamrock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wasselach scores with a leg kick.
Wasselach wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wasselach connects with a single shot there.
Shamrock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shamrock works the jab nicely.
Shamrock misses with the combination.
Stan Shamrock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wasselach dips to his left and cracks Shamrock with an uppercut!
Wasselach lands with a hook. Shamrock tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wasselach connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wasselach ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shamrock moves out of range of the strikes.
Shamrock is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wasselach.
Shamrock tries to bum rush Wasselach with a series of wild strikes but Wasselach uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wasselach thuds his right hand into Shamrock's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wasselach fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Shamrock takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Shamrock throws a hook but Wasselach blocks it.
Wasselach bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Shamrock looks to land a right hand but Wasselach moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Wasselach throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wasselach chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Shamrock misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wasselach throws a head kick that half lands.
Wasselach throws a nice inside leg kick.
Shamrock fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shamrock takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shamrock lands an overhand right.
Shamrock lands with a hook. Wasselach tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Shamrock takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wasselach takes one to the chin there.
Wasselach throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shamrock stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shamrock takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shamrock throws a big shot that misses.
Wasselach smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A punch combination from Shamrock misses.
Shamrock gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Shamrock throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wasselach makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wasselach dips to his left and cracks Shamrock with an uppercut!
Shamrock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wasselach lands a leg kick that knocks Shamrock off balance momentarily.
Good leg kick by Wasselach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wasselach cracks Shamrock with a good jab.
Shamrock looks to score with a jab to the body but Wasselach is just out of range.
Shamrock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wasselach sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Wasselach. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wasselach.
Wasselach takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Shamrock throws a series of punches but Wasselach avoids them all with ease.
Wasselach's corner calls for a 1-2. Wasselach obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wasselach lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Shamrock throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A quick step to the side and Wasselach tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shamrock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wasselach jabs Shamrock right on the nose. Shamrock blinks but takes it well.
Wasselach lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wasselach lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Shamrock takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wasselach.
Shamrock moves forwards but Wasselach connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wasselach.
Shamrock tries to bum rush Wasselach with a series of wild strikes but Wasselach uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gotan Wasselach showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wasselach 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gotan Wasselach!
After the big win, Gotan Wasselach made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lehel Bartasz (ranked 556 p4p, 881 weight class) and Alexandros Stamatis (ranked 91 p4p, 137 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bartasz might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Manowar.... Stamatis is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sabaton - Sparta. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lehel Bartasz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alexandros Stamatis!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bartasz ducks right into an uppercut from Stamatis.
Stamatis misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Bartasz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Stamatis misses with a body shot.
Bartasz looks to clinch
and Stamatis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bartasz catches Stamatis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bartasz forces Stamatis back against the cage and clinches.
Bartasz manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bartasz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Stamatis defends well.
Stamatis is pushing down on Bartasz's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bartasz is fighting to maintain full guard but Stamatis has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bartasz keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Bartasz is trying to get back to full guard.
Bartasz is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Hell Warriors Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stamatis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Still in half guard, Stamatis seems content to control.
Bartasz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Stamatis.
Bartasz trying to control from the bottom.
Stamatis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stamatis is keen to just control but Bartasz is a slippery customer.
Bartasz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stamatis.
Stamatis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bartasz's head.
Stamatis looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bartasz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Stamatis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bartasz defending well though.
Bartasz trying to control here.
Bartasz is pressing down on Stamatis's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis trying to control but Bartasz is working from the bottom.
Stamatis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bartasz not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bartasz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bartasz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stamatis postures up in Bartasz's guard and throws a big left but Bartasz blocks it.
Bartasz working a defensive guard here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stamatis scores with a jab. Bartasz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bartasz wants to clinch.
Stamatis appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Stamatis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stamatis displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Lehel Bartasz has been cut.
Bartasz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stamatis is able to avoid easily.
Stamatis throws a lazy uppercut
and Bartasz counters with a straight right hand.
Bartasz takes a jab right on the kisser.
Stamatis cracks a nice hook into Bartasz's ribs.
Stamatis throws a big shot that misses.
Stamatis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stamatis takes a swing at Bartasz's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartasz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bartasz tries for a takedown but Stamatis sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Stamatis connects with a single shot there.
Bartasz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A slow jab from Bartasz misses its intended target.
Stamatis lands with a big right hook that stumbles Bartasz - he's out on his feet here! Stamatis follows up with another monster hook that separates Bartasz from consciousness! Bartasz falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Stamatis stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alexandros Stamatis!
Alexandros Stamatis 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Crush Bandicoot (ranked 282 p4p, 414 weight class) and Action Bastard (ranked 41 p4p, 51 weight class). Bastard has chosen Japanese And Lovely - Jucifer 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Crush Bandicoot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 16 - 4, fighting out of Los Angeles, Action Bastard!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bandicoot takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice shot lands for Bastard.
Bastard sizes up Bandicoot with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bastard throws a right hand that misses
and Bandicoot counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
 It looks like Action Bastard has been cut.
Bastard with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bastard shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bastard trying to control but Bandicoot is working from the bottom.
Bandicoot trying to keep a closed guard but Bastard is proving a slippery customer.
Bandicoot has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bastard can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bandicoot looking for a guillotine here but Bastard defends easily.
Bastard is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bastard has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Bandicoot to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Bastard is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Bandicoot pulls down on the head and he's put Bastard to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Crush Bandicoot!
A victorious Crush Bandicoot thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leyte Gulf (ranked 526 p4p, 574 weight class) and Barry McCockiner (ranked 75 p4p, 87 weight class). Gulf comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. McCockiner has chosen Farewell to Cheyenn as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leyte Gulf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Barry McCockiner!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gulf avoids the body shot from McCockiner.
Gulf misses with a leg kick
and McCockiner counters with an inside leg kick.
Gulf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McCockiner swings for the body but Gulf moves out of range.
McCockiner has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gulf finds it's way round the side to connect with McCockiner's head.
Gulf takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gulf throws a hook but McCockiner avoids it easily.
McCockiner looks to throw a body kick
and Gulf connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McCockiner throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
McCockiner misses the shot to the body.
Gulf uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McCockiner has time to react.
McCockiner closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gulf throws a lazy uppercut
and McCockiner counters with a crisp 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!
McCockiner takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McCockiner lands a jab.
Gulf moves out of range of the strikes.
McCockiner misses with an uppercut. Gulf saw that one coming.
And Gulf counters with a quick kick to the body but McCockiner blocks it.
Gulf tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCockiner was well out of range. Poor timing from Gulf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCockiner steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gulf. That one must have hurt.
Gulf throws a body punch but McCockiner moves out of range.
McCockiner misses with a head kick.
Gulf throwing a counter right hand but McCockiner manages to avoid it.
McCockiner scores with a nice body kick.
McCockiner keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gulf slips a straight right by McCockiner.
Gulf throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and McCockiner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gulf tries a head kick but it misses.
McCockiner moves out of range of the leg kick from Gulf.
McCockiner looks to throw the jab but Gulf is out of range.
Gulf takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gulf uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gulf lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gulf dips to his left and cracks McCockiner with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCockiner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gulf.
Gulf moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gulf misses with a kick to the body
and McCockiner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gulf looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gulf throws a body shot but no joy.
Gulf takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gulf cracks a nice hook into McCockiner's ribs.
McCockiner avoids the head kick by Gulf.
Gulf ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCockiner moves away.
McCockiner ducks under a wild hook from Gulf.
McCockiner loads up on a big right hand but Gulf slips the punch.
McCockiner takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jab from Gulf.
McCockiner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gulf tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and McCockiner is able to avoid easily.
McCockiner misses with a low kick.
Gulf is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Gulf connects with a single shot there.
McCockiner throws a big shot that misses.
McCockiner takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Danga de danga de dang - Gulf scores with a four punch combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCockiner misses with a body shot.
Gulf avoids a kick to the body.
McCockiner has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gulf finds it's way round the side to connect with McCockiner's head.
McCockiner connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Leyte Gulf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from McCockiner misses the target.
Gulf works the jab nicely.
McCockiner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McCockiner scores with a hook.
McCockiner on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McCockiner lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McCockiner ducks under a wild hook from Gulf.
Gulf takes a swing at McCockiner's ribcage but misses.
A bone on bone clash there as McCockiner blocks the leg kick.
Gulf cracks a nice hook into McCockiner's ribs.
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!
McCockiner defending well as Gulf loads up on a big left hand.
McCockiner let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
McCockiner throws a hook but Gulf blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gulf is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McCockiner.
Gulf lands with a thumping leg kick.
McCockiner ducks under a wild hook from Gulf.
Gulf swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCockiner takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McCockiner looks to land a body kick but Gulf moved away.
McCockiner 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.
Gulf steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McCockiner.
Gulf ducks under a wild hook from McCockiner.
Some bone on bone action there as McCockiner checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
McCockiner appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
McCockiner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gulf moves away.
Gulf throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gulf lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McCockiner at a distance.
McCockiner scores with a jab to the head.
Gulf tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCockiner was well out of range. Poor timing from Gulf.
McCockiner throws an overhand right that lands on Gulf's shoulder, as Gulf tries to avoid the shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leyte Gulf 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.
McCockiner gets cracked there but stands up to it.
McCockiner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gulf manages to avoid it.
McCockiner scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gulf in his tracks.
McCockiner takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gulf looks to score with a jab to the body but McCockiner is just out of range.
McCockiner avoids the body shot from Gulf.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but McCockiner might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Gulf has got the better of the exchanges.
A leg kick checked by McCockiner.
McCockiner flicks out a counter leg kick but Gulf steps away.
Gulf scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gulf slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
McCockiner misses the jab.
Gulf scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gulf pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces McCockiner back to the cage. Gulf follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCockiner lands with a good body shot.
Gulf takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gulf lands with a nice body punch.
The fighters circling - McCockiner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McCockiner tried to score with a low kick but Gulf checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gulf fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gulf tests McCockiner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gulf misses the jab.
McCockiner lands a front kick.
Gulf swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gulf misses with a few strikes there.
McCockiner throws a head kick that Gulf semi-blocks.
Gulf is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McCockiner can do to turn this around?
McCockiner looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gulf lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gulf.
Gulf ducks under a wild hook from McCockiner.
McCockiner fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCockiner avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
McCockiner scores with a kick to the midsection.
Gulf swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCockiner with the inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gulf pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces McCockiner back to the cage. Gulf follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Gulf looks to land a combination but McCockiner avoids it well.
Gulf throws a lazy body kick
and McCockiner counters with a good low kick that Gulf was not able to check.
Both fighters circling a little - McCockiner finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
McCockiner throws a body shot but no joy.
McCockiner keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gulf throws a predictable looking body shot
and McCockiner counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Gulf misses.
McCockiner misses with a body kick.
Gulf blocks a head kick by McCockiner.
Gulf lands a right hook to the body.
McCockiner swings away with a leg kick that misses.
McCockiner lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gulf.
McCockiner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gulf.
McCockiner fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gulf looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gulf motions for McCockiner to come forward. Gulf throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
McCockiner throws a hook but Gulf blocks it.
McCockiner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gulf.
Gulf throwing a counter right hand but McCockiner manages to avoid it.
Gulf avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gulf appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gulf moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gulf works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
McCockiner throws out a loose jab but Gulf uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gulf connects with a body shot.
Gulf blocks a head kick by McCockiner.
Gulf throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McCockiner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Despite the aggression on McCockiner's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
McCockiner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gulf thuds a left hand into McCockiner's body.
McCockiner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gulf.
Gulf slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Gulf checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A little feinted left hand from Gulf on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gulf connects with a body shot that sends McCockiner's belly button to the back.
Gulf throws a head kick that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCockiner takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gulf connects with a leg kick.
McCockiner just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Gulf wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Crunch! Gulf slams his shin into McCockiner's torso.
McCockiner lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gulf misses with a wild body shot.
Gulf connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McCockiner's hands.
McCockiner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McCockiner staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gulf throws out a leg kick but McCockiner moves out of range and Gulf only half commits.
Gulf moves out of range as McCockiner strikes.
Gulf throws a right hand that McCockiner ducks under and follows up with a left that McCockiner also avoids with ease.
McCockiner throws out a counter right but Gulf avoids it with no problem.
Gulf keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leyte Gulf dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
McCockiner misses with a straight right.
McCockiner pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
McCockiner has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
McCockiner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A bone on bone clash there as McCockiner blocks the leg kick.
A big right from McCockiner misses.
Gulf swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gulf avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from McCockiner misses.
McCockiner throws a body punch but Gulf moves out of range.
Gulf swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gulf cracks McCockiner with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCockiner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gulf.
McCockiner moves out of range of the body kick.
McCockiner lands with a good body shot.
McCockiner misses with a straight left.
McCockiner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCockiner swings widly with a right hand
and Gulf counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gulf throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gulf uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McCockiner.
McCockiner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gulf throws a leg kick that misses.
Gulf lands with a cross.
Gulf scores with a jab to the head.
Gulf swings for the body but McCockiner moves out of range.
Gulf tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gulf throws a body punch but McCockiner moves out of range.
McCockiner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gulf moves away.
McCockiner scores with a jab to the head.
Gulf swings for the body but McCockiner moves out of range.
McCockiner misses the jab.
Gulf throws a predictable looking body shot
and McCockiner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCockiner throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McCockiner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from McCockiner misses.
Gulf ducks under a wild hook from McCockiner.
McCockiner walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gulf.
Gulf tries to land a front kick but McCockiner steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gulf moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McCockiner cracks Gulf with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A shot to the body from Gulf misses
and McCockiner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McCockiner defending well as Gulf loads up on a big left hand.
Gulf blocks a jab.
McCockiner moves out of range of the leg kick from Gulf.
McCockiner ducks right into an uppercut from Gulf.
McCockiner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gulf.
McCockiner looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McCockiner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCockiner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Gulf was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from McCockiner.
McCockiner misses with a straight right.
Gulf throws a quick counter kick to the body but McCockiner avoids it.
Gulf lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
McCockiner finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gulf gets off balance looking for a body kick
and McCockiner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gulf slips under a jab from McCockiner.
McCockiner throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gulf loads up on a big right hand but McCockiner slips the punch.
Gulf throws a sloppy head kick and McCockiner moves out of range easily.
Gulf tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCockiner was well out of range. Poor timing from Gulf.
McCockiner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gulf misses with a body shot
and McCockiner counters with a low kick, right behind Gulf 's knee.
Gulf drops his hands momentarily and McCockiner takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
McCockiner takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McCockiner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gulf.
McCockiner's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCockiner gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Leyte Gulf is winning the standup battle so far.
Gulf lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gulf lunges at McCockiner with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McCockiner's hand.
McCockiner tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice cross by Gulf.
McCockiner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gulf.
Gulf missing with a left hand there. McCockiner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McCockiner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gulf throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McCockiner on the side of the head.
Gulf misses with a body shot
and McCockiner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McCockiner misses with a straight right.
McCockiner takes one to the side of the head.
Barry McCockiner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gulf misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McCockiner.
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 Leyte Gulf.
Well Gulf 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leyte Gulf!
A victorious Leyte Gulf 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 My Time (ranked 484 p4p, 459 weight class) and Balagot Liu (ranked 57 p4p, 55 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 27 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, My Time!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Balagot Liu!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Time fails with an attempt to clinch.
Liu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Time lands the left hand.
Liu thuds a left hand into Time's body.
Time throws an overhand right that lands on Liu's shoulder, as Liu tries to avoid the shot.
Liu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Liu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Liu throws out a loose jab but Time uses good head movement to avoid it.
Liu cracks Time with an open hand slap.
Liu checks a leg kick.
Time tried to score with a low kick but Liu checks it.
A bone on bone clash there as Time blocks the leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Liu misses with an uppercut
and Time counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Time wants to clinch.
Liu swats away the attempt to clinch by Time.
Time moves away from the strike by Liu.
Nice shot by Liu.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some bone on bone action there as Time checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Time sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Liu misses with a straight left.
Liu's corner calls for a 1-2. Liu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Liu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Liu clobbers Time with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Time tries to clinch there but Liu circles away.
Liu tries to land a leg kick but Time saw it coming and moves away.
Liu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Time tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Time looks to land a right hand but Liu moved out of range.
Time scores with a punch to the head.
Liu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Time moves away.
Time fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Liu, pushing him back against the cage.
Time softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
I was talking to Time's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Time prevents Liu from breaking the clinch.
Liu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Liu breaks from the clinch.
Liu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Time can pounce on him.
Time tries to clinch but Liu moves out of range.
Time walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Liu throws a lazy right hand but Time sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Time throws a body shot but no joy.
Time tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Liu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Liu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Balagot Liu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Time tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Time connects with a single shot there.
Liu swats away the attempt to clinch by Time.
Liu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Time on the side of the head.
Liu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Liu moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Time scores with a hook to the body. Liu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Time throws a shot from downtown. Liu moves away and avoids it.
A nice leg kick from Liu, right into the meat of the thigh.
Liu avoids a kick to the body.
Time defending well as Liu loads up on a big left hand.
Liu misses the jab.
Time just misses with a punch to the body.
Liu looks to land a left hand but Time moved out of range nicely.
Liu looks to land a right hand but Time moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Liu!
Time tries to clinch there but Liu circles away.
Liu moves out of range of the body kick from Time.
Nice body punch from Liu.
Liu missing with a left hand there. Time was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Time seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Time tries to clinch there but Liu circles away.
Liu connects with a solid leg kick.
Liu dips to his left and cracks Time with an uppercut!
Liu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Time.
Time's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Liu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Time scrambles back to his feet.
Time avoids the body shot from Liu.
Time moves forwards but Liu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Liu jabs Time right on the nose. Time blinks but takes it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Time fails with an attempt to clinch.
Time moves away from the strike by Liu.
Time wants to clinch up but Liu keeps it at a distance.
Time stalks Liu and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Liu's face. Liu staggers backwards, shaken.
Time clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liu tries to break the clinch but Time is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from Time fails to land.
Liu lands with a left to the head.
Time scores with a shoulder strike.
Liu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Time lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Liu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Time throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Time takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Time closes the distance and pushes Liu back into the cage.
Liu is looking to break free of the clinch but Time has double underhooks.
Liu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Liu blocks an uppercut.
Liu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Liu throws out a powerful jab.
Time checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Time throws a jab when Liu was well out of range.
Time tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Time throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Time misses the jab.
Liu ducks under a wild hook from Time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Balagot Liu dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Liu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Time pivots, looking for a leg kick but Liu is out of range and Time settles back down.
Liu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Liu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A big right from Liu misses.
Balagot Liu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Liu sizes up Time with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Liu throws a hook to the side of Time's head but Time sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Liu throws a looping overhand right but Time ducks down to avoid it.
Time doesn't manage to clinch there - Liu circles away.
Liu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Time has time to react.
Time displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Liu throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Time misses the target.
Time moves out of range of the strikes.
Time appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Time fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Liu on the side of the head.
Liu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Time wants to clinch up but Liu keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Time clinches up against the cage.
Time misses with a hook from the clinch.
Liu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Time throws a low kick but it's checked well by Liu.
Liu throws a body punch but Time moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Liu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Time uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Liu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liu moves into range and connects with a jab.
Time looks to land a body kick but Liu moved away.
Time moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Liu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Liu lands a nice shot that snaps Time's head back.
Time has Liu up against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Liu is trying to push Time away but Time has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Time struggles to land a body shot inside as Liu controls his hands.
Time tries to throw a body punch but Liu avoids it by throwing Time back against the cage.
Liu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Liu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Time's sensitive parts.
Time throws a nice inside leg kick.
Time takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Liu swats away the attempt to clinch by Time.
Time scoring well with a low kick there.
Liu throws a jab but it's blocked by Time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Time ducks under a wild hook from Liu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Time blocks a jab.
Liu misses with a wild combination.
The fighters circling - Time throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Time defending well as Liu loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Time misses.
Time lands a slapping body shot.
Liu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Times jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
An inside leg kick from Time misses.
Time chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Liu can pounce on him.
Balagot Liu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Time wants to clinch.
Liu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Liu clobbers Time with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Time ducks under a wild hook from Liu.
Liu throws a series of strikes that have Time backpedaling.
Liu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Time in his tracks.
Time misses with a wild body shot.
Time takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Time chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Liu throws out a loose jab but Time uses good head movement to avoid it.
Time closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Time misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Liu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Liu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Liu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Time.
Time fails in his attempt to clinch.
Liu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Liu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Time makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Liu misses with a hook to the body
and Time counters by moving into the clinch.
Time misses with a punch on the inside.
Time lands an uppercut.
Time misses with a punch on the inside.
Time has a couple of punches blocked by Liu.
My Time has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Time lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Time's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Time misses with some punches.
Time swings wildly with an uppercut but Liu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Time looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Time lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Time has a couple of punches blocked by Liu.
Time working aggressively here.
A frustrated look appears on Liu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Time tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Time lands with a short shot to the head.
Time working aggressively here.
Liu blocks an uppercut.
Time has a couple of punches blocked by Liu.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Balagot Liu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Time uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Liu.
An attempted straight right counter from Time misses the target.
Time is looking to clinch but Liu is avoiding it.
Time bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Time tries to clinch up but Liu circles away and keeps his distance.
Time blocks a jab.
Time swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Liu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Time looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Time moves away from the strike by Liu.
Time is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Liu.
Liu throws a jab when Time was well out of range.
Time tries to clinch but Liu is having none of it.
Sloppy strikes from Liu. Those never looked like landing.
Time feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lius jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Time looks to throw the jab but Liu is out of range.
Liu was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Time throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Time takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Time throws a leg kick but Liu sees it coming and moves out of range.
Time takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Time uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Liu.
Time wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Time ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Liu moves away.
Time tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Time avoids the body shot from Liu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Time tries to close the distance and clinch up but Liu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Liu swats away the attempt to clinch by Time.
Time is looking to clinch but Liu is avoiding it.
Time uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Liu.
Left hook, right uppercut from Time.
Liu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Time stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Liu wants to slow Time down by chopping away at his legs.
Liu looks to land a combination but Time avoids it well.
The fighters circling - Liu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Liu looks to throw the jab but Time is out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Time.
Time scoring well with a low kick there.
Liu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Liu blocks a leg kick.
Liu walks into a jab.
Time tries to land a leg kick but Liu saw it coming and moves away.
Liu only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Time misses with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Time tries to clinch but Liu moves out of range.
My Time has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Time throws a nice outside leg kick.
Liu's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Time clinches up against the cage.
Time misses with the head strike.
Liu has had enough of the clinch but Time keeps him there for the moment.
Time throws a punch but it's blocked by Liu.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Time.
Time tries to throw a body punch but Liu avoids it by throwing Time back against the cage.
Time tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Liu manages to break the clinch.
Time takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Liu throws a lazy uppercut
and Time counters with an inside leg kick.
Time ducks under a wild hook from Liu.
Time takes one to the chin there.
Liu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Liu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu lands a leg kick that knocks Time off balance momentarily.
Liu connects with a looping right hand.
Liu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A solid leg kick lands there for Liu.
Liu takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A looping hook to the body misses from Liu. Time does a little dance to reset his feet.
Time is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Liu.
Good shot there by Time.
Liu misses with a straight left.
Time slips under a jab.
Time takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Time tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Liu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Time sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A cross from Liu lands.
Time avoids the body shot from Liu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Time lands a nice looking body shot.
Time keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Liu tests Time's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Time takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liu scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Liu connects with a right hand. Time shakes it off.
Good standup being displayed there by Liu as he connects with a hook.
Time tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Liu slips a jab and a cross from Time.
Time walks into a jab.
Liu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A little feinted left hand from Time on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Time on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Liu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Time fails with an attempt to clinch.
Time wants to clinch up but Liu keeps it at a distance.
Liu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Liu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Liu moves out of range of the body kick from Time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Time is looking to clinch.
Time misses with a kick to the body.
Time shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Liu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Balagot Liu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Liu winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Balagot Liu!
After winning the bout, Balagot Liu thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Megaton (ranked 732 p4p, 1047 weight class) and Magnus Von Ver Huevan (ranked 113 p4p, 159 weight class). Von Ver Huevan has chosen Call to Arms as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 38 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Megaton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magnus Von Ver Huevan!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Ver Huevan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Megaton.
Megaton moves out of range as Von Ver Huevan strikes.
Megaton takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Mike Megaton has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Von Ver Huevan.
Megaton dodges the punch combination from Von Ver Huevan.
Megaton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Von Ver Huevan. Von Ver Huevan obviously looking to wear him down.
Von Ver Huevan cracks Megaton with a right hand to the side of the head.
Megaton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Megaton connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Magnus Von Ver Huevan has been cut.
Megaton lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Megaton checks a leg kick.
Von Ver Huevan with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Megaton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Von Ver Huevan.
Megaton throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Von Ver Huevan just misses with a punch to the body.
Megaton tries a head kick but it misses.
A cross from Megaton lands.
Von Ver Huevan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Von Ver Huevan scores with a jab to the head.
Megaton throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Megaton fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Ver Huevan checks a leg kick nicely.
Megaton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Von Ver Huevan.
Megaton finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Megaton misses with a kick to the body.
Megaton missing with a left hand there. Von Ver Huevan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Megaton lands a jab to Von Ver Huevan's midsection.
Von Ver Huevan throws a body punch but Megaton moves out of range.
Megaton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Megaton takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Megaton connects with a leg kick.
Jab from Von Ver Huevan.
Mike Megaton's cut is getting worse.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Megaton tries to move into range but Von Ver Huevan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Megaton scores with a jab.
We've been told by Megaton's head coaches at DanBills Sketchy Basement that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Megaton throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Von Ver Huevan looks to throw the jab but Megaton is out of range.
Von Ver Huevan throws a hook but Megaton avoids it easily.
Megaton lands a jab to Von Ver Huevan's midsection.
Von Ver Huevan misses with a hook.
Megaton gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Von Ver Huevan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Ver Huevan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Megaton throws a front kick aimed at Von Ver Huevan's knee but Von Ver Huevan avoids it well.
Megaton fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Von Ver Huevan is out of range.
A jab from Von Ver Huevan finds it's way through Megaton's defenses.
Von Ver Huevan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Megaton delivers a nice body kick.
A big right from Von Ver Huevan misses.
Megaton blocks a jab.
Megaton throws a body shot but no joy.
Von Ver Huevan throws a jab when Megaton was well out of range.
Megaton misses with a low kick.
Von Ver Huevan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Megaton.
Von Ver Huevan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Megaton on the side of the head.
Mike Megaton's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Megaton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Megaton with the inside leg kick.
Megaton throws a head kick but Von Ver Huevan moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Von Ver Huevan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Von Ver Huevan.
Megaton takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Von Ver Huevan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Megaton slips under a jab.
Von Ver Huevan blocks a low kick nicely.
Megaton misses with a low kick as Von Ver Huevan jumps back.
Megaton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Von Ver Huevan.
Megaton ducks under a wild hook from Von Ver Huevan.
Megaton is looking to clinch.
Megaton defending well as Von Ver Huevan loads up on a big left hand.
Megaton throws a low kick but it's checked well by Von Ver Huevan.
Von Ver Huevan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Von Ver Huevan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Megaton gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jeez, Mike Megaton's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Von Ver Huevan misses with a low kick.
Von Ver Huevan has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Von Ver Huevan works Megaton's body with a nice hook.
A head kick misses from Megaton.
Von Ver Huevan blocks a low kick nicely.
Von Ver Huevan is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Megaton had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Megaton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Von Ver Huevan.
That kick from Megaton tenderised Von Ver Huevan's leg. Von Ver Huevan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Megaton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Von Ver Huevan.
Nice defenses there by Megaton.
Megaton thuds a left hand into Von Ver Huevan's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Von Ver Huevan throws a shot from downtown. Megaton moves away and avoids it.
You can see that Von Ver Huevan has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Megaton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Von Ver Huevan connects with a looping right hand.
Megaton throws a head kick that misses.
Megaton tries a head kick but it misses.
Megaton throws the left hand but Von Ver Huevan avoids the punch easily.
Von Ver Huevan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Megaton. Megaton circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mike Megaton's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Magnus Von Ver Huevan!
After the big win, Magnus Von Ver Huevan made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors SynCity Fightwear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ernest Graves (ranked 454 p4p, 432 weight class) and Fiyero Lermontov (ranked 63 p4p, 58 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 30 - 26 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Ernest Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 24 - 1, fighting out of New York, Fiyero Lermontov!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lermontov moves into the clinch successfully.
Graves lands a left hand.
Lermontov gets control of Graves's arms and successfully pulls guard. Lermontov will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Graves stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lermontov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Graves working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lermontov's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lermontov working for a triangle but Graves defends it easily.
Lermontov working a defensive guard here.
Graves scoring with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lermontov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Graves has managed to get both his arms back between Lermontov's legs - danger averted.
Graves pushes down on Lermontov's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Graves wants to take a breather but Lermontov is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves works his foot free and advances to mount.
Graves putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Graves unloading with bombs!
Lermontov is rocked!
Graves lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lermontov is still in real trouble! Can Graves finish him?
We've been hearing that Graves has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Graves cracks Lermontov with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ernest Graves!
Ernest Graves seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Darren Dixon (ranked 276 p4p, 218 weight class) and Brayden Point (ranked 40 p4p, 31 weight class). Point has chosen Roots Reggae Music as his entrance music. 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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145
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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 20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Darren Dixon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brayden Point!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Point moves out of range of the strikes.
Dixon throws a hook but Point blocks it.
Dixon darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Point is doing well to control the position and prevent Dixon from advancing to side control.
Dixon is pressing down on Point's thigh, looking to free his foot. Point is holding on for now.
Dixon trying to control from half guard but Point is working away.
Dixon wants to pass to mount but Point is defending the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Point has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dixon is working away from the top position though.
Point gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Point is trying to control the position but Dixon postures up.
Dixon advances position into side control!
Dixon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Point keeps working.
Point is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Point is trying to control Dixon's posture but Dixon avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dixon is looking to take a break and control but Point is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dixon tries to advance to mount but Point denies him.
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.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Point tries to bench press Dixon off him but Dixon keeps the position.
Dixon tries to move to mount but Point blocks the move with his legs.
Point struggling a bit here.
Dixon controls the position.
Dixon gets to mount! Point was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Point manages to control the position for a moment.
Point is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dixon fails to take his opponent's back.
Dixon looking to control but Point is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Point really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dixon wants to control the pace but Point is squirming around nicely.
Point tries to lock up and control but Dixon gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dixon controlling his opponent.
Dixon is trying to take his opponent's back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Point is looking to get to half guard.
Point is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Point gets back to half guard.
Dixon is trying to control. Point wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dixon is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Point is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Point looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dixon passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Point!
Point is desperately trying to improve his position but Dixon has a good base and remains in mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Dixon dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dixon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Point.
Dixon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Point can do to turn this around?
Dixon fails with a takedown attempt.
Dixon throws a lazy uppercut
and Dixon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Point thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Dixon does it's job there.
Dixon moves out of range of the strikes.
Dixon throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Point tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Dixon is in Point's guard.
Dixon wants to pass the guard but Point is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dixon stopping the sweep attempt from Point.
Point is trying to control the position but Dixon postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Point lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Dixon is adopting a defensive guard.
Point trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Point trying to control but Dixon is working from the bottom.
Dixon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Point stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dixon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dixon has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Point can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Point advances position into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Point wants to control but Dixon is keeping him busy.
Point might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Dixon haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Dixon struggling a bit here.
Dixon is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Point off and has taken his back!
Dixon has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Point is in real trouble here. Dixon gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Point is tapping out! Dixon wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Darren Dixon!
In his post fight interview, Darren Dixon started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grant Alyoshin (ranked 223 p4p, 222 weight class) and Gyukosho Fujimoto (ranked 38 p4p, 37 weight class). Grant Alyoshin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gyukosho Fujimoto'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 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grant Alyoshin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gyukosho Fujimoto!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alyoshin moves into the clinch.
Fujimoto wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fujimoto wants to get back to striking at distance but Alyoshin won't allow it.
Alyoshin lands with a right to the head.
Fujimoto wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fujimoto can't break the clinch.
Alyoshin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fujimoto is trying to break the clinch but Alyoshin has him pressed against the cage.
Fujimoto is looking to break free of the clinch but Alyoshin has double underhooks.
Alyoshin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Alyoshin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fujimoto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fujimoto has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Alyoshin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Alyoshin slips a jab and a cross from Fujimoto.
Fujimoto chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alyoshin can pounce on him.
Fujimoto gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fujimoto misses with an uppercut. Alyoshin saw that one coming.
Fujimoto lands a nice hook to Alyoshin's body. Alyoshin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alyoshin looks to clinch
and Fujimoto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alyoshin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fujimoto steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Alyoshin lands with a nice body punch.
Fujimoto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Alyoshin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Alyoshin throws a sloppy head kick and Fujimoto moves out of range easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Fujimoto misses.
Alyoshin misses with a head kick.
Fujimoto throws a body kick that misses.
Alyoshin tries to clinch up.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fujimoto! But no joy.
Jab, jab by Alyoshin - just one landing.
Alyoshin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Alyoshin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fujimoto's efforts to push away.
Fujimoto wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alyoshin misses with the head strike.
Fujimoto blocks a body shot from Alyoshin.
Alyoshin pushes Fujimoto back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fujimoto is trying to push Alyoshin away but Alyoshin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short right from Alyoshin on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alyoshin lands a hook that snaps the head of Fujimoto backwards.
Fujimoto wants to break free but Alyoshin has control.
Alyoshin looking to throw knees to the head but Fujimoto is blocking nicely.
Alyoshin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alyoshin tries to land a knee to the head but Fujimoto blocks with his arms.
Alyoshin breaks the clinch.
Alyoshin scores with the left hand. Fujimoto knows he should have avoided that one.
Alyoshin scores with a body shot.
Alyoshin looks to clinch
and Fujimoto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alyoshin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alyoshin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alyoshin throws a leg kick which misses Fujimoto's front leg but catches the back leg as Fujimoto tries to avoid it.
Fujimoto gets tackled into the cage by Alyoshin. Alyoshin maintains the clinch.
Alyoshin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fujimoto's efforts to push away.
Alyoshin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fujimoto escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alyoshin tries to clinch there but Fujimoto circles away.
Alyoshin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fujimoto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jab from Alyoshin.
Alyoshin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Alyoshin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fujimoto is out of range.
Alyoshin throws a low kick, looking for Fujimoto's leg but Fujimoto calmly moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto takes a swing at Alyoshin's ribcage but misses.
Alyoshin throws a jab but it's blocked by Fujimoto.
Fujimoto on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Alyoshin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alyoshin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alyoshin moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromFujimoto.
Alyoshin takes a swing at Fujimoto's ribcage but misses.
Alyoshin misses with a leg kick
and Fujimoto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fujimoto slips under a jab from Alyoshin.
Alyoshin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fujimoto throws a lazy right hand but Alyoshin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Alyoshin slips a straight right by Fujimoto.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Alyoshin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fujimoto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alyoshin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fujimoto can do to turn this around?
Alyoshin throws a lazy head kick
and Fujimoto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alyoshin throws a leg kick
and Fujimoto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Alyoshin thows a leg kick but Fujimoto checks it
and Fujimoto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fujimoto missing with a left hand there. Alyoshin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alyoshin looks to throw the jab but Fujimoto is out of range.
Alyoshin misses the shot to the body.
Alyoshin sizes up Fujimoto with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alyoshin avoids the head kick by Fujimoto.
Fujimoto takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Alyoshin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fujimoto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fujimoto takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujimoto misses with a head kick.
Fujimoto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Alyoshin circles away quickly and effectively.
Alyoshin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Alyoshin throws a leg kick
enabling Fujimoto to counter with a crisp jab.
Grant Alyoshin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alyoshin takes the fight into the clinch.
Alyoshin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fujimoto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alyoshin tries to clinch there but Fujimoto circles away.
Alyoshin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fujimoto circles away quickly and effectively.
Alyoshin misses with a leg kick.
Alyoshin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fujimoto! But no joy.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alyoshin. That's going to slow Fujimoto down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto throws a head kick but Alyoshin moves out of range.
Alyoshin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Grant Alyoshin is winning the standup battle so far.
Alyoshin tries to clinch up.
Fujimoto swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Alyoshin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Alyoshin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alyoshin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Alyoshin lands with a right to the head.
Alyoshin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fujimoto throws a shot from downtown. Alyoshin moves away and avoids it.
Alyoshin tests Fujimoto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alyoshin scores with a nice head shot.
A low kick from Alyoshin is predictable there
and Fujimoto counters with a crisp one two that drops Alyoshin! Fujimoto thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Alyoshin to his feet! Alyoshin is in big trouble!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alyoshin throws a sloppy head kick and Fujimoto moves out of range easily.
Fujimoto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Alyoshin with the inside leg kick.
Alyoshin drops Fujimoto with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Fujimoto looks back up at him and smiles so Alyoshin waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Fujimoto is rocked!
Fujimoto goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fujimoto swings widly with a right hand
and Alyoshin counters with a nice uppercut.
Fujimoto is still on wobbly legs! Can Alyoshin finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alyoshin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fujimoto. That did some damage!
Fujimoto seems to have recovered his senses.
Alyoshin throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Fujimoto crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Grant Alyoshin!
A relieved looking Grant Alyoshin thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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