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PANDA 76 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Meyer (ranked 3921 p4p, 3682 weight class) and Marcelinho Lima (ranked 399 p4p, 382 weight class). Marcelinho Lima 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 11 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscar Meyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelinho Lima!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lima closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lima tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Lima misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Meyer is looking to reverse the position.
Meyer is pushing Lima's head away, looking to escape. Lima manages to hold on to the position though.
Meyer trying to remain calm as Lima controls from the top position.
Lima in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Meyer is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marcelinho Lima!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aleksander Kazimierz (ranked 3914 p4p, 4034 weight class) and Samuel Little (ranked 180 p4p, 184 weight class). Kazimierz comes to the cage accompanied by https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WJFjXtHcy4. Samuel Little will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 11 - 19 - 2, fighting out of London, Aleksander Kazimierz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Samuel Little!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Little. Kazimierz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Little buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kazimierz changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Little looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Little tries to buck Kazimierz off but Kazimierz is having none of it.
Kazimierz tries to move into full mount but can't pass Little's legs.
A lull in the action here as Kazimierz stalls from top position.
Little on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Little struggling a bit here.
Kazimierz just content to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little trying his best to control but Kazimierz has mounted him.
Kazimierz connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kazimierz in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kazimierz 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.
Kazimierz sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Little tries to lock up and control but Kazimierz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kazimierz is working for a guillotine from mount but Little frees his head quite easily.
Little is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazimierz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kazimierz is landing with some decent strikes but Little is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kazimierz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kazimierz has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Kazimierz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kazimierz with the ground and pound from mount.
Little really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kazimierz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kazimierz scoring with strikes but Little is staying in there.
Little really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kazimierz working for a guillotine from mount but Little is in no mood to give up.
Kazimierz postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Little looks a forlorn figure.
Little tries to lock up and control but Kazimierz gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kazimierz lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Little is working to get back to half guard.
Kazimierz working the ground and pound effectively.
 Little is rocked!
Kazimierz postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Little in real trouble here! The ref calls for Little to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aleksander Kazimierz!
Aleksander Kazimierz decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gatekeeper Devil (ranked 21537 p4p, 2978 weight class) and Ace Giannis Ignacio (ranked 735 p4p, 383 weight class). Ignacio comes into a darkened arena with his song building. This is the Moment kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
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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 5 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gatekeeper Devil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ace Giannis Ignacio!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ignacio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Devil bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ignacio blocks a head kick by Devil.
Devil throws a head kick that misses
enabling Ignacio to counter with a crisp jab.
 It looks like Gatekeeper Devil has been cut.
Ignacio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ignacio tries to keep at a distance but Devil has taken the fight into the clinch.
Devil tries to land knees in the clinch but Ignacio avoids the damage to the body.
Devil tries to land a knee to the head but Ignacio blocks with his arms.
Ignacio working aggressively here.
Devil slows down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Devil being controlled against the cage.
Devil blocking some punches.
Ignacio managing to block the knees to the body from Devil.
Ignacio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Devil with a knee to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ignacio.
Ignacio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ace Giannis Ignacio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ignacio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Devil forces Ignacio back against the cage and clinches.
Ignacio managing to block the knees to the body from Devil.
Devil landing knees to the head.
 It looks like Ace Giannis Ignacio has been cut.
Ignacio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Devil is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ignacio is defending well for now.
Ignacio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ignacio takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ignacio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Devil tries to land knees in the clinch but Ignacio avoids the damage to the body.
Devil connects with a knee to the head.
Ignacio pressing his opponent against the cage.
Devil missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ignacio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ignacio misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignacio stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ignacio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Devil really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ignacio lands with a light punch inside.
Devil tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Devil tries to throw a body punch but Ignacio avoids it by throwing Devil back against the cage.
Ignacio managing to block the knees to the body from Devil.
Devil trying to land knees to the body.
Devil with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ignacio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Devil's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
 Devil is rocked!
Ignacio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oh Devil is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ignacio has Devil up against the cage in a clinch.
Ignacio scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Ignacio.
Ignacio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Devil throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ignacio blocks it with crossed arms.
Ignacio creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Devil with a big uppercut! Devil tries to clinch up but Ignacio pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Devil to the mat! Devil covers up and Ignacio unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ace Giannis Ignacio!
Ace Giannis Ignacio looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Im not surprise maducfuckrsss'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Willem Kriel (ranked 16228 p4p, 2763 weight class) and Steven Kennedy (ranked 680 p4p, 355 weight class). Kriel comes to the cage accompanied by Jack Parow & Freshlyground - Army Of One. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Willem Kriel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 37 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steven Kennedy!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kriel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kennedy was well out of range. Poor timing from Kriel.
Kennedy with a poor takedown
and Kriel counters with a head kick. That will keep Kennedy thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Kriel connects with a body shot.
Kriel slips a jab from Kennedy.
Kennedy sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kriel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Willem Kriel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kennedy scores with a head kick.
Kriel misses with a kick to the body.
Kriel throws an off balance right hand
and Kennedy counters with a stiff right hand.
We've been informed that Kennedy has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Kriel throws a body kick that misses.
Kennedy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kriel with a body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kriel.
Kriel thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kennedy if he has to take too many more of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice takedown defense from Kriel. No joy for Kennedy on that attempt.
Kriel misses with a low kick as Kennedy jumps back.
Kriel misses with a body shot.
Good work by Kennedy as he checks the leg kick.
And Kennedy tries to counter it with a takedown but Kriel pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kriel works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy closes the distance and clinches.
Kriel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kennedy throws out a leg kick but Kriel moves out of range and Kennedy only half commits.
Kennedy checks a leg kick.
Kriel throws a leg kick but Kennedy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kennedy.
Kennedy throws a chopping leg kick but Kriel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kriel throwing a counter right hand but Kennedy manages to avoid it.
Kriel misses with a low kick.
A jab lands there for Kriel.
Kennedy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jab by Kennedy.
Kennedy throws a front kick aimed at Kriel's knee but Kriel avoids it well.
Willem Kriel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kennedy throws a jab when Kriel was well out of range.
Kriel scores with a jab.
Kriel missing with a left hand there. Kennedy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kennedy follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kriel checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kriel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kennedy at a distance.
Kennedy moves out of range of the body kick from Kriel.
Kriel attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kennedy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kennedy looks to land a body kick but Kriel moved away.
Kriel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kriel loads up on a big right hand but Kennedy slips the punch.
Kennedy throws a jab but it's blocked by Kriel.
Kriel ducks under a wild hook from Kennedy.
Kennedy tries to land a body kick
enabling Kriel to counter with a crisp jab.
Kennedy is looking to chop away at Kriel's legs.
Kennedy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kennedy lands a nice shot to the body.
Kriel throws a head kick that misses.
Kennedy throws a leg kick that misses.
Kriel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kennedy tries to counter with a clinch but Kriel shakes him off and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy misses with a low kick as Kriel jumps back.
Kriel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kennedy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A jab from Kriel misses.
Kriel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A head kick by Kennedy misses
and Kriel makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kriel checks a low kick from Kennedy.
Kennedy throws a solid leg kick but Kriel takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kennedy.
Kriel misses with an uppercut
and Kennedy counters with a solid body kick.
Kennedy throws a series of punches but Kriel avoids them all with ease.
Kriel throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kennedy on the side of the head.
Kriel avoids the head kick by Kennedy.
Kennedy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kriel. Kriel obviously looking to wear him down.
Kriel throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kennedy.
Kriel throws a jab when Kennedy was well out of range.
Kriel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kennedy doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy throws a sloppy head kick and Kriel moves out of range easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kriel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A jab from Kriel misses.
Kriel scores with a jab to the head.
Kriel fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kennedy checks it well.
Kennedy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kennedy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kriel on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kriel swats away the attempt to clinch by Kennedy.
Kennedy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
An inside leg kick lands from Kriel.
Kriel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kennedy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A cross from Kriel lands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Willem Kriel dominated that round.
That's time! Kriel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kriel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kennedy pushes Kriel up against the cage in a clinch.
Kennedy blocks the elbow strike.
Kennedy dodges an elbow strike from Kriel.
Kriel breaks the clinch.
Kriel lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kennedy takes a step back to recover.
A slow jab from Kriel misses its intended target.
Kennedy looks to land a body kick but Kriel moved away.
Kriel throwing a counter right hand but Kennedy manages to avoid it.
Kennedy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kriel moves away.
Kennedy checks a leg kick nicely.
Kennedy throws a series of strikes that have Kriel backpedaling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kriel thuds a left hand into Kennedy's body.
Kriel tries to land a body kick
and Kennedy counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the liver by Kennedy. Beautiful body shot.
Kennedy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kriel misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy needs to keep his hands up - Kriel had a free shot at his head there.
A head kick by Kriel misses
and Kennedy counters with a nice uppercut.
Kriel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kennedy.
Kennedy counters with a body kick.
Willem Kriel is winning the standup battle so far.
Kennedy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kriel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kriel is looking to slow Kennedy down with leg kicks.
Kennedy slips under a jab from Kriel.
Kriel attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kennedy misses with a hook. Kriel ducked under it nicely.
Kriel on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kennedy throws a series of punches but Kriel moves out of range.
Kriel thinks about countering with a head kick.
Kriel misses with a double jab.
Kennedy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kennedy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kriel goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kriel thumps Kennedy with a low kick.
Kriel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kriel blocks a head kick by Kennedy.
Kennedy tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kriel is able to avoid easily.
Kriel sizes up Kennedy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kennedy looks to throw the jab but Kriel is out of range.
Kriel throws out a leg kick but Kennedy moves out of range and Kriel only half commits.
Kennedy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kennedy moves away from the strike by Kriel.
Kriel blocks a head kick by Kennedy.
Kriel tries to work over Kennedy's front leg with a kick but Kennedy checks it.
Kennedy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kriel to score with a decent uppercut.
Kennedy sizes up Kriel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kennedy throws a body punch but Kriel moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kriel misses with a wild body shot.
Kennedy scores with the left hand. Kriel knows he should have avoided that one.
Kriel motions for Kennedy to come forward. Kriel throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kriel throws an overhand right that lands on Kennedy's shoulder, as Kennedy tries to avoid the shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kriel, as that shot connected.
Kennedy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kriel.
Kriel quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Kennedy misses the shot to the body.
Kriel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kennedy throws a body kick that misses.
Kriel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kennedy.
Kriel tries to land a leg kick but Kennedy saw it coming and moves away.
A jab lands there for Kriel.
Kennedy avoids the body shot from Kriel.
Kennedy moves forwards but Kriel connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy scoring well with a low kick there.
Kriel misses with a kick to the body.
Kriel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kennedy misses with a leg kick.
Kriel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kriel missing with a left hand there. Kennedy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kriel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kennedy with a hook.
Kriel throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kennedy counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick misses from Kriel.
Kriel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kennedy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kriel throws a head kick that misses.
Kriel misses with a body punch
and Kennedy counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Steven Kennedy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Kennedy misses with a wild body shot.
Jab from Kriel.
Kennedy takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kriel's corner calls for a 1-2. Kriel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kennedy misses the shot to the body.
Kennedy moves out of range of the strikes.
Kennedy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kennedy takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kriel misses with a lunging right hand
and Kennedy makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kriel really felt that one!
Kriel moves out of range of the body kick.
Kriel throws a head kick but Kennedy moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kennedy throws a big shot that misses.
Kennedy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kriel seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kriel just misses with a punch to the body.
Kriel throws a head kick but Kennedy moves out of range.
Kennedy looks to land a left hand but Kriel moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy throws a hook but Kriel blocks it.
Kennedy swings for the body but Kriel moves out of range.
Kriel is looking for a counter combo.
Kriel tries to work over Kennedy's front leg with a kick but Kennedy checks it.
Kennedy throws a right and a left that Kriel avoids nicely.
A clash of legs there as Kennedy blocks the low kick.
Kennedy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kriel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kennedy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kriel takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kennedy blocks a jab.
Kennedy throws a body shot but no joy.
Kennedy throws a leg kick but Kriel moved away.
Kennedy lands a jab to Kriel's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Kriel.
Kennedy wants to land a leg kick but Kriel is out of range.
Kriel throws a solid leg kick but Kennedy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kriel.
Kennedy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kriel with a body shot.
Kriel lands a right hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping leg kick lands for Kriel.
Nice shot by Kriel.
Kriel misses with a hook
and Kennedy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That kick from Kennedy tenderised Kriel's leg. Kriel is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kriel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kriel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kennedy throws out a leg kick but Kriel moves out of range and Kennedy only half commits.
Kriel is looking to counter punch.
Kennedy lands a head kick!
Kriel throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kennedy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kriel.
Kriel lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kriel throws a hook but Kennedy blocks it.
Kennedy is looking to land body kicks.
Kennedy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kennedy wants to counter the offense by Kriel and move into the clinch position.
Kennedy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kriel.
Kennedy lands the left hand.
Kennedy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kennedy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kennedy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kriel tries to score with a low kick but Kennedy moves his leg out of the way.
Kriel throws a combination that misses
so Kennedy counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kennedy controlling from the top position.
Kriel keeping full guard, as Kennedy tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kriel is controlling Kennedy's posture.
Kriel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kennedy trying to control but Kriel is working from the bottom.
Kriel has momentary wrist control but Kennedy slips an elbow through the middle.
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!
Kennedy postures up in Kriel's guard and throws a big left but Kriel blocks it.
Kennedy looking to sit in guard and control but Kriel gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
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 Willem Kriel.
I think Kriel has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Willem Kriel!
Willem Kriel bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Corey Clark (ranked 2407 p4p, 1689 weight class) and Ken Miller (ranked 114 p4p, 85 weight class). Miller is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: 2pac - Im A Souljah. Ken Miller 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Corey Clark !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ken Miller!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Clark throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clark throws a good cross that connects.
Clark misses with a hook.
Miller avoids the body shot from Clark .
Clark throws a body shot but no joy.
Miller tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Clark scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Clark throws a looping overhand right but Miller ducks down to avoid it.
Clark lunges at Miller with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Miller's hand.
Clark is looking to wear down Miller with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Miller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clark .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Miller slips under a jab.
Miller changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A jab from Clark finds it's way through Miller's defenses.
A cross from Clark lands.
Miller swats away the attempt to clinch by Clark .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Clark throws the left hand but Miller avoids the punch easily.
Miller ducks under a wild hook from Clark .
Clark shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Miller manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Miller working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Clark doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Clark manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Clark distracts Miller with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Miller throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Miller looking for subs off his back but Clark has passed one foot through into half guard.
Miller is looking to control Clark 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Miller avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Miller tries to roll over but Clark keeps him under control.
Clark scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Miller is trying to get back to full guard.
Miller regains full guard. Nicely done.
Clark avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clark landing some decent shots from guard.
Clark is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark won't allow Miller to sweep him here.
Clark working some strikes from top position.
Clark scoring with punches to the head and body.
Miller looking for a guillotine here but Clark defends easily.
Miller is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Clark defends well.
Clark stands up over Miller, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Miller is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Clark is aware though and is defending well.
Clark postures up and lands a big shot to Miller's brow.
Clark content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Clark scoring with punches to the head and body.
Clark postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Clark landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Clark distracts Miller with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Miller has momentary wrist control but Clark slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miller is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Clark landing some decent shots from guard.
Clark is in close to Miller's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Miller is rocked!
Clark stands up over Miller, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Miller is still in real trouble! Can Clark finish him?
Clark working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Clark makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Clark loads up on a big left hand. Miller felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Clark looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Miller can't hide his disappointment, as Clark celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Corey Clark !
In his post fight interview, Corey Clark started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Ken Miller spoke after the fight, saying '129iq'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Albert Van Rooy (ranked 2209 p4p, 3421 weight class) and Leopold Galute (ranked 244 p4p, 361 weight class). 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Albert Van Rooy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leopold Galute!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Rooy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Van Rooy gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Galute to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Galute wants to control from the top but Van Rooy keeps moving.
Galute stands and steps away. Van Rooy gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Galute throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Galute gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Van Rooy to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Galute has his feet on Van Rooy's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Rooy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galute shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Van Rooy as he jumps to the side.
Van Rooy closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Galute to the mat! Galute manages to get full guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Galute manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Van Rooy ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Van Rooy no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Galute drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Galute jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Galute passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Galute tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Galute is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Van Rooy has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galute looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Van Rooy is looking to regain half guard here but Galute keeps moving and retains side control.
Galute trying to control the position but Van Rooy is working away.
Van Rooy struggling a bit here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Galute is trying to get an arm triangle but Van Rooy is defending well.
Galute connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Van Rooy some visible discomfort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galute has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Galute looking to score a takedown here. Van Rooy is defending well but Galute drives through and ends up in Van Rooy's guard.
Van Rooy seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Galute looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Van Rooy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Galute defends well.
Galute scoring with some ground and pound.
Galute trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galute 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.
Van Rooy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Galute doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Galute manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Galute looking to sit in guard and control but Van Rooy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Galute looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Van Rooy is defending well. Galute quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Van Rooy has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Galute celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Leopold Galute!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Leopold Galute waved his t-shirt featuring HELLBENT's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Thoressen (ranked 1629 p4p, 2373 weight class) and Bazar Al Jhit (ranked 180 p4p, 267 weight class). Al Jhit comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Greatest Light is the Greatest Shade kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Bazar Al Jhit has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Magnus Thoressen's chin.
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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 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magnus Thoressen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bazar Al Jhit!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thoressen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Al Jhit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Al Jhit lands a lovely overhand right.
Bazar Al Jhit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thoressen slips under a jab.
Thoressen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Al Jhit.
Thoressen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A combination from Thoressen does no damage.
Thoressen lands a leg kick that knocks Al Jhit off balance momentarily.
Al Jhit stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thoressen ducks under a wild hook from Al Jhit.
Thoressen throwing a counter right hand but Al Jhit manages to avoid it.
Thoressen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Al Jhit lands a head shot.
Thoressen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thoressen wants to clinch.
Thoressen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Al Jhit misses with a hook
and Thoressen counters with an inside leg kick.
Al Jhit takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Al Jhit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thoressen.
Al Jhit on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Thoressen misses with an uppercut. Al Jhit saw that one coming.
Al Jhit gets the takedown into side control.
Thoressen is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Al Jhit is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Al Jhit throws some wild stikes that Thoressen manages to avoid easily.
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!
Al Jhit lands a couple of good shots and Thoressen has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Thoressen covering up well and avoiding damage.
Thoressen is trying to break free.
Al Jhit is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Al Jhit controlling well, preventing Thoressen from escaping the position.
Al Jhit is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Thoressen knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Thoressen for a finish.
Well, with Al Jhit on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Thoressen is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thoressen is in a bad position with Al Jhit working for a choke. Thoressen manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
Al Jhit escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Thoressen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Thoressen preventing the sweep.
Thoressen postures up.
Our spies down at at Finish the Fight inform us that Al Jhit has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Thoressen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thoressen wants to stand but Al Jhit is controlling his posture from full guard.
Thoressen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Thoressen stands and steps away. Al Jhit gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Thoressen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Al Jhit fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Thoressen moves away from the strike by Al Jhit.
Al Jhit misses with an uppercut
and Thoressen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Al Jhit finds it's way through Thoressen's defenses.
Al Jhit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice cross by Al Jhit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bazar Al Jhit will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Thoressen clinches up with Al Jhit and pushes him back against the cage.
Thoressen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thoressen gets through Al Jhit's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Al Jhit has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Thoressen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Thoressen has a couple of punches blocked by Al Jhit.
Thoressen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Al Jhit blocking some punches.
Thoressen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Al Jhit backwards.
Al Jhit successfully pulls guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thoressen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Thoressen stopping the sweep attempt from Al Jhit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thoressen has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Al Jhit is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Thoressen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Al Jhit swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Thoressen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bazar Al Jhit has got the better of the ground game so far.
Thoressen wants to stand but Al Jhit has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
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.
Al Jhit looks to land a right hand but Thoressen moved out of range.
As Al Jhit looks to move away, Thoressen throws a big counter combo but Al Jhit just gets out of the way.
Jab from Thoressen.
Thoressen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thoressen lands a nice shot that snaps Al Jhit's head back.
A telegraphed right hand from Thoressen misses the target.
Thoressen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Al Jhit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Al Jhit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thoressen throwing a counter right hand but Al Jhit manages to avoid it.
Thoressen tries to keep at a distance but Al Jhit has taken the fight into the clinch.
Al Jhit looking to slow down the pace here.
Thoressen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Al Jhit blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thoressen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Thoressen misses with the head strike.
Thoressen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Al Jhit has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Al Jhit changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Thoressen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Thoressen connects with a crisp jab.
Al Jhit slips under a jab from Thoressen.
Al Jhit slips a jab and a cross from Thoressen.
Al Jhit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thoressen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Al Jhit! But no joy.
A swing and a miss from Al Jhit.
Al Jhit misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Thoressen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thoressen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Al Jhit.
Thoressen is looking to counter punch.
Thoressen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice defenses there by Thoressen.
Thoressen misses with a straight right.
Magnus Thoressen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thoressen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Al Jhit circles away quickly and effectively.
Al Jhit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thoressen is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Thoressen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Al Jhit might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Al Jhit scores with a jab.
Al Jhit rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thoressen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thoressen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And Al Jhit tries to counter it with a takedown but Thoressen pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Thoressen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Al Jhit scores with a shot to the body.
Thoressen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Thoressen dominated that second round.
That's time! Thoressen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Thoressen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Al Jhit.
Al Jhit throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Al Jhit. Thoressen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Al Jhit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thoressen swinging wildly here.
A telegraphed right hand from Al Jhit misses the target.
Al Jhit feints a jab promting Thoressen to slip. Al Jhit then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Thoressen slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Thoressen misses with a few strikes there.
Al Jhit throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thoressen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Jhit takes a swing at Thoressen's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Thoressen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Al Jhit catches Thoressen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A left lands for Thoressen.
Al Jhit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Jhit connects with a body shot.
Al Jhit throws a lazy uppercut
and Thoressen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Al Jhit misses with a hook. Thoressen ducked under it nicely.
Thoressen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Al Jhit throws a right and a left that Thoressen avoids nicely.
Thoressen tries a low kick but Al Jhit avoids it.
Thoressen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Al Jhit moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Al Jhit let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Al Jhit circles away from the clinch attempt.
Al Jhit throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Thoressen to counter with a crisp jab.
Al Jhit connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Thoressen momentarily.
Thoressen misses with a series of wild punches.
Thoressen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Thoressen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thoressen throws the left hand but Al Jhit avoids the punch easily.
Nice cross by Thoressen.
Al Jhit throws a right and a left that both miss.
Magnus Thoressen is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thoressen clinches up with Al Jhit and pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thoressen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Al Jhit.
Thoressen connects with a knee to the head.
Al Jhit misses with the head strike.
Thoressen tries a knee to the head but Al Jhit blocks it.
Thoressen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thoressen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Al Jhit blocks it with crossed arms.
Al Jhit is stalling here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thoressen lands a hook that snaps the head of Al Jhit backwards.
Al Jhit is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Thoressen fails to land.
Al Jhit working hard to break the clinch.
Thoressen misses with a knee strike.
Thoressen looking to throw knees to the head but Al Jhit is blocking nicely.
Thoressen misses with some punches.
Thoressen misses with a knee strike.
Thoressen lands with a right to the head.
Thoressen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Al Jhit's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thoressen throws a punch but it's blocked by Al Jhit.
Thoressen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thoressen is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A head punch on the inside from Thoressen fails to land.
Thoressen misses with a knee to the head.
Al Jhit goes for a takedown in the clinch but Thoressen prevents it.
Al Jhit stalling against the cage.
Al Jhit throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Thoressen fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Magnus Thoressen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Thoressen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Magnus Thoressen!
Magnus Thoressen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gilberto Chamba (ranked 1952 p4p, 1374 weight class) and Rex The Leviathan (ranked 215 p4p, 158 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gilberto Chamba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rex The Leviathan!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chamba tries to clinch up but The Leviathan circles away and keeps his distance.
The Leviathan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Chamba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Leviathan was well out of range. Poor timing from Chamba.
Chamba scores with a nice body kick.
Chamba has been working on his boxing with his coaches at House of 1000 Corpses in the buildup to the fight.
Chamba throws a right and a left that The Leviathan avoids nicely.
Chamba wants to land a leg kick but The Leviathan is out of range.
A big left from Chamba misses.
Chamba scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The Leviathan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chamba paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Rex The Leviathan has been cut.
The Leviathan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Leviathan throws a hook to the side of Chamba's head but Chamba sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A shot to the body from Chamba misses
and The Leviathan counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chamba fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and The Leviathan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Chamba throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The Leviathan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The Leviathan looks winded!
Chamba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chamba connects with a high kick.
The fighters circling - The Leviathan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chamba throws a body kick that misses
and The Leviathan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chamba bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Chamba tries a head kick but it misses.
Chamba misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chamba ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gilberto Chamba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Leviathan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A head kick by Chamba misses
and The Leviathan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The Leviathan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Chamba is looking to land body kicks.
Chamba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Leviathan misses with a straight right.
Nice shot by Chamba.
Chamba misses the shot to the body.
Chamba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Leviathan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chamba throws a sloppy head kick and The Leviathan moves out of range easily.
Chamba throws a right hand that misses
enabling The Leviathan to counter with a crisp jab.
Chamba rushes The Leviathan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The Leviathan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Chamba digs a right hand underneath The Leviathan's ribcage. The Leviathan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Chamba can't find room to land a body shot as The Leviathan controls the action.
Chamba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chamba blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The Leviathan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The Leviathan tries to bum rush Chamba with a series of wild strikes but Chamba uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The Leviathan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The Leviathan throws a lazy right hand but Chamba sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chamba misses with an attempted mid kick.
Chamba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chamba tries to clinch
and The Leviathan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Gilberto Chamba has been cut.
Chamba throws a lazy body kick
and Chamba takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chamba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Leviathan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice body kick from Chamba.
Chamba tries to clinch up
and The Leviathan counters with a three punch combo that has Chamba backing up. Chamba nods at The Leviathan to acknowledge the strikes.
Jab by Chamba.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gilberto Chamba dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A jab from Chamba misses.
Chamba throws a body shot but no joy.
Chamba looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chamba throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The Leviathan throws a body shot but no joy.
The Leviathan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Chamba tries to close the distance and clinch but The Leviathan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The Leviathan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chamba throws a body punch but The Leviathan moves out of range.
Chamba throws a head kick that half lands.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Leviathan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chamba's elbow.
The Leviathan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Leviathan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A nice leg kick from Chamba, right into the meat of the thigh.
The Leviathan connects with a body shot that sends Chamba's belly button to the back.
The Leviathan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chamba counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps The Leviathan thinking.
A punch lands to the side of The Leviathan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Chamba jabs at The Leviathan's body.
Chamba misses with a wild body shot.
Chamba scores with a punch to the head.
Gilberto Chamba is winning the standup battle so far.
Chamba lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chamba tries to close the distance and clinch but The Leviathan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chamba throws a body shot but no joy.
The Leviathan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chamba throws out the jab.
Chamba scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. The Leviathan doesn't seem bothered though.
Chamba tries to clinch up
and The Leviathan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The Leviathan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chamba on the side of the head.
Chamba throws out a loose jab but The Leviathan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chamba fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with The Leviathan, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chamba misses with an elbow over the top.
The Leviathan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from The Leviathan in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Chamba misses the body punch
and The Leviathan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Leviathan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chamba manages to avoid it.
The Leviathan throws a one two combo.
Chamba throws a head kick but The Leviathan moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from The Leviathan on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Chamba throws a sloppy body shot
and The Leviathan counters with a low kick, right behind Chamba 's knee.
The Leviathan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Chamba throws a body shot but no joy.
Chamba looks to score with a jab to the body but The Leviathan is just out of range.
It seemed like The Leviathan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chamba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from The Leviathan. Chamba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chamba is looking to wear down The Leviathan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Leviathan moves out of range of the leg kick from Chamba.
Chamba throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck The Leviathan on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chamba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from The Leviathan! But no joy.
The Leviathan cracks Chamba with a right hand to the side of the head.
The Leviathan walks into a straight right hand from Chamba.
Chamba misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Leviathan drops his hands momentarily and Chamba takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Chamba throws a hook to the side of The Leviathan's head but The Leviathan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Leviathan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chamba.
A punch combination from Chamba misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gilberto Chamba dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Chamba darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The Leviathan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chamba.
Sloppy strikes from The Leviathan. Those never looked like landing.
The Leviathan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Chamba swings for the body but The Leviathan moves out of range.
The Leviathan keeps the fight on the outside.
The Leviathan appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Chamba throws a lazy uppercut
and The Leviathan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chamba misses with a head kick.
The Leviathan misses the jab.
A head kick by Chamba misses
enabling The Leviathan to counter with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Chamba.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chamba pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chamba slips under a jab.
Chamba lands with a good body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Chamba as he connects with a hook.
Chamba gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The Leviathan throws a head punch that misses.
Chamba is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Leviathan can do to turn this around?
The Leviathan misses with a punch on the inside.
Chamba throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice left hand lands by Chamba.
A head punch on the inside from The Leviathan fails to land.
Chamba has a couple of punches blocked by The Leviathan.
Chamba comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A quick uppercut on the inside from The Leviathan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chamba throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The Leviathan tries to break free but Chamba pushes him back against the cage.
Chamba lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Leviathan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Leviathan misses with an uppercut.
Chamba tries to counter by clinching up but The Leviathan breaks away and moves out of range.
Chamba throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck The Leviathan on the side of the head.
The Leviathan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Leviathan misses with the combination.
Chamba slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The Leviathan connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Leviathan blocks a head kick by Chamba.
The Leviathan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The Leviathan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The Leviathan loads up on a big right hand but Chamba slips the punch.
Chamba throws a head kick but The Leviathan moves out of range.
A nice side step and The Leviathan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The Leviathan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Chamba lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chamba walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. The Leviathan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Chamba throws a poor cross that misses
and The Leviathan counters with a good low kick that Chamba was not able to check.
Chamba's jab looks to have found its range, popping The Leviathan under the eye.
The Leviathan misses with a straight left.
Rex The Leviathan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chamba connects with an inside leg kick.
The Leviathan avoids a kick to the body.
The Leviathan misses with a hook.
Chamba lunges at The Leviathan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by The Leviathan's hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chamba throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chamba tries to clinch but The Leviathan moves out of range.
The Leviathan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Chamba digs a good body shot into The Leviathan's ribs.
Chamba lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Oooooh!!! Chamba has knocked The Leviathan down with a huge combo! Chamba steps away and waves a wobbly The Leviathan back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
The Leviathan is rocked!
And that's the end of the fight!
Gilberto Chamba showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chamba has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gilberto Chamba!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Porthos Knox (ranked 498 p4p, 662 weight class) and Mario Rossi (ranked 75 p4p, 94 weight class). Knox comes to the cage accompanied by One Step Closer | Linkin Park. Rossi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mr Rossi. Mario Rossi told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Porthos Knox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mario Rossi!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rossi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knox.
Knox misses with a hook
letting Rossi counter with a right hand.
Knox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little jabbing left from Rossi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rossi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rossi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knox.
Rossi tries to clinch but Knox is having none of it.
Rossi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Knox throws a hook but Rossi avoids it easily.
Rossi lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Knox cracks Rossi with a good jab.
Knox scores with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rossi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Porthos Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knox swings widly with a right hand
and Rossi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rossi has managed to clinch.
Rossi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rossi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rossi throws a punch but it's blocked by Knox.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Knox backwards.
Knox's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rossi misses with a shot to the body
and Rossi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rossi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knox moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rossi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rossi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Knox and Rossi goes tumbling to the canvas! Knox follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Rossi is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rossi is trying to stand up here but Knox is controlling him well.
Rossi is still in real trouble! Can Knox finish him?
Rossi seems to have recovered his senses.
Knox trying to control the pace.
Rossi wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knox trying to control the action but Rossi is working from the bottom.
Rossi is trying to stand.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Knox shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Knox misses with a looping left.
A jab from Rossi finds it's way through Knox's defenses.
Knox throws a jab but it's blocked by Rossi.
Rossi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Knox throws a hook but Rossi avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knox swings widly with a right hand
and Rossi counters with a nice uppercut.
Knox avoids the head kick by Rossi.
Rossi lands the left hand.
Rossi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Knox.
Knox misses with a looping right.
Knox throws a body punch but Rossi moves out of range.
Rossi blocks a jab.
Rossi connects with a leg kick.
Knox misses with a body shot.
Knox rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Rossi counter with a right hand.
Rossi slips under a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Knox misses the target.
Knox backing away here, and Rossi unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Rossi defending well as Knox loads up on a big left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox slips a straight right by Rossi.
Knox looks to land a right hand but Rossi moved out of range.
Rossi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Knox was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Knox scores with a hook to the body. Rossi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rossi has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Rossi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've been told by Knox's head coaches at Underground Rio that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rossi cracks Knox with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rossi moves into the clinch successfully.
Rossi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rossi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Knox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Knox looks to score with a jab to the body but Rossi is just out of range.
Knox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rossi manages to avoid it.
Rossi moves out of range of the strikes.
Rossi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Porthos Knox will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rossi misses with a wild combination.
Rossi has Knox up against the cage in a clinch.
Knox is trying to break the clinch but Rossi is controlling him.
Knox tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rossi's elbow.
Rossi misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Rossi.
Rossi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Knox blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rossi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knox blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rossi works on Knox's body with a couple of short punches.
Knox is trying to push Rossi away but Rossi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rossi throws a punch but it's blocked by Knox.
Knox is trying to break free.
Rossi lands a left hand.
Knox manages to break the clinch.
Rossi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Knox swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi misses with a few strikes there.
Knox misses the jab.
Knox throws the left hand but Rossi avoids the punch easily.
Porthos Knox is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice body kick there by Rossi.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rossi.
Rossi throws out a loose jab but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rossi tries to clinch but Knox moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Rossi.
Knox chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rossi can pounce on him.
Rossi punishes Knox's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossi slips a jab and a cross from Knox.
As Knox backs off Rossi throws a huge counter combo but Knox manages to avoid it all.
Jab from Rossi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knox scores with the left hand. Rossi knows he should have avoided that one.
The fighters circling - Knox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rossi is trying to counter with his kicks.
Rossi lands a jab to the nose.
A lazy left from Knox finds it's target.
Rossi closes the distance looking to clinch
and Knox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rossi clinches up with Knox and pushes him back against the cage.
Rossi prevents Knox from breaking the clinch.
Rossi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Knox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knox wants to break free but Rossi has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossi misses with a body punch.
Rossi lands a body punch.
Rossi misses with some punches.
Knox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rossi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rossi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rossi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rossi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Knox lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Knox misses with a right hand
and Rossi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Knox's knee momentarily.
Rossi slips a jab from Knox.
Knox swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rossi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Knox throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rossi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knox avoids a punch combination nicely.
Knox is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Knox throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Knox!
Rossi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rossi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Knox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rossi forces Knox back against the cage and clinches.
Rossi lands a left hand.
Knox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. Rossi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rossi was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Knox throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rossi counters with a series of strikes. Knox will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rossi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Knox swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Rossi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rossi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rossi.
Rossi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rossi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rossi swings wildly with an uppercut but Knox uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rossi cracks Knox with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rossi lands with a good body shot.
Knox throws a series of punches but Rossi avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rossi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
Rossi wants to clinch.
Knox swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knox misses with a hook to the body
and Rossi counters with a nice body shot.
Rossi takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Knox.
Knox blocks a body shot from Rossi.
A short body shot lands from Rossi as the two fighters clinch.
Knox prevents a body shot from Rossi.
Knox is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Knox blocks a body shot from Rossi.
Knox wants to break free but Rossi has control.
Knox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knox throws an off balance right hand
and Rossi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rossi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knox moves away from the strike by Rossi.
Knox throws a poor cross that misses
and Rossi counters with a one-two to the body.
Knox throws an overhand right that lands on Rossi's shoulder, as Rossi tries to avoid the shot.
Nice defenses there by Rossi.
Knox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rossi manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Knox throws out a loose jab but Rossi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rossi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Knox tries to keep at a distance but Rossi has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rossi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Knox's elbow.
Knox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rossi throws a hook but Knox blocks it.
Knox swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Knox. Rossi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rossi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Knox.
Knox throws a hook to the side of Rossi's head but Rossi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rossi scores with a head kick. Knox tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Knox missing with a left hand there. Rossi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rossi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Knox on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Knox.
Rossi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Knox throws an overhand right that lands on Rossi's shoulder, as Rossi tries to avoid the shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Rossi misses.
Knox thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rossi can't find room to land a body shot as Knox controls the action.
Rossi throws a head punch that misses.
Rossi blocks an uppercut.
Rossi tries a body shot but Knox blocks it.
Knox wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rossi blocks an uppercut.
Rossi misses with a punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Knox's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rossi misses with some punches.
Knox's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Knox is trying to push Rossi away but Rossi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knox trying to control the position but instead, Rossi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Knox into the cage.
Rossi prevents Knox from breaking the clinch.
Rossi struggles to land a body shot inside as Knox controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rossi.
Knox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Knox misses with a looping right.
Knox rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rossi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Knox takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knox closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Knox takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rossi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rossi slips under a jab.
Knox fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Rossi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rossi 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Rossi!
In his post fight interview, Mario Rossi started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zhang Jun (ranked 817 p4p, 930 weight class) and My Time (ranked 43 p4p, 48 weight class). My Time has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Zhang Jun's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zhang Jun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, My Time!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Time.
Jun tries to clinch up.
Time misses with a wild body shot.
Jun misses with an uppercut
letting Time counter with a right hand.
Jun gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jun blocks an uppercut.
Time misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jun scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jun throws a head punch that misses.
Jun fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jun lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jun is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Time to keep the fight standing.
Time misses with some punches.
Jun working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Time misses with some punches.
Time lands a hook that snaps the head of Jun backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in the clinch, Jun scores with a nice short uppercut.
Time fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jun scores with a shot to the side of Time's head.
Jun swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Time.
Jun lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Time throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jun tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Time smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zhang Jun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jun uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Time.
Jun tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Time counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Time leaves Jun with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jun gets a takedown into half guard.
Time makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Jun tries to clinch up.
Jun wants to clinch up but Time keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Time scores with a jab. Jun acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jun tries to close the distance and clinch up but Time swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jun ducks under a wild hook from Time.
As Time tries to get set, Jun tries to push him back and clinch up but Time manages to avoid the attempt.
Jun closes the distance and clinches.
Jun throws a head punch that misses.
Time swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Time fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jun has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Time uses from the top position.
Jun has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Time can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jun is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Time wants to get up but he can't break Jun's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jun looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jun might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Time trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jun's guard.
Jun is looking for a triangle but Time pushes his legs off easily.
Time trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jun working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Time doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Time manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jun had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Time defends it easily.
Jun is trying to keep Time in close.
Time decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Jun, up you get!
Time looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Time walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Time swats away the attempt to clinch by Jun.
Jun moves in looking to clinch but Time pushes him off.
Time is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jun closes the distance and clinches up with Time, looking for a takedown. Jun pushes Time against the cage but Time circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Time throws a fast counter high kick but Jun manages to duck under it in time.
Jun avoids the body shot from Time.
Time pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jun wants to clinch up but Time keeps it at a distance.
Time swats away the attempt to clinch by Jun.
Time throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Time moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jun uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Time.
Jun half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
My Time 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.
Jun takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jun closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Time softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Time has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jun misses with some punches.
Time working aggressively here.
Jun tries to work over Time's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jun lands with a right to the head.
Jun is trying to pull guard but Time turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jun pulls guard successfully.
Jun is working an open guard so Time takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Time throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jun stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jun closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jun lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jun scores with a nice hook to the head.
Time blocks an uppercut.
Time has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Time cracks Jun with a nice body shot.
Jun lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Time softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short left from Jun.
Jun scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Jun.
Jun blocks an uppercut.
Jun misses with the head strike.
Time has a couple of punches blocked by Jun.
I was talking to Jun's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Jun throws a punch but it's blocked by Time.
A short uppercut from Jun.
Jun misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jun's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Time on the inside.
Time struggles to land a body shot inside as Jun controls his hands.
Jun lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Time swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Time misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jun lands a right hand that snaps the head of Time backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Jun.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Time misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Time.
Time misses with a body punch.
Jun lands with a left to the head.
Time tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Time lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Jun.
Time blocking some punches.
Time fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jun is trying to pull guard but Time has him pressed against the cage.
Jun misses with a punch to the body.
Time lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jun throws a punch but it's blocked by Time.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jun.
Jun is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Time gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zhang Jun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jun swings wildly with an uppercut but Time uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jun misses with the head strike.
Jun lands a left hand that snaps the head of Time backwards.
Jun working aggressively here.
Time tries a body shot but Jun blocks it.
Jun misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Time lands a left hand.
Jun throws a head punch that misses.
Time blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jun tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Time just stands there and leans against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jun can't find room to land a body shot as Time controls the action.
Time misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jun blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Time lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jun is trying to pull guard but Time turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jun blocks a body shot from Time.
Time misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Time.
Time working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Time tries to work over Jun's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jun throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jun tries to pull guard but Time won't allow it.
Jun misses with a hook from the clinch.
Time tries a body shot but Jun blocks it.
Time misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jun.
Jun tries to pull guard but Time won't allow it.
Jun pulls guard.
Time stands up from Jun's guard - Time perhaps looking for a knockout.
Time pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jun tries to counter with a takedown but Time is quick to defend against it.
Jun takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jun is looking to clinch.
Jun tries to clinch but Time is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jun fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jun is looking to clinch.
My Time is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jun gets a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jun.
Time goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jun misses with a punch on the inside.
Zhang Jun has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jun lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Time backwards.
Jun misses with the head strike.
Time lands with a left to the head.
Jun blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Time digs a right hand into Jun's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jun's gas tank.
Time tries to throw a body punch but Jun avoids it by throwing Time back against the cage.
Time works on Jun's body with a couple of short punches.
Time lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but My Time will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Time throws a body punch but Jun moves out of range.
Time throws a quick inside leg kick.
Time lands a jab to the nose.
Time with a jab.
Time pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Time throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jun on the side of the head.
Time pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jun throws a lazy uppercut
and Time counters with a series of strikes. Jun will be more careful next time no doubt.
Time throws a lazy head kick
and Jun counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jun landing with the ground and pound.
Time avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jun postures up and lands a big shot to Time's brow.
Jun won't allow Time to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jun cracks Time with a solid left hand.
Jun is looking to work some ground and pound but Time has wrist control.
Time wants to stand up but Jun is controlling him.
Time manages to escape and get back to his feet.
My Time seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jun throws a lazy right hand but Time sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Time feints a counter leg kick.
Time gets caught flat footed, as Jun shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Zhang Jun overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Time is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jun is controlling him.
Jun pushing down on Time's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Jun not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Time pushes Jun off but Jun dives into side control.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Jun scores with punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Time is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Jun is controlling him well.
Time sneaks out the side door and pushes Jun away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jun feints and as Time raises his hands in defense, Jun changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Time utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jun postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jun stops Time from standing up.
Time manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Time lands a hook to the side of the head.
Time throws a punch but it's blocked by Jun.
Time tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Time throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Time misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Time misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jun blocks a body shot from Time.
Time lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jun backwards.
Jun swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Time fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jun blocks a body shot from Time.
Time misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jun throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jun softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Time misses with some punches.
Jun misses with the head strike.
Jun lands with a right to the head.
Jun is trying to pull guard but Time turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Time misses with a punch to the body.
Time misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jun scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jun doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Time misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Jun.
Jun misses with the head strike.
Jun lands a right hand that snaps the head of Time backwards.
Jun swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jun lands a hook that snaps the head of Time backwards.
Jun struggles to land a body shot inside as Time controls his hands.
Time working aggressively here.
Time struggles to land a body shot inside as Jun controls his hands.
Time has a couple of punches blocked by Jun.
Jun manages to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jun looking for a guillotine here but Time defends easily.
Time wants to get up but he can't break Jun's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Time avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Time slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Time is looking to stand up but Jun won't let him.
Time is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Time wanted to stand there but Jun had control of the position.
Jun is looking for a triangle but Time pushes his legs off easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but My Time just about did enough to take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Time fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jun checks it well.
Jun drives through with a takedown into guard.
Time has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Jun has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Time blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A body shot lands from Jun.
Jun throws a head punch that misses.
Time lands a left hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Jun.
Jun controlling the action here for a moment.
Jun fails to pull guard.
Jun has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Time uses from the top position.
Time must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Time tries to stand but Jun is controlling from the bottom.
Jun looking for a guillotine here but Time defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Time got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jun has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Time has managed to get both his arms back between Jun's legs - danger averted.
Time wants to stand but Jun has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Time stands and steps away. Jun gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Time tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jun has Time up against the cage in a clinch.
Jun tries to throw a body punch but Time avoids it by throwing Jun back against the cage.
Time lands with a left to the head.
Jun softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jun blocks an uppercut.
Time struggles to land a body shot inside as Jun controls his hands.
Time scores with a shot to the side of Jun's head.
Time lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Time goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Time working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Time blocking some punches.
Time misses with some punches.
Jun blocking some punches.
Jun blocks a body shot from Time.
Jun working aggressively here.
Jun softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jun jumps guard.
Jun has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Time can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jun working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Time doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Time manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Time stands up from Jun's guard - Time perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Time throws a hook but Jun avoids it easily.
Jun attempts a counter takedown but Time avoids it well and moves away.
Time throws a lazy head kick
and Jun counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jun throwing strikes but missing.
Jun won't allow Time to get back to his feet.
Jun trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jun stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Time throws up his legs and catches Jun in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Jun tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Time! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). My Time!
My Time bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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