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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Doko Dokov (ranked 1577 p4p, 1782 weight class) and Max Holloway (ranked 217 p4p, 236 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 12 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Doko Dokov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Holloway!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dokov throws a nice looking combination but Holloway bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dokov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Holloway takes a swing at Dokov's ribcage but misses.
Dokov avoids the body shot from Holloway.
Dokov slips a jab from Holloway.
Holloway throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dokov drops his hands momentarily and Holloway takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Holloway takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Holloway misses with a straight left.
Dokov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dokov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dokov has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dokov.
Holloway struggles to land a body shot inside as Dokov controls his hands.
Holloway tries to throw a body punch but Dokov avoids it by throwing Holloway back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dokov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dokov'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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holloway can't find room to land a body shot as Dokov controls the action.
Holloway tries to throw a body punch but Dokov avoids it by throwing Holloway back against the cage.
Dokov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Holloway misses with a punch on the inside.
Holloway has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Dokov seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Holloway can turn it around.
Holloway lands a hook to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Dokov's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dokov blocks an uppercut.
Holloway blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dokov avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holloway lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Holloway.
Dokov prevents a body shot from Holloway.
Dokov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Holloway misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dokov swings wildly with an uppercut but Holloway uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dokov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Holloway up against the cage.
Holloway tries to throw a body punch but Dokov avoids it by throwing Holloway back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holloway swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dokov is trying to force a seperation but Holloway has the dominant position.
Dokov is trying to stall.
A body shot lands from Holloway.
Dokov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Holloway gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Holloway prevents Dokov from breaking the clinch.
Holloway tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Holloway stalling in the clinch.
Holloway misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Holloway lands a nice uppercut.
Dokov misses with the head strike.
Holloway can't find room to land a body shot as Dokov controls the action.
Holloway works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dokov lands a takedown into guard.
Dokov stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Holloway lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Holloway connects with a looping right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Holloway.
 It looks like Doko Dokov has been cut.
Dokov tries to close the distance and clinch but Holloway swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dokov is looking to clinch.
Holloway circles away from the clinch attempt.
Holloway throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dokov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Holloway throws a leg kick which misses Dokov's front leg but catches the back leg as Dokov tries to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Max Holloway dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Doko Dokov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
An inside leg kick lands from Holloway.
Dokov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Holloway.
Dokov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Holloway connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dokov scrambles back to his feet.
Holloway clobbers Dokov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dokov shoots in but Holloway avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dokov is looking to clinch.
Holloway throws a shot to the body.
Max Holloway seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dokov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Holloway lands with a good body shot.
Dokov misses with a two punch combination.
Holloway has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dokov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dokov throws a combination that misses
and Holloway makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Holloway works over Dokov's head and body with a nice combination.
Holloway keeps the fight on the outside.
Holloway gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Dokov counters with a left and a right that stings Holloway.
Sloppy strikes from Holloway. Those never looked like landing.
Dokov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Holloway manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Holloway misses with a hook. Dokov ducked under it nicely.
As Holloway looks to move away, Dokov throws a big counter combo but Holloway just gets out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dokov shoots in looking for a takedown. Holloway tries to sprawl out of it but Dokov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Holloway manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Doko Dokov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dokov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Holloway.
Dokov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dokov fails to land the takedown.
Holloway looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doko Dokov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holloway lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Holloway throws a hook to the side of Dokov's head but Dokov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sloppy strikes from Dokov. Those never looked like landing.
Holloway closes the distance and clinches.
Max Holloway seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Holloway.
Holloway tries to throw a body punch but Dokov avoids it by throwing Holloway back against the cage.
Holloway pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dokov wants to clinch up but Holloway keeps it at a distance.
Holloway tries to land a leg kick but Dokov saw it coming and moves away.
Dokov tries to clinch there but Holloway circles away.
Dokov ducks right into an uppercut from Holloway.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Holloway lands with a right hand.
 Dokov is rocked!
Holloway drops Dokov with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Dokov! Holloway dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Holloway!
Max Holloway made sure to mention his sponsor, FUClothing in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Sight (ranked 467 p4p, 786 weight class) and Jami Jarr (ranked 66 p4p, 124 weight class). Jarr has chosen Wahhabi I as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 26 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Sight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jami Jarr!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sight scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
 It looks like Jami Jarr has been cut.
Jarr lands with a good body shot.
Jarr throws a shot from downtown. Sight moves away and avoids it.
A cross from Jarr lands.
A swing and a miss from Jarr.
Jarr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sight doesn't seem bothered though.
Sight avoids the body shot from Jarr.
Sight throwing a counter right hand but Jarr manages to avoid it.
Paul Sight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sight throws a lazy right hand but Jarr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Jarr misses.
Sight defending well as Jarr loads up on a big left hand.
Jarr lands a body shot.
Sight ducks under a wild hook from Jarr.
An attempted straight right counter from Sight misses the target.
Sight shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sight throws a wild body kick that Jarr sees coming a mile off.
Sight getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sight steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jarr.
Jarr connects with a body shot that sends Sight's belly button to the back.
Sight throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sight misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jarr.
The fighters circling - Jarr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jarr lands a nice looking body shot.
Sight bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jarr's head backwards.
A jab from Jarr misses.
Sloppy strikes from Jarr. Those never looked like landing.
Sight swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sight is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jarr.
Jarr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sight throws out the jab.
Jarr misses with an uppercut.
Sight scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sight swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A countering left hand to the body from Jarr misses.
Sight throws a right and a left that Jarr avoids nicely.
Jarr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've been informed that Jarr 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.
Jarr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sight loads up on a big right hand but Jarr slips the punch.
Jarr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jarr misses the jab.
Jarr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jarr scores with a push kick.
Sight misses with a jab to the body
and Jarr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jarr connects with a right hand. Sight shakes it off.
Sight clobbers Jarr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jarr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've been told by Sight's head coaches at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A nice leg kick from Jarr, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sight slips a straight right by Jarr.
It looked like Sight wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jarr looks to score with a jab to the body but Sight is just out of range.
Sight takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sight throws an off balance right hand
and Jarr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jarr lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sight throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jarr throws a body shot but no joy.
Jarr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sight throws a jab when Jarr was well out of range.
A swing and a miss from Sight.
Decent striking displayed by Jarr there.
Sight lands with a straight right. Jarr didn't see that one coming.
Jarr scores with a jab to the body.
Sight misses with a lunging right hand
and Jarr counters with a stiff right hand.
Sight looks to score with a jab to the body but Jarr is just out of range.
Sight swings for the body but Jarr moves out of range.
Jarr cracks Sight with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jarr with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jarr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sight's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sight ducks under a wild hook from Jarr.
A leg kick checked by Jarr.
Jarr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A swing and a miss from Jarr.
Sight misses with a wild combination.
Jarr ducks under a wild hook from Sight.
Nice shot by Sight.
Jarr digs a good body shot into Sight's ribs.
Jarr throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sight.
Jarr will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A low kick from Sight is predictable there
enabling Jarr to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sight misses with a looping right.
Jarr lands a front kick.
Jarr lands with a hook. Sight tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sight lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jami Jarr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jami Jarr'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.
Sight misses with a straight left.
Nice defenses there by Jarr.
A combination from Sight does no damage.
Sight dips to his left and cracks Jarr with an uppercut!
Paul Sight is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jarr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sight misses with a wild combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jarr! But no joy.
Jarr lands a nice hook to Sight's body. Sight takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jarr throws a leg kick which misses Sight's front leg but catches the back leg as Sight tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jarr throws a head kick but Sight moves out of range.
Jarr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sight cracks Jarr with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jarr lands with an uppercut that bounces Sight off the cage and back into range.
Jarr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sight.
A quick step to the side and Sight tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sight swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jarr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Sight throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sight missing with a left hand there. Jarr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jarr now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Jarr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sight sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sight moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sight throws a head kick that misses.
Sight takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sight lands a leg kick that knocks Jarr off balance momentarily.
Jarr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jarr dips to his left and cracks Sight with an uppercut!
Sight is rocked!
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Sight might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Sight throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jarr counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jami Jarr!
A relieved looking Jami Jarr thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luke Glanton (ranked 1062 p4p, 1179 weight class) and Nick Shamrock (ranked 118 p4p, 130 weight class). Glanton comes to the cage accompanied by Teardrop. Shamrock comes into a darkened arena with his song building. One Winged Angel by The Black Mages kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Glanton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 54 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nick Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Shamrock does no damage.
Glanton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Glanton scores with a jab to the jaw.
Shamrock lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Shamrock takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Shamrock scoring well with a low kick there.
Shamrock throws a right hand that Glanton ducks under and follows up with a left that Glanton also avoids with ease.
Glanton lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Shamrock scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shamrock staying out of range there.
Glanton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shamrock at a distance.
A punch lands to the side of Shamrock 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Glanton bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Shamrock throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Shamrock misses with a wild body shot.
Shamrock lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shamrock tries to clinch but Glanton is having none of it.
Glanton throwing a counter right hand but Shamrock manages to avoid it.
Glanton connects with a nice looking jab.
Glanton throws a hook but Shamrock avoids it easily.
Shamrock looks to land a body kick but Glanton moved away.
Glanton cracks a nice hook into Shamrock's ribs.
Nice jab there from Shamrock.
Glanton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shamrock connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Glanton momentarily.
Glanton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Glanton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shamrock was well out of range. Poor timing from Glanton.
Shamrock tries a head kick but it misses.
Glanton walks into a stiff left hand from Shamrock.
A combination from Shamrock does no damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shamrock throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Shamrock, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Glanton lands with a shot to the body.
A big left from Shamrock misses.
Glanton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shamrock loads up on a big right hand but Glanton slips the punch.
Shamrock steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Glanton.
Good shot there by Glanton.
Glanton has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Dojo in the buildup to the fight.
Shamrock throws a chopping leg kick but Glanton manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Shamrock has closed the distance and engaged Glanton in a clinch.
Glanton misses with the head strike.
Shamrock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Glanton blocks a body shot from Shamrock.
A head punch on the inside from Shamrock fails to land.
Shamrock missing with knees to the body.
Shamrock working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shamrock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock lands a nice uppercut.
Glanton gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Glanton connects with a nice short shot to Shamrock's temple.
Glanton is trying to control. Shamrock wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Shamrock is in trouble now - Glanton has advanced to mount!
Shamrock really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Glanton scoring with strikes but Shamrock is staying in there.
Glanton wants to control the action but instead Shamrock gets a body lock and reverses into Glanton's guard! Nice work!
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!
Glanton wants to sweep here but Shamrock controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glanton is working hard here to advance position.
Shamrock must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Glanton is working an open guard so Shamrock takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Shamrock lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shamrock moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Shamrock uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Glanton.
Glanton lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nick Shamrock will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Glanton walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Glanton tests Shamrock's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Glanton on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A low kick from Shamrock misses
and Glanton decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Shamrock's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Glanton with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Glanton passes into half guard.
Glanton wants to pass the guard but Shamrock is defending well.
Glanton trying to control from Shamrock's half guard. Shamrock has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Glanton scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glanton with a nice head shot there.
Glanton wants to control from the top but Shamrock keeps moving.
Glanton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shamrock is looking to stand up but Glanton isn't so interested in that idea.
Glanton stands and throws Shamrock's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Glanton trying to control the action but Shamrock is working from the bottom.
Glanton tries to move into full mount but can't pass Shamrock's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock is trying to get back to his feet.
Shamrock stops Glanton from passing to mount.
Shamrock is not content to let Glanton control the position.
Glanton in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Glanton working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
You can see the frustration on Shamrock's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Glanton wants to control but Shamrock is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glanton tries to advance to mount but Shamrock denies him.
Glanton advances to mount.
Glanton lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Shamrock hang on?
Glanton sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Shamrock is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Glanton connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Glanton prevents Shamrock from getting the reversal.
Glanton looking to finish with strikes here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glanton with a couple of short strikes.
Glanton trying to control but Shamrock is having none of it.
Glanton looking to finish Shamrock with some ground and pound. This is bad for Shamrock!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Glanton throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Glanton looking to finish with strikes here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Glanton sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Glanton throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Shamrock because Glanton loaded up on that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Glanton dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Shamrock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Glanton was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Shamrock throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Shamrock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shamrock lands a nice shot to the body.
Shamrock works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Shamrock tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Glanton is able to avoid easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Glanton checks a leg kick.
Shamrock slips under a jab.
Shamrock throws a solid leg kick but Glanton takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Shamrock.
Glanton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shamrock manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good shot there by Glanton.
Glanton missing with a left hand there. Shamrock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Glanton shoots in looking for a takedown but Shamrock manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Glanton's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Glanton cracks Shamrock with an open hand slap.
Shamrock scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glanton works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Shamrock lands with a slapping head kick.
Shamrock wants to slow Glanton down by chopping away at his legs.
Glanton connects with a body shot.
Shamrock takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Glanton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shamrock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Glanton throws out the jab.
Glanton lands an overhand right.
Glanton misses the jab.
Glanton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shamrock.
Nick Shamrock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shamrock keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Glanton jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nick Shamrock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shamrock throws a wild body kick that Glanton sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Glanton.
Shamrock takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shamrock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Glanton.
Shamrock misses with a hook to the body
and Glanton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A decent looking cross lands there for Glanton.
Shamrock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Glanton. Shamrock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shamrock misses with a leg kick
and Glanton counters with a shoot takedown. Shamrock fights it but they end up in guard.
Glanton postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Glanton passes Shamrock's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Glanton is taking a breather. Shamrock says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Nice strikes from Glanton there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glanton throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Shamrock won't allow Glanton to pass to mount.
Glanton scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Glanton is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Glanton passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Shamrock!
A nice elbow there by Glanton.
Glanton lands a big shot there that rocks Shamrock but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Glanton controlling his opponent.
Luke Glanton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glanton working Shamrock over with strikes here.
Glanton cracks Shamrock with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Glanton has hold of Shamrock's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Shamrock manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Glanton is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Shamrock is surviving well by controlling Glanton's body position as best he can.
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!
Shamrock is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Glanton working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Shamrock is in a horrible position here. Glanton smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Glanton showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Glanton 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Glanton!
A relieved looking Luke Glanton thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Raymond Donde (ranked 1112 p4p, 609 weight class) and Ivan Volkov (ranked 123 p4p, 69 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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36
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24 - 13 - 0 |
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33
154
17 - 14 - 0 |
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Solid Muay Thai
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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 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Raymond Donde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Volkov!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donde misses with a head kick.
Volkov darts in and clinches Donde up against the cage.
Volkov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Donde has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Volkov after a bit of a struggle.
Volkov is stalling here.
Volkov is looking to take this one to the mat.
Volkov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Donde prevents a body shot from Volkov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donde gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Volkov trying to control from the bottom.
Volkov actively working from the bottom here.
Volkov gets back to full guard.
Donde has gone for a leg lock! Volkov slips out almost immediately though and dives into Donde's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Donde's head.
Volkov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Donde's head.
Donde is looking for a triangle but Volkov pushes his legs off easily.
Volkov distracts Donde with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Volkov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Donde keeping full guard, as Volkov tries to pass.
Donde is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Catch Wrestling L.A. that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Donde working for a triangle but Volkov defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Volkov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Donde is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Volkov trying to control but Donde is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov landing with the ground and pound.
Volkov distracts Donde with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Volkov advances position into side control!
Volkov working the ground and pound.
Donde is looking to regain half guard here but Volkov keeps moving and retains side control.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Volkov working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Donde gets back to half guard.
Donde looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Donde on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Donde is not content to let Volkov control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Donde!
Volkov scoring with strikes but Donde is staying in there.
Donde really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Volkov lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Volkov lands with some strikes.
Donde is looking to improve his position but Volkov isn't that keen on the idea.
Donde regains half guard.
Volkov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Volkov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Volkov working Donde over with strikes.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donde has hold of Volkov's hands but Volkov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Volkov working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donde is trying to get back to full guard.
Volkov working the head and body with strikes.
Volkov slips a nice elbow through Donde's hands, connecting with Donde's forehead.
Donde looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Donde looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Donde taking some punishment here, with Volkov in his half guard.
Donde has hold of Volkov's hands but Volkov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Volkov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Donde actively working from the bottom here.
Volkov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Donde with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Volkov working over Donde with some ground and pound. Donde looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Donde looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Donde looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Donde is breathing heavily.
Donde has hold of Volkov's hands but Volkov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Volkov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Volkov closes the distance and clinches up with Donde, looking for a takedown. Volkov pushes Donde against the cage but Donde circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Donde drops down looking for a counter takedown but Volkov sprawls and moves away.
Volkov takes a swing at Donde's ribcage but misses.
Volkov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Donde walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Volkov drives through with a takedown into Donde's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Volkov distracts Donde with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Volkov passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Volkov has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Donde is bucking up trying to escape but Volkov cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Donde working to try and regain half guard.
Volkov raining down shots from the mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donde manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Donde looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donde is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Volkov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Volkov wants to take a breather but Donde is having none of it.
Donde makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Donde.
Volkov forces his way into half guard.
Donde is staying active underneath Volkov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Volkov lands strikes from half guard.
Volkov trying to pass the guard but Donde defending well.
Donde is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Volkov pulls his head out easily.
Volkov working over Donde with some ground and pound. Donde looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nice strikes from Volkov there.
Donde actively working from the bottom here.
Volkov wants to pass to mount but Donde is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donde has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Volkov escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Volkov!
Donde is looking to regain half guard here but Volkov keeps moving and retains side control.
Volkov trying to control the position but Donde is working away.
Donde is looking to regain half guard here but Volkov keeps moving and retains side control.
Volkov has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Donde working to try and regain half guard.
Donde is working hard here to advance position.
Volkov raining down shots from the mount!
Volkov is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Donde can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Volkov lands with some strikes.
Volkov looking for a guillotine from mount but Donde is having none of it.
Donde is wriggling around trying to escape.
Donde is in a horrible position here. Volkov smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Volkov tries to control but Donde wriggling away.
Volkov is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Donde can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Volkov has hold of Donde's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Donde manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Donde tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Volkov lands a nice shot to the head.
Donde is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Volkov trying to control but Donde is having none of it.
Ivan Volkov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Volkov scoring with strikes but Donde is staying in there.
Volkov landing strikes, looking to finish!
Volkov breaks from Donde's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Donde is looking to improve his position but Volkov isn't that keen on the idea.
Volkov in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Volkov raining down hammerfists from mount.
Volkov landing strikes from the mount.
Donde is rocked!
Volkov lands a couple of good shots and Donde has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Oh Donde is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Volkov is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Donde. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Donde tries to escape but Volkov has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Volkov has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Well, with Volkov on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Donde is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Volkov scores with punches from the back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Volkov 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. And we move into the final round!
Volkov rushes Donde and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Donde tries for a takedown but Volkov manages to get underhooks.
Donde seems to have got his legs back now.
Volkov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Volkov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Donde moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Donde changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Volkov shoots in looking for a takedown. Donde tries to sprawl out of it but Volkov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Donde manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good exchange - Volkov coming out on top.
Volkov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donde avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ivan Volkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Volkov shoots in and bounces Donde off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Volkov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Donde isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Volkov stacks Donde on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Volkov!
Volkov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Donde keeps working.
Volkov remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Donde is trying to improve his position.
Volkov working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Volkov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Donde keeps working.
Volkov lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Volkov scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Donde to see if he's OK.
Donde tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Volkov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Volkov landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donde tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Volkov lands an elbow.
Volkov taking a breather here.
Donde is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Ivan Volkov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donde tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Volkov works to advance to full mount. Donde defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Volkov with the ground and pound from mount.
Volkov looking to control and managing it successfully.
Donde tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Volkov lands a heavy elbow.
Donde is in all sorts of trouble here.
Volkov content just to control the position here.
Donde tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Volkov controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov looking to control but Donde is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Volkov takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Donde is desperately trying to improve his position but Volkov has a good base and remains in mount.
Volkov lands a heavy elbow.
Volkov controlling his opponent.
Donde tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Raymond Donde has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Volkov controlling from mount.
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!
Let's hope that Volkov has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Volkov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Volkov 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 25:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Volkov!
A very excited looking Ivan Volkov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Petrov (ranked 1604 p4p, 2607 weight class) and Great Tiger (ranked 98 p4p, 165 weight class). Petrov comes to the cage accompanied by Star.One - Original Badman Feat. Takura & Assassin. Great Tiger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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146
25 - 22 - 0 |
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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 30 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Petrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 22 - 0, fighting out of London, Great Tiger!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Petrov misses with a hook.
Tiger fails with the takedown
and Petrov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Petrov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Great Tiger has been cut.
Tiger takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tiger ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.
Tiger fails with the takedown.
Aaron Petrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiger blocks a jab.
Tiger with the counter takedown but Petrov avoids it easily.
Petrov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Petrov swings widly with a right hand
and Tiger counters with a takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Petrov is looking for a sweep.
Petrov manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tiger is looking for submissions but instead, Petrov has regained full guard.
Tiger trying to control but Petrov is working from the bottom.
Petrov has Tiger pulled in close to control his posture.
Petrov looking for a sweep. Not yet Petrov, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tiger throwing strikes from guard but Petrov blocks nicely.
Petrov seems keen to control Tiger's posture.
Petrov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Petrov pulls Tiger in close to prevent any damage.
Tiger in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Petrov keeping moving, preventing Tiger from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Petrov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tiger tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A big left from Petrov misses.
Tiger has a takedown stuffed.
Aaron Petrov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Great Tiger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov throws a nice looking combination but Tiger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Petrov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tiger misses with a takedown
and Petrov counters with a straight right hand.
Tiger closes this distance looking for a takedown but Petrov circles away.
Tiger shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Petrov sprawls well. Petrov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tiger gets slowly back to his feet.
Tiger shoots in for a takedown but Petrov shows good takedown defense.
Petrov swings widly with a right hand
and Tiger counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Petrov holds on and takes a little breather.
Tiger trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tiger with a flurry of punches that miss.
Petrov wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tiger throwing strikes from guard but Petrov blocks nicely.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Petrov is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Petrov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Great Tiger's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
No luck for Tiger with that takedown attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Petrov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Petrov throws a body shot but no joy.
Petrov throws a jab when Tiger was well out of range.
Petrov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Petrov thuds a left hand into Tiger's body.
Tiger moves out of range as Petrov strikes.
Petrov misses with a hook. Tiger ducked under it nicely.
Tiger changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Petrov throws a head kick but Tiger moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov throws a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Petrov misses the target.
A big right from Petrov misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tiger under the eye.
Tiger throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Petrov tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Tiger is in Petrov's guard.
Tiger throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Petrov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Petrov is adopting a defensive guard.
Tiger is working Petrov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Petrov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tiger can do to turn this around?
Petrov controlling the position.
Petrov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tiger throws an elbow that misses. Petrov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tiger's guard. Nice move by Petrov!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov trying to control the position from guard on top but Tiger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Petrov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Petrov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Petrov's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov trying to control but Tiger is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Tiger is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Petrov lands with a hook. Tiger tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Danga de danga de dang - Petrov scores with a four punch combination!
Petrov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Petrov stuffs the takedown.
Tiger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Petrov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Petrov lands a lovely overhand right.
Petrov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Danga de danga de dang - Petrov scores with a four punch combination!
 Tiger is rocked!
Petrov lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aaron Petrov!
Aaron Petrov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Nagasaki (ranked 835 p4p, 1140 weight class) and Vasilios Megalos (ranked 45 p4p, 71 weight class). Nagasaki comes to the cage accompanied by Dead Souls - Joy Division . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yuri Nagasaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vasilios Megalos!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Megalos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Megalos misses with an uppercut. Nagasaki saw that one coming.
Nagasaki moves out of range of the strikes.
Megalos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Megalos misses.
Nagasaki cracks Megalos with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Megalos missing with a left hand there. Nagasaki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nagasaki half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Megalos 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.
Nagasaki drops down looking for a counter takedown but Megalos sprawls and moves away.
Megalos throws an overhand right that lands on Nagasaki's shoulder, as Nagasaki tries to avoid the shot.
Nagasaki dives in and scores a takedown into Megalos's guard.
Megalos pushes Nagasaki off and scrambles back to his feet.
Megalos throws a right hand that misses
enabling Nagasaki to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nagasaki changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nagasaki with a jab.
Megalos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Megalos lands with an overhand left.
Megalos misses with a double jab
and Nagasaki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Megalos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Megalos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nagasaki.
Vasilios Megalos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Nagasaki misses.
Megalos displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nagasaki.
Nagasaki scores with a jab. Megalos acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Megalos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nagasaki lands a lovely overhand right.
Megalos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nagasaki.
It looked like Nagasaki wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nagasaki throws a shot from downtown. Megalos moves away and avoids it.
Nagasaki needs to keep his hands up - Megalos had a free shot at his head there.
Good shot there by Megalos.
Jab by Megalos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Megalos throws a sloppy head kick
so Nagasaki counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Megalos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Megalos is looking to stand up but Nagasaki isn't so interested in that idea.
Nagasaki is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Nagasaki stops Megalos from standing up.
Nagasaki is stalling in the full guard.
Nagasaki trying to control but Megalos is working from the bottom.
Megalos is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Megalos has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Nagasaki is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Megalos misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Megalos has Nagasaki pushed against the cage.
Megalos trying to stall but Nagasaki improves his position.
Megalos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Megalos misses with some punches.
Megalos lands an uppercut.
Nagasaki lands a body shot in the clinch.
Megalos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nagasaki.
Nagasaki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Megalos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nagasaki misses with some punches.
Nagasaki lands with a right to the head.
Megalos blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Megalos.
Nagasaki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nagasaki prevents a body shot from Megalos.
Megalos displaying some good clinch control by pressing Nagasaki up against the cage.
Nagasaki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagasaki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Megalos looking to slow down the pace here.
Nagasaki lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nagasaki lands a nice shot to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Megalos - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Megalos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Megalos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Megalos 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.
Megalos ducks under a wild hook from Nagasaki.
Megalos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nagasaki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Megalos throws an off balance right hand
and Nagasaki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Megalos misses with a wild body shot.
Megalos scores with a hook.
Nagasaki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Megalos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Nagasaki misses the target.
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 Yuri Nagasaki will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nagasaki throws a lazy right hand but Megalos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Megalos moves in looking to clinch but Nagasaki pushes him off.
Nagasaki takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Megalos lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Megalos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nagasaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Megalos.
Megalos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nagasaki manages to avoid it.
Nagasaki throws a shot from downtown. Megalos moves away and avoids it.
Megalos throws a jab when Nagasaki was well out of range.
Megalos looks to land a right hand but Nagasaki moved out of range.
Megalos looks to land a body kick but Nagasaki moved away.
Nagasaki loads up on a big right hand but Megalos slips the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Megalos is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Nagasaki's half guard.
Megalos decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
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!
Nice shot by Megalos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Megalos misses with a jab to the body
and Nagasaki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big right from Megalos misses.
Nagasaki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Megalos.
Megalos scores with a jab to the head.
Nagasaki lands a lovely overhand right.
Megalos closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nagasaki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Megalos is rocked!
Nagasaki dives in and scores a takedown into Megalos's guard.
Megalos is still in real trouble! Can Nagasaki finish him?
Megalos is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Nagasaki with a nice head shot there.
Megalos is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Nagasaki is in close to Megalos's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nagasaki gets to his feet and stands over Megalos, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Megalos felt that one! Nagasaki unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Megalos from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yuri Nagasaki!
A victorious Yuri Nagasaki thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Harper (ranked 595 p4p, 848 weight class) and Yoshihiro Asai (ranked 37 p4p, 48 weight class). Harper comes to the cage accompanied by Al Compás De Mi Caballo. Asai is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Grand Sword. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Miguel Harper!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 42 - 27 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yoshihiro Asai !
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Harper.
Harper throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Asai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Asai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Harper tries a head kick but it misses.
Harper lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Yoshihiro Asai has been cut.
Asai scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Asai scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Asai scores with a crisp jab that stopped Harper in his tracks.
Asai fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Harper looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Harper 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.
Harper uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
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!
Asai takes a jab right on the kisser.
Harper scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Asai doesn't seem bothered though.
Harper rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Harper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Asai moves away.
Miguel Harper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Asai lands with a nice body kick.
Asai scores with a leg kick.
Asai walks into a left hand.
Asai connects with a crisp jab.
Harper looks to score with a jab to the body but Asai is just out of range.
Asai lands a really nice looking cross but Harper seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Harper misses.
Asai moves out of range of the strikes.
Harper feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Asai sprawling to the canvas! Asai rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Harper finish him?!
Asai is rocked!
Asai drops his hands momentarily. Harper doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Asai staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Asai doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Miguel Harper!
Miguel Harper retains his bantamweight title!
A relieved looking Miguel Harper thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Yoshihiro Asai was interviewed post fight and said 'Ill Train Harder And Win My Next Fight'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Irish Power (ranked 148 p4p, 608 weight class) and Lusmu Kutvonen (ranked 18 p4p, 68 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Irish Power!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Lusmu Kutvonen!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Power cracks Kutvonen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kutvonen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Power.
Power was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Power throws out a loose jab but Kutvonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Power lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Irish Power seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Power paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
No luck for Kutvonen with that takedown attempt.
Power was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Power misses with a left hand
and Kutvonen counters with a straight right hand.
Power throws a lazy right hand but Kutvonen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kutvonen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Power fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kutvonen takes one to the chin there.
A telegraphed right hand from Power misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power throws a leg kick but Kutvonen moved away.
Kutvonen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A low kick from Power is predictable there
enabling Kutvonen to counter with a crisp jab.
Power looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice defenses there by Kutvonen.
It seemed like Kutvonen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Power scores with a nice head shot.
Power throws a lazy uppercut
and Kutvonen counters with a nice leg kick.
Power misses with a straight right.
Kutvonen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kutvonen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Power holds on and takes a little breather.
Kutvonen wants to control from the top but Power keeps moving.
Kutvonen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kutvonen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kutvonen wants to control from the top but Power keeps moving.
Power is wriggling around but Kutvonen manages to pass to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Power keeping control of the position.
Power blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kutvonen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Power is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kutvonen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kutvonen's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen tries to escape the position.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Kutvonen just trying to survive but Power is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Kutvonen breaks Power's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Power wants to get back to his feet but Kutvonen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kutvonen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Power preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kutvonen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kutvonen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kutvonen throwing strikes but missing.
Kutvonen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kutvonen prevents Power from getting back to his feet.
Kutvonen lands a couple of digs.
Power preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Power utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kutvonen throwing strikes from guard but Power blocks nicely.
Kutvonen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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 Irish Power will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kutvonen misses with a takedown attempt - Power sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kutvonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Power.
Kutvonen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Power drops Kutvonen with a beautiful combination! Kutvonen stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Power is looking for the KO!
Power tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kutvonen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kutvonen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Power's hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Power ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kutvonen moves away.
Kutvonen blocks a jab.
Power misses with a hook.
Kutvonen throws a looping overhand right but Power ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power throws a hook to the side of Kutvonen's head but Kutvonen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Power gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Power is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kutvonen can do to turn this around?
Kutvonen misses with a punch on the inside.
Power is leaning against Kutvonen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Power doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kutvonen throws a punch but it's blocked by Power.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kutvonen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kutvonen has Power pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Power manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Power misses with a hook from the clinch.
Power lands a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Power.
Kutvonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Power digs a right hand into Kutvonen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kutvonen's gas tank.
Kutvonen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kutvonen stalling in the clinch but Power improves position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kutvonen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Power.
Kutvonen lands with a left to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Power just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kutvonen's brow.
Kutvonen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Power scores with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Power throws a shot from downtown. Kutvonen moves away and avoids it.
Power lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Power throws a leg kick but Kutvonen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Power fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kutvonen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Power misses the jab.
Power tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kutvonen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It seemed like Kutvonen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Power.
Kutvonen slips a jab from Power.
Power throws a sloppy body shot
and Kutvonen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Power is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Power throws a shot to the body.
Kutvonen's corner calls for a 1-2. Kutvonen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Power looks to land a left hand but Kutvonen moved out of range nicely.
Kutvonen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Power tries to work over Kutvonen's front leg with a kick but Kutvonen checks it.
Irish Power is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Power thows a leg kick but Kutvonen checks it
and Kutvonen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kutvonen walks into a jab.
Kutvonen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kutvonen! But no joy.
Kutvonen closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Power throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
A left lands for Power.
Power is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kutvonen.
Power throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kutvonen.
Power tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kutvonen was well out of range. Poor timing from Power.
Kutvonen appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Irish Power dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Power swings for the body but Kutvonen moves out of range.
Power misses with an uppercut.
Power bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Power keeps Kutvonen at a distance using the push kick.
Power throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kutvonen blocks a jab.
Power rushes Kutvonen and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Power misses with a body punch.
Kutvonen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kutvonen tries to score a body lock takedown but Power shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kutvonen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kutvonen goes for a takedown attempt but Power pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Power is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kutvonen.
Power lands with an overhand left.
Power swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kutvonen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kutvonen with a jab.
Power tries to clinch there but Kutvonen circles away.
Kutvonen fails with the takedown
and Power counters with a slapping leg kick.
Irish Power has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lusmu Kutvonen.
Kutvonen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Power connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Power darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Power is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Power scores with a body shot.
Kutvonen goes for a double leg but Power avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Power continues to drive forward.
Kutvonen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Power throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kutvonen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kutvonen dives in for a single leg takedown but Power sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power looks to land a right hand but Kutvonen moved out of range.
Power tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kutvonen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Power throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kutvonen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Power throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kutvonen flicks out a counter leg kick but Power steps away.
Kutvonen works the jab nicely.
Kutvonen avoids a kick to the body.
Kutvonen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kutvonen walks into a left hand.
Kutvonen is rocked!
Kutvonen has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Power steps in with a hook that catches Kutvonen right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Power follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Kutvonen looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Irish Power!
Irish Power retains his featherweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Irish Power made sure he mentioned ALPHA Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Cosby (ranked 192 p4p, 599 weight class) and Jacob Rees Mogg (ranked 23 p4p, 89 weight class). Bill Cosby has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bill Cosby!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacob Rees Mogg!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cosby tries to clinch up but Rees Mogg circles away and keeps his distance.
It seemed like Rees Mogg was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cosby misses with a straight left.
Rees Mogg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rees Mogg looks to throw the jab but Cosby is out of range.
Rees Mogg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cosby moves away.
Cosby misses with a hook.
Rees Mogg cracks Cosby with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rees Mogg misses with an uppercut. Cosby saw that one coming.
Cosby throws out a powerful jab.
Rees Mogg has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Rees Mogg darts in and clinches Cosby up against the cage.
Cosby cracks Rees Mogg with a nice body shot.
Cosby tries to work over Rees Mogg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Cosby.
Rees Mogg throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rees Mogg throws a head punch that misses.
Cosby lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cosby tries to throw a body punch but Rees Mogg avoids it by throwing Cosby back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rees Mogg just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cosby's brow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rees Mogg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Cosby.
Rees Mogg lands with a short shot to the head.
Cosby misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Rees Mogg as the two fighters clinch.
Rees Mogg lands with a light punch inside.
Cosby lands a body punch.
Rees Mogg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cosby prevents Rees Mogg from breaking the clinch.
Cosby's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cosby.
Cosby tries to throw a body punch but Rees Mogg avoids it by throwing Cosby back against the cage.
Rees Mogg misses with the head strike.
Rees Mogg lands a shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Cosby fails to land.
Rees Mogg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cosby avoids a wild elbow strike from Rees Mogg.
Cosby trying to land knees to the body.
Cosby can't get the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cosby lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cosby tries to land knees in the clinch but Rees Mogg avoids the damage to the body.
A short body shot lands from Cosby as the two fighters clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cosby.
Cosby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cosby trying to land knees to the body.
Cosby is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rees Mogg pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cosby misses with a punch to the body.
Cosby lands a nice shot to the body.
Rees Mogg blocks a body shot from Cosby.
Cosby lands a nice shot to the body.
Cosby tries to work over Rees Mogg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rees Mogg misses with the head strike.
Rees Mogg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cosby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Rees Mogg.
Cosby swings wildly with an uppercut but Rees Mogg uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cosby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Cosby.
Cosby lands a hook that snaps the head of Rees Mogg backwards.
Cosby misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cosby trying to land knees to the body.
Cosby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cosby looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rees Mogg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rees Mogg.
Cosby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cosby working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cosby prevents Rees Mogg from breaking the clinch.
Cosby tries to throw a body punch but Rees Mogg avoids it by throwing Cosby back against the cage.
Cosby is leaning against Rees Mogg and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Cosby fails to land.
A short right from Cosby on the inside.
Cosby throws an elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cosby avoids a wild elbow strike from Rees Mogg.
A short right from Rees Mogg.
Rees Mogg gets underhooks to prevent Cosby's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Cosby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cosby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cosby misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rees Mogg.
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 short right from Cosby on the inside.
Cosby lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cosby misses with the head strike.
Cosby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cosby tries to throw a body punch but Rees Mogg avoids it by throwing Cosby back against the cage.
Cosby can't find room to land a body shot as Rees Mogg controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cosby.
Rees Mogg managing to block the knees to the body from Cosby.
Cosby pushes off an throws an elbow but Rees Mogg leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cosby tries a body shot but Rees Mogg blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Cosby fails to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Cosby dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cosby slips a jab from Rees Mogg.
The fighters circling - Rees Mogg throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rees Mogg stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cosby.
Cosby fails with a takedown attempt.
Rees Mogg throws a jab when Cosby was well out of range.
Cosby throws an overhand right that lands on Rees Mogg's shoulder, as Rees Mogg tries to avoid the shot.
Cosby throws a jab but it's blocked by Rees Mogg.
Rees Mogg now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cosby is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rees Mogg can do to turn this around?
Cosby connects with a looping right hand.
Cosby jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rees Mogg throws out a loose jab but Cosby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cosby changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Rees Mogg bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cosby ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cosby misses the jab.
Bill Cosby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cosby connects with a single shot there.
Cosby digs a good body shot into Rees Mogg's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cosby lands a nice looking body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Rees Mogg misses the target.
Rees Mogg lands a jab-cross combination.
Rees Mogg throws a shot from downtown. Cosby moves away and avoids it.
Rees Mogg gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cosby controls from within his opponent's guard.
Cosby lands a couple of digs.
Cosby trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cosby trying to control the position from guard on top but Rees Mogg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cosby missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cosby looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cosby has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Cosby passes into half guard.
Rees Mogg is trying to maintain the position but Cosby is very close to passing his half guard.
Cosby wants to pass the guard but Rees Mogg is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cosby slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cosby thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rees Mogg's head.
Cosby is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Rees Mogg taking some punishment here, with Cosby in his half guard.
Cosby wants to pass the guard but Rees Mogg is defending well.
Rees Mogg blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cosby.
Cosby is looking to take a break and control but Rees Mogg is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cosby is stalling here. Rees Mogg is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Cosby seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Rees Mogg has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rees Mogg is looking to take a break and control but Cosby is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Cosby tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rees Mogg wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rees Mogg is looking to take a break and control but Cosby is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cosby tries to buck Rees Mogg off but Rees Mogg is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Cosby dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cosby slips a jab and a cross from Rees Mogg.
Rees Mogg throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rees Mogg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A countering left hand to the body from Rees Mogg misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Cosby misses the target.
Rees Mogg bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cosby's head backwards.
Cosby misses the shot to the body.
Cosby scores with a three punch combo!
Cosby dodges the punch combination from Rees Mogg.
Rees Mogg has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rees Mogg there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rees Mogg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cosby.
Cosby lands a jab to the head.
Rees Mogg is rocked!
Cosby lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rees Mogg at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rees Mogg slips a straight right by Cosby.
Rees Mogg scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rees Mogg takes one on the button.
Rees Mogg is still on wobbly legs! Can Cosby finish him?
Decent striking displayed by Cosby there.
Cosby throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Rees Mogg to counter with a crisp jab.
Cosby drops Rees Mogg with a straight right hand, right on the button! Cosby follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bill Cosby!
Bill Cosby retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Bill Cosby rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
The defeated Jacob Rees Mogg had this to say: 'Humpty Dumpty would approve.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Drizzt Do Urden (ranked 184 p4p, 348 weight class) and CJ Tripp (ranked 28 p4p, 55 weight class). Do Urden comes into the arena with Lost in the Underdark blaring out of the sound system. CJ Tripp has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drizzt Do Urden!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, CJ Tripp!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Tripp throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drizzt Do Urden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tripp takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tripp throws a leg kick but Do Urden moved away.
Do Urden swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tripp throws a hook but Do Urden avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Do Urden on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Do Urden lands a nice shot to the body.
Do Urden seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Tripp slips a jab from Do Urden.
Do Urden digs a good body shot into Tripp's ribs.
Do Urden misses with a wild body shot.
Do Urden moves out of range as Tripp throws a body kick.
It looked like Do Urden wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A shot to the body from Tripp misses
and Do Urden counters with a nice body shot.
Tripp misses with a looping left.
Do Urden throws a series of punches but Tripp avoids them all with ease.
Tripp ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Do Urden throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tripp sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tripp swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab lands there for Do Urden.
Do Urden takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Good leg kick by Tripp.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do Urden throws a series of punches but Tripp moves out of range.
Do Urden moves out of range of the body kick from Tripp.
A looping hook to the body misses from Do Urden. Tripp does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tripp delivers a nice body kick.
Tripp fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tripp!
Do Urden walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Do Urden with a hook.
Tripp thuds a left hand into Do Urden's body.
Tripp tries a low kick but Do Urden avoids it.
Some wild striking there from Do Urden.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tripp swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Tripp throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A counter left hand to the body from Do Urden misses its target.
Tripp throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Do Urden sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tripp misses with a jab to the body
and Do Urden counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tripp thinking.
Do Urden's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Do Urden duly obliges.
It looks like CJ Tripp has been cut.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tripp!
The fighters circle momentarily. Do Urden darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Do Urden just misses with a punch to the body.
Tripp tries a head kick but it misses.
Tripp swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Do Urden scores with a hook.
Do Urden takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Do Urden checks a low kick from Tripp.
Do Urden is looking to wear down Tripp with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tripp swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tripp throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tripp moves away from the strike by Do Urden.
Do Urden misses with a looping left.
Do Urden throws out a powerful jab.
Do Urden tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tripp misses with a looping left.
Tripp staying out of range there.
Do Urden misses with a hook
and Tripp counters with a one-two to the body.
Tripp throws a head kick but Do Urden moves out of range.
Do Urden swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tripp uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Do Urden.
Do Urden thumps Tripp with a low kick.
Do Urden fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tripp throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tripp lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tripp staying out of range there.
Tripp looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Do Urden misses with a hook. Tripp ducked under it nicely.
Tripp cracks Do Urden with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Do Urden throws a poor cross that misses
and Tripp counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tripp lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tripp throws a leg kick
and Do Urden counters with a lovely straight right hand!
An inside leg kick lands from Do Urden.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tripp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Do Urden was well out of range. Poor timing from Tripp.
Do Urden misses with an uppercut. Tripp saw that one coming.
Do Urden bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tripp's head backwards.
Do Urden lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tripp at a distance.
Do Urden throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tripp stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Do Urden checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tripp takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tripp throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Do Urden is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Do Urden clobbers Tripp with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tripp smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tripp fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tripp is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tripp on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tripp throws a hook but Do Urden blocks it.
Tripp swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
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 Drizzt Do Urden will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on CJ Tripp's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Do Urden moves out of range of the body kick from Tripp.
Do Urden throws an overhand right that lands on Tripp's shoulder, as Tripp tries to avoid the shot.
Tripp is trying to counter with his kicks.
Tripp throws a series of punches but Do Urden moves out of range.
Tripp misses with a kick to the body.
Do Urden chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That kick from Tripp tenderised Do Urden's leg. Do Urden is trying to keep his angry face on.
Do Urden takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Do Urden stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tripp.
Do Urden misses with a wild body shot.
Tripp lands a glancing blow to the side of Do Urden's head.
Tripp darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A nice leg kick from Tripp, right into the meat of the thigh.
Do Urden throws a right hand that misses
and Tripp makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tripp scores with a leg kick.
Do Urden sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Tripp misses with a kick to the body
and Do Urden counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tripp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tripp tests Do Urden's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tripp digs a good body shot into Do Urden's ribs.
Do Urden bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tripp's head.
Do Urden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tripp scoring well with a low kick there.
Tripp avoids the body shot from Do Urden.
Tripp walks into a jab.
Do Urden throws a body shot but no joy.
Do Urden looks to land a left hand but Tripp moved out of range nicely.
Tripp delivers a nice body kick.
Do Urden throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tripp makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tripp looks to land a combination but Do Urden avoids it well.
Do Urden is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tripp tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tripp misses with a body kick.
Tripp slips a straight right by Do Urden.
Tripp takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Do Urden throws a poor cross that misses
and Tripp makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
CJ Tripp seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tripp swings for the body but Do Urden moves out of range.
Do Urden jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Do Urden looks to score with a jab to the body but Tripp is just out of range.
Tripp misses with a body shot.
Tripp tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Do Urden is able to avoid easily.
Do Urden tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tripp avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tripp misses the jab.
Tripp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Do Urden was well out of range. Poor timing from Tripp.
A nice combination there by Tripp.
Tripp avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do Urden throws a hook to the side of Tripp's head but Tripp sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tripp throws out a powerful jab.
Do Urden has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tripp.
Tripp with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tripp lands a nice looking body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Do Urden as he connects with a hook.
Tripp takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That has opened up CJ Tripp's cut even more.
Tripp slips a jab from Do Urden.
Tripp on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A jab from Do Urden misses.
Tripp ducks right into an uppercut from Do Urden.
Tripp wants to land a leg kick but Do Urden is out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Do Urden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tripp pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do Urden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tripp was well out of range. Poor timing from Do Urden.
Do Urden takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tripp moves out of range of the strikes.
Do Urden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tripp.
Tripp rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Do Urden moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Do Urden appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Do Urden will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nice cross by Do Urden.
Do Urden just misses with a punch to the body.
Do Urden takes a kick to the side of the head.
A jab from Do Urden misses.
Tripp has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Do Urden lands a lovely overhand right.
Tripp tries to land a leg kick but Do Urden saw it coming and moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Do Urden lands with a hook. Tripp tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The cut above CJ Tripp's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Do Urden scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tripp doesn't seem bothered though.
Tripp displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Do Urden throws out the jab.
Do Urden scores with a jab to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but CJ Tripp will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on CJ Tripp's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tripp with the inside leg kick.
Do Urden walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tripp.
Tripp rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tripp takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tripp works Do Urden's body with a nice hook.
Tripp throws a head kick but Do Urden moves out of range.
No joy there for Tripp, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It looked like Do Urden wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Do Urden takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tripp scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Do Urden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Do Urden throwing a counter right hand but Tripp manages to avoid it.
Do Urden scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Do Urden throws a big shot that misses.
Do Urden misses with a wild combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tripp takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tripp lands with a kick to the temple. Do Urden shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tripp avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Do Urden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tripp.
Do Urden scores with a jab.
Tripp misses with a low kick.
Do Urden works over Tripp's head and body with a nice combination.
Tripp is rocked!
Do Urden falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tripp counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Do Urden thinking.
Tripp is still on wobbly legs! Can Do Urden finish him?
Tripp attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tripp seems to have recovered his senses.
Do Urden cracks Tripp with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tripp takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
CJ Tripp's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Do Urden stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tripp.
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!
Tripp moves away from the strike by Do Urden.
Do Urden throws an overhand right that lands on Tripp's shoulder, as Tripp tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do Urden moves out of range of the body kick.
Do Urden avoids the body shot from Tripp.
Do Urden misses with a wild combination.
Do Urden misses with a hook
and Tripp connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tripp has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A shot to the liver by Do Urden. Beautiful body shot.
Do Urden missing with a left hand there. Tripp was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tripp misses with a left hand
and Do Urden makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Do Urden scores with a jab. Tripp acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tripp throws a body punch but Do Urden moves out of range.
Do Urden fails to land with a series of punches.
Do Urden throws a shot to the body.
Do Urden lands with a shot to the body.
Tripp shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tripp tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Do Urden. Tripp does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tripp misses the shot to the body.
Do Urden lands a body shot.
Tripp misses with a hook.
Do Urden fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A looping hook to the body misses from Do Urden. Tripp does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tripp uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Do Urden.
Tripp missing with a left hand there. Do Urden was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Do Urden has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Do Urden there as he acknowledges the shot.
Do Urden misses with an uppercut. Tripp saw that one coming.
Do Urden throws a right hand that Tripp ducks under and follows up with a left that Tripp also avoids with ease.
Tripp tries to land a front kick but Do Urden steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A left lands for Tripp.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tripp.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do Urden getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Do Urden looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donk. Do Urden catches Tripp right on the button with a cross.
Do Urden throws out a powerful jab.
Do Urden misses with an uppercut. Tripp saw that one coming.
Do Urden misses with an uppercut. Tripp saw that one coming.
Tripp counters with a body kick.
Tripp on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tripp tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Do Urden dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tripp. That did some damage!
A head kick from Tripp lands but Do Urden takes it in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tripp misses with a wild combination.
It looked like Do Urden wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Do Urden misses with a looping right.
Tripp throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Do Urden stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Drizzt Do Urden clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on CJ Tripp's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tripp looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Do Urden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tripp fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tripp lands with a shot to the body.
Do Urden misses with a looping right.
Do Urden throws a body punch but Tripp moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Do Urden blocks the leg kick.
Do Urden scores with a jab to the head.
Do Urden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tripp bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Do Urden lands with a cross.
Tripp pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Do Urden swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tripp uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Do Urden.
Tripp appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Do Urden takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Do Urden's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tripp under the eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tripp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Do Urden.
Tripp throws a body punch but Do Urden moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Do Urden. Beautiful body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Do Urden. Tripp does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tripp lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Do Urden clobbers Tripp with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tripp fakes the leg kick and cracks Do Urden in the body.
Do Urden misses with a body shot.
Tripp follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Tripp slips a jab and a cross from Do Urden.
Tripp clobbers Do Urden with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tripp misses with a head kick.
Nice cross by Tripp.
Do Urden waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tripp.
Tripp feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Do Urdens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Do Urden throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tripp sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Do Urden crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tripp - the referee stops the clock and Do Urden gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tripp. Do Urden manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Do Urden is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tripp missing with a left hand there. Do Urden was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tripp uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Do Urden.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tripp! But no joy.
A shot to the body from Do Urden misses
and Tripp counters with a head kick.
Do Urden scores with a shot to the body.
Tripp with a nice calf kick.
Tripp throws a low kick, looking for Do Urden's leg but Do Urden calmly moves out of range.
Tripp connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tripp staying out of range there.
Do Urden looks to land a combination but Tripp avoids it well.
Tripp doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tripp throws a nice outside leg kick.
Do Urden throws a hook to the side of Tripp's head but Tripp sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Do Urden backing away here, and Tripp unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Do Urden throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tripp throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Do Urden moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Tripp with a nice cross.
Tripp misses with a body kick.
Do Urden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Do Urden swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Tripp makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Do Urden scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at CJ Tripp's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Drizzt Do Urden!
Drizzt Do Urden retains his welterweight title!
A victorious Drizzt Do Urden thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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