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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tempe Gorge (ranked 2072 p4p, 2163 weight class) and Felix Jaroslav (ranked 203 p4p, 211 weight class). Gorge's entrance music is For Heavy Metal we will die!. A fine choice. Jaroslav has chosen The Sound of Running Feet as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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148
26 - 14 - 2 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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 10 - 4 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tempe Gorge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Felix Jaroslav!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gorge avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jaroslav throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jaroslav throws a lazy uppercut
letting Gorge counter with a right hand.
Jaroslav lands the left hand.
Gorge is looking to land body kicks.
Gorge throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gorge seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Jaroslav moves out of range of the body kick.
Felix Jaroslav seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gorge thumps Jaroslav with a low kick.
Gorge takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gorge gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jaroslav.
Jaroslav lands with an overhand left.
Jaroslav tries to bum rush Gorge with a series of wild strikes but Gorge uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gorge waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jaroslav.
Gorge throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jaroslav! But no joy.
Jaroslav checks a leg kick.
Gorge lands with a cross.
Jaroslav dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gorge. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaroslav throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jaroslav lands with a hook. Gorge tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jaroslav fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jaroslav misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jab, jab by Jaroslav - just one landing.
Gorge gets tackled into the cage by Jaroslav. Jaroslav maintains the clinch.
Gorge breaks from the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Jaroslav.
Jaroslav tries to bum rush Gorge with a series of wild strikes but Gorge uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gorge tries to keep at a distance but Jaroslav has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gorge breaks from the clinch.
Gorge misses with a body shot.
Jaroslav has closed the distance and engaged Gorge in a clinch.
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!
Jaroslav has a couple of punches blocked by Gorge.
Jaroslav breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaroslav misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gorge.
Gorge throwing a counter right hand but Jaroslav manages to avoid it.
Gorge throws a body shot but no joy.
Jaroslav misses with a series of wild punches.
Jaroslav tries to clinch there but Gorge circles away.
We've been informed that Jaroslav has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Jab by Gorge.
Gorge throws a head kick but Jaroslav moves out of range.
Jaroslav throws a right hand that Gorge ducks under and follows up with a left that Gorge also avoids with ease.
Gorge was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jaroslav misses with a two punch combination.
Gorge is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jaroslav.
Jaroslav lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jaroslav has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jaroslav throws a nice looking combination but Gorge bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jaroslav just misses with a punch to the body.
Gorge pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jaroslav scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gorge doesn't seem bothered though.
Jaroslav clobbers Gorge with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorge swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jaroslav throws a counter combo.
Jaroslav fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gorge.
Some bone on bone action there as Gorge checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jaroslav misses with a hook.
Jaroslav closes the distance but Gorge moves to the side
and Gorge connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jaroslav has managed to clinch.
Gorge being controlled against the cage.
Gorge pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jaroslav will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gorge up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Jaroslav.
Jaroslav is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jaroslav scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorge on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jaroslav is struggling to control the position.
Gorge has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jaroslav pushes Gorge back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jaroslav pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jaroslav throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gorge sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gorge takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jaroslav forces Gorge back against the cage and clinches.
Jaroslav working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gorge tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jaroslav avoids it.
Jaroslav will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gorge up against the cage.
Jaroslav lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jaroslav's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jaroslav misses with a low kick.
Jaroslav takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gorge throws a right hand that Jaroslav ducks under and follows up with a left that Jaroslav also avoids with ease.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Jaroslav dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A clash of legs there as Gorge blocks the low kick.
Gorge swings for the body but Jaroslav moves out of range.
Jaroslav moves into the clinch.
Gorge pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jaroslav has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jaroslav misses with a few strikes there.
Gorge misses with a wild combination.
Jaroslav moves out of range of the leg kick from Gorge.
Some bone on bone action there as Gorge checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jaroslav lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gorge backs up against the cage.
Gorge throws a low kick but Jaroslav avoids it.
Gorge uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaroslav tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gorge paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jaroslav looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gorge. That's going to slow Jaroslav down.
Gorge throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jaroslav sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gorge slips under a jab from Jaroslav.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorge throws a solid leg kick but Jaroslav takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gorge.
Jaroslav lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A good leg kick by Jaroslav.
Jaroslav swings widly with a right hand
and Gorge cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jaroslav thows a left - swing and a miss!
An inside leg kick from Jaroslav misses.
Gorge scores with a leg kick.
Jaroslav comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gorge tries to keep at a distance but Jaroslav has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jaroslav fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jaroslav breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice body punch from Jaroslav.
Gorge moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gorge misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Felix Jaroslav seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jaroslav keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gorge misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jaroslav.
Gorge throws the kick towards the body but Jaroslav avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorge throws the kick towards the body but Jaroslav avoids it.
Some wild striking there from Jaroslav.
Gorge missing with a left hand there. Jaroslav was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jaroslav, as that shot connected.
Gorge pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gorge lands a jab to the nose.
Gorge takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gorge moves away from the strike by Jaroslav.
Felix Jaroslav is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jaroslav misses with an uppercut. Gorge saw that one coming.
Jaroslav loads up on a big right hand but Gorge slips the punch.
Gorge swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Good work by Jaroslav as he checks the leg kick.
Jaroslav wants to slow Gorge down by chopping away at his legs.
Jaroslav displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gorge throws out the jab.
Gorge checks a low kick from Jaroslav.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorge throws a hook but Jaroslav blocks it.
Jaroslav misses with a leg kick.
Jaroslav fails to land with a series of punches.
Gorge was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jaroslav moves away from the strike by Gorge.
Jaroslav throws a lazy right hand but Gorge sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gorge misses with a hook.
Gorge avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gorge throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jaroslav misses with a left hand
and Gorge counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gorge tests Jaroslav's chin there with a solid looking shot.
 It looks like Felix Jaroslav has been cut.
Jaroslav bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jaroslav throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gorge displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jaroslav throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Gorge on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jaroslav looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jaroslav fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaroslav fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gorge, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jaroslav misses with some punches.
Jaroslav tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gorge's elbow.
Jaroslav can't find room to land a body shot as Gorge controls the action.
Jaroslav breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jaroslav avoids the body shot from Gorge.
Jaroslav scores with a nice head shot.
Jaroslav throws out a powerful jab.
Jaroslav lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gorge backs up against the cage.
Gorge lands a lovely overhand right.
Gorge throws a combination. Jaroslav tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nice defenses there by Jaroslav.
Jaroslav was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Jaroslav throws a right hand that Gorge ducks under and follows up with a left that Gorge also avoids with ease.
Jaroslav wants to clinch up but Gorge keeps it at a distance.
Gorge throws a counter high kick but Jaroslav was just alert enough to avoid it.
Jaroslav throws a lazy right hand but Gorge sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jaroslav rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gorge moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jaroslav lands with an overhand left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Jaroslav showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Felix Jaroslav's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Gorge misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Jaroslav. Those never looked like landing.
Gorge throws a big counter combination but Jaroslav scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Jaroslav moves out of range as Gorge throws a body kick.
Jaroslav fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gorge, pushing him back against the cage.
Gorge breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jaroslav throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jaroslav throws a looping overhand right but Gorge ducks down to avoid it.
Gorge on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jaroslav. Jaroslav obviously looking to wear him down.
Jaroslav misses with a double jab.
Gorge ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jaroslav looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaroslav ducks under a wild hook from Gorge.
Jaroslav uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gorge.
Jaroslav throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gorge misses with a wild body shot.
Gorge misses with a hook. Jaroslav ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaroslav loads up on a big right hand but Gorge slips the punch.
Gorge cracks Jaroslav with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gorge throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gorge missing with a left hand there. Jaroslav was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gorge's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jaroslav connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gorge scrambles back to his feet.
Gorge ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jaroslav moves away.
Jaroslav is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jaroslav.
Gorge blocks a leg kick.
Jaroslav misses with a looping right.
Jaroslav steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gorge.
Gorge misses with the combination.
Good shot there by Gorge.
Gorge throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jaroslav moves out of range as Gorge throws a body kick.
Tempe Gorge has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaroslav throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gorge counters with a left to the body.
Gorge cracks Jaroslav with an open hand slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jaroslav fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gorge misses with a straight left.
Jaroslav throws out a counter right but Gorge avoids it with no problem.
Gorge scores with a head kick. Jaroslav tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Jaroslav swinging wildly here.
Gorge lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gorge connects with a single shot there.
Gorge scores with a nice body kick.
Jaroslav rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gorge counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gorge displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jaroslav throws out the jab.
Gorge misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jaroslav.
Some wild striking there from Jaroslav.
Gorge was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaroslav moves into range and clinches up with Gorge.
A shot in the inside from Jaroslav.
Good body shot from Jaroslav.
Gorge breaks the clinch.
Jab by Jaroslav.
Gorge tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jaroslav was well out of range. Poor timing from Gorge.
Gorge throws a sloppy head kick and Jaroslav moves out of range easily.
Gorge misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A shot to the liver by Jaroslav. Beautiful body shot.
Jaroslav scores with a one two! Gorge had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jaroslav throws a series of punches but Gorge moves out of range.
Gorge is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jaroslav avoids the head kick by Gorge.
A jab from Jaroslav does it's job there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gorge on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A jab from Gorge misses.
Jaroslav throws a nice looking combination but Gorge bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jaroslav throws a low kick, looking for Gorge's leg but Gorge calmly moves out of range.
Jaroslav moves away from the strike by Gorge.
Jaroslav misses with a few strikes there.
Jaroslav shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gorge eats them both and turns towards Jaroslav to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gorge lands a body shot.
Good leg kick by Gorge.
Jaroslav throws a series of strikes that have Gorge backpedaling.
Gorge motions for Jaroslav to come forward. Gorge throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gorge lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gorge swats away the attempt to clinch by Jaroslav.
Felix Jaroslav is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jaroslav avoids the body shot from Gorge.
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 Tempe Gorge.
Well Jaroslav has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felix Jaroslav!
A very excited looking Felix Jaroslav made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Steve (ranked 539 p4p, 584 weight class) and Darwin Budluvski (ranked 83 p4p, 90 weight class). Darwin Budluvski has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jay Steve's chin.
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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 27 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jay Steve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darwin Budluvski!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Budluvski clinches with his opponent.
Budluvski prevents a body shot from Steve.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steve.
Budluvski misses with an elbow strike.
Steve lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Budluvski.
Budluvski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Steve breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Budluvski has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Steve connects with a crisp jab.
Steve takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Budluvski steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Steve. That one must have hurt.
Budluvski lands with a thumping leg kick.
Budluvski throws a push kick but Steve slaps the foot to one side.
It looked like Steve was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Budluvski.
A slow jab from Budluvski misses its intended target.
Good shot there by Steve.
Budluvski throws the kick towards the body but Steve avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Budluvski avoids the body shot from Steve.
Steve misses with a body shot
and Budluvski counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Steve has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Steve misses with a low kick as Budluvski jumps back.
Steve misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Budluvski.
Budluvski lands a body shot.
Budluvski loads up on a big right hand but Steve slips the punch.
Budluvski lands with a good body shot.
Budluvski throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Steve on the side of the head.
Budluvski 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.
Budluvski misses with an uppercut.
Budluvski throws a hook but Steve blocks it.
Budluvski cracks Steve with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve defending well as Budluvski loads up on a big left hand.
Budluvski throws a lazy uppercut
and Steve counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Budluvski keeps Steve at a distance using the push kick.
Budluvski doesn't manage to clinch there - Steve circles away.
A big right from Steve misses.
Steve keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steve throwing a counter right hand but Budluvski manages to avoid it.
Budluvski misses with a wild body shot.
Steve ducks under a wild hook from Budluvski.
Budluvski scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Budluvski has closed the distance and engaged Steve in a clinch.
Steve tries a body shot but Budluvski blocks it.
Steve lands with a right to the head.
Steve blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Budluvski.
Budluvski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Steve blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Steve.
Budluvski lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Budluvski.
Budluvski lands an elbow just above Steve 's eye.
Steve lands a left hand that snaps the head of Budluvski backwards.
Steve tries to throw a body punch but Budluvski avoids it by throwing Steve back against the cage.
Steve working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Budluvski misses with an elbow strike.
Steve can't find room to land a body shot as Budluvski controls the action.
Budluvski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Steve tries to throw a body punch but Budluvski avoids it by throwing Steve back against the cage.
A short right from Budluvski.
Steve tries to work over Budluvski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Budluvski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Steve doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Budluvski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Steve struggles to land a body shot inside as Budluvski controls his hands.
Steve lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Budluvski lands a right hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Steve.
Steve blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steve misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Budluvski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Budluvski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Steve lands a right hand.
Budluvski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Budluvski lands a nice shot to the body.
Steve is breathing heavily.
Budluvski lands with a light punch inside.
Steve can't find room to land a body shot as Budluvski controls the action.
Steve lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice elbow from Budluvski.
Steve tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Budluvski's elbow.
Steve goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Steve manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A combination from Steve does no damage.
Budluvski tries to clinch
and Steve counters with a nice body shot.
Steve swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darwin Budluvski dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Budluvski throws a jab when Steve was well out of range.
Steve 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.
Budluvski throws a nice inside leg kick.
Budluvski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Steve has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Steve throws a jab when Budluvski was well out of range.
Steve dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Budluvski avoids the body shot from Steve.
And Budluvski responds with a good body kick, but Steve manages to step out the way in time.
Steve throws a lazy right hand but Budluvski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Budluvski.
Steve is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Budluvski slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Budluvski looks to land a left hand but Steve moved out of range nicely.
Budluvski throws the kick towards the body but Steve avoids it.
Steve slips under a jab from Budluvski.
Budluvski misses with a hook
and Budluvski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Budluvski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Steve half committed to a counter leg kick.
Budluvski tries to land a front kick but Steve steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Steve displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Budluvski throws out the jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Budluvski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Steve tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Budluvski's elbow.
Steve tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Budluvski's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Budluvski.
Budluvski misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Budluvski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A frustrated look appears on Steve's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Steve.
Steve lands a shoulder strike.
Steve tries to work over Budluvski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steve blocks an uppercut.
Steve is leaning against Budluvski and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Darwin Budluvski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Steve goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Steve 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.
Steve tries to work over Budluvski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Steve misses with a hook to the ribs.
Budluvski misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steve working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Steve doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steve tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steve.
A short uppercut from Steve.
Steve lands a hook that snaps the head of Budluvski backwards.
Steve avoids a wild elbow strike from Budluvski.
Steve lands a body shot.
Steve blocks a body shot from Budluvski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve lands a shot to the body.
Steve scores with a nice hook to the head.
Steve lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Budluvski scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Steve as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Steve.
Budluvski is breathing heavily.
Budluvski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Steve lands a nice uppercut.
Steve digs a right hand underneath Budluvski's ribcage. Budluvski let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Budluvski tries to throw a body punch but Steve avoids it by throwing Budluvski back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Steve.
Budluvski working aggressively here.
Budluvski pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short left from Steve.
Budluvski lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steve tries to throw a body punch but Budluvski avoids it by throwing Steve back against the cage.
Steve working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Steve misses with a punch to the body.
Steve lands a body shot in the clinch.
Budluvski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Budluvski blocks a body shot from Steve.
Steve struggles to land a body shot inside as Budluvski controls his hands.
Steve avoids the elbow strike from Budluvski, against the cage.
Budluvski misses with an elbow over the top.
Steve lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Steve.
Steve lands a right hand that snaps the head of Budluvski backwards.
Budluvski lands a nice uppercut.
Budluvski can't find room to land a body shot as Steve controls the action.
Steve misses with some punches.
Budluvski scores with a hook to the body.
Steve misses with a body punch.
Steve avoids a wild elbow strike from Budluvski.
Steve swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Budluvski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Budluvski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steve throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Budluvskis head.
Steve scores with a shot to the side of Budluvski's head.
Steve pushes Budluvski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Steve dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back 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.
Budluvski on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Steve throws out a loose jab but Budluvski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steve takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Steve keeps the fight on the outside.
Steve circles away from the clinch attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Budluvski there.
Steve misses with a left hand
and Budluvski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Steve missing with a left hand there. Budluvski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Darwin Budluvski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve checks a leg kick.
Budluvski scores with a push kick.
Budluvski connects with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Budluvski dips to his left and cracks Steve with an uppercut!
Budluvski throws a body shot but no joy.
Steve misses with a body punch
and Budluvski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Budluvski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Steve.
A counter left hand to the body from Steve misses its target.
Budluvski pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Steve misses with a hook to the body
and Steve takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Budluvski lands a jab to the nose.
Steve takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Steve scores with a head kick.
Steve misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Budluvski.
Budluvski swings widly with a right hand
and Steve counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Budluvski throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Steve counters with a nice uppercut.
Budluvski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Budluvski moves out of range of the strikes.
Steve misses with a hook to the body
and Budluvski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Budluvski avoids the body shot from Steve.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Budluvski.
Darwin Budluvski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice defenses there by Steve.
Budluvski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Steve.
Steve moves in looking to clinch but Budluvski pushes him off.
Steve connects with a body shot that sends Budluvski's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Budluvski cracks Steve with a right hand to the side of the head.
Budluvski throws a leg kick
and Steve connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Steve has managed to clinch.
Budluvski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Steve takes an elbow to the temple.
Steve tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Budluvski's elbow.
Budluvski tries a body shot but Steve blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Steve.
Steve scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hand to the body from Steve.
A nice left hand lands by Budluvski.
Budluvski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Budluvski misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Budluvski.
Budluvski works on Steve's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Budluvski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Budluvski lands an elbow inside.
Budluvski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Steves head.
Steve escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Steve swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Budluvski misses with an uppercut.
Steve is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Steve misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Budluvski misses with a body shot.
Budluvski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Steve.
Budluvski scores with a jab to the jaw.
Budluvski clinches.
Budluvski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Steve fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darwin Budluvski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Budluvski has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darwin Budluvski!
Darwin Budluvski thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Objedkov (ranked 488 p4p, 629 weight class) and Stupid Tattoo Guy (ranked 31 p4p, 40 weight class). Stupid Tattoo Guy is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Objedkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stupid Tattoo Guy!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tattoo Guy moves into the clinch.
The referee calls for Tattoo Guy to work.
A short right from Objedkov on the inside.
Tattoo Guy gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Objedkov.
Tattoo Guy's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Tattoo Guy has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Tattoo Guy lands a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Objedkov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Objedkov can't get the takedown.
Objedkov has Tattoo Guy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tattoo Guy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergey Objedkov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stalling in the clinch from Tattoo Guy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tattoo Guy blocks a body shot from Objedkov.
Objedkov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Objedkov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tattoo Guy counters with a nice uppercut.
Tattoo Guy moves into the clinch.
Tattoo Guy tries to break the clinch but Objedkov is controlling the position.
Objedkov tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tattoo Guy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Objedkov is looking for a takedown.
Objedkov looking for a takedown.
Tattoo Guy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tattoo Guy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Objedkov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sergey Objedkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tattoo Guy has Objedkov up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tattoo Guy working hard to break the clinch.
Objedkov wants to take the fight to the mat but Tattoo Guy manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Objedkov keeps control of Tattoo Guy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Objedkov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tattoo Guy slips a straight right by Objedkov.
Tattoo Guy throws out a counter right but Objedkov avoids it with no problem.
Tattoo Guy shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Objedkov's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tattoo Guy trying to stand up but can't free himself from Objedkov's guard.
Objedkov working a defensive guard but Tattoo Guy manages to pass into side control anyway.
Tattoo Guy stands up.
Objedkov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tattoo Guy manages to avoid it.
Objedkov backing away here, and Tattoo Guy unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tattoo Guy manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Objedkov on his heels. He'll look to pass Objedkov's guard now, I'm sure.
Tattoo Guy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Objedkov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tattoo Guy has managed to get both his arms back between Objedkov's legs - danger averted.
Tattoo Guy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tattoo Guy wants to stand and escape but instead Objedkov has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Objedkov chips away with some ground and pound.
Objedkov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Objedkov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tattoo Guy is trying to keep Objedkov in close.
Tattoo Guy trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Objedkov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tattoo Guy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Objedkov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tattoo Guy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Objedkov is one step ahead there.
Objedkov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've been hearing that Objedkov has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Objedkov postures up in Tattoo Guy's guard and throws a big left but Tattoo Guy blocks it.
Tattoo Guy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Objedkov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stupid Tattoo Guy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tattoo Guy shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Tattoo Guy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tattoo Guy lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tattoo Guy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Objedkov is in trouble now - Tattoo Guy has advanced to mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tattoo Guy prevents Objedkov from getting the reversal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Objedkov is in a horrible position here. Tattoo Guy smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Tattoo Guy looking to finish with strikes here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tattoo Guy lands a nice shot to the head.
Objedkov 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.
Tattoo Guy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tattoo Guy with good strikes from the mount here!
Tattoo Guy landing strikes from the mount and Objedkov is in trouble!
 Objedkov is rocked!
Tattoo Guy postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Objedkov in real trouble here! The ref calls for Objedkov to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stupid Tattoo Guy!
After the fight, Stupid Tattoo Guy 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 Taylor Jack (ranked 501 p4p, 445 weight class) and Jallu Pesonen (ranked 52 p4p, 46 weight class). Jack comes to the cage accompanied by Lucid Dreams. Pesonen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: DJ Orkidea - Joutsenlaulu. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 24 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taylor Jack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jallu Pesonen!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jack lands an uppercut.
Jack lands an uppercut.
Jack lands a shoulder strike.
Jack tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pesonen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pesonen told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Jack misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jack tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jack misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jack misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pesonen blocks an uppercut.
Pesonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jack misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jack working aggressively here.
Pesonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pesonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Jack.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jack.
Jack scores with a shoulder strike.
Jack lands with a left to the head.
Pesonen lands a body punch.
Jack throws a punch but it's blocked by Pesonen.
Jack misses with a punch on the inside.
Jack throws a head punch that misses.
Jack misses with a punch on the inside.
Jack misses with the head strike.
Jack has a couple of punches blocked by Pesonen.
Jack tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jack throws a head punch that misses.
Pesonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pesonen blocks a body shot from Jack.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack misses with the head strike.
Jack lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jack misses with a punch on the inside.
Jack scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jack blocks a body shot from Pesonen.
Jack doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pesonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jack misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Jack fails to land.
Pesonen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pesonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jack working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pesonen blocking some punches.
Pesonen blocks a body shot from Jack.
Jack tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pesonen's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pesonen stalling in the clinch.
Pesonen blocking some punches.
Jack throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jack lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jack throws a head punch that misses.
Jack tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jack tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pesonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Jack.
Jack has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pesonen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Jack softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Jack fails to land.
Pesonen prevents a body shot from Jack.
Jack misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pesonen blocks a body shot from Jack.
A head punch on the inside from Jack fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack has a couple of punches blocked by Pesonen.
A short left from Pesonen.
Pesonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jack tries to throw a body punch but Pesonen avoids it by throwing Jack back against the cage.
Jack can't find room to land a body shot as Pesonen controls the action.
Jack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jack misses with the head strike.
Pesonen wants to take the fight to the mat but Jack manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pesonen struggles to land a body shot inside as Jack controls his hands.
Jack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pesonen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jack keeps control of Pesonen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jack throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pesonens head.
Jack lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pesonen backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Taylor Jack dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Pesonen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Jack is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pesonen can do to turn this around?
Jack slips under a jab.
Jack defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pesonen.
Jack connects with a right hand. Pesonen shakes it off.
Pesonen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jack manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jallu Pesonen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jack fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pesonen tries to clinch up.
Jack tried to score with a low kick but Pesonen checks it.
Jack throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pesonen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jack checks a leg kick nicely.
Jack misses with an attempted mid kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pesonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jack doesn't manage to clinch there - Pesonen circles away.
Pesonen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jack avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jack.
Pesonen avoids the body shot from Jack.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pesonen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pesonen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A combination from Pesonen does no damage.
Pesonen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jack tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jack lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jack throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pesonen misses with a takedown
and Jack counters with a low kick, right behind Pesonen 's knee.
Pesonen shoots in for a double leg but Jack sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jack is looking to counter punch.
Taylor Jack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jallu Pesonen.
Pesonen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pesonen just misses with a punch to the body.
Jack dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pesonen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jack blocks a head kick by Pesonen.
Jack with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jack tests Pesonen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jack scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jack slips a straight right by Pesonen.
Taylor Jack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jack throws a low kick, looking for Pesonen's leg but Pesonen calmly moves out of range.
Pesonen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pesonen throws a body shot but no joy.
Taylor Jack is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jack connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jack closes the distance and clinches.
Jack scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pesonen lands a right hand.
Jack fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jack misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pesonen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jack lands with a light punch inside.
Pesonen is trying to maintain a safe position but Jack gets an underhook and turns Pesonen into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pesonen scores with a hook to the body.
Jack fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jack misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Jack fails to land.
Jack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Jack on the inside.
Pesonen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jack tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pesonen's elbow.
Jack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jack tries a body shot but Pesonen blocks it.
Good body shot from Jack.
Jack pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jack paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jack swings for the body but Pesonen moves out of range.
Jack scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pesonen misses with a combination
and Jack connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jack keeps the fight on the outside.
Pesonen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jack circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jack throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pesonen on the side of the head.
Jack misses with a looping left.
Jack connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pesonen misses with the combination.
Jack avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jack thuds a left hand into Pesonen's body.
Pesonen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pesonen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Pesonen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pesonen throws a head kick but Jack moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Taylor Jack dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Jack getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pesonen connects with an inside leg kick.
Jack scores with a leg kick.
Jack tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pesonen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jack thumps Pesonen with a low kick.
Jack moves into the clinch.
Pesonen blocks a body shot from Jack.
Jack lands with a short shot to the head.
Jack has a couple of punches blocked by Pesonen.
Jack swings wildly with an uppercut but Pesonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jack letting Pesonen take a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jack misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jack has a couple of punches blocked by Pesonen.
Pesonen tries to throw a body punch but Jack avoids it by throwing Pesonen back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack swings wildly with an uppercut but Pesonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Jack.
Jack misses with a body punch.
Jack misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Jack on the inside.
Pesonen lands a nice shot to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jack lands a nice shot to the body.
Jack has a couple of punches blocked by Pesonen.
Jack fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jack doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Jack.
Jack tries a body shot but Pesonen blocks it.
Jack is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pesonen blocking some punches.
Jack lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pesonen backwards.
Jack misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jack lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jack pushes Pesonen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pesonen tries to work over Jack's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jack misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jack scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jack softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pesonen tries to stall but Jack uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jack misses with a short punch on the inside.
Taylor Jack has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Come on Pesonen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jack lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pesonen tries to work over Jack's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pesonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pesonen blocks an uppercut.
Jack tries to work over Pesonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jack misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jack scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jallu Pesonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jack throws a head punch that misses.
Taylor Jack is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pesonen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Jack fails to land.
Jack misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Come on Pesonen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jack makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jack.
Pesonen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taylor Jack showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jack has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taylor Jack!
Taylor Jack seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Artturi Reinikainen (ranked 241 p4p, 93 weight class) and Diego Escobar (ranked 29 p4p, 10 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Artturi Reinikainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Diego Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reinikainen.
Reinikainen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Escobar 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.
Escobar misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reinikainen.
Escobar throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Reinikainen's head.
Escobar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Reinikainen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Escobar throws a sloppy head kick and Reinikainen moves out of range easily.
Reinikainen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Escobar flicks out a counter leg kick but Reinikainen steps away.
Reinikainen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Escobar misses the shot to the body.
Reinikainen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reinikainen scores with a jab to the head.
Reinikainen misses with a looping left.
Reinikainen misses with a few strikes there.
Reinikainen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Escobars jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Reinikainen wants to slow Escobar down by chopping away at his legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donk. Escobar catches Reinikainen right on the button with a cross.
Reinikainen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Escobar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Reinikainen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Escobar scores with a head kick. Reinikainen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Escobar tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Escobar connects with a body shot that sends Reinikainen's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinikainen misses with a body shot.
Escobar is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Reinikainen with a body shot.
Reinikainen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Reinikainen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Escobar throws a looping overhand right but Reinikainen ducks down to avoid it.
Escobar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reinikainen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Escobar throws a poor cross that misses
letting Reinikainen counter with a right hand.
Reinikainen scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Escobar misses.
Escobar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reinikainen manages to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Reinikainen misses.
Escobar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Escobar cracks Reinikainen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reinikainen stuns Escobar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Escobar dodges the punch combination from Reinikainen.
A jab lands there for Reinikainen.
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch but Reinikainen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Escobar lands a nice shot to the body.
Reinikainen lands an overhand right.
Reinikainen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at FF Forever in the buildup to the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen scores with a hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Escobar throws a head kick but Reinikainen moves out of range.
Reinikainen tests Escobar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Escobar.
Escobar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reinikainen throws an off balance right hand
and Escobar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Escobar missing with a left hand there. Reinikainen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A quick step to the side and Reinikainen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reinikainen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reinikainen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Escobar slips under a jab.
Escobar throws a big counter head kick but Reinikainen avoids it with no problem.
Escobar tries to move into range but Reinikainen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Escobar throws a head kick but Reinikainen moves out of range.
Reinikainen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Escobar manages to get to full guard.
Reinikainen postures up in Escobar's guard and throws a big left but Escobar blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Reinikainen is in close to Escobar's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Reinikainen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Reinikainen scoring with some ground and pound.
Escobar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Escobar is trying to control the position but Reinikainen postures up.
Reinikainen landing some decent shots from guard.
Reinikainen works over Escobar with some ground and pound from guard.
Reinikainen throws a big right hand that misses.
Reinikainen throws a big elbow that misses.
Reinikainen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Reinikainen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Escobar's head.
Escobar lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Escobar slips nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar prevents Reinikainen from improving his position.
Escobar slows the pace down in half guard.
Reinikainen tries to roll over but Escobar keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Reinikainen trying to control from the bottom.
Reinikainen is looking for a sweep. Escobar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Reinikainen actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Escobar content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Reinikainen is trying to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Artturi Reinikainen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Reinikainen misses with a left hand
and Escobar counters with a right hand to the body.
Escobar tries to clinch but Reinikainen moves out of range.
Escobar tries a head kick but it misses.
Escobar lands a high kick!
Reinikainen misses with a head kick.
Escobar is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Reinikainen ducks under a wild hook from Escobar.
An attempted straight right counter from Reinikainen misses the target.
Escobar scores with a decent looking hook.
A head kick misses from Escobar.
A head kick misses from Escobar.
Escobar throws a head kick that half lands.
Escobar throws a head kick that misses.
Reinikainen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Reinikainen tries to keep at a distance but Escobar has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reinikainen pulls guard successfully.
Reinikainen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Escobar is one step ahead there.
Escobar not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar wants to control from the top but Reinikainen keeps moving.
Escobar slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Escobar preventing the sweep.
Reinikainen is working hard here to advance position.
Escobar sitting in guard here, content to control.
Escobar is continuing to stall.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Reinikainen working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Escobar has passed into half guard!
Escobar prevents Reinikainen from improving his position.
Escobar trying to control the action but Reinikainen is working from the bottom.
Escobar content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Reinikainen is looking for a sweep. Escobar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Reinikainen trying to control but Escobar postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen is looking to improve his position.
Escobar is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Escobar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reinikainen.
Reinikainen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Diego Escobar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Escobar takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Escobar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reinikainen throws an overhand right that lands on Escobar's shoulder, as Escobar tries to avoid the shot.
Escobar lands a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Reinikainen.
Reinikainen lands a leg kick that knocks Escobar off balance momentarily.
Reinikainen walks into a straight right hand from Escobar.
Escobar misses the jab.
Escobar checks a leg kick nicely.
Escobar lands a nice shot that snaps Reinikainen's head back.
Diego Escobar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reinikainen lands a really nice looking cross but Escobar seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reinikainen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Escobar circles away quickly and effectively.
Escobar throws out a counter right but Reinikainen avoids it with no problem.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escobar misses with a hook. Reinikainen ducked under it nicely.
Reinikainen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Escobar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Reinikainen.
Escobar walks into a left hand.
Escobar tries a head kick but it misses.
Reinikainen lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Reinikainen throws a poor cross that misses
and Escobar counters with a right hand to the body.
Reinikainen throws a low kick, looking for Escobar's leg but Escobar calmly moves out of range.
Escobar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Escobar throws a head kick but Reinikainen moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Reinikainen.
Escobar blocks a low kick nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Escobar.
The fighters circling - Reinikainen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reinikainen missing with a left hand there. Escobar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reinikainen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Escobar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reinikainen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Diego Escobar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Escobar misses with an uppercut.
Escobar scores with a nice strike.
Escobar 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.
Reinikainen scores with a jab. Escobar acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Reinikainen blocks a head kick by Escobar.
Reinikainen misses with a few strikes there.
Escobar scores with a nice head shot.
Reinikainen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Escobar closes the distance and clinches.
Reinikainen tries to pull guard but Escobar holds him up against the cage and eventually Reinikainen drops back down to his feet.
Reinikainen is trying to break the clinch but Escobar is controlling him.
Escobar swings wildly with an uppercut but Reinikainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Escobar.
Escobar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Reinikainen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Escobar throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Reinikainen misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reinikainen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Escobar.
Reinikainen throwing a counter right hand but Escobar manages to avoid it.
Escobar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reinikainen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Reinikainen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Escobar.
Escobar checks the leg kick.
A jab from Reinikainen misses.
Reinikainen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Reinikainen misses with a straight left.
Reinikainen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Reinikainen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Reinikainen lands a nice forearm strike.
Artturi Reinikainen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Escobar is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Reinikainen off and has taken his back!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Escobar is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Reinikainen prevents Escobar from getting a body triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar is hanging on to Reinikainen's back as he tries to escape.
Good control from Escobar.
Reinikainen turns into Escobar and is now in his guard.
Reinikainen stopping the sweep attempt from Escobar.
Reinikainen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Reinikainen throws a strike but Escobar rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Reinikainen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Escobar got a little sloppy there for a moment and Reinikainen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Escobar has managed to get both his arms back between Reinikainen's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Escobar wants to pass the guard but Reinikainen is keeping the position.
Reinikainen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Escobar stopping the sweep attempt from Reinikainen.
Reinikainen wants to control the position but Escobar says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Reinikainen trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Escobar is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Reinikainen wants to improve his position but Escobar is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Escobar trying to mount his opponent but Reinikainen defends it.
Reinikainen tries to roll over but Escobar keeps him under control.
Escobar uses his free foot to push down on Reinikainen's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Reinikainen.
Reinikainen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Escobar looking to control and managing it successfully.
Reinikainen is trying to escape the mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Diego Escobar.
I think Escobar has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wamberto Boaz (ranked 179 p4p, 196 weight class) and Midick Aiken (ranked 12 p4p, 13 weight class). Boaz comes to the cage accompanied by Preciso me encontrar. Aiken comes into a darkened arena with his song building. N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 21 - 1, fighting out of London, Wamberto Boaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 14 - 4, fighting out of St Petersburg, Midick Aiken!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Aiken misses.
Aiken keeps Boaz at a distance using the push kick.
Aiken pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice uppercut lands for Boaz. That snapped Aiken's head back.
Boaz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Aiken misses with an uppercut.
We've been hearing reports that Boaz has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Aiken finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Boaz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Boaz throws a body shot but no joy.
Aiken throws a front kick that sends Boaz stumbling back into the cage.
Boaz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Aiken misses with a head kick.
Aiken uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boaz.
Aiken lands with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boaz missing with a left hand there. Aiken was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boaz rushes Aiken and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Boaz blocks an uppercut.
Aiken blocks an uppercut.
Aiken misses with some punches.
Boaz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aiken lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boaz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Boaz can't find room to land a body shot as Aiken controls the action.
Boaz misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aiken.
Boaz lands a shoulder strike.
Boaz misses with a punch on the inside.
Aiken tries to throw a body punch but Boaz avoids it by throwing Aiken back against the cage.
Boaz is leaning against Aiken and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Boaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aiken blocks an elbow strike.
Aiken misses with the head strike.
Boaz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Aiken throws a head punch that misses.
Boaz can't find room to land a body shot as Aiken controls the action.
Aiken prevents a body shot from Boaz.
Boaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Aiken.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aiken.
Boaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Aiken scores with a nice short uppercut.
Aiken lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Boaz or not.
Aiken tries to work over Boaz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boaz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boaz digs a right hand underneath Aiken's ribcage. Aiken let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Boaz pushes Aiken back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Aiken lands with a short shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aiken swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aiken softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Aiken tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boaz's elbow.
Boaz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Aiken working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Aiken prevents a body shot from Boaz.
A short body shot lands from Boaz as the two fighters clinch.
Aiken blocks a body shot from Boaz.
Boaz scores with a shoulder strike.
Boaz has a couple of punches blocked by Aiken.
Aiken lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boaz backwards.
Boaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aiken's elbow.
A short uppercut from Boaz.
Boaz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aiken backwards.
Aiken misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aiken tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Boaz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Aiken misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aiken blocks a body shot from Boaz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boaz misses with a punch to the body.
Aiken has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Boaz seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Aiken can turn it around.
Aiken tries to work over Boaz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Boaz.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Boaz.
Boaz misses with a punch to the body.
Boaz tries to work over Aiken's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aiken goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aiken blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boaz scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Aiken tries a body shot but Boaz blocks it.
Boaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aiken misses with a punch on the inside.
Aiken fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boaz.
Aiken misses with some punches.
Boaz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boaz misses with the head strike.
Boaz can't find room to land a body shot as Aiken controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Boaz.
Aiken blocking some punches.
Aiken misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boaz blocking some punches.
Aiken tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aiken throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Boaz can't find room to land a body shot as Aiken controls the action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boaz can't find room to land a body shot as Aiken controls the action.
Boaz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aiken can't find room to land a body shot as Boaz controls the action.
A short left from Aiken.
Aiken goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aiken lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Boaz.
Aiken lands with a left to the head.
Boaz pushes Aiken back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Aiken misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aiken lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Boaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Still in the clinch, Aiken scores with a nice short uppercut.
Boaz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Aiken misses with a body punch.
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 Wamberto Boaz will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Boaz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Aiken. Aiken obviously looking to wear him down.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Boaz.
Boaz misses with a low kick.
Aiken appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Aiken just misses with a punch to the body.
Aiken throws a nice head kick!
Boaz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aiken. That did some damage!
Boaz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aiken attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Boaz throws a body shot but no joy.
Boaz takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice body punch from Aiken.
Aiken cracks Boaz with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Aiken swings widly with a right hand
and Boaz counters with a straight right hand.
Boaz blocks a low kick nicely.
Aiken throws a low kick, looking for Boaz's leg but Boaz 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!
Aiken throws a leg kick that misses.
Boaz blocks a low kick nicely.
Boaz feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Aiken throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Boaz counter with a right hand.
Aiken looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Aiken checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Boaz backing away here, and Aiken unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Aiken misses with a straight left.
Aiken throws a low kick but Boaz moves out of range easily.
Boaz is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Aiken misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boaz.
Boaz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The fighters circling - Boaz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aiken was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Aiken fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boaz manages to avoid it.
Aiken throws a leg kick but Boaz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
It looked like Boaz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Boaz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Aiken throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boaz counters with an inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Aiken.
Boaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Aiken misses with a low kick.
Boaz moves out of range as Aiken throws a body kick.
Aiken tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Boaz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Boaz misses with a straight right.
Aiken let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Aiken lands an overhand right.
Aiken throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Midick Aiken seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boaz throws a low kick but Aiken moves out of range easily.
Boaz throws a lazy right hand but Aiken sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boaz looks to land a left hand but Aiken moved out of range nicely.
Aiken takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Midick Aiken is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice jab there from Boaz.
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!
Aiken throws a quick inside leg kick.
Boaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aiken was well out of range. Poor timing from Boaz.
Boaz scores with a shot to the body.
Aiken throws a leg kick that misses.
Midick Aiken has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aiken scores with a push kick.
Boaz tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Aiken. That's going to slow Boaz down.
Boaz lands a slapping body shot.
Boaz moves out of range of the body kick.
Aiken jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aiken fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Boaz checks it well.
Aiken jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aiken slips a straight right by Boaz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aiken on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Boaz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Aiken throws a low kick but Boaz avoids it.
A low kick lands for Aiken.
Boaz slips under a jab from Aiken.
Boaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aiken moves away.
Aiken throws a nice outside leg kick.
Boaz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boaz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Boaz lands a slapping body shot.
Aiken connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Aiken scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Aiken walks into a jab.
Boaz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boaz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aiken.
Boaz throwing a counter right hand but Aiken manages to avoid it.
Aiken pivots, looking for a leg kick but Boaz is out of range and Aiken settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab by Aiken.
Aiken tries a low kick but Boaz avoids it.
An inside leg kick lands from Boaz.
Aiken throws a wild body kick that Boaz sees coming a mile off.
A nice leg kick from Boaz, right into the meat of the thigh.
Aiken throws a jab when Boaz was well out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Boaz misses the target.
Boaz scores with a nice body kick.
Boaz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Aiken throws a body punch but Boaz moves out of range.
Good exchange - Aiken coming out on top.
Aiken circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aiken throws a poor cross that misses
and Boaz counters with a good, hard body kick but Aiken shrugs it off.
Boaz fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Aiken looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Aiken throws an overhand right that lands on Boaz's shoulder, as Boaz tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boaz lands with an uppercut that bounces Aiken off the cage and back into range.
Boaz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Boaz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Aiken checks a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Midick Aiken will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Boaz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Boaz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A swing and a miss from Boaz.
Boaz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Boaz lands with a straight right. Aiken didn't see that one coming.
Boaz misses with a head kick.
Good work by Aiken as he checks the leg kick.
Boaz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Boaz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Aiken moves into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Aiken.
A head punch on the inside from Boaz fails to land.
Boaz scores with a shot to the side of Aiken's head.
Boaz lands a left hand.
Boaz is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aiken goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boaz gets through Aiken's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Aiken throws a head punch that misses.
Boaz tries to throw a body punch but Aiken avoids it by throwing Boaz back against the cage.
Boaz pushes Aiken back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aiken lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Aiken lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boaz tries a body shot but Aiken blocks it.
Wamberto Boaz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Boaz throws a head punch that misses.
Aiken struggles to land a body shot inside as Boaz controls his hands.
Boaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Boaz.
Aiken prevents a body shot from Boaz.
A short right from Boaz on the inside.
Aiken softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Boaz prevents a body shot from Aiken.
Aiken tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aiken blocks a body shot from Boaz.
Aiken doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aiken working aggressively here.
Aiken lands an uppercut.
Aiken lands a body shot.
Aiken throws a head punch that misses.
Boaz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Aiken.
Boaz throws a punch but it's blocked by Aiken.
Boaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boaz misses with a punch to the body.
Boaz misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Aiken fails to land.
Aiken goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aiken misses with a punch on the inside.
Aiken tries to throw a body punch but Boaz avoids it by throwing Aiken back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Aiken.
Aiken tries to throw a body punch but Boaz avoids it by throwing Aiken back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Aiken fails to land.
Aiken working aggressively here.
Boaz prevents a body shot from Aiken.
Boaz tries to work over Aiken's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aiken.
Boaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boaz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aiken can't find room to land a body shot as Boaz controls the action.
Aiken misses with some punches.
Aiken struggles to land a body shot inside as Boaz controls his hands.
Aiken blocks a body shot from Boaz.
Aiken tries a body shot but Boaz blocks it.
Boaz tries a body shot but Aiken blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boaz misses with the head strike.
Boaz misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Aiken.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aiken.
Boaz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aiken misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aiken tries to work over Boaz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boaz tries a body shot but Aiken blocks it.
Boaz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Aiken blocking some punches.
Aiken tries to work over Boaz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aiken misses with a punch to the body.
Aiken prevents a body shot from Boaz.
Aiken misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boaz working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Boaz.
Nice body punch from Boaz - that landed with a thud.
Boaz lands a nice shot to the body.
Boaz can't find room to land a body shot as Aiken controls the action.
Boaz misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boaz blocks a body shot from Aiken.
Aiken misses with the head strike.
Aiken lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boaz backwards.
Boaz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Aiken.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Boaz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Boaz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aiken blocks an uppercut.
Aiken lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Aiken fails to land.
Boaz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Boaz lands with a left to the head.
Aiken misses with the head strike.
Boaz misses with a body punch.
Boaz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Boaz.
Boaz tries to work over Aiken's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Boaz on the inside.
Aiken lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aiken struggles to land a body shot inside as Boaz controls his hands.
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 Wamberto Boaz.
I think Boaz 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Wamberto Boaz!
After winning the bout, Wamberto Boaz thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit (ranked 41 p4p, 98 weight class) and Obi Wan Kenobi (ranked 2 p4p, 8 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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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 28 - 10 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 4, fighting out of Sydney, Obi Wan Kenobi!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sitsongrit lands with a good body shot.
Kenobi staying out of range there.
Kenobi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sitsongrit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kenobi closes the distance and clinches.
Kenobi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Sitsongrit.
Kenobi lands a body punch.
Kenobi swings wildly with an uppercut but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sitsongrit has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kenobi backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kenobi throws an elbow but it misses.
Sitsongrit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sitsongrit lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kenobi struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
Sitsongrit throws a punch but it's blocked by Kenobi.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Kenobi prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenobi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
 It looks like Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit has been cut.
Sitsongrit blocks an elbow strike from Kenobi.
Kenobi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sitsongrit seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kenobi can turn it around.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kenobi is stalling here.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Kenobi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kenobi.
Kenobi misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Kenobi fails to land.
Kenobi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kenobi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Kenobi controls his hands.
Kenobi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sitsongrit backwards.
Kenobi misses with an elbow over the top.
Sitsongrit struggles to land a body shot inside as Kenobi controls his hands.
Kenobi throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sitsongrit tries to work over Kenobi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the side of Kenobi's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kenobi struggles to land a body shot inside as Sitsongrit controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands with a right to the head.
Sitsongrit blocks an elbow strike.
Sitsongrit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kenobi lands a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit takes an elbow to the temple.
Sitsongrit blocking some punches.
Sitsongrit tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kenobi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sitsongrit tries to throw a body punch but Kenobi avoids it by throwing Sitsongrit back against the cage.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kenobi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kenobi's elbow.
Kenobi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sitsongrit's defenses.
Kenobi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sitsongrit throws a head punch that misses.
Kenobi can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kenobi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kenobi throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kenobi lands a left hand.
Kenobi throws an elbow but it misses.
Kenobi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sitsongrit working aggressively here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kenobi throws an elbow but misses.
Kenobi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kenobi lands a nice elbow.
Kenobi lands an elbow just above Sitsongrit 's eye.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kenobi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sitsongrit scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kenobi.
Still in the clinch, Sitsongrit scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sitsongrit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kenobi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kenobi blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kenobi backwards.
Kenobi blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenobi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sitsongrit is keeping busy.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit scores with a shot to the side of Kenobi's head.
Kenobi lands a left hand.
Sitsongrit blocks the elbow strike.
A nice left hand lands by Kenobi.
Kenobi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kenobi misses with some punches.
Kenobi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sitsongrits head.
Kenobi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit's cut is getting worse.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Kenobi blocks it.
Kenobi lands a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kenobi's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kenobi prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Obi Wan Kenobi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sitsongrit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kenobi.
Sitsongrit quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kenobi moves away.
Nice straight punches there by Sitsongrit. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sitsongrit.
Kenobi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sitsongrit on the side of the head.
Kenobi is looking to clinch.
Kenobi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a hook. Kenobi ducked under it nicely.
Sitsongrit punishes Kenobi's body with a nice straight punch.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Kenobi.
Kenobi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sitsongrit ducks under a wild hook from Kenobi.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Kenobi moved away.
Sitsongrit tests Kenobi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sitsongrit connects with a body shot that sends Kenobi's belly button to the back.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kenobi moves away.
A little jabbing left from Kenobi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kenobi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit is winning the standup battle so far.
Kenobi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses.
Kenobi misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Sitsongrit wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenobi moves in looking to clinch but Sitsongrit pushes him off.
A big right from Kenobi misses.
Kenobi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kenobi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sitsongrit was well out of range. Poor timing from Kenobi.
The fighters circling - Sitsongrit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kenobi throws a push kick but Sitsongrit slaps the foot to one side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Kenobi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sitsongrit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kenobi's sensitive parts.
Sitsongrit scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kenobi thuds a left hand into Sitsongrit's body.
Kenobi takes one on the button.
A nice leg kick from Sitsongrit, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick that misses.
Kenobi misses with a hook. Sitsongrit ducked under it nicely.
Sitsongrit swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice strike.
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 big left from Kenobi misses.
A big right from Kenobi misses.
Sitsongrit has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kenobi finds it's way round the side to connect with Sitsongrit's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenobi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sitsongrit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kenobi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sitsongrit clinches up with Kenobi and pushes him back against the cage.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kenobi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kenobi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sitsongrit misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sitsongrit lands a shot to the body.
Kenobi misses with an elbow strike.
Kenobi lands with a right to the head.
Obi Wan Kenobi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit gets through Kenobi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit blocks an uppercut.
Kenobi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sitsongrit misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sitsongrit lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kenobi or not.
A short body shot lands from Sitsongrit as the two fighters clinch.
Sitsongrit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kenobi blocks a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Kenobi trying to stall but Sitsongrit improves his position.
A right handed body shot lands from Sitsongrit.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sitsongrit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kenobi backwards.
Kenobi prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A cross from Sitsongrit lands.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Kenobi throws a body kick.
Sitsongrit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kenobi.
Kenobi throws a hook but Sitsongrit avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit delivers a nice body kick.
Sitsongrit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sitsongrit checks a leg kick nicely.
Kenobi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kenobi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sitsongrit throws a body punch but Kenobi moves out of range.
Kenobi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice left hand lands by Sitsongrit.
Kenobi wants to stall.
Sitsongrit avoids a wild elbow strike from Kenobi.
Sitsongrit manages to break the clinch.
Sitsongrit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sitsongrit is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kenobi throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Kenobi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sitsongrit lands a jab to the head.
Sitsongrit works Kenobi's body with a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A clash of legs there as Kenobi blocks the low kick.
Kenobi throws an overhand right that lands on Sitsongrit's shoulder, as Sitsongrit tries to avoid the shot.
Sitsongrit turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kenobi throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
Sitsongrit misses with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit connects with a single shot there.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kenobi moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sitsongrit. Kenobi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good exchange - Sitsongrit coming out on top.
That kick from Kenobi tenderised Sitsongrit's leg. Sitsongrit is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kenobi looks for the body kick but Sitsongrit saw that one coming.
Kenobi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
Kenobi throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kenobi.
Kenobi throws a leg kick but Sitsongrit moved away.
Sitsongrit avoids the body shot from Kenobi.
Kenobi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kenobi lunges at Sitsongrit with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sitsongrit's hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kenobi lands a leg kick that knocks Sitsongrit off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenobi avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Kenobi checks the leg kick.
Sitsongrit takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kenobi walks into a straight right hand from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kenobi throws out a loose jab but Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kenobi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sitsongrit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kenobi throws out the jab.
Kenobi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sitsongrit backing away here, and Kenobi unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Sitsongrit looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kenobi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick
and Kenobi counters with a stiff right hand.
Kenobi circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kenobi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sitsongrit takes a swing at Kenobi's ribcage but misses.
Kenobi misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kenobi.
Kenobi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kenobi has time to react.
 Kenobi is rocked!
It looks like Obi Wan Kenobi has been cut.
Sitsongrit cracks Kenobi with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Kenobi falls to his knees and Sitsongrit doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit!
After winning the bout, Chamuaknoi Sitsongrit thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Latrobe Arundel (ranked 75 p4p, 36 weight class) and Odchigin Khadan (ranked 14 p4p, 9 weight class). Arundel's entrance music is Shook Ones. A fine choice. Khadan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Altai Kai (Turkic Throat Singing). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Insanely flexible |
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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 28 - 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 21 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Odchigin Khadan!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khadan throws a jab but it's blocked by Arundel.
Arundel looks to land a left hand but Khadan moved out of range nicely.
Khadan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Arundel is looking to slow Khadan down with leg kicks.
Khadan blocks a low kick nicely.
Arundel has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Arundel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Khadan. That did some damage!
Arundel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Arundel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Khadan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arundel.
A swing and a miss from Arundel.
Khadan looks to land a left hand but Arundel moved out of range nicely.
Khadan misses with a wild body shot.
Khadan moves out of range as Arundel throws a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arundel moves out of range as Khadan strikes.
Arundel misses with a kick to the body.
Arundel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Khadan. That did some damage!
Arundel misses with a straight right.
It seemed like Khadan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Khadan misses with a hook. Arundel ducked under it nicely.
Arundel throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Khadan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Latrobe Arundel has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arundel wants to land a leg kick but Khadan is out of range.
Khadan defending well as Arundel loads up on a big left hand.
Khadan throws a hook but Arundel blocks it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Arundel.
Arundel misses the shot to the body.
Khadan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Arundel plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Khadan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A low kick from Arundel is predictable there
letting Khadan counter with a right hand.
Khadan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Arundel smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The fighters circle momentarily. Khadan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Good work by Khadan as he checks the leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Khadan! But no joy.
Arundel throws a head kick that Khadan semi-blocks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khadan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Arundel backing away here, and Khadan unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Arundel throws a leg kick but Khadan sees it coming and moves out of range.
A nice leg kick from Arundel, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khadan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arundel lands an overhand right.
Khadan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Khadan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Khadan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Arundel but Arundel pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Arundel throws a lazy body kick
and Khadan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Arundel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Arundel misses with a hook
and Khadan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Arundel scores with a jab to the body.
Khadan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Arundel tries to avoid it but Khadan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Arundel to the ground. Arundel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Khadan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arundel.
Arundel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Khadan. That did some damage!
Arundel staying out of range there.
Khadan throws a big shot that misses.
Arundel blocks a jab.
Khadan ducks right into an uppercut from Arundel.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arundel misses the body punch
and Khadan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Arundel lets loose with a powerful body kick. Khadan will feel that in the morning.
Arundel throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Khadan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Arundel lands with a shot to the body.
Khadan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Arundel slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Khadan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Arundel lands with an uppercut that bounces Khadan off the cage and back into 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!
Arundel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Arundel.
Khadan avoids the body shot from Arundel.
Khadan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Khadan avoids a kick to the body.
Arundel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Khadan.
Arundel throws a shot to the body.
Arundel misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arundel scores with a jab to the head.
Latrobe Arundel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arundel swings widly with a right hand
letting Khadan counter with a right hand.
That kick from Arundel tenderised Khadan's leg. Khadan is trying to keep his angry face on.
No joy there for Khadan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Khadan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A nice leg kick from Arundel, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circling - Khadan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Arundel missing with a left hand there. Khadan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khadan looks to score with a jab to the body but Arundel is just out of range.
Arundel throws a leg kick
and Khadan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Khadan moves out of range of the leg kick from Arundel.
Arundel explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khadan throws a leg kick but Arundel checks it.
Khadan throws a hook but Arundel avoids it easily.
Khadan scores with a jab.
Arundel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Latrobe Arundel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Latrobe Arundel'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.
Arundel throws a leg kick but Khadan checks it.
It seemed like Khadan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Arundel digs a good body shot into Khadan's ribs.
Arundel moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Arundel does it's job there.
Arundel scores with a nice strike.
Arundel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Khadan's head backwards.
Latrobe Arundel is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khadan. Arundel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Khadan scores with a sloppy right hand. Arundel should have avoided that one.
Arundel takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Arundel smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Arundel blocks a jab.
Arundel throws a leg kick which misses Khadan's front leg but catches the back leg as Khadan tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Arundel goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Khadan tries to clinch but Arundel moves out of range.
Khadan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Good exchange - Arundel coming out on top.
Khadan 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khadan throws a looping overhand right but Arundel ducks down to avoid it.
Arundel throws an overhand right that lands on Khadan's shoulder, as Khadan tries to avoid the shot.
Khadan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Arundel sizes up Khadan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Khadan just misses with a punch to the body.
Arundel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Khadan.
A little feinted left hand from Arundel on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Arundel misses with a wild body shot.
Khadan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Khadan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Khadan clobbers Arundel with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Arundel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khadan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Khadan might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Arundel has got the better of the exchanges.
The crowd cheers as Khadan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Arundel doesn't seem phased though.
Arundel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Khadan. That did some damage!
Khadan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Arundel lands a leg kick that knocks Khadan off balance momentarily.
Arundel moves out of range as Khadan strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arundel misses with a body kick.
Khadan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khadan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arundel.
Khadan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
It seemed like Khadan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Latrobe Arundel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Arundel scores with a spinning back kick!
Arundel lands a right hook to the body.
Jab, jab by Arundel - just one landing.
Arundel is looking to slow Khadan down with leg kicks.
Jab, jab by Arundel - just one landing.
Khadan throws the left hand but Arundel avoids the punch easily.
Khadan throws a jab when Arundel was well out of range.
Khadan throws a hook but Arundel avoids it easily.
Khadan staying out of range there.
Khadan misses with a looping right.
Arundel slips a straight right by Khadan.
Khadan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arundel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Arundel moves out of range as Khadan strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khadan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Arundel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Khadan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Arundel lands a lovely overhand right.
Arundel throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Khadan on the side of the head.
Arundel will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Arundel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Arundel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Arundel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Arundel on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Arundel misses with a hook. Khadan ducked under it nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nice straight punches there by Arundel. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Arundel.
Khadan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Khadan walks into a stiff left hand from Arundel.
Khadan swings for the body but Arundel moves out of range.
Arundel looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Arundel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Khadan counters with a nice uppercut.
Good leg kick by Arundel.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khadan lands with a cross.
Khadan moves out of range as Arundel throws a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khadan misses with a looping right.
An attempted straight right counter from Arundel misses the target.
Arundel throws a low kick but Khadan moves out of range easily.
Arundel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Arundel lands a lovely overhand right.
Arundel misses with a low kick as Khadan jumps back.
Arundel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khadan tries to counter with a clinch but Arundel shakes him off and moves away.
Arundel looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Arundel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Khadan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Khadan can't find room to land a body shot as Arundel controls the action.
Khadan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arundel misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arundel blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Arundel.
Khadan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arundel manages to break the clinch.
Arundel lands with an uppercut that bounces Khadan off the cage and back into range.
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 connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Arundel blocks the body kick.
Khadan wants to clinch up but Arundel keeps it at a distance.
Nice straight punches there by Khadan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Khadan.
Arundel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Khadan can do to turn this around?
Arundel throws a wild body kick that Khadan sees coming a mile off.
Arundel throws a low kick, looking for Khadan's leg but Khadan calmly moves out of range.
Khadan wants to counter with a clinch but Arundel pushes him away.
Khadan just misses with a punch to the body.
Arundel thumps Khadan with a low kick.
Arundel throws a predictable looking body shot
and Khadan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice cross by Arundel.
A left lands for Arundel.
Arundel scores with a spinning back kick!
Arundel feints and then cracks Khadan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Khadan down.
A jab from Khadan misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arundel throws a leg kick that is checked
and Khadan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Arundel is concentrating on defense, preventing Khadan from advancing position.
Odchigin Khadan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khadan is trying to control the action in half guard but Arundel is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Khadan looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Khadan trying to control from half guard but Arundel is working away.
Khadan wants to work for an arm triangle but Arundel is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Khadan stops Arundel from getting back to his feet.
Khadan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Arundel defends it well.
Khadan is looking to stall here but Arundel recovers full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Khadan has gone for a leg lock! Arundel slips out almost immediately though and dives into Khadan's guard.
Arundel showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Khadan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Arundel is one step ahead there.
Khadan is trying to keep Arundel in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arundel controls from within his opponent's guard.
Khadan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Khadan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Arundel's guard.
Arundel is adopting a defensive guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Arundel keeping moving, preventing Khadan from controlling successfully.
Arundel pushes Khadan off and scrambles back to his feet.
Arundel connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Khadan momentarily.
Khadan misses with a straight left.
Arundel throws a hook but Khadan avoids it easily.
Khadan moves out of range of the body kick.
Arundel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Arundel misses with a hook
and Khadan counters with a stiff right hand.
Khadan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arundel moves away.
Arundel clobbers Khadan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Latrobe Arundel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Arundel throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Latrobe Arundel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Arundel, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Latrobe Arundel!
A very excited looking Latrobe Arundel made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Osiris Egyptian (ranked 8 p4p, 83 weight class) and Morgan Wade (ranked 2 p4p, 8 weight class). Wade comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Bleeding kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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 32 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Osiris Egyptian!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 26 - 3, fighting out of New York, Morgan Wade!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wade throws a lazy uppercut
letting Egyptian counter with a right hand.
Egyptian slips under a jab from Wade.
Egyptian is looking to counter with head kicks.
Wade throws a right hand that misses
and Egyptian counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Morgan Wade has been cut.
Wade throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Egyptian to counter with a crisp jab.
Wade throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Egyptian slips under a jab.
Morgan Wade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Egyptian takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice shot lands for Wade.
Wade is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wade misses with a hook. Egyptian ducked under it nicely.
A good leg kick by Wade.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wade loads up on a big right hand but Egyptian slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egyptian fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Egyptian slips a jab and a cross from Wade.
Wade fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wade gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wade tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Egyptian was well out of range. Poor timing from Wade.
Egyptian looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wade throws a hook to the side of Egyptian's head but Egyptian sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Egyptian was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wade.
Good standup being displayed there by Wade as he connects with a hook.
Wade tries to work over Egyptian's front leg with a kick but Egyptian checks it.
Egyptian drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Egyptian keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Egyptian walks into a straight right hand from Wade.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Wade coming out on top.
Egyptian is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wade swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Egyptian counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wade swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Egyptian counter with a right hand.
Egyptian drops his hands momentarily and Wade takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Egyptian moves away from the strike by Wade.
A counter left hand to the body from Egyptian misses its target.
Egyptian slips under a jab.
Wade with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wade throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wade jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wade throws a right hand that misses
and Egyptian cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wade misses with a double jab
and Egyptian counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Wade is predictable there
and Egyptian connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wade lands with a straight right. Egyptian didn't see that one coming.
Wade looks to land a combination but Egyptian avoids it well.
Egyptian tries to move into range but Wade moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Egyptian is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Wade paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Egyptian throws a head kick that misses.
Egyptian staying out of range there.
Egyptian looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A low kick from Wade is predictable there
and Egyptian counters with a low kick, right behind Wade 's knee.
Egyptian slips a straight right by Wade.
Wade with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wade scores with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wade throws a body punch but Egyptian moves out of range.
Wade is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Egyptian.
Egyptian looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Wade lands a right hook to the body.
Wade fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Egyptian looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Good shot there by Wade.
Wade scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wade ducks under a wild hook from Egyptian.
Wade moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Egyptian looks to throw the jab but Wade is out of range.
Egyptian takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Morgan Wade dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Morgan Wade's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wade throws a leg kick which misses Egyptian's front leg but catches the back leg as Egyptian tries to avoid it.
Egyptian avoids the body shot from Wade.
Wade throws a jab but it's blocked by Egyptian.
Wade cracks Egyptian with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wade.
Jab by Wade.
Wade walks into a stiff left hand from Egyptian.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Egyptian might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Wade throws a body punch but Egyptian moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Egyptian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morgan Wade seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice defenses there by Egyptian.
Egyptian throws a sloppy head kick and Wade moves out of range easily.
Wade throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egyptian throws a low kick but Wade moves out of range easily.
Wade throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Egyptian makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Egyptian misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wade lunges at Egyptian with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Egyptian's hand.
Egyptian ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wade throws an off balance right hand
and Egyptian counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wade's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Egyptian connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wade scrambles back to his feet.
Wade uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Egyptian.
Wade lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wade rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Egyptian counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade wants to land a leg kick but Egyptian is out of range.
Wade throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Egyptian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wade.
An attempted straight right counter from Egyptian misses the target.
An inside leg kick lands from Egyptian.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wade darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wade throws a predictable looking body shot
and Egyptian counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Donk. Wade catches Egyptian right on the button with a cross.
Wade throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Egyptian cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wade staying out of range there.
Wade wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wade scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wade missing with a left hand there. Egyptian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Egyptian throwing a counter right hand but Wade manages to avoid it.
Egyptian uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wade.
Wade misses with a straight right.
Egyptian looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wade throws a looping overhand right but Egyptian ducks down to avoid it.
And Egyptian counters with a quick kick to the body but Wade blocks it.
Wade looks to land a combination but Egyptian avoids it well.
A little feinted left hand from Egyptian on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Egyptian takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wade throws an off balance right hand
letting Egyptian counter with a right hand.
Egyptian avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Egyptian ducks under a wild hook from Wade.
Wade has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wade gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wade throws a sloppy body shot
and Egyptian counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Egyptian walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick from Wade is predictable there
and Egyptian counters with an inside leg kick.
Wade lands a nice shot that snaps Egyptian's head back.
Egyptian moves out of range as Wade strikes.
Egyptian throws a counter high kick but Wade was just alert enough to avoid it.
Egyptian takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Egyptian tries a head kick but it misses.
Wade misses with a shot to the body
and Egyptian counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Wade misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Morgan Wade will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Morgan Wade's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wade dips to his left and cracks Egyptian with an uppercut!
A swing and a miss from Wade.
Wade blocks a jab.
Egyptian is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wade will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Egyptian is looking to counter punch.
Wade rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Egyptian to counter with a crisp jab.
Wade misses with a lunging right hand
and Egyptian counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wade scoring well with a low kick there.
Wade swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wade just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromEgyptian.
Egyptian 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wade throws a poor cross that misses
and Egyptian counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wade takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Egyptian looks to score with a jab to the body but Wade is just out of range.
Wade looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wade swinging wildly here.
Wade tries a low kick but Egyptian avoids it.
Egyptian half committed to a counter leg kick.
Egyptian showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wade.
Wade throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade lands the left hand.
Wade misses with a body punch
and Egyptian counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wade fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Egyptian is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wade looks to land a right hand but Egyptian moved out of range.
Wade thuds his right hand into Egyptian's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Egyptian uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wade.
Egyptian thinks about countering with a head kick.
Wade throws a right hand that misses
and Egyptian makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Egyptian throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Wade.
Wade is rocked!
A big right from Wade misses.
Wade is still on wobbly legs! Can Egyptian finish him?
Wade throws a leg kick
and Egyptian counters with a crisp right that sends Wade to the canvas! Egyptian follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Osiris Egyptian!
Osiris Egyptian retains his lightweight title!
Osiris Egyptian tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Petrov (ranked 18 p4p, 60 weight class) and Wayne Williams (ranked 1 p4p, 4 weight class). Petrov kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is I Am Free. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 4 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergei Petrov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wayne Williams!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
Williams 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.
Petrov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Williams throws a body punch but Petrov moves out of range.
Williams lands a nice shot that snaps Petrov's head back.
Petrov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Williams's sensitive parts.
Petrov misses the shot to the body.
Williams takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice shot lands for Williams.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrov moves away.
Williams blocks a jab.
We've been told by Petrov's head coaches at Desert Fitness & Training (14 Elite Coaches) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Petrov misses with a body shot.
Williams now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrov.
Petrov misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
Williams cracks Petrov with a good jab.
Petrov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
Williams misses the jab.
Williams slips a straight right by Petrov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williams slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Petrov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Petrov takes the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams wants to break the clinch but can't.
Petrov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Petrov struggles to land a body shot inside as Williams controls his hands.
Petrov lands with a short shot to the head.
Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Petrov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Petrov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Williams! But no joy.
Petrov fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Williams is out of range.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Petrov's shoulder, as Petrov tries to avoid the shot.
Petrov clinches up with Williams and pushes him back against the cage.
Petrov lands with a light punch inside.
Williams jumps into guard, dragging Petrov to the mat.
Williams is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Petrov is controlling him.
Petrov gets to his feet. Williams looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Williams.
Petrov throws a series of punches but Williams avoids them all with ease.
Petrov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Williams lands a head shot.
Williams misses with a hook. Petrov ducked under it nicely.
Petrov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrov.
Petrov throws a lazy body kick
and Williams counters with a nice uppercut.
Williams misses with a hook.
Williams bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Petrov's head.
Petrov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Williams moves out of range of the strikes.
Petrov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams.
Petrov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Williams scores with a jab to the head.
Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Petrov throws a solid leg kick but Williams takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Petrov.
Petrov is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Williams's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Williams slips under a jab.
Williams swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Williams slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Petrov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Williams on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Williams is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Petrov just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrov.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
A clash of legs there as Williams blocks the low kick.
Petrov just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrov rushes Williams and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Petrov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Williams can't get the takedown.
Petrov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Petrov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Petrov lands a right hook to the body.
Williams throws a hook but Petrov blocks it.
Petrov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
Williams throws a hook to the side of Petrov's head but Petrov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Williams takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
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!
Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Williams might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petrov.
Williams thuds a left hand into Petrov's body.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrov manages to avoid it.
Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrov manages to avoid it.
Petrov misses with a low kick.
Petrov misses with an uppercut.
Williams staying out of range there.
Petrov throws a leg kick that misses.
Williams misses with a straight left.
Williams avoids the body shot from Petrov.
Petrov lands with an uppercut that bounces Williams off the cage and back into range.
Petrov tries a head kick but it misses.
Petrov throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
Petrov cracks Williams with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Petrov blocks a jab.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Petrov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
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 Sergei Petrov will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Williams misses with an uppercut.
Petrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.
Nice defenses there by Petrov.
Petrov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Williams. That did some damage!
Decent striking displayed by Petrov there.
A head kick misses from Petrov.
Petrov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
It appears Petrov was looking to counter with a kick there.
Williams lands a head shot.
Petrov slips under a jab from Williams.
And Petrov counters with a quick kick to the body but Williams blocks it.
Petrov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Petrov slips a straight right by Williams.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Petrov slips the punch.
Petrov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Petrov went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Petrov misses the jab.
Williams slips a jab from Petrov.
Williams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
Williams is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Petrov with a body shot.
Petrov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Williams throws a hook but Petrov avoids it easily.
Williams slips a straight right by Petrov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throws a jab when Petrov was well out of range.
Petrov tests Williams's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Petrov ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Petrov staying out of range there.
Petrov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Petrov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Petrov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Petrov misses with a straight right.
Petrov connects with a single shot there.
Williams misses with a looping right.
Williams connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Williams stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wayne Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Petrov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Petrov thinks about countering with a body kick.
A big left from Williams misses.
Petrov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Petrov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Williams jabs Petrov right on the nose. Petrov blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petrov throws the kick towards the body but Williams avoids it.
Williams looks to land a left hand but Petrov moved out of range nicely.
Petrov looks to land a right hand but Williams moved out of range.
Petrov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov connects with a solid leg kick.
Williams lands with a shot to the body.
Petrov misses with a head kick.
Williams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
Petrov defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Petrov is out of range.
Petrov staying out of range there.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Petrov.
Petrov is looking to counter punch.
Petrov slips under a jab.
Petrov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Petrov ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Petrov is looking to counter the offense by Williams and move into the clinch.
Williams moves out of range of the leg kick from Petrov.
Petrov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Petrov moves into the clinch.
Petrov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Williams lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Williams scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Petrov doesn't seem bothered though.
Petrov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov tries a head kick but it misses.
Petrov throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Williams misses with a looping left.
Williams connects with a crisp jab.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.
Williams throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Petrov counters with a nice uppercut.
Petrov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Petrov throwing a counter right hand but Williams manages to avoid it.
Williams throws the left hand but Petrov avoids the punch easily.
Petrov throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Petrov throws a jab but it's blocked by Williams.
Williams swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Petrov.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
Petrov is looking to counter punch.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams takes a jab right on the kisser.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petrov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Williams at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Williams doesn't seem bothered though.
Petrov moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Williams just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromPetrov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Petrov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Petrov.
Petrov throws a looping overhand right but Williams ducks down to avoid it.
Williams throws out a counter right but Petrov avoids it with no problem.
Williams missing with a left hand there. Petrov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Petrov moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Petrov takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Petrov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Petrov saw that one coming.
Petrov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
Williams appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Williams fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Williams on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Williams takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Williams has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Williams there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrov tries to clinch up but Williams circles away and keeps his distance.
Petrov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Petrov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Williams takes one to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wayne Williams 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.
Petrov tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Williams there.
Williams misses with a looping left.
Petrov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
Petrov misses with a wild body shot.
Williams swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Petrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petrov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Petrov with a jab.
Petrov moves out of range of the strikes.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Petrov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Williams swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Williams defending well as Petrov loads up on a big left hand.
Williams looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Williams lands a nice hook to Petrov's body. Petrov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov slips under a jab from Williams.
Petrov jabs Williams to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Williams blocks a head kick by Petrov.
A slow jab from Petrov misses its intended target.
Williams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
The fight stays on the outside here - Petrov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams misses with a hook
and Petrov counters with a nice body shot.
Petrov throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Williams misses with a hook. Petrov ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Petrov misses the target.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Petrov slips the punch.
Petrov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Williams finds it's way round the side to connect with Petrov's head.
Petrov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Petrov throws out a loose jab but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petrov throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
Petrov thuds a left hand into Williams's body.
Williams missing with a left hand there. Petrov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Petrov slips under a jab.
Petrov moves out of range as Williams strikes.
As Williams tries to get set, Petrov tries to push him back and clinch up but Williams manages to avoid the attempt.
Williams swings for the body but Petrov moves out of range.
A jab from Williams misses.
Petrov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Petrov 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.
Williams slips under a jab from Petrov.
Petrov thuds his shin into the meat of Williams's side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Williams. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Williams.
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!
Petrov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Petrov connects with a high kick.
Williams lands a nice looking body shot.
Williams lands a jab to the nose.
Petrov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Petrov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Petrov throws a wild body kick that Williams sees coming a mile off.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Petrov.
Petrov clinches up with Williams and pushes him back against the cage.
Petrov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Petrov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Petrov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Petrov breaks from the clinch.
Petrov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Williams looks to land a right hand but Petrov moved out of range.
Williams misses with a looping left.
A little feinted left hand from Petrov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Petrov delivers a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Petrov.
Williams takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Williams lands a nice shot to the body.
Williams lands with a straight right. Petrov didn't see that one coming.
Petrov throws a head kick that misses.
Petrov has managed to clinch.
Petrov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Williams can't break the clinch.
Williams prevents a body shot from Petrov.
Petrov tries to throw a body punch but Williams avoids it by throwing Petrov back against the cage.
Petrov tries to work over Williams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Petrov.
A right hook to the body lands for Petrov.
Petrov swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams blocks a body shot from Petrov.
Petrov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Petrov struggles to land a body shot inside as Williams controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Petrov fails to land.
Petrov lands a nice uppercut.
Williams wants a takedown.
Petrov struggles to land a body shot inside as Williams controls his hands.
Petrov tries to work over Williams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Williams prevents a body shot from Petrov.
Petrov tries to work over Williams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Petrov tries a body shot but Williams blocks it.
Petrov tries to throw a body punch but Williams avoids it by throwing Petrov back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Sergei Petrov did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Williams connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Petrov's hands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Petrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
A quick step to the side and Petrov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams misses with a hook
letting Petrov counter with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Petrov.
Petrov misses with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Petrov.
Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Williams now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrov manages to avoid it.
Petrov moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Williams lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Petrov at a distance.
Williams throws a looping overhand right but Petrov ducks down to avoid it.
Petrov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
Williams misses with a lunging right hand
and Petrov counters with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrov manages to avoid it.
As Williams looks to move away, Petrov throws a big counter combo but Williams just gets out of the way.
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petrov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrov throws out the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Petrov's shoulder, as Petrov tries to avoid the shot.
Petrov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Williams finds it's way round the side to connect with Petrov's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petrov lands a right hook to the body.
Petrov scores with a nice strike.
Petrov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Williams. That did some damage!
Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Petrov throwing a counter right hand but Williams manages to avoid it.
Williams lands a body shot.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrov moves away.
A big right from Williams misses.
Williams lands with a straight right. Petrov didn't see that one coming.
Petrov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Petrov tries to clinch up but Williams circles away and keeps his distance.
Petrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Petrov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Petrov slips the punch.
Williams scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Williams lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Williams connects with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Williams.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrov.
Petrov ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Williams misses with a hook.
Petrov seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Petrov avoids the body shot from Williams.
Williams takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petrov throws a looping overhand right but Williams ducks down to avoid it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Williams crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Petrov - the referee stops the clock and Williams gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Petrov. Williams manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Petrov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Williams lands with a nice body punch.
Petrov moves away from the strike by Williams.
Petrov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Williams uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Petrov has time to react.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Petrov.
Petrov throws a body shot but no joy.
Petrov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov connects with a nice looking jab.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
Petrov connects with a jab.
Petrov tries a head kick but it misses.
Petrov loads up on a big right hand but Williams slips the punch.
Petrov looks to throw the jab but Williams is out of range.
It seemed like Williams was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Petrov throws a lazy right hand but Williams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Petrov throws a big shot that misses.
Petrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams throws a hook to the side of Petrov's head but Petrov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Petrov is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
Williams blocks a jab.
Williams throws a hook but Petrov avoids it easily.
Petrov fails to land with a series of punches.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Petrov is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Petrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
Petrov jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Petrov's shoulder, as Petrov tries to avoid the shot.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrov moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Petrov takes one to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A cross from Williams lands.
Petrov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Williams stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice cross by Williams.
Petrov slips under a jab from Williams.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Petrov saw that one coming.
Williams blocks a jab.
Petrov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Petrov misses with a series of wild punches.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrov was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Petrov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrov is just out of range.
Williams on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Petrov. Petrov obviously looking to wear him down.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Petrov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Petrov there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Wayne Williams will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Petrov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Petrov.
Williams connects with a crisp jab.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Petrov saw that one coming.
Nice cross by Williams.
A jab from Williams finds it's way through Petrov's defenses.
Petrov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Petrov misses with a body shot
and Williams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Williams swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Petrov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Petrov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Williams jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Williams just misses with a punch 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!
Petrov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Williams counters with a stiff right hand.
Petrov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Petrov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Petrov lands a slapping body shot.
Williams slips a jab from Petrov.
Petrov tries to clinch but Williams is having none of it.
Good shot there by Petrov.
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little feinted left hand from Petrov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Williams's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams tests Petrov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Petrov lunges at Williams with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Williams's hand.
Petrov slips under a jab from Williams.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Petrov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petrov closes the distance and clinches.
Petrov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Williams fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Petrov gets through Williams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Petrov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Petrov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Williams prevents a body shot from Petrov.
Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Petrov cracks a nice hook into Williams's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov jabs at Williams's body.
Petrov looks to land a left hand but Williams moved out of range nicely.
Petrov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petrov moves into the clinch.
Petrov breaks from the clinch.
Petrov slips a straight right by Williams.
Petrov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Petrov slips under a jab from Williams.
Petrov takes one to the side of the head.
Petrov is looking to land body kicks.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
Williams throws a jab when Petrov was well out of range.
Petrov throws a body kick that misses.
A big left from Williams misses.
Petrov looks to land a left hand but Williams moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Williams misses.
It looked like Petrov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a straight right.
Petrov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Petrov tried to counter with a leg kick but Williams avoided it.
Nice uppercut there from Williams.
Williams throws the left hand but Petrov avoids the punch easily.
Petrov moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Petrov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A big left from Williams misses.
Petrov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Petrov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Petrov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williams blocks a leg kick.
Petrov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Petrov ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Petrov throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
A big right from Williams misses.
Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Petrov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams blocks a head kick by Petrov.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Petrov misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
Williams walks into a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams avoids a kick to the body.
Petrov lands with an overhand left.
Williams fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Petrov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Petrov throws a hook to the side of Williams's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Petrov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Williams throws a body punch but Petrov moves out of range.
Petrov slips under a jab from Williams.
Petrov lands with a shot to the body.
Petrov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Petrov moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Petrov moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off.
Petrov connects with a single shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Petrov throws a right and a left that Williams avoids nicely.
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 Sergei Petrov.
I think Petrov 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 48:47
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 48:47
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergei Petrov!
Sergei Petrov retains his bantamweight title!
Sergei Petrov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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