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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samran Mookjai (ranked 3589 p4p, 3654 weight class) and Ghazi Okah (ranked 415 p4p, 421 weight class). Okah has chosen Rock Stone as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samran Mookjai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ghazi Okah!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okah tries to clinch but Mookjai is having none of it.
Mookjai takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mookjai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Okah manages to avoid it.
Okah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mookjai moves away.
Okah throws a head kick but Mookjai moves out of range.
Mookjai blocks a head kick by Okah.
Mookjai swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Okah scores with a three punch combo!
Mookjai scores with a kick to the body.
Mookjai connects with a good right hand that stumbles Okah. Okah circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Okah will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Okah changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mookjai tries to avoid it but Okah manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mookjai to the ground. Mookjai escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Okah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Okah fails to land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Okah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mookjai.
Mookjai misses with a straight left.
Mookjai throws a nice inside leg kick.
Okah walks into a left hand.
Mookjai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mookjai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Okah.
Mookjai looks to score with a jab to the body but Okah is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mookjai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mookjai has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Mookjai cracks Okah with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Okah shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mookjai sprawls well. Mookjai wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Okah gets slowly back to his feet.
A punch combination from Okah misses.
Mookjai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Okah takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mookjai checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Okah changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mookjai tries to avoid it but Okah manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mookjai to the ground. Mookjai escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mookjai feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Samran Mookjai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ghazi Okah.
Mookjai stuns Okah with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Okah misses with a series of wild punches.
Mookjai throws a hook but Okah avoids it easily.
Okah looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mookjai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Samran Mookjai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mookjai.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Okah shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Okah stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mookjai.
Okah swinging wildly here.
Mookjai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Okah's sensitive parts.
Okah has a takedown stuffed.
That kick from Mookjai tenderised Okah's leg. Okah is trying to keep his angry face on.
Okah misses with the combination.
Mookjai uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okah slips a straight right by Mookjai.
Mookjai misses with a straight left.
A leg kick checked by Okah.
As Mookjai backs off Okah throws a huge counter combo but Mookjai manages to avoid it all.
A low kick lands for Mookjai.
Mookjai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Okah gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mookjai.
A telegraphed right hand from Mookjai misses the target.
Okah throws a right hand that Mookjai ducks under and follows up with a left that Mookjai also avoids with ease.
Okah tries a head kick but it misses.
Okah chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mookjai can pounce on him.
Decent striking displayed by Mookjai there.
Mookjai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ghazi Okah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mookjai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Okah has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mookjai moves away from the strike by Okah.
Okah takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mookjai throws a leg kick that is checked
and Okah counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mookjai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Okah misses with a kick to the body.
Mookjai fires out a quick counter leg kick but Okah just manages to avoid it.
Mookjai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Okah.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mookjai stuffs the takedown.
Okah will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mookjai misses with a straight right.
Mookjai darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Okah throws a series of punches but Mookjai moves out of range.
Okah throws a sloppy head kick and Mookjai moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Okah.
Okah misses with a few strikes there.
Mookjai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Okah tries to bum rush Mookjai with a series of wild strikes but Mookjai uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It looked like Mookjai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mookjai lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mookjai. Okah does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mookjai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mookjai dips to his left and cracks Okah with an uppercut!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Okah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mookjai lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mookjai listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Okah looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Okah fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Samran Mookjai dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Okah throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Some wild striking there from Okah.
Okah shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mookjai pinned against the cage. Mookjai gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A quick step to the side and Mookjai tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mookjai looks to score with a jab to the body but Okah is just out of range.
Okah tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mookjai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Okah shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Okah decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Mookjai, up you get!
Mookjai with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Okah fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mookjai looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Okah lands a high kick!
Mookjai scores with a nice strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mookjai sizes up Okah with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mookjai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Okah tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice leg kick from Mookjai, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ghazi Okah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okah uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mookjai.
Mookjai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mookjai looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Despite the aggression on Okah's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Okah throws a head kick but Mookjai moves out of range.
Okah takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mookjai checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Okah ducks under a wild hook from Mookjai.
Mookjai is looking to slow Okah down with leg kicks.
Mookjai defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Okah.
Mookjai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mookjai stuffs the takedown attempt from Okah. Okah gets slowly back to his feet.
Samran Mookjai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ghazi Okah.
Mookjai throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Okah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Okah misses with a few strikes there.
Okah looks to land a combination but Mookjai avoids it well.
Mookjai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Okah can do to turn this around?
Okah defending well as Mookjai loads up on a big left hand.
Okah tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mookjai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okah tries a head kick but it misses.
Okah misses with a double jab
letting Mookjai counter with a right hand.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Mookjai here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice jab there from Mookjai.
Okah falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mookjai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Okah shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Samran Mookjai is winning the standup battle so far.
Okah is breathing heavily.
Mookjai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Okah sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Okah fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Okah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A quick step to the side and Mookjai tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Okah does no damage.
Okah's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That kick from Mookjai tenderised Okah's leg. Okah is trying to keep his angry face on.
Okah tries to bum rush Mookjai with a series of wild strikes but Mookjai uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mookjai swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mookjai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mookjai connects with a good right hand that stumbles Okah. Okah circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd cheers as Mookjai lands an impressive looking overhand right. Okah doesn't seem phased though.
Nice defenses there by Okah.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okah fails with the takedown.
Okah takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Okah defending well as Mookjai loads up on a big left hand.
Mookjai avoids the body shot from Okah.
Okah throws a low kick but Mookjai avoids it.
Okah shoots in for a double leg but Mookjai sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mookjai.
Okah fails with the takedown.
Okah tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mookjai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Okah misses with a wild combination.
Mookjai fires out a quick counter leg kick but Okah just manages to avoid it.
Okah fails with the takedown
and Mookjai counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Okah gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Okah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mookjai lands with a cross.
Jab from Mookjai.
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!
Mookjai tests Okah's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Okah has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice shot by Mookjai.
Mookjai scores with a nice right hand.
Mookjai cracks Okah with an open hand slap.
Mookjai scores with a crisp jab that stopped Okah in his tracks.
Okah tries to clinch up.
Mookjai looks to score with a jab to the body but Okah is just out of range.
Okah tries to clinch but Mookjai moves out of range.
Mookjai dodges the punch combination from Okah.
Mookjai fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mookjai lands a leg kick that knocks Okah off balance momentarily.
Mookjai throws a body shot but no joy.
Okah fails to land the takedown.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Samran Mookjai dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Okah throws a combination that misses
and Mookjai counters with a nice uppercut.
Mookjai misses with a wild body shot.
Mookjai throws a hook to the side of Okah's head but Okah sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Okah tries to bum rush Mookjai with a series of wild strikes but Mookjai uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mookjai throws a hook but Okah avoids it easily.
Mookjai keeps the fight on the outside.
Mookjai looks to land a left hand but Okah moved out of range nicely.
Mookjai paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Okah shoots in and drives through. Mookjai sprawls well.
Mookjai lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Okah tries to clinch up.
Mookjai throws a leg kick which misses Okah's front leg but catches the back leg as Okah tries to avoid it.
Mookjai digs a good body shot into Okah's ribs.
Mookjai bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mookjai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mookjai lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okah closes the distance and clinches up with Mookjai, looking for a takedown. Okah pushes Mookjai against the cage but Mookjai circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Okah closes the distance and clinches up with Mookjai, looking for a takedown. Okah pushes Mookjai against the cage but Mookjai circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mookjai is looking to counter punch.
Samran Mookjai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ghazi Okah.
Okah takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mookjai throws a hook but Okah avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mookjai lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mookjai lands a lovely overhand right.
Mookjai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mookjai.
Okah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mookjai.
Okah lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mookjai connects with an inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Okah.
Okah looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Okah takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mookjai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Okah fails with a takedown attempt.
Okah tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Mookjai defends well and Okah ends up having to push Mookjai into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Mookjai lands a really nice looking cross but Okah seems unphased.
Okah has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mookjai.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mookjai misses with a looping left.
Okah fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mookjai moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mookjai lands a nice shot that snaps Okah's head back.
Mookjai loads up on a big right hand but Okah slips the punch.
Mookjai buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jab from Mookjai.
Mookjai misses the jab.
Mookjai missing with a left hand there. Okah was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mookjai scores with a shot to the body.
Okah has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Mookjai.
Okah ducks under a wild hook from Mookjai.
Mookjai misses with a left hand
and Okah counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Okah fails with a takedown attempt.
Okah throws a leg kick but Mookjai sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mookjai lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Some bone on bone action there as Mookjai checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Okah gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mookjai misses with a hook.
Okah lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mookjai lands a nice shot to the body.
Okah gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mookjai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mookjai avoids the head kick by Okah.
Mookjai ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mookjai throws a leg kick which misses Okah's front leg but catches the back leg as Okah tries to avoid it.
Okah tries to bum rush Mookjai with a series of wild strikes but Mookjai uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Okah is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mookjai rather than just go for the knockout.
Mookjai with a hook.
Mookjai cracks Okah with an open hand slap.
Okah shoots in but Mookjai avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ghazi Okah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mookjai scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Okah misses with a wild combination.
A little feinted left hand from Mookjai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okah takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mookjai moves away from the strike by Okah.
Okah throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mookjai lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mookjai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Okah tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mookjai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Okah lands with a shot to the body.
Okah walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mookjai checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mookjai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A big right from Okah misses.
Mookjai lands the left hand.
Okah misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mookjai.
Mookjai lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Okah has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mookjai.
Samran Mookjai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice body punch from Mookjai.
Okah decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Mookjai makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
And that's the end of the fight!
Samran Mookjai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mookjai, 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samran Mookjai!
Samran Mookjai seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marciano Cobb (ranked 1618 p4p, 2153 weight class) and John Rydeland (ranked 231 p4p, 291 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cobb might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Miley Cyrus - Party In The U.S.A.. Rydeland has chosen Robbery - Not sneak attack as his entrance music. Marciano Cobb 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 22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marciano Cobb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Rydeland!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A clash of legs there as Cobb blocks the low kick.
Rydeland throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cobb counters with a stiff right hand.
Rydeland tries to clinch but Cobb moves out of range.
Rydeland tries to clinch there but Cobb circles away.
Rydeland tries to clinch but Cobb is having none of it.
Cobb pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rydeland throws a leg kick that misses.
Cobb connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cobb. That's going to slow Rydeland down.
Rydeland throws a leg kick but Cobb moved away.
Cobb plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
 It looks like John Rydeland has been cut.
Cobb is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rydeland throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cobb was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A head kick by Cobb misses
and Rydeland holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cobb definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rydeland fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cobb avoiding damage as Rydeland throws knees to the body.
Rydeland working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rydeland.
Cobb avoiding damage as Rydeland throws knees to the body.
Cobb swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rydeland lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cobb backwards.
Cobb tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cobb scores with a shot to the side of Rydeland's head.
Rydeland landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cobb connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rydeland's face.
Rydeland tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cobb avoids it.
Cobb tries a knee to the head but Rydeland blocks it.
Cobb breaks from the clinch.
Cobb pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rydeland comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rydeland throws a body shot but no joy.
Cobb darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rydeland moves to clinch but Cobb breaks away
and Cobb counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rydeland thinking.
Rydeland misses with a hook to the body
and Cobb counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rydeland fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cobb checks it well.
Cobb lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Rydeland moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Rydeland.
Cobb working aggressively here.
Cobb lands with a left to the head.
Cobb throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cobb swings wildly with an uppercut but Rydeland uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cobb lands a nice uppercut.
Rydeland misses with some punches.
Rydeland scores with a shot to the side of Cobb's head.
Nice body punch from Cobb.
Cobb breaks the clinch.
Cobb tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rydeland was well out of range. Poor timing from Cobb.
Cobb avoids the body shot from Rydeland.
Rydeland rushes Cobb and presses him up against the cage.
Rydeland prevents a body shot from Cobb.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb throws a punch but it's blocked by Rydeland.
Cobb scores with a shot to the side of Rydeland's head.
Cobb lands a nice uppercut.
Rydeland working aggressively here.
Cobb breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rydeland tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cobb was well out of range. Poor timing from Rydeland.
Rydeland misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cobb blocks the body kick.
Rydeland on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rydeland takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rydeland has Cobb up against the cage in a clinch.
Cobb throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cobb lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cobb blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rydeland misses with some punches.
Rydeland wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cobb breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobb fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rydeland is out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rydeland checks a leg kick.
Cobb lands a big head kick that sends Rydeland tumbling to the mat! Cobb takes a step backwards and waves Rydeland back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Rydeland is rocked!
Cobb keeps the fight on the outside.
Rydeland is still on wobbly legs! Can Cobb finish him?
Cobb is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Rydeland hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Marciano Cobb!
Marciano Cobb decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Misha Collins (ranked 888 p4p, 1659 weight class) and Jimmy Doyle (ranked 110 p4p, 182 weight class). Doyle has chosen The Clash - Jimmy Jazz as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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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 32 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Misha Collins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimmy Doyle!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice body punch from Collins.
Collins drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Collins fails with a takedown attempt.
Collins throws a jab when Doyle was well out of range.
Jimmy Doyle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice cross by Collins.
Collins staying out of range there.
Collins misses with a body shot.
Collins throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Doyle moves in looking to clinch but Collins pushes him off.
Collins misses with a wild body shot.
Doyle misses with a body shot.
Donk. Doyle catches Collins right on the button with a cross.
Collins connects with a good right hand that stumbles Doyle. Doyle circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Collins has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Doyle.
Collins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Collins throws a hook to the side of Doyle's head but Doyle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Doyle avoids the body shot from Collins.
Doyle steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Collins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Collins.
Collins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doyle moves away.
Collins throws a shot to the body.
Collins dives in for a single leg takedown but Doyle sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Doyle moves into the clinch.
Collins jumps guard but Doyle turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Misha Collins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doyle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Doyle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Collins blocks a body shot from Doyle.
Collins prevents a body shot from Doyle.
Collins is looking to take this one to the mat.
Collins blocks a body shot from Doyle.
Collins is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Doyle is defending well.
Collins jumps guard but Doyle stands there with Collins around his waist. Collins gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Doyle breaks the clinch.
Collins shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Doyle napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Collins working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Collins is putting a hurting on Doyle here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Doyle is not content to let Collins control the position.
Doyle is trying to get back to half guard.
Doyle taking a bit of punishment here - Collins scoring with strikes.
Collins passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Doyle!
Doyle working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Doyle bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Collins is trying to keep Doyle in close.
Doyle advances position into side control!
Doyle wants to lay and pray for a moment but Collins keeps working.
Collins has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Collins tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins is working hard here to advance position.
Doyle working away.
Collins is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Collins's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Collins tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Doyle wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Collins gets back to half guard.
Collins wants to get back to full guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Misha Collins will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Collins ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Collins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doyle jabs Collins to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Collins shoots in but Doyle avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Collins throws a body punch but Doyle moves out of range.
Doyle rushes Collins and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Collins is trying to pull guard but Doyle has him pressed against the cage.
Doyle lands with a left to the head.
Doyle misses with a hook to the ribs.
Doyle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Collins fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Misha Collins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doyle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Doyle scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Doyle fails to land.
Doyle misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doyle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Collins jumps guard but Doyle turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Doyle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Collins circles away from the clinch attempt.
Collins is looking to wear down Doyle with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Collins checks a leg kick.
Collins looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Doyle tries to clinch but Collins is having none of it.
Doyle misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Collins on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Collins throws a jab but it's blocked by Doyle.
Doyle jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Doyle takes a swing at Collins's ribcage but misses.
Collins takes a swing at Doyle's ribcage but misses.
Doyle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Collins shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Doyle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Collins.
Doyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Collins lands with a shot to the body.
Doyle throws a jab when Collins was well out of range.
Collins tries to counter with a takedown but Doyle is quick to defend against it.
Collins with a lazy takedown attempt
and Doyle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Doyle tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Collins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Collins throws a looping overhand right but Doyle ducks down to avoid it.
Doyle throws out a counter right but Collins avoids it with no problem.
Doyle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Collins.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doyle misses with a looping right.
Doyle misses with a kick to the body.
Doyle slips under a jab from Collins.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Collins missing with a left hand there. Doyle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Doyle dips to his left and cracks Collins with an uppercut!
Doyle fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Collins misses with an uppercut. Doyle saw that one coming.
Collins throws a lazy right hand but Doyle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Collins takes a swing at Doyle's ribcage but misses.
Doyle scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doyle. Collins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Collins connects with a looping right hand.
Collins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doyle manages to avoid it.
Doyle now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Collins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Doyle punishes Collins's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyle listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Doyle is looking to clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Doyle. That's going to slow Collins down.
Doyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Doyle gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Collins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doyle moves away.
Doyle wants to counter the offense by Collins and move into the clinch position.
Doyle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Collins was well out of range. Poor timing from Doyle.
Collins scores with a hook.
Collins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Doyle moves away.
Doyle scores with a punch to the head.
Collins jabs Doyle right on the nose. Doyle blinks but takes it well.
Jimmy Doyle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Collins lands a jab to the nose.
Collins slips a jab from Doyle.
Doyle missing with a left hand there. Collins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Doyle feints and then cracks Collins's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Collins down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Collins swings for the body but Doyle moves out of range.
Doyle stuns Collins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Doyle scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Doyle slips under a jab from Collins.
Collins throws a shot from downtown. Doyle moves away and avoids it.
Collins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doyle wants to counter with a clinch but Collins pushes him away.
Jimmy Doyle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Collins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Doyle.
Doyle throws a hook but Collins avoids it easily.
Doyle throws a body shot but no joy.
Collins throws a big shot that misses.
Collins misses the shot to the body.
Doyle misses with a looping left.
Collins fails with a takedown attempt.
Doyle steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Collins.
Doyle shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Doyle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Doyle with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Collins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doyle was well out of range. Poor timing from Collins.
Collins takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Collins throws a hook to the side of Doyle's head but Doyle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice leg kick lands there from Doyle.
Doyle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Collins.
Horrible takedown attempt by Collins or perhaps it was just good defense by Doyle, which made it look bad.
Doyle takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Collins blocks a leg kick.
Collins throws a hook but Doyle blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Collins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Collins misses with an uppercut. Doyle saw that one coming.
Collins looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A big right from Collins misses.
Doyle tries to counter by closing the distance.
Doyle gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Collins to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyle throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Doyle wants to sweep but no luck.
Collins stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Doyle swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Doyle avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Collins trying to control the position from guard on top but Doyle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Collins working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Collins scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Doyle is trying to keep Collins in close.
Collins is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Doyle manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Collins manages to get himself to full guard.
Collins is trying to control the position but Doyle postures up.
Collins has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Doyle can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Doyle must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Collins keeping moving, preventing Doyle from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyle slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Collins is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Doyle is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Collins is desperately trying to improve his position but Doyle has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doyle tries to control but Collins wriggling away.
Collins really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Collins wants to hold on but Doyle pushes him away.
Collins tries to reverse the position but Doyle maintains control.
Doyle content just to control the position here.
Collins tries to lock up and control but Doyle gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Collins is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Doyle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Doyle 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Doyle!
A victorious Jimmy Doyle thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nuri Jafar (ranked 703 p4p, 616 weight class) and Fallschirm J�ger (ranked 89 p4p, 84 weight class). J�ger is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by For Heavy Metal we will die!. This should be fireworks!
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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 29 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nuri Jafar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fallschirm J�ger!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
J�ger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
J�ger takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Decent striking displayed by Jafar there.
J�ger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jafar.
A quick step to the side and Jafar tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
J�ger blocks a jab.
Jafar looks to score with a jab to the body but J�ger is just out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for J�ger.
Jafar slips under a jab from J�ger.
J�ger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jafar lands a jab to J�ger's midsection.
A momentary lapse in concentration from J�ger enables Jafar to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. J�ger manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jafar has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of J�ger is proving hard to escape from.
J�ger trying to keep a closed guard but Jafar is proving a slippery customer.
J�ger wants to sweep here but Jafar controlling him for the moment.
J�ger is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
J�ger is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jafar is aware though and is defending well.
Jafar stands up from guard. Let's bang!
A slapping leg kick lands for J�ger.
Jafar scores with a jab to the head.
Jafar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
J�ger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jafar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
J�ger lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
J�ger staying out of range there.
Jafar misses with a hook. J�ger ducked under it nicely.
Jafar misses with a hook. J�ger ducked under it nicely.
Jab, jab by Jafar - just one landing.
Decent striking displayed by Jafar there.
J�ger throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jafar.
J�ger misses with a series of wild punches.
Jafar slips a jab from J�ger.
Jafar moves away from the strike by J�ger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jafar feints and as J�ger raises his hands in defense, Jafar changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jafar tries to stand but J�ger is controlling from the bottom.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
J�ger looking for a guillotine here but Jafar defends easily.
J�ger is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
J�ger has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jafar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
J�ger not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
J�ger has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jafar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
J�ger had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jafar defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jafar content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jafar stands and steps away. J�ger gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Jafar lands a nice hook to J�ger's body. J�ger takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
J�ger misses with a body kick.
J�ger takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jafar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from J�ger.
Jafar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jafar scores with a takedown into J�ger's guard.
Jafar looking to pass the guard.
J�ger is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jafar wants to pass the guard but J�ger is keeping the position.
J�ger is trying to keep Jafar in close.
J�ger looking for a sweep. Not yet J�ger, not yet.
Jafar sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed J�ger's guard.
J�ger is trying to get back to full guard.
It looks like Jafar is going to stand back up.
J�ger tries to roll over but Jafar keeps him under control.
J�ger trying to control here.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Nuri Jafar dominated that round.
That's time! Jafar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jafar closes the distance and clinches.
J�ger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
J�ger misses with a low kick.
J�ger blocks a jab.
J�ger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jafar.
J�ger feints and then cracks Jafar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jafar down.
Jafar swings for the body but J�ger moves out of range.
Jafar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jafar wants to clinch up but J�ger keeps it at a distance.
Jafar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from J�ger.
An attempted straight right counter from Jafar misses the target.
Jab from Jafar.
J�ger looks to land a right hand but Jafar moved out of range.
Jafar was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
J�ger misses with a low kick.
Jafar half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
J�ger moves out of range of the strikes.
Jafar changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. J�ger looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
J�ger manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jafar manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jafar has J�ger pulled in close to control his posture.
Jafar keeping full guard, as J�ger tries to pass.
Jafar pushes J�ger off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Jafar blocks a jab.
Sloppy strikes from J�ger. Those never looked like landing.
Jafar swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
J�ger throws a sloppy head kick and Jafar moves out of range easily.
Jafar throwing a counter right hand but J�ger manages to avoid it.
J�ger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
J�ger misses with a straight right.
J�ger misses with a wild body shot.
J�ger looks to land a body kick but Jafar moved away.
Jafar looks to score with a jab to the body but J�ger is just out of range.
Fallschirm J�ger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
J�ger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jafar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
J�ger with the counter takedown but Jafar avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
J�ger misses with a body kick.
J�ger misses with a looping right.
An attempted straight right counter from Jafar misses the target.
Jafar tests J�ger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jafar connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jafar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but J�ger manages to avoid it.
J�ger looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jafar slips a jab from J�ger.
Jafar tries to close the distance and clinch but J�ger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jafar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from J�ger.
J�ger lands a really nice looking cross but Jafar seems unphased.
Jafar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jafar scores with a sloppy right hand. J�ger should have avoided that one.
Some wild striking there from J�ger.
Jafar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that J�ger can do to turn this around?
J�ger with a nice calf kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
J�ger takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jafar has managed to clinch.
Jafar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
J�ger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by J�ger.
J�ger misses with a body punch.
Jafar lands with a right to the head.
Jafar throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from J�ger.
J�ger lands with a left to the head.
Jafar is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Jafar misses with a hook from the clinch.
J�ger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jafar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with J�ger, pushing him back against the cage.
Jafar tries a body shot but J�ger blocks it.
J�ger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jafar looks to land a left hand but J�ger moved out of range nicely.
J�ger scores with the left hand. Jafar knows he should have avoided that one.
That's four 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!
Nice sprawl there from Jafar as J�ger shoots in.
J�ger misses with the combination.
Jafar lands with an overhand left.
J�ger takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
J�ger misses with a leg kick.
J�ger tries to land a body kick
and Jafar counters with a nice body shot.
Jafar changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. J�ger looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
You can see the frustration on J�ger's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
J�ger is looking to reverse the position.
J�ger can't do much from the bottom here.
J�ger is looking to regain half guard here but Jafar keeps moving and retains side control.
J�ger is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Nuri Jafar dominated that second round.
That's time! Jafar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
J�ger moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jafar catches J�ger with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jafar takes a swing at J�ger's ribcage but misses.
J�ger looks to land a right hand but Jafar moved out of range.
Jafar throws a body shot but no joy.
J�ger misses with a body kick.
Jafar drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jafar stands up and waves to J�ger to follow him.
Nice uppercut there from J�ger.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jafar checks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Jafar misses the target.
A shot to the liver by Jafar. Beautiful body shot.
Jafar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
J�ger throws a leg kick that is checked
and J�ger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice inside leg kick there by J�ger. That's going to slow Jafar down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jafar misses with a lunging right hand
and J�ger counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jafar's knee momentarily.
Jafar ducks under a wild hook from J�ger.
Jafar wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Jafar lands a glancing blow to the side of J�ger's head.
J�ger scores with a decent looking hook.
Jafar lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
J�ger takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jafar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from J�ger.
Jafar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck J�ger on the side of the head.
J�ger throws a sloppy head kick and Jafar moves out of range easily.
J�ger circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jafar stuffs the takedown attempt from J�ger. J�ger gets slowly back to his feet.
J�ger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jafar shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in half guard, Jafar seems content to control.
Fallschirm J�ger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jafar stands up from half guard.
Jafar shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Jafar is keen to just control but J�ger is a slippery customer.
Jafar uses his free foot to push down on J�ger's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for J�ger.
J�ger is looking to get to half guard.
Jafar controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
J�ger slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Jafar is pressing down on J�ger's thigh, looking to free his foot. J�ger is holding on for now.
Jafar postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for J�ger to stand up.
Jafar wants to clinch up but J�ger keeps it at a distance.
J�ger looks to land a combination but Jafar avoids it well.
J�ger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
J�ger lands with an overhand left.
J�ger scores with a punch to the head.
Nuri Jafar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
J�ger fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jafar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jafar lands the left hand.
J�ger swings widly with a right hand
and Jafar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jafar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jafar is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
J�ger not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now J�ger is on top in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
J�ger stopping the sweep attempt from Jafar.
J�ger won't allow Jafar to get back to his feet.
J�ger throws a strike but Jafar rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
J�ger looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jafar is one step ahead there.
J�ger keeps trying to improve his position.
Jafar gets to his feet. J�ger looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
J�ger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jafar.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nuri Jafar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jafar has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nuri Jafar!
Nuri Jafar very nearly forgot to thank Core Combat amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gurgen Davidyan (ranked 720 p4p, 342 weight class) and Gaultier Girard (ranked 105 p4p, 45 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Gurgen Davidyan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gaultier Girard!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davidyan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Davidyan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Davidyan checks the leg kick.
Davidyan throws a quick counter kick to the body but Girard avoids it.
Davidyan checks the leg kick.
Girard misses with a wild body shot.
Davidyan connects with a single shot there.
Davidyan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Davidyan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Davidyan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Girard prevents a body shot from Davidyan.
A shot in the inside from Girard.
Davidyan blocking some punches.
Girard breaks the clinch.
Davidyan tries to clinch but Girard is having none of it.
Girard throws a body shot but no joy.
Girard feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Davidyans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Girard throws a quick inside leg kick.
Davidyan misses with a body kick.
Girard looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Davidyan throws a body kick that misses.
Davidyan seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Girard pivots, looking for a leg kick but Davidyan is out of range and Girard settles back down.
A shot to the liver by Davidyan. Beautiful body shot.
Girard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidyan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Girard misses with a hook. Davidyan ducked under it nicely.
Davidyan misses the jab.
Girard fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Davidyan checks it well.
Girard tries to land a front kick but Davidyan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Girard lands with an overhand left.
Davidyan lands with a cross.
Girard misses with a kick to the body.
Davidyan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Girard in his tracks.
Girard throws a shot from downtown. Davidyan moves away and avoids it.
Girard misses with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Davidyan.
A lazy left from Davidyan finds it's target.
Davidyan throws a shot to the body.
Davidyan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davidyan misses with a wild body shot.
A jab lands there for Davidyan.
Girard throws a right and a left that Davidyan avoids nicely.
Davidyan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Girard tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gurgen Davidyan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davidyan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Girard.
Davidyan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Davidyan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Girard. Girard obviously looking to wear him down.
Davidyan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Girard tries to land a front kick but Davidyan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Davidyan rushes Girard and presses him up against the cage.
Girard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Girard throws a head punch that misses.
Girard's coach down at Mary Gracies Jiu Jitsu was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Girard's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Girard blocks an uppercut.
Girard throws a head punch that misses.
Davidyan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Girard lands an uppercut.
Girard lands a body punch in the clinch.
Davidyan breaks from the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Davidyan, as that shot connected.
Girard moves out of range of the body kick from Davidyan.
Davidyan throws a push kick but Girard slaps the foot to one side.
A telegraphed right hand from Davidyan misses the target.
Girard was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davidyan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Davidyan moves out of range as Girard throws a body kick.
Girard lands a nice looking body shot.
Davidyan throws a leg kick which misses Girard's front leg but catches the back leg as Girard tries to avoid it.
Girard connects with an inside leg kick.
Davidyan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Girard on the side of the head.
Davidyan misses with a straight left.
Davidyan bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Girard fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Davidyan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Girard connects with a jab.
Girard is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Girard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Davidyan.
Girard connects with a leg kick.
Davidyan tries to clinch but Girard moves out of range.
Girard tests Davidyan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Girard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Davidyan.
Davidyan throws the left hand but Girard avoids the punch easily.
Girard throws a jab when Davidyan was well out of range.
Girard throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Davidyan tries to land a front kick but Girard steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Girard lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Davidyan falls backwards - clearly groggy! Girard dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gaultier Girard!
In his post fight interview, Gaultier Girard 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Holmes Jr (ranked 353 p4p, 470 weight class) and Carl Moore (ranked 54 p4p, 67 weight class). Holmes Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Red - Damage. Moore has chosen Sad Man's Tongue by Volbeat as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Mike Holmes Jr could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Carl Moore's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Holmes Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carl Moore!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Holmes Jr.
Holmes Jr moves into the clinch successfully.
Moore avoiding damage.
Holmes Jr tries a body shot but Moore blocks it.
Moore breaks from the clinch.
Holmes Jr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A shot to the liver by Moore. Beautiful body shot.
Holmes Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Moore moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Moore closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Holmes Jr to the mat! Holmes Jr manages to get full guard.
Holmes Jr seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Moore trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Moore throws a big right hand that misses.
Holmes Jr controls Moore momentarily but Moore frees himself.
Moore with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Moore accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Moore has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Holmes Jr sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Holmes Jr gets back to full guard.
Holmes Jr keeping full guard, as Moore tries to pass.
Holmes Jr is looking for a triangle but Moore pushes his legs off easily.
Moore pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Holmes Jr is keeping the position for now.
Moore throws a big elbow that misses.
Holmes Jr is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Holmes Jr is trying to keep Moore in close.
Moore scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holmes Jr is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Moore is aware though and is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes Jr keeping full guard, as Moore tries to pass.
Moore missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Holmes Jr is trying to control the position but Moore postures up.
Holmes Jr wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Moore cracks Holmes Jr with a solid left hand.
Holmes Jr is trying to control the position but Moore postures up.
Holmes Jr throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Holmes Jr is trying to control the position but Moore postures up.
Moore stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Holmes Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Moore works over Holmes Jr with some ground and pound from guard.
Moore slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moore tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes Jr wants to control but Moore postures up.
Moore tries to move into full mount but can't pass Holmes Jr's legs.
Holmes Jr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Holmes Jr is trying to control Moore's posture but Moore avoids it.
Moore tries to advance to mount but can't.
Holmes Jr can't do much from the bottom here.
Moore scoring with punches from side control.
Moore cracks Holmes Jr with a big right hand but Holmes Jr just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Moore working away.
Holmes Jr is trying to improve his position.
Moore tries to move to mount but Holmes Jr blocks the move with his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Holmes Jr some visible discomfort.
Holmes Jr is trying to control Moore's posture but Moore avoids it.
Moore wants to lay and pray for a moment but Holmes Jr keeps working.
Holmes Jr tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Moore wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Holmes Jr taking punishment in the form of punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Holmes Jr is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Moore's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Holmes Jr makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Holmes Jr.
Moore scoring with some ground and pound.
Holmes Jr keeping full guard, as Moore tries to pass.
Moore working some strikes from top position.
Moore postures up.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Moore looking to pass the guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Moore dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Moore throws a looping overhand right but Holmes Jr ducks down to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Holmes Jr misses its target.
Moore looks to throw the jab but Holmes Jr is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Holmes Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Good work by Moore as he checks the leg kick.
Holmes Jr throws a leg kick but Moore sees it coming and moves out of range.
Moore looks to score with a jab to the body but Holmes Jr is just out of range.
Moore throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Holmes Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Moore misses with a hook.
Moore connects with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore throws a series of punches but Holmes Jr avoids them all with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Holmes Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes Jr slips under a jab.
A big right from Moore misses.
Moore fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Holmes Jr sprawls well initially but Moore persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Moore takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Moore wants to pass to mount but Holmes Jr is defending the position.
Moore keeps trying to improve his position.
Holmes Jr gets full guard.
Holmes Jr throws his legs up looking for a submission but Moore uses it to pass to side control.
Holmes Jr prevents Moore from improving position.
Holmes Jr is looking to regain half guard here but Moore keeps moving and retains side control.
Holmes Jr taking a bit of punishment here - Moore scoring with strikes.
Holmes Jr tries to improve position but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore tries for a kimura but Holmes Jr is defending well.
Holmes Jr prevents Moore from improving position.
Holmes Jr regains half guard.
Holmes Jr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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!
Moore wants to lay and pray for a moment but Holmes Jr keeps working.
Holmes Jr is looking to improve his position.
Moore is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Moore avoids the attempt from Holmes Jr to control.
Moore looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Moore with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Holmes Jr tries to hold on but Moore pushes him away.
Moore landing strikes from the mount and Holmes Jr is in trouble!
Moore landing strikes from the mount.
Holmes Jr is working to get back to half guard.
Holmes Jr is working hard here to advance position.
Moore has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Holmes Jr tries to lock up and control but Moore gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Moore.
Holmes Jr gets back to half guard.
Holmes Jr trying to control from the bottom.
Moore takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Holmes Jr is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Moore's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Moore's back!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moore manages to reverse the position and now he's in Holmes Jr's guard. Nice work there by Moore.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holmes Jr keeping full guard, as Moore tries to pass.
Moore landing some decent shots from guard.
Holmes Jr wants to sweep but no luck.
Moore passes into half guard.
Moore is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Moore cracks Holmes Jr with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
 Holmes Jr is rocked!
Moore looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Holmes Jr covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carl Moore!
A relieved looking Carl Moore thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lito Alcala (ranked 253 p4p, 169 weight class) and Iolyn Madog (ranked 34 p4p, 20 weight class). Madog is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Goldie Looking Chain - Guns Don't Kill People. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lito Alcala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Iolyn Madog!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Madog. Alcala does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alcala listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Madog.
Alcala pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Alcala throws an off balance right hand
and Madog counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alcala lands a glancing blow to the side of Madog's head.
Alcala misses with a left hand
and Madog counters with a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alcala. That's going to slow Madog down.
Madog avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alcala fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Alcala looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Alcala lands a nice shot that snaps Madog's head back.
Alcala swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Madog lands a slapping body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Madog tries to score with a low kick but Alcala moves his leg out of the way.
Madog just misses with a punch to the body.
Alcala stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Alcala takes a swing at Madog's ribcage but misses.
Madog has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Madog there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alcala is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Madog.
Madog is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Alcala with a body shot.
Alcala misses with a lunging right hand
and Alcala takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Alcala misses with a few strikes there.
Madog gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Madog avoids the body shot from Alcala.
Alcala fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Madog takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Alcala throws a body shot but no joy.
Madog misses with a looping right.
A big left from Alcala misses.
Madog throws a leg kick
letting Alcala counter with a right hand.
Alcala scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alcala scores with a hook.
Madog stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Alcala bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Alcala throws a lazy uppercut
and Madog counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Alcala tests Madog's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alcala slips under a jab from Madog.
That kick from Alcala tenderised Madog's leg. Madog is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lito Alcala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alcala keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alcala misses with a wild body shot.
Madog tries a quick counter leg kick but Alcala is wise to it.
Alcala is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Madog throws a low kick, looking for Alcala's leg but Alcala calmly moves out of range.
Alcala wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A slow jab from Alcala misses its intended target.
Alcala lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Madog circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice body kick there by Alcala.
Jab, jab by Alcala - just one landing.
Madog throws a hook to the side of Alcala's head but Alcala sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little feinted left hand from Alcala on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Madog blocks a jab.
Madog throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Madog stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Alcala.
A big left from Madog misses.
Madog swings for the body but Alcala moves out of range.
Alcala throws the left hand but Madog avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alcala looks to land a left hand but Madog moved out of range nicely.
Alcala lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A swing and a miss from Alcala.
Madog moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice side step and Madog releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The crowd cheers as Alcala lands an impressive looking overhand right. Madog doesn't seem phased though.
Alcala misses with a head kick.
Alcala connects with a jab.
Madog blocks a leg kick.
Alcala just misses with a punch to the body.
Madog throws a fast counter high kick but Alcala manages to duck under it in time.
Madog moves out of range of the strikes.
Madog with a nice cross.
Madog tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Alcala is able to avoid easily.
Madog moves out of range as Alcala strikes.
Alcala throws a head kick that misses.
Alcala uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Madog.
A jab from Madog finds it's way through Alcala's defenses.
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!
Madog is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Alcala.
Alcala cracks Madog with a right hand to the side of the head.
Madog takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A jab lands there for Alcala.
Alcala connects with the punch.
Madog scores with a leg kick.
Madog has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Alcala.
Alcala scores with a hook.
Madog throws a jab when Alcala was well out of range.
It looked like Alcala wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Donk. Madog catches Alcala right on the button with a cross.
Alcala fakes the leg kick and cracks Madog in the body.
Madog misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Madog misses the jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Alcala scores with a four punch combination!
Madog takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Madog with the inside leg kick.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Lito Alcala dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Alcala rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Madog moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Madog throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alcala jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Madog! But no joy.
Alcala smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Madog uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alcala.
Madog has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Madog ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alcala moves away.
Alcala is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Madog can do to turn this around?
Alcala misses with a two punch combination.
Alcala misses with an uppercut. Madog saw that one coming.
Alcala checks a leg kick nicely.
Alcala throws a nice outside leg kick.
Alcala throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Madog sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alcala on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Alcala lands a head shot.
Madog slips a jab from Alcala.
Alcala feints and then cracks Madog's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Madog down.
Madog lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alcala's sensitive parts.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good exchange - Alcala coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alcala walks into a stiff left hand from Madog.
Alcala scoring well with a low kick there.
Alcala scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Alcala misses with a hook
and Madog counters with a leg kick.
Alcala throws a hook but Madog avoids it easily.
Madog misses with an uppercut. Alcala saw that one coming.
Alcala swinging wildly here.
Madog slips under a jab from Alcala.
Madog is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Alcala with a body shot.
Alcala has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Alcala is looking to score with low kicks.
Madog keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alcala.
A low kick lands for Alcala.
Alcala throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Madog tries a low kick but Alcala avoids it.
Madog takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Madog slips under a jab from Alcala.
Madog appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alcala scores with a crisp jab that stopped Madog in his tracks.
Alcala misses with a combination
and Madog counters with a left to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Madog blocks the leg kick.
Alcala tests Madog's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alcala throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Madog on the side of the head.
Alcala lands a really nice looking cross but Madog seems unphased.
Alcala jabs Madog right on the nose. Madog blinks but takes it well.
Alcala rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Madog counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Alcala fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Madog manages to avoid it.
Alcala misses the shot to the body.
Madog tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Alcala rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Madog counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice body kick there by Madog.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A big right from Madog misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madog takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Madog lands with a good body shot.
Alcala scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Alcala throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Madog counters with an outside leg kick.
Madog ducks under a wild hook from Alcala.
Madog takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Alcala throws a shot from downtown. Madog moves away and avoids it.
Alcala scores with a body shot.
Madog uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Alcala has time to react.
Madog ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Madog takes one on the button.
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!
Madog swings for the body but Alcala moves out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Madog might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Alcala has got the better of the exchanges.
A shot to the liver by Madog. Beautiful body shot.
A big left from Alcala misses.
Madog slips a jab from Alcala.
Madog changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alcala misses with a hook. Madog ducked under it nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Alcala.
Alcala smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Alcala lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Alcala moves out of range of the strikes.
Alcala thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alcala throws a hook but Madog avoids it easily.
The crowd cheers as Alcala lands an impressive looking overhand right. Madog doesn't seem phased though.
Lito Alcala is winning the standup battle so far.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alcala.
Madog's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Alcala looks to throw the jab but Madog is out of range.
Madog appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Madog scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alcala feints a jab promting Madog to slip. Alcala then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Madog slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Alcala.
Alcala lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Lito Alcala dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Madog steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alcala.
Madog flicks out a counter leg kick but Alcala steps away.
A swing and a miss from Alcala.
Madog now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Alcala falls off balance throwing a combination
and Madog counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Alcala connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Alcala takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Madog displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alcala throws out the jab.
Alcala with a nice calf kick.
A big right from Madog misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Alcala misses the target.
Madog misses the shot to the body.
Alcala misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alcala throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alcala with a nice cross.
Alcala throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alcala throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Alcala throws the left hand but Madog avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madog misses with a few strikes there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Alcala. Madog shrugs it off though.
Alcala tries to work over Madog's front leg with a kick but Madog checks it.
Madog takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Alcala fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Madog looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Alcala throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alcala misses with a lunging right hand
and Madog counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Madog looks to throw a body kick
and Alcala counters with a nice uppercut.
Alcala clobbers Madog with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Alcala swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Madog throws a solid leg kick but Alcala takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Madog.
Alcala jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Madog turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Madog wants to land a leg kick but Alcala is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alcala lands a high kick!
Madog uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alcala.
Lito Alcala is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alcala cracks Madog with a good jab.
Alcala throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Madog.
Alcala misses with a jab, cross combination.
Alcala misses with a left hand
and Madog counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circling - Madog throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alcala misses with a hook. Madog ducked under it nicely.
Madog appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Madog swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Madog loads up on a big right hand but Alcala slips the punch.
Alcala tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Madog was well out of range. Poor timing from Alcala.
Madog takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Alcala ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Madog misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alcala.
Good standup being displayed there by Alcala as he connects with a hook.
Alcala throws a jab when Madog was well out of range.
Madog connects with a right hand. Alcala shakes it off.
Iolyn Madog has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alcala ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Madog moves away.
A punch combination from Alcala misses.
Madog loads up on a big right hand but Alcala slips the punch.
An attempted straight right counter from Alcala misses the target.
Alcala misses with an uppercut.
Alcala is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Madog.
Alcala cracks Madog with an open hand slap.
Alcala misses with a looping left.
A bone on bone clash there as Madog blocks the leg kick.
Madog lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alcala's sensitive parts.
Alcala misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Madog on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Alcala throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Madog throws out a counter right but Alcala avoids it with no problem.
Madog lands an overhand right.
Alcala is rocked!
Madog throws a nice inside leg kick.
Oh Alcala is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Madog displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alcala throws out the jab.
Madog throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alcala seems to have got his legs back now.
Alcala dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alcala throws out a loose jab but Madog uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alcala lands with a hook. Madog tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alcala lands an overhand right.
Alcala misses with a looping right.
Alcala moves out of range as Madog strikes.
Alcala throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Madog counters with a good low kick that Alcala was not able to check.
Madog connects with a leg kick.
Alcala misses with a two punch combination.
Madog finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Alcala turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Alcala thuds his shin into the meat of Madog's side.
Alcala connects with a leg kick.
Madog lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Alcala at a distance.
Madog stuns Alcala with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alcala throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lito Alcala showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Alcala has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lito Alcala!
Lito Alcala bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maxim Menshikov (ranked 336 p4p, 109 weight class) and Kay Bone (ranked 50 p4p, 17 weight class). Kay Bone 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maxim Menshikov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Kay Bone!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Menshikov misses with a shot to the body
and Bone counters with a straight right hand.
Menshikov misses with a shot to the body
and Bone counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Menshikov swings widly with a right hand
and Bone makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Menshikov misses with a body punch
and Bone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A shot to the body from Bone misses
and Menshikov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Menshikov throws an overhand right that lands on Bone's shoulder, as Bone tries to avoid the shot.
It seemed like Bone was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Menshikov misses with a combination
and Bone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Menshikov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bone throws out the jab.
Menshikov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bone counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A jab from Menshikov misses.
Menshikov throws a lazy uppercut
and Bone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Menshikov misses with an uppercut
and Bone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menshikov moves out of range of the body kick.
Menshikov throws a right hand that Bone ducks under and follows up with a left that Bone also avoids with ease.
A shot to the body from Menshikov misses
enabling Bone to counter with a crisp jab.
Menshikov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Menshikov throws an off balance right hand
and Bone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Menshikov misses with a wild body shot.
Menshikov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Menshikov misses with an uppercut.
Menshikov throws a poor cross that misses
and Bone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Menshikov walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bone.
Menshikov connects with the punch.
Menshikov looks to throw the jab but Bone is out of range.
Bone looks to score with a jab to the body but Menshikov is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Menshikov just misses with a punch to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bone, as that shot connected.
Menshikov misses with a wild body shot.
Menshikov misses the body punch
and Bone counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bone throws a body shot but no joy.
Menshikov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bone.
Bone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Menshikov moves away.
Menshikov misses with an uppercut
and Bone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Menshikov lands a right hook to the body.
Bone connects with a right hand. Menshikov shakes it off.
Menshikov tries to bum rush Bone with a series of wild strikes but Bone uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Menshikov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bone takes one on the button.
A lazy left from Menshikov finds it's target.
Menshikov misses with a right hand
and Bone counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Menshikov thinking.
Bone is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Menshikov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bone counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Bone does it's job there.
Menshikov throws a right hand that misses
letting Bone counter with a right hand.
Bone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Menshikov.
Bone lands with a straight right. Menshikov didn't see that one coming.
Bone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Menshikov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bone's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bone misses with a looping left.
Menshikov misses with a right hand
and Bone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Menshikov throws a jab but it's blocked by Bone.
Bone looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Menshikov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Menshikov takes a swing at Bone's ribcage but misses.
Bone moves out of range as Menshikov strikes.
Bone swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Menshikov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bone looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Menshikov misses with a hook to the body
and Bone counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bone blocks a jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Bone misses.
Bone misses with a body kick.
Bone lands an overhand right.
Maxim Menshikov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bone doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Kay Bone dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bone throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Menshikov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bone counters with a good, hard body kick but Menshikov shrugs it off.
Menshikov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bone counters with a nice body shot.
Nice defenses there by Bone.
Menshikov staying out of range there.
Menshikov throws a shot from downtown. Bone moves away and avoids it.
Menshikov misses with a body shot
and Bone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Menshikov.
Bone appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Menshikov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bone counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Menshikov.
Menshikov throws a right hand that misses
and Bone counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Menshikov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bone slips a straight right by Menshikov.
A little jabbing left from Bone on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menshikov misses with a body punch
enabling Bone to counter with a crisp jab.
Bone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Menshikov moves away.
Menshikov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bone.
Bone has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A big left from Menshikov misses.
Menshikov throws a shot to the body.
Menshikov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bone has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A jab from Menshikov does it's job there.
Menshikov throws out a loose jab but Bone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bone looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Menshikov throws an off balance right hand
and Bone counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Menshikov lands a body shot.
Menshikov misses with a body punch
and Bone counters with a nice body shot.
Menshikov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Menshikov throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Bone to counter with a crisp jab.
Menshikov misses with a shot to the body
and Menshikov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Menshikov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Menshikov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kay Bone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bone misses with a body shot.
Menshikov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Menshikov is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Bone's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Bone takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Menshikov throws a poor cross that misses
and Bone counters with a nice body shot.
Menshikov needs to keep his hands up - Bone had a free shot at his head there.
Menshikov swings for the body but Bone moves out of range.
Bone throws out a counter right but Menshikov avoids it with no problem.
Menshikov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Menshikov misses the target.
Bone scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Menshikov doesn't seem bothered though.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Bone in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menshikov throws a right hand that misses
and Bone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Menshikov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Menshikov swings widly with a right hand
and Bone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Menshikov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bone counters with a crisp right hand that drops Menshikov! Bone lets Menshikov back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Menshikov is rocked!
Menshikov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bone counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Oh Menshikov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab by Menshikov.
Menshikov avoids a kick to the body.
Menshikov seems to have got his legs back now.
Menshikov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bone let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bone sends Menshikov crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Bone is motioning to the referee to let Menshikov up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Bone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Menshikov.
Bone looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Menshikov might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Bone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Menshikov.
Bone appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Menshikov looks to score with a jab to the body but Bone is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Menshikov throws a poor cross that misses
and Bone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Menshikov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bone counters with a huge left! Menshikov is in big trouble! He's backing up but Bone isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Menshikov from any more damage. A dominating finish by Bone!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kay Bone!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Kay Bone waved his t-shirt featuring HELLBENT's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Martynov (ranked 170 p4p, 101 weight class) and Just Whymer (ranked 28 p4p, 19 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sergei Martynov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Just Whymer!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martynov takes the fight into the clinch.
Whymer misses with the head strike.
Martynov throws a head punch that misses.
Martynov blocks an uppercut.
Whymer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Martynov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Martynov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Martynov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Martynov takes a shot to the head.
Whymer has a couple of punches blocked by Martynov.
Martynov lands with a left to the head.
Martynov can't find room to land a body shot as Whymer controls the action.
Martynov struggles to land a body shot inside as Whymer controls his hands.
Whymer misses with some punches.
Martynov misses with the head strike.
Martynov misses with a body punch.
Martynov working aggressively here.
Martynov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whymer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martynov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whymer gets through Martynov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Whymer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Martynov backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martynov tries a knee to the head but Whymer blocks it.
Martynov prevents a body shot from Whymer.
Whymer prevents a body shot from Martynov.
Whymer can't find room to land a body shot as Martynov controls the action.
Whymer blocks a body shot from Martynov.
Martynov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Martynov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Whymer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Martynov misses with a punch to the body.
Martynov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Martynov just misses with a elbow thrown towards Whymer's brow.
Martynov putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Whymer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Whymer takes a shot to the head.
Whymer has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Martynov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Whymer can turn it around.
Martynov struggles to land a body shot inside as Whymer controls his hands.
Whymer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Martynov jumps into guard, dragging Whymer to the mat.
Martynov working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martynov working for a triangle but Whymer defends it easily.
Martynov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martynov looking for a guillotine here but Whymer defends easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Whymer gets to his feet. Martynov looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Martynov moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Martynov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Martynov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Martynov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Whymer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Martynov connects with an inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whymer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martynov.
Whymer looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Martynov throws a counter high kick but Whymer was just alert enough to avoid it.
Whymer avoids the head kick by Martynov.
Martynov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Martynov.
Martynov with a nice cross.
Martynov ducks right into an uppercut from Whymer.
Whymer misses with a low kick.
Whymer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Whymer avoids the body shot from Martynov.
Whymer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whymer throws a jab when Martynov was well out of range.
A good leg kick by Martynov.
Whymer throws a half hearted mid kick.
Martynov misses with a head kick.
Martynov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Whymer circles away quickly and effectively.
A big right from Martynov misses.
Martynov misses the body punch
and Whymer counters with a body kick that stops Martynov in his tracks momentarily.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Martynov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Whymer misses with a low kick.
Whymer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Martynov here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Martynov throws a sloppy body shot
and Whymer counters with a straight right hand.
Whymer tries a low kick but Martynov avoids it.
Whymer misses with a leg kick
and Martynov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Martynov blocks the body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Martynov. That's going to slow Whymer down.
Martynov avoids a kick to the body.
Martynov 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.
Martynov throws a wild body kick that Whymer sees coming a mile off.
Martynov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Whymer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Martynov tries to clinch up.
Whymer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Whymer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martynov throws a jab when Whymer was well out of range.
Martynov motions for Whymer to come forward. Martynov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Whymer is looking for the big counter here.
Martynov moves out of range as Whymer strikes.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Martynov.
Sergei Martynov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whymer throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Whymer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Martynov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Martynov misses with an uppercut.
Whymer is trying to counter with his kicks.
Whymer misses with a looping left.
Whymer misses with a body kick.
Whymer scores with a leg kick.
Whymer throws a series of punches but Martynov avoids them all with ease.
Whymer moves out of range of the body kick.
Martynov walks into a left hand.
Whymer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Whymer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Martynov misses with a low kick.
Martynov throws a series of punches but Whymer moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Whymer.
Whymer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Martynov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martynov takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Martynov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martynov scores with a nice head shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Martynov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Martynov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Martynov misses with an uppercut. Whymer saw that one coming.
Whymer throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martynov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Martynov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Whymer.
Martynov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Whymer.
A slow jab from Whymer misses its intended target.
Martynov blocks the body kick.
Martynov throws a big counter combination but Whymer scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Whymer throws a head kick but Martynov moves out of range.
Martynov takes a swing at Whymer's ribcage but misses.
Martynov misses with a low kick as Whymer jumps back.
Whymer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Martynov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Martynov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whymer misses the shot to the body.
Good exchange - Martynov coming out on top.
Martynov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martynov misses with a hook. Whymer ducked under it nicely.
Whymer throws a wild body kick that Martynov sees coming a mile off.
A nice combination there by Martynov.
Whymer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Martynov is out of range.
Martynov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whymer scores with a shot to the body.
Martynov misses with an uppercut.
Martynov swings for the body but Whymer moves out of range.
Whymer throws a counter combo.
Martynov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Whymer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martynov.
Martynov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Whymer counters with a nice uppercut.
Whymer with a hook.
Martynov is looking to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Whymer! But no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whymer lands a slapping body shot.
Whymer misses with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martynov misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Martynov misses.
Martynov checks a leg kick.
Martynov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Martynov blocking some punches.
Whymer takes a shot to the head.
Martynov misses with a body punch.
Whymer throws a head punch that misses.
Whymer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Martynov backwards.
Whymer misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Whymer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Martynov misses with a punch to the body.
Martynov misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martynov takes a shot to the head.
Martynov is working Whymer over against the cage.
Martynov misses with a punch on the inside.
Whymer tries to work over Martynov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Whymer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Just Whymer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Whymer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Martynov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Whymer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Just Whymer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martynov connects with an inside leg kick.
Martynov tries to close the distance and clinch but Whymer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A slow jab from Whymer misses its intended target.
Whymer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Whymer throws a push kick but Martynov slaps the foot to one side.
Some wild striking there from Whymer.
Martynov looks for the body kick but Whymer saw that one coming.
Whymer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Martynov throws out a loose jab but Whymer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martynov pushes Whymer away with a front kick.
Martynov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Whymer moves out of range of the strikes.
Martynov fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Whymer checks it well.
A jab lands there for Martynov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martynov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Martynov misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whymer throws a body shot but no joy.
Whymer walks into a left hand.
Whymer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Whymer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Martynov moves in looking to clinch but Whymer pushes him off.
Whymer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Whymer wants to land a leg kick but Martynov is out of range.
Martynov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Whymer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Whymer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Martynov.
Whymer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Martynov cracks Whymer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Martynov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Martynov sizes up Whymer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Whymer misses with a low kick.
Martynov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Whymer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Whymer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martynov punishes Whymer's body with a nice straight punch.
Martynov scoring well with a low kick there.
Whymer scores with a sloppy right hand. Martynov should have avoided that one.
Whymer throws a right hand that misses
and Martynov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Martynov throws a head kick but Whymer moves out of range.
Whymer thows a leg kick but Martynov checks it
and Martynov counters with a good low kick that Whymer was not able to check.
Whymer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whymer blocks a jab.
Whymer slips under a jab from Martynov.
Whymer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Whymer misses the shot to the body.
Whymer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martynov.
Martynov takes one to the chin there.
Martynov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Whymer fails to land with a series of punches.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Martynov.
Whymer thinks about the counter body kick.
A combination from Martynov does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martynov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Whymer misses the shot to the body.
Nice body kick there by Whymer.
Martynov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whymer moves away.
Martynov misses with a hook. Whymer ducked under it nicely.
Whymer throws a leg kick but Martynov moved away.
Martynov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Whymer.
Martynov shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Whymer eats them both and turns towards Martynov to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Whymer connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Martynov's hands.
Whymer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Whymer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martynov.
A slapping leg kick lands for Whymer.
The crowd cheers as Whymer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Martynov doesn't seem phased though.
Whymer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whymer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martynov lands with a hook. Whymer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Martynov connects with a looping right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whymer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Martynov.
Martynov looks to throw the jab but Whymer is out of range.
Martynov darts in and clinches Whymer up against the cage.
Martynov tries to pull guard but Whymer forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Whymer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Whymer can't find room to land a body shot as Martynov controls the action.
Whymer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martynov.
Martynov lands with a light punch inside.
Whymer tries to throw a body punch but Martynov avoids it by throwing Whymer back against the cage.
Martynov blocking some punches.
Martynov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Whymer.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whymer tries to throw a body punch but Martynov avoids it by throwing Whymer back against the cage.
Whymer lands an uppercut.
Whymer pushes Martynov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Martynov.
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 Sergei Martynov.
Well Martynov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocco Marciano (ranked 113 p4p, 150 weight class) and Link Gaetz (ranked 18 p4p, 24 weight class). Marciano comes to the cage accompanied by a shirt that reads, 'Giant Killer'. Rocco Marciano 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 12 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rocco Marciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Link Gaetz!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gaetz lands a two punch combo.
Marciano throws a big shot that misses.
Link Gaetz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gaetz throws a poor cross that misses
and Marciano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gaetz misses with a leg kick
and Marciano counters with a low kick, right behind Gaetz 's knee.
Marciano avoids the body shot from Gaetz.
Marciano seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Marciano throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gaetz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Gaetz misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Marciano misses the target.
Gaetz throws a leg kick
and Marciano counters with a nice uppercut.
Gaetz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Marciano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaetz missing with a left hand there. Marciano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marciano throws a sloppy body shot
and Gaetz counters with a nice uppercut.
Marciano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gaetz has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Gaetz swings widly with a right hand
and Gaetz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gaetz missing with a left hand there. Marciano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A thudding body kick lands there by Marciano!
Gaetz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marciano.
Gaetz only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Gaetz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaetz misses with a lunging right hand
and Marciano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gaetz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A low kick from Marciano is predictable there
and Gaetz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gaetz misses with a leg kick
and Marciano counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gaetz throws a looping overhand right but Marciano ducks down to avoid it.
Marciano throws a quick counter kick to the body but Gaetz avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gaetz misses the shot to the body.
Gaetz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gaetz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gaetz throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Marciano to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Gaetz.
Marciano fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gaetz just manages to avoid it.
Gaetz misses with a hook to the body
and Marciano counters with a stiff right hand.
A lazy body kick from Marciano
and Gaetz counters with an outside leg kick.
Jab from Gaetz.
Gaetz misses with a left hand
and Marciano counters with a nice uppercut.
Gaetz takes a swing at Marciano's ribcage but misses.
As Gaetz backs away, Marciano returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Marciano gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaetz lands a head shot.
Gaetz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Marciano tries to move into range but Gaetz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gaetz throws a body kick that misses.
Marciano jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Marciano takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A slow jab from Gaetz misses its intended target.
Gaetz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Link Gaetz dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Gaetz.
Gaetz connects with a jab.
Marciano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gaetz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marciano throws a low kick but Gaetz moves out of range easily.
Gaetz lands a nice shot to the body.
Marciano takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Marciano might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marciano slips under a jab from Gaetz.
Gaetz lands a nice shot to the body.
Gaetz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gaetz misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano walks into a jab.
A jab from Gaetz misses.
Gaetz buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Marciano takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Marciano avoids the head kick by Gaetz.
Marciano half committed to a counter leg kick.
Gaetz throws a leg kick but Marciano moved away.
Gaetz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Marciano crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Gaetz - the referee stops the clock and Marciano gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Gaetz. Marciano manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gaetz throws a front kick aimed at Marciano's knee but Marciano avoids it well.
Marciano misses with a leg kick
enabling Gaetz to counter with a crisp jab.
Marciano misses with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Marciano.
Marciano ducks under a wild hook from Gaetz.
Gaetz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marciano.
Marciano takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marciano looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gaetz let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Link Gaetz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaetz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gaetz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marciano.
Marciano checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Marciano throws a jab but it's blocked by Gaetz.
Gaetz explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Gaetz connects with a jab.
Gaetz scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaetz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marciano.
Gaetz throws a hook but Marciano avoids it easily.
Marciano avoids the body shot from Gaetz.
Gaetz throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Marciano to counter with a crisp jab.
Marciano takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gaetz moves out of range of the body kick.
Gaetz moves out of range of the body kick from Marciano.
Decent striking displayed by Gaetz there.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Link Gaetz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
No joy there for Gaetz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A quick step to the side and Marciano tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gaetz lands with a nice body kick.
Marciano throws a poor cross that misses
and Marciano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gaetz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gaetz misses with a looping left.
Gaetz lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaetz swings for the body but Marciano moves out of range.
Marciano gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gaetz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano is looking to land body kicks.
A nice side step and Gaetz releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Marciano takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Marciano misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Gaetz to counter with a crisp jab.
Marciano throws a big shot that misses.
Marciano takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Marciano takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A low kick from Gaetz misses
and Marciano cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Marciano scoring well with a low kick there.
Rocco Marciano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Gaetz.
Gaetz throws a poor cross that misses
and Marciano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab by Gaetz.
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!
Marciano blocks a low kick nicely.
Marciano looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Marciano throws a leg kick
and Gaetz counters with a stiff right hand.
Gaetz misses with a wild body shot.
Marciano takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gaetz punishes Marciano's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marciano lands a glancing blow to the side of Gaetz's head.
Gaetz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marciano.
It looked like Marciano was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gaetz.
Gaetz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gaetz.
Marciano throws a lazy uppercut
and Gaetz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gaetz stuns Marciano with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marciano throws a hook but Gaetz avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaetz scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gaetz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marciano stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Marciano looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gaetz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gaetz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A lazy body kick from Marciano
and Gaetz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gaetz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice jab there from Gaetz.
Gaetz throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Link Gaetz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gaetz 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Link Gaetz!
Link Gaetz seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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