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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xenos Leventis (ranked 5392 p4p, 24034 weight class) and Umemoto Toshiko (ranked 568 p4p, 657 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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Good wrestling
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Xenos Leventis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Umemoto Toshiko!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Alyssa Summers and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toshiko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Leventis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Toshiko walks into a stiff left hand from Leventis.
 It looks like Umemoto Toshiko has been cut.
Leventis scores with a takedown into Toshiko's guard.
Leventis 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.
Leventis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Leventis 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.
Toshiko trying to strike off his back.
Toshiko 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leventis postures up and lands a big shot to Toshiko's brow.
Leventis controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Leventis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leventis stands up over Toshiko, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Leventis cracks Toshiko with a solid left hand.
Leventis lands a couple of elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Leventis's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
 Toshiko is rocked!
Leventis arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Toshiko's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Xenos Leventis!
After winning the bout, Xenos Leventis thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Roberto (ranked 3674 p4p, 23929 weight class) and Miroslav Nurmagomedov (ranked 354 p4p, 493 weight class). Roberto comes to the cage accompanied by Samba de Roda. Paulo Roberto could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Miroslav Nurmagomedov's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Paulo Roberto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miroslav Nurmagomedov!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Bruno Lombardi and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov throws a combination that misses
and Roberto counters with a crisp one two that drops Nurmagomedov! Roberto thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Nurmagomedov to his feet! Nurmagomedov is in big trouble!
Nurmagomedov is rocked!
A slow jab from Nurmagomedov misses its intended target.
Nurmagomedov is still on wobbly legs! Can Roberto finish him?
Nurmagomedov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Roberto sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nurmagomedov somewhat.
Roberto connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nurmagomedov throws a nice looking combination but Roberto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Roberto engages and cracks Nurmagomedov with a massive lead left hook - Nurmagomedov tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Roberto is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Paulo Roberto!
Paulo Roberto very nearly forgot to thank Barry Bonds Performance Enhancers $110 160q Rec&St amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
Miroslav Nurmagomedov was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm not the Russian number 432 for nothing'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Saxon Byrd (ranked 5566 p4p, 3815 weight class) and Tapio Virtainen (ranked 557 p4p, 452 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Saxon Byrd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tapio Virtainen!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Joseph Jones and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byrd clinches.
Byrd lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Byrd.
Byrd scores with a hook to the body.
Byrd pressing his opponent against the cage.
Virtainen manages to break the clinch.
Byrd gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Byrd missing with knees to the body.
Virtainen stalling.
Byrd lands a left hand.
Byrd lands with a light punch inside.
Byrd lands a left hand that snaps the head of Virtainen backwards.
Byrd scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Virtainen is working for takedown but Byrd is calmly controlling the position for now.
Byrd lands with a light punch inside.
Byrd lands a shot to the body.
Byrd lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Virtainen is rocked!
Byrd misses with the head strike.
Virtainen is still on wobbly legs! Can Byrd finish him?
Byrd tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Byrd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrd misses with some punches.
Byrd working aggressively here.
Byrd swings wildly with an uppercut but Virtainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Byrd misses with the head strike.
Byrd has a couple of punches blocked by Virtainen.
Byrd dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Virtainen blocking some punches.
Byrd swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Byrd swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Byrd misses with some punches.
Byrd throws a punch but it's blocked by Virtainen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Byrd.
Byrd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Virtainen.
Virtainen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Byrd misses with a hook from the clinch.
Byrd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Byrd misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Byrd fails to land.
Virtainen blocking some punches.
Byrd swings wildly with an uppercut but Virtainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Virtainen blocks an uppercut.
Byrd misses with a short punch on the inside.
Virtainen blocking some punches.
Byrd working aggressively here.
Byrd misses with the head strike.
Byrd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Byrd fails to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Virtainen blocking some punches.
Virtainen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Byrd misses with a hook from the clinch.
Virtainen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Byrd misses with a short punch on the inside.
Byrd working aggressively here.
Virtainen blocking some punches.
Virtainen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Byrd misses with a hook from the clinch.
Byrd throws a head punch that misses.
Byrd swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Virtainen seems to have recovered his senses.
Byrd lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Byrd doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Byrd lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Byrd.
Byrd with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Virtainen tries to score a body lock takedown but Byrd shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Byrd lands a body shot.
Virtainen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Byrd walks away with a smile on his face. Virtainen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Saxon Byrd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tapio Virtainen.
Byrd gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Virtainen.
Saxon Byrd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Byrd ducks under a wild hook from Virtainen.
Byrd closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Byrd dips a shoulder and cracks Virtainen with a mighty uppercut! Virtainen falls back against the cage and Byrd unloads with a barrage of strikes! Virtainen is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Byrd screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Saxon Byrd!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aslanbek Akhtankhanov (ranked 5387 p4p, 2296 weight class) and Dill Nickle (ranked 433 p4p, 238 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aslanbek Akhtankhanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dill Nickle!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Russell Pearce and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akhtankhanov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nickle.
Nickle walks into a stiff left hand from Akhtankhanov.
Nickle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Akhtankhanov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Akhtankhanov scores with a shot to the body.
We've been informed that Nickle 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.
Nickle staying out of range there.
Akhtankhanov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Akhtankhanov lands with a nice body punch.
Akhtankhanov misses with a looping left.
Akhtankhanov swings for the body but Nickle moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Nickle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Akhtankhanov looks to throw the jab but Nickle is out of range.
Akhtankhanov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nickle.
Akhtankhanov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nickle.
Akhtankhanov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Akhtankhanov throws out a powerful jab.
Akhtankhanov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akhtankhanov lands a nice hook to Nickle's body. Nickle takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Akhtankhanov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nickle.
Nickle shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Akhtankhanov is trying to defend but Nickle finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Nickle working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akhtankhanov is trying to stand back up but Nickle is controlling him
Nickle drops an elbow to the side of Akhtankhanov's head.
Akhtankhanov is trying to stand.
Akhtankhanov trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Nickle thows a huge punch but Akhtankhanov dodges it nicely.
Akhtankhanov is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Torcida MMA, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Nickle is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nickle is nestled in close to Akhtankhanov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nickle scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nickle throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nickle prevents Akhtankhanov from standing back up.
Nickle scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Akhtankhanov looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickle lands with a punch from half guard.
Nickle is looking for a kimura but Akhtankhanov is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Nickle to get the leverage.
Nickle scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nickle working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nickle thows a huge punch but Akhtankhanov dodges it nicely.
Akhtankhanov is looking to escape.
Nickle thows a huge punch but Akhtankhanov dodges it nicely.
Nickle prevents Akhtankhanov from standing back up.
Nickle thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Akhtankhanov's head.
Akhtankhanov is looking to escape.
Nickle throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nickle slips a nice elbow through Akhtankhanov's hands, connecting with Akhtankhanov's forehead.
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!
Nickle looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Akhtankhanov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nickle missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Akhtankhanov wants to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dill Nickle dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nickle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nickle misses the jab.
Nickle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akhtankhanov moves away.
Akhtankhanov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nickle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nickle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Akhtankhanov moves away from the strike by Nickle.
Akhtankhanov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nickle was well out of range. Poor timing from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nickle misses the shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Akhtankhanov.
Aslanbek Akhtankhanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akhtankhanov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nickle.
Akhtankhanov appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Akhtankhanov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Akhtankhanov throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akhtankhanov defending well as Nickle loads up on a big left hand.
Akhtankhanov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nickle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Akhtankhanov scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Akhtankhanov lands a body shot.
Nice sprawl there from Akhtankhanov as Nickle shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akhtankhanov lands with a shot to the body.
Nickle takes a jab right on the kisser.
Akhtankhanov scores with a jab. Nickle acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Good leg kick by Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Akhtankhanov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Akhtankhanov.
Aslanbek Akhtankhanov is winning the standup battle so far.
Nickle takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nickle looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Akhtankhanov!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nickle scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Akhtankhanov to see if he's OK.
Akhtankhanov is trying to buck Nickle off.
Nickle is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Akhtankhanov knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Akhtankhanov is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickle is chipping away with strikes.
Nickle throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Nickle working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Nickle is chipping away with strikes.
Akhtankhanov is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Nickle asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Nickle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Akhtankhanov explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Akhtankhanov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nickle lands a right hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aslanbek Akhtankhanov 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!
Nickle throws a body shot but no joy.
Akhtankhanov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nickle scores with a sloppy right hand. Akhtankhanov should have avoided that one.
Nickle shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice shot by Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov connects with a looping right hand.
Nickle ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Akhtankhanov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Akhtankhanov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nickle.
Akhtankhanov scoring well with a low kick there.
Akhtankhanov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nickle.
Akhtankhanov connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nickle's hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nickle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Akhtankhanov misses with a body shot.
Akhtankhanov connects with a leg kick.
Akhtankhanov with a nice calf kick.
Nickle rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Akhtankhanov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A slapping leg kick lands for Akhtankhanov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Nickle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nickle has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Akhtankhanov finds it's way round the side to connect with Nickle's head.
Akhtankhanov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nickle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Akhtankhanov moves out of range of the strikes.
Akhtankhanov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Akhtankhanov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nickle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akhtankhanov was well out of range. Poor timing from Nickle.
Akhtankhanov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Akhtankhanov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nickle. That did some damage!
Akhtankhanov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nickle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nickle walks into a straight right hand from Akhtankhanov.
Nickle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nickle takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nickle on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Akhtankhanov lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akhtankhanov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Akhtankhanov throws a leg kick but Nickle sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nickle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akhtankhanov moves away.
Nickle looks to land a left hand but Akhtankhanov moved out of range nicely.
Nickle looks to score with a jab to the body but Akhtankhanov is just out of range.
Nickle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nickle throws a lazy right hand but Akhtankhanov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Akhtankhanov appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nickle takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nickle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Akhtankhanov. Akhtankhanov obviously looking to wear him down.
Nickle misses with a straight right.
Nickle bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Akhtankhanov's head backwards.
Nickle fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Akhtankhanov manages to avoid it.
Akhtankhanov jabs at Nickle's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Akhtankhanov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Aslanbek Akhtankhanov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nickle misses with an uppercut. Akhtankhanov saw that one coming.
Nickle looks to land a right hand but Akhtankhanov moved out of range.
Nickle has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nickle there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nickle shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aslanbek Akhtankhanov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Akhtankhanov 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aslanbek Akhtankhanov!
Aslanbek Akhtankhanov bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Eagle (ranked 3587 p4p, 2555 weight class) and Gustavo Oliveira (ranked 437 p4p, 334 weight class). Eagle's entrance music is Pay money To my Pain - Weight of my pride. A fine choice. The key to victory for David Eagle has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Eagle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gustavo Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Chad Campbell and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Oliveira 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Oliveira uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Eagle.
Oliveira slips under a jab.
Eagle misses the jab.
Oliveira scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Eagle moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Eagle wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Eagle looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Eagle is trying to keep Oliveira in close.
Oliveira works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Eagle wants to control but Oliveira is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Oliveira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Eagle keeps working.
Oliveira throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Eagle is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Gonzasco Hydropathy, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Eagle tries to get to full guard but Oliveira has control of the leg.
Eagle wants to control the action here but instead Oliveira manages to pass to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eagle is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Oliveira lands a couple of good shots and Eagle has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Eagle breaks Oliveira's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Oliveira looking to control.
Oliveira is looking for a triangle but Eagle pushes his legs off easily.
Eagle has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Oliveira keeping moving, preventing Eagle from controlling successfully.
Eagle sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Oliveira doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Eagle paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Oliveira - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Gustavo Oliveira!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Napoleon Booker (ranked 2337 p4p, 3362 weight class) and Fedor Johnson (ranked 299 p4p, 411 weight class). Booker's entrance music is Animal-Maroon 5. A fine choice. This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Napoleon Booker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fedor Johnson!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Alyssa Summers and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Booker moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Booker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Booker wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnson needs to keep his hands up - Booker had a free shot at his head there.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Booker is just out of range.
Johnson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Johnson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Booker. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Booker.
Booker throws a predictable looking body shot
and Johnson counters with a two punch combo.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Booker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Johnson.
Booker misses with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Booker circles away quickly and effectively.
A little feinted left hand from Booker on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Booker.
Booker looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Johnson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Booker counters with a stiff right hand.
Booker throws a hook to the side of Johnson's head but Johnson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Booker slips under a jab from Johnson.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Johnson misses with a body punch
and Booker counters with a straight right hand.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Johnson's corner calls for a 1-2. Johnson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Booker.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Booker avoids them all with ease.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Booker paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Booker throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnson counters with a straight right hand.
 Booker is rocked!
Booker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Booker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Booker is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson lands a jab.
Oh Booker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Booker slips under a jab.
Booker misses with a wild combination.
Johnson lands with a right and another and another! Booker is in big trouble! Johnson lands again and this time it's lights out for Booker! A quality knockout there for Johnson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Fedor Johnson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lasha Abashidze (ranked 2640 p4p, 1907 weight class) and Guy Ouellette (ranked 329 p4p, 244 weight class). Guy Ouellette will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lasha Abashidze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Guy Ouellette!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Columbo Gatti and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abashidze misses with a body shot.
Abashidze slips under a jab from Ouellette.
Abashidze punishes Ouellette's body with a nice straight punch.
Ouellette gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Abashidze to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Abashidze makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ouellette looking for a sweep. Not yet Ouellette, not yet.
Abashidze scoring with punches to the head and body.
Abashidze is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abashidze is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ouellette looking to hit a scissor sweep but Abashidze is one step ahead there.
Abashidze scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Abashidze content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abashidze trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Abashidze makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Abashidze landing with the ground and pound.
Abashidze with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Abashidze content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Abashidze is pushing down on Ouellette's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ouellette is fighting to maintain full guard but Abashidze has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ouellette looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
We've been hearing that Abashidze has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Abashidze controlling the action here.
Abashidze seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Abashidze takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abashidze working over Ouellette with some ground and pound. Ouellette looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Still in half guard, Abashidze seems content to control.
Abashidze slips a nice elbow through Ouellette's hands, connecting with Ouellette's forehead.
Abashidze lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Abashidze scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ouellette is rocked!
Abashidze lands with a punch from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abashidze winds up and cracks Ouellette with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ouellette is still in real trouble! Can Abashidze finish him?
Abashidze scores with a big shot! Ouellette's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Ouellette! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lasha Abashidze!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Attilio De Fiore (ranked 2025 p4p, 1984 weight class) and Jose Luciano (ranked 296 p4p, 291 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Attilio De Fiore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jose Luciano!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Bruno Lombardi and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Fiore checks a leg kick.
De Fiore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Fiore punishes Luciano's body with a nice straight punch.
We've been told by De Fiore's head coaches at Alfred Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Luciano closes the distance and pushes De Fiore back into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from De Fiore fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Luciano.
Luciano tries to break the clinch but De Fiore is controlling the position.
Luciano doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Fiore working aggressively here.
A short right from Luciano.
De Fiore throws a head punch that misses.
Luciano blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Luciano scores with a nice hook to the head.
De Fiore lands with a left to the head.
Luciano can't find room to land a body shot as De Fiore controls the action.
De Fiore misses with some punches.
Luciano is trying to break free.
Luciano throws a knee to the head but misses.
De Fiore scores with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Fiore prevents Luciano from breaking the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from De Fiore.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano lands a right hand.
De Fiore tries a body shot but Luciano blocks it.
Luciano pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That kick from Luciano tenderised De Fiore's leg. De Fiore is trying to keep his angry face on.
Luciano connects with an inside leg kick.
Luciano slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
De Fiore just misses with a punch to the body.
De Fiore steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Luciano.
Luciano misses with a hook.
De Fiore is looking to counter punch.
De Fiore checks a leg kick.
It looked like De Fiore wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
De Fiore feints a jab promting Luciano to slip. De Fiore then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Luciano slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Jose Luciano has been cut.
Luciano tries to score with a low kick but De Fiore moves his leg out of the way.
A looping hook to the body misses from De Fiore. Luciano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Luciano slips under a jab.
Luciano takes one to the chin there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A big left from Luciano misses.
Luciano throws a nice inside leg kick.
De Fiore misses with an uppercut. Luciano saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Fiore checks a leg kick.
De Fiore has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Luciano.
Luciano throws a low kick, looking for De Fiore's leg but De Fiore calmly moves out of range.
De Fiore cracks Luciano with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. De Fiore has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Luciano to stand back up!
Luciano is rocked!
Luciano throws a low kick but De Fiore avoids it.
Luciano is still on wobbly legs! Can De Fiore finish him?
Crack! De Fiore connects with the perfect overhand right and Luciano falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for De Fiore!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Attilio De Fiore!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between LaTroy Johnson (ranked 1169 p4p, 908 weight class) and Raykuza Maui (ranked 32 p4p, 25 weight class). Raykuza Maui has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with LaTroy Johnson's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, LaTroy Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Raykuza Maui!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Reed Andrews and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maui throws a right hand that misses
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
It looks like Raykuza Maui has been cut.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Maui counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
 It looks like LaTroy Johnson has been cut.
Maui scores with a hook.
Maui throws a poor cross that misses
and Johnson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
LaTroy Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maui dips to his left and cracks Johnson with an uppercut!
Maui just misses with a punch to the body.
Maui misses with a right hand
and Maui takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maui has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Maui misses with a jab to the body
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Maui takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maui pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson throws a head kick but Maui moves out of range.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Maui slips the punch.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Johnson and Maui goes tumbling to the canvas! Johnson follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Maui is trying to stand up here but Johnson is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Maui wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two 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.
Johnson gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Maui throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maui now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Maui avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Maui looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A slapping body kick lands there for Johnson.
Maui looks winded!
A solid leg kick lands there for Johnson.
Johnson lands a really nice looking cross but Maui seems unphased.
That has opened up Raykuza Maui's cut even more.
Maui slips under a jab.
Maui fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Maui is just out of range.
Johnson has closed the distance and engaged Maui in a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
LaTroy Johnson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Maui ducks straight into an uppercut from Johnson and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Maui manages to regain guard straight away.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johnson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maui can do to turn this around?
Maui is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Johnson is controlling him.
Maui scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Johnson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Maui under the eye.
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!
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Maui slips the punch.
Maui looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Maui ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Johnson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Johnson misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maui misses with an uppercut. Johnson saw that one coming.
A shot to the liver by Maui. Beautiful body shot.
Maui sends Johnson crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Maui is motioning to the referee to let Johnson up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Johnson is rocked!
Maui swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Johnson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A jab from Maui misses.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Maui.
Maui lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maui takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maui sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looks like Johnson has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a jab to the head.
Maui throws a body shot but no joy.
Maui feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Johnson sprawling to the canvas! Johnson rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Maui finish him?!
Johnson takes a swing at Maui's ribcage but misses.
Johnson swings for the body but Maui moves out of range.
Maui throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson forces Maui back against the cage and clinches.
Maui drops Johnson onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Johnson is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Maui misses with some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maui fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maui tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maui lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Johnson is struggling to control the position.
Stalling in the clinch from Maui.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raykuza Maui showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
A shot to the body from Maui misses
and Johnson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Maui misses with an uppercut
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Johnson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by Maui.
Johnson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Johnson! Maui is out on his feet! Johnson rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Maui is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Maui is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). LaTroy Johnson!
A less than humble LaTroy Johnson misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
Raykuza Maui spoke after the fight, saying 'There's a reason this guy is undefeated. He's the best. '.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johan Joestar (ranked 673 p4p, 1204 weight class) and Terry Badmean (ranked 6 p4p, 35 weight class). Joestar comes into the arena with Coda - Bloody Stream blaring out of the sound system. Badmean is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Are You Gonna Be My Girl. 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johan Joestar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Terry Badmean!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joestar throws a right hand that misses
and Joestar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Johan Joestar has been cut.
Badmean moves out of range as Joestar strikes.
Joestar lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Terry Badmean has been cut.
Joestar lands a nice leg kick that just misses Badmean's sensitive parts.
Joestar lands a jab to the head.
Joestar throws out a loose jab but Badmean uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Joestar misses the target.
Badmean slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Joestar misses its intended target.
Joestar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Joestar throws a jab when Badmean was well out of range.
Joestar misses with a looping right.
Badmean ducks under a wild hook from Joestar.
A little jabbing left from Badmean on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Badmean misses with a takedown attempt - Joestar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good shot there by Joestar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joestar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Badmean is able to avoid easily.
Joestar looks to land a right hand but Badmean moved out of range.
A nice side step and Badmean releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Johan Joestar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Badmean showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Joestar.
Joestar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Joestar misses the jab.
Johan Joestar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Badmean moves away from the strike by Joestar.
A nice leg kick lands there from Joestar.
Badmean rushes Joestar and presses him up against the cage.
Joestar is trying to push Badmean away but Badmean has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short body shot lands from Badmean as the two fighters clinch.
Badmean fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Joestar lands a hook that snaps the head of Badmean backwards.
Joestar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Joestar manages to break the clinch.
Badmean looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Joestar is fending him off so far but Badmean persists. Nope, Joestar circles away and we're back to standing.
A little feinted left hand from Joestar on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Johan Joestar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terry Badmean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joestar swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Badmean counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Badmean has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Joestar finds it's way round the side to connect with Badmean's head.
Joestar connects with an inside leg kick.
Joestar throws a poor cross that misses
and Badmean connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Joestar misses with a right hand
and Badmean connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Badmean looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Joestar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Badmean tries to clinch up
and Joestar counters with a leg kick.
Joestar connects with a single shot there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Badmean.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice uppercut lands for Joestar. That snapped Badmean's head back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johan Joestar dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Joestar stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Joestar wants it to stay on the feet.
A combination from Joestar does no damage.
Joestar gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Badmean counters with an inside leg kick.
Joestar looks to land a body kick but Badmean moved away.
Joestar looks to throw the jab but Badmean is out of range.
Joestar takes a swing at Badmean's ribcage but misses.
Johan Joestar is winning the standup battle so far.
Joestar throws a push kick but Badmean slaps the foot to one side.
Joestar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Joestar avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badmean tries to clinch there but Joestar circles away.
Badmean fails in his attempt to clinch.
Joestar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Joestar throws a hook but Badmean blocks it.
Joestar tries to land a front kick but Badmean steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Badmean steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Joestar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joestar throws a leg kick that misses.
Joestar lands a head shot.
That has opened up Terry Badmean's cut even more.
Joestar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Badmean can do to turn this around?
Joestar fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Badmean checks it well.
Badmean looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Badmean looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Joestar throws a looping overhand right but Badmean ducks down to avoid it.
Joestar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Badmean manages to avoid it.
Badmean counters with a body kick.
Joestar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Badmean tries to counter by closing the distance.
Joestar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Badmean is able to avoid easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Badmean jumps into guard, dragging Joestar to the mat.
Joestar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Badmean pulls Joestar in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joestar wants to stand but Badmean is controlling his posture from full guard.
Joestar trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johan Joestar dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Joestar misses with a hook.
Badmean appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Badmean uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joestar.
Joestar misses with a right hand
and Joestar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Joestar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Joestar throws a big shot that misses.
Joestar with a hook.
Joestar connects with a crisp jab.
Joestar misses with a double jab
and Badmean counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Badmean misses with a takedown attempt - Joestar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joestar cracks Badmean with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Joestar misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badmean steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Joestar.
Badmean pushes Joestar up against the cage in a clinch.
Johan Joestar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A frustrated look appears on Joestar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Joestar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown attempt by Badmean or perhaps it was just good defense by Joestar, which made it look bad.
Badmean closes the distance and pushes Joestar back into the cage.
Terry Badmean has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joestar breaks from the clinch.
Badmean tries to clinch there but Joestar circles away.
Joestar half committed to a counter leg kick.
Badmean fails in his attempt to clinch.
Badmean fails with the takedown.
Johan Joestar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terry Badmean.
Joestar throws a big shot that misses.
Badmean looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joestar throws a right and a left that Badmean avoids nicely.
Badmean tries to clinch there but Joestar circles away.
Badmean bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Joestar throws a big shot that misses.
Badmean with the counter takedown but Joestar avoids it easily.
Joestar thuds his right hand into Badmean's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Badmean wants to clinch.
Joestar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Badmean walks into a stiff left hand from Joestar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Badmean shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Joestar defends it nicely.
Joestar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johan Joestar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Joestar, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johan Joestar!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Johan Joestar waved his t-shirt featuring Warrior Fight Store's logo in front of the cameras.
Terry Badmean was interviewed post fight and said 'Hey I'm not as mean as my name suggests. Congrats on your win champ, I think I'll stick to writing event previews!'.
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