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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chappy Chapman (ranked 5486 p4p, 4907 weight class) and Lester John Mate (ranked 443 p4p, 412 weight class). Lester John Mate looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chappy Chapman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lester John Mate!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mate rushes Chapman and presses him up against the cage.
Chapman goes for a takedown attempt but Mate pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mate throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chapman seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Mate moves into the clinch.
Mate prevents Chapman from breaking the clinch.
Knees to the body from Mate.
Mate dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Chapman gets control of Mate's arms and successfully pulls guard. Chapman will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Chapman has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Mate should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Chapman has tightened it up now! Mate should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Chappy Chapman!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Braeden Mccoy (ranked 4603 p4p, 5443 weight class) and Thadd Baddey (ranked 495 p4p, 535 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Braeden Mccoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thadd Baddey!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mccoy misses with a double jab.
Mccoy misses with the combination.
Mccoy swings widly with a right hand
and Baddey makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mccoy swinging wildly here.
Mccoy misses with the combination.
Baddey unleashes a big counter combination but Mccoy bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Baddey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mccoy.
Mccoy scores with a hook.
 It looks like Thadd Baddey has been cut.
Mccoy fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Baddey to the ground. Mccoy is now in Baddey's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baddey keeping moving, preventing Mccoy from controlling successfully.
Baddey working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mccoy.
Mccoy is looking to work some ground and pound but Baddey has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baddey utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Baddey is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mccoy is controlling him.
Mccoy trying to control the position from guard on top but Baddey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Baddey preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Mccoy misses with the combination.
Baddey lands with a slapping head kick.
 It looks like Braeden Mccoy has been cut.
A lazy left from Mccoy finds it's target.
Mccoy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baddey feints a jab promting Mccoy to slip. Baddey then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mccoy slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Baddey lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Baddey. Mccoy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Baddey throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baddey throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mccoy.
Baddey is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Baddey misses with a low kick.
No joy there for Mccoy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mccoy Throws a clean left jab. Mccoy Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Baddey's chin! Baddey crumbles to the ground and Mccoy follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Mccoy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Braeden Mccoy!
Braeden Mccoy took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, BANZAI COMBAT NUTRITION for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Mills (ranked 4562 p4p, 4594 weight class) and Oskar Gudmundsson (ranked 397 p4p, 401 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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Brawler
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jesse Mills!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Oskar Gudmundsson!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gudmundsson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mills. Mills circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mills throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gudmundsson's waist but Gudmundsson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mills off to one side.
Mills throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gudmundsson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mills definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mills shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gudmundsson as he jumps to the side.
Gudmundsson's coach down at Honu Arts was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Gudmundsson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Mills misses with a few strikes there.
Oskar Gudmundsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mills clinches with his opponent.
Gudmundsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gudmundsson.
Gudmundsson lands a hook that snaps the head of Mills backwards.
 Mills is rocked!
A right handed body shot lands from Gudmundsson.
Oh Mills is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gudmundsson stalling in the clinch.
Gudmundsson controlling the action here for a moment.
Gudmundsson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gudmundsson lands a hook that snaps the head of Mills backwards.
Gudmundsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gudmundsson lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Mills to his knees! Gudmundsson keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oskar Gudmundsson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Blanchard (ranked 4563 p4p, 4638 weight class) and Abram Frost (ranked 398 p4p, 405 weight class). Abram Frost has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andrew Blanchard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Abram Frost!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frost moves forwards but Blanchard connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Frost takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Good shot there by Blanchard.
Blanchard connects with a good right hand that stumbles Frost. Frost circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Blanchard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Frost.
Blanchard lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Frost at a distance.
Blanchard misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from Blanchard misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Blanchard.
Frost drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Blanchard defends it well.
Blanchard scores with a body shot.
Frost gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Blanchard throws the left hand but Frost avoids the punch easily.
Frost is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Blanchard throws out a powerful jab.
Blanchard's corner calls for a 1-2. Blanchard obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Blanchard is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Blanchard cracks Frost with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Frost falls to his knees and Blanchard doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrew Blanchard!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shayaa Bin Abraham Joseph (ranked 4288 p4p, 4391 weight class) and Stevan Zaric (ranked 387 p4p, 389 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shayaa Bin Abraham Joseph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stevan Zaric!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaric closes the distance and clinches.
Bin Abraham Joseph tries to circle away but Zaric has him pinned against the cage.
Zaric lands with a right to the head.
Bin Abraham Joseph lands a good knee to the midsection. Zaric won't want to take too many of those.
Zaric lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bin Abraham Joseph backwards.
Zaric pushes Bin Abraham Joseph back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bin Abraham Joseph tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zaric avoids it.
Bin Abraham Joseph looking to stall.
Bin Abraham Joseph is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zaric is defending well for now.
Good body shot from Zaric.
Bin Abraham Joseph is trying to break the clinch but Zaric is controlling him.
Zaric lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zaric lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zaric lands a body shot.
Bin Abraham Joseph tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zaric avoids it.
Bin Abraham Joseph tries to land knees in the clinch but Zaric avoids the damage to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Zaric on the inside.
Zaric lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bin Abraham Joseph backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bin Abraham Joseph missing with knees to the body.
Zaric gets through Bin Abraham Joseph's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Zaric as the two fighters clinch.
Bin Abraham Joseph misses with a knee to the head.
Zaric lands a body shot.
Bin Abraham Joseph tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zaric avoids it.
Zaric pushes Bin Abraham Joseph back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bin Abraham Joseph landing knees to the body.
Zaric on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bin Abraham Joseph misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zaric.
Zaric lands with a light punch inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zaric.
Bin Abraham Joseph is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zaric is defending well for now.
Zaric blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zaric pushes Bin Abraham Joseph back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bin Abraham Joseph is trying to maintain a safe position but Zaric gets an underhook and turns Bin Abraham Joseph into the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Zaric.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Zaric - that landed with a thud.
Zaric avoiding damage as Bin Abraham Joseph throws knees to the body.
Zaric is working Bin Abraham Joseph over against the cage.
Zaric lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Zaric - that landed with a thud.
Bin Abraham Joseph is trying to break the clinch but Zaric is controlling him.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zaric.
Bin Abraham Joseph using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zaric has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bin Abraham Joseph takes a shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Zaric.
Bin Abraham Joseph tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zaric avoids it.
Good body shot from Zaric.
Bin Abraham Joseph missing with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zaric lands with a left to the head.
Bin Abraham Joseph is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zaric is defending well for now.
Zaric softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bin Abraham Joseph using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zaric has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stevan Zaric comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zaric has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 9:10
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 9:10
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stevan Zaric!
In his post fight interview, Stevan Zaric started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Lowe (ranked 3639 p4p, 5254 weight class) and Julio Pace (ranked 427 p4p, 524 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Lowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Julio Pace!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lowe jabs Pace to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pace moves forwards but Lowe connects with a nice, crisp jab.
It looks like Julio Pace has been cut.
Lowe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pace.
As Lowe backs off Pace throws a huge counter combo but Lowe manages to avoid it all.
Pace swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lowe misses with a body shot
and Pace counters with a left and a right that stings Lowe.
Lowe feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Pace sprawling to the canvas! Pace rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Lowe finish him?!
 Pace is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pace pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little feinted left hand from Lowe on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pace is still on wobbly legs! Can Lowe finish him?
Pace shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lowe sprawls well. Lowe wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pace gets slowly back to his feet.
Pace seems to have recovered his senses.
Pace throws a chopping leg kick but Lowe manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lowe throws an overhand right that drops Pace like a sack of potatoes! Lowe dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dave Lowe!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mika Carapic (ranked 3487 p4p, 4540 weight class) and Taqor Narimanbeyov (ranked 410 p4p, 487 weight class). Narimanbeyov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Heiwa Sanka. Mika Carapic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Counter fighter
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mika Carapic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Taqor Narimanbeyov!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Narimanbeyov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Narimanbeyov throws a nice looking combination but Carapic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Narimanbeyov has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Carapic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Narimanbeyov.
Narimanbeyov lands a nice shot to the body.
Narimanbeyov jabs at Carapic's body.
Narimanbeyov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Narimanbeyov scores with a kick to the midsection.
Narimanbeyov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Carapic backs up against the cage.
It looks like Mika Carapic has been cut.
Narimanbeyov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Carapics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Narimanbeyov cracks Carapic with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Narimanbeyov has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Carapic to stand back up!
Carapic is rocked!
A big right followed by a crushing left from Narimanbeyov knocks Carapic out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Taqor Narimanbeyov!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Canto (ranked 3483 p4p, 4582 weight class) and Drew Krueger (ranked 409 p4p, 494 weight class). Drew Krueger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Excellent MT
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Counter fighter
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruno Canto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drew Krueger!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canto connects with a single shot there.
Canto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Canto lands with a shot to the body.
Canto misses the shot to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Krueger misses.
Canto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krueger was well out of range. Poor timing from Canto.
We've been informed that Krueger has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Canto jabs Krueger to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krueger. Canto does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've been told by Canto's head coaches at Tea Time Takedowns that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Canto thuds his shin into the meat of Krueger's side.
Krueger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Canto misses the target.
Canto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Some bone on bone action there as Krueger checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Canto missing with a left hand there. Krueger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A head kick from Canto lands but Krueger takes it in his stride.
It looks like Drew Krueger has been cut.
Canto is looking to wear down Krueger with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Canto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krueger looks to score with a jab to the body but Canto is just out of range.
Canto connects with a single shot there.
Canto throws a good cross that connects.
Canto throws a body shot but no joy.
Canto lands a big head kick that sends Krueger tumbling to the mat! Canto takes a step backwards and waves Krueger back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Krueger is rocked!
A good leg kick by Canto.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Canto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Canto throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Krueger counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Bruno Canto has been cut.
Krueger slips under a jab from Canto.
A nice side step and Krueger releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Canto scores with a sloppy right hand. Krueger should have avoided that one.
Krueger shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Canto as he jumps to the side.
That kick from Canto tenderised Krueger's leg. Krueger is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Krueger or perhaps it was just good defense by Canto, which made it look bad.
Canto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krueger moves away.
Canto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Krueger throws a predictable looking body shot
and Canto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Krueger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Canto.
A big right from Canto misses.
Canto bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Krueger's head.
Canto moves away from the strike by Krueger.
Krueger takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Canto throws a right and a left that Krueger avoids nicely.
Krueger avoids the head kick by Canto.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canto dips to his left and cracks Krueger with an uppercut!
Bruno Canto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Canto lands a jab to the head.
Krueger is still on wobbly legs! Can Canto finish him?
Canto is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Krueger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Krueger seems to have recovered his senses.
Krueger just misses with a punch to the body.
Krueger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Canto circles away quickly and effectively.
Krueger defending well as Canto loads up on a big left hand.
Canto jabs Krueger to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Canto scores with a hook.
Canto feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Krueger sprawling to the canvas! Krueger rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Canto finish him?!
That has opened up Drew Krueger's cut even more.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krueger moves out of range of the strikes.
Krueger throws a sloppy body shot
and Canto counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Krueger badly! He tries to strike back but Canto puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Krueger out cold! Oh man, Krueger will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bruno Canto!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Dragosavac (ranked 2013 p4p, 3562 weight class) and Alpha AI (ranked 106 p4p, 158 weight class). Dragosavac comes to the cage accompanied by Cocaina. Pablo Dragosavac has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pablo Dragosavac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alpha AI!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragosavac tries to clinch but fails miserably
and AI counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Pablo Dragosavac has been cut.
Dragosavac swings away with a body shot that misses
and AI counters with a right hand that sends Dragosavac tumbling to the canvas! Can AI finish him? He dives into Dragosavac's guard looking to do just that!
AI gets to his feet - Dragosavac follows without any prompting.
Dragosavac tries to close the distance and clinch but AI swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
AI unleashes a big counter combination but Dragosavac bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
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!
AI with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dragosavac to score with a decent uppercut.
Dragosavac is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
AI lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
AI tries to keep at a distance but Dragosavac has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dragosavac lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dragosavac blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
AI scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragosavac swings wildly with an uppercut but AI uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dragosavac misses with a punch to the body.
AI lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dragosavac.
Dragosavac is breathing heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for AI.
Dragosavac working aggressively here.
AI goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from AI.
AI lands a nice uppercut.
Dragosavac misses with a short punch on the inside.
AI misses with a punch on the inside.
AI lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dragosavac backwards.
AI tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
AI softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
AI has a couple of punches blocked by Dragosavac.
AI is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dragosavac blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from AI.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragosavac tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dragosavac lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dragosavac blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
AI lands with a right to the head.
AI blocking some punches.
Dragosavac blocking some punches.
Dragosavac blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dragosavac blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dragosavac lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of AI backwards.
AI blocking some punches.
Dragosavac tries to throw a body punch but AI avoids it by throwing Dragosavac back against the cage.
Dragosavac throws a head punch that misses.
Dragosavac tried to land a shot to the body but connects with AI's elbow.
Dragosavac swings away with an uppercut that misses.
AI misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from AI.
AI swings away with an uppercut that misses.
AI works on Dragosavac's body with a couple of short punches.
AI gets through Dragosavac's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
AI misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from AI fails to land.
AI makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
AI tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dragosavac misses with a punch on the inside.
Dragosavac tried to land a shot to the body but connects with AI's elbow.
AI has a couple of punches blocked by Dragosavac.
AI tries a body shot but Dragosavac blocks it.
A short body shot lands from AI as the two fighters clinch.
Dragosavac looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Dragosavac blocks a punch to the side of the head.
AI has a couple of punches blocked by Dragosavac.
Dragosavac working aggressively here.
Dragosavac being controlled against the cage.
Dragosavac blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
AI misses with some punches.
AI fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
AI lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
AI swings wildly with an uppercut but Dragosavac uses good head movement to avoid it.
AI lands with a right to the head.
Dragosavac cracks AI with a nice body shot.
Good body shot from AI.
AI stalling in the clinch.
Dragosavac lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of AI backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice left hand lands by AI.
Dragosavac throws a punch but it's blocked by AI.
AI lands an uppercut.
AI lands an uppercut.
AI misses with the head strike.
AI throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dragosavacs head.
AI lands with a light punch inside.
We've been informed that AI has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
AI misses with a hook from the clinch.
AI fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dragosavac blocking some punches.
Dragosavac blocks a body shot from AI.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alpha AI dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pablo Dragosavac's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Alpha AI seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
AI misses with a punch on the inside.
Dragosavac lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dragosavac tries to throw a body punch but AI avoids it by throwing Dragosavac back against the cage.
AI swings away with an uppercut that misses.
AI stalling against the cage.
Dragosavac tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
AI throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dragosavacs head.
AI throws a punch but it's blocked by Dragosavac.
Dragosavac throws a blind hook that connects with the side of AIs head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dragosavac throws a punch but it's blocked by AI.
AI tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dragosavac's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Dragosavac fails to land.
Dragosavac misses with a short punch on the inside.
AI has a couple of punches blocked by Dragosavac.
Dragosavac misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dragosavac.
Dragosavac takes a shot to the head.
AI throws a punch but it's blocked by Dragosavac.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dragosavac.
AI misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dragosavac lands with a short shot to the head.
Dragosavac blocking some punches.
Dragosavac tries a body shot but AI blocks it.
Dragosavac blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dragosavac lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
AI has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dragosavac being controlled against the cage.
AI lands a hook that snaps the head of Dragosavac backwards.
AI swings away with an uppercut that misses.
AI scores with a nice hook to the head.
AI lands a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
AI lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dragosavac blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
AI lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for AI.
AI effectively controlling the action here.
AI lands with a short head shot on the inside.
AI leaning his opponent against the cage.
AI blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
AI prevents a body shot from Dragosavac.
AI working aggressively here.
AI misses with the head strike.
Dragosavac blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
AI taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
AI misses with the head strike.
AI takes a shot to the head.
AI blocks a punch to the side of the head.
AI takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from AI fails to land.
AI misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dragosavac throws a punch but it's blocked by AI.
AI blocking some punches.
Dragosavac misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dragosavac blocks a punch to the side of the head.
AI throws a punch but it's blocked by Dragosavac.
Dragosavac works on AI's body with a couple of short punches.
AI blocks an uppercut.
AI scores with a shot to the side of Dragosavac's head.
Dragosavac tries to work over AI's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dragosavac throws a punch but it's blocked by AI.
Dragosavac blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dragosavac has a couple of punches blocked by AI.
AI swings away with an uppercut that misses.
AI misses with some punches.
Dragosavac misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragosavac blocks an uppercut.
AI throws a punch but it's blocked by Dragosavac.
AI misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dragosavac goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
AI swings wildly with an uppercut but Dragosavac uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dragosavac can't find room to land a body shot as AI controls the action.
AI throws a punch but it's blocked by Dragosavac.
Dragosavac lands a right hand.
A short right from AI on the inside.
Pablo Dragosavac's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dragosavac blocks an uppercut.
Dragosavac misses with a punch to the body.
AI scores with a shoulder strike.
AI lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dragosavac backwards.
Dragosavac working aggressively here.
AI looking to slow down the pace here.
AI misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alpha AI showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pablo Dragosavac's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Dragosavac scores with a nice strike.
Dragosavac tries to clinch but AI moves out of range.
Dragosavac fails with an attempt to clinch.
AI lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Dragosavac throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dragosavac takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
AI drops his hands momentarily and Dragosavac takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dragosavac closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Alpha AI seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dragosavac tries to close the distance and clinch but AI swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It seemed like AI was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dragosavac tries to close the distance and clinch up but AI swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dragosavac moves into the clinch.
AI takes a shot to the head.
Dragosavac misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
AI misses with the head strike.
AI lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dragosavac.
Dragosavac tries to work over AI's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dragosavac swings away with an uppercut that misses.
AI blocks a punch to the side of the head.
AI misses with a short punch on the inside.
AI lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by AI.
AI has a couple of punches blocked by Dragosavac.
AI swings wildly with an uppercut but Dragosavac uses good head movement to avoid it.
AI lands a right hand.
AI prevents a body shot from Dragosavac.
AI lands a nice uppercut.
AI taking a breather.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dragosavac.
A short left from AI.
Pablo Dragosavac has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dragosavac is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragosavac misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dragosavac.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dragosavac misses with a punch to the body.
AI lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dragosavac backwards.
AI tries a body shot but Dragosavac blocks it.
AI working aggressively here.
AI looking to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by AI.
AI misses with a punch on the inside.
Dragosavac misses with some punches.
AI has a couple of punches blocked by Dragosavac.
Dragosavac tried to land a shot to the body but connects with AI's elbow.
AI lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
AI blocks an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from AI.
AI fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragosavac blocks a punch to the side of the head.
AI misses with a hook from the clinch.
AI blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
AI throws a punch but it's blocked by Dragosavac.
Dragosavac throws a punch but it's blocked by AI.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dragosavac.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for AI.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dragosavac.
A head punch on the inside from Dragosavac fails to land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from AI fails to land.
AI throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dragosavacs head.
AI lands with a short head shot on the inside.
AI lands with a light punch inside.
Dragosavac misses with the head strike.
Dragosavac throws a blind hook that connects with the side of AIs head.
Dragosavac struggles to land a body shot inside as AI controls his hands.
Dragosavac can't find room to land a body shot as AI controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
AI working some nice short punches in the clinch.
AI floors Dragosavac with a big punch on the inside! Dragosavac is trying to recover but AI dives into side control.
Oh Dragosavac is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
AI controls the position from side control.
Dragosavac seems to have got his legs back now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alpha AI comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well AI has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alpha AI!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Young Hung Wang (ranked 1067 p4p, 1595 weight class) and Colt Lynch (ranked 140 p4p, 205 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Young Hung Wang!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Colt Lynch!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wang pushes Lynch up against the cage in a clinch.
Lynch is trying to force a seperation but Wang has the dominant position.
Wang stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lynch looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lynch looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lynch looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wang is trying to pull guard but Lynch has him pressed against the cage.
Lynch avoiding damage.
Wang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wang tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wang fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Young Hung Wang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lynch wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wang has him pressed against the cage.
Wang is trying to pull guard but Lynch has him pressed against the cage.
Lynch has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wang pulls guard successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Lynch would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Wang looking for a triangle here. Lynch is fighting it but it looks tight! Wang pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Lynch is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Young Hung Wang!
Young Hung Wang retains his light heavyweight title!
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