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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bryer McGuire (ranked 1040 p4p, 1280 weight class) and Arild Ringnes (ranked 112 p4p, 141 weight class). McGuire comes to the cage accompanied by Simple Man - Lynyrd Skynyrd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bryer McGuire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arild Ringnes !
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ringnes throws a shot from downtown. McGuire moves away and avoids it.
Ringnes loads up on a big right hand but McGuire slips the punch.
Good work by Ringnes as he checks the leg kick.
McGuire blocks a jab.
McGuire checks the leg kick.
McGuire looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A shot to the liver by Ringnes . Beautiful body shot.
McGuire throws a lazy right hand but Ringnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ringnes throws a shot from downtown. McGuire moves away and avoids it.
Ringnes misses with a body punch
and McGuire holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
McGuire keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ringnes 's efforts to push away.
Ringnes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGuire softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ringnes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ringnes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McGuire with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ringnes has had enough of the clinch but McGuire keeps him there for the moment.
McGuire digs a right hand into Ringnes 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ringnes 's gas tank.
McGuire holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ringnes tries to circle away but McGuire has him pinned against the cage.
McGuire scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ringnes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters circle momentarily. McGuire darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A shot to the body from McGuire misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
McGuire throws an overhand right that lands on Ringnes 's shoulder, as Ringnes tries to avoid the shot.
Ringnes looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A leg kick checked by Ringnes .
McGuire's corner calls for a 1-2. McGuire obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
 It looks like Arild Ringnes has been cut.
Ringnes looks to land a right hand but McGuire moved out of range.
McGuire is looking to counter with a body kick.
Ringnes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McGuire.
Ringnes throws out a loose jab but McGuire uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGuire feinted there with a counter leg kick.
McGuire dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ringnes . That did some damage!
Ringnes misses with an uppercut. McGuire saw that one coming.
And McGuire counters with a quick kick to the body but Ringnes blocks it.
McGuire lands a big head kick that sends Ringnes tumbling to the mat! McGuire takes a step backwards and waves Ringnes back to his feet - he wants the finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ringnes throws a hook but McGuire avoids it easily.
McGuire keeps Ringnes at a distance using the push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGuire scores with a body shot.
Ringnes looks winded!
McGuire scores with a spinning back kick!
McGuire cracks Ringnes with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Ringnes looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can McGuire finish him?
 Ringnes is rocked!
Ringnes switches off momentarily and McGuire cracks him with a monster right hand! Ringnes topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as McGuire dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by McGuire!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bryer McGuire!
Our winner, Bryer McGuire, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Beukeboom (ranked 1084 p4p, 512 weight class) and Finnish Experiment lV (ranked 165 p4p, 77 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bill Beukeboom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Finnish Experiment lV!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beukeboom throws a jab but it's blocked by Experiment lV.
Experiment lV tries a quick counter leg kick but Beukeboom is wise to it.
Experiment lV lands an overhand right.
 It looks like Bill Beukeboom has been cut.
Beukeboom misses with an uppercut
and Beukeboom takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Experiment lV throws out a powerful jab.
Experiment lV scores with a hook.
Beukeboom is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Experiment lV.
Experiment lV moves out of range as Beukeboom strikes.
Experiment lV doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Experiment lV steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Beukeboom.
Beukeboom misses with a left hand
and Experiment lV counters with a big uppercut that knocks Beukeboom off his feet! Experiment lV dives into side control looking to finish!
 Beukeboom is rocked!
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!
Experiment lV trying to control the position but Beukeboom is working away.
Beukeboom knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Experiment lV on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beukeboom trying to control but Experiment lV flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Experiment lV has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Beukeboom has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Good control from Experiment lV.
Beukeboom is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Experiment lV just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Beukeboom is trying to get back to his feet but Experiment lV has full control of the position and if anything, Beukeboom has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Can Beukeboom hold on?! Experiment lV is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Beukeboom is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Experiment lV trying to control.
Experiment lV controls the action.
Experiment lV is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Beukeboom is tapping out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Finnish Experiment lV!
Finnish Experiment lV 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Peterson (ranked 744 p4p, 1510 weight class) and Mohsin Zaidi (ranked 119 p4p, 221 weight class). George Peterson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mohsin Zaidi's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mohsin Zaidi!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Zaidi misses.
George Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peterson jabs at Zaidi's body.
Zaidi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Peterson misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Zaidi misses.
Donk. Peterson catches Zaidi right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Mohsin Zaidi has been cut.
Peterson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Peterson works the jab nicely.
Peterson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Peterson misses with a right hand
and Zaidi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zaidi looks to score with a jab to the body but Peterson is just out of range.
Peterson lands a nice hook to Zaidi's body. Zaidi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Peterson pushes Zaidi up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zaidi slows down the pace here.
Peterson tries to throw a body punch but Zaidi avoids it by throwing Peterson back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Peterson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaidi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Zaidi stalling.
Stalling in the clinch from Peterson.
Zaidi lands with a light punch inside.
Zaidi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Peterson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zaidi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Petersons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Peterson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zaidi misses with a looping right.
Peterson takes the fight into the clinch.
Zaidi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zaidi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Peterson works Zaidi's body with a nice hook.
Peterson tries to close the distance and clinch but Zaidi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zaidi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Peterson moves into the clinch.
Peterson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zaidi swats away the attempt to clinch by Peterson.
Peterson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Peterson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Zaidi to counter with a crisp jab.
Peterson tries to clinch but Zaidi moves away
and Zaidi counters with a head kick that drops Peterson to the mat! Peterson scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
A jab lands there for Peterson.
BOOM! Peterson lands a beautiful left hook that drops Zaidi. Zaidi tries to recover but Peterson is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Zaidi lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George Peterson!
George Peterson really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Aspire Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rob Kardashian (ranked 592 p4p, 1030 weight class) and Young Lad (ranked 97 p4p, 159 weight class). Kardashian kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Wu Tang Clan - Gravel Pit. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rob Kardashian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Young Lad!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lad tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kardashian blocks a jab.
Lad keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kardashian.
Lad slips a jab from Kardashian.
Lad tries to work over Kardashian's front leg with a kick but Kardashian checks it.
Lad on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lad misses with an uppercut. Kardashian saw that one coming.
Kardashian walks into a jab.
It looks like Rob Kardashian has been cut.
Lad has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kardashian gets tackled into the cage by Lad. Lad maintains the clinch.
A short right from Kardashian on the inside.
Lad makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lad cracks Kardashian with a nice body shot.
Lad lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kardashian wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lad has him pressed against the cage.
Kardashian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lad pushes off an throws an elbow but Kardashian leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lad misses with an elbow strike.
Kardashian avoids the elbow strike from Lad, against the cage.
Kardashian takes an elbow to the temple.
Kardashian's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kardashian jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lad now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lad misses with a lunging right hand
and Kardashian counters with a right hand to the body.
Lad missing with a left hand there. Kardashian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kardashian appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lad throws out a loose jab but Kardashian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lad fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rob Kardashian's cut is getting worse.
Lad throws a hook to the side of Kardashian's head but Kardashian sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kardashian lands a right hook to the body.
Lad checks the leg kick.
Kardashian has Lad up against the cage in a clinch.
Lad misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Kardashian.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kardashian lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short body shot lands from Lad as the two fighters clinch.
Kardashian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lad lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kardashian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kardashian digs a right hand underneath Lad's ribcage. Lad let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kardashian avoids the elbow strike from Lad, against the cage.
Lad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kardashian softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kardashian pushes Lad back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lad lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kardashian dodges an elbow strike from Lad.
Kardashian struggles to land a body shot inside as Lad controls his hands.
A short left from Lad.
Kardashian lands an uppercut.
Kardashian lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lad backwards.
Nice elbow from Lad.
Lad tries to work over Kardashian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kardashian misses with the head strike.
Kardashian pushes Lad back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kardashian lands with a short shot to the head.
Kardashian digs a right hand underneath Lad's ribcage. Lad let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lad looks winded!
Kardashian lands a nice shot to the body.
Kardashian lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kardashian tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lad's elbow.
Kardashian lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lad tries to work over Kardashian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kardashian breaks the clinch.
Nice jab there from Kardashian.
Lad is rocked!
Kardashian displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lad throws out the jab.
Lad forces Kardashian back against the cage and clinches.
Kardashian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Kardashian.
Kardashian digs a right hand underneath Lad's ribcage. Lad let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kardashian lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kardashian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kardashian lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lad backwards.
Kardashian has a couple of punches blocked by Lad.
Kardashian misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lad throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lad blocking some punches.
Kardashian blocks an elbow strike from Lad.
Lad pushes off an throws an elbow but Kardashian leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lad throws an elbow that misses.
Kardashian scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lad lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kardashian avoids a wild elbow strike from Lad.
Lad blocks a body shot from Kardashian.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lad just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kardashian's brow.
Lad tries to throw a body punch but Kardashian avoids it by throwing Lad back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lad just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kardashian's brow.
Kardashian tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lad's elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lad creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kardashian lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lad or not.
I was talking to Kardashian's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kardashian dodges an elbow strike from Lad.
Kardashian lands a hook that snaps the head of Lad backwards.
Kardashian pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
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 Rob Kardashian will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rob Kardashian's cut.
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.
Kardashian throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lad throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lad 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.
Kardashian wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kardashian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lad misses the jab.
Kardashian seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Lad connects with a nice looking jab.
Kardashian ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kardashian tries to land a front kick but Lad steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
It seemed like Lad was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kardashian lands a jab to the nose.
Rob Kardashian is winning the standup battle so far.
Good exchange - Lad coming out on top.
Kardashian throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kardashian gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kardashian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lad pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lad pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lad pushes off an throws an elbow but Kardashian leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Good body shot from Lad.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lad just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kardashian's brow.
Kardashian misses with a punch to the body.
Kardashian can't find room to land a body shot as Lad controls the action.
Kardashian blocks the elbow strike.
Kardashian avoids a wild elbow strike from Lad.
Nice body punch from Kardashian - that landed with a thud.
Kardashian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Lad.
Rob Kardashian has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lad pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lad scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kardashian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kardashian misses with a punch to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lad just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kardashian's brow.
Kardashian can't find room to land a body shot as Lad controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lad lands an elbow that stopped Kardashian in his tracks for a moment.
Kardashian blocks the elbow strike.
Kardashian gets through Lad's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lad misses with a body punch.
Kardashian lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lad lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rob Kardashian's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lad.
Lad blocks a body shot from Kardashian.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kardashian.
Lad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kardashian lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lad lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lad pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lad misses with a body punch.
Kardashian doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lad tries to throw a body punch but Kardashian avoids it by throwing Lad back against the cage.
Lad blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Lad fails to land.
Kardashian works on Lad's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Kardashian.
Lad is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kardashian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lad pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kardashian misses with some punches.
Kardashian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kardashian pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kardashian works the jab nicely.
Lad scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kardashian scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kardashian tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lad is able to avoid easily.
Kardashian jabs Lad right on the nose. Lad blinks but takes it well.
Lad misses with a straight left.
Kardashian gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Lad cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kardashian lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lad checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kardashian tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lad is able to avoid easily.
Lad is looking for the big counter here.
Kardashian throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lad just misses with a punch to the body.
Kardashian gets a clinch.
Kardashian misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lad creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lad misses with a body punch.
Kardashian tries to work over Lad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lad throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Kardashian as the two fighters clinch.
Kardashian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lad misses with some punches.
Lad tries a body shot but Kardashian blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rob Kardashian will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rob Kardashian's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Lad misses with a straight left.
Kardashian swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lad misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lad 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.
A good leg kick by Kardashian.
A big right from Lad misses.
Kardashian walks into a jab.
Lad misses with a hook
and Kardashian counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kardashian moves out of range as Lad strikes.
Kardashian tries to clinch up
and Lad counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kardashian lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lad's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lad looks to throw the jab but Kardashian is out of range.
A quick step to the side and Kardashian tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut there from Kardashian.
Kardashian throws a solid leg kick but Lad takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kardashian.
Kardashian moves away from the strike by Lad.
Kardashian misses with a few strikes there.
Kardashian thuds his shin into the meat of Lad's side.
Lad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lad throws a hook to the side of Kardashian's head but Kardashian sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kardashian tried to counter with a leg kick but Lad avoided it.
Lad connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kardashian. Kardashian circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kardashian fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lad takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Young Lad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kardashian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lad moves away.
Danga de danga de dang - Kardashian scores with a four punch combination!
Lad is still on wobbly legs! Can Kardashian finish him?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lad defending well as Kardashian loads up on a big left hand.
Kardashian misses with a body shot.
Lad seems to have recovered his senses.
Kardashian misses with a kick to the body.
Kardashian connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lad tries to clinch but Kardashian is having none of it.
Kardashian moves away from the strike by Lad.
Kardashian lands a jab to Lad's midsection.
Kardashian throws the left hand but Lad avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kardashian throws a body punch but Lad moves out of range.
Lad will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kardashian lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lad misses with a wild body shot.
Rob Kardashian is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kardashian lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lad takes a step back to recover.
Kardashian lands a really nice looking cross but Lad seems unphased.
Lad throws a lazy uppercut
and Kardashian counters with a nice body shot.
Kardashian moves into range and clinches up with Lad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lad prevents a body shot from Kardashian.
Lad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lad pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kardashian lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lad lands an elbow inside.
Jeez, Rob Kardashian's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Kardashian softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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!
Lad lands an elbow inside.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rob Kardashian's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Young Lad!
Our winner, Young Lad, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joost Van Buren (ranked 205 p4p, 527 weight class) and Fedor Shabanov (ranked 42 p4p, 85 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Joost Van Buren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fedor Shabanov!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shabanov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Van Buren finds it's way round the side to connect with Shabanov's head.
It looks like Fedor Shabanov has been cut.
Van Buren seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Van Buren just misses with a punch to the body.
Shabanov throws out a counter right but Van Buren avoids it with no problem.
Shabanov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Van Buren's hands.
Van Buren swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Shabanov counter with a right hand.
Van Buren misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shabanov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Van Buren jabs Shabanov right on the nose. Shabanov blinks but takes it well.
Shabanov moves away from the strike by Van Buren.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Buren throws a lazy uppercut
and Van Buren takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shabanov has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Van Buren throws a leg kick
and Shabanov counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Buren lands with a thumping leg kick.
Van Buren throws a leg kick
and Shabanov counters with a series of strikes. Van Buren will be more careful next time no doubt.
Shabanov blocks a jab.
Van Buren misses with a head kick.
Shabanov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Van Buren misses the shot to the body.
Van Buren walks into a straight right hand from Shabanov.
Van Buren tests Shabanov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Van Buren misses the body punch
and Shabanov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shabanov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren tried to score with a low kick but Shabanov checks it.
Shabanov counters with a body kick.
Shabanov throws a jab when Van Buren was well out of range.
Van Buren throws a front kick that sends Shabanov stumbling back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Buren misses the body punch
and Shabanov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Van Buren fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shabanov manages to avoid it.
Van Buren misses with a body shot.
Shabanov throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Van Buren throws a head kick but Shabanov moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shabanov loads up on a big right hand but Van Buren slips the punch.
Van Buren lands with a shot to the body.
Van Buren misses with a body shot.
Shabanov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Van Buren moves to clinch but Shabanov breaks away
and Shabanov counters with a series of strikes. Van Buren will be more careful next time no doubt.
Shabanov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Van Buren connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren lands with a hook. Shabanov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
An inside leg kick from Van Buren misses.
Van Buren looks to score with a jab to the body but Shabanov is just out of range.
Shabanov looks to land a right hand but Van Buren moved out of range.
Van Buren just misses with a punch to the body.
Shabanov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Van Buren misses the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Buren swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Shabanov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Fedor Shabanov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Fedor Shabanov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Van Buren throws a jab but it's blocked by Shabanov.
Shabanov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Van Buren uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shabanov.
Van Buren is looking to counter with a body kick.
Van Buren misses with an uppercut.
Van Buren throws out a powerful jab.
Van Buren tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shabanov was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Buren.
Shabanov thinks about the counter body kick.
Shabanov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shabanov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Van Buren.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shabanov! But no joy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Van Buren.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Van Buren. Shabanov shrugs it off though.
Van Buren misses with a straight right.
A little jabbing left from Shabanov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Van Buren lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Van Buren lands a body shot.
Van Buren throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shabanov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Van Buren throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Van Buren dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Joost Van Buren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shabanov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Buren throws out the jab.
Shabanov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shabanov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Van Buren misses with the body kick
and Shabanov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shabanov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Van Buren ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shabanov moves away.
A little jabbing left from Shabanov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shabanov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shabanov avoids the body shot from Van Buren.
Shabanov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Van Buren.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Buren. Shabanov does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Shabanov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Van Buren pivots, looking for a leg kick but Shabanov is out of range and Van Buren settles back down.
Shabanov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Buren.
A low kick from Van Buren misses
and Shabanov counters with a stiff right hand.
Van Buren throws a poor cross that misses
and Shabanov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shabanov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice body kick there by Van Buren.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Van Buren.
Shabanov steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Van Buren cracks a nice hook into Shabanov's ribs.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Shabanov might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Van Buren has got the better of the exchanges.
A big left from Van Buren misses.
Van Buren avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Buren thuds his shin into the meat of Shabanov's side.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joost Van Buren dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fedor Shabanov's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Shabanov misses the target.
A shot to the body from Van Buren misses
and Shabanov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shabanov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Van Buren cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Van Buren throws a jab when Shabanov was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A clash of legs there as Shabanov blocks the low kick.
Van Buren looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Shabanov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Van Buren lets loose with a powerful body kick. Shabanov will feel that in the morning.
Joost Van Buren is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shabanov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Shabanov misses with a looping right.
Van Buren lands a nice looking body shot.
Van Buren misses with a hook to the body
letting Shabanov counter with a right hand.
Van Buren looks to land a body kick but Shabanov moved away.
Shabanov throws a hook but Van Buren blocks it.
A little feinted left hand from Van Buren on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Van Buren throws a lazy right hand but Shabanov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shabanov counters with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Van Buren misses with a left hand
and Van Buren takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shabanov checks the leg kick nicely there.
A big right from Van Buren misses.
Van Buren is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shabanov can do to turn this around?
Shabanov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It seemed like Shabanov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shabanov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Van Buren thows a leg kick but Shabanov checks it
and Shabanov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Shabanov looks for the body kick but Van Buren saw that one coming.
A decent looking cross lands there for Shabanov.
Van Buren throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shabanov misses with a hook.
Van Buren catches Shabanov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Van Buren delivers a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shabanov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Buren. Van Buren obviously looking to wear him down.
Van Buren misses with a body shot.
Van Buren is looking to land body kicks.
It seemed like Shabanov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Van Buren with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Van Buren scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Buren bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A cross from Van Buren lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joost Van Buren showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Van Buren has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joost Van Buren!
Joost Van Buren 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Duranto (ranked 109 p4p, 182 weight class) and Toussaint Bissainthe (ranked 15 p4p, 26 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bissainthe's choice of entrance music: Hoodoo Man Blues. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 30 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Roberto Duranto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Toussaint Bissainthe!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duranto thuds his right hand into Bissainthe's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Duranto misses the jab.
Duranto has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Lab in the buildup to the fight.
Duranto scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Duranto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bissainthe circles away quickly and effectively.
Bissainthe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Duranto steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bissainthe throws a shot to the body.
Duranto throws a low kick, looking for Bissainthe's leg but Bissainthe calmly moves out of range.
Duranto throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bissainthe counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick that is checked
and Duranto counters with a solid body kick.
Duranto throws an overhand right that lands on Bissainthe's shoulder, as Bissainthe tries to avoid the shot.
Bissainthe was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bissainthe delivers a nice body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Bissainthe blocks the leg kick.
Bissainthe with a nice calf kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bissainthe walks into a left hand.
Duranto lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bissainthe on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A jab from Duranto misses.
Bissainthe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Bissainthe.
Toussaint Bissainthe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duranto chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bissainthe throws a body kick that misses
and Duranto counters with a nice uppercut.
Bissainthe with the inside leg kick.
Duranto forces Bissainthe back against the cage and clinches.
Duranto tries to throw a body punch but Bissainthe avoids it by throwing Duranto back against the cage.
Bissainthe blocks an uppercut.
Bissainthe breaks from the clinch.
Bissainthe has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bissainthe misses the shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as Duranto blocks the low kick.
Bissainthe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bissainthe throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bissainthe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Duranto.
Duranto tries to score with a low kick but Bissainthe moves his leg out of the way.
Duranto throws a leg kick
and Bissainthe counters with a stiff right hand.
Bissainthe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Duranto attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Duranto misses with a head kick.
Duranto moves out of range as Bissainthe strikes.
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!
Bissainthe scores with a head kick. Duranto tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Duranto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Duranto tries to clinch there but Bissainthe circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe misses with a hook to the body
and Duranto counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bissainthe throws a big shot that misses.
Duranto blocks the body kick.
Duranto lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bissainthe's sensitive parts.
Bissainthe just misses with a punch to the body.
Duranto fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bissainthe is out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Duranto, as that shot connected.
Duranto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Duranto loads up on a big right hand but Bissainthe slips the punch.
Bissainthe feints a counter leg kick.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick but Duranto sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bissainthe misses with a low kick.
Bissainthe lands with a right hand.
Bissainthe throws a predictable looking body shot
and Duranto counters with a straight right hand.
Duranto scores with a hook to the body. Bissainthe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bissainthe checks a leg kick nicely.
Bissainthe scores with a nice right hand.
Duranto takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A bone on bone clash there as Duranto blocks the leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Bissainthe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duranto is looking to score with low kicks.
Bissainthe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Duranto.
Duranto tries to clinch there but Bissainthe circles away.
Duranto misses with a hook.
Bissainthe connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Duranto momentarily.
Duranto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe moves forwards but Duranto connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bissainthe throws a body shot but no joy.
Bissainthe misses with a hook. Duranto ducked under it nicely.
Bissainthe misses with a lunging right hand
and Duranto counters with a nice uppercut.
Bissainthe missing with a left hand there. Duranto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A solid body kick from Duranto.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bissainthe.
Bissainthe avoids the body shot from Duranto.
Bissainthe lands with a thumping leg kick.
Duranto misses the jab.
Duranto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bissainthe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bissainthe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Duranto turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bissainthe scores with a push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duranto throws out a loose jab but Bissainthe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duranto takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bissainthe misses with a body punch
and Duranto makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Duranto connects with a crisp jab.
Bissainthe throws a head kick that misses.
A punch lands to the side of Bissainthe 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Duranto lands with a straight right. Bissainthe didn't see that one coming.
Bissainthe jabs Duranto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Duranto.
Bissainthe is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Duranto with a body shot.
Bissainthe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duranto was well out of range. Poor timing from Bissainthe.
Duranto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick but Duranto checks it.
Duranto throws a nice looking combination but Bissainthe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A big left from Bissainthe misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bissainthe throws a half hearted mid kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bissainthe.
Duranto with a nice calf kick.
Bissainthe lands an overhand right.
Duranto ducks under a wild hook from Bissainthe.
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 Roberto Duranto will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bissainthe with a nice calf kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Bissainthe 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.
Bissainthe scores with a punch to the head.
Bissainthe lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Duranto misses the shot to the body.
Bissainthe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Duranto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bissainthe with the inside leg kick.
Duranto fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bissainthe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Duranto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bissainthe is out of range and Duranto settles back down.
Bissainthe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Duranto tried to score with a low kick but Bissainthe checks it.
Bissainthe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick but Duranto sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Duranto crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bissainthe - the referee stops the clock and Duranto gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bissainthe. Duranto manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Toussaint Bissainthe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Duranto throws a hook but Bissainthe avoids it easily.
Duranto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Duranto throws a feint and then finishes with a kick 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 thudding body kick lands there by Bissainthe!
Bissainthe throws a head kick that misses.
Duranto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bissainthe.
Nice uppercut lands for Duranto. That snapped Bissainthe's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bissainthe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Duranto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Duranto throws a low kick but Bissainthe moves out of range easily.
Bissainthe tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice leg kick from Bissainthe, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bissainthe throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice shot by Duranto.
Duranto takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bissainthe stuns Duranto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A low kick lands for Bissainthe.
A low kick lands for Bissainthe.
Bissainthe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Duranto fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duranto has Bissainthe up against the cage in a clinch.
Duranto throws a head punch that misses.
Bissainthe struggles to land a body shot inside as Duranto controls his hands.
Bissainthe working aggressively here.
Bissainthe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Duranto has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duranto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bissainthe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bissainthe misses with a body punch.
Duranto lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Duranto takes a shot to the head.
Bissainthe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bissainthe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Duranto's elbow.
Bissainthe swings wildly with an uppercut but Duranto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Duranto has a couple of punches blocked by Bissainthe.
Bissainthe breaks from the clinch.
A leg kick checked by Bissainthe.
Bissainthe loads up on a big right hand but Duranto slips the punch.
It looked like Duranto was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bissainthe.
Duranto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Duranto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bissainthe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bissainthe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Duranto. Duranto obviously looking to wear him down.
Duranto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Duranto lands with a straight right. Bissainthe didn't see that one coming.
Duranto lands a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Bissainthe misses.
Bissainthe pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bissainthe pivots, looking for a leg kick but Duranto is out of range and Bissainthe settles back down.
Duranto instigates a clinch.
Bissainthe struggles to land a body shot inside as Duranto controls his hands.
Duranto lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Duranto lands a hook that snaps the head of Bissainthe backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Duranto creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Duranto lands a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Duranto.
Bissainthe is breathing heavily.
Bissainthe is trying to break the clinch but Duranto is controlling him.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duranto.
Duranto lands a nice uppercut.
Bissainthe tries to work over Duranto's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Duranto as the two fighters clinch.
Duranto presses Bissainthe against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bissainthe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Duranto breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duranto takes the fight into the clinch.
Duranto lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bissainthe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Duranto is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Duranto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bissainthe has a couple of punches blocked by Duranto.
Duranto breaks from the clinch.
Bissainthe moves out of range as Duranto throws a body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Duranto darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Duranto throws the left hand but Bissainthe avoids the punch easily.
Duranto shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bissainthe moves out of range as Duranto strikes.
A little jabbing left from Bissainthe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Duranto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bissainthe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bissainthe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Duranto throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body punch from Duranto.
Bissainthe looks to land a left hand but Duranto moved out of range nicely.
Duranto moves out of range of the body kick.
Duranto connects with an inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Duranto dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bissainthe checks a leg kick.
Duranto thuds his right hand into Bissainthe's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Duranto throws a head kick that misses.
Duranto throws a lazy right hand but Bissainthe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A good leg kick by Duranto.
Bissainthe throws a leg kick but Duranto moved away.
Duranto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bissainthe can do to turn this around?
Duranto scores with a jab.
Bissainthe lands a nice looking body shot.
Bissainthe on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Bissainthe finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Duranto drops his hands momentarily and Bissainthe takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Duranto sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bissainthe scores with a kick to the midsection.
Duranto will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duranto walks into a jab.
Duranto moves out of range of the body kick.
Duranto fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bissainthe just manages to avoid it.
Bissainthe moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bissainthe swings widly with a right hand
and Duranto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Duranto throws a leg kick but Bissainthe sees it coming and moves out of range.
Duranto just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bissainthe cracks a nice hook into Duranto's ribs.
Duranto walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bissainthe checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Duranto misses with a two punch combination.
Duranto looks to land a body kick but Bissainthe moved away.
Duranto moves out of range of the body kick.
Duranto appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Duranto takes a swing at Bissainthe's ribcage but misses.
Nice body punch from Duranto.
Bissainthe attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice defenses there by Bissainthe.
Bissainthe defending well as Duranto loads up on a big left hand.
Duranto avoids a kick to the body.
Duranto fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bissainthe just manages to avoid it.
Duranto scores with a body shot.
Bissainthe avoids a kick to the body.
Duranto loads up on a big right hand but Bissainthe slips the punch.
Duranto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bissainthe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Duranto swings for the body but Bissainthe moves out of range.
Bissainthe looks to land a left hand but Duranto moved out of range nicely.
Duranto looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bissainthe looks to land a body kick but Duranto moved away.
Duranto misses with a hook. Bissainthe ducked under it nicely.
Duranto lands a glancing blow to the side of Bissainthe's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duranto buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Duranto scores with a decent looking hook.
Duranto throws a hook but Bissainthe avoids it easily.
Duranto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Duranto on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Duranto blocks a low kick nicely.
Bissainthe scoring well with a low kick there.
Bissainthe darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bissainthe defending well as Duranto loads up on a big left hand.
Bissainthe misses with a body shot.
Duranto avoids the head kick by Bissainthe.
Bissainthe has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bissainthe has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Duranto finds it's way round the side to connect with Bissainthe's head.
Duranto just misses with a punch to the body.
Bissainthe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duranto manages to avoid it.
Duranto half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A left lands for Duranto.
Duranto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bissainthe throws a jab but it's blocked by Duranto.
Bissainthe feints and then cracks Duranto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Duranto down.
Bissainthe lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Duranto misses with a looping left.
Good leg kick by Duranto.
A left lands for Duranto.
Duranto avoids a kick to the body.
Bissainthe wants to slow Duranto down by chopping away at his legs.
Bissainthe checks a leg kick.
Duranto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe misses the shot to the body.
Bissainthe swats away the attempt to clinch by Duranto.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bissainthe lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Duranto has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Duranto and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bissainthe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duranto was well out of range. Poor timing from Bissainthe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe cracks a nice hook into Duranto's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duranto throws a hook but Bissainthe blocks it.
Bissainthe tried to score with a low kick but Duranto checks it.
Bissainthe scores with a body shot.
Bissainthe is looking to land body kicks.
Bissainthe bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Duranto clinches up against the cage.
Duranto can't find room to land a body shot as Bissainthe controls the action.
Duranto trying to control the position but instead, Bissainthe has worked for underhooks and has pushed Duranto into the cage.
Roberto Duranto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bissainthe lands a shot to the body.
Duranto blocks an uppercut.
Bissainthe misses with some punches.
Toussaint Bissainthe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Duranto lands a right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Toussaint Bissainthe.
Well Duranto 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Roberto Duranto!
Roberto Duranto 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Aku Serronen (ranked 44 p4p, 140 weight class) and Herb Krison (ranked 6 p4p, 21 weight class). Krison comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rebelution kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Aku Serronen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Herb Krison!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Krison lands.
Serronen is looking to clinch.
Krison takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice body kick there by Krison.
Serronen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Krison blocks a jab.
Serronen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Serronen misses with a wild body shot.
Serronen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A leg kick checked by Krison.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Krison! But no joy.
Serronen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Serronen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Serronen slips under a jab from Krison.
Serronen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Krison scores with the left hand. Serronen knows he should have avoided that one.
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!
Serronen throws a lazy body kick
and Krison counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Krison misses with a kick to the body.
Serronen looks to land a right hand but Krison moved out of range.
A jab from Krison does it's job there.
Krison blocks a head kick by Serronen.
A jab lands there for Serronen.
Serronen moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Serronen tries to work over Krison's front leg with a kick but Krison checks it.
Krison replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Serronen blocks it well.
Krison on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Krison dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Serronen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Krison in his tracks.
Serronen scores with a push kick.
Serronen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Krison checks the leg kick.
Serronen backing away here, and Krison unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Krison ducks under a wild hook from Serronen.
Serronen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Krison throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A quick step to the side and Serronen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Serronen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Krison sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Serronen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Serronen throws a jab when Krison was well out of range.
Serronen looks to land a body kick but Krison moved away.
Krison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Serronen.
Krison moves in looking to clinch but Serronen pushes him off.
Krison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Serronen.
We've been informed that Krison 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Serronen avoids the head kick by Krison.
Krison lands a jab to Serronen's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serronen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Krison.
Serronen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Krison bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Serronen moves out of range of the body kick.
Serronen checks a leg kick nicely.
Krison dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Krison slips a straight right by Serronen.
Serronen lands with a kick to the temple. Krison shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Krison blocks a leg kick.
Serronen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Serronen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Krison.
Krison connects with a solid leg kick.
Krison cracks Serronen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Serronen throws a solid leg kick but Krison takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Serronen.
A bone on bone clash there as Serronen blocks the leg kick.
Serronen missing with a left hand there. Krison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Serronen tried to score with a low kick but Krison checks it.
Krison thumps Serronen with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Krison.
Serronen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Krison looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Serronen swings for the body but Krison moves out of range.
Krison blocks a low kick nicely.
Krison flicks out a counter leg kick but Serronen steps away.
Serronen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Krison has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Krison looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Krison checks a leg kick.
Krison only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Serronen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Serronen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Krison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Serronen tries to land a front kick but Krison steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Serronen throws a wild body kick that Krison sees coming a mile off.
Serronen throws an overhand right that lands on Krison's shoulder, as Krison tries to avoid the shot.
Serronen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Krison can pounce on him.
Krison fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Serronen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Serronen.
Krison avoids a kick to the body.
Krison throws a nice inside leg kick.
Krison misses with a hook. Serronen ducked under it nicely.
That's four 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!
Serronen defending well as Krison loads up on a big left hand.
Krison scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Krison cracks Serronen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Serronen misses with a low kick.
Serronen throws out a loose jab but Krison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice shot by Serronen.
An inside leg kick lands from Serronen.
Serronen misses with a hook. Krison ducked under it nicely.
Serronen swings for the body but Krison moves out of range.
Nice body kick from Krison.
Serronen throws a sloppy body shot
and Krison counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Krison lands a jab to the head.
A big right from Serronen misses.
Krison lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krison throws a wild body kick that Serronen sees coming a mile off.
Krison bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Krison scores with a nice right hand.
Serronen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Krison counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Herb Krison will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A big right from Serronen misses.
Serronen checks a leg kick.
Krison lands a nice looking body kick.
Krison throws a chopping leg kick but Serronen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Serronen throws a leg kick that misses.
Aku Serronen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Serronen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Krison throws a nice outside leg kick.
Krison slips a jab from Serronen.
Serronen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Krison thumps Serronen with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Krison.
Krison moves away from the strike by Serronen.
Krison lands a jab to Serronen's midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krison turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Serronen tries to land a leg kick but Krison saw it coming and moves away.
Serronen throws a head kick but Krison moves out of range.
Krison was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Serronen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Krison to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krison throws a wild body kick that Serronen sees coming a mile off.
Krison lands a nice hook to Serronen's body. Serronen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krison misses the shot to the body.
Serronen looks to throw the jab but Krison is out of range.
Krison now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Krison scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Serronen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Krison.
Serronen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krison was well out of range. Poor timing from Serronen.
That kick from Krison tenderised Serronen's leg. Serronen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Serronen takes a swing at Krison's ribcage but misses.
Serronen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Serronen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Krison. Krison obviously looking to wear him down.
Krison misses with a wild body shot.
Serronen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Krison.
Serronen moves out of range of the body kick.
Serronen thows a leg kick but Krison checks it
and Krison counters with a good low kick that Serronen was not able to check.
Herb Krison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Serronen throws a chopping leg kick but Krison manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Krison lands the left hand.
Krison clinches up with Serronen and pushes him back against the cage.
Krison tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krison misses with the head strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krison lands a nice uppercut.
Krison goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Serronen lands a body punch.
A hook to the body from Krison.
Krison has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Krison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Krison lands a body punch in the clinch.
Krison scores with a shot to the side of Serronen's head.
Krison tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Serronen misses with a punch on the inside.
Serronen lands with a light punch inside.
Krison lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Aku Serronen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A left hand lands to the body for Krison.
Krison misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Krison prevents a body shot from Serronen.
Serronen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Serronen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Serronen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Serronen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Serronen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Serronen lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krison tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Krison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Serronen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Serronen misses with the head strike.
Krison misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Serronen has a couple of punches blocked by Krison.
Serronen swings wildly with an uppercut but Krison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Serronen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A shot in the inside from Krison.
Serronen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Krison misses with a hook to the ribs.
Krison lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Serronen misses with the head strike.
Serronen blocking some punches.
Krison working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Krison doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Krison.
Krison lands a body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Krison creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Krison tries a body shot but Serronen blocks it.
Herb Krison seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Serronen digs a right hand underneath Krison's ribcage. Krison let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krison throws a punch but it's blocked by Serronen.
Krison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Serronen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Krison blocking some punches.
Serronen digs a right hand into Krison's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Krison's gas tank.
Serronen lands a left hand.
Krison misses with a hook to the ribs.
Krison taking a breather.
Krison tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Serronen's elbow.
Krison misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Krison digs a right hand into Serronen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Serronen's gas tank.
Serronen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Krison working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Krison throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Serronens head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Serronen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Serronen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Krison misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Serronen misses with a body punch.
A short left from Krison.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Herb Krison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Serronen throws a poor cross that misses
and Krison counters with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Serronen misses its intended target.
A lazy body kick from Krison
and Serronen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Serronen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Serronen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Krison lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Serronen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Serronen connects with a solid leg kick.
Serronen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Krison checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A little jabbing left from Krison on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Serronen tries to land a leg kick but Krison saw it coming and moves away.
Krison forces Serronen back against the cage and clinches.
Krison struggles to land a body shot inside as Serronen controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Serronen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Serronen has a couple of punches blocked by Krison.
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!
Serronen throws a punch but it's blocked by Krison.
A shot in the inside from Krison.
Krison tries to throw a body punch but Serronen avoids it by throwing Krison back against the cage.
Serronen misses with a punch on the inside.
Serronen misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Serronen misses with a body punch.
Krison misses with a hook from the clinch.
Krison tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Serronen's elbow.
Krison lands with a right to the head.
Krison misses with a punch to the body.
Serronen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Serronen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Serronen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Krison can pounce on him.
Serronen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Krison checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Krison jabs Serronen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Serronen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Krison is out of range and Serronen settles back down.
Krison with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Serronen throws a poor cross that misses
and Krison counters with a slapping leg kick.
Krison lands a leg kick that knocks Serronen off balance momentarily.
Serronen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krison.
Krison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Serronen throws out the jab.
Krison scores with a kick to the midsection.
Serronen thuds a left hand into Krison's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That kick from Krison tenderised Serronen's leg. Serronen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Serronen throws a hook but Krison avoids it easily.
Krison punishes Serronen's body with a nice straight punch.
Serronen avoids a kick to the body.
Serronen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Serronen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Serronen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krison was well out of range. Poor timing from Serronen.
Nice uppercut lands for Krison. That snapped Serronen's head back.
Serronen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Serronen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Krison.
Krison scores with a jab. Serronen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Krison throws a nice outside leg kick.
Serronen clinches up against the cage.
Krison tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Serronen's elbow.
Krison lands with a left to the head.
Krison cracks Serronen with a nice body shot.
Krison lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Serronen has a couple of punches blocked by Krison.
Serronen swings wildly with an uppercut but Krison uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serronen struggles to land a body shot inside as Krison controls his hands.
Serronen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Krison backwards.
Serronen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Krison's elbow.
Krison lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Serronen backwards.
Krison lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Krison is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Serronen is defending well for now.
Krison lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Serronen backwards.
Krison works on Serronen's body with a couple of short punches.
Serronen misses with a body punch.
Krison misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Krison on the inside.
Krison prevents a body shot from Serronen.
Krison misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Serronen fails to land.
Krison misses with a body punch.
Serronen takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Serronen.
A short right from Krison.
Krison misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krison can't find room to land a body shot as Serronen controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Serronen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Krison lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Serronen backwards.
Serronen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Krison on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Krison scores with a nice short uppercut.
Krison cracks Serronen with a nice body shot.
Krison blocking some punches.
Herb Krison is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Serronen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Krison lands a shoulder strike.
Serronen lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Krison on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krison blocks a body shot from Serronen.
Serronen misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Serronen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Herb Krison comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Krison has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Herb Krison!
A very excited looking Herb Krison made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wamberto Boaz (ranked 83 p4p, 102 weight class) and Wayne Williams (ranked 5 p4p, 8 weight class). Boaz comes into the arena with Preciso me encontrar blaring out of the sound system. This should be fireworks!
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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 34 - 20 - 1, fighting out of London, Wamberto Boaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wayne Williams!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams misses the jab.
Boaz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Boaz has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boaz with the inside leg kick.
Boaz will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Boaz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
Williams feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Boazs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boaz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Williams misses with a right hand
and Boaz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Boaz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Williams checks the leg kick nicely there.
Boaz throws a wild body kick that Williams sees coming a mile off.
Nice straight punches there by Williams. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Williams.
The fighters circling - Boaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boaz walks into a left hand.
Williams walks into a jab.
Williams moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams blocks a jab.
Williams throws the left hand but Boaz avoids the punch easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Boaz misses the target.
Boaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Williams.
Boaz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A jab from Williams misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Boaz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Williams slips under a jab from Boaz.
Boaz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab lands there for Boaz.
Boaz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boaz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boaz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wayne Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williams slips under a jab from Boaz.
Boaz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Williams throws a hook but Boaz avoids it easily.
Williams connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Boaz moves out of range of the strikes.
Boaz is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A jab from Williams misses.
Boaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
Williams misses with a right hand
and Boaz counters with a single leg into guard. Williams didn't expect that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boaz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Williams is keeping the position for now.
Boaz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boaz is stalling in the full guard.
Boaz won't allow Williams to get back to his feet.
Boaz sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams keeping full guard, as Boaz tries to pass.
Boaz seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boaz drops back, looking for a kneebar! Williams looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Williams looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Williams!
Williams decides to stand up, so the ref orders Boaz to his feet.
Boaz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Williams works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Boaz throws the kick towards the body but Williams avoids it.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wayne Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boaz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Williams on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Boaz lands a leg kick that knocks Williams off balance momentarily.
Boaz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boaz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Williams sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Boaz somewhat.
Williams is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A bone on bone clash there as Williams blocks the leg kick.
Williams connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Boaz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boaz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Boaz there as he acknowledges the shot.
Boaz connects with an inside leg kick.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Boaz.
Williams scores with a jab to the body.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Boaz is out of range.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
Williams avoids the body shot from Boaz.
A little jabbing left from Williams on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Boaz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Williams throws a body punch but Boaz moves out of range.
Boaz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Williams scores with a jab to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Boaz.
Boaz defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Wayne Williams will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Boaz looks to land a body kick but Williams moved away.
Williams chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Boaz can pounce on him.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Boaz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Williams works the jab nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Boaz, as that shot connected.
Boaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Williams works the jab nicely.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boaz.
Williams 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.
Boaz with the inside leg kick.
Williams avoids the body shot from Boaz.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
Boaz fires out a quick counter leg kick but Williams just manages to avoid it.
Boaz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Williams moves away from the strike by Boaz.
Wayne Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Williams avoids a kick to the body.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boaz throws a leg kick but Williams checks it.
Williams throws out a counter right but Boaz avoids it with no problem.
Williams throws a hook but Boaz blocks it.
Williams smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Boaz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boaz.
Williams swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big left from Williams misses.
Boaz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Williams misses with a hook. Boaz ducked under it nicely.
Boaz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Boaz cracks a nice hook into Williams's ribs.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boaz misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Williams on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Boaz throws a low kick but Williams moves out of range easily.
Boaz missing with a left hand there. Williams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Williams blocks a low kick nicely.
Boaz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Williams checks a leg kick.
Williams throws a hook but Boaz blocks it.
It looked like Boaz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Boaz defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Boaz does it's job there.
Williams jabs Boaz right on the nose. Boaz blinks but takes it well.
Boaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams jabs Boaz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boaz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Boaz feints and then cracks Williams's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Williams down.
Boaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boaz.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boaz.
Boaz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Williams finds it's way round the side to connect with Boaz's head.
Boaz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boaz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Boaz is looking to chop away at Williams's legs.
Wayne Williams is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Williams is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice defenses there by Boaz.
Williams bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Boaz's head.
Boaz lands a jab.
Boaz throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Williams's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Williams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Boaz.
Boaz misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from Boaz misses the target.
Williams looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boaz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Williams takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Boaz throws a wild body kick that Williams sees coming a mile off.
Williams cracks Boaz with an open hand slap.
Williams works the jab nicely.
Williams misses with a hook. Boaz ducked under it nicely.
Boaz appears to be looking for a big counter.
Boaz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Boaz moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Boaz keeps Williams at a distance using the push kick.
Williams connects with a body shot.
Boaz defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand.
Boaz misses with a kick to the body.
Boaz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
Williams bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Boaz's head backwards.
Williams connects with a looping right hand.
Boaz defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand.
Boaz is looking to counter with a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boaz looks to land a left hand but Williams moved out of range nicely.
Williams stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Boaz.
Boaz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Boaz.
Boaz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Boaz throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Boaz throws a chopping leg kick but Williams manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Boaz throws the left hand but Williams avoids the punch easily.
Boaz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Williams blocks a low kick nicely.
Boaz throws a hook but Williams blocks it.
Boaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boaz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Williams! But no joy.
Williams swings for the body but Boaz moves out of range.
Williams lands an overhand right.
Boaz defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boaz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams.
Boaz moves away from the strike by Williams.
Boaz moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Boaz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boaz moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Wayne Williams will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Boaz throws a hook to the side of Williams's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Williams scores with a decent looking hook.
Boaz walks into a straight right hand from Williams.
Williams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Williams moves out of range of the leg kick from Boaz.
Williams looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boaz manages to avoid it.
Boaz is looking to counter punch.
Boaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Williams misses with a straight left.
Williams walks into a stiff left hand from Boaz.
Nice body punch from Boaz.
Williams works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Boaz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Williams throws a body shot but no joy.
Williams lands with a nice body punch.
Williams looks to land a left hand but Boaz moved out of range nicely.
Good leg kick by Boaz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams scores with a shot to the body.
Williams moves out of range of the body kick from Boaz.
Boaz ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams slips a jab from Boaz.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Boaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Williams.
Williams doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Boaz loads up on a big right hand but Williams slips the punch.
Williams clobbers Boaz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Boaz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boaz misses with an uppercut.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Boaz's shoulder, as Boaz tries to avoid the shot.
Williams cracks Boaz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Boaz misses with a looping right.
Boaz throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Williams counter with a right hand.
Boaz throws a body shot but no joy.
Williams checks a leg kick.
Williams throws out a counter right but Boaz avoids it with no problem.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boaz throws a front kick that sends Williams stumbling back into the cage.
Williams cracks Boaz with an open hand slap.
Williams getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
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!
Williams throws out a loose jab but Boaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boaz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boaz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wamberto Boaz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boaz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boaz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donk. Boaz catches Williams right on the button with a cross.
Williams throws a hook to the side of Boaz's head but Boaz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boaz throws a shot from downtown. Williams moves away and avoids it.
Boaz slips a jab from Williams.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Boaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams looks to land a right hand but Boaz moved out of range.
Williams connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Boaz's hands.
Some wild striking there from Boaz.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Williams misses with a looping left.
Boaz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Boaz throws a push kick but Williams slaps the foot to one side.
Boaz throws a hook but Williams blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Williams lands a really nice looking cross but Boaz seems unphased.
Williams lands with a straight right. Boaz didn't see that one coming.
Williams connects with a right hand. Boaz shakes it off.
Williams throws a body punch but Boaz moves out of range.
A jab from Boaz misses.
Boaz takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Boaz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Williams counters with a straight right hand.
Williams misses the jab.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Boaz saw that one coming.
Boaz appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Williams bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Boaz's head.
Boaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams throws a jab when Boaz was well out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Williams darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams misses with a hook
and Boaz counters with a nice body shot.
Williams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boaz works the jab nicely.
Williams connects with a single shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boaz scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Williams doesn't seem bothered though.
The fighters circle momentarily. Boaz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boaz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boaz slips a jab from Williams.
Boaz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Williams on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Boaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Williams crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Boaz - the referee stops the clock and Williams gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Boaz. Williams manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Boaz slips the punch.
Boaz swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Boaz tries to score with a low kick but Williams moves his leg out of the way.
Boaz moves away from the strike by Williams.
Williams avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Williams appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boaz blocks a jab.
Williams moves out of range as Boaz strikes.
Williams cracks Boaz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Boaz moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Williams walks into a straight right hand from Boaz.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wayne Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Williams winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wayne Williams!
A victorious Wayne Williams thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit (ranked 10 p4p, 50 weight class) and Sergei Petrov (ranked 1 p4p, 2 weight class). Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 9 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 4 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergei Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Petrov momentarily.
Sitsongrit takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab. Petrov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a right hand
and Sitsongrit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sitsongrit throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit is looking to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Sitsongrit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Decent striking displayed by Petrov there.
Petrov moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
Petrov misses with a hook.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrov manages to avoid it.
Petrov misses with the combination.
Sitsongrit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Petrov just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Petrov blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice uppercut lands for Petrov. That snapped Sitsongrit's head back.
Petrov scores with a sloppy right hand. Sitsongrit should have avoided that one.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrov.
A little jabbing left from Petrov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Petrov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sitsongrit cracks Petrov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Petrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petrov throws a nice looking combination but Sitsongrit bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sitsongrit wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sitsongrit throws a good cross that connects.
Petrov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Petrov misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Petrov avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Petrov.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut. Petrov saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sitsongrit scores with a decent looking hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sitsongrit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A clash of legs there as Sitsongrit blocks the low kick.
Petrov misses with a looping right.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Petrov.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrov throws out the jab.
Petrov throws a right hand that Sitsongrit ducks under and follows up with a left that Sitsongrit also avoids with ease.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrov.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut
and Petrov counters with an outside leg kick.
Sitsongrit moves away from the strike by Petrov.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook.
Petrov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sitsongrit throws a body shot but no joy.
Petrov connects with a jab.
Sitsongrit with a hook.
Good work by Petrov as he checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov scores with a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.
The fighters circle momentarily. Petrov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Petrov misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Petrov attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Petrov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sitsongrit throws a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sitsongrit on the side of the head.
Sitsongrit connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A swing and a miss from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from Petrov.
Petrov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Petrov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrov connects with a body shot that sends Sitsongrit's belly button to the back.
Petrov looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Petrov lands a nice looking body shot.
Sitsongrit is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Sitsongrit looks to land a left hand but Petrov moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from Petrov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Petrov blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov misses with a looping right.
Petrov throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
No joy there for Petrov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petrov.
Sitsongrit finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A good leg kick by Sitsongrit.
Petrov misses with a looping right.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrov is just out of range.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to the nose.
Sitsongrit connects with a body shot that sends Petrov's belly button to the back.
Petrov throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit fires out a quick counter leg kick but Petrov just manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit fakes the leg kick and cracks Petrov in the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit is looking to chop away at Petrov's legs.
Sitsongrit misses with a lunging right hand
and Sitsongrit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sitsongrit connects with a solid leg kick.
Petrov missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Petrov throws a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head but Sitsongrit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
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 Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Petrov looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Sitsongrit connects with an inside leg kick.
Petrov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking body shot.
Petrov throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.
Petrov connects with a looping right hand.
Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit is winning the standup battle so far.
Sitsongrit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Petrov.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Petrov's front leg with a kick but Petrov checks it.
Sitsongrit blocks a jab.
Petrov slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
Petrov scores with a hook.
Petrov cracks Sitsongrit with an open hand slap.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petrov.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab 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!
Petrov throws a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab.
Petrov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick as Petrov jumps back.
Petrov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Petrov throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Petrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Petrov is able to avoid easily.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petrov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sitsongrit. That did some damage!
Petrov misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Petrov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petrov.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrov throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
Petrov throws a jab when Sitsongrit was well out of range.
Petrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Petrov ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Petrov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Petrov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Petrov has time to react.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sitsongrit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Petrov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sitsongrit closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Petrov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Petrov cracks a nice hook into Sitsongrit's ribs.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrov manages to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nice cross by Petrov.
Petrov throws a series of punches but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Petrov is looking to chop away at Sitsongrit's legs.
A little feinted left hand from Sitsongrit on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but it's checked well by Petrov.
Petrov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Petrov.
Petrov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Petrov lands a nice shot to the body.
Sitsongrit walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Petrov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Petrov misses with a straight left.
A counter left hand to the body from Sitsongrit misses its target.
Sitsongrit takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Petrov misses with an uppercut. Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Sitsongrit thumps Petrov with a low kick.
Petrov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Petrov throws a big shot that misses.
Sitsongrit appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
Sitsongrit throws a half hearted mid kick.
The fighters circling - Petrov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petrov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Sitsongrit staying out of range there.
Sitsongrit takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrov throws a big shot that misses.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sitsongrit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petrov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sitsongrit.
Petrov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sitsongrit checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
An attempted straight right counter from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Sitsongrit closes the distance and clinches.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Petrov struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
Petrov blocks an uppercut.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Petrov.
Petrov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Petrov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Petrov throws a jab but it's blocked by Sitsongrit.
Petrov avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit throws a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sergei Petrov 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!
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.
Sitsongrit has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sitsongrit throws a good cross that connects.
Sitsongrit loads up on a big right hand but Petrov slips the punch.
Petrov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Petrov slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch
enabling Petrov to counter with a crisp jab.
Petrov misses with a straight right.
Sitsongrit misses with a left hand
and Petrov counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Petrov misses.
Sitsongrit throws a right hand that misses
and Petrov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A cross from Petrov lands.
A swing and a miss from Petrov.
Petrov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Petrov lands a nice shot to the body.
Petrov misses with a body shot.
Petrov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Petrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit tried to counter with a leg kick but Petrov avoided it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov misses with a jab to the body
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sitsongrit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Petrov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Petrov misses.
Petrov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
A big right from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petrov throws a nice looking combination but Sitsongrit bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Petrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sitsongrit walks into a jab.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy right hand but Petrov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Petrov throws out a counter right but Sitsongrit avoids it with no problem.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Petrov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov misses with a double jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Petrov moved away.
Nice jab there from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit walks into a stiff left hand from Petrov.
Sitsongrit moves out of range of the strikes.
Petrov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Petrov lands a jab.
Sitsongrit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Petrov moved out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Petrov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Petrov.
Petrov lands with a shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sitsongrit. That's going to slow Petrov down.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
A low kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a looping left.
Petrov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A punch lands to the side of Sitsongrit 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick.
Sitsongrit moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Petrov swings for the body but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Petrov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit is out of range.
Petrov checks a leg kick.
Petrov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Petrov missing with a left hand there. Sitsongrit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab lands there for Petrov.
Sitsongrit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the jaw.
Petrov defending well as Sitsongrit loads up on a big left hand.
Sitsongrit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Petrov.
Petrov misses with a right hand
and Sitsongrit counters with a straight right hand.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Petrov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Petrov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Petrov.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sitsongrit at a distance.
Sitsongrit gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Petrov is trying to break the clinch but Sitsongrit is controlling him.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Petrov.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Petrov.
Petrov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Petrov misses with a punch to the body.
Petrov prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Petrov is trying to break the clinch but Sitsongrit is controlling him.
Petrov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Petrov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike.
Petrov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sitsongrit seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Petrov can turn it around.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrov is trying to break free.
Petrov scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Sergei Petrov just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Petrov ducks under a wild hook from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petrov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick
and Petrov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sitsongrit works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sitsongrit misses with a right hand
and Petrov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sitsongrit thinking.
Sitsongrit connects with a looping right hand.
Sitsongrit tries a low kick but Petrov avoids it.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Petrov.
Petrov slips a straight right by Sitsongrit.
A solid leg kick lands there for Petrov.
Sitsongrit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Petrov throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Petrov moves out of range.
Petrov misses with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit looks to land a left hand but Petrov moved out of range nicely.
Sitsongrit throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Petrov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch
letting Petrov counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sitsongrit at a distance.
Petrov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Petrov blocks a leg kick.
Sitsongrit connects with a jab.
Sitsongrit walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Petrov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Petrov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sitsongrit counters by moving into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit prevents Petrov from breaking the clinch.
Petrov misses with a body punch.
Petrov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Petrov is looking to break free of the clinch but Sitsongrit has double underhooks.
A right hand to the body from Petrov.
Sitsongrit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Petrov is trying to break free.
Petrov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand that snaps the head of Petrov backwards.
Petrov scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Sitsongrit fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Petrov lands with a hook. Sitsongrit tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrov misses with a body shot.
Petrov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Petrov throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Petrov scores with a body shot.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick that misses.
Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sitsongrit throws a sloppy body shot
and Petrov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sitsongrit takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Petrov jabs Sitsongrit to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrov throws out the jab.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Petrov.
An attempted straight right counter from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Petrov avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from Petrov.
Sitsongrit connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Petrov momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A frustrated look appears on Petrov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
Petrov misses with some punches.
Petrov cracks Sitsongrit with a nice body shot.
Sitsongrit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Petrov backwards.
Petrov can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
Petrov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sitsongrit walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Petrov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Petrov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot
and Petrov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Petrov blocks a low kick nicely.
Petrov scores with a jab. Sitsongrit acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice jab there from Petrov.
Sitsongrit tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Petrov counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Petrov blocks the low kick.
Sitsongrit on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Petrov. Petrov obviously looking to wear him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sitsongrit rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Petrov counter with a right hand.
Petrov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sitsongrit throws a nice inside leg kick.
Petrov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sitsongrit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit is looking to counter punch.
Petrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sitsongrit throws a lazy right hand but Petrov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sitsongrit lands with a nice body punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Petrov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Petrov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Petrov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sitsongrit stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch but Petrov is having none of it.
Sitsongrit throws a looping overhand right but Petrov ducks down to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Sergei Petrov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Petrov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Petrov misses with a looping right.
Petrov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Petrov.
Petrov lands a glancing blow to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
Petrov works Sitsongrit's body with a nice hook.
Sitsongrit checks the leg kick.
Petrov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petrov throws a looping overhand right but Sitsongrit ducks down to avoid it.
Petrov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Petrov throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Petrov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Petrov throws a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Petrov throws a lazy right hand but Sitsongrit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Petrov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Petrov throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Petrov moves into range and connects with a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Petrov.
Sitsongrit takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A jab from Petrov misses.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Petrov's ribcage but misses.
Petrov avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Petrov misses with a body shot.
Petrov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sitsongrit throws out the jab.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrov is just out of range.
Petrov moves out of range of the leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Petrov throws a good cross that connects.
A jab from Petrov misses.
Sitsongrit throws a wild body kick that Petrov sees coming a mile off.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Petrov.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Petrov's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Petrov. That did some damage!
Petrov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrov jabs Sitsongrit right on the nose. Sitsongrit blinks but takes it well.
Sitsongrit defending well as Petrov loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Sitsongrit misses the target.
Sitsongrit takes one to the side of the head.
Petrov misses with a lunging right hand
and Sitsongrit counters by moving into the clinch.
Sergei Petrov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Still in the clinch, Sitsongrit scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Petrov tries to work over Sitsongrit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sitsongrit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petrov.
Sitsongrit throws a hook but Petrov avoids it easily.
Petrov throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Petrov scores with a sloppy right hand. Sitsongrit should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrov moves away.
Sitsongrit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Petrov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrov.
Sitsongrit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrov manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice cross by Sitsongrit.
Petrov misses with the combination.
Nice cross by Petrov.
Sitsongrit tries to score with a low kick but Petrov moves his leg out of the way.
Sitsongrit takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Petrov tests Sitsongrit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Petrov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a poor cross that misses
and Petrov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrov throws out the jab.
Petrov blocks a jab.
Petrov cracks a nice hook into Sitsongrit's ribs.
A bone on bone clash there as Petrov blocks the leg kick.
Petrov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Petrov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Left hook, right uppercut from Petrov.
Petrov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A shot to the liver by Sitsongrit. Beautiful body shot.
Petrov throws a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head but Sitsongrit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sitsongrit swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Petrov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Petrov digs a good body shot into Sitsongrit's ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sergei Petrov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Petrov 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 46:50
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergei Petrov!
Sergei Petrov is the new bantamweight champion!
Sergei Petrov spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roli Poli (ranked 3 p4p, 17 weight class) and Nick Graves (ranked 1 p4p, 2 weight class). Graves has chosen Rage Against the Machine - Bulls on Parade as his entrance music. Roli Poli could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nick Graves's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roli Poli!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 43 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Graves!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poli tests Graves's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Poli stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice shot lands for Poli.
Graves throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Graves sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Poli misses with a wild body shot.
Poli lands a nice hook to Graves's body. Graves takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A jab lands there for Graves.
Poli walks into a left hand.
It looks like Roli Poli has been cut.
Graves throws a lazy uppercut
and Poli counters with a nice body shot.
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!
Poli throws a head kick that misses
letting Graves counter with a right hand.
Poli fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Graves on the side of the head.
Poli throws a nice head kick!
Poli blocks a jab.
Poli throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Poli throws a jab but it's blocked by Graves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poli bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Graves's head backwards.
Graves darts in and clinches Poli up against the cage.
Graves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Poli breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Poli connects with a body shot that sends Graves's belly button to the back.
Graves misses with a looping left.
Poli scores with a jab. Graves acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Graves takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Graves misses with a wild combination.
Poli lunges at Graves with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Graves's hand.
Poli is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Poli with a nice calf kick.
Poli cracks Graves with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poli tries to keep at a distance but Graves has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Poli.
Graves tries a body shot but Poli blocks it.
Poli pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Graves throws a body punch but Poli moves out of range.
A big right from Graves misses.
Poli throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Graves's head.
Poli is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Graves throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Poli tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Graves is able to avoid easily.
Graves takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Poli misses with an uppercut. Graves saw that one coming.
Poli swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Graves gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Graves looks to throw the jab but Poli is out of range.
Graves walks into a left hand.
Graves clinches up with Poli and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poli escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Graves showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Poli.
Poli has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Poli fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Graves looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Graves looks to score with a jab to the body but Poli is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Poli misses the target.
Poli throws a chopping leg kick but Graves manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Poli misses with a shot to the body
and Graves cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Poli connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Poli looks to land a right hand but Graves moved out of range.
Graves misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A quick step to the side and Poli tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Poli misses with a hook. Graves ducked under it nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poli thumps Graves with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Graves moves in looking to clinch but Poli pushes him off.
Poli tries a head kick but it misses.
Poli throws a body shot but no joy.
Graves looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Poli lands a lovely overhand right.
Roli Poli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Graves misses.
Graves loads up on a big right hand but Poli slips the punch.
Graves avoids a punch combination nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poli. Graves does a little dance to reset his feet.
Graves looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Graves lands a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Poli. Graves shrugs it off though.
Graves waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Poli.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roli Poli dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roli Poli's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Graves lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Poli is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Graves can do to turn this around?
Graves takes the fight into the clinch.
Graves lands a body punch in the clinch.
Poli breaks the clinch.
Graves throws a body punch but Poli moves out of range.
Graves throws a jab when Poli was well out of range.
Roli Poli is winning the standup battle so far.
Poli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Poli throws a head kick that misses.
Poli thuds a left hand into Graves's body.
A slow jab from Poli misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves with a nice cross.
A decent looking cross lands there for Poli.
Graves has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Poli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Poli throws a sloppy head kick and Graves moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poli with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Poli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Poli slips a jab from Graves.
Poli catches Graves with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Poli misses with a wild body shot.
Poli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Graves manages to avoid it.
Poli throws a head kick but Graves moves out of range.
Poli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Graves.
A swing and a miss from Poli.
Graves avoids a punch combination nicely.
Poli fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Graves on the side of the head.
Poli looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poli slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Graves. Poli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Graves throws a body punch but Poli moves out of range.
Graves takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Poli cracks a nice hook into Graves's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Graves throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Poli sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Poli takes a swing at Graves's ribcage but misses.
Poli looks to land a right hand but Graves moved out of range.
Poli slips a straight right by Graves.
Graves on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Poli throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jab, jab by Graves - just one landing.
Roli Poli's cut is getting worse.
Graves misses with a wild body shot.
Poli throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves ducks under a wild hook from Poli.
Graves waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Poli.
The fighters circle momentarily. Poli darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Graves throws a body punch but Poli moves out of range.
Poli lands with a right hand.
Graves throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Graves takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Poli throws a nice outside leg kick.
Graves takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Graves has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Poli connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The fighters circling - Poli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Poli lands a really nice looking cross but Graves seems unphased.
Poli ducks under a wild hook from Graves.
Graves cracks a nice hook into Poli's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Poli.
Poli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Graves manages to avoid it.
Graves misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Poli.
Poli throws a hook but Graves blocks it.
Graves doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Graves.
Poli throws a jab when Graves was well out of range.
Graves looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Poli jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Poli throws a series of punches but Graves avoids them all with ease.
Graves throws a big shot that misses.
Graves throws the left hand but Poli avoids the punch easily.
Poli lands with a nice body punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Poli misses the target.
Graves doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Graves scores with a sloppy right hand. Poli should have avoided that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roli Poli dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Roli Poli's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Poli tries to keep at a distance but Graves has taken the fight into the clinch.
Poli blocks a body shot from Graves.
Poli is leaning against Graves and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Poli is trying to break free.
Graves lands a body shot in the clinch.
Poli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Graves swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Poli manages to break the clinch.
Poli misses with a body shot.
Poli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Graves looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Graves swings for the body but Poli moves out of range.
It looked like Poli wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Poli looks to land a left hand but Graves moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Poli misses.
Graves takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Graves misses with a lunging right hand
and Poli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Graves gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poli on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Graves is looking to clinch.
Graves scores with a nice right hand.
Poli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Graves tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Poli was well out of range. Poor timing from Graves.
Poli scores with a nice strike.
Poli scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Graves tries to clinch but Poli moves out of range.
Poli blocks a jab.
Graves throws a nice looking combination but Poli bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Poli dips to his left and cracks Graves with an uppercut!
Poli swings away with a body shot that misses
and Graves cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Poli tests Graves's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Graves misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Poli.
Poli misses with a hook
and Graves connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Graves bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Poli is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Graves.
Poli takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Poli slips under a jab from Graves.
Poli needs to keep his hands up - Graves had a free shot at his head there.
Graves throws a hook but Poli blocks it.
Poli scores with a jab to the head.
Graves drops Poli with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Poli looks back up at him and smiles so Graves waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Poli is rocked!
Graves avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oh Poli is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Graves takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Poli moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Poli misses with a shot to the body
and Graves counters with a big right hand! Oh Poli is in trouble here! Graves follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Graves!
Nick Graves is the new welterweight champion!
A victorious Nick Graves thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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