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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sono Tiger (ranked 3571 p4p, 4096 weight class) and Choto Kanabe (ranked 435 p4p, 483 weight class). Tiger kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Andre Nickatine, Jungle. Sono Tiger has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sono Tiger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Choto Kanabe!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanabe gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kanabe lands a nice elbow.
Tiger throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kanabes head.
Kanabe tries a body shot but Tiger blocks it.
Tiger throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kanabes head.
Kanabe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tiger lands a nice uppercut.
Tiger working aggressively here.
Tiger lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kanabe takes a shot to the head.
Tiger scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kanabe swings wildly with an uppercut but Tiger uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tiger scores with a hook to the body.
Kanabe has a couple of punches blocked by Tiger.
Tiger misses with some punches.
Tiger lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kanabe backwards.
Kanabe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tiger throws a punch but it's blocked by Kanabe.
Tiger struggles to land a body shot inside as Kanabe controls his hands.
Tiger stalling in the clinch but Kanabe improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger lands with a left to the head.
Tiger is pressed up against the ropes. Kanabe has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tiger down to the mat. Tiger avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tiger feints a jab promting Kanabe to slip. Tiger then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kanabe slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
 It looks like Choto Kanabe has been cut.
Kanabe looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tiger connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Kanabe to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Tiger!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sono Tiger!
Sono Tiger was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rufus Rutger (ranked 5876 p4p, 2579 weight class) and Joshua Christ (ranked 591 p4p, 342 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rufus Rutger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joshua Christ!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christ lands a jab to Rutger's midsection.
Christ throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rutger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rutger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Christ.
Christ moves out of range of the strikes.
Christ unleashes a big counter combination but Rutger bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Rutger misses with a hook. Christ ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circling - Rutger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Christ looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christ moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rutger ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Rutger misses with a right hand
letting Christ counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutger throws a leg kick
letting Christ counter with a right hand.
Rutger rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Christ counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rutger throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A nice side step and Christ releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rutger wants to clinch
and Christ counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rutger moves out of range as Christ strikes.
Rufus Rutger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ looks to land a right hand but Rutger moved out of range.
Christ throws a right hand that Rutger ducks under and follows up with a left that Rutger also avoids with ease.
Rutger defending well as Christ loads up on a big left hand.
Rutger tries to move into range but Christ moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Christ misses with a two punch combination.
A counter left hand to the body from Rutger misses its target.
Rutger misses with a left hand
enabling Christ to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Christ looks to throw the jab but Rutger is out of range.
Rutger throwing a counter right hand but Christ manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutger closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Christ lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rutger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Christ tries to break the clinch but Rutger is controlling the position.
Rutger lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rutger lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Christ wants to break free but Rutger has control.
Rutger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Christ looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rutger throws a head punch that misses.
Christ breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Christ thows a left - swing and a miss!
As Christ looks to move away, Rutger throws a big counter combo but Christ just gets out of the way.
Rutger lands with a thumping leg kick.
Christ misses with a hook. Rutger ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutger swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Christ counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rutger misses with a hook.
Christ throws out a counter right but Rutger avoids it with no problem.
Rutger scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Christ misses with a lunging right hand
and Rutger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rutger lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rutger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Christ tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rutger was well out of range. Poor timing from Christ.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Rutger rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rutger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Christ throws a right hand that misses
and Rutger counters by moving into the clinch.
Rutger throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Christs head.
Rutger digs a right hand underneath Christ's ribcage. Christ let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Christ is trying to force a seperation but Rutger has the dominant position.
Rutger has Christ pressed against the ropes, preventing Christ from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Christ can't find room to land a body shot as Rutger controls the action.
Christ swings wildly with an uppercut but Rutger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rutger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Christ is trying to break free.
Christ swings wildly with an uppercut but Rutger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Christ misses with a body punch.
Rutger keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Christ's efforts to push away.
Christ prevents a body shot from Rutger.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Christ pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rutger rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rutger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Christ throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rutger stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rutger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Christ.
Rutger misses with a hook. Christ ducked under it nicely.
Rutger misses with a hook
letting Christ counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rutger throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Christ to counter with a crisp jab.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Rutger.
Rutger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Christ.
Rutger tries to close the distance and clinch but Christ swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Christ on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rutger throws a head kick that misses.
Despite the aggression on Christ's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rutger tries to land a leg kick but Christ saw it coming and moves away.
Christ throws out a counter right but Rutger avoids it with no problem.
Good exchange - Rutger coming out on top.
Rutger closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Christ's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Christ lands a shot to the body.
Christ lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Christ tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Christ is trying to break free.
Christ escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rutger slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rutger closes the distance and clinches.
Christ has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch on the inside from Rutger fails to land.
Rutger lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rutger throws a head punch that misses.
Christ manages to break the clinch.
Christ circles away from the clinch attempt.
Christ unleashes a big counter combination but Rutger bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Rutger tries to clinch up but Christ circles away and keeps his distance.
Christ connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rutger momentarily.
Rutger takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Christ ducks under a wild hook from Rutger.
A low kick from Rutger is predictable there
letting Christ counter with a right hand.
Christ looks to land a right hand but Rutger moved out of range.
As Christ looks to move away, Rutger throws a big counter combo but Christ just gets out of the way.
Rutger lands a nice leg kick that just misses Christ's sensitive parts.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joshua Christ dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Rutger stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rutger slips a jab from Christ.
Rutger slips under a jab.
Rutger lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rutger misses with a few strikes there.
A little jabbing left from Christ on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Christ missing with a left hand there. Rutger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Christ checks a leg kick.
Christ is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rutger with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutger fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Christ checks it well.
Rutger takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rutger throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rutger misses with a double jab
and Christ counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rutger misses the jab.
Christ throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutger's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rutger duly obliges.
Christ has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Christ misses the shot to the body.
Christ misses the jab.
Rutger was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Christ throws a hook but Rutger avoids it easily.
Rutger throws a nice head kick!
Christ throws a hook but Rutger blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutger closes the distance and clinches.
Christ can't find room to land a body shot as Rutger controls the action.
Rufus Rutger has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rutger lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rutger blocks an uppercut.
Rutger lands a hook that snaps the head of Christ backwards.
Christ breaks from the clinch.
Christ takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
 Christ is rocked!
Christ tries to keep at a distance but Rutger has taken the fight into the clinch.
Christ is still on wobbly legs! Can Rutger finish him?
Christ misses with a punch on the inside.
Rutger lands a big right hand that drops Christ! The killer instinct kicks in and Rutger finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Rutger!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rufus Rutger!
A victorious Rufus Rutger thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Both Theon Ryan (initial weighin 170.8lbs) and Gerardo Blanco (initial weighin 200.3lbs), had an absolute nightware trying to make weight for this fight. Even after an additional two hours neither fighter could make the required limits, so the fight organisers had no choice but to call off the bout. Very unprofessional of both fighters. |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunnar Gunnarsson (ranked 2444 p4p, 2331 weight class) and Hrvoje Palmotic (ranked 322 p4p, 308 weight class). Palmotic has chosen One day I'll be king as his entrance music. Gunnar Gunnarsson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Gunnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hrvoje Palmotic!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palmotic throws a wild body kick that Gunnarsson sees coming a mile off.
Gunnarsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gunnarsson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Palmotic tests Gunnarsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Palmotic drops his hands momentarily and Gunnarsson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Palmotic lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gunnarsson will feel that in the morning.
Palmotic misses with a hook. Gunnarsson ducked under it nicely.
Gunnarsson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gunnarsson swings for the body but Palmotic moves out of range.
Palmotic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gunnarsson at a distance.
Gunnarsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gunnarsson jabs Palmotic to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palmotic moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Palmotic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gunnarsson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmotic works the jab nicely.
Palmotic throws a lazy uppercut
and Gunnarsson counters with a left and a right that stings Palmotic.
Palmotic looks to throw the jab but Gunnarsson is out of range.
Palmotic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gunnarsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Palmotic jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gunnarsson misses with a kick to the body.
Gunnarsson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Palmotic - that will leave a mark!
Gunnarsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Palmotic.
Gunnarsson misses with a hook. Palmotic ducked under it nicely.
Palmotic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gunnarsson.
Palmotic darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palmotic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Palmotic misses with an uppercut.
Gunnarsson is looking for a counter combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmotic moves out of range of the strikes.
Gunnarsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Palmotic is just out of range.
Nice body kick from Gunnarsson.
Palmotic motions for Gunnarsson to come forward. Palmotic throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Palmotic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Palmotic throws an overhand right that lands on Gunnarsson's shoulder, as Gunnarsson tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Gunnarsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Palmotic digs a good hook to Gunnarsson's body.
A jab from Palmotic finds it's way through Gunnarsson's defenses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gunnarsson. Palmotic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gunnarsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Palmotic was well out of range. Poor timing from Gunnarsson.
Palmotic takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Palmotic lands a body shot.
Palmotic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jab by Palmotic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Palmotic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gunnarsson to score with a decent uppercut.
Palmotic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Gunnarsson avoids the body shot from Palmotic.
Palmotic cracks a nice hook into Gunnarsson's ribs.
A slow jab from Gunnarsson misses its intended target.
A head kick from Gunnarsson lands but Palmotic takes it in his stride.
Palmotic lands a nice shot to the body.
Palmotic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Palmotic connects with a body shot that sends Gunnarsson's belly button to the back.
Gunnarsson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Palmotic.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gunnarsson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Palmotic.
Palmotic swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gunnarsson.
Palmotic looks to land a body kick but Gunnarsson moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Palmotic.
Gunnarsson takes a swing at Palmotic's ribcage but misses.
Palmotic is looking to slow Gunnarsson down with leg kicks.
Palmotic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Gunnarsson misses with an uppercut.
Palmotic with a nice calf kick.
Palmotic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gunnarsson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gunnarsson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Palmotic misses with an uppercut.
Gunnarsson is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Palmotic is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gunnarsson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Palmotic scores with a jab.
Jab, jab by Palmotic - just one landing.
Palmotic throws a low kick but Gunnarsson avoids it.
Gunnarsson misses with a body shot.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Palmotic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gunnarsson manages to avoid it.
Palmotic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
As Palmotic looks to move away, Gunnarsson throws a big counter combo but Palmotic just gets out of the way.
A slow jab from Palmotic misses its intended target.
Gunnarsson slips a straight right by Palmotic.
Palmotic moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nice body punch from Palmotic.
Palmotic loads up on a big right hand but Gunnarsson slips the punch.
Palmotic looks to throw a body kick
and Gunnarsson counters with a right hand to the body.
Palmotic delivers a nice body kick.
Palmotic throws a sloppy body shot
and Gunnarsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gunnarsson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Palmotic to score with a decent uppercut.
Palmotic throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Palmotic feints and then cracks Gunnarsson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gunnarsson down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gunnarsson misses with a shot to the body
and Palmotic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson throws a right hand that Palmotic ducks under and follows up with a left that Palmotic also avoids with ease.
Palmotic misses with a looping left.
Palmotic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gunnarsson.
Hrvoje Palmotic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palmotic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Palmotic just misses with a punch to the body.
Palmotic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gunnarsson.
A big left from Palmotic misses.
Gunnarsson avoids a kick to the body.
Gunnarsson ducks under a wild hook from Palmotic.
Gunnarsson moves out of range as Palmotic throws a body kick.
Gunnarsson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Gunnarsson moves out of range of the body kick.
Palmotic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Palmotic lands a nice looking body kick.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Palmotic.
Gunnarsson ducks under a wild hook from Palmotic.
Gunnarsson moves out of range as Palmotic throws a body kick.
It looked like Gunnarsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gunnarsson misses with a hook.
Palmotic blocks a head kick by Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Palmotic throws a body shot but no joy.
Gunnarsson misses with an uppercut
and Gunnarsson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Palmotic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gunnarsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Palmotic takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gunnarsson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Palmotic. Palmotic circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Palmotic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gunnarsson.
Palmotic throws the kick towards the body but Gunnarsson avoids it.
Palmotic is looking to slow Gunnarsson down with leg kicks.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Palmotic counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That kick from Palmotic tenderised Gunnarsson's leg. Gunnarsson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gunnarsson takes one on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palmotic looks to throw the jab but Gunnarsson is out of range.
Palmotic just misses with a punch to the body.
Gunnarsson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Palmotic displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Palmotic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson is looking for a counter combo.
Palmotic scores with a jab.
Palmotic throws a low kick but Gunnarsson avoids it.
Palmotic takes one to the side of the head.
Palmotic misses with a looping left.
Palmotic misses with a looping right.
Gunnarsson lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Palmotic slips under a jab.
Palmotic steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Gunnarsson does no damage.
Palmotic now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gunnarsson staying out of range there.
Palmotic lands a slapping body shot.
Palmotic missing with a left hand there. Gunnarsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Palmotic just misses with a punch to the body.
Gunnarsson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Palmotic lands a leg kick that knocks Gunnarsson off balance momentarily.
Gunnarsson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Palmotic. Gunnarsson shrugs it off though.
Gunnarsson throws a big shot that misses.
Palmotic throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gunnarsson throws a sloppy head kick and Palmotic moves out of range easily.
Gunnarsson moves forwards but Palmotic connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Palmotic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hrvoje Palmotic dominated that round.
That's time! Gunnarsson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Palmotic misses with a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Gunnarsson misses the target.
A big right from Palmotic misses.
Gunnarsson misses with a head kick.
Palmotic connects with a looping right hand.
Nice defenses there by Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson throws a lazy right hand but Palmotic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Palmotic thumps Gunnarsson with a low kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Palmotic, as that shot connected.
Gunnarsson has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Gunnarsson throws a hook but Palmotic blocks it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palmotic thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gunnarsson if he has to take too many more of those.
Palmotic throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Gunnarsson counters with a one-two to the body.
Palmotic throws a sloppy body shot
and Gunnarsson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Palmotic thinking.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Gunnarsson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palmotic loads up on a big right hand but Gunnarsson slips the punch.
Gunnarsson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmotic misses the shot to the body.
Palmotic lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nice defenses there by Palmotic.
Gunnarsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Gunnarsson throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Palmotic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gunnarsson on the side of the head.
Palmotic misses with an uppercut
and Gunnarsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Palmotic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A nice leg kick lands there from Palmotic.
Palmotic listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A thudding body kick lands there by Palmotic!
Palmotic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Gunnarsson takes one to the chin there.
A big left from Palmotic misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Palmotic throws an overhand right that lands on Gunnarsson's shoulder, as Gunnarsson tries to avoid the shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Gunnarsson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Palmotic - the referee stops the clock and Gunnarsson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Palmotic. Gunnarsson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Gunnarsson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Palmotic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Crunch! Palmotic slams his shin into Gunnarsson's torso.
Palmotic throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Hrvoje Palmotic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gunnarsson throws a sloppy head kick and Palmotic moves out of range easily.
Palmotic lands with a straight right. Gunnarsson didn't see that one coming.
A thudding body kick lands there by Palmotic!
Gunnarsson walks into a straight right hand from Palmotic.
Palmotic throws a half hearted mid kick.
Palmotic throws a jab but it's blocked by Gunnarsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmotic lands a nice looking body kick.
Gunnarsson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Palmotic connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Palmotic lands with a good body shot.
Palmotic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gunnarsson throws a quick counter kick to the body but Palmotic avoids it.
Palmotic throws a jab but it's blocked by Gunnarsson.
Palmotic misses with an uppercut.
Gunnarsson throws a shot from downtown. Palmotic moves away and avoids it.
Palmotic steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Palmotic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Palmotic throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gunnarsson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Palmotic!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gunnarsson throws a head kick but Palmotic moves out of range.
Palmotic is looking to slow Gunnarsson down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmotic swings for the body but Gunnarsson moves out of range.
Palmotic has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Palmotic there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gunnarsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Palmotic is looking to slow Gunnarsson down with leg kicks.
A swing and a miss from Palmotic.
Palmotic throws a body shot but no joy.
Palmotic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gunnarsson misses with an uppercut.
Gunnarsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Palmotic.
Gunnarsson thinks about countering with a body kick.
Gunnarsson takes one to the chin there.
Gunnarsson cracks Palmotic with a right hand to the side of the head.
Palmotic tries to land a leg kick but Gunnarsson saw it coming and moves away.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Palmotic throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Palmotic throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Palmotic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Palmotic thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gunnarsson if he has to take too many more of those.
Palmotic swings for the body but Gunnarsson moves out of range.
Palmotic throws an off balance right hand
and Gunnarsson counters with a nice leg kick.
Palmotic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Palmotic misses with a straight left.
Palmotic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gunnarsson avoids a kick to the body.
Gunnarsson takes a swing at Palmotic's ribcage but misses.
Palmotic blocks a head kick by Gunnarsson.
Palmotic misses with a body shot.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson misses with a body kick.
Palmotic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gunnarsson.
Palmotic throws a quick inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Palmotic.
Palmotic misses with an uppercut. Gunnarsson saw that one coming.
Gunnarsson scores with a sloppy right hand. Palmotic should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palmotic throws the kick towards the body but Gunnarsson avoids it.
Palmotic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Palmotic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Palmotic.
Gunnarsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Palmotic.
Gunnarsson misses with a wild combination.
Palmotic flicks out a counter leg kick but Gunnarsson steps away.
Hrvoje Palmotic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Palmotic just misses with a punch to the body.
Gunnarsson slips a jab from Palmotic.
Palmotic lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gunnarsson will feel that in the morning.
Gunnarsson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Palmotic just misses with a punch to the body.
Gunnarsson throwing a counter right hand but Palmotic manages to avoid it.
Palmotic lands an overhand right.
Gunnarsson looks for the body kick but Palmotic saw that one coming.
Palmotic misses with a hook. Gunnarsson ducked under it nicely.
Gunnarsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Palmotic swings for the body but Gunnarsson moves out of range.
Palmotic throws a shot from downtown. Gunnarsson moves away and avoids it.
Palmotic lands a nice shot that snaps Gunnarsson's head back.
Palmotic thows a body kick. Gunnarsson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Palmotic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A big right from Palmotic misses.
Well,Gunnarsson is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Gunnarsson moves out of range as Palmotic strikes.
And Gunnarsson counters with a quick kick to the body but Palmotic blocks it.
Palmotic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Palmotic takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Palmotic throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gunnarsson on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palmotic connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Palmotic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Palmotic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gunnarsson.
A punch lands to the side of Gunnarsson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gunnarsson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gunnarsson blocks a head kick by Palmotic.
Gunnarsson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gunnar Gunnarsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Palmotic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gunnarsson throws a lazy right hand but Palmotic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Palmotic throws a body shot but no joy.
Gunnarsson quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Palmotic throws a body punch but Gunnarsson moves out of range.
Palmotic throws a body punch but Gunnarsson moves out of range.
Palmotic works Gunnarsson's body with a nice hook.
Gunnarsson misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Palmotic. Gunnarsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Palmotic.
Gunnarsson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Palmotic. Palmotic obviously looking to wear him down.
Palmotic scores with a sloppy right hand. Gunnarsson should have avoided that one.
Palmotic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Palmotic can pounce on him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hrvoje Palmotic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Palmotic 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Hrvoje Palmotic!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Hrvoje Palmotic!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Hrvoje Palmotic!
Hrvoje Palmotic wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruzor Szalai (ranked 1576 p4p, 1926 weight class) and Hole Reemer (ranked 26 p4p, 38 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruzor Szalai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hole Reemer!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reemer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Szalai is fending him off so far but Reemer persists. Nope, Szalai circles away and we're back to standing.
It looked like Szalai was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Szalai misses with an uppercut
and Reemer counters with a single leg into guard. Szalai didn't expect that.
Szalai wants to sweep here but Reemer controlling him for the moment.
Reemer is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Szalai not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Reemer throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Szalai keeping moving, preventing Reemer from controlling successfully.
Reemer's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Reemer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Reemer passes Szalai's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szalai has hold of Reemer's hands but Reemer slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Reemer working Szalai over with strikes.
Reemer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Reemer with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nice strikes from Reemer there.
Reemer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Reemer looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Reemer seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Szalai is holding on to half guard well.
Szalai's coaches at Lakeside Jiu-Jitsu have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reemer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Reemer is trying to control. Szalai wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Szalai is trying to maintain the position but Reemer is very close to passing his half guard.
Reemer trying to control the action but Szalai is working from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Reemer is nestled in close to Szalai, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Reemer is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reemer thows a huge punch but Szalai dodges it nicely.
Szalai wants to get back to full guard.
Szalai trying to hold on to Reemer's head to control him but Reemer postures up.
Reemer content to control rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Szalai misses with a right hand
and Reemer decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Szalai's guard.
Reemer's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Szalai pulls Reemer in close to prevent any damage.
Reemer trying to control the position from guard on top but Szalai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reemer throwing strikes but missing.
Reemer looking to sit in guard and control but Szalai gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Reemer wants to sweep but no luck.
Reemer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Szalai's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Szalai has momentary wrist control but Reemer slips an elbow through the middle.
Reemer slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Reemer trying to control but Szalai is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hole Reemer dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Szalai misses with an uppercut
and Reemer counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Reemer stands and throws Szalai's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Reemer trying to control the action but Szalai is working from the bottom.
Reemer throws an elbow but Szalai slips to the side and avoids it well.
Reemer scoring with punches from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reemer sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Szalai is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Reemer throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Szalai defending against the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reemer postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Reemer is looking to take a break and control but Szalai is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Szalai is looking to reverse the position.
Reemer is working Szalai over with some ground and pound from side control.
Reemer in side control, throwing shots but Szalai defends.
Reemer working the body and head with strikes.
Reemer sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Szalai is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Szalai is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Reemer's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Reemer thows a huge punch but Szalai dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reemer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Szalai's head.
Reemer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nice strikes from Reemer there.
Reemer looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Szalai with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Reemer thows a huge punch but Szalai dodges it nicely.
Reemer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Szalai's head.
Reemer throwing shots but Szalai is blocking nicely.
Reemer is trying to control. Szalai wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Reemer thows a huge punch but Szalai dodges it nicely.
Reemer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reemer not doing much here.
Reemer working the head and body with strikes.
Reemer seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Reemer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Szalai defending well though.
Szalai is looking to control Reemer's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Szalai avoid being mounted?
Reemer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Reemer working over Szalai with some ground and pound. Szalai looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Reemer is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Hole Reemer has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Szalai throws a right hand that misses
so Reemer counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Szalai pulls Reemer in close to his closed guard and prevents Reemer from doing any damage or advancing position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Reemer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hole Reemer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Reemer shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Reemer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Szalai is keeping the position for now.
Reemer trying to control but Szalai is working from the bottom.
Szalai not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Reemer slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Reemer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Szalai works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Szalai looking for a sweep. Not yet Szalai, not yet.
Szalai trying to keep a closed guard but Reemer is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szalai keeping moving, preventing Reemer from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Reemer shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Reemer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Reemer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Reemer keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Szalai's head.
Reemer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Szalai is keeping the position for now.
Reemer working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Reemer postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reemer trying to control the position from guard on top but Szalai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Szalai avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Reemer is stalling in the full guard.
Szalai working a defensive guard here.
Szalai preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Szalai keeping moving, preventing Reemer from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reemer is in close to Szalai's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Reemer throws a big elbow that misses.
Reemer sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Reemer trying to control the position from guard on top but Szalai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Szalai misses with a combination
and Reemer counters with a shoot takedown. Szalai fights it but they end up in guard.
Reemer is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szalai keeping moving, preventing Reemer from controlling successfully.
Reemer wants to pass the guard but Szalai is keeping the position.
Szalai avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Szalai working a defensive guard here.
Reemer controls from within his opponent's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Reemer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Szalai works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hole Reemer really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A combination from Szalai does no damage.
Reemer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Szalai misses with a looping right.
Reemer blocks a jab.
Reemer gets the takedown into side control.
Reemer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Szalai keeps working.
Reemer looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Szalai is avoiding damage well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reemer scoring with punches and elbows.
Szalai can't do much from the bottom here.
Reemer wants to control but Szalai is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Szalai is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Reemer cracks Szalai with a big right hand but Szalai just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Reemer creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Reemer lands an elbow.
Szalai is letting Reemer control him for a moment.
Reemer scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Szalai to see if he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reemer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Szalai keeps working.
Reemer lands some shots froms side control.
Reemer controlling the position.
Reemer lands some shots froms side control.
Szalai tries to improve position but can't.
Reemer working the ground and pound.
Reemer trying to control the position but Szalai is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szalai is working to avoid the ground and pound but Reemer connects with a decent elbow.
Szalai seems a little lost for a moment, as Reemer dominates the positioning.
Sloppy strikes there by Reemer.
Szalai taking a bit of punishment here - Reemer scoring with strikes.
Reemer working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Reemer lands a decent elbow from side control.
 Szalai is rocked!
Reemer wants to control but Szalai is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reemer misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Reemer wants to control but Szalai is keeping him busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hole Reemer dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Szalai tries to sprawl but Reemer drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Szalai wants to improve his position but Reemer is controlling well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Szalai wants to improve his position but Reemer is controlling well.
Reemer is looking to take a break and control but Szalai is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Reemer lands a nice short elbow.
Reemer wants to take a breather but Szalai is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reemer with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Szalai is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Szalai has hold of Reemer's hands but Reemer slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Reemer working Szalai over with strikes.
Reemer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Szalai defending well though.
Reemer lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Reemer perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Reemer works his way into full mount!
Bruzor Szalai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hole Reemer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reemer controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Reemer 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.
Reemer can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Szalai is looking to escape.
Reemer controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Szalai flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Reemer controlling from the full mount.
Szalai throwing hammer fists to the chest of Reemer. What's that going to do exactly?
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Reemer sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Hole Reemer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Reemer winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Hole Reemer!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Hole Reemer!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Hole Reemer!
Hole Reemer wins by unanimous decision!
Hole Reemer spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alex Barnes (ranked 2282 p4p, 1236 weight class) and Hyun Jun Choi (ranked 138 p4p, 76 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Barnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hyun Jun Choi!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnes blocks a jab.
Choi takes a swing at Barnes's ribcage but misses.
Barnes misses the jab.
A big right from Barnes misses.
Barnes needs to keep his hands up - Choi had a free shot at his head there.
A telegraphed right hand from Barnes misses the target.
Barnes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice shot by Choi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Choi tries to move into range but Barnes moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Barnes throws a poor cross that misses
and Choi counters with a left to the body.
Choi misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choi throws a looping overhand right but Barnes ducks down to avoid it.
Barnes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Choi misses the target.
Choi throws a combination that misses
and Barnes counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Choi!
Choi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Barnes misses with the ground and pound.
Barnes looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Choi is avoiding damage well.
Barnes lands a nice forearm strike.
Barnes in side control, throwing shots but Choi defends.
Barnes is working Choi over with some ground and pound from side control.
Choi parries the strikes from Barnes easily there. Barnes is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Choi to escape.
Barnes in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Barnes throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Barnes in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Barnes tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Barnes throwing strikes but Choi manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Choi controls the position.
Barnes gets back to half guard.
Choi performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Choi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Choi's back!
Barnes cracks Choi with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Choi from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Barnes punishes Choi with strikes from the back mount.
Barnes has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Choi.
Choi just trying to survive but Barnes is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Barnes throwing sloppy strikes.
Barnes scores with punches to the body.
Choi felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Choi avoids the strikes from Barnes.
Choi is trapped and Barnes is scoring with shots to the head and body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Choi is really stuck here.
Barnes not allowing Choi to control his hands.
Barnes misses with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Choi trying to control the hands but Barnes breaks the grip.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Barnes punishes Choi with strikes from the back mount.
Choi trying to control the hands but Barnes won't let him.
Barnes misses with an elbow to the head.
You can see the frustration on Choi's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Barnes lands shots from the back.
Choi trying to control the action but Barnes just sinks the hooks in.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Barnes's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Barnes thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Barnes misses with punches from the back.
Barnes throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Even with his hooks in, Barnes manages to miss with strikes from the back.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Barnes throwing sloppy strikes.
Barnes is throwing shots to the body but Choi manages to wriggle free. Barnes pounces on him again and ends up in Choi's guard.
Barnes landing some decent shots from guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Choi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Barnes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Barnes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Choi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Choi has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Barnes lands a couple of elbows.
Choi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Barnes is controlling him.
Choi controlling Barnes's posture.
Barnes trying to control the position from guard on top but Choi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Choi wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Choi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barnes.
Barnes working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Barnes won't allow Choi to get back to his feet.
Choi pulls Barnes in close to prevent any damage.
Barnes postures up in Choi's guard and throws a big left but Choi blocks it.
Barnes looking to pass the guard.
That's eight 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Barnes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Barnes throws a big right hand that misses.
Choi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barnes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Choi has his hands on Barnes's head, controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Choi.
Barnes throws a right hand that misses
enabling Choi to counter with a crisp jab.
Barnes throws a hook but Choi blocks it.
Choi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Barnes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Barnes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Choi misses with an uppercut. Barnes saw that one coming.
Barnes appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Barnes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Choi.
Choi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Barnes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Choi was well out of range. Poor timing from Barnes.
Barnes dodges the punch combination from Choi.
Barnes changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Barnes throws a leg kick
and Choi counters with a nice uppercut.
Choi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Choi misses with a body shot.
Barnes throws a right and a left that Choi avoids nicely.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Choi.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Barnes dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Some bone on bone action there as Choi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Choi throws a leg kick
and Barnes counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Barnes.
Alex Barnes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barnes throws a strike but Choi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Barnes trying to control the position.
Barnes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Choi is stalling in the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes trying to control the position.
Barnes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Choi manages to get himself to full guard.
Barnes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Choi can do to turn this around?
Barnes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Choi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barnes.
Choi wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Choi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Barnes manages to get himself to full guard.
Barnes wants to sweep here but Choi controlling him for the moment.
Choi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barnes trying to keep a closed guard but Choi is proving a slippery customer.
Barnes throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Barnes being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes wants to sweep here but Choi controlling him for the moment.
Choi seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Choi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Choi preventing the sweep.
Choi slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Barnes is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Choi stands up and waves to Barnes to follow him.
Alex Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Choi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Choi slips a jab from Barnes.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Choi.
Choi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Barnes throws an overhand right that lands on Choi's shoulder, as Choi tries to avoid the shot.
Choi throws a big shot that misses.
Barnes throws a solid leg kick but Choi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barnes.
Barnes throws a leg kick
letting Choi counter with a right hand.
Barnes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes clobbers Choi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hyun Jun Choi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Choi lands a leg kick that knocks Barnes off balance momentarily.
Choi feints a jab promting Barnes to slip. Choi then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Barnes slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barnes takes a jab right on the kisser.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Barnes, as that shot connected.
Barnes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Choi unleashes a big counter combination but Barnes bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hyun Jun Choi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barnes on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Choi just misses with a punch to the body.
Barnes changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Choi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Barnes looks to land a right hand but Choi moved out of range.
Barnes throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Choi to counter with a crisp jab.
Barnes is rocked!
Choi keeps Barnes at a distance using the push kick.
Barnes misses with a combination
and Choi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oh Barnes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Choi scores with a jab to the body.
Barnes throws a predictable looking body shot
and Choi 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 5:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hyun Jun Choi!
Hyun Jun Choi was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nasir Prince (ranked 2166 p4p, 2612 weight class) and Michael Bostic (ranked 226 p4p, 262 weight class). Prince kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Nas- N.Y. State of Mind. The crowd seem to be enjoying Bostic's choice of entrance music: Move. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nasir Prince!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Bostic!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bostic shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bostic is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Prince tries to kick Bostic off but Bostic keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bostic working the head and body with strikes.
Bostic working Prince over with strikes.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Prince tries to kick Bostic off but Bostic keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bostic is looking to take a break and control but Prince is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bostic wants to free his trapped foot but Prince is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bostic scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Prince knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bostic on the ground.
Prince taking some punishment here, with Bostic in his half guard.
Bostic working over Prince with some ground and pound. Prince looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Prince is trying to stand up here but Bostic is controlling him well.
Bostic is looking to stall here but Prince recovers full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bostic passes into half guard.
Bostic lands strikes from half guard.
Bostic working the head and body with strikes.
Prince looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bostic winds up and cracks Prince with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bostic working Prince over with strikes.
Bostic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Prince keeps working.
Bostic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bostic passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Prince!
Bostic lands a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bostic landing strikes, looking to finish!
Prince is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Bostic tries to control but Prince wriggling away.
Bostic lands a heavy elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bostic working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bostic breaks from Prince's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Prince in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bostic landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bostic working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The referee warns Prince that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Prince is rocked!
You get the feeling that Prince really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Oh Prince is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Prince seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bostic landing punches.
Bostic looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Prince taking shots to the head.
Bostic postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Prince looks a forlorn figure.
Bostic postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Prince in real trouble here! The ref calls for Prince to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Bostic!
Michael Bostic decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bofur Widenose (ranked 746 p4p, 721 weight class) and Vinicius Kicklighter (ranked 108 p4p, 104 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Vinicius Kicklighter enters the ring!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bofur Widenose!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vinicius Kicklighter!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kicklighter misses with a looping right.
Kicklighter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Widenose shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kicklighter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Widenose tries for a takedown but Kicklighter sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kicklighter misses with a kick to the body
and Widenose counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kicklighter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Widenose postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Widenose sitting in guard here, content to control.
Widenose lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kicklighter working a defensive guard here.
Kicklighter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kicklighter managing to control the position.
Kicklighter working a defensive guard here.
Widenose wants to control from the top but Kicklighter keeps moving.
Widenose has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Widenose landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kicklighter being controlled here, momentarily.
Kicklighter has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kicklighter keeping moving, preventing Widenose from controlling successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Widenose connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kicklighter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kicklighter pulls Widenose in close to prevent any damage.
Kicklighter trying to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A big right from Kicklighter misses.
Kicklighter throws a shot to the body.
Widenose looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice cross by Kicklighter.
Kicklighter with the inside leg kick.
Widenose is looking to clinch but Kicklighter is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Widenose shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kicklighter is refusing to be controlled, as Widenose sits in half guard.
Widenose trying to control from Kicklighter's half guard. Kicklighter has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Kicklighter wants to sweep here but Widenose controlling him for the moment.
Widenose trying to control but Kicklighter is working from the bottom.
Kicklighter trying to control the position.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Widenose throwing strikes from guard but Kicklighter blocks nicely.
Widenose postures up in Kicklighter's guard and throws a big left but Kicklighter blocks it.
Kicklighter seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kicklighter's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kicklighter looks to score with a jab to the body but Widenose is just out of range.
Widenose drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kicklighter sprawls and moves away.
Widenose looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bofur Widenose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kicklighter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Widenose appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kicklighter throws a low kick, looking for Widenose's leg but Widenose calmly moves out of range.
Widenose feinted with a counter takedown.
Kicklighter with a jab.
Kicklighter thows a leg kick but Widenose checks it
and Widenose counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kicklighter controls Widenose momentarily but Widenose frees himself.
Kicklighter looking for a sweep. Not yet Kicklighter, not yet.
Widenose works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kicklighter felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Kicklighter blocking the ground and pound attempt from Widenose.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kicklighter tries to get to full guard but Widenose has control of the leg.
Widenose not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Widenose wants to pass the guard but Kicklighter is defending well.
Widenose is thwarting Kicklighter's attempts to control the position.
Kicklighter is trying to get back to full guard.
That's eight 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.
Kicklighter has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Widenose is working away from the top position though.
Widenose drops an elbow to the side of Kicklighter's head.
Kicklighter is trying to control but can't.
Kicklighter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Widenose.
Kicklighter controlling the position for now.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Widenose fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kicklighter takes a swing at Widenose's ribcage but misses.
Widenose changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Widenose closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Kicklighter to counter with a crisp jab.
Widenose fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Widenose shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kicklighter but Kicklighter pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Widenose walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
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 Bofur Widenose will probably get the nod.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Widenose gets a takedown into half guard.
Kicklighter works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Widenose's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kicklighter looking for a sweep. Not yet Kicklighter, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Widenose trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kicklighter looking for a sweep. Not yet Kicklighter, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Widenose is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kicklighter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Widenose is looking to work some ground and pound but Kicklighter has wrist control.
Kicklighter controls Widenose momentarily but Widenose frees himself.
Widenose is fighting to break Kicklighter's control of his arms but Kicklighter is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Widenose wants to pass the guard but Kicklighter is keeping the position.
Widenose wants to control from the top but Kicklighter keeps moving.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Widenose walks into a left hand.
Widenose closes the distance and clinches.
Widenose has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kicklighter is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Widenose is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Kicklighter to keep the fight standing.
Kicklighter lands a body punch.
Widenose is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bofur Widenose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Widenose jumps guard but Kicklighter stands there with Widenose around his waist. Widenose gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kicklighter tries to work over Widenose's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Widenose wants to break free but Kicklighter has control.
Kicklighter lands a left hand.
Kicklighter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Widenose throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kicklighter's waist but Kicklighter gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Widenose off to one side.
Kicklighter has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Widenose uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kicklighter.
Widenose is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kicklighter sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A nice side step and Kicklighter releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kicklighter tries a low kick but Widenose avoids it.
Kicklighter takes a swing at Widenose's ribcage but misses.
Kicklighter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Widenose.
Kicklighter just misses with a punch to the body.
Widenose darts in looking for a takedown but Kicklighter gets double underhooks and turns Widenose into the ropes.
Kicklighter can't find room to land a body shot as Widenose controls the action.
Widenose blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Widenose tries for a takedown but Kicklighter manages to get underhooks.
Widenose tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kicklighter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Widenose on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kicklighter misses with a right hand
and Widenose counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Widenose.
Kicklighter is trying to control the position but Widenose postures up.
Kicklighter has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Widenose won't allow Kicklighter to sweep him here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kicklighter trying to keep a closed guard but Widenose is proving a slippery customer.
Kicklighter pulls Widenose in close to his closed guard and prevents Widenose from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kicklighter bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Widenose's guard.
Kicklighter postures up.
Kicklighter trying to control the position from guard on top but Widenose is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kicklighter's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Widenose keeping moving, preventing Kicklighter from controlling successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kicklighter slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kicklighter swings for the body but Widenose moves out of range.
Kicklighter misses with an uppercut
and Widenose counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Widenose.
Kicklighter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Widenose is one step ahead there.
Kicklighter wants to improve his position but instead Widenose has moved into half guard.
Bofur Widenose overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Widenose is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kicklighter doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Widenose.
Kicklighter trying to control from the bottom.
Kicklighter gets full guard.
Kicklighter is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Widenose throws a big right hand that misses.
Widenose in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Widenose stopping the sweep attempt from Kicklighter.
Kicklighter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Widenose might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kicklighter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kicklighter looking to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Kicklighter just misses with a punch to the body.
Kicklighter connects with a body shot.
Widenose tries for a takedown but Kicklighter circles away easily
letting Kicklighter counter with a right hand.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kicklighter scores with a kick to the body.
Widenose shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kicklighter defends it nicely.
Widenose blocks a jab.
Widenose changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Vinicius Kicklighter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kicklighter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Widenose attempts a counter takedown but Kicklighter avoids it well and moves away.
Kicklighter lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vinicius Kicklighter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Vinicius Kicklighter!
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Vinicius Kicklighter!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Vinicius Kicklighter!
Vinicius Kicklighter wins by unanimous decision!
Vinicius Kicklighter is the new middleweight champion!
Vinicius Kicklighter decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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