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C127: Moore vs. Tai Kung PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brooke Marsden (ranked 2140 p4p, 2437 weight class) and Yamaoka Yukinobu (ranked 236 p4p, 258 weight class). Marsden comes to the cage accompanied by Lunatic Fringe. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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148
15 - 14 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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 11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brooke Marsden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yamaoka Yukinobu!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marsden getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yukinobu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Marsden was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Marsden definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Yukinobu looks to land a left hand but Marsden moved out of range nicely.
Marsden dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yukinobu. That did some damage!
Yukinobu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yukinobu throws out a loose jab but Marsden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marsden went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Yukinobu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marsden.
Yukinobu tries to keep at a distance but Marsden has taken the fight into the clinch.
Marsden lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Marsden lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Marsden jumps guard.
Marsden looking for a sweep. Not yet Marsden, not yet.
Marsden looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Marsden is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yukinobu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Yukinobu does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Yukinobu trying to hold on to Marsden's head to control him but Marsden postures up.
Marsden trying to control the action but Yukinobu is working from the bottom.
Yukinobu trying to hold on to Marsden's head to control him but Marsden postures up.
Marsden seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Yukinobu does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marsden wants to free his trapped foot but Yukinobu is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Marsden stops Yukinobu from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Marsden is trying to control the action in half guard but Yukinobu is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Yukinobu pushes Marsden off looking to stand but Marsden dives back in and keeps control.
Marsden trying to control the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Marsden defending well as Yukinobu loads up on a big left hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Marsden.
Marsden blocks a jab.
Nice body kick there by Yukinobu.
Marsden blocks a head kick by Yukinobu.
Yukinobu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Yukinobu swinging wildly here.
Yukinobu swings widly with a right hand
and Marsden counters with an outside leg kick.
Yukinobu throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marsden cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yukinobu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marsden counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Marsden darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Marsden scores with a nice right hand.
Marsden scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yukinobu lands a right hook to the body.
Yukinobu on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Yukinobu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Marsden scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yukinobu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yukinobu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice defenses there by Marsden.
Yukinobu misses with a lunging right hand
and Marsden counters with a nice leg kick.
Yukinobu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yukinobu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Marsden fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
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!
Marsden connects with a body shot that sends Yukinobu's belly button to the back.
Marsden connects with a single shot there.
Yukinobu swings widly with a right hand
and Marsden counters with a left to the body.
Marsden uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yukinobu.
Marsden lands a nice hook to Yukinobu's body. Yukinobu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Yukinobu scores with a push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marsden throws a head kick that misses.
Yukinobu with a nice cross.
Marsden gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Marsden doesn't manage to clinch there - Yukinobu circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yukinobu. Marsden does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marsden takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A lazy left from Yukinobu finds it's target.
Yukinobu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Yukinobu, as that shot connected.
Marsden lands a nice shot that snaps Yukinobu's head back.
Marsden gets a double leg takedown into Yukinobu's guard.
Yukinobu keeping full guard, as Marsden tries to pass.
Yukinobu wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Marsden is now in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yukinobu is not content to let Marsden control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brooke Marsden dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yukinobu scores with a takedown into Marsden's guard.
Yukinobu avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Yukinobu wants to control from the top but Marsden keeps moving.
Marsden looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yukinobu wants to control from the top but Marsden keeps moving.
Marsden looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yukinobu is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marsden is looking to stand up but Yukinobu isn't so interested in that idea.
Yukinobu is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Yukinobu chips away with some ground and pound.
Marsden has his hands on Yukinobu's head, controlling the position.
Yukinobu trying to control but Marsden is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Yukinobu chips away with some ground and pound.
Yukinobu passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Yukinobu throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Yukinobu lands a few punches from side control.
Yukinobu is chipping away with strikes.
Marsden is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yukinobu can do to turn this around?
Marsden is working to avoid the ground and pound but Yukinobu connects with a decent elbow.
Yukinobu lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Marsden down.
Yukinobu working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Marsden struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marsden avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Yukinobu.
Yamaoka Yukinobu has got the better of the ground game so far.
Marsden takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Marsden being controlled for a moment.
Marsden tries to buck Yukinobu off but Yukinobu is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A lull in the action here as Yukinobu stalls from top position.
Yukinobu working the head and body with strikes.
Marsden is looking for a sweep.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yukinobu controlling the position from side mount.
Yukinobu gets to mount! Marsden was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yamaoka Yukinobu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Marsden connects with a crisp jab.
Marsden tries to clinch but Yukinobu is having none of it.
Decent striking displayed by Marsden there.
Marsden looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Yukinobu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yukinobu just misses with a punch to the body.
Marsden takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yukinobu takes one to the side of the head.
Yukinobu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Marsden or perhaps it was just good defense by Yukinobu, which made it look bad.
Yukinobu throws a hook but Marsden blocks it.
Nice shot by Marsden.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yukinobu throws a right hand that misses
letting Marsden counter with a right hand.
Marsden staying out of range there.
Marsden is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yukinobu avoids the head kick by Marsden.
Marsden tries to clinch but Yukinobu is having none of it.
Yukinobu throws the kick towards the body but Marsden avoids it.
Marsden was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yukinobu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice shot by Marsden.
The fighters circling - Yukinobu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marsden throws a head kick that misses.
Yukinobu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yukinobu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Marsden.
Marsden misses with an uppercut. Yukinobu saw that one coming.
Yukinobu lands with a right hand.
Left hook, right uppercut from Marsden.
Yukinobu throws a hook but Marsden blocks it.
Marsden looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Yukinobu throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marsden thuds his right hand into Yukinobu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Marsden is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marsden's corner calls for a 1-2. Marsden obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Yukinobu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yukinobu throws a low kick but Marsden moves out of range easily.
Marsden darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Marsden is working for a kimura but Yukinobu is defending it quite comfortably.
Yukinobu is trying to stand up here but Marsden is controlling him well.
Yukinobu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Marsden is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Marsden trying to mount his opponent but Yukinobu defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yukinobu wants to get back to his feet.
Marsden wants to free his trapped foot but Yukinobu is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Yukinobu wants to get back to his feet.
Marsden wants to pass the guard but Yukinobu is defending well.
Marsden is trying to control. Yukinobu wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Marsden is looking to advance position but Yukinobu won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Yukinobu tries to kick Marsden off but Marsden keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yukinobu.
Marsden with the inside leg kick.
Marsden will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yukinobu drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Marsden defends it well.
Yukinobu bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Marsden's head backwards.
Marsden clinches up with Yukinobu and pushes him back against the cage.
Yukinobu is trying to break the clinch but Marsden has him pressed against the cage.
Marsden tries to throw a body punch but Yukinobu avoids it by throwing Marsden back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Yukinobu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Marsden.
Marsden prevents Yukinobu from breaking the clinch.
Yukinobu has Marsden pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Marsden manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Marsden breaks the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brooke Marsden showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Marsden has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brooke Marsden!
Brooke Marsden gave a mention to Voodoo Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Gavin (ranked 806 p4p, 1124 weight class) and Calixto Cardona (ranked 87 p4p, 133 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tommy Gavin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 23 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Calixto Cardona!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gavin moves out of range as Cardona throws a body kick.
Cardona connects with a crisp jab.
Cardona pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cardona clinches up with Gavin and pushes him back against the cage.
Gavin prevents a body shot from Cardona.
Cardona has a couple of punches blocked by Gavin.
A nice left hand lands by Cardona.
Cardona has a couple of punches blocked by Gavin.
Gavin is working Cardona over against the cage.
Gavin scores with a shot to the side of Cardona's head.
Gavin blocks an uppercut.
Cardona throws a punch but it's blocked by Gavin.
Cardona swings wildly with an uppercut but Gavin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cardona softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gavin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gavin lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cardona tries to clinch but Gavin moves out of range.
Gavin scores with a kick to the body.
Gavin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cardona.
Gavin moves away from the strike by Cardona.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardona scores with a kick to the midsection.
Gavin is looking to chop away at Cardona's legs.
Gavin lands with a straight right. Cardona didn't see that one coming.
Cardona ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gavin moves away.
Cardona looks to land a right hand but Gavin moved out of range.
Cardona ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gavin moves away.
A counter left hand to the body from Gavin misses its target.
Cardona fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gavin manages to avoid it.
Gavin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gavin, as that shot connected.
Gavin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gavin.
Gavin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gavin throws a chopping leg kick but Cardona manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cardona takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gavin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gavin tries to score with a low kick but Cardona moves his leg out of the way.
Cardona ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gavin moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cardona checks a low kick from Gavin.
Cardona steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardona misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cardona throws a body punch but Gavin moves out of range.
Gavin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cardona is out of range and Gavin settles back down.
Cardona lands a two punch combo.
Gavin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gavin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gavin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cardonas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gavin tries a head kick but it misses.
Cardona throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick misses from Cardona.
Cardona misses with a combination
and Gavin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gavin moves out of range as Cardona throws a body kick.
Gavin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cardona misses with a left hand
and Gavin counters with an outside leg kick.
Cardona misses with a head kick.
Cardona throws a body punch but Gavin moves out of range.
Gavin lands an overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gavin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cardona throws a sloppy head kick and Gavin moves out of range easily.
Gavin feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cardona cracks Gavin with a good jab.
Cardona throws an overhand right that lands on Gavin's shoulder, as Gavin tries to avoid the shot.
Gavin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cardona lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cardona ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gavin moves away.
Cardona looks to land a body kick but Gavin moved away.
A swing and a miss from Gavin.
A nice side step and Cardona releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gavin misses with a looping left.
Cardona tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice cross by Cardona.
Gavin misses the shot to the body.
Gavin throws out a loose jab but Cardona uses good head movement to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Cardona misses.
Gavin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gavin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cardona lands a leg kick that knocks Gavin off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cardona throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cardona on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cardona misses with a straight right.
Gavin fires out a quick counter leg kick but Cardona just manages to avoid it.
Cardona throws a leg kick but Gavin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cardona feints and then cracks Gavin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gavin down.
Cardona looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cardona doesn't manage to clinch there - Gavin circles away.
Cardona misses with a wild body shot.
Cardona takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cardona. Gavin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gavin feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cardona throws a leg kick
and Gavin counters with a good low kick that Cardona was not able to check.
Cardona misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gavin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cardona manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gavin throws the left hand but Cardona avoids the punch easily.
Cardona blocks a low kick nicely.
Cardona scores with a jab to the body.
Gavin moves out of range as Cardona throws a body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Calixto Cardona will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gavin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jab from Cardona.
Cardona misses with a head kick.
No joy there for Cardona, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gavin misses with a looping right.
Cardona connects with a high kick.
Gavin throws an overhand right that lands on Cardona's shoulder, as Cardona tries to avoid the shot.
Cardona wants to counter the offense by Gavin and move into the clinch position.
Tommy Gavin is winning the standup battle so far.
Cardona connects with a leg kick.
Cardona throws a lazy uppercut
and Gavin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gavin looks to land a body kick but Cardona moved away.
Cardona scores with a jab.
Cardona's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gavin swings for the body but Cardona moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Gavin as he connects with a hook.
Gavin lands a leg kick that knocks Cardona off balance momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gavin throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cardona.
Cardona misses with a wild body shot.
Gavin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardona tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gavin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gavin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gavin blocks a head kick by Cardona.
Cardona tries to bum rush Gavin with a series of wild strikes but Gavin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A low kick lands for Gavin.
Cardona is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gavin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gavin scoring well with a low kick there.
Gavin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gavin looks to land a body kick but Cardona moved away.
Cardona throws a lazy uppercut
and Gavin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big left from Gavin misses.
Gavin misses with a looping left.
Cardona walks into a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gavin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gavin moves out of range as Cardona throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardona misses with a body kick.
Cardona missing with a left hand there. Gavin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gavin looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Gavin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cardona rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gavin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gavin avoids a kick to the body.
Gavin throws a leg kick which misses Cardona's front leg but catches the back leg as Cardona tries to avoid it.
Cardona misses with a low kick.
Gavin cracks a nice hook into Cardona's ribs.
Gavin dips to his left and cracks Cardona with an uppercut!
A cross from Cardona lands.
Gavin tests Cardona's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cardona looks to land a body kick but Gavin moved away.
Calixto Cardona seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cardona lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cardona tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gavin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cardona slips under a jab from Gavin.
Cardona looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cardona scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gavin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cardona fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gavin manages to avoid it.
Cardona lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gavin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cardona misses with a head kick.
Cardona moves in looking to clinch but Gavin pushes him off.
Gavin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cardona misses with a head kick.
Gavin scores with a sloppy right hand. Cardona should have avoided that one.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cardona, as that shot connected.
Gavin looks for the body kick but Cardona saw that one coming.
Cardona throws a hook to the side of Gavin's head but Gavin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gavin connects with a looping right hand.
Gavin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cardona throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cardona throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gavin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cardona walks into a straight right hand from Gavin.
Gavin is looking to slow Cardona down with leg kicks.
Gavin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cardona has time to react.
Cardona lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gavin throws an overhand right that lands on Cardona's shoulder, as Cardona tries to avoid the shot.
Jab, jab by Cardona - just one landing.
Cardona throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gavin counters with a stiff right hand.
Cardona throws a looping overhand right but Gavin ducks down to avoid it.
Cardona has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gavin thuds a left hand into Cardona's body.
Gavin with a nice calf kick.
Cardona wants to clinch up but Gavin keeps it at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Gavin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gavin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gavin lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cardona has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cardona and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cardona tries to work over Gavin's front leg with a kick but Gavin checks it.
Gavin lands a nice shot that snaps Cardona's head back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Gavin dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Gavin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cardona.
Cardona throws a hook but Gavin blocks it.
Gavin blocks the body kick.
Cardona swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gavin throws a big shot that misses.
Gavin drops his hands momentarily and Cardona takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cardona misses with a left hand
and Gavin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cardona thinking.
Gavin misses with a leg kick.
Gavin misses with a two punch combination.
Gavin defending well as Cardona loads up on a big left hand.
Cardona throws a leg kick but Gavin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left lands for Gavin.
Cardona throws a poor cross that misses
and Gavin counters with a nice leg kick.
Cardona throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gavin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cardona throws a leg kick but Gavin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gavin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cardona.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Gavin.
Cardona walks into a straight right hand from Gavin.
Gavin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cardona throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gavin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gavin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gavin throws a solid leg kick but Cardona takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gavin.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cardona checks a leg kick.
Gavin swats away the attempt to clinch by Cardona.
Gavin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cardona swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gavin counters with a thumping low kick.
Gavin missing with a left hand there. Cardona was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cardona misses with a shot to the body
and Gavin counters with an inside leg kick.
Gavin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gavin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cardona.
Gavin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cardona doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cardona misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A low kick from Cardona misses
and Gavin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gavin with the inside leg kick.
Cardona dips to his left and cracks Gavin with an uppercut!
Cardona tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gavin was well out of range. Poor timing from Cardona.
Cardona just misses with a punch to the body.
Cardona tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Cardona misses the target.
Gavin slips under a jab.
Gavin ducks under a wild hook from Cardona.
Gavin throws a leg kick but Cardona sees it coming and moves out of range.
A nice leg kick from Gavin, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gavin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cardona displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gavin scores with a nice head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cardona takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gavin lands an overhand right.
Gavin feints and then cracks Cardona's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cardona down.
Cardona gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cardona keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gavin staying out of range there.
Gavin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cardona is out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gavin.
Gavin swings for the body but Cardona moves out of range.
Cardona moves out of range of the leg kick from Gavin.
Cardona finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cardona tries to work over Gavin's front leg with a kick but Gavin checks it.
Gavin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Gavin moves away from the strike by Cardona.
Gavin lands with a nice body kick.
Gavin scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gavin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cardona keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cardona misses with a wild body shot.
Cardona throws a poor cross that misses
and Cardona takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cardona lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gavin circles away quickly and effectively.
Gavin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cardona.
Cardona misses with a straight right.
Gavin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cardona misses with a leg kick.
Gavin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cardona has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gavin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cardona is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gavin.
Cardona chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gavin can pounce on him.
Gavin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gavin throws a hook to the side of Cardona's head but Cardona sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cardona throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gavin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gavin tried to counter with a leg kick but Cardona avoided it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Gavin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gavin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Gavin!
Tommy Gavin was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bernhard River (ranked 521 p4p, 838 weight class) and My Time (ranked 63 p4p, 94 weight class). River comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica: Enter Sandman. My Time is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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135
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30 - 20 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bernhard River!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, My Time!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Time checks a low kick from River.
River throws a nice looking combination but Time bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
River moves away from the strike by Time.
River dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from River - that will leave a mark!
River misses with a kick to the body.
Jab, jab by River - just one landing.
A clash of legs there as River blocks the low kick.
Time lands with an uppercut that bounces River off the cage and back into range.
River misses with a wild body shot.
River throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Time sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bernhard River seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
River scores with a shot to the body.
River tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Time counters with a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Time feints and then cracks River's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow River down.
River connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Time takes one on the button.
River just misses with a punch to the body.
My Time is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Time looks to score with a jab to the body but River is just out of range.
River drives through and clinches with Time against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by River.
River tries to work over Time's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
River is trying to stall.
River scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from River.
River misses with the head strike.
River manages to pull guard.
Time is looking to stand up but River won't let him.
River is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Time sitting in guard here, content to control.
Time stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River tries to clinch but Time is having none of it.
River scores with a decent looking hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
River connects with a body shot.
River scores with a hook to the body. Time takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Time is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
River wants to clinch.
Time dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on River. That did some damage!
Time throws a body shot but no joy.
Time tries a head kick but it misses.
River closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Time tries to kick River off but River keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Time manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Time throws a wild body kick that River sees coming a mile off.
As Time backs away, River returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Time misses with a kick to the body.
Time takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
River scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
River misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Time.
River shoots in but Time avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Time staying out of range there.
Time misses with a hook
letting River counter with a right hand.
Time takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
River with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
River throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Time misses with a leg kick
and River counters with a stiff right hand.
Time swats away the attempt to clinch by River.
Time throws out a counter right but River avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
River avoids the body shot from Time.
River misses the body punch
and Time counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Time.
River takes a swing at Time's ribcage but misses.
Time uses good head movement to avoid the hook from River.
River lands a jab to the head.
Time throws a front kick aimed at River's knee but River avoids it well.
River ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Time moves away.
River fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Time has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Time thumps River with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
River swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Time scores with a jab to the jaw.
River throws a looping overhand right but Time ducks down to avoid it.
Time swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
River scores with a kick to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bernhard River dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Time scores with a nice right hand.
River takes a jab right on the kisser.
River throws a hook but Time blocks it.
River blocks a head kick by Time.
Time has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
The fight stays on the outside here - River looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Time moves forwards but River connects with a nice, crisp jab.
River misses with a low kick as Time jumps back.
River lands with a thumping leg kick.
River throws a looping overhand right but Time ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by River.
Time stuffs the takedown.
Time throws a head kick that misses.
Time looks to throw the jab but River is out of range.
River throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Time takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
River throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
River thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Time if he has to take too many more of those.
River closes the distance and clinches.
River misses with a shot to the kidneys.
River blocks a body shot from Time.
Time lands a nice uppercut.
River presses Time against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
River is trying to maintain a safe position but Time gets an underhook and turns River into the cage.
River pushes Time back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
River goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
River blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Time.
Time lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt River or not.
Time avoids a wild elbow strike from River.
River is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Time can do to turn this around?
River misses with a body punch.
Time can't find room to land a body shot as River controls the action.
River tries to throw a body punch but Time avoids it by throwing River back against the cage.
Time escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River looks to score with a jab to the body but Time is just out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A chopping leg kick lands by Time.
River shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Time pinned against the cage. Time gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
River turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
River feints and then cracks Time's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Time down.
River tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Time paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from River finds it's way through Time's defenses.
River lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Time blocks the body kick.
Time lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but River circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab from Time misses.
River tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Time paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A jab from Time misses.
The fighters circling - Time throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
River scores with a push kick.
Time throws a low kick but River avoids it.
Time connects with an inside leg kick.
Time on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by River. River obviously looking to wear him down.
Bernhard River is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from River misses its intended target.
River lands with a hook. Time tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Time scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Time's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Time throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
River goes for a double leg but Time avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Time continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bernhard River. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Time lands a hook to the side of the head.
River keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Time's efforts to push away.
River blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Time lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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!
Time takes a shot to the head.
Time misses with some punches.
Time breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
River is looking to land body kicks.
Time throws a right hand that River ducks under and follows up with a left that River also avoids with ease.
Time swings widly with a right hand
and River cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
River will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
River swings away with a leg kick that misses.
River tries to work over Time's front leg with a kick but Time checks it.
River checks a leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Time. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Time.
River has managed to clinch.
River tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Time swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from River on the inside.
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 Bernhard River will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Time pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting River here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
River moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
River chopping away at his opponent's legs.
River ducks under a wild hook from Time.
Time takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
River shoots in looking for a takedown but Time manages to keep the fight standing, pushing River's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Time scores with the left hand. River knows he should have avoided that one.
Time misses with a low kick.
River misses with a right hand
and Time counters with a lovely straight right hand!
River just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River closes the distance and clinches up with Time, looking for a takedown. River pushes Time against the cage but Time circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
It seemed like Time was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
River takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
 River is rocked!
Time throws an uppercut from half a mile away. River sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from River on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Time throws out a powerful jab.
Oh River is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Time cracks River on the jaw with a powerful right hand and River falls backwards against the cage. Time follows up with more strikes that drop River to his knees. Time keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save River! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). My Time!
In his post fight interview, My Time started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Tepes Iii (ranked 851 p4p, 690 weight class) and Paul Muhapuro (ranked 122 p4p, 98 weight class). Muhapuro has chosen Warrant - Cherry Pie as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 2, fighting out of London, Vlad Tepes Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Muhapuro!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muhapuro is looking to clinch.
Tepes Iii swings for the body but Muhapuro moves out of range.
Tepes Iii throws a wild body kick that Muhapuro sees coming a mile off.
Muhapuro moves into the clinch successfully.
Tepes Iii struggles to land a body shot inside as Muhapuro controls his hands.
Tepes Iii blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Muhapuro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Tepes Iii fails to land.
Muhapuro swings wildly with an uppercut but Tepes Iii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Muhapuro working aggressively here.
Tepes Iii escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Muhapuro has Tepes Iii up against the cage in a clinch.
Tepes Iii misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muhapuro throws a head punch that misses.
Tepes Iii takes an elbow to the forehead.
 It looks like Vlad Tepes Iii has been cut.
Muhapuro breaks from the clinch.
Paul Muhapuro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tepes Iii keeps the fight on the outside.
Tepes Iii swats away the attempt to clinch by Muhapuro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muhapuro checks the leg kick nicely there.
Muhapuro takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Muhapuro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tepes Iii gets tackled into the cage by Muhapuro. Muhapuro maintains the clinch.
Tepes Iii has Muhapuro pressed against the cage.
Muhapuro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tepes Iii shoots in but no luck this time.
Tepes Iii throws out a loose jab but Muhapuro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Muhapuro doesn't manage to clinch there - Tepes Iii circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Tepes Iii on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Muhapuro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tepes Iii manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Muhapuro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tepes Iii, pushing him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Tepes Iii.
Muhapuro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tepes Iii tries to keep at a distance but Muhapuro has taken the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tepes Iii.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tepes Iii lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tepes Iii digs a right hand underneath Muhapuro's ribcage. Muhapuro let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muhapuro misses with the head strike.
Tepes Iii just leaning against Muhapuro, taking a breather.
A short uppercut from Muhapuro.
Tepes Iii manages to break the clinch.
Tepes Iii throws a head kick but Muhapuro moves out of range.
Tepes Iii keeps the fight on the outside.
Tepes Iii thows a left - swing and a miss!
Muhapuro clinches up against the cage.
A short right from Muhapuro on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Tepes Iii fails to land.
Muhapuro misses with the head strike.
Muhapuro working aggressively here.
Muhapuro misses with some punches.
Tepes Iii is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Muhapuro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Muhapuro has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Tepes Iii seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Muhapuro can turn it around.
Muhapuro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tepes Iii tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Muhapuro's elbow.
Tepes Iii has a couple of punches blocked by Muhapuro.
Tepes Iii works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Muhapuro is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Tepes Iii presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Tepes Iii tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Muhapuro's elbow.
Muhapuro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Muhapuro scores with a shoulder strike.
Tepes Iii is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Muhapuro has a couple of punches blocked by Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii drags the fight down to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muhapuro would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Tepes Iii is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Muhapuro defends well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muhapuro stopping the sweep attempt from Tepes Iii.
Muhapuro must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tepes Iii has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Tepes Iii is looking for a triangle but Muhapuro pushes his legs off easily.
Muhapuro is looking to stand up but Tepes Iii won't let him.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Muhapuro doesn't manage to clinch there - Tepes Iii circles away.
Muhapuro takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Paul Muhapuro will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vlad Tepes Iii's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tepes Iii swats away the attempt to clinch by Muhapuro.
Tepes Iii chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A swing and a miss from Tepes Iii.
Muhapuro blocks a jab.
Tepes Iii swats away the attempt to clinch by Muhapuro.
Tepes Iii connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tepes Iii looks for the body kick but Muhapuro saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muhapuro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tepes Iii manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Muhapuro moves into the clinch.
Muhapuro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tepes Iiis head.
Tepes Iii scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Muhapuro breaks the clinch.
Tepes Iii throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Muhapuro fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muhapuro tries to clinch there but Tepes Iii circles away.
Tepes Iii misses with a low kick as Muhapuro jumps back.
Muhapuro swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Muhapuro tries to clinch up.
Muhapuro blocks the body kick.
Tepes Iii keeps the fight on the outside.
Tepes Iii throws the left hand but Muhapuro avoids the punch easily.
Vlad Tepes Iii is winning the standup battle so far.
Tepes Iii thows a leg kick but Muhapuro checks it
and Muhapuro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Muhapuro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tepes Iii manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Muhapuro has managed to clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Muhapuro misses with some punches.
Muhapuro misses with the head strike.
Muhapuro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tepes Iii doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tepes Iii misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tepes Iii blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tepes Iii tries to work over Muhapuro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Muhapuro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muhapuro swings wildly with an uppercut but Tepes Iii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Muhapuro lands a nice elbow.
Muhapuro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Muhapuro throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Muhapuro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tepes Iii feints and then cracks Muhapuro's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Muhapuro down.
Tepes Iii connects with a single shot there.
Muhapuro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tepes Iii misses with a leg kick.
Muhapuro takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tepes Iii misses with a right hand
and Muhapuro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Muhapuro takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Muhapuro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tepes Iii swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tepes Iii tried to score with a low kick but Muhapuro checks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Muhapuro! But no joy.
Tepes Iii gets tackled into the cage by Muhapuro. Muhapuro maintains the clinch.
Tepes Iii has a couple of punches blocked by Muhapuro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tepes Iii breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tepes Iii looks to land a left hand but Muhapuro moved out of range nicely.
Tepes Iii avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Muhapuro has managed to clinch.
Muhapuro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tepes Iii backwards.
Muhapuro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Muhapuro throws an elbow that misses.
I was talking to Tepes Iii's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Tepes Iii blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tepes Iii can't find room to land a body shot as Muhapuro controls the action.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Muhapuro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Muhapuro misses with a punch on the inside.
Muhapuro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Muhapuro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tepes Iii breaks the clinch.
Tepes Iii avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Muhapuro closes the distance and clinches.
Tepes Iii is looking to control Muhapuro's arms but Muhapuro gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tepes Iii has his back to the cage.
Muhapuro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tepes Iii backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Muhapuro.
Muhapuro misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tepes Iii throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tepes Iii working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tepes Iii struggles to land a body shot inside as Muhapuro controls his hands.
Tepes Iii gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Tepes Iii seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Tepes Iii with the ground and pound but Muhapuro uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Tepes Iii slips nicely into half guard.
Tepes Iii seems to be working for a kimura but Muhapuro defends the submission attempt.
Tepes Iii is trying to control the action in half guard but Muhapuro is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Paul Muhapuro will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Vlad Tepes Iii's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Muhapuro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tepes Iii misses with a body shot.
Muhapuro moves into range and clinches up with Tepes Iii.
Muhapuro lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tepes Iii.
Muhapuro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tepes Iii looking to stall.
Tepes Iii lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Muhapuro fails to land.
Tepes Iii taking a breather.
Muhapuro lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Tepes Iii - that landed with a thud.
Muhapuro blocks an uppercut.
Tepes Iii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Muhapuro is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tepes Iii can't find room to land a body shot as Muhapuro controls the action.
Tepes Iii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muhapuro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Muhapuro tries to work over Tepes Iii's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Muhapuro breaks the clinch.
Muhapuro has Tepes Iii up against the cage in a clinch.
Muhapuro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tepes Iii backwards.
Tepes Iii lands a body shot.
Muhapuro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Muhapuro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tepes Iii.
Muhapuro swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Muhapuro connects with a body shot.
Tepes Iii missing with a left hand there. Muhapuro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Muhapuro! But no joy.
Tepes Iii moves forwards but Muhapuro connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Muhapuro tries to clinch up but Tepes Iii circles away and keeps his distance.
Muhapuro tries to clinch but Tepes Iii is having none of it.
Tepes Iii circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tepes Iii counters with a straight right hand.
Vlad Tepes Iii has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paul Muhapuro is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muhapuro avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tepes Iii circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tepes Iii counters with a nice double leg into side control. Muhapuro won't be happy with that.
Muhapuro sneaks out the side door and pushes Tepes Iii away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muhapuro is looking to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Tepes Iii on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Muhapuro tries to clinch but Tepes Iii is having none of it.
Tepes Iii fails to land the takedown.
Paul Muhapuro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Muhapuro has managed to clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tepes Iii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Muhapuro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tepes Iii, pushing him back against the cage.
Tepes Iii just leaning against Muhapuro, taking a breather.
Tepes Iii jumps into guard, dragging Muhapuro to the mat.
Tepes Iii is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Muhapuro defends well.
Tepes Iii working a defensive guard here.
Tepes Iii wants to sweep here but Muhapuro controlling him for the moment.
Muhapuro gets to his feet - Tepes Iii follows without any prompting.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muhapuro rushes Tepes Iii and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tepes Iii is trying to pull guard but Muhapuro has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vlad Tepes Iii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tepes Iii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tepes Iii.
Tepes Iii tries to circle away but Muhapuro has him pinned against the cage.
Muhapuro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tepes Iii wants to break the clinch but can't.
Muhapuro throws a punch but it's blocked by Tepes Iii.
Muhapuro blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Tepes Iii fails to land.
Tepes Iii swings wildly with an uppercut but Muhapuro uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Paul Muhapuro.
I've got Muhapuro winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Muhapuro!
Our winner, Paul Muhapuro, 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Caio Victor (ranked 857 p4p, 917 weight class) and Azriel Pandens (ranked 132 p4p, 142 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Caio Victor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Azriel Pandens!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Victor dives in for a single leg takedown but Pandens sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Victor pulls Pandens into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pandens slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Pandens wants to get up but he can't break Victor's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Victor lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Pandens can't keep his opponent in guard - Victor advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Victor tries to pass to full mount but Pandens defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pandens is looking to control Victor's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Pandens avoid being mounted?
Victor trying to pass the guard but Pandens defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandens looks like he's trying to stand up.
Victor is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pandens doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Victor.
Victor wants to pass the guard but Pandens is defending well.
Victor frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pandens has given up his back here. Will Victor look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Pandens trying to control but not successfully.
Victor working for a choke but Pandens is defending well.
Victor looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Pandens is controlling Victor 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
Victor is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandens trying to control the position from guard on top but Victor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pandens postures up.
Pandens is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Victor working for a triangle but Pandens defends it easily.
Pandens looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
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.
Pandens throws a strike but Victor rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Victor passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Victor tries to move to full mount but Pandens actually manages to regain half guard.
Victor is looking for a kimura here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Victor is pressing down on Pandens's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pandens is holding on for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Caio Victor dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pandens scores with a kick to the body.
Pandens misses with a wild body shot.
Victor getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pandens defending well as Victor loads up on a big left hand.
A nice leg kick from Pandens, right into the meat of the thigh.
Victor chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pandens can pounce on him.
Pandens swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Victor misses with a looping right.
Victor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Victor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pandens was well out of range. Poor timing from Victor.
The crowd cheers as Pandens lands an impressive looking overhand right. Victor doesn't seem phased though.
Pandens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pandens moves away from the strike by Victor.
Pandens takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
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!
Victor shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Pandens napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Pandens tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Pandens wants to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Victor is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Victor looking for the RNC.
Pandens showing good submission defense here.
Pandens wants to control his opponent's hands but Victor gets his hands free.
Pandens is in bad spot here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandens tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Victor fails to move to back control.
Pandens is trying desperately to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pandens prevents Victor from taking his back.
Victor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pandens can do to turn this around?
Pandens tries to control the position but Victor now has his back.
Victor is persistently looking for the submission but Pandens is defending it well.
Victor seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Pandens's chin but Pandens turns very nicely into Victor's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Pandens.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandens showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Victor trying to control the position here.
Pandens is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Victor is on top in guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Pandens holds on and takes a little breather.
Pandens looking for a sweep. Not yet Pandens, not yet.
Pandens looking to control but Victor passes into half guard.
Victor trying to pass the guard but Pandens defending well.
Pandens manages to get to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Caio Victor will probably get the nod.
That's time! Victor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Pandens connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Victor momentarily.
Pandens ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pandens misses with the body kick
and Victor counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Pandens!
Victor tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Victor has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Victor works to advance to full mount. Pandens defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Victor is looking to work his way around to Pandens's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Victor swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Pandens is now in Victor's guard. A big mistake from Victor there, giving up the dominant position!
Victor has a closed guard, preventing Pandens from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandens postures up.
Victor throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pandens is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Victor 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.
Victor keeping moving, preventing Pandens from controlling successfully.
Victor is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Victor is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victor tries to pass to full mount but Pandens defends it.
Victor maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Pandens could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Victor has cracked it and Pandens is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Victor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Caio Victor!
Caio Victor managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, PWNAGE Elite - $25 Tees, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Mercer (ranked 560 p4p, 519 weight class) and Crush Bandicoot (ranked 65 p4p, 62 weight class). Mercer comes to the cage accompanied by Why Can't We Be Friends by WAR. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bobby Mercer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Crush Bandicoot!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A shot to the liver by Bandicoot. Beautiful body shot.
Mercer throws a sloppy head kick and Bandicoot moves out of range easily.
Bandicoot blocks a head kick by Mercer.
Mercer throws a lazy right hand but Bandicoot sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bandicoot misses with a body shot.
Bandicoot uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mercer.
Bandicoot appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bandicoot dodges the punch combination from Mercer.
Bandicoot feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mercers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bandicoot walks into a stiff left hand from Mercer.
Bandicoot slips under a jab.
Bandicoot let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
No joy there for Mercer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mercer wants to land a leg kick but Bandicoot is out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bandicoot scores with a hook to the body. Mercer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bobby Mercer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mercer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mercer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mercer throws the left hand but Bandicoot avoids the punch easily.
Mercer throws a right hand that misses
and Bandicoot counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mercer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mercer throws a body punch but Bandicoot moves out of range.
Bandicoot misses the shot to the body.
Mercer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bandicoot counters with a nice body shot.
Mercer has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Bobby Mercer has been cut.
Mercer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mercer throws a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bandicoot will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mercer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mercer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bandicoot.
Bandicoot fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mercer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercer misses with a left hand
and Bandicoot counters with a right hand that sends Mercer tumbling to the canvas! Can Bandicoot finish him? He dives into Mercer's guard looking to do just that!
Mercer is rocked!
Bandicoot postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Oh Mercer is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bandicoot stands up over Mercer, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mercer looking to control.
Mercer is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at LAFC Training Center that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Bandicoot with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bandicoot with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bandicoot landing with the ground and pound.
Bandicoot won't allow Mercer to get back to his feet.
Mercer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bandicoot.
Bandicoot is looking to work some ground and pound but Mercer has wrist control.
Bandicoot stops Mercer from standing up.
Mercer seems to have got his legs back now.
Mercer looking to control.
Bandicoot working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bandicoot pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mercer is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mercer is looking to stand up but Bandicoot isn't so interested in that idea.
Bandicoot showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bandicoot working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mercer's head.
Bandicoot working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mercer's head.
Mercer has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Mercer wants to stand up but Bandicoot is controlling him.
Bandicoot with a flurry of punches that miss.
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.
Bandicoot throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mercer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mercer is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mercer sizes up Bandicoot with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mercer misses with a hook.
Mercer throws a sloppy head kick and Bandicoot moves out of range easily.
Bandicoot tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bandicoot misses with a wild body shot.
Mercer throws the left hand but Bandicoot avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Mercer misses its intended target.
Bandicoot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mercer misses with a combination
and Bandicoot counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Crush Bandicoot dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Mercer's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bandicoot catches Mercer napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Mercer to the canvas!
Bandicoot chips away with some ground and pound.
Bandicoot loads up on a big left hand. Mercer felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Bandicoot looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Mercer can't hide his disappointment, as Bandicoot celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Crush Bandicoot!
A victorious Crush Bandicoot thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Bobby Mercer stepped up to the mic, saying 'I took this fight on short notice, I felt really good. I had a solid camp. Training was going well but uhh... Doesn't feel good right now. Feel like I should've had this one. But what does feel good, is these Bondi MMA shorts. High quality & super durable Brazilian material. Check em' out. '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Verneri Ahma (ranked 403 p4p, 392 weight class) and Lynton Miller (ranked 69 p4p, 64 weight class). Miller is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Tool - Sober. 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 33 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Verneri Ahma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Lynton Miller!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahma throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Miller.
Miller darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Miller throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ahma is not content to let Miller control the position.
Miller throwing shots but Ahma is blocking nicely.
Ahma regains full guard. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Miller wants to control from the top but Ahma keeps moving.
Miller working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Miller looking to pass the guard.
Miller is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
It looks like Miller might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Miller throws a body punch but Ahma moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Miller. That's going to slow Ahma down.
Ahma gets a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Miller fails to land.
Miller misses with a hook to the ribs.
Miller wants a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Miller lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ahma backwards.
Ahma displaying some good clinch control by pressing Miller up against the cage.
Miller working aggressively here.
A short body shot lands from Miller as the two fighters clinch.
The referee calls for Ahma to work.
Ahma stalling.
Ahma seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Miller is looking for a takedown.
Ahma escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ahma fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Miller, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahma tries to throw a body punch but Miller avoids it by throwing Ahma back against the cage.
Miller misses with the head strike.
Miller misses with a punch on the inside.
Miller lands an uppercut.
Miller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ahma pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Miller misses with a straight left.
Ahma appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ahma tries to keep at a distance but Miller has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ahma blocks an uppercut.
Ahma is stalling here.
Ahma blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Miller swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Miller takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Miller throws a head punch that misses.
Ahma is trying to break the clinch but Miller has him pressed against the cage.
Miller has a couple of punches blocked by Ahma.
Miller tries to score a body lock takedown but Ahma shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Verneri Ahma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lynton Miller.
Still in the clinch, Miller scores with a nice short uppercut.
Miller tries to work over Ahma's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Miller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ahma's elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ahma prevents a takedown attempt there.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Miller.
The referee is keeping an eye on Miller - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lynton Miller dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Miller tries to close the distance and clinch but Ahma swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Miller scores with a decent looking hook.
Miller shoots for a takedown but Ahma saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Ahma misses the target.
Ahma tries to clinch but Miller is having none of it.
Ahma scores with a nice strike.
Miller throws a body kick that misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ahma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ahma wants to clinch up but Miller keeps it at a distance.
Ahma looks to throw the jab but Miller is out of range.
Miller tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Miller dives in and grabs Ahma's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ahma pushes down on Miller's head and hops out.
Ahma misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ahma fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller defending well as Ahma loads up on a big left hand.
Ahma tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ahma connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
 It looks like Lynton Miller has been cut.
Miller has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miller tries for a takedown. No joy.
Verneri Ahma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lynton Miller.
Miller softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller goes for a takedown attempt but Ahma pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ahma throws a looping overhand right but Miller ducks down to avoid it.
Verneri Ahma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ahma wants to clinch up but Miller keeps it at a distance.
Ahma looks to land a left hand but Miller moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Miller misses.
Miller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Miller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ahma.
Ahma scores with a nice right hand.
Ahma tries to close the distance and clinch but Miller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Miller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Miller scores with a jab. Ahma acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Miller avoids the body shot from Ahma.
Ahma wants to clinch.
Miller drives through and clinches with Ahma against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Miller lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ahma backwards.
Ahma blocking some punches.
Miller can't get the takedown.
Ahma being controlled against the cage.
Miller misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Miller.
Lynton Miller seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ahma tries to break free but Miller pushes him back against the cage.
Ahma pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Verneri Ahma is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Miller gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Miller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ahma's efforts to push away.
Ahma blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Miller changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ahma fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ahma looks to land a right hand but Miller moved out of range.
Miller feints the counter takedown.
Miller will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ahma misses the shot to the body.
Miller missing with a left hand there. Ahma was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ahma lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ahma digs a good body shot into Miller's ribs.
Ahma fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Miller on the side of the head.
Miller has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Miller there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice cross by Miller.
Miller throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ahma lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
 Miller is rocked!
Miller tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Miller is still on wobbly legs! Can Ahma finish him?
Miller shoots in for a takedown but Ahma shows good takedown defense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ahma is looking to counter punch.
Ahma scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Miller seems to have recovered his senses.
Miller is breathing heavily.
Ahma wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ahma misses with an uppercut.
Miller changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ahma missing with a left hand there. Miller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Miller avoids a punch combination nicely.
Miller has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ahma.
Miller fails with the takedown.
Miller cracks Ahma with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ahma tries to clinch up.
Miller takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That has opened up Lynton Miller's cut even more.
Ahma misses with a looping left.
That kick from Miller tenderised Ahma's leg. Ahma is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ahma has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Miller.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Verneri Ahma dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lynton Miller's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Miller cracks Ahma with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Some wild striking there from Ahma.
Ahma gets a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Miller scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ahma pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Ahma, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ahma looks to land a left hand but Miller moved out of range nicely.
Ahma misses with a body shot.
Miller drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ahma looking to control.
Miller working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Miller wants to control from the top but Ahma keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ahma works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Miller working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Miller stopping the sweep attempt from Ahma.
Ahma keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ahma throws a wild body kick that Miller sees coming a mile off.
Miller shoots for a double leg takedown but Ahma sprawls well. He's pushed Miller's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A jab from Miller does it's job there.
Miller slips under a jab.
Miller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ahma throwing a counter right hand but Miller manages to avoid it.
Ahma is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That kick from Ahma tenderised Miller's leg. Miller is trying to keep his angry face on.
Miller shoots in and drives through. Ahma sprawls well.
Ahma lands an overhand right.
Ahma tries to clinch there but Miller circles away.
Miller feints the counter takedown.
Miller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ahma was well out of range. Poor timing from Miller.
Ahma digs a good body shot into Miller's ribs.
A big right from Miller misses.
Miller tries to clinch but Ahma moves away
and Ahma counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miller is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ahma sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Verneri Ahma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lynton Miller.
Miller takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Miller lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ahma's sensitive parts.
Miller scores with a hook to the body. Ahma takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Miller throws a looping overhand right but Ahma ducks down to avoid it.
Miller connects with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ahma. Miller does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ahma gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Miller to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahma tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ahma keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
Miller seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Miller loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ahma keeping moving, preventing Miller from controlling successfully.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Miller working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Miller has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Miller trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Miller wants to control from the top but Ahma keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Miller throws a hook to the side of Ahma's head but Ahma sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ahma checks a leg kick.
Miller connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ahma is looking to clinch but Miller is avoiding it.
Ahma connects with a crisp jab.
Ahma fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Miller shoots in but no luck this time.
Miller tries to clinch up.
It looked like Ahma wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ahma closes the distance and pushes Miller back into the cage.
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 Verneri Ahma.
I think Ahma has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Lynton Miller!
A victorious Lynton Miller thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacque Joteel (ranked 294 p4p, 387 weight class) and Georges Moxley (ranked 48 p4p, 62 weight class). Joteel's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Moogwalze. Moxley has chosen Andre Nickatina - Color of the Benz as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Georges Moxley will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 29 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacque Joteel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Georges Moxley!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moxley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moxley digs a good body shot into Joteel's ribs.
Moxley connects with a jab.
Moxley throws a series of punches but Joteel moves out of range.
Moxley throws a right hand that misses
and Joteel counters with a right hand to the body.
Joteel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Moxley has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Joteel.
Joteel has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Chakuriki LA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Moxley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Joteel throws out the jab.
Moxley throws a shot from downtown. Joteel moves away and avoids it.
Moxley looks to land a left hand but Joteel moved out of range nicely.
Moxley blocks a jab.
Moxley is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Joteel gets tackled into the cage by Moxley. Moxley maintains the clinch.
Joteel letting Moxley take a breather here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moxley takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joteel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Joteel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moxley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Joteel tries to work over Moxley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good body shot from Joteel.
Joteel lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Joteel tries to land knees in the clinch but Moxley avoids the damage to the body.
Moxley working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Moxley.
Moxley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moxley tries to pull guard but Joteel holds him up against the cage and eventually Moxley drops back down to his feet.
Joteel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moxley trying to control the position but instead, Joteel has worked for underhooks and has pushed Moxley into the cage.
Moxley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Moxley misses with a punch to the body.
Moxley misses with a body punch.
Moxley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joteel misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joteel working aggressively here.
Moxley lands a hook that snaps the head of Joteel backwards.
A short uppercut from Moxley.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joteel tries to work over Moxley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Joteel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Moxley.
Joteel lands a body shot in the clinch.
Joteel misses with a punch to the body.
Come on Moxley - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Moxley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joteel takes a shot to the head.
Joteel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Moxley.
Moxley blocks an uppercut.
Joteel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Moxley throws a punch but it's blocked by Joteel.
Moxley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Joteel lands a shoulder strike.
Joteel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Moxley backwards.
Joteel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Moxley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Still in the clinch, Joteel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Moxley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moxley throws a leg kick that is checked
and Joteel counters with a thumping low kick.
Moxley ducks under a wild hook from Joteel.
Moxley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joteel throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Joteel slips a straight right by Moxley.
Moxley throws a hook to the side of Joteel's head but Joteel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Joteel swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Joteel takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice uppercut lands for Joteel. That snapped Moxley's head back.
Moxley lands a lovely overhand right.
Joteel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Joteel ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Moxley falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Joteel counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joteel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab, jab by Moxley - just one landing.
Jacque Joteel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Joteel slips under a jab from Moxley.
Joteel takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Joteel takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Moxley throws a lazy right hand but Joteel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Joteel swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jab, jab by Moxley - just one landing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Joteel.
A big left from Joteel misses.
Moxley darts in trying to clinch
and Joteel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Georges Moxley will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Joteel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Moxley.
Moxley misses with a wild body shot.
Good work by Moxley as he checks the leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Joteel.
Moxley throws a body shot but no joy.
Moxley bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Joteel's head.
Joteel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Moxley moves out of range of the strikes.
Georges Moxley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Joteel lands with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Moxley finds it's way through Joteel's defenses.
Moxley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joteel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Moxley checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joteel with a hook.
Joteel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Moxley tries to clinch but Joteel moves out of range.
Joteel is looking to counter with a body kick.
Moxley connects with a right hand. Joteel shakes it off.
Moxley checks a leg kick nicely.
Moxley feints the counter takedown.
Moxley checks a leg kick nicely.
Moxley tries to counter by closing the distance.
Moxley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Moxley swings for the body but Joteel moves out of range.
Joteel is looking to counter with a body kick.
Georges Moxley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circle momentarily. Moxley darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Moxley connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Moxley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Joteel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Moxley shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Joteel as he jumps to the side.
A counter left hand to the body from Joteel misses its target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joteel looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Moxley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joteel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moxley.
Moxley takes a swing at Joteel's ribcage but misses.
Moxley throws the left hand but Joteel avoids the punch easily.
Moxley on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Joteel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Moxley doesn't seem bothered though.
Joteel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Moxley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Joteel.
Joteel feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Joteel gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Moxley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Joteel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moxley moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joteel moves out of range of the strikes.
Moxley lands a leg kick that knocks Joteel off balance momentarily.
Moxley takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Joteel ducks under a wild hook from Moxley.
Moxley throws a jab but it's blocked by Joteel.
Joteel slips a straight right by Moxley.
Joteel misses with a kick to the body.
A nice side step and Moxley releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Good exchange - Moxley coming out on top.
Moxley throws an off balance right hand
and Joteel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Moxley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Joteel was well out of range. Poor timing from Moxley.
Joteel is looking to counter the offense by Moxley and move into the clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Joteel there.
Moxley is rocked!
Joteel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moxley manages to avoid it.
Moxley steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Joteel.
Moxley scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Joteel.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moxley looks to land a right hand but Joteel moved out of range.
Moxley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joteel.
Joteel takes a jab right on the kisser.
Joteel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Moxley.
Joteel takes a swing at Moxley's ribcage but misses.
Joteel slips under a jab from Moxley.
Moxley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Moxley lands a jab to Joteel's midsection.
Joteel looks to land a body kick but Moxley moved away.
Moxley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Moxley lands a nice shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Georges Moxley will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Moxley slips a jab and a cross from Joteel.
A jab from Moxley misses.
Moxley misses the shot to the body.
Moxley misses with a jab to the body
and Joteel holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Moxley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Joteel misses with a punch on the inside.
Moxley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Moxley.
A short right from Moxley on the inside.
Moxley misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moxley is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Joteel scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Joteel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jacque Joteel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Joteel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moxley gets control of Joteel's arms and successfully pulls guard. Moxley will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Moxley is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moxley has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Joteel can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joteel is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Joteel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Georges Moxley is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Moxley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Joteel content to stall in guard here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Joteel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moxley was well out of range. Poor timing from Joteel.
Moxley throws a nice head kick!
Joteel blocks a leg kick.
Moxley lands a jab to Joteel's midsection.
Moxley lands the left hand.
Joteel throws a chopping leg kick but Moxley manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Moxley throws a right hand that misses
and Moxley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Moxley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Joteel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joteel tries to keep at a distance but Moxley has taken the fight into the clinch.
Joteel misses with a punch to the body.
Joteel tries to throw a body punch but Moxley avoids it by throwing Joteel back against the cage.
Jacque Joteel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joteel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Moxley lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Moxley - that landed with a thud.
Joteel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Joteel.
Moxley blocks a body shot from Joteel.
A head punch on the inside from Joteel fails to land.
Moxley misses with a punch on the inside.
Joteel struggles to land a body shot inside as Moxley controls his hands.
Moxley has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Joteel seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Moxley can turn it around.
Moxley blocks a body shot from Joteel.
Joteel misses with a body punch.
Moxley blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moxley working aggressively here.
Moxley is leaning against Joteel and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Joteel has a couple of punches blocked by Moxley.
Joteel tries a body shot but Moxley blocks it.
Joteel prevents a body shot from Moxley.
Moxley has Joteel pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Moxley pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Joteel tumbling to the mat - Moxley dives into Joteel's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moxley works over Joteel with some ground and pound from guard.
Joteel keeping moving, preventing Moxley from controlling successfully.
Moxley controls from within his opponent's guard.
Moxley passes Joteel's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Georges Moxley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Moxley 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 Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jacque Joteel!
Jacque Joteel decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tacitus Kilgore (ranked 81 p4p, 120 weight class) and Soviet Remnant (ranked 12 p4p, 21 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tacitus Kilgore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Soviet Remnant!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Remnant displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kilgore throws out the jab.
Kilgore misses the shot to the body.
Tacitus Kilgore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kilgore throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kilgore with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Remnant to score with a decent uppercut.
Kilgore scores with a jab to the body.
Remnant ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Remnant tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Remnant throws a leg kick but Kilgore sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kilgore checks a low kick from Remnant.
Kilgore ducks under a wild hook from Remnant.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Remnant lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kilgore has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kilgore and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kilgore throws a head kick that half lands.
Remnant ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kilgore looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kilgore misses with a straight right.
Kilgore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice leg kick from Kilgore, right into the meat of the thigh.
Remnant with the inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Remnant connects with a jab.
Remnant throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Remnant misses with a head kick.
Kilgore lands a body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Remnant fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kilgore checks it well.
Kilgore appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kilgore digs a good body shot into Remnant's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilgore defending well as Remnant loads up on a big left hand.
Kilgore looks to land a left hand but Remnant moved out of range nicely.
Kilgore looks for the body kick but Remnant saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Remnant on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Remnant thumps Kilgore with a low kick.
Kilgore throws the left hand but Remnant avoids the punch easily.
Kilgore tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Remnant is able to avoid easily.
Kilgore motions for Remnant to come forward. Kilgore throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Remnant throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An attempted straight right counter from Kilgore misses the target.
Kilgore moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Kilgore wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A low kick from Kilgore misses
and Remnant counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Remnant misses with a low kick.
Kilgore throws a leg kick but Remnant checks it.
Kilgore cracks Remnant with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Remnant cracks Kilgore with a good jab.
Remnant scores with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Remnant takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Remnant lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Remnant throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kilgore sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Kilgore as he connects with a hook.
Kilgore throws a hook but Remnant avoids it easily.
Kilgore throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Remnant sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Remnant cracks Kilgore with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Remnant takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Remnant displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kilgore throws out the jab.
Remnant has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kilgore.
Remnant lands with a thumping leg kick.
Remnant closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Remnant throws a leg kick but Kilgore sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kilgore throws a leg kick which misses Remnant's front leg but catches the back leg as Remnant tries to avoid it.
Remnant throws a nice inside leg kick.
Remnant looks to land a left hand but Kilgore moved out of range nicely.
Kilgore misses with a straight left.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kilgore. That's going to slow Remnant down.
Kilgore fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kilgore just misses with a punch to the body.
Remnant jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kilgore clobbers Remnant with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kilgore misses with a right hand
and Remnant counters with an outside leg kick.
Kilgore throws a body punch but Remnant moves out of range.
Kilgore misses with a body kick.
Kilgore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Remnant scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore misses the shot to the body.
Remnant keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kilgore.
A jab from Remnant misses.
Kilgore looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kilgore throws a shot from downtown. Remnant moves away and avoids it.
Kilgore throws out a loose jab but Remnant uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kilgore dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Remnant. That did some damage!
Kilgore 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.
Kilgore lands a nice shot to the body.
Remnant blocks a head kick by Kilgore.
Kilgore has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Remnant.
Remnant with the inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Remnant.
Remnant keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kilgore.
Kilgore is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Remnant.
Remnant throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Kilgore was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Remnant.
Remnant scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Remnant staying out of range there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Remnant drops his hands momentarily and Kilgore takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Remnant waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kilgore.
Kilgore swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Kilgore blocks the low kick.
Kilgore misses the shot to the body.
Kilgore looks to throw the jab but Remnant is out of range.
Kilgore tries to score with a low kick but Remnant moves his leg out of the way.
Kilgore throws a shot from downtown. Remnant moves away and avoids it.
Kilgore throws a jab but it's blocked by Remnant.
Kilgore stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Remnant.
Remnant keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kilgore.
Remnant looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A big right from Remnant misses.
Kilgore avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kilgore throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kilgore throws a head kick that misses.
Remnant throws a front kick aimed at Kilgore's knee but Kilgore avoids it well.
Kilgore tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Remnant avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kilgore tries a low kick but Remnant avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kilgore goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kilgore throws a front kick that sends Remnant stumbling back into the cage.
Kilgore comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Remnant throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Remnant paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
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 Tacitus Kilgore will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Remnant throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kilgore checks a leg kick.
Kilgore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Remnant lands a lovely overhand right.
Kilgore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big right from Kilgore misses.
Kilgore tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A left lands for Kilgore.
Remnant uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kilgore.
Kilgore fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Remnant has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kilgore takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kilgore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Remnant manages to avoid it.
Remnant sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kilgore uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Remnant.
Kilgore throws a counter high kick but Remnant was just alert enough to avoid it.
Kilgore wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kilgore slips a straight right by Remnant.
A big right from Remnant misses.
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!
Remnant scores with a hook.
Kilgore lands a nice leg kick that just misses Remnant's sensitive parts.
Kilgore misses with a low kick.
Remnant takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Remnant scores with a sloppy right hand. Kilgore should have avoided that one.
Remnant throws out a leg kick but Kilgore moves out of range and Remnant only half commits.
Remnant lands a nice shot that snaps Kilgore's head back.
Kilgore ducks under a wild hook from Remnant.
Remnant's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Remnant on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kilgore. Kilgore obviously looking to wear him down.
A swing and a miss from Kilgore.
Kilgore moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kilgore throws a big shot that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Remnant. That's going to slow Kilgore down.
Remnant blocks a leg kick.
Kilgore throws a chopping leg kick but Remnant manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Remnant throws a hook but Kilgore avoids it easily.
Kilgore avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice cross by Kilgore.
Kilgore lands with a cross.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kilgore.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Remnant lands with a nice body punch.
Kilgore on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore just misses with a punch to the body.
Kilgore misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kilgore with the inside leg kick.
Kilgore misses with an uppercut. Remnant saw that one coming.
Kilgore checks a leg kick nicely.
Remnant is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kilgore.
Tacitus Kilgore is winning the standup battle so far.
A big left from Remnant misses.
Kilgore looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Remnant takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Remnant misses with a looping right.
Kilgore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Remnant with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kilgore to score with a decent uppercut.
Kilgore checks a leg kick.
Remnant throws a head kick that misses.
Kilgore throws a hook to the side of Remnant's head but Remnant sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A leg kick checked by Kilgore.
Remnant throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kilgore.
Remnant tries to bum rush Kilgore with a series of wild strikes but Kilgore uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Remnant scores with a leg kick.
Good work by Kilgore as he checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore misses with an uppercut
and Remnant counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Remnant cracks Kilgore with an open hand slap.
Kilgore throws a leg kick
and Remnant counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kilgore takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The fighters circling - Kilgore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Remnant tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Remnant tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kilgore is able to avoid easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kilgore, as that shot connected.
An inside leg kick lands from Remnant.
Kilgore misses with a looping right.
Remnant connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kilgore connects with the punch.
Remnant throws a body punch but Kilgore moves out of range.
Kilgore swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kilgore misses with a looping left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice jab there from Remnant.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kilgore.
Remnant keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kilgore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Remnant looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Remnant's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kilgore connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Remnant scrambles back to his feet.
Remnant throws a good cross that connects.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Remnant throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kilgore scores with a leg kick.
Remnant missing with a left hand there. Kilgore was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kilgore lands a body shot.
Jab from Kilgore.
Kilgore throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kilgore checks a low kick from Remnant.
Kilgore throws a leg kick that misses.
Kilgore throws a shot from downtown. Remnant moves away and avoids it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Remnant.
Kilgore connects with a nice looking jab.
Remnant throws a jab when Kilgore was well out of range.
It looked like Kilgore wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kilgore slips under a jab.
A low kick lands for Kilgore.
Kilgore lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Remnant at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kilgore throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Remnant cracks Kilgore with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Remnant misses the target.
Remnant slips under a jab from Kilgore.
Kilgore looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
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 Tacitus Kilgore will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kilgore misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Remnant.
Remnant only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Soviet Remnant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kilgore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Remnant manages to avoid it.
Kilgore throws the left hand but Remnant avoids the punch easily.
Kilgore tries to land a leg kick but Remnant saw it coming and moves away.
Kilgore throws a low kick but Remnant moves out of range easily.
Remnant tries a quick counter leg kick but Kilgore is wise to it.
Kilgore takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A low kick lands for Remnant.
Kilgore has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kilgore there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kilgore buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Remnant finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kilgore defending well as Remnant loads up on a big left hand.
Remnant throws a leg kick but Kilgore moved away.
Kilgore scores with a nice strike.
Remnant slips a straight right by Kilgore.
Remnant is looking for the big counter here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kilgore missing with a left hand there. Remnant was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Remnant flicks out a counter leg kick but Kilgore steps away.
Remnant throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Remnant takes one on the button.
Remnant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kilgore misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice uppercut lands for Kilgore. That snapped Remnant's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Remnant.
Kilgore misses with a straight left.
Remnant takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Remnant tries a low kick but Kilgore avoids it.
Kilgore throws a chopping leg kick but Remnant manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kilgore cracks Remnant with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kilgore throws out a leg kick but Remnant moves out of range and Kilgore only half commits.
Kilgore jabs Remnant right on the nose. Remnant blinks but takes it well.
Remnant lands a jab to the head.
Kilgore with a nice cross.
Kilgore is looking to slow Remnant down with leg kicks.
Kilgore misses with a hook
and Remnant counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Kilgore misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kilgore misses with a hook.
Kilgore misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Remnant misses.
Kilgore scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kilgore misses with a low kick.
Kilgore thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Remnant if he has to take too many more of those.
Remnant rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kilgore moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Remnant darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Tacitus Kilgore has been cut.
Remnant walks into a stiff left hand from Kilgore.
Remnant fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kilgore.
Remnant takes a kick to the side of the head.
Remnant scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kilgore is looking to slow Remnant down with leg kicks.
Kilgore connects with a nice looking jab.
Kilgore keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Remnant ducks under a wild hook from Kilgore.
Kilgore throws a big shot that misses.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kilgore - that will leave a mark!
Kilgore moves away from the strike by Remnant.
A big right from Remnant misses.
A little feinted left hand from Kilgore on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kilgore walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Remnant has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kilgore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Remnant throws out the jab.
Remnant tries to score with a low kick but Kilgore moves his leg out of the way.
A lazy left from Kilgore finds it's target.
A nice leg kick from Remnant, right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Kilgore.
Tacitus Kilgore is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Remnant slips a straight right by Kilgore.
Kilgore swings for the body but Remnant moves out of range.
Remnant attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Remnant throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
It looked like Kilgore was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Remnant.
Kilgore misses with an uppercut. Remnant saw that one coming.
Kilgore fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Remnant.
Kilgore jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Remnant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kilgore takes a swing at Remnant's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Remnant on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kilgore misses with a lunging right hand
and Remnant connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Remnant moves into range and connects with a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kilgore.
Remnant takes a swing at Kilgore's ribcage but misses.
Kilgore takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A looping hook to the body misses from Remnant. Kilgore does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good work by Kilgore as he checks the leg kick.
Kilgore throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kilgore misses with a looping left.
Kilgore fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kilgore misses with a looping right.
Remnant thumps Kilgore with a low kick.
Remnant avoids the body shot from Kilgore.
Kilgore throws a front kick that sends Remnant stumbling back into the cage.
Kilgore checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kilgore connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Remnant throws a low kick, looking for Kilgore's leg but Kilgore calmly moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kilgore.
Remnant throws a nice head kick!
Remnant will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Remnant lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Remnant has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Remnant tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kilgore lands a really nice looking cross but Remnant seems unphased.
Remnant swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kilgore connects with a body shot that sends Remnant's belly button to the back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tacitus Kilgore showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kilgore has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tacitus Kilgore!
During a confident post fight interview, Tacitus Kilgore 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Angelo Moore (ranked 77 p4p, 187 weight class) and Manolito Tai Kung (ranked 12 p4p, 30 weight class). Manolito Tai Kung acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 30 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angelo Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Manolito Tai Kung!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Moore finds it's way through Tai Kung's defenses.
Tai Kung swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Moore misses with a hook
letting Tai Kung counter with a right hand.
It looks like Angelo Moore has been cut.
A slow jab from Moore misses its intended target.
Moore connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tai Kung ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tai Kung throws a counter combo.
Tai Kung's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Moore connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tai Kung scrambles back to his feet.
Moore looks to land a left hand but Tai Kung moved out of range nicely.
Moore slips under a jab.
Tai Kung throws a jab when Moore was well out of range.
Moore lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A swing and a miss from Moore.
Tai Kung lands with a kick to the ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moore feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tai Kungs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Moore misses with a lunging right hand
and Tai Kung counters with a nice uppercut.
Moore definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Moore connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Moore lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tai Kung circles away quickly and effectively.
It seemed like Tai Kung was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore misses with an uppercut. Tai Kung saw that one coming.
Tai Kung has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Tai Kung checks the leg kick.
Tai Kung misses with a wild body shot.
Tai Kung looks to land a right hand but Moore moved out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Moore, as that shot connected.
Tai Kung keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moore.
A countering left hand to the body from Tai Kung misses.
Moore connects with a solid leg kick.
Moore misses with a left hand
and Tai Kung counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tai Kung fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Moore has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tai Kung takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Moore connects with the punch.
An inside leg kick from Moore misses.
Tai Kung connects with an inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Tai Kung.
Tai Kung blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moore throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tai Kung on the side of the head.
Moore throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tai Kung.
Tai Kung swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tai Kung checks a leg kick.
Moore connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Moore misses with an uppercut.
Despite the aggression on Tai Kung's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Angelo Moore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moore scoring well with a low kick there.
Moore slips under a jab from Tai Kung.
Tai Kung tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tai Kung lands with a shot to the body.
Moore fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Moore throws a lazy uppercut
and Tai Kung counters with a nice body shot.
Moore fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tai Kung on the side of the head.
Tai Kung checks a low kick from Moore.
Moore misses with a lunging right hand
and Tai Kung counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tai Kung looks to score with a jab to the body but Moore is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore misses with a hook. Tai Kung ducked under it nicely.
Moore throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Moore cracks Tai Kung with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tai Kung lands a big right hand that sends Moore crashing to the mat! Tai Kung stays standing though and waves Moore back to his feet!
Moore throws a big shot that misses.
Moore throws a series of punches but Tai Kung avoids them all with ease.
Tai Kung throws a leg kick but Moore sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moore darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Moore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Moore misses with a hook. Tai Kung ducked under it nicely.
Moore pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tai Kung back to the cage. Moore follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Moore checks a leg kick.
Moore just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Tai Kung.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tai Kung misses with a looping right.
Tai Kung checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tai Kung throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tai Kung throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tai Kung misses with a straight left.
Moore is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A punch lands to the side of Tai Kung 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tai Kung connects with a solid leg kick.
Tai Kung steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Moore.
Tai Kung tries a head kick but it misses.
Moore misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tai Kung moves out of range as Moore strikes.
Moore throws a jab when Tai Kung was well out of range.
Tai Kung uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Moore.
Despite the aggression on Tai Kung's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A big right from Tai Kung misses.
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 Angelo Moore will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Angelo Moore's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tai Kung throws an overhand right that lands on Moore's shoulder, as Moore tries to avoid the shot.
Moore misses with a lunging right hand
and Tai Kung connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Angelo Moore's cut is getting worse.
Moore turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tai Kung waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moore.
Tai Kung slips a straight right by Moore.
It seemed like Tai Kung was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Moore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Moore throws a sloppy head kick and Tai Kung moves out of range easily.
Moore throws out a loose jab but Tai Kung uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tai Kung steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Moore.
Tai Kung tries a quick counter leg kick but Moore is wise to it.
Moore takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tai Kung lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Moore at a distance.
A left and a right from Tai Kung both land. Nice combination.
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!
Moore pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Moore uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tai Kung.
Moore on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Angelo Moore's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tai Kung throws the left hand but Moore avoids the punch easily.
Tai Kung uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Moore.
A big left from Moore misses.
Tai Kung throws a counter combo.
Tai Kung buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Moore steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tai Kung.
Moore fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tai Kung misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tai Kung throws a big shot that misses.
Moore throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moore checks a leg kick.
Moore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tai Kung moves away.
Tai Kung clobbers Moore with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tai Kung lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Moore is rocked!
Jeez, Angelo Moore's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Moore with a hook.
Oh Moore is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore loads up on a big right hand but Tai Kung slips the punch.
Moore seems to have got his legs back now.
Tai Kung throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick lands for Moore.
Moore connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Moore dips to his left and cracks Tai Kung with an uppercut!
Moore rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tai Kung counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tai Kung ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Moore ducks under a wild hook from Tai Kung.
Tai Kung has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Moore.
Tai Kung misses with a hook. Moore ducked under it nicely.
Tai Kung's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Moore misses with a few strikes there.
Tai Kung swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Moore misses with a head kick.
Tai Kung is looking to score with low kicks.
Tai Kung ducks under a wild hook from Moore.
Tai Kung swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore connects with a looping right hand.
Tai Kung chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Moore can pounce on him.
Tai Kung takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tai Kung with the inside leg kick.
Tai Kung wants to slow Moore down by chopping away at his legs.
Tai Kung throws a shot from downtown. Moore moves away and avoids it.
Moore connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Moore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tai Kung throws a big shot that misses.
Moore slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Moore. Tai Kung does a little dance to reset his feet.
Moore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tai Kung takes one to the side of the head.
Moore misses with an uppercut. Tai Kung saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore loads up on a big right hand but Tai Kung slips the punch.
Tai Kung appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Moore scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moore with a hook.
Tai Kung takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Angelo Moore is winning the standup battle so far.
Tai Kung keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moore tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Moore misses with a hook. Tai Kung ducked under it nicely.
Tai Kung moves away from the strike by Moore.
Tai Kung swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Moore misses with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Moore.
Tai Kung has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Moore looks to land a combination but Tai Kung avoids it well.
Tai Kung doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Moore slips a straight right by Tai Kung.
Moore throws a looping overhand right but Tai Kung ducks down to avoid it.
Tai Kung looks like he wants to counter punch here.
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 Angelo Moore will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Angelo Moore's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Tai Kung throws a hook to the side of Moore's head but Moore sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Moore throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tai Kung.
Tai Kung takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Moore throws the left hand but Tai Kung avoids the punch easily.
Moore misses with a double jab.
A nice side step and Tai Kung releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tai Kung fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moore manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Moore misses the target.
Jab from Moore.
A big right from Moore misses.
Tai Kung now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Moore displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tai Kung avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Tai Kung was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tai Kung takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Moore uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Moore slips under a jab from Tai Kung.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moore misses with a straight left.
Moore will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tai Kung staying out of range there.
Tai Kung shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Moore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Moore has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Moore lands a nice shot that snaps Tai Kung's head back.
Moore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tai Kung jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Moore throws a low kick, looking for Tai Kung's leg but Tai Kung calmly moves out of range.
Tai Kung was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Moore rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tai Kung counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tai Kung drops Moore with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Moore looks back up at him and smiles so Tai Kung waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Angelo Moore's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Manolito Tai Kung!
Manolito Tai Kung decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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