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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brock Duncan (ranked 5886 p4p, 5181 weight class) and Harry Francis (ranked 298 p4p, 285 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Harry Francis was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Brock Duncan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Harry Francis!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Duncan. That snapped Francis's head back.
Duncan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Francis tries to close the distance and clinch but Duncan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Duncan misses the jab.
Nice sprawl there from Duncan as Francis shoots in.
Francis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Duncan circles away.
Francis has his takedown stuffed
and Duncan counters with a shoot takedown. Francis fights it but they end up in guard.
Brock Duncan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry Francis.
Duncan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Duncan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Duncan landing some decent shots from guard.
Duncan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Duncan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Duncan working some strikes from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duncan is in close to Francis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Francis is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Duncan chips away with some ground and pound.
Duncan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Francis wants to stand but Duncan is controlling the position.
Duncan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Duncan postures up in Francis's guard and throws a big left but Francis blocks it.
Duncan scoring with punches to the head and body.
Duncan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Duncan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Duncan stays in close to Francis's body and controls the position.
Duncan scoring with some ground and pound.
Duncan works over Francis with some ground and pound from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Duncan's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duncan is looking to work some ground and pound but Francis has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duncan postures up and lands a big shot to Francis's brow.
Duncan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Francis's head.
Francis can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Duncan controls the pace.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Duncan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Francis looks winded!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Duncan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Duncan is in close to Francis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Duncan looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Francis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Francis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Duncan landing with the ground and pound.
Duncan working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duncan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Duncan landing some decent shots from guard.
Duncan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Duncan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Duncan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Duncan cracks Francis with a solid left hand.
 Francis is rocked!
Duncan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Francis on the ground.
Duncan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Francis is still in real trouble! Can Duncan finish him?
Duncan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Duncan loads up on a big left hand. Francis felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Duncan looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Francis can't hide his disappointment, as Duncan celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brock Duncan!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Asa Christensen (ranked 5470 p4p, 5410 weight class) and Ben Gas (ranked 445 p4p, 444 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 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 Las Vegas, Asa Christensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ben Gas!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christensen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gas.
Christensen throws a head kick but Gas moves out of range.
Christensen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
 It looks like Ben Gas has been cut.
Christensen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Christensen counters with a two punch combo.
Christensen throws a sloppy head kick and Gas moves out of range easily.
Gas misses with a combination
and Christensen counters with a series of strikes. Gas will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gas is looking to clinch but Christensen is avoiding it.
A punch combination from Christensen misses.
Gas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Christensen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Christensen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gas connects with a solid leg kick.
Christensen swinging wildly here.
Gas throws a counter combo.
Gas misses with a wild combination.
Christensen is looking for a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christensen displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gas misses with a low kick.
Gas swinging wildly here.
Gas fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gas has Christensen up against the cage in a clinch.
Gas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Christensen breaks from the clinch.
Christensen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gas.
Christensen throws a one two combo.
Christensen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christensen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Christensen misses with a double jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christensen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Christensen is breathing heavily.
Christensen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gas tries to work over Christensen's front leg with a kick but Christensen checks it.
Gas tries to clinch but Christensen moves out of range.
Gas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gas misses with a wild combination.
Christensen tries a head kick but it misses.
Gas moves in looking to clinch but Christensen pushes him off.
Christensen stuffs the takedown attempt from Gas. Gas gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Gas. That snapped Christensen's head back.
Gas tries to bum rush Christensen with a series of wild strikes but Christensen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christensen tries to bum rush Gas with a series of wild strikes but Gas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gas moves in looking to clinch but Christensen pushes him off.
Gas shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Christensen defends it nicely.
Asa Christensen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Gas.
Christensen throws a nice looking combination but Gas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gas shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gas misses with a series of wild punches.
Christensen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Christensen scores with a leg kick.
Gas fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Christensen avoids it really well and circles away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gas misses with a two punch combination.
Gas smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gas fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A bone on bone clash there as Gas blocks the leg kick.
Despite the aggression on Gas's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Gas 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.
Gas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Christensen circles away quickly and effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Christensen moves out of range as Gas throws a body kick.
Christensen fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gas just manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Christensen.
Christensen lands a high kick!
Gas 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.
Gas misses with the combination.
Christensen is looking for a counter combo.
Christensen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Asa Christensen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Gas's cut.
That's time! Christensen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As Gas looks to move away, Christensen throws a big counter combo but Gas just gets out of the way.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Christensen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Christensen moves away from the strike by Gas.
Asa Christensen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gas is looking to land body kicks.
Gas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Christensen catches Gas with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gas darts in looking for a takedown but Christensen gets double underhooks and turns Gas into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christensen swings for the body but Gas moves out of range.
Gas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Christensen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Christensen throws a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for Christensen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice sprawl there from Christensen as Gas shoots in.
Gas swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gas blocks a head kick by Christensen.
Gas misses with the combination.
Gas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Christensen circles away quickly and effectively.
Gas goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Gas is breathing heavily.
Gas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Christensen staying out of range there.
Gas swinging wildly here.
Gas tries to clinch up.
Asa Christensen is winning the standup battle so far.
Christensen misses with a head kick.
Gas is looking for the big counter here.
Gas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gas doesn't manage to clinch there - Christensen circles away.
It looked like Christensen was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jab by Christensen.
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!
Christensen scoring well with a low kick there.
Ben Gas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gas blocks a head kick by Christensen.
Despite the aggression on Gas's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Christensen throws a nice looking combination but Gas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gas misses with a few strikes there.
Christensen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gas lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Christensen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Christensen is trying to break free.
Christensen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Christensen wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christensen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No luck for Gas with that takedown attempt.
Asa Christensen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Gas.
Christensen tried to score with a low kick but Gas checks it.
Christensen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Christensen.
Gas blocks a head kick by Christensen.
Gas is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gas throws a one two combo.
Gas doesn't manage to clinch there - Christensen circles away.
Christensen appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gas moves into the clinch.
Gas taking a breather.
Gas breaks from the clinch.
Christensen throws a combination that misses
and Gas counters with a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gas lands a jab-cross combination.
Christensen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gas shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Christensen as he avoids it easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gas!
Gas throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gas misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Christensen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Christensen went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Gas finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Gas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ben Gas's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Christensen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gas misses with a wild combination.
Christensen slips a jab and a cross from Gas.
Christensen with a jab.
Gas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Christensen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Christensen went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Christensen throws a nice looking combination but Gas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gas tried to score with a low kick but Christensen checks it.
Christensen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gas.
Gas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Christensen counters with a series of strikes. Gas will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gas wants to clinch up but Christensen keeps it at a distance.
Christensen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gas dodges the punch combination from Christensen.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gas misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gas shoots for a double leg takedown but Christensen sprawls well. He's pushed Gas's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Christensen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gas.
Gas misses with a double jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Christensen throws a head kick but Gas moves out of range.
Gas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gas tries to clinch but Christensen is having none of it.
Christensen swats away the attempt to clinch by Gas.
Christensen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gas.
Christensen throws a wild body kick that Gas sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gas looks to land a combination. Christensen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Christensen appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gas looks to land a combination but Christensen avoids it well.
Gas takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gas misses with a few strikes there.
Gas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Christensen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gas feints a jab promting Christensen to slip. Gas then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Christensen slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Gas throws an overhand right that lands on Christensen's shoulder, as Christensen tries to avoid the shot.
Christensen throws a head kick that misses.
Gas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gas tries to clinch up.
Gas blocks a head kick by Christensen.
Christensen shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gas eats them both and turns towards Christensen to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gas misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gas throws a solid leg kick but Christensen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gas.
Gas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Christensen circles away quickly and effectively.
Gas fails in his attempt to clinch.
A combination from Gas does no damage.
Christensen lands with a slapping head kick.
Gas wants to clinch up but Christensen keeps it at a distance.
Gas shoots in for a double leg but Christensen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Christensen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Christensen misses with a wild combination.
Despite the aggression on Gas's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Christensen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gas looks to land a combination but Christensen avoids it well.
Asa Christensen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gas tries to clinch up but Christensen circles away and keeps his distance.
Christensen throws a big counter combination but Gas scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gas fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Christensen avoids it really well and circles away.
Asa Christensen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Gas.
Christensen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gas misses with a body kick.
Christensen swats away the attempt to clinch by Gas.
Gas throws a right hand that Christensen ducks under and follows up with a left that Christensen also avoids with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Christensen thows a body kick. Gas tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gas lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Christensen backs up against the cage.
Christensen works over Gas's head and body with a nice combination.
Gas drives through and clinches with Christensen against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Asa Christensen.
I think Christensen 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Asa Christensen!
An out of breath Asa Christensen thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Isai Malaki (ranked 4804 p4p, 5355 weight class) and Melvin Peterson (ranked 459 p4p, 479 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Isai Malaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Melvin Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malaki misses with a hook.
Peterson missing with a left hand there. Malaki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Malaki moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Peterson fails to land with a series of punches.
It looked like Malaki wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Peterson misses with a looping left.
Malaki misses the shot to the body.
Peterson scores with the left hand. Malaki knows he should have avoided that one.
Peterson moves out of range as Malaki strikes.
Peterson misses with a looping right.
Nice body punch from Malaki.
Peterson misses with a straight left.
That kick from Malaki tenderised Peterson's leg. Peterson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Peterson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Peterson connects with a crisp jab.
A jab from Malaki misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malaki gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Peterson tries to pull guard but Malaki holds him up against the cage and eventually Peterson drops back down to his feet.
A nice right hand lands inside from Malaki.
It looks like Melvin Peterson has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Malaki to keep the fight standing.
Malaki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Peterson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Malaki walks away with a smile on his face. Peterson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Isai Malaki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Melvin Peterson.
Peterson misses with a hook.
Malaki Throws a clean left jab. Malaki Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Peterson's chin! Peterson crumbles to the ground and Malaki follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Malaki!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Isai Malaki!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sylvester Jolt (ranked 4903 p4p, 5272 weight class) and Gavin Windsor (ranked 521 p4p, 535 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sylvester Jolt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gavin Windsor!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jolt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Windsor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jolt sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jolt throws a series of punches but Windsor moves out of range.
Jolt throws a series of punches but Windsor moves out of range.
Gavin Windsor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jolt stalks Windsor and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Windsor's face. Windsor staggers backwards, shaken.
Windsor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jolt changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Windsor on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jolt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jolt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jolt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As Jolt backs off Windsor throws a huge counter combo but Jolt manages to avoid it all.
Windsor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Windsor misses with a few strikes there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Windsor swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Windsor misses with a double jab.
Jolt stalks Windsor and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Windsor's face. Windsor staggers backwards, shaken.
Windsor wants to clinch.
Jolt throws a solid leg kick but Windsor takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jolt.
Despite the aggression on Windsor's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A combination from Windsor does no damage.
Jolt feinted with a counter takedown.
Windsor misses with a body shot.
Windsor looks winded!
Jolt stuffs the takedown attempt from Windsor. Windsor gets slowly back to his feet.
Jolt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Windsor.
Windsor throws a right hand that Jolt ducks under and follows up with a left that Jolt also avoids with ease.
Jolt closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Windsor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It looked like Jolt was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Windsor falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jolt counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jolt.
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 big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jolt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jolt scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Windsor can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jolt controls the pace.
Jolt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jolt throws a big right hand that misses.
Jolt looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Windsor avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jolt with a flurry of punches that miss.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Windsor can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jolt works over Windsor with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jolt wants to control from the top but Windsor keeps moving.
Windsor has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Jolt has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Windsor breaks from the clinch.
Windsor drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jolt lands a jab to Windsor's midsection.
Windsor tries to clinch but Jolt moves out of range.
Windsor takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Windsor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jolt.
Jolt tests Windsor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Windsor takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sylvester Jolt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jolt lands a nice looking body shot.
Donk. Jolt catches Windsor right on the button with a cross.
Jolt scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jolt pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Windsor back to the cage. Jolt follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sylvester Jolt dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jolt tries a low kick but Windsor avoids it.
Windsor tries to clinch up but Jolt circles away and keeps his distance.
Windsor moves into range and clinches up with Jolt.
Windsor breaks from the clinch.
A combination from Windsor does no damage.
Jolt scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Windsor scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jolt bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Windsor has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Windsor wants to clinch up but Jolt keeps it at a distance.
Windsor is looking to clinch.
Jolt lands a jab-cross combination.
Windsor moves in looking to clinch but Jolt pushes him off.
Jolt changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Windsor is breathing heavily.
Jolt's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jolt duly obliges.
Sylvester Jolt is winning the standup battle so far.
Jolt moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Windsor is looking to clinch.
Jolt is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Windsor takes one to the chin there.
Windsor takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jolt lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A jab from Jolt finds it's way through Windsor's defenses.
Windsor shoots for a double leg takedown but Jolt sprawls well. He's pushed Windsor's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Jolt lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jolt.
Jolt misses with a series of wild punches.
Windsor blocks a low kick nicely.
A nice combination there by Jolt.
Windsor has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Windsor takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Windsor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jolt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Windsor takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Windsor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jolt.
Windsor tries to clinch but Jolt is having none of it.
Jolt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Windsor circles away quickly and effectively.
Windsor misses with a takedown attempt
and Jolt counters with a stiff right hand.
Windsor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jolt is working the combinations to good effect here.
Sloppy strikes from Windsor. Those never looked like landing.
Jolt thuds his right hand into Windsor's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Windsor tries to bum rush Jolt with a series of wild strikes but Jolt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jolt works over Windsor's head and body with a nice combination.
Jolt misses with a wild combination.
Jolt misses with a two punch combination.
Jolt fails to land with a series of punches.
Windsor misses with a two punch combination.
Jolt lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jolt.
Jolt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Windsor misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sylvester Jolt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gavin Windsor.
Jolt misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jolt's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jolt duly obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jolt tries to bum rush Windsor with a series of wild strikes but Windsor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Windsor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jolt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jolt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jolt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Windsor lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jolt throws a nice looking combination but Windsor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jolt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Windsor's head.
A nice combination there by Jolt.
Windsor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jolt is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Windsor checks a low kick from Jolt.
Sylvester Jolt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jolt swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sylvester Jolt dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Windsor misses with the combination.
Jolt misses with a few strikes there.
Jolt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jolt throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Windsor stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Windsor shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jolt pinned against the cage. Jolt gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Windsor throws a right hand that misses
and Jolt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jolt with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Windsor checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Windsor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jolt lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jolt misses with a two punch combination.
Windsor is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Windsor shoots in but Jolt avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jolt scores with a one two! Windsor had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jolt cracks Windsor with an open hand slap.
Jolt misses with a wild combination.
Windsor swinging wildly here.
Jolt changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Jolt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Windsor can do to turn this around?
Jolt jabs Windsor to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Windsor tries to clinch up but Jolt circles away and keeps his distance.
Jolt slips a straight right by Windsor.
Jolt goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Jolt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Windsor circles away quickly and effectively.
Jolt connects with a right hand. Windsor shakes it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jolt darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jolt throws a nice looking combination but Windsor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jolt lands a nice looking body shot.
Jolt lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jolt throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jolt lands a really nice looking cross but Windsor seems unphased.
Windsor closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Windsor has Jolt pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jolt manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Sylvester Jolt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gavin Windsor.
Windsor can't break the clinch.
Jolt is trying to pull guard but Windsor has him pressed against the cage.
Windsor is trying to pull guard but Jolt turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jolt breaks the clinch.
Windsor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Windsor dodges the punch combination from Jolt.
Jolt tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Windsor moves in looking to clinch but Jolt pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Windsor throws a lazy uppercut
and Windsor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jolt moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Windsor takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jolt throws a nice looking combination but Windsor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No joy there for Windsor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jolt lands with a shot to the body.
Gavin Windsor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab lands there for Jolt.
Windsor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jolt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
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!
Windsor takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jolt leaves Windsor with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jolt appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sylvester Jolt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jolt, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sylvester Jolt!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Stick Rick (ranked 5153 p4p, 4380 weight class) and Jose Khan (ranked 339 p4p, 304 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stick Rick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jose Khan!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rick with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Khan to score with a decent uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rick looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rick thumps Khan with a low kick.
Rick scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A telegraphed right hand from Rick misses the target.
Khan with a hook.
Rick throws a nice looking combination but Khan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body kick from Rick.
Khan cracks Rick with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
 Rick is rocked!
Khan cracks Rick with a left hook right on the temple and Rick goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Khan lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Rick is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jose Khan!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Obah Bafote (ranked 3846 p4p, 25473 weight class) and Mason Hawkins Jr (ranked 412 p4p, 509 weight class). Hawkins Jr has chosen It’s Not Unsual as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Mason Hawkins Jr 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Obah Bafote!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mason Hawkins Jr!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawkins Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bafote digs a right hand into Hawkins Jr's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hawkins Jr's gas tank.
Bafote creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hawkins Jr's defenses.
It looks like Mason Hawkins Jr has been cut.
Hawkins Jr misses with a knee to the head.
Hawkins Jr drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bafote digs a right hand underneath Hawkins Jr's ribcage. Hawkins Jr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bafote stalling in the clinch.
Hawkins Jr drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bafote lands an elbow inside.
Bafote lands an elbow inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bafote has Hawkins Jr pressed against the cage. He pushes Hawkins Jr back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Bafote throws a beautiful elbow that sends Hawkins Jr crashing to the floor! Bafote piles on the pressure with more strikes! Hawkins Jr is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Obah Bafote!
After winning the bout, Obah Bafote thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Dragosavac (ranked 4011 p4p, 4521 weight class) and Raphael Sykes (ranked 421 p4p, 448 weight class). Dragosavac comes into the arena with Gonzo Vech danima blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stefan Dragosavac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raphael Sykes!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sykes has managed to clinch.
Dragosavac is looking for a takedown.
Sykes trying to stall but Dragosavac improves his position.
Dragosavac is trying to break the clinch but Sykes has him pressed against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Sykes.
Sykes is struggling to control the position.
Dragosavac tries to break free but Sykes pushes him back against the cage.
Sykes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sykes moves in looking to clinch but Dragosavac pushes him off.
Sykes stuffs the takedown.
Sykes tries to clinch
and Dragosavac counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sykes won't be happy with that.
Sykes can't do much from the bottom here.
Sykes tries to bench press Dragosavac off him but Dragosavac keeps the position.
Sykes is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Sykes defending against the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragosavac working the strikes but Sykes uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Dragosavac wants to stand up but Sykes manages to regain full guard.
Dragosavac postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Sykes is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Dragosavac, into his guard.
Sykes throws a big elbow that misses.
Sykes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dragosavac preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sykes stands and throws Dragosavac's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragosavac tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sykes wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sykes decides to stand up, so the ref orders Dragosavac to his feet.
Sykes throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dragosavac tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sykes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dragosavac somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stefan Dragosavac. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sykes wants to clinch up but Dragosavac keeps it at a distance.
Dragosavac appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sykes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dragosavac.
Sykes throws a head kick but Dragosavac moves out of range.
Dragosavac throws a quick counter head kick but Sykes was just out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sykes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dragosavac scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragosavac clinches.
Sykes drags the fight down to the ground.
Sykes is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dragosavac trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dragosavac landing some decent shots from guard.
Sykes wants to stand up but Dragosavac is controlling him.
Sykes manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Dragosavac pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dragosavac pushes Sykes up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Dragosavac.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragosavac is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dragosavac manages to break the clinch.
Dragosavac swats away the attempt to clinch by Sykes.
Sykes throws a wild body kick that Dragosavac sees coming a mile off.
Dragosavac is looking to counter the offense by Sykes and move into the clinch.
Sykes throws a sloppy head kick and Dragosavac moves out of range easily.
Dragosavac wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sykes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dragosavac smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dragosavac has Sykes up against the cage in a clinch.
Dragosavac looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Sykes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sykes pulls Dragosavac into guard.
Sykes has a closed guard, preventing Dragosavac from standing up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raphael Sykes dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dragosavac steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sykes.
Dragosavac scores with a head kick.
Sykes takes the fight into the clinch.
Dragosavac scores with a shot to the side of Sykes's head.
Sykes turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Sykes stands up.
Sykes throws a body punch but Dragosavac moves out of range.
Dragosavac closes the distance and clinches up with Sykes, looking for a takedown. Dragosavac pushes Sykes against the cage but Sykes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sykes throws a series of punches but Dragosavac moves out of range.
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!
Dragosavac fails with the takedown.
Sykes defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dragosavac.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stefan Dragosavac. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dragosavac tries to keep at a distance but Sykes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sykes misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sykes lands a nice knee to the body.
Sykes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dragosavac circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sykes blocks a leg kick.
Dragosavac tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sykes with the counter takedown but Dragosavac avoids it easily.
Stefan Dragosavac is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sykes scores with a kick to the body.
Sykes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sykes pushes Dragosavac up against the cage in a clinch.
Dragosavac is trying to pull guard but Sykes has him pressed against the cage.
Sykes lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sykes stalls.
Dragosavac pulls guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sykes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sykes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sykes controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sykes throwing strikes from guard but Dragosavac blocks nicely.
Sykes trying to control but Dragosavac is working from the bottom.
Sykes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dragosavac throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Sykes escapes and throws Dragosavac's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Dragosavac sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sykes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sykes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dragosavac avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sykes.
Dragosavac kicks Sykes off and gets back to his feet.
Sykes gets a takedown into half guard.
Sykes throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sykes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Raphael Sykes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sykes throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dragosavac avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sykes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sykes throwing shots but Dragosavac is blocking nicely.
Sykes throwing shots but Dragosavac is blocking nicely.
Sykes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dragosavac's head.
Sykes throws a strike but Dragosavac avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Dragosavac looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sykes throws a big elbow that misses.
Sykes stands up from guard. Let's bang!
The fight stays on the outside here - Sykes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sykes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sykes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raphael Sykes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Dragosavac throws a looping overhand right but Sykes ducks down to avoid it.
Sykes tries to close the distance and clinch but Dragosavac swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A combination from Dragosavac does no damage.
Sykes is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sykes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sykes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dragosavac misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sykes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dragosavac manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sykes throws a lazy right hand but Dragosavac sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sykes tries to clinch but Dragosavac moves out of range.
Sykes is looking to clinch.
Sykes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Raphael Sykes seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dragosavac shoots in looking for a takedown but Sykes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dragosavac's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sykes looks to land a body kick but Dragosavac moved away.
Dragosavac connects with a high kick.
Dragosavac closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sykes circles away.
Sykes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dragosavac paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragosavac keeps the fight on the outside.
Sykes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sykes landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sykes tries to land a knee to the head but Dragosavac blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from Sykes fails to land.
Sykes stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dragosavac managing to block the knees to the body from Sykes.
Dragosavac prevents a body shot from Sykes.
Dragosavac prevents a body shot from Sykes.
Sykes lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dragosavac.
Sykes stalling.
Dragosavac wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stefan Dragosavac. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sykes swings wildly with an uppercut but Dragosavac uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Dragosavac.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sykes jumps into guard, dragging Dragosavac to the mat.
Dragosavac won't allow Sykes to sweep him here.
Dragosavac drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Sykes manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Dragosavac has Sykes in his guard.
Sykes throws a strike but Dragosavac rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sykes pulls Dragosavac in to control the position.
Dragosavac engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sykes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sykes throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Dragosavac to regain full guard.
Sykes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dragosavac looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dragosavac throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Sykes gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Sykes has managed to clinch.
Sykes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dragosavac takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragosavac connects with a body shot.
Sykes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sykes wants it to stay on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dragosavac pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sykes is out of range and Dragosavac settles back down.
Sykes tries to clinch but Dragosavac is having none of it.
Sykes moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sykes lands with a nice body punch.
Sykes moves into the clinch.
Dragosavac avoids a wild elbow strike from Sykes.
Dragosavac fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dragosavac goes for a takedown attempt but Sykes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
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!
Sykes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dragosavac swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sykes looks to land a left hand but Dragosavac moved out of range nicely.
Sykes bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sykes tries to clinch there but Dragosavac circles away.
Stefan Dragosavac has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raphael Sykes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dragosavac circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raphael Sykes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sykes 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raphael Sykes!
Stefan Dragosavac spoke after the fight, saying 'I will smash your boy'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Freaky Max (ranked 3393 p4p, 5901 weight class) and Evan Law (ranked 369 p4p, 497 weight class). Evan Law struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 187.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Freaky Max 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Freaky Max!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Evan Law!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Max drops his shoulder and cracks Law with a huge uppercut! Law goes down! Can Max finish him?
Law is rocked!
It looks like Evan Law has been cut.
Law looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Max sitting in guard here, content to control.
Law is still in real trouble! Can Max finish him?
Max gets to his feet. Law looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Max darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Law's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Max before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Freaky Max!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luis Siseiso (ranked 3962 p4p, 2403 weight class) and Diego Lopez (ranked 421 p4p, 293 weight class). Lopez is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 2PAC - All Eyez on Me. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Luis Siseiso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siseiso misses with a double jab
and Lopez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Siseiso works Lopez's body with a nice hook.
Lopez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Siseiso throws a front kick aimed at Lopez's knee but Lopez avoids it well.
Siseiso misses with a lunging right hand
and Lopez counters with a straight right hand.
 It looks like Luis Siseiso has been cut.
Lopez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Siseiso.
Siseiso scores with a nice head shot.
Siseiso tries to land a leg kick but Lopez saw it coming and moves away.
A head kick misses from Siseiso.
Siseiso takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lopez jabs at Siseiso's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Siseiso avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lopez lands with a nice body punch.
Siseiso looks to land a left hand but Lopez moved out of range nicely.
Siseiso looks to clinch
letting Lopez counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez misses with a hook.
Lopez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Siseiso misses with a left hand
and Lopez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lopez has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Siseiso takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Siseiso walks straight into a right hand from Lopez - that's dropped him! Lopez jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Siseiso from any more punishment! Siseiso complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Diego Lopez!
Diego Lopez tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Common Carp (ranked 2990 p4p, 3622 weight class) and Ugrapurod Makagziadan (ranked 341 p4p, 396 weight class). Carp comes to the cage accompanied by Back On My BS - BigXthaPlug. Makagziadan has chosen FIGHT FIGHT as his entrance music. Common Carp had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Common Carp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ugrapurod Makagziadan!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carp misses with a two punch combination.
A big right from Carp misses.
Carp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Makagziadan moves away.
Carp definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Makagziadan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carp is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Makagziadan looks to land a left hand but Carp moved out of range nicely.
A quick step to the side and Carp tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carp ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Carp misses with a left hand
and Makagziadan counters with a straight right hand.
Makagziadan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Makagziadan duly obliges.
Makagziadan throws a jab but it's blocked by Carp.
Carp lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Ugrapurod Makagziadan has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carp lands a glancing blow to the side of Makagziadan's head.
Makagziadan throws a big shot that misses.
Makagziadan throws a lazy right hand but Carp sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Makagziadan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Makagziadan throws a hook but Carp avoids it easily.
Makagziadan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makagziadan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Carp staying out of range there.
Makagziadan swinging wildly here.
Carp was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Makagziadan's coach down at Gold Samurai's Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Makagziadan's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Carp swinging wildly here.
Makagziadan swinging wildly here.
Carp throws a leg kick
and Makagziadan counters with a stiff right hand.
Carp works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Makagziadan misses with a right hand
and Carp counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carp bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Carp wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Makagziadan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That has opened up Ugrapurod Makagziadan's cut even more.
Makagziadan misses the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloppy strikes from Carp. Those never looked like landing.
A left lands for Makagziadan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makagziadan throws a hook but Carp avoids it easily.
Carp scores with a decent looking hook.
Makagziadan slips under a jab from Carp.
Carp fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Makagziadan checks it well.
Carp with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Carp keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Makagziadan.
Makagziadan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Makagziadan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Carp moves away from the strike by Makagziadan.
Makagziadan throws the left hand but Carp avoids the punch easily.
Makagziadan lands a jab-cross combination.
Makagziadan looks to throw the jab but Carp is out of range.
Carp swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makagziadan loads up on a big right hand but Carp slips the punch.
Makagziadan scores with a punch to the head.
A jab from Makagziadan misses.
Carp misses with a double jab.
Makagziadan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Makagziadan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Carp.
Carp misses with a low kick.
Carp lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Carp looks to land a right hand but Makagziadan moved out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Makagziadan! But no joy.
Makagziadan throws a lazy right hand but Carp sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Makagziadan throws a jab but it's blocked by Carp.
Carp looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Carp misses with a double jab
enabling Makagziadan to counter with a crisp jab.
A big left from Carp misses.
A nice side step and Makagziadan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Carp ducks under a wild hook from Makagziadan.
It looked like Carp wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Carp looks to land a right hand but Makagziadan moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carp ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carp misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from Carp.
Makagziadan throws out a loose jab but Carp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Makagziadan throws an overhand right that lands on Carp's shoulder, as Carp tries to avoid the shot.
Makagziadan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Carp on the side of the head.
Carp moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Makagziadan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carp circles away quickly and effectively.
Makagziadan might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Carp lands with a nice combination. Makagziadan backs away looking to recover.
Makagziadan is rocked!
The cut above Ugrapurod Makagziadan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Makagziadan avoids the head kick by Carp.
Makagziadan is still on wobbly legs! Can Carp finish him?
Carp fails to land with a series of punches.
Makagziadan seems to have recovered his senses.
Makagziadan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Makagziadan throws a lazy uppercut
and Carp counters with a stiff right hand.
Makagziadan throws a series of punches but Carp avoids them all with ease.
A bone on bone clash there as Makagziadan blocks the leg kick.
Makagziadan misses with a looping right.
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 Common Carp will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ugrapurod Makagziadan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Makagziadan lands a body shot.
Carp throws a body shot but no joy.
Common Carp is winning the standup battle so far.
Carp wants to slow Makagziadan down by chopping away at his legs.
Carp uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Makagziadan.
Makagziadan misses with an uppercut
letting Carp counter with a right hand.
Makagziadan throws a hook but Carp blocks it.
Carp avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carp moves out of range as Makagziadan strikes.
Carp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Makagziadan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Carp throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makagziadan takes a swing at Carp's ribcage but misses.
Makagziadan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Makagziadan looks to land a right hand but Carp moved out of range.
Carp misses the shot to the body.
Carp moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Makagziadan misses.
A shot to the body from Makagziadan misses
and Carp counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carp connects with a crisp jab.
Carp lands a big head kick that sends Makagziadan to the canvas! Carp follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Common Carp!
During a confident post fight interview, Common Carp thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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