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Sucker Punch Pro Series 118 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Klaus Silverstein (ranked 22861 p4p, 2630 weight class) and Phat Bhoy (ranked 545 p4p, 276 weight class). Klaus Silverstein has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Klaus Silverstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Phat Bhoy!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bhoy connects with a right hand. Silverstein shakes it off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bhoy. Silverstein does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silverstein moves in looking to clinch but Bhoy pushes him off.
Bhoy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silverstein is fending him off so far but Bhoy persists. Nope, Silverstein circles away and we're back to standing.
Bhoy misses with a series of wild punches.
Bhoy throws a body punch but Silverstein moves out of range.
Bhoy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silverstein takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bhoy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've been hearing reports that Silverstein has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Silverstein throws a right and a left that Bhoy avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silverstein dodges the punch combination from Bhoy.
Silverstein avoids the body shot from Bhoy.
Silverstein is looking for a counter combo.
Silverstein takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bhoy connects with a looping right hand.
Bhoy dives in and grabs Silverstein's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silverstein pushes down on Bhoy's head and hops out.
Bhoy takes a swing at Silverstein's ribcage but misses.
Silverstein swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bhoy lands a nice hook to Silverstein's body. Silverstein takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Silverstein misses with a wild body shot.
Silverstein misses the shot to the body.
Bhoy connects with a right hand. Silverstein shakes it off.
Silverstein drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
No joy there for Bhoy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silverstein appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bhoy has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Silverstein is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Silverstein lands an overhand right.
Bhoy scores with a jab. Silverstein acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice jab there from Bhoy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silverstein on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Silverstein has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silverstein there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bhoy punishes Silverstein's body with a nice straight punch.
Bhoy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Silverstein throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silverstein showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bhoy.
Bhoy lands a really nice looking cross but Silverstein seems unphased.
Bhoy is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Silverstein had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Bhoy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silverstein.
Silverstein avoids the body shot from Bhoy.
Silverstein closes the distance but Bhoy moves to the side
enabling Bhoy to counter with a crisp jab.
Bhoy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bhoy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bhoy scores with a hook to the body. Silverstein takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bhoy throws a shot to the body.
Bhoy tests Silverstein's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silverstein is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bhoy.
Bhoy stuns Silverstein with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bhoy lands a nice shot that snaps Silverstein's head back.
Bhoy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bhoy throws a right hand that Silverstein ducks under and follows up with a left that Silverstein also avoids with ease.
Bhoy lands the left hand.
Bhoy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silverstein moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bhoy keeps the fight on the outside.
Bhoy connects with a looping right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silverstein tries to clinch up.
Silverstein shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bhoy napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bhoy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bhoy is not content to let Silverstein control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phat Bhoy dominated that round.
That's time! Silverstein's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bhoy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bhoy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bhoy throws a series of punches but Silverstein avoids them all with ease.
Silverstein feinted with a counter takedown.
Bhoy scores with a nice right hand.
Bhoy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silverstein was well out of range. Poor timing from Bhoy.
Bhoy swings away with a body shot that misses
and Silverstein counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bhoy lands with an overhand left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bhoy misses with a body shot.
Silverstein throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Silverstein looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bhoy looks to score with a jab to the body but Silverstein is just out of range.
Bhoy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silverstein.
Bhoy swinging wildly here.
Phat Bhoy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silverstein fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bhoy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Silverstein with a body shot.
Bhoy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bhoy throws a body shot but no joy.
Silverstein tries to close the distance and clinch but Bhoy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bhoy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silverstein on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Silverstein takes one to the side of the head.
Bhoy swats away the attempt to clinch by Silverstein.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silverstein on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bhoy lands with a good body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bhoy.
Silverstein drops his hands momentarily and Bhoy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bhoy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bhoy closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bhoy lands a really nice looking cross but Silverstein seems unphased.
Silverstein takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bhoy lunges at Silverstein with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silverstein's hand.
Bhoy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silverstein.
Bhoy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bhoy misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bhoy connects with a single shot there.
Klaus Silverstein is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bhoy lands a jab to the nose.
Silverstein closes the distance and clinches.
Bhoy can't find room to land a body shot as Silverstein controls the action.
Bhoy lands a hook that snaps the head of Silverstein backwards.
Bhoy scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silverstein.
Bhoy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bhoy.
Silverstein tries to score a body lock takedown but Bhoy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bhoy.
Bhoy misses with the head strike.
Bhoy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bhoy working aggressively here.
Bhoy cracks Silverstein with a nice body shot.
A right hand to the body from Bhoy.
Bhoy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silverstein avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bhoy struggles to land a body shot inside as Silverstein controls his hands.
Bhoy tries a body shot but Silverstein blocks it.
Bhoy misses with a body punch.
Bhoy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bhoy lands with a short shot to the head.
Silverstein is working for takedown but Bhoy is calmly controlling the position for now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bhoy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bhoy misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Phat Bhoy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Silverstein's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Bhoy lands a glancing blow to the side of Silverstein's head.
Bhoy jabs Silverstein to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bhoy 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.
Bhoy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bhoy misses with a wild body shot.
Bhoy lands with a nice body punch.
Silverstein swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bhoy counters with a straight right hand.
Silverstein moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bhoy.
Bhoy looks to throw the jab but Silverstein is out of range.
Bhoy cracks a nice hook into Silverstein's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bhoy connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bhoy lands a body shot.
Silverstein is looking to clinch.
Silverstein throws a jab but it's blocked by Bhoy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bhoy. Silverstein does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bhoy connects with a body shot that sends Silverstein's belly button to the back.
Bhoy lands a body shot.
Bhoy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bhoy lands a nice looking body shot.
A big left from Bhoy misses.
Bhoy scores with a jab. Silverstein acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bhoy misses the shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silverstein looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bhoy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bhoy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silverstein doesn't seem bothered though.
Bhoy swats away the attempt to clinch by Silverstein.
Bhoy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bhoy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silverstein avoids the body shot from Bhoy.
As Bhoy looks to move away, Silverstein throws a big counter combo but Bhoy just gets out of the way.
Bhoy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bhoy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bhoy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silverstein.
Bhoy scores with a sloppy right hand. Silverstein should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bhoy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bhoy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Silverstein with a body shot.
Bhoy jabs Silverstein to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bhoy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silverstein swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Bhoy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bhoy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silverstein counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bhoy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bhoy not doing much here.
Silverstein is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bhoy slows the pace down in half guard.
Silverstein is staying active underneath Bhoy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bhoy frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silverstein is in all sorts of trouble here.
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!
Silverstein tries to lock up and control but Bhoy gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bhoy throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bhoy lands a nice shot to the head.
Klaus Silverstein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bhoy content just to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phat Bhoy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bhoy 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phat Bhoy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Barkley (ranked 1447 p4p, 5878 weight class) and Morioka Shigemasa (ranked 212 p4p, 658 weight class). Shigemasa has chosen Seek and Destroy as his entrance music. Nick Barkley has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Barkley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Morioka Shigemasa!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shigemasa moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Barkley lands a big head kick that sends Shigemasa tumbling to the mat! Barkley takes a step backwards and waves Shigemasa back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Shigemasa is rocked!
 It looks like Morioka Shigemasa has been cut.
Shigemasa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Shigemasa is still on wobbly legs! Can Barkley finish him?
Shigemasa misses with a straight right.
Barkley cracks Shigemasa with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nick Barkley!
Nick Barkley thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Landon McGuire (ranked 1936 p4p, 1868 weight class) and Derek Patterson (ranked 284 p4p, 271 weight class). McGuire comes to the cage accompanied by Godsmack - When Legends Rise. Patterson has chosen I'm So High. Nashville Pussy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Landon McGuire is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Landon McGuire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Derek Patterson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McGuire moves away.
McGuire tried to counter with a leg kick but Patterson avoided it.
Patterson lands a jab.
Patterson lands a body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! McGuire crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Patterson - the referee stops the clock and McGuire gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Patterson. McGuire manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Derek Patterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patterson drives through and clinches with McGuire against the cage.
McGuire presses Patterson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Patterson lands with a light punch inside.
Patterson working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from Patterson.
McGuire blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Patterson lands a right hand.
Patterson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Patterson digs a right hand into McGuire's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McGuire's gas tank.
Patterson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGuire blocks a body shot from Patterson.
Patterson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McGuire lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McGuire.
Patterson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McGuire backwards.
McGuire misses with the head strike.
McGuire blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuire lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Patterson backwards.
Patterson throws a head punch that misses.
McGuire lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Patterson throws a head punch that misses.
Patterson lands a nice shot to the body.
Patterson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McGuire.
McGuire is breathing heavily.
Patterson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Patterson.
Patterson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Patterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGuire misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Patterson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Patterson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Patterson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Patterson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Patterson working aggressively here.
Patterson blocks a body shot from McGuire.
Patterson throws a punch but it's blocked by McGuire.
McGuire misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGuire working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Patterson jumps guard and drags McGuire to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Patterson is pulling down on McGuire's head to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
McGuire has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
McGuire preventing the sweep.
Patterson is still trying to improve position.
Patterson controls McGuire momentarily but McGuire frees himself.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Patterson keeping full guard, as McGuire tries to pass.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A lazy left from McGuire finds it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Patterson stuffs the takedown.
A big left from Patterson misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Patterson.
Patterson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Patterson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Patterson gets a clinch.
McGuire tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Patterson lands a right hand that snaps the head of McGuire backwards.
Patterson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Patterson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGuire trying to control but Patterson is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGuire wants to pass the guard but Patterson is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson keeping moving, preventing McGuire from controlling successfully.
Patterson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Patterson looking for a sweep. Not yet Patterson, not yet.
McGuire wants to control from the top but Patterson keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Patterson checks a leg kick.
Patterson takes the fight into the clinch.
Patterson looking for a takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Patterson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Patterson instigates a clinch.
Patterson tries to work over McGuire's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from McGuire - that landed with a thud.
McGuire misses with a hook to the ribs.
McGuire tries to stall but Patterson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McGuire lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Patterson swings wildly with an uppercut but McGuire uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGuire drags the fight down to the ground.
Patterson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Patterson trying to control the position from guard on top but McGuire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McGuire wants to hit a sweep here but Patterson passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for McGuire there!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patterson with the ground and pound from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can McGuire hang on?
Patterson with the ground and pound from mount.
McGuire tries to lock up and control but Patterson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
McGuire is in all sorts of trouble here.
Patterson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Patterson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
McGuire takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Patterson working the ground and pound effectively.
Patterson looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire controls the position.
Patterson with shots to the head and body - McGuire looks very uncomfortable down there.
A nice elbow there by Patterson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGuire is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
McGuire is squirming around, avoiding Patterson's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson working McGuire over with strikes here.
Patterson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
McGuire slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
McGuire is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Patterson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Patterson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Derek Patterson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Patterson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson prevents McGuire from improving his position.
Patterson maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! McGuire could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Patterson has cracked it and McGuire is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Patterson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Derek Patterson!
Derek Patterson 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Green (ranked 1362 p4p, 1911 weight class) and Youssef Alaoui (ranked 203 p4p, 280 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Youssef Alaoui!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green misses with a looping left.
Green fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alaoui.
Green throws a body punch but Alaoui moves out of range.
A nice side step and Alaoui releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Alaoui avoids the body shot from Green.
Alaoui ducks right into an uppercut from Green.
Green looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Green with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Alaoui 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.
Green connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Green moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Green throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Green keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alaoui.
Alaoui fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Green looks to throw a body kick
and Alaoui counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Green throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Alaoui counters with a right hand to the body.
A cross from Green lands.
Green misses with a jab to the body
letting Alaoui counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Alaoui throws a hook to the side of Green's head but Green sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Green missing with a left hand there. Alaoui was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Green lands a nice hook to Alaoui's body. Alaoui takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Green connects with a good right hand that stumbles Alaoui. Alaoui circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The fighters circling - Green throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Green misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Alaoui counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Green walks into a left hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Green. That's going to slow Alaoui down.
Alaoui lands with a cross.
Green dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alaoui defending well as Green loads up on a big left hand.
Green throws a body shot but no joy.
As Green backs off Alaoui throws a huge counter combo but Green manages to avoid it all.
Alaoui throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Green on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Alaoui avoids the body shot from Green.
Green misses with a right hand
and Alaoui counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Green swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Alaoui counters with a stiff right hand.
Alaoui fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Green misses the shot to the body.
Green is looking to wear down Alaoui with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Green thows a leg kick but Alaoui checks it
and Alaoui counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alaoui takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alaoui looks to score with a jab to the body but Green is just out of range.
Green is looking to score with low kicks.
Nice uppercut there from Green.
Alaoui misses with a body kick.
Mike Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Green fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Alaoui looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green throws a lazy uppercut
and Alaoui counters with a nice body shot.
Green lands a jab to the head.
Green looks for the body kick but Alaoui saw that one coming.
Green misses with a hook to the body
and Alaoui counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Green throws a body punch but Alaoui moves out of range.
Green's corner calls for a 1-2. Green obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Green throws a body punch but Alaoui moves out of range.
Green misses with a body kick.
Alaoui is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Green had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Green sizes up Alaoui with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Green connects with a body shot.
Green misses with a hook to the body
and Alaoui counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Green thinking.
Alaoui dips to his left and cracks Green with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alaoui lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Green circles away quickly and effectively.
Green throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Alaoui only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alaoui uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Green.
Alaoui uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Green.
Alaoui looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Alaoui jabs Green to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Green connects with a single shot there.
Green stuns Alaoui with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Alaoui avoids the body shot from Green.
Alaoui appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Green throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Green tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Alaoui is able to avoid easily.
A nice side step and Alaoui releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Alaoui missing with a left hand there. Green was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Green walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Alaoui checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Green takes a swing at Alaoui's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Green throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice side step and Alaoui releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Green throws a lazy uppercut
and Alaoui counters with a nice uppercut.
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 Mike Green will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Green lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alaoui at a distance.
Green throws a low kick, looking for Alaoui's leg but Alaoui calmly moves out of range.
Alaoui throws out a counter right but Green avoids it with no problem.
Green throws a lazy head kick
and Alaoui counters with a series of strikes. Green will be more careful next time no doubt.
Green misses with a hook
and Alaoui counters with a low kick, right behind Green 's knee.
Green looks to score with a jab to the body but Alaoui is just out of range.
Green throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Green misses with a lunging right hand
and Alaoui counters with a stiff right hand.
Alaoui walks into a stiff left hand from Green.
Green slips a jab from Alaoui.
Green misses with a left hand
and Alaoui cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Green lands a front kick.
A low kick from Green misses
and Alaoui counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circle momentarily. Green darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Alaoui defending well as Green loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green is looking to chop away at Alaoui's legs.
Alaoui is looking to chop away at Green's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Green. Alaoui does a little dance to reset his feet.
Green moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromAlaoui.
Alaoui needs to keep his hands up - Green had a free shot at his head there.
Alaoui avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Alaoui! But no joy.
Alaoui throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Green swings for the body but Alaoui moves out of range.
Alaoui looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Green lands with a nice body punch.
Alaoui keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alaoui slips under a jab from Green.
Green connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Alaoui is rocked!
Some bone on bone action there as Alaoui checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Green misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alaoui.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green tries to land a front kick but Alaoui steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A nice side step and Alaoui releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Green fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alaoui.
A low kick from Green misses
and Alaoui counters with a straight right hand.
Green rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alaoui moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Green takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Green takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Green throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alaoui is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A low kick from Green is predictable there
and Alaoui counters with a straight right hand.
Alaoui on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mike Green is winning the standup battle so far.
Green misses with a body shot
and Alaoui counters with a head kick.
Green throws a body shot but no joy.
Green throws an off balance right hand
and Alaoui counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green with a nice cross.
Green does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Alaoui cracks a nice hook into Green's ribs.
Green lands a right hook to the body.
Alaoui throws a jab when Green was well out of range.
Green swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Green takes a swing at Alaoui's ribcage but misses.
Alaoui jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Green throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Alaoui counters with a huge head kick that drops Green! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Youssef Alaoui!
Our winner, Youssef Alaoui, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luka Marka (ranked 714 p4p, 1995 weight class) and Jim Beam (ranked 108 p4p, 294 weight class). Marka comes to the cage accompanied by HADES. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luka Marka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jim Beam!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beam throws a head kick but Marka moves out of range.
Beam throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Marka blocks a head kick by Beam.
Beam takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Luka Marka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marka bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Beam takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Marka jabs Beam to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Marka has been working on his boxing with his coaches at in shig we trust in the buildup to the fight.
Beam looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Marka misses with a body shot.
Beam throws a nice inside leg kick.
Marka takes a swing at Beam's ribcage but misses.
Beam throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Marka gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Beam takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marka lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Beam at a distance.
Beam tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Beam throws a leg kick but Marka checks it.
Marka lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Marka is looking to wear down Beam with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Beam decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Marka avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Beam.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marka on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Marka keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Beam is looking for a kimura here.
Marka won't allow Beam to pass to mount.
Marka is defending against the submission attempts here by Beam.
Marka trying to control but Beam postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Beam throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Beam is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Marka blocking the ground and pound attempt from Beam.
Beam wants to pass to mount but Marka is defending the position.
Beam is looking for a kimura here.
Beam throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beam trying to pass the guard but Marka defending well.
Beam throwing shots but Marka is blocking nicely.
Beam misses with a head shot. Marka uses the momentum to regain guard.
Marka keeping moving, preventing Beam from controlling successfully.
Beam preventing the sweep.
Marka is controlling Beam's posture.
Beam has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Beam drops back, looking for a kneebar! Marka looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Marka looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Marka!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beam tries to bench press Marka off him but Marka keeps the position.
Beam looks to move to half guard but instead Marka has passed into mount! Damn!
Beam really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Marka looking to control but Beam is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Beam is looking to improve his position but Marka isn't that keen on the idea.
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 Luka Marka will probably get the nod.
That's time! Marka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jab, jab by Marka - just one landing.
Beam fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beam.
Beam moves forwards but Marka connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Beam lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Beam misses with a hook. Marka ducked under it nicely.
Beam swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marka swings for the body but Beam moves out of range.
Beam throws a head kick but Marka moves out of range.
Marka looks to score with a jab to the body but Beam is just out of range.
Marka is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Marka thuds a left hand into Beam's body.
Beam avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Beam tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Marka moves out of range as Beam strikes.
Marka is looking to counter punch.
Marka with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Beam to score with a decent uppercut.
Marka misses with a body shot.
Beam throws out a counter right but Marka avoids it with no problem.
Marka fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beam moves out of range as Marka strikes.
Beam closes the distance and clinches.
Marka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marka misses with a wild body shot.
Marka throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Beam avoids the body shot from Marka.
Beam scores with a nice right hand.
Luka Marka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beam misses with a looping left.
Beam lands a nice shot that snaps Marka's head back.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Marka tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Beam pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marka looks to score with a jab to the body but Beam is just out of range.
Luka Marka is winning the standup battle so far.
Beam throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from Beam misses.
Marka connects with a good right hand that stumbles Beam. Beam circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Marka throws a big shot that misses.
Marka throws a body punch but Beam moves out of range.
Beam throws a head kick but Marka moves out of range.
Marka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marka gets caught napping as Beam dives in and scores a takedown. Marka manages to retain guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marka seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Marka keeping full guard, as Beam tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beam passes into half guard.
Beam thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Marka is trying to get back to full guard.
Beam is working for a kimura but Marka is defending it quite comfortably.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beam not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Beam missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Beam slips a nice elbow through Marka's hands, connecting with Marka's forehead.
Jim Beam has got the better of the ground game so far.
Beam looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Beam is still trying to improve position.
Beam is looking to stall here but Marka recovers full guard.
Marka avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marka keeping moving, preventing Beam from controlling successfully.
Marka utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Beam pushes down on Marka's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Marka blocking the ground and pound attempt from Beam.
Beam throwing shots but Marka is blocking nicely.
Beam seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Beam thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Marka's head.
Beam is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Marka doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Beam.
Beam slips a nice elbow through Marka's hands, connecting with Marka's forehead.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Beam showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Marka thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Marka.
Jab by Beam.
Beam closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Marka regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Beam.
Beam throws a strike but Marka rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Marka has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Marka content to stall in guard here.
Marka wants to control from the top but Beam keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beam looking to hit a scissor sweep but Marka is one step ahead there.
Beam working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Marka has passed into half guard!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beam tries to roll over but Marka keeps him under control.
Beam works his way to full guard. Good work.
Beam wants to control the position but Marka says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Beam wants to control the action here but instead Marka manages to pass to full mount!
Beam can't escape the position.
Beam manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marka stalling.
Beam is looking to improve his position.
Beam looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Marka is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Marka wants to pass to mount but Beam is defending the position.
Beam is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beam looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Beam is pressing down on Marka's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Beam throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Marka escapes and throws Beam's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Beam tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Marka wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
A control attempt from Beam but he's now mounted!
Beam keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beam sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Beam is trying to stand.
Marka prevents Beam from improving his position.
Beam gets back to full guard.
Beam is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Beam is striking from the bottom but Marka uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Beam is looking for a sweep. Marka is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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 Luka Marka.
I think Marka has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rimtas Kentas (ranked 1021 p4p, 2162 weight class) and Ricardo Burduada No Cranio (ranked 134 p4p, 269 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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rimtas Kentas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ricardo Burduada No Cranio!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kentas goes for a double leg but Burduada No Cranio avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Burduada No Cranio continues to drive forward.
Kentas is trying to trip Burduada No Cranio. He has hold of a leg but Burduada No Cranio is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Kentas persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Burduada No Cranio is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kentas wants to control from the top but Burduada No Cranio keeps moving.
Kentas is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Burduada No Cranio is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Kentas drops back, looking for a kneebar! Burduada No Cranio looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Burduada No Cranio looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Burduada No Cranio!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kentas is looking for a sweep.
Burduada No Cranio stands up and beckons Kentas to his feet.
Burduada No Cranio connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burduada No Cranio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kentas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Burduada No Cranio thuds a left hand into Kentas's body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kentas shoots in for a takedown but Burduada No Cranio shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Burduada No Cranio goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kentas has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Team Grunt in the buildup to the fight.
Kentas ducks under a wild hook from Burduada No Cranio.
Kentas feints and as Burduada No Cranio raises his hands in defense, Kentas changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kentas wants to control from the top but Burduada No Cranio keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kentas slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Burduada No Cranio looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kentas trying to control but Burduada No Cranio is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kentas tries to free his leg and advance position but Burduada No Cranio is retaining full guard.
Kentas trying to control the position from guard on top but Burduada No Cranio is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Burduada No Cranio working a defensive guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kentas tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Burduada No Cranio swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rimtas Kentas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burduada No Cranio connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Burduada No Cranio misses with an uppercut.
Kentas gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Burduada No Cranio lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kentas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Burduada No Cranio.
Kentas shoots in and gets a takedown into Burduada No Cranio's guard.
Kentas controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burduada No Cranio wants to stand and escape but Kentas is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kentas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Burduada No Cranio is keeping the position for now.
Burduada No Cranio has his feet on Kentas's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Kentas tries to close the distance and clinch but Burduada No Cranio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ricardo Burduada No Cranio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kentas shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kentas passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Burduada No Cranio!
Kentas trying to control but Burduada No Cranio is having none of it.
Kentas goes for an armbar but Burduada No Cranio turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Burduada No Cranio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burduada No Cranio tries to stand but Kentas is controlling from the bottom.
Kentas is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Burduada No Cranio wants to stand but Kentas is controlling his posture from full guard.
Burduada No Cranio not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Burduada No Cranio postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Burduada No Cranio dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Burduada No Cranio's corner calls for a 1-2. Burduada No Cranio obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Burduada No Cranio stuffs the takedown attempt from Kentas. Kentas gets slowly back to his feet.
Burduada No Cranio throws a body shot but no joy.
Burduada No Cranio lands a jab to the nose.
Kentas moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Burduada No Cranio has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Burduada No Cranio throws an overhand right that lands on Kentas's shoulder, as Kentas tries to avoid the shot.
Burduada No Cranio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kentas manages to avoid it.
Kentas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Burduada No Cranio manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Burduada No Cranio swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kentas tries to score a power double leg takedown but Burduada No Cranio sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kentas somewhat.
Kentas shoots in but Burduada No Cranio avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rimtas Kentas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burduada No Cranio scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kentas doesn't seem bothered though.
Burduada No Cranio looks to land a left hand but Kentas moved out of range nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kentas.
Kentas looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kentas looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Burduada No Cranio has one foot on Kentas's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Burduada No Cranio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Burduada No Cranio throws a big shot that misses.
A shot to the liver by Burduada No Cranio. Beautiful body shot.
Burduada No Cranio throws a good cross that connects.
Kentas closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kentas in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Burduada No Cranio is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rimtas Kentas!
Rimtas Kentas thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mental Warrior (ranked 724 p4p, 1942 weight class) and Nova Lankinen (ranked 105 p4p, 253 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Warrior might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Side to Side. Mental Warrior has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mental Warrior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nova Lankinen!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Warrior throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Warrior misses the jab.
Lankinen is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Warrior moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lankinen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Warrior throws a body shot but no joy.
Despite the aggression on Lankinen's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Warrior lands a nice hook to Lankinen's body. Lankinen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Warrior looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lankinen scores with a sloppy right hand. Warrior should have avoided that one.
Lankinen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Warrior connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lankinen scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Nova Lankinen has been cut.
Warrior tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lankinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Warrior.
Nice cross by Lankinen.
Warrior looks to land a left hand but Lankinen moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Lankinen.
Lankinen defending well as Warrior loads up on a big left hand.
Lankinen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lankinen swings for the body but Warrior moves out of range.
Warrior looks to score with a jab to the body but Lankinen is just out of range.
Warrior connects with a jab.
Lankinen avoids the body shot from Warrior.
Warrior tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lankinen was well out of range. Poor timing from Warrior.
Warrior loads up on a big right hand but Lankinen slips the punch.
Lankinen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lankinen throws a body punch but Warrior moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warrior misses with a lunging right hand
and Lankinen counters with a three punch combo that has Warrior backing up. Warrior nods at Lankinen to acknowledge the strikes.
 Warrior is rocked!
Warrior is aggressively charging in as Lankinen backs up avoiding any damage. Lankinen tosses out a jab and Warrior runs right into it face first! Warrior is out cold! Lankinen dropped down on all fours and is barking in Warrior's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nova Lankinen!
During a confident post fight interview, Nova Lankinen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Parker (ranked 746 p4p, 955 weight class) and Darwin Zambrano (ranked 118 p4p, 151 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jacob Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Darwin Zambrano!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zambrano swings for the body but Parker moves out of range.
Parker lands a lovely overhand right.
Zambrano shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Parker counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Parker closes the distance and pushes Zambrano back into the cage.
Zambrano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zambrano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Parker backwards.
Parker lands a nice uppercut.
Zambrano misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zambrano.
Zambrano lands an uppercut.
Zambrano swings wildly with an uppercut but Parker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Parker blocks a body shot from Zambrano.
Zambrano pulls guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zambrano looking to control.
Parker controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zambrano is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Parker defends well.
Zambrano had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Parker defends it easily.
Zambrano keeping moving, preventing Parker from controlling successfully.
Zambrano looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Zambrano bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Parker's guard.
Zambrano told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zambrano working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Parker keeping moving, preventing Zambrano from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Zambrano passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Parker can't do much from the bottom here.
Parker tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Zambrano wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Parker regains half guard, as Zambrano was trying to land strikes.
Zambrano is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Parker defends it well.
Parker blocking the ground and pound attempt from Zambrano.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zambrano thows a huge punch but Parker dodges it nicely.
Zambrano is looking for a kimura here.
Zambrano is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Zambrano wants to lay and pray for a moment but Parker keeps working.
Zambrano working Parker over with strikes.
Zambrano is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Parker tries to roll over but Zambrano keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zambrano trying to pass the guard but Parker defending well.
Zambrano prevents Parker from improving his position.
Zambrano works his foot free and advances to mount.
Zambrano goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Parker is on top in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Zambrano is on top in guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darwin Zambrano dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Zambrano doesn't manage to clinch there - Parker circles away.
Parker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zambrano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zambrano takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That kick from Parker tenderised Zambrano's leg. Zambrano is trying to keep his angry face on.
Parker with a nice calf kick.
Zambrano 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.
Parker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Parker works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Parker connects with a right hand. Zambrano shakes it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zambrano moves out of range of the body kick.
Parker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Zambrano, pushing him back against the cage.
Parker blocks a body shot from Zambrano.
Parker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zambrano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zambrano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zambrano is looking to take this one to the mat.
Zambrano blocks an uppercut.
Zambrano has Parker pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Parker manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Parker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Parker fails to land.
Parker swings wildly with an uppercut but Zambrano uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Zambrano fails to land.
Parker misses with a body punch.
Parker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zambrano tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Parker smiles and moves away.
Jacob Parker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darwin Zambrano.
Parker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Parker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Parker backing away here, and Zambrano unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Parker throws the kick towards the body but Zambrano avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zambrano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Parker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Parker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Parker just misses with a punch to the body.
Parker throws a push kick but Zambrano slaps the foot to one side.
A little jabbing left from Zambrano on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Zambrano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Parker delivers a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parker misses with the body kick
and Zambrano counters with a nice body shot.
Zambrano blocks a jab.
A little jabbing left from Zambrano on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Parker connects with a body shot.
Parker is looking to wear down Zambrano with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Parker clinches up with Zambrano and pushes him back against the cage.
Parker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zambrano backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zambrano goes for a takedown attempt but Parker pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Parker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Parker misses
and Zambrano counters with an inside leg kick.
Parker scores with a hook to the body. Zambrano takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Parker throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zambrano takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zambrano misses with a low kick.
Zambrano walks into a stiff left hand from Parker.
Parker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zambrano doesn't seem bothered though.
Parker throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jacob Parker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Parker takes a kick to the side of the head.
A big right from Zambrano misses.
Jacob Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Parker connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zambrano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jacob Parker is winning the standup battle so far.
Zambrano throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zambrano tries to land a leg kick but Parker saw it coming and moves away.
Parker looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Zambrano walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Parker's corner calls for a 1-2. Parker obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A punch combination from Parker misses.
Zambrano wants to clinch.
Zambrano sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Parker dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Parker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Zambrano rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Parker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zambrano gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zambrano digs a right hand into Parker's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Parker's gas tank.
Parker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Parker stops a takedown attempt from Zambrano.
Zambrano prevents a body shot from Parker.
A left hand lands to the body for Zambrano.
Parker working aggressively here.
Parker misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Zambrano fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Parker.
Parker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zambrano backwards.
Parker scores with a hook to the body.
Zambrano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zambrano blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Parker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Zambrano fails to land.
Jacob Parker has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Zambrano pulls guard.
Zambrano looking for subs off his back but Parker has passed one foot through into half guard.
Zambrano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zambrano is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Parker's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Parker's back!
Zambrano is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Parker has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Parker fending off the submission attempt from Zambrano.
Parker controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad spot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zambrano is cranking Parker's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Parker! He's tightened the choke and Parker is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Darwin Zambrano!
After the fight, Darwin Zambrano was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Dismantle (ranked 826 p4p, 1338 weight class) and Kaoru Nagashima (ranked 95 p4p, 150 weight class). Dismantle comes into the arena with Come As You Are blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mickey Dismantle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kaoru Nagashima!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dismantle throws a leg kick but Nagashima sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nagashima with the counter takedown but Dismantle avoids it easily.
Dismantle digs a good hook to Nagashima's body.
Nagashima ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nagashima dives in for a single leg takedown but Dismantle sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dismantle looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Mickey Dismantle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dismantle throws a lazy body kick
and Nagashima decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dismantle's guard.
Dismantle avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nagashima in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nagashima missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dismantle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nagashima throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nagashima accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagashima throwing strikes but missing.
Dismantle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nagashima missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nagashima is working Dismantle over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagashima in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nagashima throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dismantle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nagashima throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dismantle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nagashima missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dismantle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nagashima.
Dismantle is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Nagashima lands a couple of digs.
Nagashima passes into half guard.
Nagashima throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nagashima throwing shots but Dismantle is blocking nicely.
Nagashima not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nagashima missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagashima throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Dismantle to regain full guard.
Nagashima stops Dismantle from standing up.
Dismantle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nagashima.
Dismantle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nagashima.
Nagashima wants to pass the guard but Dismantle is keeping the position.
Dismantle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nagashima throws a strike but Dismantle rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Nagashima isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Dismantle stacks Nagashima on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Dismantle!
Nagashima is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nagashima throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagashima is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Dismantle tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Nagashima slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Nagashima has his foot on Dismantle's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Dismantle works his way back into a safe position though.
Dismantle avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nagashima is striking off his back. Dismantle thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Nagashima actively working from the bottom here.
Nagashima actively working from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dismantle tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Nagashima wants to improve his position but Dismantle is controlling well.
Nagashima throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Nagashima looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nagashima looking for submissions off his back.
Nagashima missing with punches from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nagashima trying to get back to full guard but Dismantle takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kaoru Nagashima 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.
Dismantle connects with a body shot that sends Nagashima's belly button to the back.
Nagashima has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Nagashima avoids the head kick by Dismantle.
Nagashima avoids the body shot from Dismantle.
Nagashima feints the counter takedown.
Horrible takedown attempt by Nagashima or perhaps it was just good defense by Dismantle, which made it look bad.
Dismantle leaves Nagashima with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nagashima on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dismantle. Dismantle obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dismantle misses with a body shot.
Dismantle fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A shot to the liver by Dismantle. Beautiful body shot.
Nagashima shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dismantle but Dismantle pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mickey Dismantle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaoru Nagashima.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dismantle looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dismantle with a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dismantle.
Dismantle swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nagashima.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dismantle.
Dismantle lands with an uppercut that bounces Nagashima off the cage and back into range.
Mickey Dismantle is winning the standup battle so far.
Dismantle throws out a leg kick but Nagashima moves out of range and Dismantle only half commits.
Nagashima with the counter takedown but Dismantle avoids it easily.
Dismantle throws a leg kick but Nagashima moved away.
Mickey Dismantle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nagashima avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nagashima takes one to the chin there.
Good work by Nagashima as he checks the leg kick.
Dismantle fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dismantle digs a good hook to Nagashima's body.
Nagashima has a takedown stuffed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good standup being displayed there by Dismantle as he connects with a hook.
Dismantle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nagashima counters with a shoot takedown. Dismantle fights it but they end up in guard.
Dismantle has momentary wrist control but Nagashima slips an elbow through the middle.
Nagashima working some strikes from top position.
Nagashima lands a couple of digs.
Nagashima trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nagashima scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nagashima trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dismantle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nagashima scoring with some ground and pound.
Nagashima working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dismantle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nagashima postures up and lands a big shot to Dismantle's brow.
Dismantle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nagashima is in close to Dismantle's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nagashima throwing strikes from guard but Dismantle blocks nicely.
Nagashima throwing strikes from guard but Dismantle blocks nicely.
Nagashima trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nagashima throws a big elbow that misses.
Nagashima trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nagashima lands a couple of elbows.
Kaoru Nagashima has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nagashima postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nagashima accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nagashima throws a big right hand that misses.
Dismantle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nagashima has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nagashima is looking to work some ground and pound but Dismantle has wrist control.
Nagashima works over Dismantle with some ground and pound from guard.
Nagashima with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nagashima postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nagashima missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nagashima throws a big elbow that misses.
Nagashima throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dismantle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nagashima postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Nagashima pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dismantle is keeping the position for now.
Dismantle is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nagashima is controlling him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mickey Dismantle will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Dismantle looks to score with a jab to the body but Nagashima is just out of range.
Nagashima changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nagashima checks a leg kick nicely.
Nagashima dives in for a single leg takedown but Dismantle sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dismantle pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nagashima is out of range and Dismantle settles back down.
Nice takedown defense from Dismantle. No joy for Nagashima on that attempt.
Dismantle thuds a left hand into Nagashima's body.
Dismantle takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dismantle wants to slow Nagashima down by chopping away at his legs.
And Nagashima tries to counter it with a takedown but Dismantle pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Good shot there by Dismantle.
Dismantle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nagashima.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagashima takes one to the side of the head.
Dismantle fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nagashima shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dismantle defends it nicely.
Mickey Dismantle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaoru Nagashima.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Dismantle.
Dismantle's corner calls for a 1-2. Dismantle obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nagashima takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice takedown defense from Dismantle. No joy for Nagashima on that attempt.
Dismantle misses with a head kick.
Dismantle catches Nagashima with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dismantle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nagashima.
Dismantle is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nagashima shoots in looking for a takedown but Dismantle manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nagashima's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nagashima takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dismantle scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dismantle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nagashima can do to turn this around?
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nagashima.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dismantle lands a leg kick that knocks Nagashima off balance momentarily.
Nagashima takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Dismantle stuffs the takedown attempt from Nagashima. Nagashima gets slowly back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dismantle misses the shot to the body.
Dismantle cracks a nice hook into Nagashima's ribs.
Nagashima changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dismantle tries to avoid it but Nagashima manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dismantle to the ground. Dismantle escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dismantle scores with a nice body kick.
Nagashima 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.
Nagashima darts in looking for a takedown but Dismantle gets double underhooks and turns Nagashima into the cage.
Nagashima gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dismantle.
Dismantle lands with a kick to the temple. Nagashima shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagashima darts in looking for a takedown but Dismantle gets double underhooks and turns Nagashima into the cage.
Nagashima on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dismantle. Dismantle obviously looking to wear him down.
Dismantle lands with a right hand.
Nagashima takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nagashima fails with the takedown.
Dismantle scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice uppercut lands for Dismantle. That snapped Nagashima's head back.
Nagashima closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dismantle with a nice calf kick.
Dismantle lunges at Nagashima with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nagashima's hand.
Dismantle throws a shot from downtown. Nagashima moves away and avoids it.
And Nagashima tries to counter it with a takedown but Dismantle pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagashima fails with a takedown attempt.
That kick from Dismantle tenderised Nagashima's leg. Nagashima is trying to keep his angry face on.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dismantle. That's going to slow Nagashima down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nagashima shoots in looking for a takedown but Dismantle manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Nagashima's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dismantle.
Nagashima is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dismantle's half guard.
Dismantle is positioning himself well to prevent Nagashima advancing to mount.
Nagashima is working for a submission of some sort.
Dismantle avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nagashima.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey Dismantle showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dismantle 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey Dismantle!
Mickey Dismantle decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Kaoru Nagashima had this to say: 'I meditated on the mountain but my understanding was off, Akirono has left me this day, I will return stronger and aligned'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jihadi Joseph (ranked 352 p4p, 622 weight class) and Herve Cabrera (ranked 42 p4p, 71 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jihadi Joseph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Herve Cabrera!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Joseph checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Cabrera has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Joseph looks to land a combination. Cabrera sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cabrera throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Joseph's waist but Joseph gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cabrera off to one side.
Cabrera lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've been told by Joseph's head coaches at Just a bunch of gays that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Joseph checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
As Cabrera backs away, Joseph returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Cabrera scores with a punch to the head.
Joseph tries to move into range but Cabrera moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Herve Cabrera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cabrera moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cabrera sizes up Joseph with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cabrera connects with a single shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joseph slips a jab from Cabrera.
Joseph is looking to counter punch.
Cabrera fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Joseph has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cabrera lands a nice looking body shot.
Cabrera moves out of range of the strikes.
Joseph rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cabrera moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cabrera motions for Joseph to come forward. Cabrera throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cabrera scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cabrera scores with a leg kick.
Cabrera misses with a wild body shot.
Cabrera connects with a jab.
Cabrera connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Joseph momentarily.
Cabrera with a nice calf kick.
Cabrera lands with a slapping head kick.
Cabrera with the inside leg kick.
A punch combination from Joseph misses.
Joseph thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cabrera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Joseph.
Joseph checks a low kick from Cabrera.
Cabrera lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joseph scores with a nice head shot.
Cabrera misses with a combination
and Joseph counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Joseph jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Joseph lands with a cross.
Cabrera is rocked!
Jihadi Joseph is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cabrera misses with a hook.
Cabrera throws a shot from downtown. Joseph moves away and avoids it.
Joseph throwing a counter right hand but Cabrera manages to avoid it.
Joseph cracks Cabrera with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cabrera is still on wobbly legs! Can Joseph finish him?
Cabrera comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Joseph uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cabrera.
Cabrera seems to have recovered his senses.
Cabrera has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Joseph.
Joseph on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice defenses there by Cabrera.
Cabrera is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera lands a jab.
Joseph lunges at Cabrera with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cabrera's hand.
Cabrera is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Joseph had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Cabrera throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Joseph on the side of the head.
Cabrera takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cabrera takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cabrera connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Joseph swinging wildly here.
Joseph walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cabrera is looking to chop away at Joseph's legs.
Cabrera works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cabrera lands a lovely overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Joseph.
Joseph pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Joseph looks to throw the jab but Cabrera is out of range.
Cabrera blocks a jab.
Joseph misses with a wild body shot.
Cabrera lands a jab to the head.
Cabrera shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cabrera shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Joseph defends it nicely.
Cabrera just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromJoseph.
Jihadi Joseph has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Herve Cabrera.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cabrera misses with a takedown attempt - Joseph sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Joseph is looking to counter punch.
Cabrera misses with a wild body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Herve Cabrera dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Joseph looks to land a left hand but Cabrera moved out of range nicely.
Cabrera moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Joseph misses.
Cabrera connects with a right hand. Joseph shakes it off.
Cabrera misses with a looping left.
Cabrera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cabrera moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cabrera fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Joseph to the ground. Cabrera is now in Joseph's guard.
Cabrera postures up in Joseph's guard and throws a big left but Joseph blocks it.
Cabrera is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joseph keeping moving, preventing Cabrera from controlling successfully.
Cabrera throws a strike but Joseph rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Cabrera is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Joseph defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph trying to control the position from guard on top but Cabrera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Joseph slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Joseph continues to stall.
Joseph slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Joseph taking a breather here.
Cabrera sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cabrera is looking to control Joseph's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cabrera avoid being mounted?
Joseph passes into side control, despite Cabrera's attempt to control the position.
Joseph has control of an arm but Cabrera manages to advance to Joseph's back!
Jihadi Joseph has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joseph wants to get back to his feet.
Joseph covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Cabrera throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Joseph rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Cabrera is thwarting Joseph's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joseph is staying active underneath Cabrera, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cabrera sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Joseph defending well though.
Cabrera is trying to control the action in half guard but Joseph is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Joseph keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Joseph is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cabrera's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cabrera's back!
Cabrera is trying to break free.
Cabrera breaks Joseph's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Cabrera trying to control but Joseph is working from the bottom.
Joseph being controlled here, momentarily.
Cabrera has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Joseph controlling Cabrera's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cabrera throwing strikes but missing.
Cabrera scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cabrera trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cabrera won't allow Joseph to sweep him here.
Cabrera sitting in guard here, content to control.
Joseph has momentary wrist control but Cabrera slips an elbow through the middle.
Cabrera looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cabrera has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Joseph keeping moving, preventing Cabrera from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Herve Cabrera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Cabrera looking to score a takedown here. Joseph is defending well but Cabrera drives through and ends up in Joseph's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cabrera trying to control the position from guard on top but Joseph is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Joseph has control of Cabrera's left arm, preventing Cabrera from doing any damage.
Cabrera throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Joseph works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cabrera trying to control the position from guard on top but Joseph is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cabrera looking to sit in guard and control but Joseph gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joseph stopping the sweep attempt from Cabrera.
Cabrera throws his legs up looking for a submission but Joseph uses it to pass to side control.
Joseph tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Herve Cabrera has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera is looking to regain half guard here but Joseph keeps moving and retains side control.
Joseph gets to mount! Cabrera was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Cabrera regains half guard.
Joseph looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Cabrera is looking for a sweep. Joseph is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera is trying to control but can't.
Joseph performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Cabrera looking for submissions off his back.
Joseph with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Joseph throwing shots but Cabrera is blocking nicely.
Cabrera wants to control but Joseph is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Joseph controlling the action here.
Cabrera is pressing down on Joseph's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Joseph sitting in guard here, content to control.
Cabrera looking to control.
Joseph has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Joseph avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Joseph avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Joseph not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Joseph bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Joseph seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Cabrera lands with a shot to the body.
Joseph throws out a loose jab but Cabrera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cabrera getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cabrera misses with a body shot
and Joseph counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cabrera slips a jab from Joseph.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A shot to the body from Cabrera misses
and Cabrera takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Joseph tries to bum rush Cabrera with a series of wild strikes but Cabrera uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cabrera with a poor takedown
and Joseph counters with a crisp right that sends Cabrera to the canvas! Joseph follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jihadi Joseph!
A very excited looking Jihadi Joseph made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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