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SYN 1004 Finlay vs Trollslayer PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruce White Jr (ranked 2107 p4p, 5450 weight class) and Shalak Kamir (ranked 281 p4p, 504 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 21 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Bruce White Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shalak Kamir!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamir throws a lazy right hand but White Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kamir fails to land with a series of punches.
White Jr throwing a counter right hand but Kamir manages to avoid it.
A jab from White Jr misses.
White Jr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kamir missing with a left hand there. White Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
White Jr takes a swing at Kamir's ribcage but misses.
White Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kamir uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from White Jr.
White Jr tries to clinch there but Kamir circles away.
White Jr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kamir stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kamir swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by White Jr.
White Jr went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White Jr throws a nice looking combination but Kamir bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kamir gets tackled into the cage by White Jr. White Jr maintains the clinch.
White Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kamir tries to break free but White Jr pushes him back against the cage.
Kamir has a couple of punches blocked by White Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamir is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kamir blocks a body shot from White Jr.
White Jr lands a body punch.
Kamir blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kamir is trying to push White Jr away but White Jr has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch on the inside from Kamir fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White Jr.
Kamir struggles to land a body shot inside as White Jr controls his hands.
White Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kamir's elbow.
White Jr tries to throw a body punch but Kamir avoids it by throwing White Jr back against the cage.
Kamir misses with a knee strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. White Jr obliges.
White Jr lands a damaging elbow.
 It looks like Shalak Kamir has been cut.
Kamir tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
White Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
White Jr works on Kamir's body with a couple of short punches.
Kamir misses with a hook from the clinch.
White Jr tries a knee to the head but Kamir blocks it.
Kamir misses with a punch on the inside.
White Jr's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kamir is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamir struggles to land a body shot inside as White Jr controls his hands.
A body shot lands from White Jr.
White Jr tries a knee to the head but Kamir blocks it.
Kamir blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kamir avoiding damage as White Jr throws knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A hook to the body from White Jr.
Kamir looks winded!
White Jr takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by White Jr.
White Jr misses with a body punch.
Kamir breaks from the clinch.
White Jr connects with a body shot that sends Kamir's belly button to the back.
White Jr punishes Kamir's body with a nice straight punch.
White Jr forces Kamir back against the cage and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, White Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
White Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kamir is trying to break the clinch but White Jr has him pressed against the cage.
A right hand to the body from White Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A body shot lands from White Jr.
White Jr with a knee to the head.
White Jr presses Kamir against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
White Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kamir.
White Jr with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
White Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
White Jr lands a nice knee to the body.
White Jr gets through Kamir's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
White Jr tries a body shot but Kamir blocks it.
Nice body punch from White Jr.
White Jr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kamir backwards.
White Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White Jr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kamir backwards.
 Kamir is rocked!
White Jr lands a big right hand that drops Kamir! The killer instinct kicks in and White Jr finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by White Jr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce White Jr!
A victorious Bruce White Jr thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikie Lee (ranked 3116 p4p, 2525 weight class) and Ian Stronk (ranked 480 p4p, 405 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lee might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Welcome to the Jungle. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikie Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ian Stronk!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stronk gets a clinch.
Stronk working aggressively here.
Lee has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stronk is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lee manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Stronk engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Lee is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Lee looking for a sweep. Not yet Lee, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stronk stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stronk 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee pulls Stronk in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lee fails to land the takedown.
Stronk looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Stronk has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stronk lands a shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Lee.
Lee has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Lee drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikie Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stronk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Stronk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stronk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stronk closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Stronk fails to land.
Lee tries a knee to the head but Stronk blocks it.
Lee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lee working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stronk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stronk can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stronk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lee.
Stronk has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lee seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Stronk can turn it around.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Stronk fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lee.
Lee with a knee to the head.
It looks like Ian Stronk has been cut.
Stronk's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee blocking some punches.
Stronk misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Lee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stronk avoids it.
Stronk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Stronk lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lee or not.
Lee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stronk misses with some punches.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee pulls guard effortlessly.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lee pulls Stronk in close to prevent any damage.
Stronk engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Stronk got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lee has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Stronk has managed to get both his arms back between Lee's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stronk preventing the sweep.
Stronk slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Lee has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Stronk from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ian Stronk will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ian Stronk's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Lee is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Stronk's half guard.
Lee tries to pass the half guard into mount. Stronk knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lee is working for a submission of some sort.
Stronk wants to improve his position but Lee is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stronk is refusing to be controlled, as Lee sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Lee is trying to control the action in half guard but Stronk is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Stronk moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lee looking to pass the guard.
Lee is stalling in the full guard.
Lee advances to half guard.
That's two 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.
Lee is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Stronk!
Lee avoids the attempt from Stronk to control.
Lee controlling his opponent.
Stronk is looking to get to half guard.
Stronk is still trying to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lee is really struggling to control Stronk but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Lee is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Stronk to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Stronk shrugs it off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee avoids the attempt from Stronk to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Stronk is squirming around, avoiding Lee's attempts to control the action.
Lee controlling his opponent.
Stronk wants to control but Lee is having none of it.
Lee controlling the pace for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lee working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mikie Lee dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ian Stronk's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Lee lands a nice looking kick to the body. Stronk takes a step back to recover.
Stronk darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lee tries to score a power double leg takedown but Stronk sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lee somewhat.
Lee rushes Stronk and presses him up against the cage.
Lee blocking some punches.
Stronk manages to break the clinch.
Stronk pushes Lee up against the cage in a clinch.
Stronk takes a shot to the head.
Lee lands a good knee to the midsection. Stronk won't want to take too many of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee stopping the sweep attempt from Stronk.
Lee tries to free his leg and advance position but Stronk is retaining full guard.
Lee trying to control but Stronk is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stronk is keeping the position for now.
Stronk is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lee 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.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lee wants to pass the guard but Stronk is keeping the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stronk drives through and clinches with Lee against the cage.
Lee lands a shot to the body.
Stronk is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stronk misses with the head strike.
Lee is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Stronk gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikie Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but Stronk blocks with his arms.
Lee has Stronk pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Stronk manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A nice right hand lands inside from Stronk.
Stronk throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lee.
Stronk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lee is trying to drag Stronk to the mat but Stronk just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stronk throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Stronk tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Stronk back against the cage.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Stronk uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stronk blocks an uppercut.
Lee lands a nice knee to the body.
Lee tries to land a knee to the head but Stronk blocks with his arms.
Lee drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Stronk gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stronk is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Stronk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stronk is pushing Lee up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Stronk lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Stronk can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Stronk fails to land.
Stronk misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with some punches.
Stronk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Stronk takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lee is trying to pull guard but Stronk has him pressed against the cage.
Lee can't get the takedown.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Stronk avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Lee tries to pull guard but Stronk holds him up against the cage and eventually Lee drops back down to his feet.
Stronk lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Stronk presses Lee against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Stronk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
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!
Lee blocks a body shot from Stronk.
Stronk scores with a shoulder strike.
Stronk tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Stronk tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Ian Stronk seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Stronk blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stronk tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ian Stronk.
I think Stronk has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Agnieszka Ostrowski (ranked 1122 p4p, 1910 weight class) and Peter Narz (ranked 84 p4p, 134 weight class). Ostrowski comes to the cage accompanied by Mystery Girl- Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Agnieszka Ostrowski could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Peter Narz's chin.
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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 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Agnieszka Ostrowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 36 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Narz!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ostrowski misses with a straight right.
Narz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ostrowski.
Narz tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ostrowski has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Narz lands a leg kick that knocks Ostrowski off balance momentarily.
Ostrowski misses with a few strikes there.
Ostrowski checks the leg kick.
Ostrowski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Narz's sensitive parts.
Ostrowski misses with a low kick as Narz jumps back.
Narz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ostrowski throws a jab but it's blocked by Narz.
Nice shot by Ostrowski.
Ostrowski lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ostrowski lands a jab to Narz's midsection.
Narz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ostrowski manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ostrowski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Narz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ostrowski.
Ostrowski is looking to score with low kicks.
Narz scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A big left from Ostrowski misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ostrowski.
Narz stuns Ostrowski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ostrowski slips a jab from Narz.
Ostrowski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Narz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Narz has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Narz slips under a jab.
A clash of legs there as Narz blocks the low kick.
A big right from Ostrowski misses.
Narz drops his hands momentarily and Ostrowski takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ostrowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ostrowski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ostrowski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
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!
Ostrowski motions for Narz to come forward. Ostrowski throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Narz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Agnieszka Ostrowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Narz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ostrowski manages to avoid it.
Narz moves in looking to clinch but Ostrowski pushes him off.
Narz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ostrowski misses with a straight left.
Narz now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Narz slips a straight right by Ostrowski.
Ostrowski jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Narz walks into a jab.
Ostrowski looks to land a right hand but Narz moved out of range.
Nice cross by Ostrowski.
Ostrowski connects with a single shot there.
Ostrowski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ostrowski throws out a loose jab but Narz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Narz throws out a counter right but Ostrowski avoids it with no problem.
Ostrowski lands a nice shot that snaps Narz's head back.
Narz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Narz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ostrowski is able to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narz ducks under a wild hook from Ostrowski.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ostrowski. Narz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ostrowski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Narz can pounce on him.
Ostrowski throws a shot from downtown. Narz moves away and avoids it.
Narz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ostrowski throws a big shot that misses.
Ostrowski throws a jab when Narz was well out of range.
Narz flicks out a counter leg kick but Ostrowski steps away.
Narz slips under a jab from Ostrowski.
Narz only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Narz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ostrowski.
Narz throws a body shot but no joy.
Ostrowski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ostrowski is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ostrowski. Narz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Narz lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Ostrowski's corner calls for a 1-2. Ostrowski obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Narz blocks a low kick nicely.
Narz appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Narz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ostrowski throws a shot from downtown. Narz moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narz throws out a leg kick but Ostrowski moves out of range and Narz only half commits.
Narz tries to land a front kick but Ostrowski steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ostrowski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Narz.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ostrowski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Narz is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ostrowski with a body shot.
Ostrowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Narz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ostrowski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Narz.
It looked like Ostrowski was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Narz.
Ostrowski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ostrowski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ostrowski stuns Narz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A good leg kick by Ostrowski.
Ostrowski with a jab.
Narz misses with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ostrowski throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Agnieszka Ostrowski dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Narz looks to score with a jab to the body but Ostrowski is just out of range.
Ostrowski 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.
Ostrowski 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.
Narz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ostrowski moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ostrowski swats away the attempt to clinch by Narz.
Ostrowski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Narz.
Narz tries to work over Ostrowski's front leg with a kick but Ostrowski checks it.
Narz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ostrowski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ostrowski misses with an uppercut.
Jab from Ostrowski.
Agnieszka Ostrowski is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narz misses the shot to the body.
Ostrowski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Narz.
Narz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ostrowski misses with a body shot.
Narz is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Narz on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ostrowski fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Ostrowski. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ostrowski.
Ostrowski misses with a looping right.
Narz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ostrowski.
Narz throws a right and a left that Ostrowski avoids nicely.
Ostrowski takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ostrowski bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Narz's head.
Ostrowski digs a good hook to Narz's body.
Narz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ostrowski.
Ostrowski dips to his left and cracks Narz with an uppercut!
Narz moves away from the strike by Ostrowski.
A jab from Ostrowski does it's job there.
Ostrowski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Narz checks a leg kick nicely.
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!
Narz moves out of range of the strikes.
Ostrowski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Narz now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ostrowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Narz slips a straight right by Ostrowski.
Narz defending well as Ostrowski loads up on a big left hand.
Ostrowski misses with a wild combination.
Narz motions for Ostrowski to come forward. Narz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ostrowski throws a poor cross that misses
and Ostrowski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ostrowski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Narz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Narz was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ostrowski misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Ostrowski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Narz flicks out a counter leg kick but Ostrowski steps away.
Ostrowski throws a looping overhand right but Narz ducks down to avoid it.
Ostrowski misses with an uppercut. Narz saw that one coming.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ostrowski.
Ostrowski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ostrowski looks to land a combination but Narz avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narz throws a low kick, looking for Ostrowski's leg but Ostrowski calmly moves out of range.
Narz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ostrowski throws the left hand but Narz avoids the punch easily.
Narz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ostrowski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Narz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ostrowski. Ostrowski obviously looking to wear him down.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ostrowski. Narz shrugs it off though.
Narz tries to score with a low kick but Ostrowski moves his leg out of the way.
Narz throws a jab but it's blocked by Ostrowski.
Narz avoids the body shot from Ostrowski.
Ostrowski connects with a good right hand that stumbles Narz. Narz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Narz avoids the head kick by Ostrowski.
Ostrowski listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ostrowski throws a lazy uppercut
and Narz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ostrowski tried to score with a low kick but Narz checks it.
Narz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ostrowski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Narz is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ostrowski rather than just go for the knockout.
Ostrowski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Narz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ostrowski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Narz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ostrowski.
Narz with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ostrowski to score with a decent uppercut.
Ostrowski misses the shot to the body.
Ostrowski connects with a body shot.
Ostrowski works the jab nicely.
Narz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ostrowski throws out the jab.
Narz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ostrowski.
Ostrowski scoring well with a low kick there.
Ostrowski throws an overhand right that lands on Narz's shoulder, as Narz tries to avoid the shot.
Ostrowski is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ostrowski throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Narz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ostrowski throws a body punch but Narz moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Agnieszka Ostrowski dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Narz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice defenses there by Narz.
Narz tries to counter with a clinch but Ostrowski shakes him off and moves away.
Ostrowski throws a jab but it's blocked by Narz.
Ostrowski misses with a kick to the body.
Narz tries a quick counter leg kick but Ostrowski is wise to it.
Ostrowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Narz was well out of range. Poor timing from Ostrowski.
A countering left hand to the body from Narz misses.
Ostrowski throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Narz tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ostrowski blocks the body kick.
Narz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Narz ducks under a wild hook from Ostrowski.
Narz appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Narz takes a swing at Ostrowski's ribcage but misses.
Ostrowski missing with a left hand there. Narz was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ostrowski throws a sloppy head kick and Narz moves out of range easily.
Narz now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Narz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ostrowski manages to avoid it.
Ostrowski tried to counter with a leg kick but Narz avoided it.
Narz checks the leg kick nicely there.
A nice leg kick from Ostrowski, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ostrowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Narz.
Narz wants to counter the offense by Ostrowski and move into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Ostrowski.
Ostrowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Narz is just out of range.
A combination from Ostrowski does no damage.
Narz with a nice calf kick.
Narz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Narz misses with a kick to the body.
Narz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Narz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice cross by Ostrowski.
Ostrowski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ostrowski.
Narz misses with an uppercut. Ostrowski saw that one coming.
Narz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ostrowski throwing a counter right hand but Narz manages to avoid it.
Ostrowski moves into range and connects with a jab.
Narz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Narz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Narz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ostrowski dips to his left and cracks Narz with an uppercut!
Good exchange - Narz coming out on top.
 It looks like Agnieszka Ostrowski has been cut.
Narz lands with a good body shot.
Narz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ostrowski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Ostrowski.
Ostrowski lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Narz works on Ostrowski's body with a couple of short punches.
Ostrowski is trying to push Narz away but Narz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ostrowski prevents a body shot from Narz.
A head punch on the inside from Ostrowski fails to land.
Ostrowski prevents a body shot from Narz.
Narz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Narz is working Ostrowski over against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A hook to the body from Narz.
Ostrowski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Narz can do to turn this around?
Narz lands a right hand.
Ostrowski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ostrowski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Narz backwards.
Narz tries a body shot but Ostrowski blocks it.
Ostrowski prevents a body shot from Narz.
Ostrowski dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Narz lands an uppercut.
Narz can't find room to land a body shot as Ostrowski controls the action.
Narz looking to slow down the pace here.
Ostrowski is trying to break the clinch but Narz is controlling him.
Narz struggles to land a body shot inside as Ostrowski controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Narz.
Ostrowski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Narz's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Narz.
Ostrowski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Ostrowski misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ostrowski lands a nice shot to the body.
Ostrowski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Narz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Narz walks into a straight right hand from Ostrowski.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Narz throws a body shot but no joy.
Ostrowski is looking to counter punch.
Ostrowski misses with a low kick.
Ostrowski avoids the body shot from Narz.
Ostrowski scores with a nice strike.
Ostrowski fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Narz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Narz swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Narz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ostrowski manages to avoid it.
Ostrowski is looking to slow Narz down with leg kicks.
Peter Narz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Agnieszka Ostrowski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ostrowski checks a low kick from Narz.
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 Agnieszka Ostrowski.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ostrowski, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Agnieszka Ostrowski!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Agnieszka Ostrowski waved his t-shirt featuring Groove Gear's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jay Simon (ranked 1189 p4p, 1985 weight class) and Razor Ramano (ranked 167 p4p, 264 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 34 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Simon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Razor Ramano!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simon takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The fight stays on the outside here - Simon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Simon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ramano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ramano scores with a hook to the body. Simon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ramano throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Simon's head.
Simon has Ramano up against the cage in a clinch.
Ramano manages to break the clinch.
Simon wants to clinch.
Simon closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simon misses with some punches.
Ramano breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Simon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice side step and Ramano releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Simon moves into range and clinches up with Ramano.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Simon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ramano blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramano trying to control the position but instead, Simon has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ramano into the cage.
A short uppercut from Ramano.
Ramano jumps into guard, dragging Simon to the mat.
Ramano looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Simon passes into side control.
Ramano tries to bench press Simon off him but Simon keeps the position.
Ramano misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Ramano is trying to get back to half guard.
Ramano is still trying to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramano manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Simon is controlling Ramano's trapped leg to prevent Ramano from advancing to side control.
Ramano throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ramano thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Simon's head.
Ramano throwing shots but Simon is blocking nicely.
Ramano throws a strike but Simon avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Simon seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Simon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramano in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ramano keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Simon's head.
Ramano postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ramano throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Simon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ramano throwing strikes from guard but Simon blocks nicely.
Simon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ramano.
Simon wants to sweep here but Ramano controlling him for the moment.
Ramano postures up in Simon's guard and throws a big left but Simon blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ramano with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ramano content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ramano postures up in Simon's guard and throws a big left but Simon blocks it.
Ramano throwing strikes but missing.
Ramano missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Simon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ramano scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Simon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ramano in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ramano with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Razor Ramano dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Simon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ramano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ramano bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Simon's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Simon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As Simon backs off Ramano throws a huge counter combo but Simon manages to avoid it all.
Simon tries to close the distance and clinch but Ramano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ramano pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Simon back to the cage. Ramano follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Simon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ramano, pushing him back against the cage.
Ramano blocks an uppercut.
Ramano has picked Simon up - he's going for a ride! Ramano dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Ramano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ramano thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ramano not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Simon on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ramano missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ramano looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ramano throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramano missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Simon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ramano.
Simon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Simon regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Ramano.
Ramano throwing strikes but missing.
Ramano throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ramano loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ramano throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ramano throwing strikes but missing.
Ramano is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ramano throws a big elbow that misses.
Ramano throwing strikes but missing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ramano postures up in Simon's guard and throws a big left but Simon blocks it.
Simon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ramano throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ramano has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simon is trying to keep Ramano in close.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ramano in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ramano postures up in Simon's guard and throws a big left but Simon blocks it.
Ramano loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ramano throws a big right hand that misses.
Razor Ramano has got the better of the ground game so far.
Simon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ramano throwing strikes but missing.
Ramano stands up over Simon, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ramano content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ramano throwing strikes but missing.
Simon seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramano postures up and lands a big shot to Simon's brow.
Ramano content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ramano drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Simon dives on top into guard.
Ramano thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Ramano has his foot on Simon's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Simon works his way back into a safe position though.
Ramano looking to hit a scissor sweep but Simon is one step ahead there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Simon sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ramano's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Razor Ramano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!
Simon tries to clinch but Ramano moves away
and Ramano counters with a stiff right hand.
Simon tries to close the distance and clinch but Ramano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Simon tries to clinch
and Ramano makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Simon tries to clinch but Ramano moves away
and Ramano counters with a three punch combo that has Simon backing up. Simon nods at Ramano to acknowledge the strikes.
Ramano connects with a looping right hand.
Ramano throws a nice head kick!
Simon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ramano throws a sloppy head kick and Simon moves out of range easily.
Simon throwing a counter right hand but Ramano manages to avoid it.
Ramano scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Simon moves in looking to clinch but Ramano pushes him off.
Ramano lands a jab to Simon's midsection.
Simon gets a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ramano manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Ramano 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.
Ramano looking for a guillotine here but Simon defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramano looking for a sweep. Not yet Ramano, not yet.
Ramano looking for subs off his back but Simon has passed one foot through into half guard.
Ramano actively working from the bottom here.
Jay Simon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Razor Ramano 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.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ramano keeping control of the position.
Ramano is trying to control but can't.
Ramano is looking to improve his position.
Ramano has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Simon is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Simon darts in trying to clinch
and Ramano counters with a nice body shot.
Simon looks to clinch
and Ramano counters with a three punch combo that has Simon backing up. Simon nods at Ramano to acknowledge the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Simon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Simon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ramano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ramano lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Ramano.
Simon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Simon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jay Simon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Simon fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simon is looking to clinch but Ramano is avoiding it.
Simon doesn't manage to clinch there - Ramano circles away.
Simon misses with an uppercut
enabling Ramano to counter with a crisp jab.
Ramano scores with a leg kick.
Simon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ramano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simon moves into the clinch successfully.
Simon swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Simon misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Simon.
Ramano blocking some punches.
Ramano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Razor Ramano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Simon takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ramano looks to land a combination but Simon avoids it well.
A big right from Simon misses.
A nice side step and Ramano releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
And that's the end of the fight!
Razor Ramano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ramano 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Razor Ramano!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ispa Mfer (ranked 473 p4p, 1266 weight class) and Yoshimitsu Fukumitsu (ranked 34 p4p, 94 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Fukumitsu's choice of entrance music: you should see me in a crown. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Ispa Mfer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yoshimitsu Fukumitsu!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fukumitsu lands an overhand right.
Mfer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mfer staying out of range there.
Mfer tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Fukumitsu manages to circle out of the way.
Fukumitsu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fukumitsu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mfer. Mfer obviously looking to wear him down.
Fukumitsu throws a hook but Mfer blocks it.
Mfer throws a hook but Fukumitsu avoids it easily.
Fukumitsu misses with a right hand
and Mfer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fukumitsu throws a lazy uppercut
and Mfer counters with a nice uppercut.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mfer.
Mfer throws an overhand right that lands on Fukumitsu's shoulder, as Fukumitsu tries to avoid the shot.
Fukumitsu swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mfer counters with a nice uppercut.
Fukumitsu ducks under a wild hook from Mfer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fukumitsu dips to his left and cracks Mfer with an uppercut!
Fukumitsu lands a lovely overhand right.
Fukumitsu's coach down at Gold Samurai's Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Fukumitsu's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Fukumitsu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mfer.
Fukumitsu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mfer throws out the jab.
Fukumitsu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mfer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fukumitsu lands a nice shot to the body.
Fukumitsu loads up on a big right hand but Mfer slips the punch.
Mfer scores with a sloppy right hand. Fukumitsu should have avoided that one.
Mfer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mfer moves away from the strike by Fukumitsu.
Mfer throws an overhand right that lands on Fukumitsu's shoulder, as Fukumitsu tries to avoid the shot.
Mfer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fukumitsu.
Fukumitsu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mfer counters with a straight right hand.
Fukumitsu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A jab from Fukumitsu misses.
Fukumitsu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mfer finds it's way round the side to connect with Fukumitsu's head.
Mfer takes a swing at Fukumitsu's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Fukumitsu misses.
Mfer lands a jab to Fukumitsu's midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mfer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fukumitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mfer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fukumitsu.
Mfer wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Mfer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fukumitsu throws out a counter right but Mfer avoids it with no problem.
Mfer throws a body punch but Fukumitsu moves out of range.
Fukumitsu throws a head kick that misses.
Ispa Mfer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mfer lands a big head kick that sends Fukumitsu tumbling to the mat! Mfer takes a step backwards and waves Fukumitsu back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Fukumitsu is rocked!
Fukumitsu throws the left hand but Mfer avoids the punch easily.
Fukumitsu is still on wobbly legs! Can Mfer finish him?
A jab from Fukumitsu misses.
Mfer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fukumitsu is out of range.
Mfer staying out of range there.
Fukumitsu seems to have recovered his senses.
Good shot there by Mfer.
Fukumitsu misses with a looping right.
Mfer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mfer avoids the body shot from Fukumitsu.
Mfer throws a low kick but Fukumitsu moves out of range easily.
Fukumitsu tests Mfer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fukumitsu throws a jab when Mfer was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mfer looks to score with a jab to the body but Fukumitsu is just out of range.
Mfer darts in and clinches Fukumitsu up against the cage.
Mfer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fukumitsu has had enough of the clinch but Mfer keeps him there for the moment.
Fukumitsu blocks an uppercut.
Fukumitsu breaks the clinch.
Mfer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mfer jabs at Fukumitsu's body.
A lazy left from Fukumitsu finds it's target.
Fukumitsu might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Mfer lands a jab to the nose.
A big left from Fukumitsu misses.
Mfer looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Mfer throws a low kick but Fukumitsu moves out of range easily.
Mfer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fukumitsu throws a poor cross that misses
and Mfer counters with a straight right hand.
Mfer throws a sloppy head kick and Fukumitsu moves out of range easily.
Fukumitsu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good shot there by Fukumitsu.
Fukumitsu takes one to the chin there.
Mfer looks to score with a jab to the body but Fukumitsu is just out of range.
Mfer is looking to clinch.
Fukumitsu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fukumitsu throws the left hand but Mfer avoids the punch easily.
Mfer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fukumitsu.
Mfer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fukumitsu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mfer has him pressed against the cage.
Fukumitsu working hard to break the clinch.
Mfer has a couple of punches blocked by Fukumitsu.
Fukumitsu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fukumitsu blocking some punches.
Fukumitsu is trying to force a seperation but Mfer has the dominant position.
Fukumitsu is trying to break free.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ispa Mfer dominated that round.
That's time! Mfer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mfer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fukumitsu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fukumitsu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mfer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fukumitsu.
Fukumitsu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mfer.
Fukumitsu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Fukumitsu misses the target.
A cross from Mfer lands.
Mfer with a hook.
Mfer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mfer scores with a nice head shot.
Mfer moves out of range of the strikes.
Mfer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fukumitsu sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Mfer tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fukumitsu's corner calls for a 1-2. Fukumitsu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fukumitsu misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fukumitsu lands with a right hand.
Mfer pushes Fukumitsu up against the cage in a clinch.
Fukumitsu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fukumitsu breaks the clinch.
Mfer cracks Fukumitsu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mfer throws an overhand right that lands on Fukumitsu's shoulder, as Fukumitsu tries to avoid the shot.
Fukumitsu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A jab from Fukumitsu misses.
Nice cross by Mfer.
Fukumitsu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mfer.
Mfer slips a jab from Fukumitsu.
Mfer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mfer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fukumitsu backwards.
Fukumitsu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mfer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mfer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fukumitsu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mfer has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mfer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mfer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mfer controlling the action here for a moment.
Mfer leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mfer seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
A frustrated look appears on Fukumitsu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mfer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fukumitsu has had enough of the clinch but Mfer keeps him there for the moment.
Fukumitsu is trying to force a seperation but Mfer has the dominant position.
Fukumitsu wants to break free but Mfer has control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Fukumitsu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mfer throws a leg kick which misses Fukumitsu's front leg but catches the back leg as Fukumitsu tries to avoid it.
Mfer defending well as Fukumitsu loads up on a big left hand.
Mfer tries to clinch but Fukumitsu is having none of it.
Mfer ducks right into an uppercut from Fukumitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fukumitsu.
Fukumitsu throws an overhand right that lands on Mfer's shoulder, as Mfer tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Mfer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fukumitsu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mfer.
Mfer stalks Fukumitsu and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fukumitsu's face. Fukumitsu staggers backwards, shaken.
Mfer blocks a jab.
Fukumitsu throws the left hand but Mfer avoids the punch easily.
Mfer defending well as Fukumitsu loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd cheers as Fukumitsu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mfer doesn't seem phased though.
Fukumitsu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fukumitsu throws a lazy right hand but Mfer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mfer.
Mfer lands a jab to Fukumitsu's midsection.
Fukumitsu blocks a jab.
Fukumitsu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mfer gets a clinch.
Mfer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fukumitsu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fukumitsu tries to break free but Mfer pushes him back against the cage.
Mfer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fukumitsu can do to turn this around?
Fukumitsu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mfer working aggressively here.
Mfer misses with a punch to the body.
Fukumitsu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mfer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fukumitsu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mfer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fukumitsu thinking.
Mfer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mfer moves away from the strike by Fukumitsu.
It looked like Mfer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fukumitsu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mfer.
Mfer moves out of range of the strikes.
Fukumitsu checks a low kick from Mfer.
Fukumitsu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mfer throws a leg kick but Fukumitsu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mfer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mfer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fukumitsu.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ispa Mfer dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Mfer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fukumitsu. That did some damage!
Mfer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mfer 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.
Mfer with the inside leg kick.
Fukumitsu misses the jab.
Nice defenses there by Mfer.
Fukumitsu throws the left hand but Mfer avoids the punch easily.
Mfer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fukumitsu.
Mfer avoids the body shot from Fukumitsu.
Fukumitsu misses with a straight left.
Mfer slips a jab from Fukumitsu.
Mfer throwing a counter right hand but Fukumitsu manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mfer misses with a lunging right hand
and Fukumitsu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mfer tries to clinch there but Fukumitsu circles away.
Fukumitsu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fukumitsu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mfer was well out of range. Poor timing from Fukumitsu.
Ispa Mfer is winning the standup battle so far.
A lazy left from Mfer finds it's target.
Mfer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fukumitsu checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fukumitsu. Mfer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fukumitsu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fukumitsu walks into a straight right hand from Mfer.
Mfer tries to clinch but Fukumitsu moves away
letting Fukumitsu counter with a right hand.
Fukumitsu loads up on a big right hand but Mfer slips the punch.
Mfer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fukumitsu.
Mfer cracks Fukumitsu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fukumitsu bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mfer's head backwards.
Fukumitsu takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mfer moves out of range of the strikes.
Fukumitsu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fukumitsu.
Mfer misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Fukumitsu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fukumitsu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mfer throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mfer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fukumitsu in his tracks.
Mfer misses with an uppercut. Fukumitsu saw that one coming.
Mfer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mfer throws a body shot but no joy.
Fukumitsu is looking to land body kicks.
Mfer moves into the clinch.
Fukumitsu breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Mfer.
Fukumitsu misses with a hook. Mfer ducked under it nicely.
Mfer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fukumitsu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mfer makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mfer moves into the clinch successfully.
Mfer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mfer trying to control the position but instead, Fukumitsu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mfer into the cage.
Fukumitsu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mfer has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer leaning against his opponent.
Mfer is trying to maintain a safe position but Fukumitsu gets an underhook and turns Mfer into the cage.
Fukumitsu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fukumitsu can't break the clinch.
Fukumitsu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fukumitsu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mfer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mfer struggles to land a body shot inside as Fukumitsu controls his hands.
Mfer has Fukumitsu pressed against the cage, preventing Fukumitsu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mfer throws a punch but it's blocked by Fukumitsu.
Mfer lands with a right to the head.
Fukumitsu working hard to break the clinch.
Fukumitsu has had enough of the clinch but Mfer keeps him there for the moment.
Mfer has a couple of punches blocked by Fukumitsu.
Fukumitsu blocks a body shot from Mfer.
A head punch on the inside from Mfer fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fukumitsu manages to break the clinch.
Fukumitsu keeps the fight on the outside.
Fukumitsu throws a lazy right hand but Mfer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mfer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fukumitsu is out of range.
Mfer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fukumitsu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mfer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mfer is looking to counter the offense by Fukumitsu and move into the clinch.
Fukumitsu cracks Mfer with a good jab.
Fukumitsu throws an overhand right that lands on Mfer's shoulder, as Mfer tries to avoid the shot.
Fukumitsu tries to move into range but Mfer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fukumitsu missing with a left hand there. Mfer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fukumitsu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fukumitsu cracks a nice hook into Mfer's ribs.
Mfer connects with a body shot.
Yoshimitsu Fukumitsu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mfer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mfer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ispa Mfer.
Well Mfer 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ispa Mfer!
Ispa Mfer took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris Krylov (ranked 443 p4p, 538 weight class) and Tony Stark (ranked 77 p4p, 92 weight class). Boris Krylov had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 33 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Boris Krylov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Stark!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krylov throws a hook but Stark blocks it.
Krylov lunges at Stark with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Stark's hand.
Krylov throws a jab when Stark was well out of range.
Krylov takes a swing at Stark's ribcage but misses.
Stark tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Stark keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Krylov.
Krylov connects with a crisp jab.
Krylov looks to score with a jab to the body but Stark is just out of range.
Krylov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Krylov throws the left hand but Stark avoids the punch easily.
Stark changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Stark will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stark will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stark has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stark there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stark slips a jab from Krylov.
Krylov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stark closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Krylov to the mat! Krylov manages to get full guard.
Krylov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark tries to free his leg and advance position but Krylov is retaining full guard.
Stark trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stark drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Krylov manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Stark has Krylov in his guard.
Krylov wants to stand but Stark has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Stark is looking for a triangle but Krylov pushes his legs off easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stark is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Stark is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Our spies down at at London MMA Club inform us that Stark has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Krylov stands and steps away. Stark gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krylov misses with a left hand
and Stark counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Stark.
Krylov has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Stark off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stark tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Krylov defends well and Stark ends up having to push Krylov into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Boris Krylov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Stark.
Stark tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Krylov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut there from Krylov.
It looks like Tony Stark has been cut.
Stark slips a straight right by Krylov.
Stark moves out of range as Krylov strikes.
Stark on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Krylov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stark in his tracks.
Krylov slaps away a takedown attempt from Stark, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Krylov misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krylov lands with a hook. Stark tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Stark shoots in for a double leg but Krylov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Krylov misses with a right hand
and Stark counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Stark stops Krylov from standing up.
Krylov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Krylov managing to control the position.
Stark advances to half guard.
Stark is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Krylov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stark.
Stark sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Krylov defending well though.
Krylov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark seems to be working for a kimura but Krylov defends the submission attempt.
Krylov is trying to stand.
Stark is trying a forearm choke I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Stark is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Krylov doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Stark.
Krylov kicks off Stark and gets to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stark misses with a takedown attempt - Krylov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Krylov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tony Stark'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.
Krylov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stark.
Krylov looks to land a left hand but Stark moved out of range nicely.
Stark tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Krylov swivels and escapes.
Krylov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Krylov misses the shot to the body.
Krylov connects with a crisp jab.
Krylov loads up on a big right hand but Stark slips the punch.
Krylov throws out a loose jab but Stark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stark fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stark uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Krylov.
Horrible takedown attempt by Stark or perhaps it was just good defense by Krylov, which made it look bad.
An attempted straight right counter from Krylov misses the target.
Boris Krylov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Stark.
Krylov misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krylov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stark moves away.
Stark appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Krylov throws a looping overhand right but Stark ducks down to avoid it.
And Stark tries to counter it with a takedown but Krylov pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Krylov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Krylov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stark.
Krylov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stark.
Krylov throws an off balance right hand
and Stark counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Krylov kicks off Stark and gets to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stark takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Krylov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Krylov wants it to stay on the feet.
Krylov misses with a hook.
Stark is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Krylov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Stark avoids the body shot from Krylov.
Stark gets the takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Krylov is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Krylov wants to get back to his feet but Stark drags him back down.
Stark working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Krylov is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Stark working the ground and pound.
Stark swings around for an armbar but Krylov sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Stark's guard.
Stark has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Krylov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Stark tries to strike from the bottom.
Krylov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stark can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krylov wants to stand but Stark is controlling his posture from full guard.
Krylov preventing the sweep.
Stark has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Krylov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Krylov is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Krylov gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Krylov throws a sloppy body shot
and Stark counters with a single leg into guard. Krylov didn't expect that.
Krylov manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Krylov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A shot in the inside from Krylov.
Krylov looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krylov misses with a punch to the body.
Krylov tries to throw a body punch but Stark avoids it by throwing Krylov back against the cage.
A short right from Krylov.
Krylov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Stark wants a takedown.
Krylov lands with a light punch inside.
Stark is looking to take this one to the mat.
Stark is breathing heavily.
Krylov swings wildly with an uppercut but Stark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stark is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Krylov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Stark tries for a takedown but Krylov manages to get underhooks.
Krylov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stark drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Krylov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Boris Krylov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tony Stark's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Stark slips under a jab from Krylov.
Stark slips under a jab.
Krylov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Krylov slaps away a takedown attempt from Stark, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Krylov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stark's head.
Krylov throws a leg kick but Stark moved away.
Krylov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stark changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Krylov is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stark closes the distance and clinches up with Krylov, looking for a takedown. Stark pushes Krylov against the cage but Krylov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Krylov throws out a leg kick but Stark moves out of range and Krylov only half commits.
Krylov throws a jab but it's blocked by Stark.
Krylov thows a left - swing and a miss!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stark.
Boris Krylov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Stark.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krylov misses with a hook. Stark ducked under it nicely.
Stark drops his hands momentarily and Krylov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Krylov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Krylov wants it to stay on the feet.
Krylov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stark shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A big left from Krylov misses.
Krylov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stark moves away from the strike by Krylov.
Boris Krylov is winning the standup battle so far.
Krylov tries a head kick but it misses.
Krylov misses with a looping left.
Stark tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Krylov swivels and escapes.
Boris Krylov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Stark tries for a takedown but Krylov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Stark takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stark throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Krylov was covering up waiting for the punch and Stark finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Krylov has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Stark has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krylov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Krylov misses with some punches.
Stark is trying to drag Krylov to the mat but Krylov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Krylov lands a nice uppercut.
Stark tries for a takedown. No joy.
Krylov tries to throw a body punch but Stark avoids it by throwing Krylov back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Krylov.
Stark jumps guard but Krylov stands there with Stark around his waist. Stark gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Krylov scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Krylov.
Krylov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Krylov lands a right hand.
Krylov leaning against his opponent.
Krylov prevents Stark from breaking the clinch.
A short right from Krylov on the inside.
Krylov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Krylov pushes Stark back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Krylov lands a shoulder strike.
Stark is rocked!
Stark tries for a takedown but Krylov manages to get underhooks.
Krylov pushes Stark back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stark is still on wobbly legs! Can Krylov finish him?
Krylov scores with a nice hook to the head.
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!
Krylov digs a right hand underneath Stark's ribcage. Stark let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Krylov lands a shoulder strike.
Krylov lands a right hand.
Krylov has a couple of punches blocked by Stark.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stark just misses with a elbow thrown towards Krylov's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krylov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Krylov on the inside.
Stark turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Stark manages to end up in side control.
Krylov is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Stark is controlling him well.
Stark seems to have recovered his senses.
Krylov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stark on the ground.
Krylov wants to control but Stark postures up.
Stark tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Stark tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Stark tries for a kimura but Krylov is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boris Krylov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Krylov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boris Krylov!
After winning the bout, Boris Krylov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Colby Gebhardt (ranked 22 p4p, 226 weight class) and Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez (ranked 3 p4p, 22 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Colby Gebhardt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gebhardt connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gebhardt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jurgensen Sanchez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A good leg kick by Gebhardt.
Jurgensen Sanchez slips a straight right by Gebhardt.
A big right from Gebhardt misses.
Gebhardt lands with a cross.
Gebhardt slips under a jab.
Jurgensen Sanchez slips a jab from Gebhardt.
It seemed like Jurgensen Sanchez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jurgensen Sanchez cracks a nice hook into Gebhardt's ribs.
Gebhardt throws an off balance right hand
enabling Jurgensen Sanchez to counter with a crisp jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jurgensen Sanchez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gebhardt tries to close the distance and clinch but Jurgensen Sanchez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gebhardt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jurgensen Sanchez makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gebhardt missing with a left hand there. Jurgensen Sanchez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jurgensen Sanchez 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.
Gebhardt misses with a left hand
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jurgensen Sanchez looks to land a left hand but Gebhardt moved out of range nicely.
Gebhardt throws a leg kick but Jurgensen Sanchez moved away.
The fighters circling - Gebhardt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jurgensen Sanchez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gebhardt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Colby Gebhardt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jurgensen Sanchez moves out of range of the leg kick from Gebhardt.
Gebhardt misses with a lunging right hand
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gebhardt misses with a low kick as Jurgensen Sanchez jumps back.
Nice jab there from Gebhardt.
Gebhardt throws an overhand right that lands on Jurgensen Sanchez's shoulder, as Jurgensen Sanchez tries to avoid the shot.
Gebhardt throws a sloppy head kick and Jurgensen Sanchez moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gebhardt misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gebhardt throws an off balance right hand
and Jurgensen Sanchez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gebhardt scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jurgensen Sanchez in his tracks.
It looks like Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez has been cut.
Gebhardt misses with a leg kick
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a straight right hand.
Gebhardt misses with a lunging right hand
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gebhardt's sensitive parts.
Jurgensen Sanchez moves out of range of the leg kick from Gebhardt.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gebhardt's sensitive parts.
Jurgensen Sanchez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gebhardt's head.
A low kick from Gebhardt misses
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jurgensen Sanchez lands an overhand right.
Decent striking displayed by Jurgensen Sanchez there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gebhardt digs a good hook to Jurgensen Sanchez's body.
Gebhardt throws a lazy right hand but Jurgensen Sanchez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jurgensen Sanchez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gebhardt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jurgensen Sanchez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gebhardt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jurgensen Sanchez, pushing him back against the cage.
Jurgensen Sanchez manages to break the clinch.
Jurgensen Sanchez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jurgensen Sanchez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gebhardt.
Jurgensen Sanchez feints a counter leg kick.
Gebhardt misses with an uppercut. Jurgensen Sanchez saw that one coming.
Gebhardt shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jurgensen Sanchez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gebhardt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gebhardt lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jurgensen Sanchez breaks from the clinch.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with a low kick.
Gebhardt tries to clinch up.
Jurgensen Sanchez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gebhardt had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Jurgensen Sanchez cracks Gebhardt with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gebhardt misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gebhardt throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a left to the body.
Jurgensen Sanchez slips a straight right by Gebhardt.
A little jabbing left from Jurgensen Sanchez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws out a loose jab but Gebhardt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gebhardt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jurgensen Sanchez! But no joy.
Jurgensen Sanchez looks to land a body kick but Gebhardt moved away.
Gebhardt throwing a counter right hand but Jurgensen Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Gebhardt throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jurgensen Sanchez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gebhardt throws a poor cross that misses
and Jurgensen Sanchez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands an overhand right.
Jurgensen Sanchez avoids the body shot from Gebhardt.
Gebhardt rushes Jurgensen Sanchez and presses him up against the cage.
Jurgensen Sanchez trying to land knees to the body.
Jurgensen Sanchez tries to land knees in the clinch but Gebhardt avoids the damage to the body.
Gebhardt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jurgensen Sanchez scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jurgensen Sanchez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jurgensen Sanchez walks into a jab.
The fighters circling - Gebhardt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gebhardt misses with a straight right.
Gebhardt throws a jab but it's blocked by Jurgensen Sanchez.
Gebhardt connects with a right hand. Jurgensen Sanchez shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gebhardt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gebhardt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gebhardt with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jurgensen Sanchez to score with a decent uppercut.
Jurgensen Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gebhardt.
Gebhardt misses with a right hand
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with an inside leg kick.
Gebhardt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jurgensen Sanchez has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Gebhardt swings widly with a right hand
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A nice leg kick from Jurgensen Sanchez, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gebhardt tries to clinch
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a nice uppercut.
A big right from Gebhardt misses.
It seemed like Jurgensen Sanchez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A big right from Gebhardt misses.
Gebhardt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gebhardt throws a sloppy head kick
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gebhardt thinking.
Gebhardt misses with a lunging right hand
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gebhardt motions for Jurgensen Sanchez to come forward. Gebhardt throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with a kick to the body.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with a hook.
Gebhardt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jurgensen Sanchez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gebhardt clinches with his opponent.
Gebhardt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands a left hand.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with a punch on the inside.
Jurgensen Sanchez wants to get back to striking at distance but Gebhardt won't allow it.
Gebhardt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jurgensen Sanchez breaks from the clinch.
Gebhardt is looking to slow Jurgensen Sanchez down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jurgensen Sanchez.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a leg kick but Gebhardt sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jurgensen Sanchez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jurgensen Sanchez.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws out a leg kick but Gebhardt moves out of range and Jurgensen Sanchez only half commits.
Gebhardt moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gebhardt moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gebhardt lands a big uppercut and Jurgensen Sanchez crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Jurgensen Sanchez looks OK. Gebhardt waves Jurgensen Sanchez back to his feet!
Jurgensen Sanchez is rocked!
That has opened up Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez's cut even more.
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!
Jurgensen Sanchez gets tackled into the cage by Gebhardt. Gebhardt maintains the clinch.
Jurgensen Sanchez is still on wobbly legs! Can Gebhardt finish him?
Gebhardt is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jurgensen Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Gebhardt has him pressed against the cage.
Gebhardt pushes Jurgensen Sanchez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gebhardt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Jurgensen Sanchez.
Gebhardt tries a body shot but Jurgensen Sanchez blocks it.
Jurgensen Sanchez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gebhardt is defending well for now.
Jurgensen Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Gebhardt is controlling him.
A nice left hand lands by Gebhardt.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gebhardt backwards.
Gebhardt works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gebhardt lands a big right hand that drops Jurgensen Sanchez! The killer instinct kicks in and Gebhardt finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Gebhardt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Colby Gebhardt!
Colby Gebhardt retains his featherweight title!
A relieved looking Colby Gebhardt 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Exotic (ranked 85 p4p, 383 weight class) and Mickey Garcia (ranked 11 p4p, 49 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Exotic might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Joe Exotic - I Saw a Tiger. Garcia has chosen S.G. Sinnicks - St Patrick Battalion as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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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 28 - 12 - 2, fighting out of New York, Joe Exotic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mickey Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia doesn't manage to clinch there - Exotic circles away.
Exotic lands a jab to the head.
Garcia misses with a lunging right hand
and Exotic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Exotic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Garcia throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Exotic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Garcia clobbers Exotic with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A nice inside leg kick there by Exotic. That's going to slow Garcia down.
Garcia clinches with his opponent.
Exotic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Garcia scores with a shot to the side of Exotic's head.
Garcia jumps guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Exotic is one step ahead there.
Exotic trying to control the position from guard on top but Garcia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Garcia is on top in guard.
Exotic has his foot on Garcia's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Garcia works his way back into a safe position though.
Exotic is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Exotic looking for a guillotine here but Garcia defends easily.
Garcia landing some decent shots from guard.
Exotic working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Exotic is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Garcia has his hands clasped together but Exotic extends and breaks Garcia's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Exotic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joe Exotic!
A relieved looking Joe Exotic thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Mickey Garcia spoke after the fight, saying 'Can't believe the commission let me fight with Hep C...'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Satanic Panic (ranked 47 p4p, 75 weight class) and Rod De Minaur (ranked 7 p4p, 12 weight class). Panic's entrance music is Freezing Moon. A fine choice. De Minaur is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Seek and Destroy . Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Satanic Panic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rod De Minaur!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Minaur.
De Minaur swings widly with a right hand
and Panic moves into the clinch.
De Minaur lands a left hand that snaps the head of Panic backwards.
Panic manages to pull guard.
Panic being controlled here, momentarily.
De Minaur wants to control from the top but Panic keeps moving.
De Minaur tries to free his leg and advance position but Panic is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Minaur showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
De Minaur must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Panic is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panic manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. De Minaur manages to get himself to full guard.
Panic content to stall in guard here.
De Minaur controlling the position.
De Minaur controls Panic momentarily but Panic frees himself.
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.
Panic passes easily into side control. Nice work.
You can see the frustration on De Minaur's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Panic tries to move into full mount but can't pass De Minaur's legs.
Panic works to advance to full mount. De Minaur defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
De Minaur keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panic controlling from the full mount.
Panic trying to control but De Minaur is having none of it.
De Minaur is in all sorts of trouble here.
Panic looking to control and managing it successfully.
De Minaur is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four 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.
Panic wants to control the pace but De Minaur is squirming around nicely.
De Minaur is trying to escape the mount.
De Minaur tries to hold on but Panic pushes him away.
Panic tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De Minaur can't escape the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Satanic Panic dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
De Minaur throws out a leg kick but Panic moves out of range and De Minaur only half commits.
Panic throws a hook but De Minaur blocks it.
De Minaur pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Panic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Minaur manages to avoid it.
That kick from De Minaur tenderised Panic's leg. Panic is trying to keep his angry face on.
Panic tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Minaur misses with a looping right.
De Minaur throws a hook to the side of Panic's head but Panic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
De Minaur fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Panic checks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Minaur lands with a hook. Panic tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
De Minaur with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Panic to score with a decent uppercut.
De Minaur misses with a low kick.
Panic throws a right hand that misses
enabling De Minaur to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice body kick there by Panic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Minaur throws a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Panic.
Panic closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
De Minaur looks to score with a jab to the body but Panic is just out of range.
Panic tries to counter by clinching up but De Minaur breaks away and moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from De Minaur misses the target.
De Minaur takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Panic moves out of range of the leg kick from De Minaur.
Panic wants to clinch.
Panic tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rod De Minaur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur misses with a looping right.
Panic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from De Minaur.
Panic throws a quick counter kick to the body but De Minaur avoids it.
Rod De Minaur seems to be getting the better of the standup.
De Minaur misses the shot to the body.
De Minaur misses with a right hand
and Panic counters with a good low kick that De Minaur was not able to check.
Panic staying out of range there.
Panic seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
De Minaur moves out of range of the body kick from Panic.
Panic misses with a looping left.
De Minaur misses with a looping left.
De Minaur looks to land a left hand but Panic moved out of range nicely.
Panic just misses with a punch to the body.
Panic scores with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Minaur uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Panic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
De Minaur misses with a straight right.
De Minaur throws an overhand right that lands on Panic's shoulder, as Panic tries to avoid the shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Panic.
A nice inside leg kick there by De Minaur. That's going to slow Panic down.
De Minaur misses with a low kick.
Panic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Minaur.
Panic will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Panic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Minaur counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Panic feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits De Minaurs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Panic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Panic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
De Minaur chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Panic can pounce on him.
Panic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from De Minaur.
An attempted straight right counter from Panic misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Minaur loads up on a big right hand but Panic slips the punch.
Panic is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from De Minaur.
De Minaur slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Panic moves out of range as De Minaur strikes.
De Minaur throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
De Minaur swings widly with a right hand
and Panic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Panic throws a leg kick but De Minaur checks it.
Panic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
De Minaur throws a shot to the body.
De Minaur on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Panic. Panic obviously looking to wear him down.
De Minaur looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
De Minaur with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Panic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
De Minaur lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Panic at a distance.
De Minaur lands a nice shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rod De Minaur showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Panic avoids the body shot from De Minaur.
A telegraphed right hand from De Minaur misses the target.
De Minaur moves out of range of the strikes.
De Minaur misses with a lunging right hand
and Panic counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps De Minaur thinking.
De Minaur throws a shot from downtown. Panic moves away and avoids it.
As De Minaur tries to get set, Panic tries to push him back and clinch up but De Minaur manages to avoid the attempt.
Panic throws a shot from downtown. De Minaur moves away and avoids it.
Panic checks a leg kick nicely.
De Minaur looks to score with a jab to the body but Panic is just out of range.
Panic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Minaur.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from De Minaur misses the target.
De Minaur clobbers Panic with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
De Minaur looks to land a right hand but Panic moved out of range.
Panic ducks under a wild hook from De Minaur.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Minaur lands with a nice body punch.
De Minaur takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Panic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Minaur throws out the jab.
De Minaur throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Panic tries to counter by moving into the clinch but De Minaur manages to circle out of the way.
Panic misses with a left hand
and De Minaur cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Panic slips under a jab from De Minaur.
De Minaur throws an off balance right hand
and Panic counters with a nice low kick that buckles De Minaur's knee momentarily.
De Minaur lands a nice shot to the body.
De Minaur throws a hook but Panic blocks it.
Panic swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
De Minaur throws a body kick that misses.
Panic is looking to counter punch.
De Minaur lands a nice leg kick that just misses Panic's sensitive parts.
A jab lands there for Panic.
De Minaur throws a hook to the side of Panic's head but Panic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Panic checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A big right from De Minaur misses.
De Minaur slips a jab and a cross from Panic.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Minaur throws a right hand that misses
and Panic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
De Minaur scores with a jab to the body.
Panic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Panic moves into range and clinches up with De Minaur.
Panic misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Panic.
De Minaur swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Minaur.
Panic struggles to land a body shot inside as De Minaur controls his hands.
A short right from Panic.
Panic misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Panic working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Minaur.
De Minaur blocking some punches.
Panic tries to throw a body punch but De Minaur avoids it by throwing Panic back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Panic fails to land.
De Minaur misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Minaur tries a body shot but Panic blocks it.
Panic scores with a shot to the side of De Minaur's head.
Panic lands a shot to the body.
A short right from De Minaur on the inside.
Panic holding his opponent close, against the cage.
De Minaur struggles to land a body shot inside as Panic controls his hands.
Panic misses with a body punch.
Panic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panic wants to stall.
Nice body punch from De Minaur.
A right hand to the body from De Minaur.
Panic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
De Minaur misses with a hook from the clinch.
Satanic Panic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
De Minaur lands a nice shot to the body.
Panic has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics De Minaur uses from the top position.
De Minaur in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
De Minaur sitting in guard here, content to control.
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!
De Minaur wants to control from the top but Panic keeps moving.
De Minaur trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rod De Minaur.
I think De Minaur has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Rod De Minaur!
In his post fight interview, Rod De Minaur gave a big smile as he said 'Some fans where missing my KO's, well...'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Torhte Finlayson (ranked 17 p4p, 35 weight class) and Balin Trollslayer (ranked 3 p4p, 3 weight class). Finlayson comes to the cage accompanied by Scotland the Brave, Black Bear. 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 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 43 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Torhte Finlayson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Balin Trollslayer!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finlayson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Finlayson misses with a wild body shot.
Trollslayer is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Trollslayer walks into a left hand.
Trollslayer moves away from the strike by Finlayson.
Trollslayer tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Finlayson scores with a jab.
Finlayson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And Trollslayer tries to counter it with a takedown but Finlayson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finlayson lands a glancing blow to the side of Trollslayer's head.
Finlayson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Finlayson misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finlayson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Trollslayer avoids the body shot from Finlayson.
Finlayson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Trollslayer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Trollslayer slips a jab from Finlayson.
A swing and a miss from Finlayson.
Nice defenses there by Trollslayer.
Finlayson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finlayson missing with a left hand there. Trollslayer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A left lands for Finlayson.
A swing and a miss from Finlayson.
Finlayson lands a really nice looking cross but Trollslayer seems unphased.
Finlayson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Trollslayer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Finlayson.
Finlayson takes a swing at Trollslayer's ribcage but misses.
Trollslayer with the counter takedown but Finlayson avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trollslayer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Finlayson.
Trollslayer feints the counter takedown.
Finlayson misses with an uppercut
and Trollslayer counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Trollslayer throwing strikes from guard but Finlayson blocks nicely.
Trollslayer postures up in Finlayson's guard and throws a big left but Finlayson blocks it.
Trollslayer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Trollslayer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Trollslayer distracts Finlayson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Trollslayer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Finlayson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Finlayson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Finlayson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Trollslayer throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trollslayer lands a couple of digs.
Trollslayer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Trollslayer scoring with punches to the head and body.
Finlayson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Trollslayer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Trollslayer throws a big right hand that misses.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Finlayson holds on and takes a little breather.
Trollslayer cracks Finlayson with a solid left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trollslayer is looking to work some ground and pound but Finlayson has wrist control.
Trollslayer throws a big right hand that misses.
Finlayson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Torhte Finlayson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Finlayson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Trollslayer with the counter takedown but Finlayson avoids it easily.
Finlayson takes a swing at Trollslayer's ribcage but misses.
Trollslayer is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Finlayson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trollslayer tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Trollslayer with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Finlayson to score with a decent uppercut.
Finlayson swings widly with a right hand
and Trollslayer counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Trollslayer lands a nice short elbow.
Finlayson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Trollslayer.
Trollslayer winds up and cracks Finlayson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Finlayson tries to get to full guard but Trollslayer has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trollslayer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Finlayson regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Trollslayer.
Finlayson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Trollslayer.
Trollslayer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Trollslayer distracts Finlayson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Trollslayer throwing strikes but missing.
Trollslayer working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Finlayson's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Trollslayer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Trollslayer postures up in Finlayson's guard and throws a big left but Finlayson blocks it.
Trollslayer looking to pass the guard.
Trollslayer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
 Finlayson is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trollslayer arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Finlayson's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Balin Trollslayer!
Balin Trollslayer is the new super heavyweight champion!
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