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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Great Tiger (ranked 789 p4p, 790 weight class) and Taylor Jack (ranked 92 p4p, 93 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jack's choice of entrance music: Lucid Dreams. On his way into the cage it seems that Great Tiger has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Great Tiger seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Great Tiger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taylor Jack!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiger slips under a jab from Jack.
Jack getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jack throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good shot there by Jack.
 It looks like Great Tiger has been cut.
Jack scores with a shot to the body.
Jack misses with a double jab.
Jack moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jack lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tiger gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jack.
Taylor Jack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jack scores with a body shot.
Jack with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jack throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tiger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jack tries to avoid it but Tiger manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jack to the ground. Jack escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jack looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jack 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.
Jack throws a shot from downtown. Tiger moves away and avoids it.
Jack misses with a lunging right hand
and Tiger counters with a single leg into guard. Jack didn't expect that.
Tiger trying to control the position from guard on top but Jack is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tiger trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Jack manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Jack is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Tiger is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiger looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Jack passes into side control.
Jack controls the position from side control.
Tiger tries to improve position but can't.
Jack grinds an elbow into Tiger's temple.
Tiger tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jack wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jack controlling from side mount.
Tiger is looking to regain half guard here but Jack keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Jack politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Jack prefers to stall for the moment though.
Tiger can't do much from the bottom here.
Tiger is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jack happy to just control the position for now.
Tiger is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
You can see the frustration on Tiger's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Taylor Jack dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Great Tiger's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jack connects with a leg kick.
Jack throws a front kick that sends Tiger stumbling back into the cage.
Tiger on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Taylor Jack seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jack swings for the body but Tiger moves out of range.
Jack fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tiger takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A head kick misses from Jack.
A counter left hand to the body from Tiger misses its target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jack.
Jack throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tiger on the side of the head.
Tiger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jack.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Taylor Jack is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jack lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tiger at a distance.
Tiger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jack.
It appears Tiger was looking to counter with a kick there.
Tiger takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tiger drops his hands momentarily and Jack takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
 Tiger is rocked!
Jack fakes the body blow, causing Tiger to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Tiger goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Taylor Jack!
An out of breath Taylor Jack thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Moganesh Jain (ranked 1039 p4p, 786 weight class) and Takumi Sagaki (ranked 67 p4p, 45 weight class). Jain comes to the cage accompanied by The Monkey King. Sagaki has chosen One Piece - AMV - We Are! (Full Song) as his entrance music. Takumi Sagaki will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Moganesh Jain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Takumi Sagaki!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sagaki with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jain to score with a decent uppercut.
Sagaki fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jab by Sagaki.
Jain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sagaki changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Sagaki slips under a jab from Jain.
Jain misses with a body shot.
Sagaki tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Sagaki will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jain bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sagaki's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sagaki misses with a kick to the body
and Jain counters with a nice uppercut.
A low kick from Sagaki misses
and Jain counters with a right hand to the body.
Sagaki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sagaki throws a solid leg kick but Jain takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sagaki.
Sagaki stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagaki shoots in for a takedown but Jain shows good takedown defense.
Sagaki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jain changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sagaki is looking to slow Jain down with leg kicks.
Sagaki takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jain throws a hook to the side of Sagaki's head but Sagaki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sagaki shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jain napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sagaki working away.
Sagaki gets to mount! Jain was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Jain might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jain is bucking up trying to escape but Sagaki cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sagaki pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sagaki prevents Jain from getting the reversal.
Sagaki with a couple of short strikes.
Jain is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Sagaki controlling from the full mount.
Jain is trying desperately to improve position.
Sagaki scoring with strikes but Jain is staying in there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jain is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sagaki with shots to the head and body - Jain looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sagaki jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Jain is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Jain and Sagaki has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Jain manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jain keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sagaki is pressing down on Jain's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jain is holding on for now.
Jain is looking to control Sagaki's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jain avoid being mounted?
Sagaki looks to land a strike but Jain avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Jain wants to control but Sagaki passes easily into half guard.
Jain is trying to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Takumi Sagaki dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jain fails with an attempt to clinch.
And Sagaki tries to counter it with a takedown but Jain pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sagaki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jain lands with a shot to the body.
Jain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sagaki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jain. Sagaki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sagaki connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jain momentarily.
Sagaki scores with a nice right hand.
Sagaki throws a leg kick that misses.
Moganesh Jain is winning the standup battle so far.
Sagaki swings for the body but Jain moves out of range.
Jain throwing a counter right hand but Sagaki manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sagaki connects with an inside leg kick.
Jain throws out a powerful jab.
Jain swings for the body but Sagaki moves out of range.
Sagaki moves away from the strike by Jain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jain checks a leg kick nicely.
Sagaki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jain.
Sagaki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jain throws a body punch but Sagaki moves out of range.
Sagaki lands with a straight right. Jain didn't see that one coming.
Sagaki throws a body shot but no joy.
Jain connects with a body shot that sends Sagaki's belly button to the back.
A leg kick checked by Jain.
Sagaki fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jain is out of range.
Jain misses the shot to the body.
Sagaki looks to score with a jab to the body but Jain is just out of range.
Jain was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sagaki fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagaki throws a shot from downtown. Jain moves away and avoids it.
Sagaki scores with a leg kick.
Jain scores with a shot to the body.
Sagaki has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jain takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sagaki closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sagaki lands in his opponent's guard.
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!
Jain is looking for a triangle but Sagaki pushes his legs off easily.
Sagaki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jain is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagaki looking to control.
Sagaki bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jain's guard.
Sagaki controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sagaki lands a couple of digs.
Sagaki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jain looking for a sweep. Not yet Jain, not yet.
Sagaki looking to sit in guard and control but Jain gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sagaki not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sagaki is controlling Jain's posture.
Sagaki can't keep his opponent in guard - Jain advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sagaki is pressing down on Jain's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Takumi Sagaki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Jain lands a body shot.
Jain swings for the body but Sagaki moves out of range.
A jab from Jain finds it's way through Sagaki's defenses.
Sagaki lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sagaki.
It looked like Jain wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A slow jab from Sagaki misses its intended target.
It looked like Jain wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sagaki fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jain has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sagaki thows a leg kick but Jain checks it
and Jain counters with a stiff right hand.
Jain swings widly with a right hand
and Jain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jain walks into a left hand.
Jain moves out of range of the body kick.
Jain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sagaki.
Jain swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jain slips a straight right by Sagaki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagaki misses with a right hand
and Jain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sagaki throws a front kick aimed at Jain's knee but Jain avoids it well.
Jain throwing a counter right hand but Sagaki manages to avoid it.
Jab by Jain.
Sagaki with a poor takedown
and Jain makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sagaki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jain circles away.
Jain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sagaki misses with a head kick.
Sagaki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Jain was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sagaki.
Sagaki connects with a jab.
Sagaki tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jain defends well and Sagaki ends up having to push Jain into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Jain on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Moganesh Jain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Takumi Sagaki.
Sagaki lands with a shot to the body.
Sagaki throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jain throws a big shot that misses.
Sagaki drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jain defends it well.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sagaki. That's going to slow Jain down.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jain checks a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sagaki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jain.
Jain on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A punch lands to the side of Sagaki 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jain misses with a body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jain.
Jain ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sagaki fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jain avoids it really well and circles away.
It looked like Jain was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sagaki.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagaki with a poor takedown
letting Jain counter with a right hand.
Sagaki lands a leg kick that knocks Jain off balance momentarily.
Sagaki misses with a right hand
and Jain counters with a right hand to the body.
Sagaki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jain is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sagaki.
No luck for Sagaki with that takedown attempt.
Moganesh Jain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jain uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sagaki.
Takumi Sagaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jain lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sagaki at a distance.
Sagaki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jain. That did some damage!
Sagaki throws a front kick aimed at Jain's knee but Jain avoids it well.
Jain slips under a jab from Sagaki.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagaki has his takedown stuffed
letting Jain counter with a right hand.
Jain throws a body shot but no joy.
Jain thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sagaki throws a big shot that misses.
Takumi Sagaki is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sagaki misses with a left hand
and Jain counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
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!
Sagaki lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sagaki with the inside leg kick.
Sagaki is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jain's half guard.
Jain is trying to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Takumi Sagaki.
I've got Sagaki 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takumi Sagaki!
Post fight, Takumi Sagaki stared into the camera and said 'My Mat Mofo.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jim Jones Jr (ranked 490 p4p, 835 weight class) and Bo Nickal (ranked 76 p4p, 134 weight class). Jones Jr comes to the cage accompanied by The Brian Jonestown Massacre - Ballad of Jim Jones. 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 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Jones Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bo Nickal!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nickal listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jones Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nickal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones Jr stuns Nickal with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jones Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nickal looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jones Jr throws out a loose jab but Nickal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jones Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nickal's head.
Nickal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nickal throws an overhand right that lands on Jones Jr's shoulder, as Jones Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Jones Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jones Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nickal walks into a stiff left hand from Jones Jr.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nickal takes a swing at Jones Jr's ribcage but misses.
Nickal walks into a jab.
Jones Jr staying out of range there.
Jones Jr swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Jones Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones Jr missing with a left hand there. Nickal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones Jr misses with an uppercut. Nickal saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nickal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones Jr.
Jones Jr punishes Nickal's body with a nice straight punch.
Jones Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jones Jr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jim Jones Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nickal wants to clinch.
Jones Jr was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nickal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones Jr.
Nice jab there from Nickal.
Nickal feints and then cracks Jones Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jones Jr down.
Nickal connects with a right hand. Jones Jr shakes it off.
Nickal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nickal loads up on a big right hand but Jones Jr slips the punch.
Jones Jr misses with a straight right.
A little jabbing left from Nickal on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nickal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones Jr moves away.
Jones Jr digs a good hook to Nickal's body.
Nickal with a nice calf kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones Jr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nickal swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nickal throws a body shot but no joy.
Nickal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones Jr.
Jones Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Nickal takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nickal takes a jab right on the kisser.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nickal 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 Jones Jr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jones Jr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jones Jr scores with a punch to the head.
Nickal motions for Jones Jr to come forward. Nickal throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jones Jr appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nickal scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jones Jr doesn't seem bothered though.
Nickal stuns Jones Jr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nickal on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jones Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nickal moves away from the strike by Jones Jr.
Nickal misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jones Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones Jr smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A shot to the liver by Nickal. Beautiful body shot.
A jab from Jones Jr does it's job there.
Jones Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nickal manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Nickal's shoulder, as Nickal tries to avoid the shot.
Jones Jr digs a good hook to Nickal's body.
Jones Jr connects with a right hand. Nickal shakes it off.
Jones Jr misses with an uppercut.
Nickal throws a leg kick
and Jones Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Donk. Nickal catches Jones Jr right on the button with a cross.
Jones Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Nickal is just out of range.
A slow jab from Jones Jr misses its intended target.
Jones Jr cracks a nice hook into Nickal's ribs.
Jones Jr lands a jab.
Jones Jr is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jones Jr lands with a cross.
Nickal takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jones Jr misses the jab.
Nickal only half commits to the counter leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nickal cracks Jones Jr with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jones Jr scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nickal closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jones Jr to the mat! Jones Jr manages to get full guard.
Nickal distracts Jones Jr with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr wants to sweep but no luck.
Nickal avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nickal wants to pass the guard but Jones Jr is keeping the position.
Nickal lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nickal advances position into side control!
Jones Jr manages to work his way to half guard, despite Nickal's best efforts.
Jones Jr tries to get to full guard but Nickal has control of the leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jones Jr looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nickal wants to pass to mount but Jones Jr is defending the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Jones Jr dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jones Jr scores with a shot to the body.
Nickal shoots in and bounces Jones Jr off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Nickal won't allow Jones Jr to sweep him here.
Nickal got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jones Jr has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nickal has managed to get both his arms back between Jones Jr's legs - danger averted.
Nickal forces his way into half guard.
Nickal working the head and body with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nickal landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nickal has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nickal prevents Jones Jr from improving his position.
Nickal winds up and cracks Jones Jr with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jones Jr on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones Jr gets back to full guard.
Nickal with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jones Jr has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Nickal can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Nickal passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Nickal scores with a couple of short elbows.
Nickal lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jones Jr down.
Jones Jr can't do much from the bottom here.
Nickal tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nickal has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jones Jr manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickal landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nickal looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nickal connects with a nice short shot to Jones Jr's temple.
Nickal is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nickal passes to side control.
Nickal lands some shots froms side control.
Jones Jr is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Nickal's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nickal is thwarting Jones Jr's attempts to control the position.
Nice strikes from Nickal there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr tries to roll over but Nickal keeps him under control.
Nickal works his way into side control.
Nickal scoring with punches from side control.
Nickal advances nicely into full mount.
Nickal lands a couple of good shots and Jones Jr has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Nickal lands punches and elbows.
Nickal punishes Jones Jr with strikes from the back mount.
Nickal is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Jones Jr knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Jones Jr for a finish.
Our spies down at at Helsinki Private Gym inform us that Nickal has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickal connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Jones Jr to escape the position.
Nickal gets his hands free as Jones Jr looks to control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nickal lands with a hammerfist to the side of Jones Jr's head.
Jones Jr is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Nickal gets his way!
Bo Nickal has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nickal wants to control but Jones Jr is keeping busy.
Jones Jr rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Jones Jr taking some punishment here, with Nickal in his half guard.
Jones Jr actively working from the bottom here.
Nickal trying to pass the guard but Jones Jr defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bo Nickal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Nickal fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jones Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nickal looks to throw the jab but Jones Jr is out of range.
Nickal scoring well with a low kick there.
Nickal fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jab by Jones Jr.
Sloppy strikes from Jones Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Nickal fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jones Jr checks it well.
A little feinted left hand from Jones Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nickal misses with a hook
and Jones Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nickal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones Jr.
Nickal lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Nickal.
Jones Jr punishes Nickal's body with a nice straight punch.
Nickal ducks under a wild hook from Jones Jr.
Nickal paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones Jr.
Nickal throws a shot to the body.
Jones Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nickal was well out of range. Poor timing from Jones Jr.
Nickal misses with a takedown attempt - Jones Jr sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nickal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Nickal moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nickal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab by Jones Jr.
The fighters circling - Nickal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones Jr cracks Nickal with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jones Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jones Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nickal.
A nice side step and Nickal releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Nickal wants to slow Jones Jr down by chopping away at his legs.
Jones Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Nickal counters with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nickal looks to throw the jab but Jones Jr is out of range.
Jones Jr throws a low kick, looking for Nickal's leg but Nickal calmly moves out of range.
Nickal throws a leg kick but Jones Jr checks it.
Jones Jr checks a leg kick.
Jones Jr scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd cheers as Jones Jr lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nickal doesn't seem phased though.
Jones Jr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jones Jr fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jones Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nickal.
Jones Jr scores with a punch to the head.
Nickal takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jones Jr connects with the punch.
Jones Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Nickal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones Jr manages to avoid it.
Jones Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones Jr. Nickal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jones Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nickal tries a low kick but Jones Jr avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr misses with a hook.
Jones Jr fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nickal takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jones Jr throws a body punch but Nickal moves out of range.
Nickal closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Jones Jr's guard.
Nickal postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Nickal keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jones Jr's head.
Nickal lands a couple of elbows.
Nickal lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nickal in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jones Jr wants to control but Nickal passes easily into half guard.
Nickal is pressing down on Jones Jr's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jones Jr is holding on for now.
Jones Jr blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nickal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickal trying to pass the guard but Jones Jr defending well.
Nickal sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones Jr defending well though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones Jr is looking to improve his position.
Nickal working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jones Jr wants to improve his position but Nickal is controlling well.
Nice strikes from Nickal there.
Jones Jr is looking for a sweep. Nickal is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jim Jones Jr.
I think Jones Jr has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Jones Jr!
A relieved looking Jim Jones Jr thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bagel Boss (ranked 434 p4p, 549 weight class) and Wilfredo Wild (ranked 59 p4p, 81 weight class). Boss's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 6 Foot 7 Foot. Wild has chosen Cypress Hill - Trouble as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bagel Boss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wilfredo Wild!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wild tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boss was well out of range. Poor timing from Wild.
Bagel Boss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut there from Boss.
Boss moves out of range as Wild strikes.
Boss tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boss misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wild with the counter takedown but Boss avoids it easily.
Boss throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wild connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boss lands a big head kick that sends Wild tumbling to the mat! Boss takes a step backwards and waves Wild back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 It looks like Wilfredo Wild has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boss walks into a straight right hand from Wild.
Boss cracks Wild with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Boss has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Wild to stand back up!
 Wild is rocked!
Boss swings for the body but Wild moves out of range.
Wild is still on wobbly legs! Can Boss finish him?
Boss misses with a combination
and Wild counters with a thumping low kick.
Boss misses with a head kick.
Wild seems to have recovered his senses.
Boss swings widly with a right hand
letting Wild counter with a right hand.
It looks like Bagel Boss has been cut.
Wild misses with an uppercut. Boss saw that one coming.
Boss appears to be looking for a big counter.
Boss takes one on the button.
Boss throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Wild counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boss throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wild with the counter takedown but Boss avoids it easily.
A big right from Boss misses.
Boss throws a lazy head kick
and Boss takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boss throws a half hearted mid kick.
Boss throws a right and a left that Wild avoids nicely.
Wild changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Boss misses with a wild combination.
Wild tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've been told by Boss's head coaches at 3Band MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Boss swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Boss.
Wild looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wild tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boss was well out of range. Poor timing from Wild.
Wild avoids the body shot from Boss.
Good exchange - Boss coming out on top.
Wild walks into a left hand.
Boss lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boss gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body kick there by Boss.
Boss throws a nice looking combination but Wild bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wild connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Boss momentarily.
Wild avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wild dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boss tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boss throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Wild.
Boss throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wild counters with a nice body kick.
Boss is breathing heavily.
Boss takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wild fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Boss, pushing him back against the cage.
Wild misses with a body punch.
Wild lands with a short shot to the head.
Boss blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wild tries to work over Boss's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boss misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wild is working Boss over against the cage.
Boss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Boss is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bagel Boss's cut is getting worse.
Boss takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A lazy left from Wild finds it's target.
Boss is rocked!
Boss throws a body shot but no joy.
Oh Boss is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boss is looking to score with low kicks.
Boss seems to have got his legs back now.
Boss throws a leg kick
and Wild counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wild stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Boss to get to his feet.
Boss throws a low kick, looking for Wild's leg but Wild calmly moves out of range.
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!
Wild connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wild tries to score with a low kick but Boss moves his leg out of the way.
Wild has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Boss finds it's way round the side to connect with Wild's head.
Boss tries a low kick but Wild avoids it.
Wild only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Boss ducks right into an uppercut from Wild.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boss misses the shot to the body.
Boss tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boss wants to land a leg kick but Wild is out of range.
Boss displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Boss throws a combination that misses
and Wild counters with a straight right hand.
Boss swings widly with a right hand
and Boss takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bagel Boss's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Boss scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wild moves out of range of the body kick.
Wild gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Boss.
Wild dodges the punch combination from Boss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boss throws a body kick that misses.
Boss lands a nice looking body shot.
Boss swings for the body but Wild moves out of range.
Wild is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Wild checks a low kick from Boss.
Wild tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bagel Boss dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wild connects with a looping right hand.
Wild cracks Boss with an uppercut from hell and Boss crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Wild's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boss keeping full guard, as Wild tries to pass.
Wild gets to his feet - Boss follows without any prompting.
Boss throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wild looks like he wants to counter punch here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boss throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wild wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Boss misses with a straight left.
Boss backing away here, and Wild unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Wild drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Boss right on the button. Boss goes down! Wild follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Wild gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wilfredo Wild!
During a confident post fight interview, Wilfredo Wild thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sarfraz Ali (ranked 149 p4p, 112 weight class) and The Reverend Jim Ignatowski (ranked 16 p4p, 14 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 14 - 1, fighting out of New York, Sarfraz Ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, The Reverend Jim Ignatowski!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ignatowski checks the leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ali has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ali there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ignatowski slips under a jab.
It seemed like Ignatowski was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sarfraz Ali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ignatowski lands an overhand right.
Ali throws a low kick but Ignatowski avoids it.
A jab from Ignatowski does it's job there.
Ignatowski throws a low kick, looking for Ali's leg but Ali calmly moves out of range.
Ali throws a body shot but no joy.
Ignatowski throws a big shot that misses.
Ali connects with a right hand. Ignatowski shakes it off.
Ali throws a leg kick but Ignatowski checks it.
Ali throws a leg kick which misses Ignatowski's front leg but catches the back leg as Ignatowski tries to avoid it.
Ignatowski instigates a clinch.
Ali tries a body shot but Ignatowski blocks it.
Ali tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ignatowski's elbow.
Ali misses with the head strike.
Ignatowski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ignatowski taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Ali fails to land.
Ali digs a right hand into Ignatowski's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ignatowski's gas tank.
Ignatowski prevents a body shot from Ali.
Ali is trying to break free.
A short body shot lands from Ignatowski as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ali has a couple of punches blocked by Ignatowski.
Ignatowski prevents a body shot from Ali.
Ali throws a head punch that misses.
Ignatowski prevents a body shot from Ali.
Ali blocking some punches.
Ignatowski lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ignatowski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ali backwards.
Ignatowski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ali tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ignatowski's elbow.
Ali scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A left hand lands to the body for Ali.
Ali misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ali misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ali has a couple of punches blocked by Ignatowski.
Ali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ali throws out a loose jab but Ignatowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ali misses with a looping right.
Ali thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ignatowski doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ignatowski throws out a loose jab but Ali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ali throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ignatowski fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ali is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ignatowski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice shot lands for Ali.
Ali looks to score with a jab to the body but Ignatowski is just out of range.
Ali with a nice calf kick.
Ali with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ali fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ignatowski manages to avoid it.
Ignatowski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ali.
Ali throws a hook but Ignatowski blocks it.
Ali throws a shot from downtown. Ignatowski moves away and avoids it.
Ali swats away the attempt to clinch by Ignatowski.
Ali tried to score with a low kick but Ignatowski checks it.
Ali moves forwards but Ignatowski connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ali is looking to slow Ignatowski down with leg kicks.
Ignatowski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ali ducks under a wild hook from Ignatowski.
Ali misses with a wild body shot.
Ali turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ali fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ignatowski.
Ignatowski has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ali has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ignatowski.
Ali lands an overhand right.
Ali moves away from the strike by Ignatowski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ali scores with a jab. Ignatowski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ignatowski is looking to score with low kicks.
Ignatowski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ignatowski does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ali lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ali connects with an inside leg kick.
Ignatowski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ali manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ignatowski staying out of range there.
Ignatowski attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ali.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ignatowski.
That kick from Ignatowski tenderised Ali's leg. Ali is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ignatowski's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ali keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A good leg kick by Ali.
Ignatowski swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ali swings for the body but Ignatowski moves out of range.
Ignatowski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ali.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ali checks a leg kick.
Ali slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ali throws a body punch but Ignatowski moves out of range.
Ignatowski steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ali.
Ignatowski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ali.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ignatowski lands with a shot to the body.
Ignatowski cracks Ali with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ignatowski looks for the body kick but Ali saw that one coming.
Ignatowski throws a looping overhand right but Ali ducks down to avoid it.
Ignatowski slips under a jab from Ali.
Ali thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ali throws a hook but Ignatowski avoids it easily.
Ignatowski tests Ali's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ignatowski walks into a left hand.
Ali connects with a right hand. Ignatowski shakes it off.
Ignatowski jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ignatowski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ignatowski misses with a low kick.
Ali throws a wild body kick that Ignatowski sees coming a mile off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ignatowski takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ali walks into a jab.
Ali lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ignatowski's sensitive parts.
Ali misses with a wild body shot.
Ali backing away here, and Ignatowski unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ignatowski checks a leg kick nicely.
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 Sarfraz Ali will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ali lands with a cross.
The Reverend Jim Ignatowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ignatowski has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ali.
Ali is looking to slow Ignatowski down with leg kicks.
Ali connects with a body shot that sends Ignatowski's belly button to the back.
Good leg kick by Ignatowski.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ali. Ignatowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ignatowski just misses with a punch to the body.
Ali fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ignatowski is out of range.
Ali throws a looping overhand right but Ignatowski ducks down to avoid it.
Ignatowski thumps Ali with a low kick.
Ignatowski connects with a nice looking jab.
Ignatowski scoring well with a low kick there.
Ali fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ignatowski manages to avoid it.
Ignatowski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ali staying out of range there.
Ali misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheers as Ignatowski lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ali doesn't seem phased though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ignatowski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jab, jab by Ali - just one landing.
Ali connects with a solid leg kick.
Ali throws a jab but it's blocked by Ignatowski.
A big left from Ali misses.
Ignatowski was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ali swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Some bone on bone action there as Ali checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ali checks a leg kick nicely.
Ignatowski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Good leg kick by Ali.
Ali throws a body shot but no joy.
Sarfraz Ali is winning the standup battle so far.
Ali takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A big left from Ali misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Ignatowski misses.
Ali tries to work over Ignatowski's front leg with a kick but Ignatowski checks it.
Ali throws a low kick but Ignatowski avoids it.
Ignatowski steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ali.
Ignatowski with a nice calf kick.
Ignatowski walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ali checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ali appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ali throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ali connects with a right hand. Ignatowski shakes it off.
Ignatowski on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ali. Ali obviously looking to wear him down.
Ali misses with an uppercut. Ignatowski saw that one coming.
Ignatowski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ali throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ali swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ignatowski scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ignatowski feints and then cracks Ali's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ali down.
Ali misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali wants to land a leg kick but Ignatowski is out of range.
Ali swings for the body but Ignatowski moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Ali misses the target.
Ali slips under a jab from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski missing with a left hand there. Ali was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ignatowski tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ali throwing a counter right hand but Ignatowski manages to avoid it.
A jab from Ali misses.
Ignatowski cracks Ali with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ali. Ignatowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ignatowski misses with a low kick as Ali jumps back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ali. Ignatowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ali. Ignatowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ignatowski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ali looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ali keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ali looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The fighters circling - Ignatowski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ignatowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ignatowski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ali dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ali lands a glancing blow to the side of Ignatowski's head.
Ali blocks a jab.
Good exchange - Ignatowski coming out on top.
Ali's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ignatowski with a nice calf kick.
Ali blocks the body kick.
Ignatowski misses with a straight left.
Ali works the jab nicely.
Ali throws a jab but it's blocked by Ignatowski.
Ali lands a nice hook to Ignatowski's body. Ignatowski takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ali dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ignatowski. That did some damage!
Ignatowski throws out a loose jab but Ali uses good head movement to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Ignatowski.
Ignatowski moves out of range of the body kick from Ali.
Ali lands with a nice body punch.
Ignatowski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ignatowski misses with a low kick.
Ignatowski throws a leg kick that misses.
Ali is looking to chop away at Ignatowski's legs.
Ignatowski moves out of range of the strikes.
Ignatowski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ali clobbers Ignatowski with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice cross by Ali.
Ali throws a jab when Ignatowski was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali misses with a wild body shot.
Ignatowski misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ignatowski scores with a nice head shot.
Ignatowski tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ignatowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ali walks into a left hand.
Ignatowski works the jab nicely.
Ignatowski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ali blocks a low kick nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Ignatowski 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 Ali has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ali and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A leg kick checked by Ali.
Ali swats away the attempt to clinch by Ignatowski.
Ali misses with an uppercut.
Ali looks to score with a jab to the body but Ignatowski is just out of range.
Ali catches Ignatowski with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ali is looking to score with low kicks.
Ignatowski slips under a jab from Ali.
Ali misses with a hook.
Ali misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ignatowski ducks under a wild hook from Ali.
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 Sarfraz Ali will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ali throws a body punch but Ignatowski moves out of range.
Ali throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ali throws a big shot that misses.
Ali throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ignatowski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ali waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ignatowski.
Ali attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ignatowski connects with a nice looking jab.
Ignatowski defending well as Ali loads up on a big left hand.
Ignatowski throws a hook to the side of Ali's head but Ali sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ali misses with a low kick.
Ali dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ignatowski throws a looping overhand right but Ali ducks down to avoid it.
Ali swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ignatowski flicks out a counter leg kick but Ali steps away.
Ignatowski walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ali checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ali has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ignatowski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ali stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski cracks Ali with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Decent striking displayed by Ali there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ali lands a nice shot that snaps Ignatowski's head back.
Ignatowski clinches up against the cage.
Ignatowski jumps guard.
Ignatowski trying to control the position.
Ali has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatowski has his foot on Ali's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ali works his way back into a safe position though.
Ignatowski is looking to sweep but instead, Ali has passed into half guard.
Ignatowski wants to control but Ali is keeping busy.
Ali trying to control the pace.
Ignatowski is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ali controlling the action here.
Ignatowski actively working from the bottom here.
Ignatowski looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ignatowski is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ali checks a leg kick.
Ali throwing a counter right hand but Ignatowski manages to avoid it.
Ignatowski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ali lands a nice looking body shot.
Ali checks the leg kick.
Ignatowski tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ignatowski misses with a hook. Ali ducked under it nicely.
Ali throws a hook but Ignatowski avoids it easily.
Ignatowski attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ali. That's going to slow Ignatowski down.
Ali lands a nice looking body shot.
Ignatowski tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ali is able to avoid easily.
Ali misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ignatowski.
Ali scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali blocks a jab.
Ignatowski misses with a leg kick.
It looked like Ali wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ignatowski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ali sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ignatowski tries to work over Ali's front leg with a kick but Ali checks it.
Ignatowski on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ali. Ali obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Ignatowski.
Ali lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ignatowski takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ali.
Ignatowski walks into a jab.
Ali checks a leg kick.
Ali throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ignatowski, as that shot connected.
Ali thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ignatowski only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ali lands a jab to the head.
Ignatowski misses with a body kick.
Ali scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ignatowski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
An inside leg kick lands from Ali.
A jab lands there for Ali.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sarfraz Ali showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ali, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sarfraz Ali!
An out of breath Sarfraz Ali thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kieran McArthur (ranked 294 p4p, 257 weight class) and Jallu Pesonen (ranked 34 p4p, 30 weight class). Pesonen has chosen DJ Orkidea - Joutsenlaulu as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kieran McArthur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jallu Pesonen!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McArthur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from McArthur. Those never looked like landing.
Sloppy strikes from Pesonen. Those never looked like landing.
McArthur lets loose with a powerful body kick. Pesonen will feel that in the morning.
McArthur does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Pesonen throws a fast counter high kick but McArthur manages to duck under it in time.
Pesonen misses with a head kick.
McArthur scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Donk. McArthur catches Pesonen right on the button with a cross.
Pesonen misses with a straight right.
McArthur moves out of range of the body kick from Pesonen.
McArthur tries to land a leg kick but Pesonen saw it coming and moves away.
A combination from Pesonen does no damage.
Pesonen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Kieran McArthur has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McArthur throws a nice outside leg kick.
A jab from McArthur misses.
McArthur misses with a kick to the body.
Pesonen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pesonen cracks a nice hook into McArthur's ribs.
Pesonen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A big right from Pesonen misses.
McArthur tried to score with a low kick but Pesonen checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McArthur lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McArthur throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pesonen staying out of range there.
McArthur misses the body punch
and Pesonen counters with a straight right hand.
A left lands for McArthur.
A head kick misses from Pesonen.
Pesonen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McArthur misses with a punch on the inside.
McArthur misses with some punches.
Pesonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by McArthur.
McArthur misses with the head strike.
McArthur misses with a body punch.
Pesonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McArthur has a couple of punches blocked by Pesonen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McArthur.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McArthur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pesonen has McArthur pushed against the cage.
McArthur gets underhooks to prevent Pesonen's takedown attempt.
McArthur lands with a short shot to the head.
McArthur struggles to land a body shot inside as Pesonen controls his hands.
McArthur is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pesonen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as McArthur walks away with a smile on his face. Pesonen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pesonen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. McArthur looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Pesonen tries for a kimura but McArthur is defending well.
Pesonen working away.
McArthur is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pesonen wants to lay and pray for a moment but McArthur keeps working.
McArthur can't do much from the bottom here.
Pesonen trying to control the position but McArthur is working away.
McArthur sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Pesonen is figuring out what he wants to do next.
McArthur trying to control from the bottom.
McArthur works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pesonen 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.
McArthur has his hands on Pesonen's head, controlling the position.
McArthur keeping moving, preventing Pesonen from controlling successfully.
Pesonen looking to pass the guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jab from Pesonen.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from McArthur. Pesonen shrugs it off though.
A chopping leg kick lands by McArthur.
Pesonen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McArthur.
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 Kieran McArthur will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kieran McArthur's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
McArthur slaps away a takedown attempt from Pesonen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pesonen looks to score with a jab to the body but McArthur is just out of range.
Pesonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McArthur.
McArthur throws a low kick, looking for Pesonen's leg but Pesonen calmly moves out of range.
Pesonen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from McArthur with a body shot.
Pesonen moves out of range of the body kick from McArthur.
The crowd cheers as Pesonen lands an impressive looking overhand right. McArthur doesn't seem phased though.
Pesonen goes for a double leg but McArthur avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as McArthur continues to drive forward.
McArthur throwing a counter right hand but Pesonen manages to avoid it.
McArthur is looking to score with low kicks.
Pesonen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sloppy strikes from Pesonen. Those never looked like landing.
McArthur lands a nice looking body kick.
Pesonen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pesonen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pesonen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pesonen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McArthur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pesonen raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
McArthur lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pesonen walks into a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pesonen throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. McArthur was covering up waiting for the punch and Pesonen finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McArthur managing to control the position.
McArthur's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Pesonen wants to control from the top but McArthur keeps moving.
McArthur pulls Pesonen in to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Pesonen wants to control from the top but McArthur keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McArthur is trying to keep Pesonen in close.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pesonen is looking to land body kicks.
Pesonen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kieran McArthur is winning the standup battle so far.
Pesonen blocks the body kick.
Pesonen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That kick from McArthur tenderised Pesonen's leg. Pesonen is trying to keep his angry face on.
McArthur misses with a two punch combination.
McArthur looks for the body kick but Pesonen saw that one coming.
McArthur misses with an uppercut.
Pesonen thows a leg kick but McArthur checks it
and McArthur cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McArthur scores with a jab to the body.
Pesonen has closed the distance and engaged McArthur in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pesonen misses with a short punch on the inside.
McArthur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McArthur pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McArthur is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pesonen moves out of range as McArthur throws a body kick.
Pesonen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McArthur sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McArthur is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Pesonen shoots in and drives through. McArthur sprawls well.
Kieran McArthur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jallu Pesonen.
Pesonen throws a lazy right hand but McArthur sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pesonen throws a leg kick that is checked
and McArthur counters with a stiff right hand.
Pesonen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McArthur bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The fighters circling - Pesonen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pesonen fails to land with a series of punches.
Pesonen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by McArthur.
McArthur lands with an uppercut that bounces Pesonen off the cage and back into range.
Pesonen pivots, looking for a leg kick but McArthur is out of range and Pesonen settles back down.
McArthur half committed to a counter leg kick.
McArthur tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pesonen is able to avoid easily.
McArthur is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McArthur goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pesonen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McArthur throws a leg kick but Pesonen moved away.
McArthur scores with a leg kick.
A lazy body kick from McArthur
and Pesonen counters with a nice body kick.
McArthur connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pesonen. Pesonen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McArthur scores with the left hand. Pesonen knows he should have avoided that one.
McArthur stuffs the takedown attempt from Pesonen. Pesonen gets slowly back to his feet.
Pesonen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kieran McArthur is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pesonen throws a jab when McArthur was well out of range.
Pesonen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pesonen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McArthur manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pesonen misses with a wild body shot.
Pesonen looks to score with a jab to the body but McArthur is just out of range.
McArthur throws a push kick but Pesonen slaps the foot to one side.
Pesonen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McArthurs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Good standup being displayed there by McArthur as he connects with a hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kieran McArthur dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kieran McArthur's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
McArthur cracks Pesonen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pesonen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McArthur moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McArthur throws a big shot that misses.
Pesonen gets a double leg takedown into McArthur's guard.
Pesonen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McArthur is keeping the position for now.
McArthur looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pesonen tries to free his leg and advance position but McArthur is retaining full guard.
Pesonen is working McArthur over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Pesonen working some strikes from top position.
Pesonen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pesonen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pesonen is fighting to break McArthur's control of his arms but McArthur is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Pesonen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
McArthur keeping full guard, as Pesonen tries to pass.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Pesonen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pesonen slips a straight right by McArthur.
McArthur lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McArthur leaves Pesonen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pesonen closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Check out the look on Pesonen's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Jallu Pesonen has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McArthur is trying to get back to half guard.
McArthur struggling a bit here.
McArthur trying to remain calm as Pesonen controls from the top position.
Pesonen wants to control but McArthur is keeping him busy.
McArthur struggling a bit here.
Pesonen wants to control but McArthur is keeping him busy.
Pesonen taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pesonen wants to control but McArthur is keeping him busy.
McArthur struggling a bit here.
Pesonen trying to control the position but McArthur is working away.
Jallu Pesonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McArthur can't do much from the bottom here.
McArthur is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
McArthur struggling a bit here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Pesonen works McArthur's body with a nice hook.
Pesonen scores with a hook.
No joy there for Pesonen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jallu Pesonen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A decent looking body kick lands there for McArthur.
McArthur lands with a thumping leg kick.
McArthur misses with an uppercut.
Pesonen is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
McArthur misses with a low kick.
McArthur is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pesonen.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pesonen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McArthur manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McArthur is looking to land body kicks.
Pesonen tries to close the distance and clinch but McArthur swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McArthur lands with a slapping head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jallu Pesonen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McArthur has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kieran McArthur!
Kieran McArthur was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Murhaa (ranked 376 p4p, 287 weight class) and Oulu Laine (ranked 57 p4p, 50 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Laine's choice of entrance music: Peti - Oulu Shangri-la. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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248
19 - 8 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Murhaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Oulu Laine!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murhaa.
Murhaa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Murhaa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Murhaa slips under a jab.
Murhaa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Murhaa takes a swing at Laine's ribcage but misses.
Murhaa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murhaa throws a body shot but no joy.
Murhaa swings widly with a right hand
and Laine counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Murhaa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Laines jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Laine looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Laine throws a push kick but Murhaa slaps the foot to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa shoots in but Laine avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Laine swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A bone on bone clash there as Murhaa blocks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from Laine.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa closes the distance looking to clinch
and Laine counters with a nice uppercut.
Murhaa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laine manages to avoid it.
Murhaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laine throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Murhaa misses with a straight right.
Murhaa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Laine.
Good standup being displayed there by Murhaa as he connects with a hook.
Murhaa drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Murhaa scores with punches from side control.
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!
Laine is working to avoid the ground and pound but Murhaa connects with a decent elbow.
Murhaa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Laine wants to get back to his feet but Murhaa is dominant here and he's now got Laine's back!
Laine is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
We've been hearing good reports from Murhaa's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Murhaa gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Laine to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Murhaa lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Laine is trying to get back to his feet but Murhaa has full control of the position and if anything, Laine has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Murhaa loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Laine hold on?
Laine is trying to get back to his feet but Murhaa has full control of the position and if anything, Laine has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Murhaa cracks Laine with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Laine from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Laine is covering up but some of the strikes from Murhaa are getting through and doing damage.
Laine wants to get back to his feet.
Murhaa lands shots from the back.
Laine is trying to stand back up.
Laine grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa connects with a big shot to the side of Laine's head.
Murhaa throwing damaging strikes from the back! Laine could be in trouble here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murhaa has his opponent's back but Laine is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Murhaa.
Laine looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Murhaa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It seemed like Laine was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Laine slips a straight right by Murhaa.
Murhaa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Laine gets tackled into the cage by Murhaa. Murhaa maintains the clinch.
Laine is trying to force a seperation but Murhaa has the dominant position.
Laine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A good leg kick by Laine.
Laine dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Murhaa takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Murhaa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Laine, pushing him back against the cage.
Laine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Laine lands a high kick!
It looks like Mike Murhaa has been cut.
Laine throws a looping overhand right but Murhaa ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murhaa.
Laine gets tackled into the cage by Murhaa. Murhaa maintains the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Murhaa.
Murhaa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Laine backwards.
Murhaa scores with a hook to the body.
Laine looks winded!
Laine misses with the head strike.
Laine misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Murhaa.
Laine blocks an uppercut.
Murhaa tries a body shot but Laine blocks it.
Murhaa keeps control of Laine as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Murhaa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laine's elbow.
Murhaa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Laine breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murhaa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Laine. Laine circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Laine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murhaa.
Murhaa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A big left from Laine misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Murhaa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Murhaa'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.
Murhaa moves out of range of the strikes.
Murhaa is looking to clinch but Laine is avoiding it.
Murhaa takes a swing at Laine's ribcage but misses.
Laine throws a lazy right hand but Murhaa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Murhaa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Laine can do to turn this around?
Murhaa wants to clinch.
Laine steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Murhaa throws a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murhaa connects with a nice looking jab.
Murhaa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Laine breaks from the clinch.
Murhaa darts in trying to clinch
and Laine counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa takes a swing at Laine's ribcage but misses.
Laine throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Laine swings for the body but Murhaa moves out of range.
Murhaa thuds his right hand into Laine's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Laine shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Murhaa throws an overhand right that lands on Laine's shoulder, as Laine tries to avoid the shot.
Murhaa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murhaa looks to score with a jab to the body but Laine is just out of range.
Murhaa drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laine throws Murhaa to one side and escapes!
Murhaa drives through and clinches with Laine against the cage.
Murhaa has a couple of punches blocked by Laine.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laine breaks the clinch.
Murhaa takes a swing at Laine's ribcage but misses.
Murhaa takes a swing at Laine's ribcage but misses.
Oulu Laine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Laine throws a looping overhand right but Murhaa ducks down to avoid it.
Murhaa moves to clinch but Laine breaks away
and Murhaa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oulu Laine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murhaa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Murhaa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Laine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Laine looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Laine slaps away a takedown attempt from Murhaa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mike Murhaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laine scores with a nice strike.
Nice uppercut lands for Murhaa. That snapped Laine's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa lands a glancing blow to the side of Laine's head.
Murhaa throws a lazy right hand but Laine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Laine lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Laine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laine lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A slow jab from Murhaa misses its intended target.
Murhaa is looking to clinch.
Murhaa slips a straight right by Laine.
Laine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Laine lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Murhaa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Murhaa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Murhaa wants to clinch.
Murhaa looks to clinch
and Laine counters with a nice uppercut.
Murhaa just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine avoids the body shot from Murhaa.
Murhaa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Laine stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Murhaa wants to clinch
and Laine counters with a nice body kick.
Laine throws a nice outside leg kick.
Murhaa moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Murhaa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Murhaa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Laine misses with a punch on the inside.
Murhaa cracks Laine with a nice body shot.
Laine is breathing heavily.
Laine tries to break free but Murhaa pushes him back against the cage.
Murhaa cracks Laine with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murhaa.
Murhaa lands with a short shot to the head.
Murhaa misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Murhaa - that landed with a thud.
Murhaa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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 Mike Murhaa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike Murhaa's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Murhaa sizes up Laine with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Oulu Laine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Laine avoids the body shot from Murhaa.
Laine misses with a body kick.
Murhaa tries to counter by clinching up but Laine breaks away and moves out of range.
Laine tries to keep at a distance but Murhaa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Laine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Murhaa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Laine lands a left hand.
Murhaa prevents a body shot from Laine.
Laine blocks a body shot from Murhaa.
Murhaa swings wildly with an uppercut but Laine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laine is trying to break the clinch but Murhaa has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murhaa.
Murhaa struggles to land a body shot inside as Laine controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Laine fails to land.
Laine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Laine misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murhaa is looking to clinch.
Murhaa backing away here, and Laine unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Murhaa moves into the clinch.
Laine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murhaa has a couple of punches blocked by Laine.
Murhaa struggles to land a body shot inside as Laine controls his hands.
Laine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Laine stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Laine wants it to stay on the feet.
A little jabbing left from Laine on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Murhaa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Murhaa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Laine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Murhaa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Laine counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Murhaa badly! He tries to strike back but Laine puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Murhaa out cold! Oh man, Murhaa will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Oulu Laine!
Oulu Laine 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Latrobe Arundel (ranked 133 p4p, 106 weight class) and Matteo Boretti (ranked 20 p4p, 17 weight class). Arundel comes to the cage accompanied by Shook Ones. Boretti has chosen Ozzy Osbourne - Bark at the Moon as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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29 - 13 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class MT
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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 27 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Latrobe Arundel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Matteo Boretti!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boretti tries a head kick but it misses.
Matteo Boretti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boretti slips under a jab from Arundel.
Despite the aggression on Boretti's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Arundel has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Boretti finds it's way round the side to connect with Arundel's head.
Arundel throws a head kick but Boretti moves out of range.
Arundel takes a swing at Boretti's ribcage but misses.
Boretti tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Arundel counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Arundel throws a right and a left that both miss.
A punch lands to the side of Arundel 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boretti throws out a loose jab but Arundel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boretti misses with a hook
and Arundel counters with a nice body kick.
Boretti throws a combination that misses
and Arundel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arundel takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Arundel blocks a head kick by Boretti.
Boretti lands a body shot.
Boretti wants to clinch but Arundel slips to the side
and Arundel counters with a thumping low kick.
Boretti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boretti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Arundel lands a jab to Boretti's midsection.
A head kick misses from Boretti.
Arundel was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Arundel throws a body punch but Boretti moves out of range.
Boretti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arundel has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boretti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Arundel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Arundel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Arundel cracks Boretti with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Arundel swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Arundel looks for the body kick but Boretti saw that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boretti lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Boretti scores with a decent looking hook.
Arundel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boretti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boretti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arundel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boretti manages to avoid it.
Boretti throws a hook but Arundel avoids it easily.
Arundel scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Arundel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boretti tries to close the distance and clinch but Arundel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Arundel was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Boretti takes one to the chin there.
Boretti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boretti misses with a body shot.
Arundel feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Arundel tests Boretti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Arundel misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arundel thows a body kick. Boretti tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Arundel scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Arundel cracks Boretti with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
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!
Arundel tries to land a front kick but Boretti steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Arundel swings widly with a right hand
letting Boretti counter with a right hand.
Boretti throws a sloppy head kick and Arundel moves out of range easily.
Arundel avoids a kick to the body.
Arundel checks a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Boretti blocks the low kick.
Boretti moves out of range as Arundel strikes.
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 Latrobe Arundel will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Arundel looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Boretti misses with a left hand
and Arundel counters with a nice uppercut.
Boretti is looking to score with low kicks.
Arundel feints and then cracks Boretti's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Boretti down.
Boretti lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Latrobe Arundel has been cut.
Arundel blocks a head kick by Boretti.
Boretti throws a sloppy head kick and Arundel moves out of range easily.
Arundel appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arundel thumps Boretti with a low kick.
Arundel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Arundel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Boretti.
Boretti slips a jab from Arundel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boretti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boretti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Arundel.
Boretti moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Boretti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boretti moves in looking to clinch but Arundel pushes him off.
Arundel lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Arundel misses with a body punch.
Boretti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boretti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Arundel avoids it.
Arundel swings wildly with an uppercut but Boretti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boretti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boretti is trying to force a seperation but Arundel has the dominant position.
Arundel breaks from the clinch.
Arundel thuds his right hand into Boretti's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boretti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boretti cracks Arundel with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Arundel scores with a shot to the body.
Arundel scores with a nice right hand.
Boretti moves out of range of the leg kick from Arundel.
Arundel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boretti moves away.
Boretti misses with a series of wild punches.
Arundel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boretti takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Arundel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boretti.
Arundel throws a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Boretti misses.
Arundel throws a shot to the body.
Boretti connects with a high kick.
Boretti scores with a kick to the midsection.
Boretti defending well as Arundel loads up on a big left hand.
Boretti 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.
Boretti closes the distance looking to clinch
and Arundel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Arundel scores with a hook to the body. Boretti takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Arundel.
Boretti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arundel.
Boretti looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Boretti swings away with a body shot that misses
and Arundel counters with a crisp right hand that drops Boretti! Arundel lets Boretti back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Boretti is rocked!
Boretti lands with a kick to the temple. Arundel shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Boretti is still on wobbly legs! Can Arundel finish him?
Boretti thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Latrobe Arundel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Latrobe Arundel's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Arundel delivers a nice body kick.
Boretti seems to have recovered his senses.
Boretti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Arundel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boretti can do to turn this around?
Arundel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Boretti staying out of range there.
Arundel throws a jab but it's blocked by Boretti.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boretti throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Arundel's head.
A punch combination from Boretti misses.
Boretti throws a right hand that misses
and Arundel counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boretti gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Boretti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Arundel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boretti.
As Boretti backs away, Arundel returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Arundel punishes Boretti's body with a nice straight punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Arundel. That's going to slow Boretti down.
Arundel throws the left hand but Boretti avoids the punch easily.
Arundel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Boretti! But no joy.
Arundel looks to throw the jab but Boretti is out of range.
Arundel throws a hook but Boretti avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Boretti on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Boretti closes the distance but Arundel moves to the side
enabling Arundel to counter with a crisp jab.
Matteo Boretti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arundel feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Boretti sprawling to the canvas! Boretti rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Arundel finish him?!
Boretti is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arundel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boretti.
Boretti is still on wobbly legs! Can Arundel finish him?
Boretti throws a looping overhand right but Arundel ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Arundel misses the target.
Arundel looks to score with a jab to the body but Boretti is just out of range.
Boretti counters with a body kick.
Boretti seems to have recovered his senses.
Boretti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Arundel thinks about countering with a body kick.
Arundel thows a leg kick but Boretti checks it
and Boretti counters with a thumping low kick.
Boretti thows a leg kick but Arundel checks it
and Arundel counters with a head kick that drops Boretti to the mat! Boretti scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Boretti.
Boretti ducks under a wild hook from Arundel.
Arundel is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Boretti flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Boretti is out cold! Arundel holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Latrobe Arundel!
A relieved looking Latrobe Arundel thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arzlan Bathory (ranked 38 p4p, 20 weight class) and Osiris Egyptian (ranked 4 p4p, 3 weight class). Arzlan Bathory has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arzlan Bathory!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Osiris Egyptian!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Bathory.
Bathory scores with a one two! Egyptian had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bathory scores with a leg kick.
Egyptian walks into a stiff left hand from Bathory.
Bathory fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Egyptian has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bathory checks a low kick from Egyptian.
Good leg kick by Bathory.
Egyptian scores with a leg kick.
Bathory throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Egyptian sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bathory takes a swing at Egyptian's ribcage but misses.
Bathory rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Egyptian counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bathory throws a solid leg kick but Egyptian takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bathory.
Bathory motions for Egyptian to come forward. Bathory throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Egyptian counters with a body kick.
Egyptian 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.
Bathory lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Egyptian at a distance.
Egyptian defending well as Bathory loads up on a big left hand.
Bathory thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egyptian uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bathory.
Arzlan Bathory seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bathory uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Egyptian has time to react.
Bathory misses with a lunging right hand
and Egyptian counters with a straight right hand.
Bathory cracks a nice hook into Egyptian's ribs.
Bathory swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little jabbing left from Egyptian on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bathory with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Egyptian slips under a jab.
Egyptian tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Egyptian with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bathory with the inside leg kick.
Egyptian on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bathory throws a poor cross that misses
and Egyptian counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bathory connects with a body shot.
Bathory misses with a lunging right hand
and Egyptian counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bathory moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bathory fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bathory misses with a body kick.
Bathory scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Egyptian doesn't seem bothered though.
A telegraphed right hand from Egyptian misses the target.
Egyptian pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bathory throws an off balance right hand
and Egyptian counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bathory with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bathory throws a hook but Egyptian blocks it.
Bathory scores with a jab to the head.
Egyptian takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bathory thuds a left hand into Egyptian's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian scores with a leg kick.
Bathory defending well as Egyptian loads up on a big left hand.
Bathory fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bathory swings away with a body shot that misses
and Egyptian counters with a straight right hand.
Bathory misses with an uppercut
and Egyptian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bathory tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Egyptian is able to avoid easily.
Egyptian takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bathory chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bathory takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bathory throws a lazy uppercut
and Egyptian counters with a head kick. That will keep Bathory thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bathory throws a leg kick but Egyptian moved away.
Egyptian only half commits to the counter leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bathory lands the left hand.
Bathory misses with a right hand
letting Egyptian counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bathory throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Egyptian looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Egyptian's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bathory swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Egyptian counters with a stiff right hand.
Bathory definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bathory lunges at Egyptian with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Egyptian's hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bathory.
A head kick misses from Egyptian.
Egyptian has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bathory fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Egyptian is out of range.
Egyptian looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bathory lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bathory connects with a crisp jab.
Egyptian gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bathory waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Egyptian.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bathory misses with a hook to the body
and Egyptian counters with a head kick that drops Bathory to the mat! Bathory scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Bathory is rocked!
Bathory walks into a stiff left hand from Egyptian.
Oh Bathory is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Egyptian gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Egyptian staying out of range there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Arzlan Bathory dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bathory with a jab.
Bathory seems to have got his legs back now.
Bathory connects with a single shot there.
Bathory digs a good body shot into Egyptian's ribs.
Bathory lands a head shot.
Bathory with a nice cross.
Bathory has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bathory lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bathory.
Bathory swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Egyptian cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arzlan Bathory is winning the standup battle so far.
Egyptian takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Egyptian might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bathory has got the better of the exchanges.
Bathory throws a poor cross that misses
and Egyptian counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bathory misses with an uppercut
and Egyptian counters with a straight right hand.
Bathory works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bathory misses with an uppercut
enabling Egyptian to counter with a crisp jab.
A nice leg kick from Bathory, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bathory thuds his shin into the meat of Egyptian's side.
Bathory swings widly with a right hand
and Egyptian connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bathory misses with a kick to the body
and Egyptian counters with a crisp right hand that drops Bathory! Egyptian lets Bathory back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
A jab from Bathory finds it's way through Egyptian's defenses.
Bathory misses with a lunging right hand
and Egyptian counters with a big right hand! Oh Bathory is in trouble here! Egyptian follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Osiris Egyptian! Osiris Egyptian retains his lightweight title!
After the fight, Osiris Egyptian was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Do Ho Joy (ranked 30 p4p, 4 weight class) and Dick Caunt (ranked 5 p4p, 1 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Do Ho Joy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dick Caunt!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caunt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ho Joy throwing a counter right hand but Caunt manages to avoid it.
Ho Joy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Caunt misses with a looping left.
Ho Joy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ho Joy misses with a left hand
and Caunt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Caunt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Caunt pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ho Joy is out of range and Caunt settles back down.
Caunt throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ho Joy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ho Joy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Caunt.
Caunt thuds his right hand into Ho Joy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A decent looking cross lands there for Caunt.
Ho Joy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caunt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A good leg kick by Caunt.
Ho Joy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Caunt, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ho Joy needs to keep his hands up - Caunt had a free shot at his head there.
Caunt's corner calls for a 1-2. Caunt obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Caunt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ho Joy swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Caunt scores with a nice body kick.
A low kick lands for Caunt.
A jab from Ho Joy misses.
Caunt connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ho Joy. Ho Joy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Caunt swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ho Joy.
Caunt scores with a hook.
Caunt throws a leg kick
and Ho Joy counters with a nice uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A slow jab from Ho Joy misses its intended target.
Caunt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Caunt tries to land a front kick but Ho Joy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ho Joy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Caunt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy ducks under a wild hook from Caunt.
A counter left hand to the body from Ho Joy misses its target.
Caunt connects with the punch.
Dick Caunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caunt tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ho Joy is able to avoid easily.
Caunt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Caunt throws a jab but it's blocked by Ho Joy.
Caunt misses with a kick to the body.
Ho Joy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Caunt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Caunt throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ho Joy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Dick Caunt has been cut.
Caunt throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Ho Joy to counter with a crisp jab.
Caunt misses with an uppercut. Ho Joy saw that one coming.
Caunt throws a body kick that misses.
Ho Joy defending well as Caunt loads up on a big left hand.
Ho Joy tries to clinch there but Caunt circles away.
Ho Joy connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy works over Caunt's head and body with a nice combination.
Ho Joy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Caunt scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Caunt is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ho Joy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
A right-left combo lands from Caunt.
Caunt connects with a crisp jab.
Caunt throws out a loose jab but Ho Joy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ho Joy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ho Joy checks a leg kick.
Ho Joy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Caunt counters with a solid body kick.
Caunt has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Caunt misses with a straight left.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Caunt 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 Ho Joy has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ho Joy and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ho Joy swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A low kick lands for Caunt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ho Joy takes a jab right on the kisser.
A leg kick checked by Ho Joy.
Caunt slips a straight right by Ho Joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Caunt.
Caunt throws a body shot but no joy.
Caunt throws a body kick that misses
and Ho Joy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Caunt throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ho Joy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Caunt throws a lazy uppercut
and Ho Joy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Caunt jabs Ho Joy right on the nose. Ho Joy blinks but takes it well.
Ho Joy slips under a jab from Caunt.
Good standup being displayed there by Caunt as he connects with a hook.
Caunt thumps Ho Joy with a low kick.
Caunt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caunt throws a lazy body kick
enabling Ho Joy to counter with a crisp jab.
Caunt throws a body kick that misses
and Ho Joy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Caunt just misses with a punch to the body.
Caunt throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Caunt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dick Caunt's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ho Joy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick from Caunt is predictable there
and Ho Joy counters with a nice uppercut.
Caunt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Caunt lands a really nice looking cross but Ho Joy seems unphased.
Ho Joy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Caunt.
Caunt with a hook.
Ho Joy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ho Joy moves forwards but Caunt connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Caunt scores with a leg kick.
Caunt throws a lazy body kick
and Ho Joy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ho Joy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ho Joy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ho Joy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ho Joy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Caunt.
Caunt connects with a crisp jab.
Caunt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ho Joy throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caunt throws a leg kick that misses.
Caunt bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ho Joy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Caunt.
Caunt looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ho Joy looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Dick Caunt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Caunt lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A cross from Caunt lands.
Ho Joy ducks under a wild hook from Caunt.
Caunt connects with a body shot.
Ho Joy on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A left lands for Caunt.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Ho Joy might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Ho Joy ducks right into an uppercut from Caunt.
Caunt throws a body kick that misses
and Ho Joy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ho Joy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Caunt is out of range.
Caunt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caunt swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ho Joy counters with a left to the body.
Ho Joy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A leg kick checked by Caunt.
Caunt getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ho Joy throws a front kick that sends Caunt stumbling back into the cage.
Caunt lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Caunt scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Caunt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ho Joy.
Ho Joy checks a leg kick.
Caunt throws a head kick that misses
enabling Ho Joy to counter with a crisp jab.
Ho Joy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Caunt.
Good leg kick by Caunt.
Caunt dips to his left and cracks Ho Joy with an uppercut!
Ho Joy is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy throws a looping overhand right but Caunt ducks down to avoid it.
Caunt misses with a left hand
and Ho Joy counters with a right hand to the body.
Ho Joy looks to land a left hand but Caunt moved out of range nicely.
Caunt moves into range and connects with a jab.
Caunt paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Caunt lands a glancing blow to the side of Ho Joy's head.
Caunt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Caunt throws a solid leg kick but Ho Joy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Caunt.
Ho Joy connects with a leg kick.
Ho Joy will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Caunt.
Ho Joy misses with a head kick.
Caunt throws a right hand that misses
and Ho Joy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Caunt throws a front kick that sends Ho Joy stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Caunt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ho Joy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ho Joy appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ho Joy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Caunt checks it well.
Caunt lands a nice shot that snaps Ho Joy's head back.
A low kick from Caunt is predictable there
and Ho Joy counters with a straight right hand.
Caunt paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ho Joy tries to land a leg kick but Caunt saw it coming and moves away.
Caunt misses with an uppercut. Ho Joy saw that one coming.
Caunt throws a poor cross that misses
and Ho Joy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That has opened up Dick Caunt's cut even more.
Ho Joy looks to score with a jab to the body but Caunt is just out of range.
Caunt blocks a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice uppercut there from Ho Joy.
Caunt lands a jab.
Caunt misses with a leg kick
and Ho Joy counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Caunt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dick Caunt's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ho Joy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Caunt ducks under a wild hook from Ho Joy.
Caunt throws a lazy right hand but Ho Joy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Caunt swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ho Joy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ho Joy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ho Joy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Caunt scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Caunt misses with a lunging right hand
and Ho Joy counters with a nice right hand that sends Caunt toppling to the canvas! Caunt scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Ho Joy finish him?!
Caunt is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circle momentarily. Caunt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Caunt is still on wobbly legs! Can Ho Joy finish him?
A lazy body kick from Caunt
and Ho Joy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Caunt misses with an uppercut
and Ho Joy counters with a big right hand! Oh Caunt is in trouble here! Ho Joy follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Do Ho Joy!
Do Ho Joy is the new featherweight champion!
A very excited looking Do Ho Joy rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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