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C246: Albatross vs Bualuang II PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Coryatt (ranked 2235 p4p, 1257 weight class) and Nori Voluspa (ranked 295 p4p, 168 weight class). Coryatt comes to the cage accompanied by Slim Thug - Welcome 2 Houston. Nori Voluspa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Coryatt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nori Voluspa!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coryatt lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Coryatt.
Voluspa closes the distance and pushes Coryatt back into the cage.
Voluspa tries to score a body lock takedown but Coryatt shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Coryatt stops a takedown attempt from Voluspa.
Voluspa prevents a body shot from Coryatt.
Voluspa drops down looking for an ankle pick but Coryatt pulls his leg out and moves away.
Chris Coryatt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nori Voluspa.
A head kick misses from Voluspa.
Voluspa rushes Coryatt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Voluspa has Coryatt pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Voluspa pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Coryatt tumbling to the mat - Voluspa dives into Coryatt's guard.
Voluspa drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Coryatt dives on top into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coryatt decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Voluspa, up you get!
Voluspa is looking to score with low kicks.
That kick from Coryatt tenderised Voluspa's leg. Voluspa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Coryatt misses with a head kick.
Voluspa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Coryatt is fending him off so far but Voluspa persists. Nope, Coryatt circles away and we're back to standing.
Coryatt scores with a head kick.
Coryatt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Voluspa was well out of range. Poor timing from Coryatt.
It seemed like Voluspa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Coryatt misses with a hook. Voluspa ducked under it nicely.
Coryatt slaps away a takedown attempt from Voluspa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Coryatt.
A thudding body kick lands there by Coryatt!
Voluspa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Coryatt but Coryatt pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Coryatt cracks Voluspa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Coryatt throws a body punch but Voluspa moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Coryatt.
Voluspa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Coryatt.
Voluspa closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Voluspa fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Voluspa working the ground and pound but Coryatt is defending the strikes.
Voluspa is trying to get an arm triangle but Coryatt is defending well.
Coryatt takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Voluspa swings around for an armbar but Coryatt sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Voluspa's guard.
Coryatt wanted to stand there but Voluspa had control of the position.
Voluspa is trying to keep Coryatt in close.
Voluspa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Coryatt gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Coryatt wants to stand but Voluspa is controlling his posture from full guard.
Coryatt stands up from Voluspa's guard - Coryatt perhaps looking for a knockout.
Voluspa tries for a takedown but Coryatt sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Coryatt throws a leg kick but Voluspa checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coryatt tries a head kick but it misses.
Coryatt bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Voluspa doesn't manage to clinch there - Coryatt circles away.
Some bone on bone action there as Voluspa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Coryatt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Coryatt throws a head kick but Voluspa moves out of range.
Coryatt swats away the attempt to clinch by Voluspa.
Voluspa doesn't manage to clinch there - Coryatt circles away.
Coryatt throws a head kick but Voluspa moves out of range.
Coryatt's jab looks to have found its range, popping Voluspa under the eye.
Coryatt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Coryatt is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Coryatt gets tackled into the cage by Voluspa. Voluspa maintains the clinch.
Coryatt stops a takedown attempt from Voluspa.
Voluspa has Coryatt pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Coryatt manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Coryatt is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Voluspa is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Coryatt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Coryatt throws a punch but it's blocked by Voluspa.
Coryatt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coryatt looking to slow down the pace here.
Coryatt is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Voluspa is keeping busy.
Voluspa fails to pull guard.
Coryatt creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Voluspa's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coryatt is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Voluspa is keeping busy.
Coryatt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Voluspa goes for a takedown in the clinch but Coryatt prevents it.
Voluspa works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Coryatt 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.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Voluspa working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Voluspa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Voluspa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Coryatt will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Voluspa sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Coryatt's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Coryatt 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.
Voluspa shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Coryatt is trying to defend but Voluspa finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Voluspa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Voluspa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Voluspa throws a strike but Coryatt avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Coryatt keeping moving, preventing Voluspa from controlling successfully.
Coryatt 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.
Coryatt has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Voluspa scoring with punches to the head and body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voluspa lands a couple of elbows.
Voluspa trying to control the position from guard on top but Coryatt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Voluspa might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Coryatt haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Coryatt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Voluspa can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coryatt wants to sweep but no luck.
Coryatt avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Voluspa being controlled here momentarily.
Voluspa works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Coryatt is refusing to be controlled, as Voluspa sits in half guard.
Coryatt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Voluspa.
Coryatt knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Voluspa on the ground.
Voluspa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voluspa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Coryatt is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Voluspa throws a strike but Coryatt avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Voluspa cracks Coryatt with a solid left hand.
Coryatt utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Coryatt on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Coryatt tries to get out of the position.
Voluspa is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Coryatt is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Coryatt has escaped and now he's on top!
Voluspa had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Coryatt defends it easily.
Voluspa looking for a guillotine here but Coryatt defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coryatt would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Voluspa had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Coryatt defends it easily.
Voluspa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Coryatt is aware though and is defending well.
Voluspa has Coryatt pulled in close to control his posture.
Coryatt has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Voluspa is proving hard to escape from.
Voluspa trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Coryatt gets to his feet - Voluspa follows without any prompting.
Voluspa clinches up against the cage.
Voluspa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Coryatt gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Coryatt trying to stall but Voluspa improves his position.
Voluspa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Coryatt avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Voluspa tries for a takedown but Coryatt manages to get underhooks.
Chris Coryatt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nori Voluspa.
Coryatt gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Voluspa.
A head punch on the inside from Coryatt fails to land.
Coryatt misses with a body punch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Voluspa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Coryatt gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Coryatt throws a punch but it's blocked by Voluspa.
Coryatt swings wildly with an uppercut but Voluspa uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nori Voluspa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Coryatt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Coryatt scores with a head kick. Voluspa tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Coryatt misses with a double jab.
Coryatt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Voluspa drives through with a takedown into guard.
Coryatt is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Voluspa presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Voluspa tries for a takedown but Coryatt manages to get underhooks.
Voluspa is working for takedown but Coryatt is calmly controlling the position for now.
Coryatt struggles to land a body shot inside as Voluspa controls his hands.
Coryatt gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Voluspa.
Chris Coryatt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nori Voluspa.
Coryatt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Voluspa tries for a takedown. No joy.
Voluspa tries to score a body lock takedown but Coryatt shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Voluspa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Coryatt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Coryatt misses with some punches.
Voluspa drops down looking for an ankle pick but Coryatt pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coryatt misses with a double jab.
Jab by Coryatt.
Voluspa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Coryatt.
Voluspa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Voluspa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Voluspa takes one to the side of the head.
Voluspa decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Coryatt regains full guard. Nicely done.
Voluspa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Voluspa advances position into side control!
Voluspa swings around for an armbar but Coryatt sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Voluspa's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coryatt decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Voluspa, up you get!
Coryatt digs a good body shot into Voluspa's ribs.
Voluspa tries to close the distance and clinch but Coryatt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coryatt scores with a head kick.
Coryatt throws a good cross that connects.
Voluspa fails with a takedown attempt.
Coryatt lands a nice hook to Voluspa's body. Voluspa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Coryatt looks to score with a jab to the body but Voluspa is just out of range.
Voluspa is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Horrible takedown attempt by Voluspa or perhaps it was just good defense by Coryatt, which made it look bad.
Coryatt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Voluspa.
A chopping leg kick lands by Coryatt.
Voluspa tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Coryatt defends well and Voluspa ends up having to push Coryatt into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Voluspa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Coryatt.
The crowd cheers as Coryatt lands an impressive looking overhand right. Voluspa doesn't seem phased though.
Voluspa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Coryatt lands a head kick. Voluspa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Voluspa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Coryatt's waist but Coryatt gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Voluspa off to one side.
A head kick from Coryatt lands but Voluspa takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voluspa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Coryatt circles away.
Coryatt throws a body shot but no joy.
Coryatt with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Coryatt stuffs the takedown.
Voluspa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Voluspa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Voluspa fails to land the takedown.
Coryatt swinging wildly here.
Coryatt thumps Voluspa with a low kick.
Coryatt misses with an uppercut. Voluspa saw that one coming.
Nori Voluspa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Voluspa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Chris Coryatt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice jab there from Coryatt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Voluspa is defended easily by Coryatt.
Coryatt lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Voluspa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Coryatt to score with a decent uppercut.
Voluspa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coryatt throws a head kick but Voluspa moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Coryatt. No joy for Voluspa on that attempt.
Voluspa shoots for a takedown but Coryatt saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Coryatt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Voluspa.
Voluspa shoots in but Coryatt avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Coryatt looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Coryatt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Voluspa shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Coryatt sprawls well. Coryatt wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Voluspa gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coryatt displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Voluspa.
Voluspa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Coryatt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Coryatt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Coryatt showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Coryatt has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Coryatt!
During a confident post fight interview, Chris Coryatt thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Barbosa (ranked 839 p4p, 575 weight class) and D.C. Benny (ranked 118 p4p, 80 weight class). Barbosa comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem - Go to Sleep. Benny has chosen D.C. Benny - Unagi Standup Bit as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, D.C. Benny!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa clinches.
Barbosa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Benny lands a body punch.
Barbosa prevents a body shot from Benny.
Barbosa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Barbosa.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Barbosa.
Barbosa blocks a body shot from Benny.
Benny lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Barbosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Benny controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barbosa.
Barbosa misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa blocks a body shot from Benny.
A short right from Benny.
A nice right hand lands inside from Benny.
Benny misses with a punch to the body.
Benny working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbosa can't find room to land a body shot as Benny controls the action.
A short uppercut from Barbosa.
Benny digs a right hand underneath Barbosa's ribcage. Barbosa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Barbosa tries to work over Benny's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Benny lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barbosa or not.
Barbosa is breathing heavily.
Benny tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Benny.
Benny lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Benny.
Benny scores with a nice hook to the head.
Benny lands a hook that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
Benny lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barbosa or not.
Benny lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
Barbosa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Barbosa misses with a punch to the body.
Benny lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barbosa.
A nice right hand lands inside from Benny.
Benny can't find room to land a body shot as Barbosa controls the action.
Barbosa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barbosa working aggressively here.
Benny throws a head punch that misses.
Barbosa takes a shot to the head.
Benny misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benny lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benny throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barbosas head.
Benny lands with a right to the head.
Benny struggles to land a body shot inside as Barbosa controls his hands.
Benny tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benny.
A short left from Benny.
Benny misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benny's elbow.
I was talking to Barbosa's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Barbosa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barbosa struggles to land a body shot inside as Benny controls his hands.
Benny misses with a body punch.
Benny throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Barbosa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Benny lands a hook to the side of the head.
Benny blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benny pushes Barbosa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barbosa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barbosa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benny throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barbosas head.
Benny goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barbosa throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Benny pushes Barbosa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Barbosa has a couple of punches blocked by Benny.
Barbosa misses with a punch on the inside.
Benny fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benny lands a nice uppercut.
Benny swings wildly with an uppercut but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bennys head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benny swings wildly with an uppercut but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Benny backwards.
Benny has a couple of punches blocked by Barbosa.
Benny tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barbosa's elbow.
Barbosa tries to throw a body punch but Benny avoids it by throwing Barbosa back against the cage.
Barbosa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Barbosa misses with the head strike.
Benny misses with a body punch.
Benny is working Barbosa over against the cage.
Benny pushes Barbosa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Benny lands with a right to the head.
Benny lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
 Barbosa is rocked!
Barbosa lands with a short shot to the head.
Oh Barbosa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Benny scores with a nice hook to the head.
Benny blocking some punches.
Barbosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Benny uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Benny softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benny blocks an uppercut.
Barbosa seems to have got his legs back now.
Barbosa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barbosa can't find room to land a body shot as Benny controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benny misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benny is working Barbosa over against the cage.
Benny tries to work over Barbosa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Benny.
Benny throws a head punch that misses.
Benny tries to throw a body punch but Barbosa avoids it by throwing Benny back against the cage.
Benny misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benny misses with a punch to the body.
Benny gets through Barbosa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Benny lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Benny lands a hook that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
Benny scores with a shot to the side of Barbosa's head.
Benny misses with a punch on the inside.
Benny lands a shot to the body.
Barbosa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right handed body shot lands from Benny.
Benny makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barbosa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Benny lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Benny lands a right hand that snaps the head of Barbosa backwards.
Benny pushes Barbosa against the cage. Benny is working some dirty boxing. Benny pushes off with a quick right hook! Barbosa goes down! Barbosa tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Benny moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). D.C. Benny!
During a confident post fight interview, D.C. Benny thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Irong Kasamsun (ranked 374 p4p, 738 weight class) and Zee Land (ranked 57 p4p, 104 weight class). Land comes into a darkened arena with his song building. For Heavy Metal we will die! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Zee Land will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Irong Kasamsun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zee Land!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasamsun keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Land.
A telegraphed right hand from Kasamsun misses the target.
Kasamsun uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Land has time to react.
Land swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kasamsun swinging wildly here.
Land slips a straight right by Kasamsun.
Land throws a sloppy head kick and Kasamsun moves out of range easily.
Kasamsun misses with a hook. Land ducked under it nicely.
A left lands for Kasamsun.
Kasamsun tries to bum rush Land with a series of wild strikes but Land uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kasamsun shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Land is looking to improve his position.
Kasamsun is trying to control. Land wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kasamsun keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Land slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasamsun stays in close to Land's body and controls the position.
Kasamsun throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kasamsun 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.
Kasamsun scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kasamsun 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.
Kasamsun stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Land swivels though and keeps the full 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.
Kasamsun working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kasamsun is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kasamsun chips away with some ground and pound.
Kasamsun controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Land is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kasamsun is aware though and is defending well.
Kasamsun is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Land fails with the takedown
and Kasamsun makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Land pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kasamsun connects with a crisp jab.
Kasamsun connects with a jab.
Kasamsun takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kasamsun uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Land.
Kasamsun was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kasamsun sizes up Land with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kasamsun looking to score a takedown here. Land is defending well but Kasamsun drives through and ends up in Land's guard.
Kasamsun content to stall in guard here.
Land keeping moving, preventing Kasamsun from controlling successfully.
Land is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kasamsun won't allow Land to sweep him here.
Kasamsun stays in close to Land's body and controls the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Land is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kasamsun might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kasamsun wants to control but Land is keeping busy.
Land is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kasamsun is pressing down on Land's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Irong Kasamsun dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kasamsun scores with a sloppy right hand. Land should have avoided that one.
Land ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kasamsun bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Irong Kasamsun is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Land misses.
Kasamsun misses the shot to the body.
Land attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kasamsun swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A bone on bone clash there as Kasamsun blocks the leg kick.
Kasamsun misses with a wild body shot.
Land swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Land cracks Kasamsun with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kasamsun throws out a powerful jab.
Land lands with a cross.
Kasamsun tries to clinch but Land moves out of range.
Land lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Land shoots in but no luck this time.
Zee Land seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Land throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kasamsun.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Land uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kasamsun.
Land fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kasamsun checks it well.
Kasamsun is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Land can do to turn this around?
Land throws a big shot that misses.
Land has a takedown stuffed.
A jab from Kasamsun misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Land lands.
Kasamsun tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Land was well out of range. Poor timing from Kasamsun.
Land does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Land throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Land lands a high kick!
Land slips a straight right by Kasamsun.
Land fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kasamsun manages to avoid it.
Kasamsun throwing a counter right hand but Land manages to avoid it.
Land cracks Kasamsun with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A jab lands there for Land.
Kasamsun moves away from the strike by Land.
Kasamsun lands with a nice body punch.
Land throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Land slips under a jab.
Kasamsun misses with a two punch combination.
A big right from Land misses.
Kasamsun shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kasamsun was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kasamsun scores with punches from side control.
Irong Kasamsun overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun trying to control the action but Land is working from the bottom.
Kasamsun misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Kasamsun is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Kasamsun sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Land is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Kasamsun taking a breather here.
Land is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Kasamsun stalls from top position.
Kasamsun in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Land is trying to escape the position but Kasamsun is controlling the position.
Land takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Kasamsun sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Land is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Kasamsun trying to control the position but Land is working away.
Kasamsun taking a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kasamsun lands a decent elbow from side control.
Land is trying to get back to half guard.
Land is trying to control Kasamsun's posture but Kasamsun avoids it.
Kasamsun landing strikes.
Land struggling a bit here.
Land tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kasamsun wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Irong Kasamsun dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Land slips under a jab.
Land throws out a counter right but Kasamsun avoids it with no problem.
Zee Land has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Land misses with a straight right.
Land doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Land gets caught napping as Kasamsun dives in and scores a takedown. Land manages to retain guard.
Land working for a triangle but Kasamsun defends it easily.
Kasamsun slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kasamsun wants to control but Land is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasamsun throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Land works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Kasamsun seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kasamsun seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
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.
The fighters are battling for position here. Land manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kasamsun engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kasamsun stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Land swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kasamsun 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.
Kasamsun'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.
Kasamsun cracks Land with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Land looking for a guillotine here but Kasamsun defends easily.
Kasamsun won't allow Land to sweep him here.
Land being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
We've been told by Kasamsun's head coaches at Gumburcules Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Land throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Kasamsun to counter with a crisp jab.
Kasamsun keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A left lands for Kasamsun.
Kasamsun lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kasamsun listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kasamsun misses with a straight right.
Land listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Land uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kasamsun.
Kasamsun rushes Land and presses him up against the cage.
Land misses with the head strike.
Kasamsun is looking for a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Land pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Land throws a poor cross that misses
and Land takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Land with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kasamsun to score with a decent uppercut.
Land tries to sprawl but Kasamsun drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Land is refusing to be controlled, as Kasamsun sits in half guard.
Kasamsun has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Land is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kasamsun pulls his head out easily.
Kasamsun slows the pace down in half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Irong Kasamsun showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kasamsun 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Irong Kasamsun!
An out of breath and clearly excited Irong Kasamsun thanked Stoner's Killer Apparel for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Miami Vice (ranked 250 p4p, 838 weight class) and Nils Norling (ranked 36 p4p, 117 weight class). Vice comes to the cage accompanied by Miami Vice Theme. Norling has chosen Eminem - Go To Sleep as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Miami Vice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nils Norling!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vice looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Norling is fending him off so far but Vice persists. Nope, Norling circles away and we're back to standing.
Vice goes for a double leg but Norling avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Norling continues to drive forward.
Vice has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Norling is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miami Vice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right from Norling on the inside.
Norling scores with a nice hook to the head.
Norling working hard to break the clinch.
Vice is looking for a takedown.
Vice pulls guard effortlessly.
Norling avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Norling controlling from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vice working for a triangle but Norling defends it easily.
Norling has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Vice is proving hard to escape from.
Vice 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 one minute gone in the round.
Vice looking for a guillotine here but Norling defends easily.
Vice looking to hit a scissor sweep but Norling is one step ahead there.
Vice trying to keep a closed guard but Norling is proving a slippery customer.
Norling trying to stand up but can't free himself from Vice's guard.
Vice is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Norling defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Norling controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Vice wants to control but Norling passes easily into half guard.
Vice is trying to control but can't.
Vice is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vice trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Norling pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Vice tries to hold on but Norling pushes him away.
Vice is desperately trying to improve his position but Norling has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norling misses with a head shot.
Vice is working to get back to half guard.
Vice is working hard here to advance position.
Norling avoids the attempt from Vice to control.
Norling controlling from the full mount.
Norling throws some wild stikes that Vice manages to avoid easily.
Vice is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Vice tries to hold on but Norling pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vice is working to get back to half guard.
Norling throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Vice gets back to half guard.
Vice trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Norling stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Norling moves away from the strike by Vice.
Norling drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Vice defends it well.
Norling throws a hook to the side of Vice's head but Vice sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good work by Vice as he checks the leg kick.
Vice drops down looking for a counter takedown but Norling sprawls and moves away.
Norling tries to keep at a distance but Vice has taken the fight into the clinch.
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!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vice tries to score a body lock takedown but Norling shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Norling misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nils Norling 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.
Vice takes one to the side of the head.
 It looks like Miami Vice has been cut.
Norling lands a lovely overhand right.
Norling scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Miami Vice is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vice slips a straight right by Norling.
Vice appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Vice keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vice shoots for a double leg takedown but Norling sprawls well. He's pushed Vice's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Vice blocks a jab.
Norling loads up on a big right hand but Vice slips the punch.
Vice closes this distance looking for a takedown but Norling circles away.
Norling changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Vice misses with a takedown attempt - Norling sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miami Vice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vice throws an overhand right that lands on Norling's shoulder, as Norling tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vice dives in and grabs Norling's left leg, looking for a takedown. Norling pushes down on Vice's head and hops out.
Norling looks to land a combination but Vice avoids it well.
Vice ducks under a wild hook from Norling.
Vice shoots in looking for a takedown. Norling tries to sprawl out of it but Vice keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Norling manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norling stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Norling lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Vice is looking to close the distance but Norling sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Vice crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Vice is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Nils Norling!
Nils Norling bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Li Xiaodong (ranked 497 p4p, 514 weight class) and Marcus Shakes (ranked 36 p4p, 39 weight class). Shakes is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: About the Money- T.I.. Li Xiaodong has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Li Xiaodong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Shakes!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shakes closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Xiaodong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Xiaodong working aggressively here.
Shakes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Xiaodong misses with a punch to the body.
Shakes misses with a body punch.
Xiaodong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short uppercut from Xiaodong.
Shakes lands a left hand.
Xiaodong lands with a right to the head.
Shakes working Xiaodong over with knees to the body.
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!
Xiaodong lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shakes backwards.
Shakes told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Knees to the body from Shakes.
Shakes missing with knees to the body.
Xiaodong working aggressively here.
Xiaodong can't find room to land a body shot as Shakes controls the action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Shakes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shakes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Xiaodong tries to throw a body punch but Shakes avoids it by throwing Xiaodong back against the cage.
Shakes lands a good knee to the midsection. Xiaodong won't want to take too many of those.
Xiaodong takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shakes trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Xiaodong fails to land.
Shakes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Shakes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shakes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Xiaodong.
Shakes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Xiaodong avoids it.
Shakes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shakes tries a knee to the head but Xiaodong blocks it.
Xiaodong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shakes lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A knee to the head by Shakes.
Xiaodong managing to block the knees to the body from Shakes.
Shakes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Xiaodong misses with some punches.
Shakes looking to throw knees to the head but Xiaodong is blocking nicely.
Shakes lands a good knee to the midsection. Xiaodong won't want to take too many of those.
Shakes blocking some punches.
Shakes trying to land knees to the body.
Shakes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Xiaodong backwards.
I was talking to Xiaodong's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shakes cracks Xiaodong with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiaodong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shakes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong throws a head punch that misses.
Xiaodong makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Xiaodong throws a head punch that misses.
Shakes scores with a shoulder strike.
Xiaodong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Xiaodong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Xiaodong throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Xiaodong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Xiaodong.
Shakes lands a nice elbow.
Xiaodong takes a knee to the side of the body.
Shakes gets through Xiaodong's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Shakes fails to land.
Xiaodong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shakes with a knee to the head.
Xiaodong pushes Shakes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Shakes lands a nice shot to the body.
Shakes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shakes lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shakes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Xiaodong backwards.
Shakes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Xiaodong avoids it.
Shakes tries to work over Xiaodong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shakes tries to land knees in the clinch but Xiaodong avoids the damage to the body.
Xiaodong blocks a body shot from Shakes.
Shakes lands a hook that snaps the head of Xiaodong backwards.
Xiaodong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Xiaodong has a couple of punches blocked by Shakes.
Shakes trying to land knees to the body.
Xiaodong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shakes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Xiaodong tries a body shot but Shakes blocks it.
Shakes connects with a nasty looking knee right to Xiaodong's face.
Xiaodong goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Xiaodong misses with the head strike.
Xiaodong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shakes lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shakes lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Xiaodong doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shakes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Xiaodong lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shakes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Xiaodong.
A hook to the body from Xiaodong.
Shakes misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Shakes.
Xiaodong swings wildly with an uppercut but Shakes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xiaodong tries to work over Shakes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Xiaodong blocks an elbow strike from Shakes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shakes.
Shakes scores with a knee to the head.
Xiaodong throws a punch but it's blocked by Shakes.
Shakes lands with a left to the head.
Shakes working Xiaodong over with knees to the body.
Shakes lands a nice shot to the body.
Xiaodong has a couple of punches blocked by Shakes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shakes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Xiaodong lands a right hand.
Xiaodong works on Shakes's body with a couple of short punches.
Shakes can't find room to land a body shot as Xiaodong controls the action.
Nice body punch from Shakes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Shakes dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Shakes 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.
Shakes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Xiaodong stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shakes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Xiaodong moves away.
Shakes tests Xiaodong's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shakes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Xiaodong was well out of range. Poor timing from Shakes.
Shakes swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Xiaodong - that will leave a mark!
A slow jab from Shakes misses its intended target.
Shakes throws a jab but it's blocked by Xiaodong.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shakes slips a straight right by Xiaodong.
Nice body punch from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Xiaodong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shakes misses the body punch
and Xiaodong counters with a straight right hand.
Shakes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Shakes jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Xiaodong moves into the clinch.
Xiaodong lands a body punch.
Shakes is breathing heavily.
Shakes misses with a punch to the body.
Shakes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shakes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shakes takes a shot to the head.
Xiaodong tries to work over Shakes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shakes creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Xiaodong's defenses.
Shakes tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shakes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shakes takes a shot to the head.
Shakes landing knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Xiaodong lands a body punch in the clinch.
Marcus Shakes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Shakes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Xiaodong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiaodong scores with a shoulder strike.
Shakes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Xiaodong lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Xiaodong lands with a short head shot on the inside.
 Shakes is rocked!
Xiaodong lands a body punch.
Shakes is still on wobbly legs! Can Xiaodong finish him?
Xiaodong scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Xiaodong on the inside.
Xiaodong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Xiaodong.
Xiaodong struggles to land a body shot inside as Shakes controls his hands.
Xiaodong lands a shoulder strike.
Xiaodong lands a big right hand that drops Shakes! The killer instinct kicks in and Xiaodong finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Xiaodong!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Li Xiaodong!
After winning the bout, Li Xiaodong thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Marcus Shakes was interviewed post fight and said 'Maybe its time to hang it up and coach'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gothic Line (ranked 348 p4p, 445 weight class) and John Boy Walton (ranked 45 p4p, 58 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gothic Line!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Boy Walton!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walton misses with an uppercut
and Line counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Walton moves into the clinch.
Line swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Line tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Line tries to throw a body punch but Walton avoids it by throwing Line back against the cage.
Line lands a body punch.
Line has Walton pushed against the cage.
Line misses with some punches.
Line throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Waltons head.
Walton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Line swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Line.
A short right from Walton on the inside.
Walton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Line throws a punch but it's blocked by Walton.
Line misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walton.
Line tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Line takes a shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Line.
Walton prevents a body shot from Line.
Line digs a right hand into Walton's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Walton's gas tank.
Line misses with a punch on the inside.
Walton blocks a body shot from Line.
Walton slows down the pace here.
Line tries to work over Walton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walton.
Walton prevents a body shot from Line.
Walton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Line tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Walton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Line's elbow.
Walton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Walton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Line lands with a short shot to the head.
Line struggles to land a body shot inside as Walton controls his hands.
Line misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Line misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Walton.
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!
A right hook to the body lands for Walton.
Walton blocks an uppercut.
Walton taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Walton prevents a body shot from Line.
Walton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
I was talking to Line's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Line blocking some punches.
Line tries a body shot but Walton blocks it.
Line misses with a body punch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Walton obliges.
Line is breathing heavily.
Line tries to throw a body punch but Walton avoids it by throwing Line back against the cage.
Walton misses with a punch to the body.
Walton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Walton is leaning against Line and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Walton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Walton unloads a knee to the mid-section. Line lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Walton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Walton tries to work over Line's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Line misses with a body punch.
Line works on Walton's body with a couple of short punches.
Line has a couple of punches blocked by Walton.
Walton lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Line or not.
Walton lands a right hand.
Walton displaying some good clinch control by pressing Line up against the cage.
A short left from Walton.
Walton blocks an uppercut.
Walton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Walton blocks an uppercut.
Walton prevents a body shot from Line.
Walton taking a breather.
Walton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Line misses with a punch on the inside.
Walton misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Line misses with some punches.
Line throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Walton blocks an uppercut.
Line lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Walton or not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Line.
Walton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Line.
Line softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Line misses with the head strike.
Line swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Line misses with a short punch on the inside.
Walton has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Line seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Walton can turn it around.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Line scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walton.
Walton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Walton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Line's elbow.
Nice body punch from Line - that landed with a thud.
Line throws a punch but it's blocked by Walton.
Line misses with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gothic Line will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Walton works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Walton throws a predictable looking body shot
and Line counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Walton in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A shot to the body from Walton misses
and Line counters with a head kick that drops Walton to the mat! Walton scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Walton throws a poor cross that misses
and Line counters with a crisp right that sends Walton to the canvas! Line follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gothic Line!
Gothic Line seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, John Boy Walton stepped up to the mic, saying 'The other fighter is a fight sitting cunt so I didnt even prepare myself to fight. Hell im not even here right now, im actually on vacation in the Bahamas, So nice job beating my clone cunt!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Javier Arroyo (ranked 110 p4p, 81 weight class) and Ranger Alderidge (ranked 19 p4p, 12 weight class). Alderidge is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Portland, Oregon. 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 18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Javier Arroyo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ranger Alderidge!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arroyo scores with a nice body kick.
Arroyo lands a nice looking body kick.
Alderidge throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Alderidge 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.
Arroyo jabs at Alderidge's body.
Alderidge throws a low kick, looking for Arroyo's leg but Arroyo calmly moves out of range.
Alderidge swings widly with a right hand
and Arroyo counters with a solid body kick.
Arroyo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Alderidge takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Alderidge takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Arroyo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Arroyo slips a straight right by Alderidge.
Good shot there by Alderidge.
A chopping leg kick lands by Arroyo.
Arroyo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alderidge ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arroyo moves away.
Alderidge throws out a loose jab but Arroyo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Arroyo does it's job there.
Arroyo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Alderidge slips a straight right by Arroyo.
Alderidge attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Arroyo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Arroyo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Arroyo motions for Alderidge to come forward. Arroyo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alderidge throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Arroyo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Alderidge.
Alderidge misses with a straight left.
Alderidge walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Arroyo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Arroyo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Arroyo connects with a looping right hand.
Arroyo looks for the body kick but Alderidge saw that one coming.
Alderidge only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Arroyo moves out of range as Alderidge strikes.
Arroyo throws a nice inside leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Arroyo
and Alderidge counters with a straight right hand.
Alderidge tries to work over Arroyo's front leg with a kick but Arroyo checks it.
Alderidge stuns Arroyo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A good leg kick by Alderidge.
Arroyo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alderidge sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alderidge scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Alderidge closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Alderidge with a nice cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arroyo scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice leg kick from Alderidge, right into the meat of the thigh.
Arroyo checks a low kick from Alderidge.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alderidge thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Arroyo misses.
Ranger Alderidge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arroyo throws a leg kick but Alderidge moved away.
An inside leg kick from Arroyo misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Alderidge misses.
Alderidge takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Some bone on bone action there as Arroyo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Arroyo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Arroyo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Alderidge scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Alderidge wants to land a leg kick but Arroyo is out of range.
Alderidge misses with a straight left.
Alderidge keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Arroyo is looking to score with low kicks.
Alderidge doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Alderidge takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Alderidge stuns Arroyo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Arroyo throws a leg kick but Alderidge sees it coming and moves out of range.
Arroyo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Alderidge punishes Arroyo's body with a nice straight punch.
Alderidge throws a solid leg kick but Arroyo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Alderidge.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alderidge misses with an attempted mid kick.
Alderidge lands a leg kick that knocks Arroyo off balance momentarily.
Alderidge throws a poor cross that misses
letting Arroyo counter with a right hand.
Arroyo throws a jab but it's blocked by Alderidge.
Alderidge takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alderidge checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice defenses there by Arroyo.
Arroyo is looking to slow Alderidge down with leg kicks.
Alderidge scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A slapping body kick lands there for Alderidge.
Arroyo takes a swing at Alderidge's ribcage but misses.
Alderidge looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Arroyo connects with a leg kick.
Arroyo staying out of range there.
Alderidge looks to score with a jab to the body but Arroyo is just out of range.
Alderidge loads up on a big right hand but Arroyo slips the punch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Alderidge.
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!
Alderidge blocks the body kick.
Alderidge slips a straight right by Arroyo.
Alderidge throws a quick inside leg kick.
Alderidge tried to score with a low kick but Arroyo checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alderidge sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Arroyo throws a shot to the body.
Arroyo cracks Alderidge with an open hand slap.
Arroyo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Alderidge.
Alderidge moves out of range as Arroyo strikes.
Alderidge fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Arroyo.
Arroyo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Alderidge throws a hook to the side of Arroyo's head but Arroyo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Arroyo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Arroyo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Alderidge checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Arroyo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Alderidge.
Arroyo misses with a low kick.
A low kick lands for Alderidge.
Alderidge lands a leg kick that knocks Arroyo off balance momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alderidge uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Arroyo.
Arroyo missing with a left hand there. Alderidge was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Arroyo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alderidge appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Arroyo moves forwards but Alderidge connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ranger Alderidge will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Alderidge throws a low kick but Arroyo avoids it.
Alderidge moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Alderidge avoids the body shot from Arroyo.
Alderidge defending well as Arroyo loads up on a big left hand.
Alderidge keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arroyo.
Arroyo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Arroyo missing with a left hand there. Alderidge was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alderidge ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Arroyo checks a low kick from Alderidge.
A jab from Alderidge misses.
Donk. Alderidge catches Arroyo right on the button with a cross.
Alderidge throws out a loose jab but Arroyo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alderidge misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arroyo thuds his right hand into Alderidge's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Alderidge on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Arroyo. Arroyo obviously looking to wear him down.
Ranger Alderidge seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alderidge wants to slow Arroyo down by chopping away at his legs.
Alderidge throws out a leg kick but Arroyo moves out of range and Alderidge only half commits.
Arroyo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Arroyo defending well as Alderidge loads up on a big left hand.
Arroyo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Alderidge's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alderidge misses with a hook.
Arroyo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Arroyo throws a hook but Alderidge blocks it.
Alderidge takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Arroyo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Alderidge avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arroyo misses the jab.
Alderidge does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Arroyo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Arroyo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alderidge.
Arroyo throws a push kick but Alderidge slaps the foot to one side.
A telegraphed right hand from Alderidge misses the target.
Alderidge throws a leg kick
and Arroyo counters with a straight right hand.
Alderidge turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Alderidge.
Alderidge slips under a jab.
Arroyo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Arroyo's jab looks to have found its range, popping Alderidge under the eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice jab there from Arroyo.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Arroyo checks a leg kick.
Alderidge throws a front kick that sends Arroyo stumbling back into the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alderidge. Arroyo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arroyo is looking to counter with head kicks.
Nice defenses there by Alderidge.
Alderidge with a nice calf kick.
Arroyo wants to slow Alderidge down by chopping away at his legs.
Arroyo throws a leg kick but Alderidge checks it.
Alderidge looks to score with a jab to the body but Arroyo is just out of range.
Alderidge thows a leg kick but Arroyo checks it
and Arroyo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Arroyo lands a body shot.
Arroyo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Alderidge tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arroyo was well out of range. Poor timing from Alderidge.
Alderidge throws an overhand right that lands on Arroyo's shoulder, as Arroyo tries to avoid the shot.
Alderidge connects with a single shot there.
Arroyo moves out of range of the strikes.
Arroyo just misses with a punch to the body.
Alderidge misses with a left hand
and Arroyo counters with a stiff right hand.
Arroyo misses with a hook.
Alderidge flicks out a counter leg kick but Arroyo steps away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo moves out of range as Alderidge strikes.
Alderidge throws a nice inside leg kick.
Arroyo checks a low kick from Alderidge.
Alderidge missing with a left hand there. Arroyo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alderidge shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Arroyo.
Alderidge bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Alderidge throws a body shot but no joy.
Alderidge misses with a hook.
Alderidge swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alderidge works Arroyo's body with a nice hook.
Arroyo dips to his left and cracks Alderidge with an uppercut!
Arroyo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Alderidge with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Arroyo to score with a decent uppercut.
Arroyo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Alderidge is out of range and Arroyo settles back down.
Arroyo throws a push kick but Alderidge slaps the foot to one side.
Arroyo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Arroyo lands a jab to the nose.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alderidge misses with a left hand
and Arroyo counters with a body kick.
Arroyo throws a leg kick
and Alderidge counters with a nice uppercut.
Alderidge misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arroyo.
Alderidge misses with a hook to the body
and Arroyo counters with a straight right hand.
Arroyo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arroyo cracks Alderidge with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Alderidge smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Arroyo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Arroyo avoids a kick to the body.
Arroyo throws a body punch but Alderidge moves out of range.
Arroyo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Alderidge misses with a wild body shot.
Arroyo catches Alderidge with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Alderidge misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arroyo lands with a straight right. Alderidge didn't see that one coming.
Arroyo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alderidge.
Alderidge misses the jab.
Arroyo works Alderidge's body with a nice hook.
Arroyo swings for the body but Alderidge moves out of range.
Arroyo backing away here, and Alderidge unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Javier Arroyo will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Alderidge throws a leg kick which misses Arroyo's front leg but catches the back leg as Arroyo tries to avoid it.
Arroyo throws a body kick that misses.
Arroyo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alderidge.
Alderidge lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Arroyo at a distance.
Arroyo is looking to slow Alderidge down with leg kicks.
Alderidge misses with an uppercut.
Alderidge throws a leg kick
and Arroyo counters with a nice uppercut.
Arroyo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Arroyo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Alderidge checks a leg kick nicely.
A big left from Alderidge misses.
Arroyo scores with a shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Alderidge.
Some bone on bone action there as Arroyo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Alderidge digs a good hook to Arroyo's body.
Arroyo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arroyo misses with a body shot.
A lazy left from Arroyo finds it's target.
Arroyo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alderidge.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Alderidge.
Alderidge keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arroyo.
Alderidge tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arroyo was well out of range. Poor timing from Alderidge.
Arroyo moves out of range as Alderidge strikes.
Arroyo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Alderidge fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Arroyo.
Arroyo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alderidge was well out of range. Poor timing from Arroyo.
Alderidge throws a good cross that connects.
Arroyo takes one on the button.
A big left from Alderidge misses.
Arroyo ducks under a wild hook from Alderidge.
Arroyo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Arroyo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Arroyo scores with a hook.
Alderidge has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Arroyo throws a low kick, looking for Alderidge's leg but Alderidge calmly moves out of range.
Alderidge doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Alderidge walks into a stiff left hand from Arroyo.
Alderidge throws a leg kick but Arroyo checks it.
Alderidge misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arroyo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arroyo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alderidge takes one on the button.
Arroyo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Alderidge checks it well.
Arroyo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Arroyo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alderidge.
Alderidge appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Arroyo ducks under a wild hook from Alderidge.
Arroyo loads up on a big right hand but Alderidge slips the punch.
Arroyo backing away here, and Alderidge unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Alderidge throws a shot from downtown. Arroyo moves away and avoids it.
Alderidge uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Arroyo.
Alderidge is looking to chop away at Arroyo's legs.
Arroyo throws a low kick but Alderidge moves out of range easily.
Alderidge flicks out a counter leg kick but Arroyo steps away.
Arroyo misses with a right hand
and Alderidge counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Arroyo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Alderidge lands with a cross.
Alderidge with the inside leg kick.
Arroyo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Arroyo connects with a single shot there.
Alderidge throws a leg kick
and Arroyo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Alderidge scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alderidge throws a lazy right hand but Arroyo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Arroyo throws a hook but Alderidge blocks it.
Alderidge just misses with a punch to the body.
Arroyo lands an overhand right.
Alderidge misses with a leg kick.
Alderidge pivots, looking for a leg kick but Arroyo is out of range and Alderidge settles back down.
Alderidge swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Arroyo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice leg kick from Arroyo, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alderidge throws a hook to the side of Arroyo's head but Arroyo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Arroyo moves out of range of the strikes.
Alderidge will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Arroyo connects with a solid leg kick.
Alderidge throws an off balance right hand
and Alderidge takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Arroyo checks a leg kick.
Alderidge misses with an uppercut. Arroyo saw that one coming.
Alderidge staying out of range there.
Alderidge throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Alderidge looks to land a left hand but Arroyo moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alderidge throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arroyo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Alderidge slips a jab from Arroyo.
Alderidge takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alderidge does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Alderidge throws a low kick but it's checked well by Arroyo.
Arroyo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Alderidge connects with a solid leg kick.
Alderidge 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.
Alderidge tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arroyo was well out of range. Poor timing from Alderidge.
Arroyo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alderidge on the side of the head.
Arroyo pushes Alderidge away with a front kick.
Arroyo swings for the body but Alderidge moves out of range.
Alderidge fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Arroyo manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arroyo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Arroyo swings for the body but Alderidge moves out of range.
Arroyo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Alderidge 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.
Alderidge has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Arroyo.
Arroyo moves out of range of the leg kick from Alderidge.
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 Javier Arroyo.
Well Arroyo 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Javier Arroyo!
Javier Arroyo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kjetil Olsen (ranked 228 p4p, 302 weight class) and Ben Slam (ranked 30 p4p, 41 weight class). Olsen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Tubthumping by Chumbawamba. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kjetil Olsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ben Slam!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olsen moves out of range of the strikes.
Olsen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Slam tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Olsen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at House of 1000 Corpses in the buildup to the fight.
Slam misses with a hook
and Olsen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 It looks like Ben Slam has been cut.
Olsen loads up on a big right hand but Slam slips the punch.
Slam throws a right hand that misses
and Olsen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A thudding body kick lands there by Olsen!
A slow jab from Slam misses its intended target.
Slam misses with a hook
and Olsen counters with a nice kick to the body.
Slam misses with a hook
and Olsen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Olsen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A slow jab from Slam misses its intended target.
A counter left hand to the body from Olsen misses its target.
Slam gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Slam tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Olsen is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Slam buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Slam!! Slam is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Olsen throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kjetil Olsen!
Our winner, Kjetil Olsen, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zeke Titus (ranked 60 p4p, 47 weight class) and Anthony Ochoa (ranked 10 p4p, 6 weight class). Ochoa has chosen Gang Signs by The Game as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Zeke Titus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Ochoa!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Titus misses with a lunging right hand
and Ochoa counters with a stiff right hand.
Titus scores with a shot to the body.
Ochoa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Titus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ochoa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ochoa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Titus.
Titus fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ochoa on the side of the head.
Titus fails with the takedown
and Ochoa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anthony Ochoa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ochoa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Titus.
Titus ducks under a wild hook from Ochoa.
Titus moves out of range of the body kick.
Titus attempts a counter takedown but Ochoa avoids it well and moves away.
Titus changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ochoa looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Titus advances to full mount.
Titus lands a heavy elbow.
Titus fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ochoa in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Titus scoring with strikes but Ochoa is staying in there.
Titus lands a couple of good shots and Ochoa has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
I would not like to be Ochoa right now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Titus avoiding Ochoa 's attempts to control his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa is trying to break free.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Titus.
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!
Titus punishes Ochoa with strikes from the back mount.
Titus trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Ochoa doesn't escape.
Titus trying to control momentarily.
Ochoa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Titus. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ochoa covering up well and avoiding damage.
Ochoa staying busy and making it hard for Titus to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Titus controlling well, preventing Ochoa from escaping the position.
Titus has Ochoa flattened out and is raining down punches.
Will Titus go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Even with his hooks in, Titus manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Ochoa is taking damage to the body and head.
Titus is punishing Ochoa with strikes - can he finish him?!
Titus is landing with strikes from the back.
Titus has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Titus really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Ochoa.
Titus lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Ochoa avoids the strikes from Titus.
Titus is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Ochoa defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Titus has the hooks in. Ochoa is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Ochoa looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zeke Titus dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ochoa throws a lazy uppercut
and Titus counters with a single leg into guard. Ochoa didn't expect that.
Titus cracks Ochoa with a solid left hand.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ochoa can do anything to dispel that myth.
Titus is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Titus cracks Ochoa with a solid left hand.
Titus postures up and lands a big shot to Ochoa's brow.
Titus working some strikes from top position.
Ochoa has his hands on Titus's head, controlling the position.
Zeke Titus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Titus's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Titus controls from within his opponent's guard.
Titus postures up.
Titus lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ochoa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ochoa keeping moving, preventing Titus from controlling successfully.
Titus is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Titus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ochoa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Titus trying to control but Ochoa is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Ochoa looking to control but Titus passes into half guard.
Titus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ochoa can do to turn this around?
Titus wants to work for an arm triangle but Ochoa is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Titus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ochoa defending well though.
We've been hearing that Titus has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Titus winds up and cracks Ochoa with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Titus wants to free his trapped foot but Ochoa is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ochoa wants to improve his position but Titus is controlling well.
Ochoa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Titus is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Titus with a lazy takedown attempt
and Titus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ochoa. Titus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ochoa misses the jab.
Anthony Ochoa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Titus scores with a jab to the head.
Titus slips under a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Titus misses the target.
A combination from Ochoa does no damage.
Ochoa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Titus at a distance.
Titus misses with an uppercut
and Ochoa counters with a nice body shot.
Titus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ochoa.
Titus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ochoa throws out the jab.
Titus appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Titus throws a shot from downtown. Ochoa moves away and avoids it.
Ochoa misses with a kick to the body.
Titus half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Ochoa misses with an uppercut. Titus saw that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zeke Titus dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Titus is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ochoa's half guard.
Titus sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Titus working over Ochoa with some ground and pound. Ochoa looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Titus looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ochoa is not content to let Titus control the position.
Ochoa wants to improve his position but Titus is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Titus is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ochoa is staying active underneath Titus, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Titus lands a nice short elbow.
Titus tries to pass to full mount but Ochoa defends it.
Titus looking for a submission but Ochoa manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Titus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Titus sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Titus with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Titus trying to control the position from guard on top but Ochoa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Titus lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Titus cracks Ochoa with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa keeping moving, preventing Titus from controlling successfully.
Titus postures up.
Titus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ochoa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ochoa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ochoa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Titus slips a jab from Ochoa.
Ochoa connects with the punch.
Titus lands an overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Titus throws the left hand but Ochoa avoids the punch easily.
Ochoa throws a body shot but no joy.
Titus appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Titus misses with a body shot.
Ochoa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Titus counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Titus trying to control but Ochoa is working from the bottom.
Titus with a nice head shot there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Titus looking to pass the guard.
Titus postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zeke Titus clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ochoa looks to land a right hand but Titus moved out of range.
Ochoa ducks under a wild hook from Titus.
Ochoa tries to land a front kick but Titus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Titus closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Titus cracks Ochoa with an elbow. That is naaassty.
You can see the frustration on Ochoa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ochoa is not content to let Titus control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Titus in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Titus is working Ochoa over with some ground and pound from side control.
Titus scoring with punches and elbows.
Titus tries to score with some ground and pound. Ochoa controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Titus is chipping away with strikes.
Titus is looking to take a break and control but Ochoa is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ochoa can't do much from the bottom here.
An elbow from Titus crashes against the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Titus stalls from top position.
Titus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ochoa keeps working.
Titus is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Ochoa will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Ochoa is working to avoid the ground and pound but Titus connects with a decent elbow.
Titus throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Ochoa is trying to escape the position but Titus is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Titus passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Ochoa!
Titus trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ochoa taking shots to the head.
Titus lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Titus working Ochoa over with strikes here.
Titus lands with some strikes.
Titus fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Ochoa working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ochoa in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Titus lands a heavy elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Titus raining down shots from the mount!
Ochoa is rocked!
Titus can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ochoa is looking to escape.
Ochoa is still in real trouble! Can Titus finish him?
Titus landing strikes from the mount and Ochoa is in trouble!
Titus sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ochoa seems to have recovered his senses.
Titus working the ground and pound effectively.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zeke Titus had his way with Anthony Ochoa in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Titus moves out of range of the strikes.
Anthony Ochoa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ochoa looks to land a body kick but Titus moved away.
Titus darts in looking for a takedown but Ochoa gets double underhooks and turns Titus into the cage.
Ochoa tries to work over Titus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Titus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ochoa presses Titus against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ochoa can't find room to land a body shot as Titus controls the action.
Ochoa lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Ochoa - that landed with a thud.
Ochoa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ochoa.
Titus closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Ochoa to the mat! Ochoa manages to get full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Titus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Titus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Titus wants to pass the guard but Ochoa is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Titus is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Titus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Titus wants to control from the top but Ochoa keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Ochoa misses with a body kick.
Titus tries to counter with a takedown but Ochoa is quick to defend against it.
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.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ochoa.
Ochoa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Titus uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Titus connects with a single shot there.
Titus cracks Ochoa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Titus uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ochoa gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Titus counters with a shoot takedown. Ochoa fights it but they end up in guard.
Ochoa keeping full guard, as Titus tries to pass.
Ochoa can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Titus controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Titus seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Ochoa for as long as he can get away with.
Ochoa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Titus is aware though and is defending well.
Titus with a nice head shot there.
Titus is working Ochoa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ochoa wants to hit a sweep here but Titus passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Ochoa there!
Titus is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ochoa has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Titus lands a big shot there that rocks Ochoa but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Titus landing shots from mount.
Titus tries to control but Ochoa wriggling away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Titus lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ochoa hang on?
Titus lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zeke Titus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Titus, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 50:44
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 50:44
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zeke Titus!
Zeke Titus is the new light heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Zeke Titus thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Albatross (ranked 3 p4p, 97 weight class) and Anurak Bualuang (ranked 1 p4p, 8 weight class). Bualuang has chosen シャンティ as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Albatross!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 10 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Anurak Bualuang!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bualuang throws a jab when Albatross was well out of range.
Bualuang takes a swing at Albatross's ribcage but misses.
Albatross throws a quick counter kick to the body but Bualuang avoids it.
Albatross moves out of range as Bualuang strikes.
Albatross throwing a counter right hand but Bualuang manages to avoid it.
Bualuang throws a leg kick but Albatross sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bualuang throws a predictable looking body shot
and Albatross counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Albatross takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bualuang misses with a low kick.
Albatross is looking to counter punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Bualuang as he connects with a hook.
Bualuang looks to score with a jab to the body but Albatross is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bualuang bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Albatross's head.
Bualuang is looking to slow Albatross down with leg kicks.
Bualuang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bualuang connects with a leg kick.
Albatross takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Bualuang misses
and Bualuang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Albatross takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bualuang misses with a right hand
and Albatross counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bualuang looks to land a right hand but Albatross moved out of range.
Albatross throws a quick counter kick to the body but Bualuang avoids it.
Bualuang misses the body punch
enabling Albatross to counter with a crisp jab.
Bualuang swinging wildly here.
A little feinted left hand from Albatross on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice jab there from Bualuang.
Bualuang throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Albatross throws a quick counter kick to the body but Bualuang avoids it.
Bualuang fails with an attempt to clinch.
It appears Albatross was looking to counter with a kick there.
Bualuang with a jab.
Bualuang smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice leg kick from Bualuang, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bualuang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bualuang throws a combination that misses
and Albatross counters with an inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Bualuang misses the target.
Albatross on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bualuang. Bualuang obviously looking to wear him down.
Bualuang is looking to chop away at Albatross's legs.
Albatross is looking to counter punch.
Bualuang rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Albatross cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bualuang lands a body shot.
Bualuang throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bualuang scores with a sloppy right hand. Albatross should have avoided that one.
Bualuang misses with a left hand
and Albatross counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bualuang is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Albatross had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Albatross keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bualuang turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bualuang misses with a leg kick.
Albatross avoids a punch combination nicely.
It looked like Albatross was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bualuang.
Bualuang plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A low kick lands for Bualuang.
Bualuang misses with a looping left.
Anurak Bualuang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Albatross slips a jab from Bualuang.
Jab, jab by Bualuang - just one landing.
Bualuang connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Albatross's hands.
Albatross takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bualuang fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Albatross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bualuang misses with the combination.
Albatross was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bualuang throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Albatross is looking to counter punch.
A combination from Bualuang does no damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bualuang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Albatross looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Albatross takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bualuang misses with a looping left.
It looked like Albatross wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bualuang scores with a nice strike.
Bualuang misses with a series of wild punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Albatross misses the target.
Bualuang moves into the clinch.
Albatross tries to break free but Bualuang pushes him back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anurak Bualuang 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.
Albatross stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bualuang.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Bualuang in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Bualuang misses with a lunging right hand
and Albatross counters with a three punch combo that has Bualuang backing up. Bualuang nods at Albatross to acknowledge the strikes.
Albatross moves out of range of the body kick from Bualuang.
Albatross jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Albatross blocks a low kick nicely.
Albatross jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Bualuang with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bualuang instigates a clinch.
Albatross pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bualuang tries to clinch up.
Albatross swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bualuang misses with a hook
letting Albatross counter with a right hand.
Anurak Bualuang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some bone on bone action there as Albatross checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
As Bualuang looks to move away, Albatross throws a big counter combo but Bualuang just gets out of the way.
Bualuang throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Albatross swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bualuang tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Albatross manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bualuang loads up on a big right hand but Albatross slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bualuang connects with a nice looking jab.
Albatross is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bualuang takes a swing at Albatross's ribcage but misses.
Albatross throwing a counter right hand but Bualuang manages to avoid it.
Bualuang will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And Albatross counters with a quick kick to the body but Bualuang blocks it.
Bualuang takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bualuang throws a looping overhand right but Albatross ducks down to avoid it.
Albatross looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Albatross moves forwards but Bualuang connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Albatross walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bualuang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bualuang tried to score with a low kick but Albatross checks it.
Albatross quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Bualuang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A low kick from Bualuang misses
and Albatross counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bualuang swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Albatross counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bualuang thumps Albatross with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Albatross avoids the body shot from Bualuang.
Albatross appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bualuang throws a looping overhand right but Albatross ducks down to avoid it.
Albatross is looking to counter punch.
Albatross closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bualuang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Albatross moves away from the strike by Bualuang.
Albatross swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Albatross with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bualuang to score with a decent uppercut.
Albatross takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Albatross is looking to counter with a body kick.
Bualuang misses with a hook
and Albatross counters with a stiff right hand.
Albatross closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bualuang moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bualuang connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Albatross closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bualuang falls off balance throwing a combination
and Albatross counters with a body kick that stops Bualuang in his tracks momentarily.
Bualuang cracks Albatross with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bualuang throws a body kick that misses.
Albatross is looking for a counter combo.
Albatross keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bualuang.
A little feinted left hand from Albatross on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bualuang lands with a hook. Albatross tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Albatross moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bualuang throws a body shot but no joy.
Bualuang misses with a right hand
and Albatross counters with a stiff right hand.
Bualuang takes a swing at Albatross's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Albatross wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bualuang throws a leg kick but Albatross sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bualuang throws a leg kick
and Albatross counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bualuang misses with a lunging right hand
and Albatross counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bualuang feints and then cracks Albatross's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Albatross down.
Bualuang tries to clinch up.
Bualuang lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bualuang throws a lazy head kick
and Albatross counters with a nice right hand that sends Bualuang toppling to the canvas! Bualuang scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Albatross finish him?!
Bualuang is rocked!
Bualuang swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A counter left hand to the body from Albatross misses its target.
Bualuang is still on wobbly legs! Can Albatross finish him?
Good standup being displayed there by Bualuang as he connects with a hook.
Bualuang's jab looks to have found its range, popping Albatross under the eye.
Bualuang seems to have recovered his senses.
Albatross swats away the attempt to clinch by Bualuang.
Albatross tried to counter with a leg kick but Bualuang avoided it.
Bualuang scores with a crisp jab that stopped Albatross in his tracks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anurak Bualuang 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.
Bualuang throws a body shot but no joy.
Bualuang tries to bum rush Albatross with a series of wild strikes but Albatross uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bualuang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bualuang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Albatross.
Bualuang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bualuang.
An attempted straight right counter from Albatross misses the target.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Albatross blocks an uppercut.
Albatross blocks a body shot from Bualuang.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Albatross pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bualuang swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bualuang takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Albatross drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bualuang throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Albatross sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bualuang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bualuang misses with a left hand
and Albatross counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bualuang doesn't manage to clinch there - Albatross circles away.
Albatross feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bualuang lands a jab.
Bualuang misses with a double jab.
Bualuang scores with a shot to the body.
Albatross moves out of range of the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Albatross misses the target.
Albatross takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bualuang misses with a body kick.
Bualuang is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bualuang fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bualuang connects with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bualuang jabs Albatross right on the nose. Albatross blinks but takes it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bualuang lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Albatross circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice uppercut there from Bualuang.
Bualuang connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bualuang wants to slow Albatross down by chopping away at his legs.
A low kick from Bualuang misses
and Albatross connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bualuang throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Albatross appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Albatross gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bualuang connects with a body shot.
Albatross displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bualuang throws out the jab.
Bualuang throws a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bualuang swings widly with a right hand
and Albatross counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bualuang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Albatross quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Bualuang tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Albatross counters with a body kick.
Bualuang takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bualuang tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bualuang. Albatross does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bualuang misses with a right hand
and Albatross counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Albatross swats away the attempt to clinch by Bualuang.
It appears Albatross was looking to counter with a kick there.
Bualuang throws a leg kick
and Albatross counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Bualuang.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bualuang throws a series of punches but Albatross avoids them all with ease.
Albatross moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bualuang misses the body punch
and Albatross counters with a crisp right hand that drops Bualuang! Albatross lets Bualuang back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bualuang jabs Albatross to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bualuang swinging wildly here.
Albatross drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bualuang connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bualuang jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bualuang throws a leg kick that is checked
and Albatross counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anurak Bualuang really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bualuang throws a lazy head kick
and Albatross counters with a big right hand! Oh Bualuang is in trouble here! Albatross follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Albatross!
Johnny Albatross retains his bantamweight title!
Johnny Albatross seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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