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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Godefroy Courtial (ranked 2205 p4p, 2444 weight class) and Jose Pacheco (ranked 110 p4p, 119 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Godefroy Courtial!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 28 - 0, fighting out of London, Jose Pacheco!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pacheco shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Courtial defends it nicely.
Pacheco takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pacheco closes the distance and pushes Courtial back into the cage.
Pacheco has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Courtial uses from the top position.
Pacheco keeping moving, preventing Courtial from controlling successfully.
Pacheco pulls Courtial in close to prevent any damage.
Our spies down at at London MMA Club inform us that Pacheco has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Courtial trying to control but Pacheco is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Courtial is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Courtial preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacheco keeping moving, preventing Courtial from controlling successfully.
Courtial engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Courtial trying to control the position from guard on top but Pacheco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pacheco bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pacheco tries to move into range but Courtial moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pacheco misses the jab.
Courtial wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pacheco wants to clinch up but Courtial keeps it at a distance.
Pacheco closes the distance and clinches.
Pacheco jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Courtial walks away with a smile on his face. Pacheco gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pacheco wants to clinch
and Courtial counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
 Pacheco is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Courtial.
Courtial thumps Pacheco with a low kick.
Pacheco is looking to clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Courtial.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pacheco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pacheco wants to clinch.
Pacheco is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A combination from Pacheco does no damage.
Courtial throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pacheco.
Pacheco is still on wobbly legs! Can Courtial finish him?
 It looks like Jose Pacheco has been cut.
Courtial lands a nice shot to the body.
Pacheco moves into range and clinches up with Courtial.
Pacheco tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pacheco seems to have recovered his senses.
Godefroy Courtial has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Pacheco.
Courtial scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Courtial scores with a nice short uppercut.
Courtial lands a hook that snaps the head of Pacheco backwards.
Pacheco tries a body shot but Courtial blocks it.
Courtial breaks the clinch.
Courtial cracks Pacheco with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Courtial lunges at Pacheco with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pacheco's hand.
Pacheco tries to clinch up but Courtial circles away and keeps his distance.
Courtial was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Courtial lands a leg kick that knocks Pacheco off balance momentarily.
Pacheco lands with a right hand.
Pacheco scores with a jab. Courtial acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Pacheco shoots in for a double leg but Courtial sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Courtial misses with an attempted mid kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A solid leg kick lands there for Courtial.
Pacheco takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Courtial comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pacheco swinging wildly here.
Courtial throws a counter high kick but Pacheco was just alert enough to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Courtial ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pacheco moves away.
Pacheco throws out a loose jab but Courtial uses good head movement to avoid it.
Godefroy Courtial is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pacheco takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Courtial lands with a cross.
Courtial with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Some wild striking there from Courtial.
Courtial scores with a jab to the body.
Courtial lands with a slapping head kick.
Pacheco throws a hook to the side of Courtial's head but Courtial sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Courtial lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pacheco throws a lazy uppercut
and Courtial counters with a big left hand that crumples Pacheco! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Godefroy Courtial!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Red Fox (ranked 22684 p4p, 3693 weight class) and Moto Miyashita (ranked 266 p4p, 181 weight class). Fox comes to the cage accompanied by TONIGHT IS MY NIGHT. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Red Fox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Moto Miyashita!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fox ducks under a wild hook from Miyashita.
Miyashita throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Miyashita walks into a jab.
Miyashita darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Miyashita slows the pace down in half guard.
Miyashita lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Miyashita is controlling the pace.
Fox trying to control here.
Miyashita sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miyashita is working for a kimura but Fox is defending it quite comfortably.
Miyashita is pressing down on Fox's thigh, looking to free his foot. Fox is holding on for now.
Miyashita prevents Fox from improving his position.
Fox trying to hold on to Miyashita's head to control him but Miyashita postures up.
Fox knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Miyashita on the ground.
Miyashita decides to stand up.
Fox is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Miyashita.
The referee asks Miyashita politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Miyashita prefers to stall for the moment though.
Miyashita postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The strikes coming from Miyashita are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Miyashita in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Miyashita gets to mount! Fox was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miyashita is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Fox has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fox tries to reverse the position but Miyashita maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox blocking the ground and pound.
Fox wants to hold on but Miyashita pushes him away.
Miyashita lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Fox is squirming around, avoiding Miyashita's attempts to control the action.
Miyashita scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Fox?
Miyashita throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Miyashita has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Miyashita lands a nice shot to the head.
Fox is working to get back to half guard.
Miyashita thowing shots but they're missing.
Miyashita thowing shots but they're missing.
Poor strikes thrown by Miyashita there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Miyashita tries to control but Fox wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miyashita throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Miyashita thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miyashita lands with some strikes.
Miyashita looking to finish with strikes here!
Miyashita controlling from mount.
Miyashita scoring with strikes but Fox is staying in there.
Miyashita throwing strikes here but Fox is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Miyashita working for a submission but Fox is keeping him at bay.
Fox is looking to improve his position but Miyashita isn't that keen on the idea.
Miyashita sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Fox avoids a series of strikes thrown by Miyashita.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Moto Miyashita dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Miyashita.
Miyashita goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Miyashita misses with a hook. Fox ducked under it nicely.
Miyashita throws a combination. Fox tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A big left from Miyashita misses.
Fox was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Miyashita ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Miyashita scores with a decent looking hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miyashita misses with an uppercut.
Miyashita decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Fox looks like he's trying to stand up.
Fox is staying active underneath Miyashita, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Miyashita has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Miyashita is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Fox to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Fox shrugs it off.
Moto Miyashita has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fox is trying to stand.
Fox really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Miyashita putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Miyashita trying to control but Fox is having none of it.
Miyashita thowing shots but they're missing.
Miyashita controlling the pace for now.
Miyashita has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miyashita unloads with some shots from mount but Fox bucks and avoids them well.
Fox is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Miyashita is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Fox is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Moto Miyashita!
The defeated Red Fox had this to say: 'I got robbed i want a rematch '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jean Cristopher La Vellei (ranked 3284 p4p, 4559 weight class) and Luke Venderag (ranked 405 p4p, 527 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean Cristopher La Vellei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Luke Venderag!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
La Vellei scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
La Vellei lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
La Vellei misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And Venderag tries to counter it with a takedown but La Vellei pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Venderag shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with La Vellei but La Vellei pushes him off and we're back to square one.
La Vellei closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Venderag's guard.
Venderag is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Venderag avoiding damage.
La Vellei's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
La Vellei is looking to score with low kicks.
Venderag tries to close the distance and clinch up but La Vellei swats him away and circles back towards the center.
La Vellei looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Venderag!
La Vellei misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Vellei trying to control the action but Venderag is working from the bottom.
La Vellei working the body and head with strikes.
La Vellei 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.
La Vellei in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
La Vellei working away.
La Vellei is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Venderag is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
La Vellei working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
La Vellei working the ground and pound from side control.
La Vellei wants to control but Venderag is keeping him busy.
La Vellei will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
La Vellei is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Venderag knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Venderag taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Vellei trying to control the action but Venderag is working from the bottom.
La Vellei cracks Venderag with a big right hand but Venderag just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Venderag really doesn't want to stay on the ground with La Vellei. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
La Vellei advances to mount.
La Vellei lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
La Vellei can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Venderag is looking to escape.
La Vellei with a couple of short strikes.
La Vellei looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
La Vellei lands a nice shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Vellei looking to control but Venderag is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
La Vellei landing shots from mount.
Venderag is in a horrible position here. La Vellei smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
La Vellei looking to finish Venderag with some ground and pound. This is bad for Venderag!
La Vellei is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Venderag is surviving well by controlling La Vellei's body position as best he can.
La Vellei trying to control but Venderag is having none of it.
Venderag wants to hold on but La Vellei pushes him away.
La Vellei trying to control but Venderag is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Vellei unloading with bombs!
La Vellei with shots to the head and body - Venderag looks very uncomfortable down there.
La Vellei breaks from Venderag's wrist control and lands an elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
La Vellei working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
La Vellei scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Venderag?
La Vellei trying to control but Venderag is having none of it.
Venderag is working to get back to half guard.
La Vellei moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Venderag has worked his arm free - good work by Venderag!
Venderag is trying to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Cristopher La Vellei dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Venderag enables La Vellei to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Venderag manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Venderag has momentary wrist control but La Vellei slips an elbow through the middle.
La Vellei in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
La Vellei trying to control the position from guard on top but Venderag is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
La Vellei is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Venderag can do anything to dispel that myth.
La Vellei scoring with some ground and pound.
Venderag is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst La Vellei is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Venderag keeping moving, preventing La Vellei from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Venderag trying to keep a closed guard but La Vellei is proving a slippery customer.
La Vellei controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
La Vellei wants to control from the top but Venderag keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells La Vellei's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
La Vellei is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
La Vellei trying to control but Venderag is working from the bottom.
La Vellei is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Venderag is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
La Vellei pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Venderag is keeping the position for now.
Venderag is trying to control the position from the bottom.
La Vellei trying to move into half guard but instead Venderag has managed to sweep!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Vellei scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Venderag swings for the body but La Vellei moves out of range.
Venderag tries to close the distance and clinch up but La Vellei swats him away and circles back towards the center.
La Vellei really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
La Vellei gets a double leg takedown into Venderag's guard.
La Vellei trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
La Vellei sitting in guard, not really doing much.
La Vellei has gone for a leg lock! Venderag slips out almost immediately though and dives into La Vellei's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
La Vellei trying to control the position.
La Vellei escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Venderag gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
La Vellei is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Venderag defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Vellei lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
La Vellei landing some decent shots from guard.
La Vellei is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
La Vellei is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Venderag can do to turn this around?
Venderag tries to land a sweep but no joy.
La Vellei drops back looking for a leg! Venderag is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Venderag manages to kick La Vellei off! La Vellei jumps back into Venderag's guard.
Venderag is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Vellei scoring with punches to the head and body.
La Vellei trying to control but Venderag is working from the bottom.
La Vellei slips nicely into half guard.
La Vellei is working for a kimura but Venderag is defending it quite comfortably.
La Vellei is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
La Vellei looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Venderag with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Venderag avoiding damage under a succession of punches from La Vellei.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Cristopher La Vellei dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Venderag looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Venderag is defended easily by La Vellei.
La Vellei missing with a left hand there. Venderag was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Venderag.
La Vellei was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Venderag moves out of range of the body kick from La Vellei.
Venderag takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
La Vellei cracks Venderag with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
La Vellei scores with a jab to the head.
La Vellei shoots in looking for a takedown. Venderag tries to sprawl out of it but La Vellei keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Venderag 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.
A low kick lands for La Vellei.
La Vellei drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
La Vellei pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Venderag is keeping the position for now.
Venderag controls La Vellei momentarily but La Vellei frees himself.
La Vellei landing some decent shots from guard.
La Vellei wants to stand but Venderag has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
La Vellei keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Venderag's head.
La Vellei trying to control but Venderag is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venderag preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jean Cristopher La Vellei is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
La Vellei stands and throws Venderag's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Venderag tries to bench press La Vellei off him but La Vellei keeps the position.
La Vellei looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Venderag is trying to escape the position but La Vellei is controlling the position.
Jean Cristopher La Vellei overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
La Vellei decides to stand up, so the ref orders Venderag to his feet.
La Vellei closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Venderag did well to prevent La Vellei getting side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
La Vellei looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Vellei is looking for a kimura but Venderag is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for La Vellei to get the leverage.
La Vellei is taking a breather. Venderag says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Venderag is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
La Vellei stands up out of the half guard.
Venderag is looking to clinch but La Vellei is avoiding it.
La Vellei tried to counter with a leg kick but Venderag avoided it.
La Vellei shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Venderag pinned against the cage. Venderag gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Venderag throws a big counter head kick but La Vellei avoids it with no problem.
Venderag takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Vellei misses with a low kick as Venderag jumps back.
La Vellei tries to score a power double leg takedown but Venderag sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten La Vellei somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean Cristopher La Vellei. That's going to take a lot out of him.
La Vellei thows a left - swing and a miss!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from La Vellei.
Jean Cristopher La Vellei is winning the standup battle so far.
Venderag looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
La Vellei delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
La Vellei misses with a wild combination.
La Vellei sets himself, and Venderag steps forward looking for the clinch! La Vellei avoids it this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Cristopher La Vellei showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for La Vellei, 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Cristopher La Vellei!
Jean Cristopher La Vellei thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cedric De Boise (ranked 2448 p4p, 3371 weight class) and Johnny Drama (ranked 264 p4p, 353 weight class). De Boise comes to the cage accompanied by Do Your Thing. Drama has chosen The Vicious White Kids No Lip as his entrance music. Cedric De Boise has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Cedric De Boise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Drama!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drama throws the left hand but De Boise avoids the punch easily.
De Boise with a jab.
Drama thows a left - swing and a miss!
And De Boise counters with a quick kick to the body but Drama blocks it.
De Boise lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
De Boise tries to move into range but Drama moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Drama misses with a left hand
and De Boise counters with a crisp right hand that drops Drama! De Boise lets Drama back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Drama is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drama tries to bum rush De Boise with a series of wild strikes but De Boise uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
De Boise feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Drama fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but De Boise is out of range.
The fighters circling - Drama throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drama throws an off balance right hand
and De Boise counters with an inside leg kick.
De Boise scores with a kick to the body.
Drama looks winded!
Drama throws a lazy uppercut
and De Boise counters with a nice right hand that sends Drama toppling to the canvas! Drama scrambles and gets back to his feet - can De Boise finish him?!
Drama is still on wobbly legs! Can De Boise finish him?
De Boise lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Drama head around and knocks him out cold! De Boise hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cedric De Boise!
Our winner, Cedric De Boise, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nomor Gai (ranked 5021 p4p, 2318 weight class) and Eric Draven (ranked 504 p4p, 263 weight class). Gai's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Alice Cooper No More Mr. Nice Guy. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 31 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nomor Gai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 2, fighting out of London, Eric Draven!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gai misses with a left hand
and Draven counters with a series of strikes. Gai will be more careful next time no doubt.
Draven looks to land a combination. Gai sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Draven tries to clinch there but Gai circles away.
Gai misses with a low kick.
Draven connects with a body shot.
Draven missing with a left hand there. Gai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gai scores with a decent looking hook.
Draven avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Draven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Draven misses with a series of wild punches.
Gai throws a low kick, looking for Draven's leg but Draven calmly moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Draven throws a series of punches but Gai avoids them all with ease.
Gai throws a hook but Draven avoids it easily.
Gai throws a chopping leg kick but Draven manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Draven throws a sloppy head kick
and Gai makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Eric Draven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Draven gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gai tries to throw a body punch but Draven avoids it by throwing Gai back against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Draven blocking some punches.
Gai is leaning against Draven and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Draven dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Gai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gai lands a shoulder strike.
Draven blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gai misses with a punch on the inside.
Gai throws a head punch that misses.
Draven trying to stall but Gai improves his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Draven throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Draven scores with the left hand. Gai knows he should have avoided that one.
Gai avoids the head kick by Draven.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Draven throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Gai swats away the attempt to clinch by Draven.
Draven displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gai throws out the jab.
Draven takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Draven moves out of range of the body kick from Gai.
Draven misses with a head kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Gai misses its target.
Draven shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Draven.
Draven ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gai moves away.
And Gai counters with a quick kick to the body but Draven blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Draven moves into the clinch.
Draven blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Draven blocks an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Draven taking a breather.
Draven effectively controlling the action here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Draven - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Gai misses with a punch on the inside.
Draven goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gai can't find room to land a body shot as Draven controls the action.
Draven pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gai throws a lazy uppercut
and Gai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Draven.
Draven smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Draven rushes Gai and presses him up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gai misses with some punches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gai.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Draven blocking some punches.
Draven takes a shot to the head.
Draven breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gai comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheers as Draven lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gai doesn't seem phased though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Draven dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gai working aggressively here.
Draven holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gai breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Draven tries a head kick but it misses.
Gai takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Draven gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Gai counters with a nice uppercut.
Eric Draven is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gai has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Draven.
Gai throws a chopping leg kick but Draven manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draven throws a big shot that misses.
Draven is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Draven takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven blocks a head kick by Gai.
Gai throws a body shot but no joy.
Draven gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gai has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Draven is trying to maintain a safe position but Gai gets an underhook and turns Draven into the cage.
Draven breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Draven throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Gai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Draven misses with a body shot.
Draven moves out of range of the leg kick from Gai.
Draven throws a head kick but Gai moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Gai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gai looks to land a left hand but Draven moved out of range nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Draven.
Gai scores with the left hand. Draven knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven scores with a shot to the body.
Gai swats away the attempt to clinch by Draven.
Draven throws a head kick but Gai moves out of range.
Draven tries to score with a low kick but Gai moves his leg out of the way.
Draven stalks Gai and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gai's face. Gai staggers backwards, shaken.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Draven has taken the fight to the clinch.
Draven looking to slow down the pace here.
Draven breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gai takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gai misses with a hook. Draven ducked under it nicely.
Draven misses with a head kick.
Gai is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gai stuns Draven with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Draven throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gai looks to land a left hand but Draven moved out of range nicely.
Draven throws the kick towards the body but Gai avoids it.
Draven has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Draven missing with a left hand there. Gai was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gai throws a poor cross that misses
and Draven counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Draven wants to stall.
Gai has a couple of punches blocked by Draven.
Gai working aggressively here.
Draven pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Draven fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gai misses with a looping left.
Draven throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gai counters with an inside leg kick.
Gai throws a leg kick which misses Draven's front leg but catches the back leg as Draven tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Draven.
Draven throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gai connects with a looping right hand.
Draven throws a head kick that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Gai misses the target.
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 looks to score with a jab to the body but Draven is just out of range.
Good work by Draven as he checks the leg kick.
Draven tries to counter with a clinch but Gai shakes him off and moves away.
Draven takes the fight into the clinch.
Draven pressing his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gai.
Draven blocks an uppercut.
Gai misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Draven showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Draven darts in and clinches Gai up against the cage.
Draven displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gai up against the cage.
Gai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gai lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Draven.
Gai lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Draven pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gai struggles to land a body shot inside as Draven controls his hands.
Draven manages to break the clinch.
Draven is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draven slips a straight right by Gai.
Draven dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gai stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gai attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Gai backs off Draven throws a huge counter combo but Gai manages to avoid it all.
Gai has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Draven.
Draven avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Draven throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gai thinks about countering with a body kick.
Gai misses with a leg kick
and Draven counters with a nice uppercut.
Gai avoids a kick to the body.
Gai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Draven.
Draven tries to counter by closing the distance.
Draven fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gai.
Gai slips a jab and a cross from Draven.
Draven swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gai scoring well with a low kick there.
Gai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Draven.
Draven wants to clinch.
Nomor Gai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gai throws the left hand but Draven avoids the punch easily.
As Gai backs off Draven throws a huge counter combo but Gai manages to avoid it all.
Gai scores with a body shot.
Eric Draven seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Draven clinches.
Gai breaks the clinch.
Gai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from Draven does no damage.
Gai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Draven.
Gai blocks a head kick by Draven.
Gai tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gai just misses with a punch to the body.
Draven looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven misses with a hook.
Draven throws a sloppy head kick
and Gai counters with a leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Gai lands an impressive looking overhand right. Draven doesn't seem phased though.
Gai swings for the body but Draven moves out of range.
Draven moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Draven gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Eric Draven is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Draven pressing his opponent against the cage.
Draven doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gai fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gai tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gai working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draven blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Draven blocks an uppercut.
Gai swings wildly with an uppercut but Draven uses good head movement to avoid it.
Draven slowing the pace effectively.
Draven avoiding damage.
Gai lands a hook that snaps the head of Draven backwards.
Draven blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gai throws a punch but it's blocked by Draven.
Draven misses with an elbow over the top.
Gai throws a punch but it's blocked by Draven.
Gai can't break the clinch.
A hook to the body from Gai.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nomor Gai.
I think Draven 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Draven!
Eric Draven decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
In defeat, Nomor Gai stepped up to the mic, saying 'Sorry Fans About The Lost, Ill Get The Belt Back'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lu Wai Ping (ranked 1088 p4p, 1656 weight class) and Long Schlong (ranked 130 p4p, 189 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 13 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lu Wai Ping!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Long Schlong!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schlong closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wai Ping counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Wai Ping looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wai Ping tries to keep at a distance but Schlong has taken the fight into the clinch.
Schlong successfully pulls guard.
Schlong has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Wai Ping is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Schlong.
Schlong tries to improve position but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schlong struggling a bit here.
Schlong prevents Wai Ping from moving into mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schlong is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Wai Ping's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Wai Ping is thwarting Schlong's attempts to control the position.
Schlong looking for subs from the bottom but Wai Ping mounts him!
Schlong is just holding on here. Wai Ping manages to take his back.
Schlong tries to roll but Wai Ping sticks to his back.
Schlong trying to control the hands but Wai Ping breaks the grip.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schlong is really stuck here.
Schlong looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
You can see the frustration on Schlong's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schlong rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schlong is looking to control Wai Ping's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Schlong avoid being mounted?
Wai Ping sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Schlong trying to control but Wai Ping postures up.
Wai Ping slows the pace down in half guard.
Schlong is trying to maintain the position but Wai Ping is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four 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.
Wai Ping prevents Schlong from improving his position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Schlong wants to get back to full guard but Wai Ping has passed into side control.
Schlong manages to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Schlong is trying to control but Wai Ping passes into side control!
Schlong struggling a bit here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lu Wai Ping dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Schlong takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Schlong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wai Ping paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Schlong moves into the clinch.
Wai Ping throws a knee to the head but misses.
Schlong jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wai Ping walks away with a smile on his face. Schlong gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wai Ping throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wai Ping scores with a jab. Schlong acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Schlong tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wai Ping appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Wai Ping avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Wai Ping misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wai Ping misses with a left hand
and Schlong counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wai Ping keeping moving, preventing Schlong from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schlong looking to pass the guard.
Schlong trying to control but Wai Ping is working from the bottom.
Schlong content to stall in guard here.
Wai Ping keeping moving, preventing Schlong from controlling successfully.
Schlong looking to pass the guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Schlong tries to clinch there but Wai Ping circles away.
Schlong dives in and grabs Wai Ping's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wai Ping pushes down on Schlong's head and hops out.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wai Ping.
Schlong wants to clinch.
Wai Ping jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Wai Ping plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The fighters circle momentarily. Wai Ping darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wai Ping throws a jab when Schlong was well out of range.
Schlong has managed to clinch.
Schlong has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wai Ping is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lu Wai Ping has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Long Schlong.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wai Ping pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Schlong moves into the clinch.
Schlong pulls Wai Ping into guard.
Schlong is looking for a triangle but Wai Ping pushes his legs off easily.
Schlong has his foot on Wai Ping's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wai Ping works his way back into a safe position though.
Schlong wants to sweep here but Wai Ping controlling him for the moment.
Schlong looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Wai Ping passes into side control.
Schlong looking for a sweep but Wai Ping has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Schlong is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schlong is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Schlong has given up his back here.
Schlong wants to control his opponent's hands but Wai Ping gets his hands free.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wai Ping keeps control of the position as Schlong tries to break free.
Wai Ping avoiding Schlong 's attempts to control his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lu Wai Ping dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Schlong takes the fight into the clinch.
Schlong drags the fight down to the ground.
Schlong looking to control.
Schlong looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Wai Ping passes into side control.
Schlong holds on to Wai Ping's head and controls the position momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schlong is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Schlong is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Wai Ping's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schlong is looking to control Wai Ping's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Schlong avoid being mounted?
Schlong manages to get to full guard.
Schlong has his foot on Wai Ping's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wai Ping works his way back into a safe position though.
Schlong trying to control the position here.
Schlong is looking for a triangle here but Wai Ping uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wai Ping decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Wai Ping will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Schlong tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Wai Ping misses with a straight right.
And Schlong tries to counter it with a takedown but Wai Ping pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Schlong moves into range and clinches up with Wai Ping.
Schlong has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wai Ping is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wai Ping throws an elbow but misses.
Wai Ping works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wai Ping lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Schlong or not.
Schlong avoids the elbow strike from Wai Ping, against the cage.
Schlong fails to pull guard.
Wai Ping is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schlong can do to turn this around?
Schlong takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wai Ping working aggressively here.
Wai Ping tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Schlong's elbow.
Wai Ping tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wai Ping lands a nice knee to the body.
Schlong pulls guard.
Schlong tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Schlong is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Schlong looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Wai Ping has picked Schlong up and slammed him! Schlong can't keep hold of the triangle and Wai Ping manages to pass to side control!
Wai Ping controlling the position from side mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schlong is looking to reverse the position.
Long Schlong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wai Ping working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Schlong tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Wai Ping easily slips into full mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
Lu Wai Ping showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wai Ping, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lu Wai Ping!
A relieved looking Lu Wai Ping thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gamzat Gamzatov (ranked 1643 p4p, 1286 weight class) and Roc Le Phat (ranked 212 p4p, 163 weight class). Gamzatov comes to the cage accompanied by Entrance Song. Le Phat is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bonita Applebum. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gamzat Gamzatov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roc Le Phat!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gamzatov blocks a jab.
Gamzatov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Gamzatov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Le Phat knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gamzatov is looking to take a break and control but Le Phat is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Le Phat tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gamzatov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gamzatov working away.
The ground and pound from Gamzatov seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Gamzatov trying to control the action but Le Phat is working from the bottom.
Gamzatov 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Le Phat manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Le Phat is pressing down on Gamzatov's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gamzatov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gamzatov scoring with punches to the head and body.
Le Phat controls Gamzatov momentarily but Gamzatov frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gamzatov trying to control but Le Phat is working from the bottom.
Le Phat 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.
Le Phat keeping moving, preventing Gamzatov from controlling successfully.
Le Phat is looking for a triangle but Gamzatov pushes his legs off easily.
Le Phat keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Gamzatov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Le Phat seems keen to control Gamzatov's posture.
Le Phat trying to keep a closed guard but Gamzatov is proving a slippery customer.
Gamzatov wants to control from the top but Le Phat keeps moving.
Gamzatov landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gamzatov wants to control from the top but Le Phat keeps moving.
Gamzatov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gamzatov sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Le Phat's guard.
Le Phat tries to get to full guard but Gamzatov has control of the leg.
Gamzatov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gamzatov trying to control from half guard but Le Phat is working away.
Le Phat is trying to get back to full guard.
Gamzatov lands strikes from half guard.
Le Phat is pressing down on Gamzatov's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gamzatov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Le Phat has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gamzatov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Le Phat tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Le Phat manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gamzatov manages to get himself to full guard.
Le Phat pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gamzatov is keeping the position for now.
Le Phat throws a big elbow that misses.
Le Phat throws a big right hand that misses.
Le Phat is working Gamzatov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gamzatov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Le Phat is one step ahead there.
My spies in Kung Pao inform me that Le Phat has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Le Phat looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Phat wants to stand but Gamzatov has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Le Phat preventing the sweep.
Gamzatov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gamzatov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Le Phat trying to control the position from guard on top but Gamzatov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Le Phat with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Le Phat looking to pass the guard.
Le Phat wants to control from the top but Gamzatov keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Roc Le Phat will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Le Phat throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gamzatov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Le Phat scores with a nice right hand.
Le Phat closes the distance and clinches.
Le Phat tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gamzatov's elbow.
Le Phat creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gamzatov's defenses.
 It looks like Gamzat Gamzatov has been cut.
Le Phat lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Le Phat.
Le Phat escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Le Phat throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gamzatov attempts a counter takedown but Le Phat avoids it well and moves away.
Le Phat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gamzatov feinted with a counter takedown.
Le Phat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Le Phat connects with a solid leg kick.
Good exchange - Le Phat coming out on top.
Le Phat takes a swing at Gamzatov's ribcage but misses.
Le Phat lands with a hook. Gamzatov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gamzat Gamzatov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Le Phat closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Phat goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gamzatov is looking to take this one to the mat.
Le Phat lands with a light punch inside.
Le Phat lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Le Phat lands a body punch in the clinch.
Le Phat looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Le Phat has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Le Phat throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Le Phat can't find room to land a body shot as Gamzatov controls the action.
Le Phat struggles to land a body shot inside as Gamzatov controls his hands.
Le Phat prevents a takedown attempt there.
Le Phat lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gamzatov backwards.
Le Phat lands a body punch.
Gamzatov tries for a takedown but Le Phat manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gamzat Gamzatov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gamzatov is working for takedown but Le Phat is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gamzatov drops down looking for an ankle pick but Le Phat pulls his leg out and moves away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Le Phat throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice combo by Le Phat! Oh, that's hurt him - Gamzatov falls to the canvas and Le Phat follows him into side control.
 Gamzatov is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The strikes coming from Le Phat are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Oh Gamzatov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Le Phat tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Le Phat has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Le Phat lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Le Phat in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Gamzatov looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Le Phat turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roc Le Phat!
Roc Le Phat 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Josu Aingeru (ranked 1451 p4p, 1535 weight class) and Wacco Longbardo (ranked 185 p4p, 195 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Josu Aingeru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wacco Longbardo!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aingeru misses with a looping right.
Longbardo blocks a jab.
Longbardo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aingeru looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wacco Longbardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aingeru throws a body punch but Longbardo moves out of range.
Aingeru throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Wacco Longbardo has been cut.
Longbardo has managed to clinch.
Aingeru working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Aingeru fails to land.
Longbardo lands an uppercut.
Longbardo wants to stall.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Aingeru.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Longbardo is trying to force a seperation but Aingeru has the dominant position.
A head punch on the inside from Aingeru fails to land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Aingeru wants to break the clinch but can't.
Longbardo tries to land a knee to the head but Aingeru blocks with his arms.
Aingeru misses with a punch on the inside.
Longbardo blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Aingeru scores with a nice short uppercut.
Aingeru breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aingeru blocks a jab.
Longbardo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Longbardo duly obliges.
Aingeru misses with a looping right.
Aingeru misses with a straight right.
A nice side step and Longbardo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Longbardo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Longbardo scores with a shot to the body.
Longbardo stuns Aingeru with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Longbardo throws a body punch but Aingeru moves out of range.
Aingeru appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A combination from Longbardo does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Longbardo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Josu Aingeru has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Longbardo tries to clinch but Aingeru moves out of range.
It looked like Aingeru was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Longbardo.
Longbardo throws a combination. Aingeru tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Aingeru uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Longbardo throws a head kick that misses
and Aingeru counters with a left to the body.
Aingeru ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Longbardo moves away.
Longbardo lands with a kick to the temple. Aingeru shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Both fighters circling a little - Longbardo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Longbardo thows a leg kick but Aingeru checks it
and Aingeru counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Longbardo pushes Aingeru up against the cage in a clinch.
Aingeru doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Longbardo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Longbardo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Longbardo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Longbardo.
Longbardo lands a nice uppercut.
Aingeru lands a hook that snaps the head of Longbardo backwards.
A right hand to the body from Aingeru.
Longbardo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Aingeru lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Aingeru lands a left hand.
Longbardo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Longbardo tries to throw a body punch but Aingeru avoids it by throwing Longbardo back against the cage.
Aingeru scores with a nice hook to the head.
Longbardo struggles to land a body shot inside as Aingeru controls his hands.
Aingeru doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Longbardo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Aingeru lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Aingeru is breathing heavily.
Longbardo lands a left hand.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short left from Longbardo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Longbardo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Longbardo scores with a shot to the side of Aingeru's head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Longbardo obliges.
Longbardo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Longbardo lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longbardo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Longbardo lands an elbow inside.
Good body shot from Longbardo.
Longbardo lands a right hand.
Longbardo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Longbardo lands with a left to the head.
Longbardo lands an elbow that stopped Aingeru in his tracks for a moment.
Longbardo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Longbardo with a knee to the head.
Longbardo lands a body shot.
Longbardo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Longbardo lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A knee to the head by Longbardo.
Longbardo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Aingeru up against the cage.
Aingeru misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wacco Longbardo dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Longbardo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Aingeru takes a step back to recover.
Longbardo clinches with his opponent.
Aingeru can't find room to land a body shot as Longbardo controls the action.
Aingeru lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Longbardo backwards.
Aingeru misses with a body punch.
Longbardo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Aingeru can't find room to land a body shot as Longbardo controls the action.
Longbardo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aingeru struggles to land a body shot inside as Longbardo controls his hands.
Aingeru letting Longbardo take a breather here.
Longbardo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Longbardo misses with an uppercut.
Longbardo tries to clinch but Aingeru moves out of range.
Aingeru throws a body punch but Longbardo moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longbardo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Aingeru eats them both and turns towards Longbardo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Longbardo with a nice calf kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Longbardo.
Aingeru ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Longbardo moves away.
Longbardo misses with a few strikes there.
Longbardo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aingeru thuds his right hand into Longbardo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Longbardo slips a jab from Aingeru.
Longbardo tries to clinch
and Longbardo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aingeru takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aingeru circles away from the clinch attempt.
Longbardo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Longbardo wants to clinch but Aingeru slips to the side
and Longbardo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aingeru missing with a left hand there. Longbardo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Longbardo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Longbardo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
No joy there for Longbardo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aingeru is looking to counter punch.
A jab from Aingeru misses.
Longbardo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aingeru's sensitive parts.
Longbardo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Aingeru connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Longbardo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Aingeru rather than just go for the knockout.
Longbardo looks to score with a jab to the body but Aingeru is just out of range.
Longbardo throws a lazy head kick
and Longbardo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Longbardo throws a sloppy head kick and Aingeru moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Longbardo misses.
Longbardo misses with the combination.
Longbardo cracks Aingeru with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Longbardo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wacco Longbardo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Longbardo - that will leave a mark!
Longbardo misses with a head kick.
Longbardo lands a lovely overhand right.
Longbardo defending well as Aingeru loads up on a big left hand.
Longbardo throws a one two combo.
Aingeru throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Longbardo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Longbardo misses
and Longbardo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aingeru misses the shot to the body.
Longbardo tries to clinch up but Aingeru circles away and keeps his distance.
Longbardo avoids the body shot from Aingeru.
Longbardo has Aingeru up against the cage in a clinch.
Aingeru has had enough of the clinch but Longbardo keeps him there for the moment.
Longbardo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Aingeru on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aingeru blocking some punches.
Aingeru tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Aingeru.
Aingeru can't find room to land a body shot as Longbardo controls the action.
Aingeru throws a punch but it's blocked by Longbardo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wacco Longbardo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Longbardo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aingeru circles away quickly and effectively.
Longbardo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Longbardo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Longbardo has managed to clinch.
Longbardo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Longbardo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Longbardo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Longbardo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Aingeru's face.
Aingeru misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aingeru throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Longbardo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Josu Aingeru's cut is getting worse.
Longbardo lands a body punch.
A short left from Longbardo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aingeru swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Longbardo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Longbardo lands an elbow inside.
Aingeru is rocked!
A short right from Longbardo.
Oh Aingeru is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longbardo lands a body shot.
Longbardo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Aingeru blocks it with crossed arms.
Aingeru seems to have got his legs back now.
Longbardo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Aingeru struggles to land a body shot inside as Longbardo controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Aingeru fails to land.
Longbardo working Aingeru over with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Longbardo.
Aingeru takes a knee to the side of the body.
Longbardo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Longbardo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Aingeru.
Longbardo trying to control the position but instead, Aingeru has worked for underhooks and has pushed Longbardo into the cage.
Aingeru misses with a short punch on the inside.
Longbardo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Longbardo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Longbardo scores with a shot to the side of Aingeru's head.
Longbardo lands with a light punch inside.
Wacco Longbardo 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Longbardo struggles to land a body shot inside as Aingeru controls his hands.
Longbardo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aingeru.
Aingeru working aggressively here.
Aingeru tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Longbardo.
Longbardo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Longbardo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Aingeru fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Aingeru.
Aingeru lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Longbardo backwards.
Aingeru tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Longbardo's elbow.
Aingeru misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Longbardo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Longbardo.
Longbardo lands a good knee to the midsection. Aingeru won't want to take too many of those.
Aingeru working aggressively here.
Longbardo breaks the clinch.
Longbardo lands with a good body shot.
Longbardo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Aingeru counters with a nice body shot.
Longbardo moves to clinch but Aingeru breaks away
and Aingeru makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Aingeru takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Longbardo tries to close the distance and clinch but Aingeru swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longbardo throws a series of strikes that have Aingeru backpedaling.
Longbardo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aingeru throwing a counter right hand but Longbardo manages to avoid it.
Longbardo throws a sloppy head kick
and Aingeru counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Josu Aingeru has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Longbardo scores with a nice body kick.
Aingeru just misses with a punch to the body.
Longbardo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Longbardo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Aingeru connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Longbardo throws a body punch but Aingeru moves out of range.
Longbardo lands a front kick.
Longbardo is looking to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wacco Longbardo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Longbardo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wacco Longbardo!
In defeat, Josu Aingeru stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thanks for coming..I'll be back'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pauke Murhaa (ranked 784 p4p, 1071 weight class) and John Muir (ranked 113 p4p, 156 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 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pauke Murhaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Muir!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muir is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Murhaa's half guard.
Muir not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Murhaa is controlling Muir's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Muir working the head and body with strikes.
Muir is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Murhaa doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Muir.
Murhaa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Muir.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muir not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muir takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Murhaa is controlling Muir's trapped leg to prevent Muir from advancing to side control.
Muir throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Muir stalling away here and it's allowed Murhaa to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Muir throws a big elbow that misses.
Muir has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Muir is looking to work some ground and pound but Murhaa has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Murhaa is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Muir with a flurry of punches that miss.
Muir is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Muir throwing strikes from guard but Murhaa blocks nicely.
Muir throwing strikes from guard but Murhaa blocks nicely.
Muir throws an elbow that misses. Murhaa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Muir's guard. Nice move by Murhaa!
Murhaa content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muir working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Murhaa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Murhaa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Muir trying to control the position here.
Muir looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Murhaa passes into side control.
Murhaa working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Muir tries to improve position but can't.
Muir regains half guard.
Muir is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Murhaa pulls his head out easily.
Muir has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Murhaa is working away from the top position though.
Muir is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Murhaa pulls his head out easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Muir trying to control here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Muir dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Muir wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Muir looks to land a left hand but Murhaa moved out of range nicely.
As Muir looks to move away, Murhaa throws a big counter combo but Muir just gets out of the way.
Muir misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Murhaa to counter with a crisp jab.
Muir throws a big shot that misses.
Muir misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murhaa.
Muir lands a nice looking body shot.
Murhaa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Murhaa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Muir.
Murhaa seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa throws a hook but Muir blocks it.
Muir is looking to land body kicks.
Murhaa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Murhaa slips a jab from Muir.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa feints and then cracks Muir's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Muir down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Muir. Murhaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Muir has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murhaa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
It looked like Murhaa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Murhaa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Muir throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Muir throws out a loose jab but Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murhaa feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Muir digs a good hook to Murhaa's body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Muir lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Murhaa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Murhaa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
John Muir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muir throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murhaa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Muir throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Muir gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Murhaa.
Muir is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Muir feints a jab promting Murhaa to slip. Muir then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Murhaa slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Muir rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murhaa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Muir dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Murhaa. That did some damage!
Murhaa missing with a left hand there. Muir was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Muir tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Muir fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Murhaa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A nice leg kick lands there from Muir.
Murhaa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Muir throws out the jab.
Muir takes a swing at Murhaa's ribcage but misses.
Muir has closed the distance and engaged Murhaa in a clinch.
Murhaa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Muir fails to land.
Murhaa dodges an elbow strike from Muir.
Murhaa pushes Muir back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Murhaa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muir tries to throw a body punch but Murhaa avoids it by throwing Muir back against the cage.
Murhaa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Muir misses with a hook to the ribs.
Murhaa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Murhaa lands a head shot.
A punch lands to the side of Muir 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Murhaa closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Muir out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pauke Murhaa!
An out of breath Pauke Murhaa 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Babinski (ranked 306 p4p, 518 weight class) and Haise Sasaki (ranked 52 p4p, 73 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Babinski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Haise Sasaki !
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babinski misses the jab.
Sasaki missing with a left hand there. Babinski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Babinski was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A clash of legs there as Babinski blocks the low kick.
Babinski definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Babinski thuds a left hand into Sasaki 's body.
Babinski misses with a double jab.
Sasaki is looking to land body kicks.
It looked like Babinski was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sasaki .
Babinski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sasaki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Haise Sasaki has been cut.
Sasaki darts in and clinches Babinski up against the cage.
Babinski avoids a wild elbow strike from Sasaki .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Babinski wants to break free but Sasaki has control.
Babinski struggles to land a body shot inside as Sasaki controls his hands.
Sasaki takes a shot to the head.
Babinski is trying to break free.
Babinski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Babinski lands with a light punch inside.
Sasaki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Babinski's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sasaki prevents Babinski from breaking the clinch.
Babinski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Babinski throws a hook but Sasaki avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Sasaki releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Babinski breaks from the clinch.
Babinski misses with a straight left.
Babinski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Babinski lands a right hook to the body.
Babinski misses with a head kick.
Babinski's corner calls for a 1-2. Babinski obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sasaki darts in and clinches Babinski up against the cage.
Babinski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch on the inside from Sasaki fails to land.
Sasaki scores with a shot to the side of Babinski's head.
Sasaki tries to throw a body punch but Babinski avoids it by throwing Sasaki back against the cage.
Sasaki lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sasaki lands an elbow just above Babinski 's eye.
It looks like Viktor Babinski has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babinski is trying to break free.
Babinski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sasaki can't find room to land a body shot as Babinski controls the action.
Babinski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sasaki stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short uppercut from Sasaki .
Sasaki swings wildly with an uppercut but Babinski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Babinski breaks the clinch.
A slow jab from Sasaki misses its intended target.
Babinski lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Babinski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sasaki .
Babinski moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Babinski throws a lazy uppercut
and Sasaki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Babinski swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sasaki .
A telegraphed right hand from Babinski misses the target.
Babinski throws a sloppy head kick and Sasaki moves out of range easily.
Sasaki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A counter left hand to the body from Babinski misses its target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Sasaki .
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sasaki .
Babinski cracks Sasaki with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That has opened up Haise Sasaki 's cut even more.
Babinski fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Sasaki to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Sasaki looks to clinch but Babinski throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Sasaki taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Viktor Babinski!
Viktor Babinski retains his heavyweight title!
Viktor Babinski seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Haise Sasaki was interviewed post fight and said 'Back to the gym.'.
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