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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rajko Mijatovic (ranked 3754 p4p, 24957 weight class) and Enzo Perez (ranked 474 p4p, 670 weight class). Rajko Mijatovic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rajko Mijatovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Enzo Perez!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mijatovic shoots and misses
and Perez counters by clinching up.
Perez can't find room to land a body shot as Mijatovic controls the action.
Perez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Perez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mijatovic gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Perez works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Perez wants to stand but Mijatovic has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Mijatovic wants to sweep here but Perez controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perez trying to control the position from guard on top but Mijatovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mijatovic definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mijatovic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mijatovic keeping full guard, as Perez tries to pass.
Perez looking to sit in guard and control but Mijatovic gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Perez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mijatovic landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mijatovic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mijatovic content to stall in guard here.
Perez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mijatovic. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Perez trying to control the position.
Perez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Mijatovic stopping the sweep attempt from Perez.
Perez is trying to control the position but Mijatovic postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mijatovic circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mijatovic counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Perez badly! Mijatovic follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Perez out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Mijatovic finished him against the cage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rajko Mijatovic!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jamal Thibodeaux (ranked 3941 p4p, 24989 weight class) and Riley Caomhanach (ranked 407 p4p, 534 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jamal Thibodeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Riley Caomhanach!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caomhanach walks into a left hand.
Caomhanach is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thibodeaux digs a good body shot into Caomhanach's ribs.
Caomhanach fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Caomhanach on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Thibodeaux looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Thibodeaux connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Caomhanach momentarily.
Caomhanach pushes Thibodeaux up against the cage in a clinch.
Thibodeaux pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice straight punches there by Thibodeaux. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Thibodeaux.
Caomhanach has a takedown stuffed.
Caomhanach should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Thibodeaux stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Caomhanach shoots in for a takedown but Thibodeaux shows good takedown defense.
Jamal Thibodeaux has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Riley Caomhanach.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thibodeaux connects with a single shot there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Thibodeaux darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Thibodeaux with a jab.
Thibodeaux jabs Caomhanach right on the nose. Caomhanach blinks but takes it well.
Caomhanach fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thibodeaux is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Thibodeaux lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Caomhanach shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thibodeaux as he avoids it easily.
Caomhanach fails with a takedown attempt.
Thibodeaux connects with a right hand. Caomhanach shakes it off.
Caomhanach shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Thibodeaux sprawls well. Thibodeaux wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Caomhanach gets slowly back to his feet.
Thibodeaux was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Caomhanach throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Thibodeaux lands a right hook to the body.
Thibodeaux is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Caomhanach has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thibodeaux finds it's way round the side to connect with Caomhanach's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thibodeaux scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caomhanach tries to move into range but Thibodeaux moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Danga de danga de dang - Thibodeaux scores with a four punch combination!
Caomhanach tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thibodeaux swivels and escapes.
Caomhanach takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jamal Thibodeaux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thibodeaux lunges at Caomhanach with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Caomhanach's hand.
Caomhanach takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Thibodeaux is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Thibodeaux lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Caomhanach drives through and clinches with Thibodeaux against the cage.
Caomhanach is trying to break free.
Thibodeaux escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice uppercut lands for Thibodeaux. That snapped Caomhanach's head back.
Jamal Thibodeaux is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thibodeaux swinging wildly here.
Thibodeaux scores with a hook.
Thibodeaux lands with an uppercut that bounces Caomhanach off the cage and back into range.
Thibodeaux scores with a jab to the head.
 Caomhanach is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Caomhanach has time to react.
Caomhanach is still on wobbly legs! Can Thibodeaux finish him?
Thibodeaux throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Caomhanach crashing down! Caomhanach tries to stagger back to his feet but Thibodeaux just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Caomhanach asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jamal Thibodeaux!
Jamal Thibodeaux tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yuki Shojumaru (ranked 3695 p4p, 3581 weight class) and Reece Cooley (ranked 204 p4p, 198 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yuki Shojumaru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Reece Cooley!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shojumaru swats away the attempt to clinch by Cooley.
Cooley closes the distance but Shojumaru moves to the side
and Shojumaru counters with a stiff right hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Shojumaru looks to land a right hand but Cooley moved out of range.
Shojumaru avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shojumaru throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Cooley to counter with a crisp jab.
 It looks like Yuki Shojumaru has been cut.
Shojumaru looks to throw the jab but Cooley is out of range.
Cooley scores with a shot to the body.
Cooley darts in and clinches Shojumaru up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Cooley fails to land.
Cooley blocks the elbow strike.
Shojumaru is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cooley is defending well for now.
Cooley controlling the action here for a moment.
Shojumaru misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shojumaru landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shojumaru.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shojumaru prevents a body shot from Cooley.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shojumaru obliges.
Cooley looks winded!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shojumaru.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooley tries to stall but Shojumaru uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Shojumaru scores with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Shojumaru.
Shojumaru avoiding damage.
Shojumaru lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shojumaru connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cooley's face.
A right hook to the body lands for Shojumaru.
Shojumaru tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cooley avoids it.
Shojumaru utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cooley stalling in the clinch but Shojumaru improves position.
Shojumaru leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short right from Shojumaru on the inside.
Shojumaru throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Shojumaru throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cooley blocks it with crossed arms.
Cooley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cooley looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Shojumaru misses with an elbow over the top.
Good body shot from Shojumaru.
Shojumaru definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shojumaru tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shojumaru tries to work over Cooley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Shojumaru.
Cooley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cooley rushes Shojumaru and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Shojumaru with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cooley misses with a body punch.
Shojumaru blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shojumaru.
Shojumaru is stalling here.
Cooley misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shojumaru.
A short right from Shojumaru.
Cooley throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Cooley fails to land.
Cooley throws a punch but it's blocked by Shojumaru.
Shojumaru with a knee to the head.
Shojumaru misses with an elbow over the top.
Shojumaru working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shojumaru stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cooley tries to stall but Shojumaru uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Shojumaru softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cooley misses with some punches.
Shojumaru tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cooley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cooley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shojumaru blocks a body shot from Cooley.
A nice left hand lands by Shojumaru.
Cooley lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shojumaru.
Shojumaru pushes Cooley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Shojumaru scores with a hook to the body.
Shojumaru is working Cooley over against the cage.
Cooley lands a shoulder strike.
Shojumaru lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Shojumaru swings wildly with an uppercut but Cooley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shojumaru prevents a body shot from Cooley.
Shojumaru misses with an elbow over the top.
Shojumaru is leaning against Cooley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shojumaru putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cooley in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shojumaru digs a right hand into Cooley's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cooley's gas tank.
Shojumaru lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shojumaru using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cooley takes a knee to the side of the body.
Shojumaru lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Shojumaru scores with a nice short uppercut.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Shojumaru is leaning against Cooley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shojumaru.
Shojumaru lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shojumaru lands a body punch in the clinch.
Shojumaru misses with an elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Shojumaru.
Shojumaru unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cooley lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shojumaru.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shojumaru is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Shojumaru as the two fighters clinch.
Shojumaru lands a shot to the body.
Shojumaru lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shojumaru lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yuki Shojumaru dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yuki Shojumaru's cut.
That's time! Shojumaru's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cooley gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shojumaru.
Cooley tries to clinch but Shojumaru moves out of range.
Shojumaru digs a good body shot into Cooley's ribs.
Shojumaru tries to keep at a distance but Cooley has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shojumaru.
Shojumaru lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cooley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shojumaru's elbow.
Cooley throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Shojumaru lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cooley.
Shojumaru blocks an uppercut.
Shojumaru using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shojumaru scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Shojumaru.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shojumaru misses with a knee strike.
Shojumaru lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shojumaru working Cooley over with knees to the body.
Cooley is breathing heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cooley.
A frustrated look appears on Cooley's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shojumaru just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cooley's brow.
A body shot lands from Shojumaru.
Shojumaru misses with a knee to the head.
Shojumaru misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cooley lands a left hand.
Yuki Shojumaru has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shojumaru lands a shoulder strike.
Shojumaru is leaning against Cooley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shojumaru lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cooley has a couple of punches blocked by Shojumaru.
Shojumaru crunches a lovely knee into Cooley's ribcage.
Shojumaru struggles to land a body shot inside as Cooley controls his hands.
A short right from Shojumaru.
Shojumaru using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shojumaru lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shojumaru lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cooley avoids a wild elbow strike from Shojumaru.
Shojumaru is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Shojumaru.
Shojumaru misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shojumaru tries to land knees in the clinch but Cooley avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooley misses with a punch on the inside.
Cooley swings wildly with an uppercut but Shojumaru uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shojumaru lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shojumaru.
Shojumaru lands a knee to the head.
Shojumaru scores a nice knee to the body.
A body shot lands from Shojumaru.
Shojumaru doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shojumaru is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cooley can do to turn this around?
Cooley tries to throw a body punch but Shojumaru avoids it by throwing Cooley back against the cage.
Shojumaru stalls.
Cooley blocking some punches.
Shojumaru pushes Cooley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Shojumaru lands a shot to the body.
A short left from Shojumaru.
Cooley blocks a body shot from Shojumaru.
Shojumaru blocks a body shot from Cooley.
Cooley swings wildly with an uppercut but Shojumaru uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooley prevents a body shot from Shojumaru.
Shojumaru working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shojumaru landing knees to the head.
Shojumaru lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shojumaru doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shojumaru blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cooley digs a right hand into Shojumaru's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shojumaru's gas tank.
Shojumaru misses with the head strike.
Shojumaru scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shojumaru tries a body shot but Cooley blocks it.
Cooley blocks a body shot from Shojumaru.
Shojumaru makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cooley misses with a body punch.
Shojumaru prevents a body shot from Cooley.
Shojumaru tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cooley struggles to land a body shot inside as Shojumaru controls his hands.
Cooley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shojumaru's elbow.
Shojumaru blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shojumaru pushes Cooley back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Shojumaru lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shojumaru.
Cooley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shojumaru lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Shojumaru.
Shojumaru scores with a shot to the side of Cooley's head.
Shojumaru looking to slow down the pace here.
Shojumaru lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cooley blocks an elbow strike.
Shojumaru tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cooley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shojumaru's elbow.
Shojumaru misses with a knee strike.
Cooley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shojumaru blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shojumaru.
Cooley misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shojumaru creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cooley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yuki Shojumaru dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yuki Shojumaru's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Shojumaru misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Cooley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shojumaru listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Shojumaru avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cooley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cooley looks to land a left hand but Shojumaru moved out of range nicely.
Cooley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Cooley misses its intended target.
Shojumaru misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooley.
Cooley lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cooley moves out of range as Shojumaru strikes.
Cooley is looking to clinch.
Shojumaru swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shojumaru throws a body shot but no joy.
Shojumaru works Cooley's body with a nice hook.
Shojumaru misses the jab.
Cooley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shojumaru misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shojumaru cracks Cooley with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cooley tries to clinch but Shojumaru moves out of range.
Shojumaru keeps the fight on the outside.
Cooley tries to clinch but Shojumaru moves away
and Shojumaru counters with a straight right hand.
Cooley closes the distance and clinches.
Shojumaru landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cooley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A hook to the body from Shojumaru.
Shojumaru lands a knee to the body.
Shojumaru looking to throw knees to the head but Cooley is blocking nicely.
Shojumaru putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cooley in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Shojumaru.
Shojumaru is working Cooley over against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Shojumaru - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Shojumaru unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shojumaru holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cooley throws a punch but it's blocked by Shojumaru.
Reece Cooley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shojumaru misses with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Shojumaru.
Cooley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shojumaru lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Shojumaru.
Cooley tries a body shot but Shojumaru blocks it.
Shojumaru tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shojumaru blocks an uppercut.
Cooley struggles to land a body shot inside as Shojumaru controls his hands.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shojumaru obliges.
Shojumaru connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cooley's face.
Shojumaru lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shojumaru lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Shojumaru throws an elbow but misses.
Shojumaru with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Shojumaru struggles to land a body shot inside as Cooley controls his hands.
Cooley has a couple of punches blocked by Shojumaru.
Shojumaru using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cooley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cooley tries to work over Shojumaru's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shojumaru blocks a body shot from Cooley.
Shojumaru blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Cooley fails to land.
Shojumaru tries a knee to the head but Cooley blocks it.
Shojumaru lands with a short shot to the head.
Cooley is trying to stall.
Shojumaru can't find room to land a body shot as Cooley controls the action.
Shojumaru lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shojumaru misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shojumaru is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cooley softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cooley throws a head punch that misses.
Shojumaru landing knees to the body.
Cooley working aggressively here.
Cooley misses with the head strike.
Shojumaru struggles to land a body shot inside as Cooley controls his hands.
Cooley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooley throws a punch but it's blocked by Shojumaru.
Cooley avoids the elbow strike from Shojumaru, against the cage.
Cooley swings wildly with an uppercut but Shojumaru uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooley can't find room to land a body shot as Shojumaru controls the action.
Shojumaru blocks a body shot from Cooley.
Cooley misses with some punches.
Shojumaru lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shojumaru tries a body shot but Cooley blocks it.
A hook to the body from Shojumaru.
Cooley scores with a shoulder strike.
Cooley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cooley.
Shojumaru with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shojumaru misses with a punch to the body.
Cooley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shojumaru's elbow.
Shojumaru blocks a body shot from Cooley.
Cooley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yuki Shojumaru is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head punch on the inside from Cooley fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuki Shojumaru showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shojumaru 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuki Shojumaru!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Taylor (ranked 4148 p4p, 2376 weight class) and Aengus McDonnell (ranked 146 p4p, 94 weight class). Aengus McDonnell 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aengus McDonnell!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonnell just misses with a punch to the body.
Taylor throws out a loose jab but McDonnell uses good head movement to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McDonnell! But no joy.
McDonnell scores with a nice strike.
McDonnell looks to land a left hand but Taylor moved out of range nicely.
Taylor scores with a shot to the body.
McDonnell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Taylor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taylor scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McDonnell looks winded!
Taylor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McDonnell manages to avoid it.
McDonnell blocks a jab.
McDonnell misses with the combination.
Taylor has McDonnell up against the cage in a clinch.
McDonnell working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from McDonnell fails to land.
Taylor scores with a knee to the head.
 It looks like Aengus McDonnell has been cut.
McDonnell's coach down at Chuckles Strenght and Conditioning was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on McDonnell's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Taylor on the inside.
McDonnell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Taylor.
Taylor lands a big knee! That's hurt McDonnell! Oh, he's all over the place! Taylor lands another knee that sends McDonnell to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Taylor!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Pest (ranked 2725 p4p, 3674 weight class) and Dwight Schrute (ranked 352 p4p, 438 weight class). Pest comes to the cage accompanied by The Island. Schrute has chosen The Office theme song as his entrance music. Dwight Schrute is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ray Pest!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dwight Schrute!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pest walks into a left hand.
Pest shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Schrute pinned against the cage. Schrute gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pest.
Schrute looks to land a right hand but Pest moved out of range.
Pest blocks a jab.
We've been hearing reports that Pest has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Schrute cracks a nice hook into Pest's ribs.
Pest drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pest is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Pest slips nicely into half guard.
Pest controlling the pace.
Pest will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pest is pressing down on Schrute's thigh, looking to free his foot. Schrute is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pest is controlling the pace.
Pest seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Schrute for as long as he can get away with.
Pest has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
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.
Pest is working for a kimura but Schrute is defending it quite comfortably.
Pest wants to pass to mount but Schrute is defending the position.
Schrute is looking to escape.
Schrute really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pest. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pest is pressing down on Schrute's thigh, looking to free his foot. Schrute is holding on for now.
Pest thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Schrute's head.
Pest controlling the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A slow jab from Schrute misses its intended target.
Pest looks for a takedown but Schrute sprawls well.
Schrute throws out a counter right but Pest avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Pest. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pest shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Schrute as he avoids it easily.
Schrute throws a jab but it's blocked by Pest.
Schrute keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Schrute throws an overhand right that lands on Pest's shoulder, as Pest tries to avoid the shot.
Schrute throws a shot from downtown. Pest moves away and avoids it.
Pest looks for a takedown but Schrute sprawls well.
Ray Pest seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schrute scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schrute with a nice cross.
Pest misses with a takedown attempt
and Schrute cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pest is breathing heavily.
Nice cross by Schrute.
Pest fails with a takedown attempt.
Pest fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Schrute avoids it really well and circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A lazy left from Schrute finds it's target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Schrute jabs Pest to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pest takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Schrute connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Schrute connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Pest covering up! Schrute comes in with a big uppercut and Pest goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dwight Schrute!
An out of breath Dwight Schrute thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Ray Pest stepped up to the mic, saying 'Deez'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Uska (ranked 2328 p4p, 3992 weight class) and James Crazyhorse (ranked 318 p4p, 500 weight class). Ryu Uska is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryu Uska!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Crazyhorse!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uska looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Uska misses with a two punch combination.
Crazyhorse shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Uska as he avoids it easily.
Crazyhorse shoots in but Uska avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Crazyhorse will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ryu Uska has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Crazyhorse.
A looping hook to the body misses from Uska. Crazyhorse does a little dance to reset his feet.
Uska has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rabid Dog in the buildup to the fight.
Crazyhorse shoots in for a takedown but Uska shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Uska misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch combination from Uska misses.
Uska lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Crazyhorse circles away quickly and effectively.
Crazyhorse fails to land the takedown.
Crazyhorse has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Uska is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Crazyhorse shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Uska as he avoids it easily.
Crazyhorse shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Uska but Uska pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Uska stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Uska wants it to stay on the feet.
Uska lands with a nice body punch.
Crazyhorse looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crazyhorse changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Uska tries to avoid it but Crazyhorse manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Uska to the ground. Uska escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Crazyhorse keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crazyhorse darts in looking for a takedown but Uska gets double underhooks and turns Crazyhorse into the cage.
No luck for Crazyhorse with that takedown attempt.
Crazyhorse slips a jab and a cross from Uska.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Crazyhorse.
Uska misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Uska lands a two punch combo.
It looks like James Crazyhorse has been cut.
Uska misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crazyhorse dodges the punch combination from Uska.
Crazyhorse fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Uska is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Crazyhorse.
Ryu Uska is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Uska throws a sloppy head kick and Crazyhorse moves out of range easily.
Uska will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crazyhorse shoots for a takedown but Uska saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Crazyhorse fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Uska throws a series of punches but Crazyhorse avoids them all with ease.
Uska keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Uska throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crazyhorse sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crazyhorse shoots in and drives through. Uska sprawls well.
Uska defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Crazyhorse.
It looked like Uska wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Uska throws a head kick but Crazyhorse moves out of range.
And Crazyhorse tries to counter it with a takedown but Uska pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Uska throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Uska leaves Crazyhorse with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Crazyhorse shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Uska defends it nicely.
Uska misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Uska stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Uska wants it to stay on the feet.
Crazyhorse fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Crazyhorse.
Uska throws a jab but it's blocked by Crazyhorse.
Crazyhorse shoots in for a double leg but Uska sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A punch combination from Uska misses.
Uska swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crazyhorse steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Uska.
Crazyhorse dives in for a single leg takedown but Uska sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Uska leaves Crazyhorse with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Uska thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crazyhorse looks for a takedown but Uska sprawls well.
Uska fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crazyhorse manages to avoid it.
Uska misses with the combination.
Uska throws a body punch but Crazyhorse moves out of range.
Uska stuffs the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crazyhorse shoots for a double leg takedown but Uska sprawls well. He's pushed Crazyhorse's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A punch combination from Uska misses.
Crazyhorse darts in looking for a takedown but Uska gets double underhooks and turns Crazyhorse into the cage.
Uska throws a body shot but no joy.
Uska misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Horrible takedown attempt by Crazyhorse or perhaps it was just good defense by Uska, which made it look bad.
As Crazyhorse looks to move away, Uska throws a big counter combo but Crazyhorse just gets out of the way.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uska throws a half hearted mid kick.
Uska misses with a two punch combination.
Crazyhorse changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Uska tries to avoid it but Crazyhorse manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Uska to the ground. Uska escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Uska rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crazyhorse moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crazyhorse shoots in looking for a takedown. Uska tries to sprawl out of it but Crazyhorse keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Uska manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Uska stuffs the takedown.
Uska missing with a left hand there. Crazyhorse was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crazyhorse shoots in for a double leg but Uska sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryu Uska dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Crazyhorse's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Uska throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crazyhorse.
Crazyhorse looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Crazyhorse gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Uska counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Uska is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Crazyhorse throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uska postures up.
Uska stands and throws Crazyhorse's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Uska is staying tight to Crazyhorse's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crazyhorse is looking to reverse the position.
Uska passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Crazyhorse!
Crazyhorse is trying desperately to improve position.
Uska takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Uska tries to control but Crazyhorse wriggling away.
Crazyhorse is trying desperately to improve position.
Uska controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uska is working for a guillotine from mount but Crazyhorse frees his head quite easily.
Uska lands a couple of good shots and Crazyhorse has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Uska has the hooks in. Crazyhorse is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Uska is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Crazyhorse wants to escape the position.
Crazyhorse is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Uska's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Uska working for a choke but Crazyhorse is defending well.
Uska not allowing Crazyhorse to control his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uska biding his time, controlling Crazyhorse.
Uska missing with strikes from the back.
Uska looking to break Crazyhorse's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Crazyhorse remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Uska will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Crazyhorse wants to escape the position.
Uska throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Uska looking for the choke from the back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Uska gets his hands free as Crazyhorse looks to control.
Uska really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Crazyhorse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uska working for a choke but Crazyhorse reverses nicely into Uska 's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Uska is on top in guard.
Uska looking to pass the guard.
Crazyhorse looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Uska 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ryu Uska dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on James Crazyhorse's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Crazyhorse shoots for a takedown but Uska saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Crazyhorse shoots in for a takedown but Uska shows good takedown defense.
Uska misses with a two punch combination.
Crazyhorse feints the counter takedown.
Crazyhorse shoots in for a takedown but Uska shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Uska swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ryu Uska has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Crazyhorse.
Crazyhorse looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Crazyhorse tries to score a power double leg takedown but Uska sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Crazyhorse somewhat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Crazyhorse is defended easily by Uska.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crazyhorse avoids the body shot from Uska.
Crazyhorse shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Uska pinned against the cage. Uska gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Uska misses with a series of wild punches.
Ryu Uska is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uska throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Crazyhorse takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Crazyhorse will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Crazyhorse dives in and grabs Uska's left leg, looking for a takedown. Uska pushes down on Crazyhorse's head and hops out.
Uska misses with a jab, cross combination.
Uska pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Uska misses with a double jab.
Crazyhorse with the counter takedown but Uska avoids it easily.
James Crazyhorse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uska stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Uska wants it to stay on the feet.
Uska is looking to wear down Crazyhorse with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Uska misses with a two punch combination.
Crazyhorse shoots in for a takedown but Uska shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Uska throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crazyhorse.
Crazyhorse drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Uska defends it well.
Uska misses with a series of wild punches.
Uska fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crazyhorse manages to avoid it.
Uska is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crazyhorse can do to turn this around?
Uska slaps away a takedown attempt from Crazyhorse, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Crazyhorse shoots in for a double leg but Uska sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Uska is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Crazyhorse's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Uska misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crazyhorse feints the counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crazyhorse misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Uska throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crazyhorse misses with a takedown attempt - Uska sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uska lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Crazyhorse circles away quickly and effectively.
Crazyhorse tries for a takedown but Uska sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Crazyhorse.
Crazyhorse dives in and grabs Uska's left leg, looking for a takedown. Uska pushes down on Crazyhorse's head and hops out.
Crazyhorse is trying desperately to land a takedown but Uska is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Crazyhorse.
Uska throws a right and a left that both miss.
Crazyhorse slips a jab and a cross from Uska.
Crazyhorse shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Uska sprawls well. Uska wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Crazyhorse gets slowly back to his feet.
Uska misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crazyhorse shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Uska but Uska pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Uska swings for the body but Crazyhorse moves out of range.
Uska fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crazyhorse goes for a double leg but Uska avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Uska continues to drive forward.
Crazyhorse shoots in and drives through. Uska sprawls well.
Uska just misses with a punch to the body.
Crazyhorse throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Uska's waist but Uska gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Crazyhorse off to one side.
As Crazyhorse looks to move away, Uska throws a big counter combo but Crazyhorse just gets out of the way.
Crazyhorse avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Crazyhorse tries to score a power double leg takedown but Uska sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Crazyhorse somewhat.
Crazyhorse slips a straight right by Uska.
Uska throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crazyhorse tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Uska swivels and escapes.
Uska throws a series of punches but Crazyhorse avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crazyhorse is trying hard to land a takedown here. Uska sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Uska fails to land with a series of punches.
Uska throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ryu Uska is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Uska stuffs the takedown.
Uska throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Crazyhorse misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Uska throws a right hand that Crazyhorse ducks under and follows up with a left that Crazyhorse also avoids with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uska stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Uska wants it to stay on the feet.
A punch combination from Uska misses.
Crazyhorse shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Uska pinned against the cage. Uska gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Uska looks to land a combination but Crazyhorse avoids it well.
Crazyhorse will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
It looked like Uska was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
James Crazyhorse has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ryu Uska is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Uska keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Uska throwing a counter right hand but Crazyhorse manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryu Uska showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Uska 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:25
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:25
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryu Uska!
A very excited looking Ryu Uska made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sanka Aisland (ranked 2764 p4p, 3112 weight class) and Jeremias Furtwangler (ranked 352 p4p, 394 weight class). Sanka Aisland has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sanka Aisland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jeremias Furtwangler!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Furtwangler.
Aisland fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A punch combination from Furtwangler misses.
Aisland throws a big counter combination but Furtwangler scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Furtwangler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Furtwangler lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aisland circles away quickly and effectively.
Aisland wants to clinch up but Furtwangler keeps it at a distance.
Furtwangler fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Furtwangler lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Sanka Aisland has been cut.
Aisland shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Furtwangler's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
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!
Aisland is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Aisland trying to stand up but can't free himself from Furtwangler's guard.
Aisland might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Furtwangler can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Aisland controls the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furtwangler controlling the position.
Aisland works over Furtwangler with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Furtwangler working for submissions but it's allowed Aisland to get to half guard.
Aisland is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Furtwangler can do anything to dispel that myth.
Aisland is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Furtwangler is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sanka Aisland!
Sanka Aisland thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Park Sun Yin (ranked 24607 p4p, 611 weight class) and Shinichiro Tomonaga (ranked 478 p4p, 68 weight class). Park Sun Yin has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Park Sun Yin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Shinichiro Tomonaga!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sun Yin shoots and misses
and Tomonaga counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tomonaga steps in with a hook that catches Sun Yin right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Tomonaga follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Sun Yin looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shinichiro Tomonaga!
A relieved looking Shinichiro Tomonaga thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bradley Lemons (ranked 838 p4p, 1545 weight class) and Petrus Tampubolon (ranked 113 p4p, 209 weight class). Bradley Lemons could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Petrus Tampubolon's chin.
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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 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Bradley Lemons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Petrus Tampubolon!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tampubolon throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lemons counters with a straight right hand.
Tampubolon throws a sloppy head kick and Lemons moves out of range easily.
Tampubolon keeps Lemons at a distance using the push kick.
Tampubolon throws a head kick that misses
and Lemons counters with a crisp right that sends Tampubolon to the canvas! Lemons follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bradley Lemons!
After winning the bout, Bradley Lemons thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Havardr Vollan (ranked 134 p4p, 805 weight class) and John Bell (ranked 24 p4p, 127 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Havardr Vollan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, John Bell!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vollan tries to clinch but Bell is having none of it.
Bell misses with a straight right.
Vollan is looking to counter the offense by Bell and move into the clinch.
Vollan takes a swing at Bell's ribcage but misses.
Vollan misses the jab.
Bell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vollan misses with the combination.
Vollan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bell tries to move into range but Vollan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bell throws a poor cross that misses
and Vollan counters with a nice uppercut.
Vollan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Vollan misses its target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vollan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bell.
Vollan misses with a straight left.
Bell scores with a jab to the body.
Vollan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like John Bell has been cut.
Bell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vollan at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bell. Vollan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bell misses the jab.
Bell walks into a left hand.
Vollan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bell was well out of range. Poor timing from Vollan.
Bell loads up on a big right hand but Vollan slips the punch.
Vollan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bell, as that shot connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bell throws a hook but Vollan avoids it easily.
Vollan cracks a nice hook into Bell's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vollan. Bell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bell wants to counter the offense by Vollan and move into the clinch position.
Vollan lands with a straight right. Bell didn't see that one coming.
Bell has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Vollan digs a good hook to Bell's body.
Bell throws a combination that misses
and Vollan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bell looks winded!
Vollan lands a nice looking body shot.
Bell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vollan.
Bell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vollan.
Vollan drops Bell with a beautiful combination! Bell stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Vollan is looking for the KO!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vollan cracks Bell with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Bell looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Vollan finish him?
Bell is rocked!
Vollan moves in close and cracks Bell with a massive right hand! Bell, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Vollan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Havardr Vollan!
Havardr Vollan retains his heavyweight title!
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