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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thor Fresh (ranked 4922 p4p, 22721 weight class) and Phillip Terrell (ranked 497 p4p, 616 weight class). Phillip Terrell 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Thor Fresh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phillip Terrell!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terrell lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Terrell connects with a solid leg kick.
Terrell has closed the distance and engaged Fresh in a clinch.
Fresh has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Terrell clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Fresh 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.
Fresh looking for the choke from the back.
Terrell told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Fresh looking for the choke but no joy.
Terrell is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Fresh is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fresh looking for the RNC.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fresh misses with an elbow to the head.
Terrell defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Fresh's arms.
Fresh is trying to stick to Terrell's back but Terrell is turning into Fresh. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Fresh's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Terrell.
Fresh working a defensive guard here.
Terrell trying to control but Fresh is working from the bottom.
Fresh can't keep his opponent in guard - Terrell advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Fresh works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fresh is trying to control the position but Terrell postures up.
Fresh tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fresh has his foot on Terrell's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Terrell works his way back into a safe position though.
Fresh is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fresh had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Terrell defends it easily.
Fresh wants to get back to his feet but Terrell is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Fresh is looking to sweep but instead, Terrell has passed into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Terrell in particular looking to stall.
Fresh wants to control but Terrell is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fresh looking for submissions off his back.
Fresh tries to get to full guard but Terrell has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Fresh looking for submissions off his back.
Fresh actively working from the bottom here.
Terrell trying to control the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Terrell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fresh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fresh is looking to counter the offense by Terrell and move into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fresh.
Fresh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Terrell drives through and clinches with Fresh against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phillip Terrell dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Terrell swings for the body but Fresh moves out of range.
Terrell jabs Fresh right on the nose. Fresh blinks but takes it well.
Terrell tried to score with a low kick but Fresh checks it.
Terrell misses with a wild body shot.
Terrell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fresh.
Fresh looks for a takedown but Terrell sprawls well.
Terrell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fresh manages to avoid it.
Fresh swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice takedown defense from Terrell. No joy for Fresh on that attempt.
Phillip Terrell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fresh tries to close the distance and clinch but Terrell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Terrell looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Terrell's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fresh under the eye.
Terrell throws a body punch but Fresh moves out of range.
Terrell ducks under a wild hook from Fresh.
Thor Fresh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fresh moves into range and clinches up with Terrell.
Fresh is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Terrell to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thor Fresh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fresh lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Fresh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fresh tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Terrell smiles and moves away.
Fresh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Terrell.
Fresh looks to land a body kick but Terrell moved away.
Fresh moves forwards but Terrell connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Terrell takes the fight into the clinch.
Fresh misses with some punches.
Terrell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fresh is trying to pull guard but Terrell turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Fresh misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Terrell.
Fresh lands a hook that snaps the head of Terrell backwards.
Terrell is pressed up against the cage. Fresh has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Terrell down to the mat. Terrell avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Terrell throws an overhand right that lands on Fresh's shoulder, as Fresh tries to avoid the shot.
Terrell drives through and clinches with Fresh against the cage.
Fresh tries for a takedown but Terrell manages to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terrell misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Terrell.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fresh breaks the clinch.
Terrell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Freshs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fresh shoots in for a double leg but Terrell sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Terrell thuds a left hand into Fresh's body.
Fresh fails to land the takedown.
Terrell scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fresh fails with the takedown.
Terrell lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fresh tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Terrell counters with a nice leg kick.
Terrell fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
 Fresh is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fresh checks a low kick from Terrell.
Fresh drops down looking for a counter takedown but Terrell sprawls and moves away.
Oh Fresh is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A left lands for Terrell.
Fresh fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice shot by Terrell.
Terrell has Fresh up against the cage in a clinch.
Terrell lands a shoulder strike.
Terrell lands a hook to the side of the head.
Terrell is looking to take this one to the mat.
Fresh jumps guard but Terrell turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Terrell tries a body shot but Fresh blocks it.
Phillip Terrell seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Terrell throws a punch but it's blocked by Fresh.
Fresh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Terrell.
Terrell misses with a punch to the body.
Terrell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fresh seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terrell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fresh has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Terrell clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Terrell is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fresh tries to score a power double leg takedown but Terrell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fresh somewhat.
Terrell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fresh doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Phillip Terrell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Terrell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fresh chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Terrell can pounce on him.
Fresh throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Terrell's waist but Terrell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fresh off to one side.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fresh avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Fresh takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fresh thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phillip Terrell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Fresh's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Terrell tries to clinch up.
Fresh shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Terrell pinned against the cage. Terrell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Terrell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Terrell misses with a head kick.
Fresh moves forwards but Terrell connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Terrell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Terrell closes the distance and clinches.
Fresh missing with knees to the body.
Fresh blocks an uppercut.
Fresh goes for a takedown in the clinch but Terrell prevents it.
Fresh breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fresh tries to clinch up but Terrell circles away and keeps his distance.
A cross from Terrell lands.
Terrell moves into the clinch successfully.
Terrell misses with a punch to the body.
Terrell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fresh blocks a body shot from Terrell.
Fresh throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Terrell misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Terrell fails to land.
Terrell swings wildly with an uppercut but Fresh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Terrell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fresh controlling the action here for a moment.
Fresh throws a knee to the head but misses.
Terrell can't break the clinch.
A short right from Terrell.
Fresh struggles to land a body shot inside as Terrell controls his hands.
Terrell lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terrell misses with the head strike.
Fresh fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thor Fresh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Terrell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Terrell can't find room to land a body shot as Fresh controls the action.
Fresh stalling against the cage.
Fresh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Terrell.
Fresh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Terrell scores with a spinning back kick!
Terrell thumps Fresh with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Terrell leaves Fresh with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fresh shoots for a double leg takedown but Terrell sprawls well. He's pushed Fresh's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Fresh takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Terrell.
Fresh on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terrell lands a glancing blow to the side of Fresh's head.
Nice shot lands for Terrell.
Terrell throws an overhand right that drops Fresh like a sack of potatoes! Terrell dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phillip Terrell!
During a confident post fight interview, Phillip Terrell thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Corey Clark (ranked 5315 p4p, 22420 weight class) and Maung Maung Thu (ranked 212 p4p, 260 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Great wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Corey Clark !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maung Maung Thu!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Clark does it's job there.
Clark jabs Thu right on the nose. Thu blinks but takes it well.
Clark misses with a hook.
Clark moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromThu.
Clark throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thu scoring well with a low kick there.
Clark misses the shot to the body.
Thu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Thu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clark checks the leg kick.
Clark throws a jab but it's blocked by Thu.
Thu unleashes a big counter combination but Clark bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Thu moves away from the strike by Clark .
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Clark finds it's target.
Clark misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thu appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Clark misses the shot to the body.
Thu throws a shot from downtown. Clark moves away and avoids it.
Thu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Clark counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Thu!
Clark scoring with punches and elbows.
Thu taking a bit of punishment here - Clark scoring with strikes.
Clark scoring with punches from side control.
Thu told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An elbow from Clark crashes against the mat.
Clark working the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clark tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Thu taking a bit of punishment here - Clark scoring with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thu takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Clark working the head with strikes.
Clark throws an elbow but Thu slips to the side and avoids it well.
Thu on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Clark landing strikes.
Clark scoring with punches from side control.
An elbow from Clark crashes against the mat.
Clark scoring with punches and elbows.
Thu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Clark . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Clark misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Clark cracks Thu with a big right hand but Thu just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Thu is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Thu takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Clark working the head with strikes.
Clark in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Clark works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clark sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Thu is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Thu avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Clark .
Clark working the head and body with strikes.
Thu dodges the ground and pound from Clark .
Thu defending against the ground and pound.
Clark lands an elbow.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Thu can do anything to dispel that myth.
Clark looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Thu is avoiding damage well.
Thu is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
We've been hearing that Clark has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark landing strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thu takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Clark in side control lands a decent elbow.
Clark working the ground and pound.
Clark 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.
Clark in side control, throwing shots but Thu defends.
Thu is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Clark grinds an elbow into Thu's temple.
Clark landing a few strikes.
Clark is working Thu over with some ground and pound from side control.
Clark in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thu avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Clark .
Clark is chipping away with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey Clark dominated that round.
That's time! Clark 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Clark fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thu manages to avoid it.
Clark throws a body punch but Thu moves out of range.
A left lands for Thu.
Nice defenses there by Thu.
Thu throws a hook to the side of Clark 's head but Clark sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Clark tests Thu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Clark avoids the body shot from Thu.
Clark digs a good body shot into Thu's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clark just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Clark misses.
Thu tries a quick counter leg kick but Clark is wise to it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Thu.
Clark throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thu tries a quick counter leg kick but Clark is wise to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thu tried to score with a low kick but Clark checks it.
Clark misses with a left hand
and Thu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Thu moves away from the strike by Clark .
A looping hook to the body misses from Clark . Thu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clark throws a right hand that misses
and Thu counters with a nice body shot.
Clark throws a right hand that misses
and Thu counters with a right hand to the body.
Clark throws a jab but it's blocked by Thu.
Clark throws a body shot but no joy.
Thu is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Clark is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Thu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Clark .
Clark will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Thu is trying to counter with his kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thu throws a low kick but it's checked well by Clark .
Clark cracks Thu with an open hand slap.
Thu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thu throws a jab but it's blocked by Clark .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clark swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thu.
Clark missing with a left hand there. Thu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Clark throws a looping overhand right but Thu ducks down to avoid it.
Clark misses with an uppercut
and Thu counters with a stiff right hand.
Corey Clark is winning the standup battle so far.
Clark lands a right hook to the body.
Thu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Clark just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thu throws a lazy right hand but Clark sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Corey Clark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clark . Thu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clark misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thu.
Clark throws a right hand that misses
and Thu counters with a straight right hand.
Clark lands with a straight right. Thu didn't see that one coming.
Maung Maung Thu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clark scores with a crisp jab that stopped Thu in his tracks.
Clark throws a jab but it's blocked by Thu.
Clark throws a sloppy body shot
and Thu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A lazy left from Clark finds it's target.
Thu scores with a hook.
Thu throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thu takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clark misses with a straight right.
Clark misses with a wild body shot.
Thu is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Clark lands a nice shot to the body.
Clark scores with a decent looking hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clark . Thu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thu throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Clark 's head.
Clark is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thu can do to turn this around?
Clark missing with a left hand there. Thu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Clark misses the target.
Clark throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Thu was covering up waiting for the punch and Clark finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Clark distracts Thu with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey Clark dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Clark bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Clark feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Thus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Thu connects with a crisp jab.
 It looks like Corey Clark has been cut.
Thu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Thu throws a series of punches but Clark moves out of range.
Clark misses with an uppercut.
Thu throws a sloppy head kick and Clark moves out of range easily.
Clark tries to counter with a takedown but Thu is quick to defend against it.
Thu lands a really nice looking cross but Clark seems unphased.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thu lands a nice hook to Clark 's body. Clark takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Clark ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thu moves away.
Thu throws a big counter head kick but Clark avoids it with no problem.
Clark smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Clark just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark throws a body punch but Thu moves out of range.
Thu misses with a kick to the body
and Clark counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Clark is in close to Thu's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Clark is working Thu over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Clark content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Thu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Clark throws a big elbow that misses.
Clark postures up and lands a big shot to Thu's brow.
Clark is looking to work some ground and pound but Thu has wrist control.
Clark landing some decent shots from guard.
Clark throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark throwing strikes from guard but Thu blocks nicely.
Thu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Clark is looking to work some ground and pound but Thu has wrist control.
Clark cracks Thu with a solid left hand.
Clark content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Clark lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Clark keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Thu's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Clark accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Clark content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Clark landing some decent shots from guard.
Thu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Clark working some strikes from top position.
Clark missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Clark chips away with some ground and pound.
Clark throws a big right hand that misses.
Clark lands a couple of digs.
Clark with a nice head shot there.
Maung Maung Thu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thu looking to control.
Clark is looking to work some ground and pound but Thu has wrist control.
Clark connects with a couple of short punches.
Clark keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Thu's head.
Clark is looking to work some ground and pound but Thu has wrist control.
Clark postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Clark loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Clark landing some decent shots from guard.
Clark cracks Thu with a solid left hand.
Clark is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Corey Clark showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Clark 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corey Clark !
Corey Clark decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Biggs (ranked 3493 p4p, 23539 weight class) and Rickard Karstark (ranked 408 p4p, 605 weight class). Tyrone Biggs had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyrone Biggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rickard Karstark!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, 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!
Karstark shoots in but Biggs avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Karstark has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Karstark shoots in and drives through. Biggs sprawls well.
Biggs is looking for a counter combo.
Horrible takedown attempt by Karstark or perhaps it was just good defense by Biggs, which made it look bad.
Tyrone Biggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rickard Karstark.
Biggs smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Karstark uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Biggs.
Biggs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karstark.
Karstark shoots in looking for a takedown but Biggs manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Karstark's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A counter left hand to the body from Biggs misses its target.
Biggs tries to bum rush Karstark with a series of wild strikes but Karstark uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Karstark shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Biggs but Biggs pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Karstark misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biggs bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Karstark's head backwards.
Biggs throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A right-left combo lands from Biggs.
 It looks like Rickard Karstark has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karstark shoots in looking for a takedown. Biggs tries to sprawl out of it but Karstark keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Biggs manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karstark throws the left hand but Biggs avoids the punch easily.
Biggs misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Karstark shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Biggs connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 Karstark is rocked!
Biggs is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Biggs shuts the power down on Karstark. Lights out, game over! Biggs is your winner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tyrone Biggs!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Red Fox (ranked 4161 p4p, 4467 weight class) and Jose Pacheco (ranked 198 p4p, 203 weight class). Fox comes to the cage accompanied by TONIGHT IS MY NIGHT. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Red Fox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 26 - 0, fighting out of London, Jose Pacheco!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fox connects with a crisp jab.
A jab from Fox finds it's way through Pacheco's defenses.
Pacheco is rocked!
It looks like Jose Pacheco has been cut.
Pacheco shoots in but no luck this time.
Pacheco is still on wobbly legs! Can Fox finish him?
Pacheco 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.
Pacheco closes the distance and clinches up with Fox, looking for a takedown. Pacheco pushes Fox against the cage but Fox circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pacheco seems to have recovered his senses.
Fox scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pacheco shoots for a double leg takedown but Fox sprawls well. He's pushed Pacheco's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Red Fox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Pacheco.
Fox throws out a loose jab but Pacheco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pacheco closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Fox quickly recovers to half guard.
Pacheco wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fox keeps working.
Fox tries to roll over but Pacheco keeps him under control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fox has his hands clasped together around Pacheco's back. He's all about the action.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Pacheco seems to be working for a kimura but Fox defends the submission attempt.
Fox knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pacheco on the ground.
Fox is trying to stand back up but Pacheco is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacheco trying to control the action but Fox is working from the bottom.
Fox wants to get back to his feet.
Fox trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pacheco seems to be looking for submissions.
Pacheco is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Fox has managed to free his arm - good work.
Pacheco seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Fox is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jose Pacheco!
Jose Pacheco decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Red Fox had this to say: 'I got robbed i want a rematch '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luke Davidson (ranked 2820 p4p, 2534 weight class) and Irong Kasamsun (ranked 333 p4p, 300 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kasamsun's choice of entrance music: Tain With No Love - Andre Nickatina. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luke Davidson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Irong Kasamsun!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasamsun misses with a takedown attempt
and Davidson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Davidson throws a hook to the side of Kasamsun's head but Kasamsun sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kasamsun has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Davidson misses with a looping right.
Davidson just misses with a punch to the body.
Davidson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kasamsun uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Davidson.
Kasamsun shoots in for a double leg but Davidson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kasamsun throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Davidson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kasamsun is in Davidson's guard.
Kasamsun working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Davidson looking for a sweep. Not yet Davidson, not yet.
Kasamsun lands a couple of elbows.
Davidson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Kasamsun looking to pass the guard.
Kasamsun scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Davidson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kasamsun's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davidson stays in close to Kasamsun's body and controls the position.
Kasamsun wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Davidson wants to control from the top but Kasamsun keeps moving.
Kasamsun tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kasamsun has control of Davidson's left arm, preventing Davidson from doing any damage.
Davidson stopping the sweep attempt from Kasamsun.
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.
Kasamsun pulls Davidson in to control the position.
Davidson wants to control from the top but Kasamsun keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Davidson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kasamsun drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Davidson controls Kasamsun momentarily but Kasamsun frees himself.
Davidson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Davidson working a defensive guard here.
Kasamsun slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun is working Davidson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Kasamsun working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Who's going to make the next move?
Kasamsun tries to move to mount but Davidson blocks the move with his legs.
Kasamsun has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Davidson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kasamsun's best efforts.
Davidson is looking to improve his position.
Kasamsun wants to take a breather but Davidson is having none of it.
Kasamsun thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Davidson is looking for a sweep. Kasamsun is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kasamsun wants to control but Davidson is keeping him busy.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kasamsun lands a nice short elbow.
Davidson won't allow Kasamsun to pass to mount.
Davidson keeping hold of Kasamsun's head, controlling as best he can.
Kasamsun looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Davidson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Davidson defending well though.
Kasamsun throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kasamsun working Davidson over with strikes.
Davidson moves into full guard.
Davidson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kasamsun tries to free his leg and advance position but Davidson is retaining full guard.
Davidson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kasamsun is one step ahead there.
Davidson pulls Kasamsun in close to his closed guard and prevents Kasamsun from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kasamsun is looking to work some ground and pound but Davidson has wrist control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Davidson wants to sweep but no luck.
Kasamsun stands and throws Davidson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kasamsun throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Davidson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Irong Kasamsun dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kasamsun looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Davidson!
Kasamsun misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Kasamsun scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Davidson to see if he's OK.
Kasamsun tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Davidson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Davidson prevents Kasamsun from improving position.
Davidson struggling a bit here.
Davidson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kasamsun has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kasamsun controlling the action here.
Davidson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davidson tries to roll over but Kasamsun keeps him under control.
Davidson moves into full guard.
Kasamsun lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasamsun scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kasamsun lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kasamsun trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kasamsun lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kasamsun throws a big right hand that misses.
Kasamsun lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kasamsun is working Davidson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Davidson controlling the position.
Kasamsun is looking to work some ground and pound but Davidson has wrist control.
Kasamsun postures up in Davidson's guard and throws a big left but Davidson blocks it.
Davidson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kasamsun postures up.
Davidson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kasamsun is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Davidson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kasamsun's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davidson trying to control the position from guard on top but Kasamsun is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kasamsun working a defensive guard here.
Kasamsun wants to sweep but no luck.
Davidson controlling from the top position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kasamsun holds on and takes a little breather.
Kasamsun looking to control.
Davidson preventing the sweep.
Kasamsun is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Davidson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun looking to hit a scissor sweep but Davidson is one step ahead there.
Davidson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Davidson just content to control the position.
Davidson trying to control the position but Kasamsun is working away.
Kasamsun is trying to get back to half guard.
Kasamsun can't do much from the bottom here.
Kasamsun is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Davidson tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Kasamsun is not content to let Davidson control the position.
Kasamsun tries to bench press Davidson off him but Davidson keeps the position.
Kasamsun is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Davidson off and has taken his back!
Kasamsun looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Davidson is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Well, with Kasamsun on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Davidson is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Davidson is trapped and Kasamsun is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Davidson is really stuck here.
Davidson is taking damage to the body and head.
Kasamsun is hanging on to Davidson's back as he tries to escape.
Kasamsun is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Kasamsun gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Kasamsun gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Kasamsun apologises and we restart here on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Irong Kasamsun showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Kasamsun shoots in and bounces Davidson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kasamsun accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Davidson managing to control the position.
Davidson trying to control the position.
Kasamsun landing with the ground and pound.
Kasamsun is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kasamsun trying to control but Davidson is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kasamsun scoring with punches to the head and body.
Davidson wants to sweep here but Kasamsun controlling him for the moment.
Davidson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kasamsun throwing strikes from guard but Davidson blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasamsun looking to pass the guard.
Davidson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kasamsun is one step ahead there.
Davidson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Davidson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kasamsun postures up.
Kasamsun stopping the sweep attempt from Davidson.
Davidson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Davidson 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.
Kasamsun lands a couple of elbows.
Davidson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kasamsun accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Davidson controlling Kasamsun's posture.
Kasamsun stands up over Davidson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Davidson has Kasamsun pulled in close to control his posture.
Davidson working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Davidson wants to sweep here but Kasamsun controlling him for the moment.
Kasamsun sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Davidson's guard.
Davidson is trying to control but can't.
Kasamsun throwing shots but Davidson is blocking nicely.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kasamsun connects with a nice short shot to Davidson's temple.
Kasamsun missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kasamsun thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kasamsun looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kasamsun winds up and cracks Davidson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasamsun throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kasamsun working over Davidson with some ground and pound. Davidson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Davidson is rocked!
Irong Kasamsun has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kasamsun lands a big elbow - Davidson is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Kasamsun!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Irong Kasamsun!
A very excited looking Irong Kasamsun made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Edgy Brah (ranked 2930 p4p, 2942 weight class) and Daniel Sainty (ranked 305 p4p, 309 weight class). Brah comes to the cage accompanied by Dropped by Smoke Serpent. Daniel Sainty told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 14 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Edgy Brah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Sainty!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Brah misses
so Sainty counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sainty postures up.
Sainty pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brah is keeping the position for now.
Brah has his foot on Sainty's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sainty works his way back into a safe position though.
Brah is looking for a triangle here but Sainty uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brah is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sainty moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brah is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Brah is letting Sainty control him for a moment.
Brah gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Brah is trying to control but can't.
Sainty takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Brah is refusing to be controlled, as Sainty sits in half guard.
My spies in Crapollas Gym inform me that Sainty has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Sainty sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Sainty trying to control the action but Brah is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brah throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sainty connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brah takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sainty uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Brah.
Sainty keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brah.
Sainty is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Brah misses the shot to the body.
Brah needs to keep his hands up - Sainty had a free shot at his head there.
Sainty uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brah.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brah.
A telegraphed right hand from Brah misses the target.
Brah with a hook.
Brah misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brah throws a hook but Sainty blocks it.
Edgy Brah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab by Brah.
Nice jab there from Sainty.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brah misses with a right hand
and Sainty counters with a shoot takedown. Brah fights it but they end up in guard.
Brah throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Sainty escapes and throws Brah's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Brah tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Sainty presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brah is desperately trying to improve his position but Sainty has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Sainty dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sainty lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brah at a distance.
Brah throws a series of punches but Sainty avoids them all with ease.
Sainty shoots in looking for a takedown. Brah tries to sprawl out of it but Sainty keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brah manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Brah misses with a right hand
and Sainty makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sainty blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sainty slips under a jab from Brah.
Sainty shoots in but Brah avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brah throws a lazy uppercut
and Sainty counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Brah blocks a leg kick.
It looked like Brah was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sainty.
Brah throws a nice looking combination but Sainty bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brah misses with a lunging right hand
so Sainty counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sainty stays in close to Brah's body and controls the position.
Brah had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sainty defends it easily.
Sainty trying to control but Brah is working from the bottom.
Daniel Sainty has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brah has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sainty can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sainty trying to control but Brah is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Brah trying to keep a closed guard but Sainty is proving a slippery customer.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brah throws out a loose jab but Sainty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sainty drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Brah defends it well.
Edgy Brah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brah misses with an uppercut.
Brah misses with a straight right.
Sainty displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brah throws out the jab.
Brah misses with a straight right.
Brah misses with an uppercut.
Sainty throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brah tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brah is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Brah takes a swing at Sainty's ribcage but misses.
Sainty changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Sainty clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Brah.
Sainty struggles to land a body shot inside as Brah controls his hands.
Sainty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brah pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Brah throws a punch but it's blocked by Sainty.
Brah pulls guard effortlessly.
Brah throws his legs up looking for a submission but Sainty uses it to pass to side control.
Sainty in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Daniel Sainty will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sainty pushes Brah up against the cage in a clinch.
Sainty blocks an elbow strike.
Brah has a couple of punches blocked by Sainty.
Brah throws a punch but it's blocked by Sainty.
Brah is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Sainty's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Brah tries a knee to the head but Sainty blocks it.
Brah swings wildly with an uppercut but Sainty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brah looking to throw knees to the head but Sainty is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sainty tries to throw a body punch but Brah avoids it by throwing Sainty back against the cage.
Sainty tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Brah just stands there and leans against the cage.
Brah misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sainty doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brah working aggressively here.
Brah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sainty is trying to pull guard but Brah turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The referee calls for Brah to work.
A short uppercut from Brah.
Brah misses with a punch on the inside.
Sainty works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Brah lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Brah fails to land.
Brah misses with a body punch.
Brah throws a head punch that misses.
Brah has Sainty pushed against the cage.
Brah looking to slow down the pace here.
Daniel Sainty is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brah slowing the pace effectively.
Brah with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brah with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Brah lands a left hand.
Brah swings wildly with an uppercut but Sainty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brah successfully pulls guard.
Brah is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sainty keeping hold of Brah's head, controlling as best he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brah prevents Sainty from improving his position.
Sainty is positioning himself well to prevent Brah advancing to mount.
Brah is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sainty blocking the ground and pound attempt from Brah.
Sainty controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Brah is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Brah is working for a kimura but Sainty is defending it quite comfortably.
Brah wants to work for an arm triangle but Sainty is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Sainty keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Brah is working for a kimura but Sainty is defending it quite comfortably.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sainty is defending against the submission attempts here by Brah.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edgy Brah showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sainty has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Daniel Sainty!
Daniel Sainty gave a mention to Brooklyn Apothecary in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cochise Harris (ranked 1685 p4p, 2912 weight class) and Xande Moreno (ranked 236 p4p, 395 weight class). Cochise Harris could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Xande Moreno'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 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cochise Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xande Moreno!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Harris misses its intended target.
Moreno takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Moreno tries to clinch but Harris moves out of range.
Harris fires out a quick counter leg kick but Moreno just manages to avoid it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Moreno.
Moreno will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Harris throws a shot from downtown. Moreno moves away and avoids it.
Harris swings away with a body shot that misses
and Moreno counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cochise Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris swings away with a body shot that misses
and Moreno counters with a series of strikes. Harris will be more careful next time no doubt.
Harris looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Moreno digs a good body shot into Harris's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Moreno throws a body kick that misses
and Harris counters with a right hand to the body.
Moreno moves away from the strike by Harris.
Moreno appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Moreno keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harris.
Harris thuds a left hand into Moreno's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreno throws a shot from downtown. Harris moves away and avoids it.
Harris throws out a loose jab but Moreno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harris misses with a body shot.
Moreno moves out of range of the strikes.
Harris misses with a straight right.
A right-left combo lands from Harris.
Harris misses with a looping right.
Moreno throws a counter combo.
Moreno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harris.
Moreno is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Harris with a body shot.
Harris scores with a hook to the body. Moreno takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Harris digs a good hook to Moreno's body.
A punch combination from Moreno misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Moreno.
Harris misses the body punch
letting Moreno counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moreno steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harris.
Moreno steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harris swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Moreno.
We've been told by Harris's head coaches at Public Training Facility that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Moreno lands a big head kick that sends Harris tumbling to the mat! Moreno takes a step backwards and waves Harris back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Cochise Harris has been cut.
Harris lands a body shot.
Moreno throws a half hearted mid kick.
Harris misses with a double jab
and Moreno counters with a straight that turns Harris's legs to rubber! Moreno pushes forward with more strikes and Harris goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xande Moreno!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hatori Hanzo (ranked 1965 p4p, 1868 weight class) and Nomor Gai (ranked 242 p4p, 232 weight class). Gai has chosen Alice Cooper No More Mr. Nice Guy as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hatori Hanzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nomor Gai!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanzo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hanzo tries to work over Gai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gai is looking to take this one to the mat.
I was talking to Hanzo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gai wants a takedown.
Hanzo scores with a shoulder strike.
Hanzo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hanzo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gai avoids it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hanzo.
Hanzo lands an elbow inside.
Hanzo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanzo lands a nice uppercut.
Hanzo misses with a punch on the inside.
Hanzo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Gai prevents it.
Hanzo tries to throw a body punch but Gai avoids it by throwing Hanzo back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanzo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hanzo misses with a body punch.
Hanzo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hanzo is pressed up against the cage. Gai has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hanzo down to the mat. Hanzo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hatori Hanzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nomor Gai.
A shot to the body from Hanzo misses
and Gai counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gai blocks a body shot from Hanzo.
Hanzo has a couple of punches blocked by Gai.
Hanzo is pressed up against the cage. Gai has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hanzo down to the mat. Hanzo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hanzo tries to bum rush Gai with a series of wild strikes but Gai uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gai looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Gai throws a low kick but Hanzo moves out of range easily.
Hanzo thows a body kick. Gai tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hanzo forces Gai back against the cage and clinches.
Hanzo throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gai prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gai blocks an elbow strike from Hanzo.
Hanzo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hanzo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gai can't get the takedown.
Hanzo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gai.
Hanzo has a couple of punches blocked by Gai.
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!
Gai is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hanzo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hanzo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hanzo.
Hanzo clinches.
A right hand to the body from Hanzo.
Gai blocks the elbow strike.
Hanzo gets underhooks to prevent Gai's takedown attempt.
Hanzo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hanzo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gai avoids it.
Gai blocking some punches.
Hanzo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Hanzo as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Hanzo on the inside.
Hanzo missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Hanzo.
Hanzo is stalling here.
Gai is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hanzo is defending well.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hanzo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hanzo lands with a short shot to the head.
Hanzo works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hanzo stopping the sweep attempt from Gai.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gai holds on and takes a little breather.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gai is on top in guard.
Gai wants to control from the top but Hanzo keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hatori Hanzo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hanzo tries to close the distance and clinch but Gai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gai feints the counter takedown.
Hanzo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gai at a distance.
Gai dodges the punch combination from Hanzo.
Hanzo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hanzo swinging wildly here.
Hanzo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hanzo throws a shot to the body.
Hanzo moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanzo lands an elbow just above Gai 's eye.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hanzo.
Hanzo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gai takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanzo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hanzo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gai.
Gai is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gai shoots in but no luck this time.
Hanzo tries to clinch but Gai moves away
and Gai counters with a good low kick that Hanzo was not able to check.
Hanzo moves in looking to clinch but Gai pushes him off.
Hanzo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Some wild striking there from Gai.
A low kick lands for Hanzo.
Hanzo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gai was well out of range. Poor timing from Hanzo.
Gai gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nomor Gai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hanzo fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gai shoots in for a takedown but Hanzo shows good takedown defense.
A shot to the liver by Hanzo. Beautiful body shot.
Hanzo cracks Gai with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hanzo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gai checks it well.
Gai keeps the fight on the outside.
As Hanzo backs off Gai throws a huge counter combo but Hanzo manages to avoid it all.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gai takes one to the side of the head.
Gai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hanzo.
Gai pushes Hanzo away with a front kick.
Hanzo fails with an attempt to clinch.
A big left from Hanzo misses.
Gai shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hatori Hanzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nomor Gai.
Gai blocks a jab.
Hanzo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gai can do to turn this around?
Hanzo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gai moves away from the strike by Hanzo.
Gai fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gai misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hanzo tries to clinch up but Gai circles away and keeps his distance.
Hanzo takes the fight into the clinch.
Gai lands a body punch.
Hanzo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gai keeps the fight on the outside.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gai!
Hanzo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gai lands a nice hook to Hanzo's body. Hanzo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hanzo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gai.
Gai unleashes a big counter combination but Hanzo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hanzo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gai trying to stall but Hanzo improves his position.
Gai misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gai blocks an uppercut.
Gai blocks an uppercut.
Gai can't get the takedown.
Gai blocks a body shot from Hanzo.
Hanzo can't find room to land a body shot as Gai controls the action.
Hanzo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gai backwards.
Hanzo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hatori Hanzo dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Hanzo is looking to clinch but Gai is avoiding it.
Hanzo gets a clinch.
Hanzo lands a good knee to the midsection. Gai won't want to take too many of those.
Gai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hanzo throws a punch but it's blocked by Gai.
Hanzo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hanzo misses with a punch on the inside.
Hanzo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hanzo lands a good knee to the midsection. Gai won't want to take too many of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanzo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hanzo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hanzo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gai has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Hanzo is trying to keep an underhook but Gai manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Hanzo wants to control but Gai is keeping busy.
Gai seems to be looking for submissions.
Gai is looking to take a break and control but Hanzo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hanzo trying to control from the bottom.
Hanzo is refusing to be controlled, as Gai sits in half guard.
Gai is working for a kimura but Hanzo is defending it quite comfortably.
Hanzo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gai on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gai wants to control but Hanzo is keeping him busy.
Gai seems to be working for a kimura but Hanzo defends the submission attempt.
Hanzo is trying is best to control the position here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hanzo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hanzo fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hanzo. Gai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gai misses with a head kick.
Hanzo misses with a few strikes there.
Hanzo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hatori Hanzo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hanzo moves in looking to clinch but Gai pushes him off.
Hanzo has closed the distance and engaged Gai in a clinch.
Hanzo swings wildly with an uppercut but Gai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gai manages to break the clinch.
Hatori Hanzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hanzo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gai.
Nomor Gai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gai is looking to take this one to the mat.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hanzo.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gai tries for a takedown but Hanzo manages to get underhooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hatori Hanzo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hanzo, 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hatori Hanzo!
Hatori Hanzo made sure to mention his sponsor, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing in his post fight interview.
In defeat, Nomor Gai stepped up to the mic, saying 'Sorry Fans About The Lost, Ill Get The Belt Back'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Bellafontane (ranked 1961 p4p, 1352 weight class) and Aiu BangYou (ranked 77 p4p, 48 weight class). Aiu BangYou 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Bellafontane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aiu BangYou!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bellafontane shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bellafontane slips a nice elbow through BangYou's hands, connecting with BangYou's forehead.
It looks like Aiu BangYou has been cut.
Bellafontane not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bellafontane not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
BangYou actively working from the bottom here.
BangYou trying to control here.
Bellafontane is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That has opened up Aiu BangYou's cut even more.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
BangYou looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
BangYou tries to roll over but Bellafontane keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bellafontane throwing shots but BangYou is blocking nicely.
Bellafontane throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bellafontane misses with a head shot. BangYou uses the momentum to regain guard.
Bellafontane is in close to BangYou's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BangYou working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bellafontane.
BangYou throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bellafontane with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bellafontane throwing strikes but missing.
Bellafontane missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
BangYou working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bellafontane.
Bellafontane throwing strikes from guard but BangYou blocks nicely.
Bellafontane has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bellafontane throws an elbow that misses. BangYou uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bellafontane's guard. Nice move by BangYou!
Bellafontane tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BangYou works over Bellafontane with some ground and pound from guard.
BangYou stands up over Bellafontane, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bellafontane wants to hit a sweep here but BangYou passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Bellafontane there!
BangYou trying to control but he's not successful this time.
BangYou breaks from Bellafontane's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bellafontane tries to get back to half guard but can't.
BangYou can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bellafontane is looking to escape.
BangYou prevents Bellafontane from getting the reversal.
Bellafontane knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for BangYou on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellafontane is working hard here to advance position.
BangYou tries to control but Bellafontane wriggling away.
BangYou working away from the top, dropping strikes.
BangYou working Bellafontane over with strikes here.
BangYou breaks from Bellafontane's wrist control and lands an elbow.
BangYou lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bellafontane tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bellafontane defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from BangYou.
Bellafontane 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.
Bellafontane strikes from the bottom but BangYou uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Bellafontane is working to avoid the ground and pound but BangYou connects with a decent elbow.
Bellafontane is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
BangYou in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Bellafontane looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! BangYou turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aiu BangYou!
An out of breath Aiu BangYou thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Lesnar (ranked 884 p4p, 451 weight class) and Pedro Fuentes (ranked 26 p4p, 16 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pedro Fuentes!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuentes wants to slow Lesnar down by chopping away at his legs.
Lesnar misses with a body shot.
Lesnar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fuentes clobbers Lesnar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Mark Lesnar has been cut.
Lesnar has a takedown stuffed.
Fuentes tries to sprawl but Lesnar drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Fuentes manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lesnar might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesnar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fuentes wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lesnar trying to control the position from guard on top but Fuentes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fuentes is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar postures up in Fuentes's guard and throws a big left but Fuentes blocks it.
Lesnar throws an elbow that misses. Fuentes uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lesnar's guard. Nice move by Fuentes!
Lesnar pulls Fuentes in close to prevent any damage.
Lesnar 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.
Lesnar 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.
Lesnar is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lesnar will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Fuentes sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lesnar has a closed guard, preventing Fuentes from standing up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Fuentes has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lesnar is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Lesnar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fuentes.
Fuentes lands a jab to the nose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fuentes.
Lesnar looking to score a takedown here. Fuentes is defending well but Lesnar drives through and ends up in Fuentes's guard.
Fuentes looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Lesnar wants to control from the top but Fuentes keeps moving.
Fuentes seems keen to control Lesnar's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fuentes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lesnar throws a big right hand that misses.
Fuentes has his hands on Lesnar's head, controlling the position.
Fuentes is continuing to stall.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pedro Fuentes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lesnar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fuentes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lesnar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fuentes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fuentes misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Fuentes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Lesnar's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lesnar lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fuentes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lesnar feinted with a counter takedown.
Fuentes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lesnar looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fuentes throws a lazy right hand but Lesnar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fuentes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fuentes.
Lesnar closes the distance and pushes Fuentes back into the cage.
Fuentes lands with a short shot to the head.
Lesnar throws a punch but it's blocked by Fuentes.
Lesnar can't get the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fuentes.
Fuentes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fuentes gets underhooks to prevent Lesnar's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Lesnar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lesnar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lesnar struggles to land a body shot inside as Fuentes controls his hands.
Fuentes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lesnar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lesnar misses with a takedown attempt - Fuentes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fuentes leaves Lesnar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fuentes flicks out a counter leg kick but Lesnar steps away.
Lesnar throws a hook but Fuentes blocks it.
Fuentes lands a head kick. Lesnar smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar closes the distance and clinches up with Fuentes, looking for a takedown. Lesnar pushes Fuentes against the cage but Fuentes circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lesnar needs to keep his hands up - Fuentes had a free shot at his head there.
Fuentes throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lesnar changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Fuentes lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lesnar takes a step back to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fuentes throws a jab when Lesnar was well out of range.
Fuentes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lesnar tries to close the distance and clinch but Fuentes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fuentes looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fuentes throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lesnar appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Lesnar looks to score with a jab to the body but Fuentes is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuentes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lesnar scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Fuentes regains full guard. Nicely done.
Lesnar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fuentes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mark Lesnar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lesnar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fuentes looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lesnar is one step ahead there.
Lesnar trying to control the position from guard on top but Fuentes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fuentes trying to control the position.
Fuentes controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuentes is trying to control the position but Lesnar postures up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Fuentes misses with a kick to the body
and Lesnar counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fuentes pushes Lesnar off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fuentes misses the shot to the body.
Lesnar avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lesnar takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mark Lesnar's cut is getting worse.
Lesnar throws a body shot but no joy.
Fuentes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lesnar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fuentes throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lesnar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pedro Fuentes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mark Lesnar's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Fuentes throws a solid leg kick but Lesnar takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fuentes.
Fuentes connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fuentes throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fuentes drops Lesnar with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Lesnar looks back up at him and smiles so Fuentes waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Lesnar is rocked!
Lesnar avoids a kick to the body.
Lesnar appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Lesnar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fuentes can pounce on him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick lands from Fuentes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fuentes. That's going to slow Lesnar down.
Fuentes misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lesnar half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Fuentes is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Fuentes lands a big uppercut and Lesnar crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Lesnar looks OK. Fuentes waves Lesnar back to his feet!
Mark Lesnar's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuentes throws a head kick but Lesnar moves out of range.
Lesnar fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fuentes, pushing him back against the cage.
Fuentes lands with a right to the head.
Fuentes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lesnar tries to work over Fuentes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lesnar stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lesnar looking for a takedown.
Fuentes breaks from the clinch.
Lesnar scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Lesnar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fuentes is trying to get back to full guard.
Lesnar thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fuentes's head.
Mark Lesnar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuentes keeping control of the position.
Lesnar is keen to just control but Fuentes is a slippery customer.
Lesnar thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lesnar working the head and body with strikes.
Lesnar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fuentes wants to get back to full guard.
Lesnar passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Fuentes!
Lesnar lands a couple of good shots and Fuentes has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Fuentes knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Fuentes for a finish.
Lesnar cracks Fuentes with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Fuentes from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Lesnar lands a shot to the body.
Lesnar is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Fuentes. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lesnar missing with punches from the back.
Fuentes grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Fuentes is in bad spot here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fuentes is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Lesnar is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Lesnar is working the ground and pound. Can Fuentes escape?
I really don't envy Fuentes right now.
Fuentes looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Pedro Fuentes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fuentes covering up well and avoiding damage.
Lesnar throwing wild punches that miss their target.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pedro Fuentes.
I've got Fuentes winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pedro Fuentes!
Pedro Fuentes decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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