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OFK 135- Asai Vs Sripituksakul PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emmanuel Martinez (ranked 4864 p4p, 5655 weight class) and Herb Walter (ranked 96 p4p, 104 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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134
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BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent |
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Emmanuel Martinez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Herb Walter!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Martinez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martinez has Walter up against the cage in a clinch.
Martinez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martinez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Walter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Martinez has him pressed against the cage.
Martinez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Martinez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Walter lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Martinez at a distance.
We've been informed that Walter 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.
Walter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice takedown defense from Walter. No joy for Martinez on that attempt.
Martinez lands a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Walter there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emmanuel Martinez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walter lands a slapping body shot.
Walter's corner calls for a 1-2. Walter obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Walter throws a jab but it's blocked by Martinez.
Walter stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Martinez avoids the body shot from Walter.
Martinez shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Walter is trying to defend but Martinez finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Martinez is breathing heavily.
Martinez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walter tries to roll over but Martinez keeps him under control.
Martinez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Martinez throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Walter to regain full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martinez stops Walter from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martinez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Walter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Martinez throwing strikes but missing.
Walter tries to land a sweep but no joy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Martinez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Martinez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Walter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Martinez throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Walter scores with a jab. Martinez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Herb Walter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walter fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Walter throws a good cross that connects.
Walter connects with a body shot.
Walter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Walter scores with a jab to the head.
Walter blocks a jab.
Walter lands with a good body shot.
Martinez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Walter looks to score with a jab to the body but Martinez is just out of range.
Walter lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Walter thuds his right hand into Martinez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Martinez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab by Walter.
Walter throws a head kick that Martinez semi-blocks.
Martinez takes one on the button.
Martinez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Herb Walter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinez slips a jab from Walter.
Walter swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Martinez.
Martinez fails with a takedown attempt.
Walter doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Walter scores with a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Herb Walter dominated that 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.
Walter throws a body shot but no joy.
Walter bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Martinez's head backwards.
A combination from Walter does no damage.
Walter lands a jab.
Herb Walter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Martinez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Martinez showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Martinez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Martinez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Walter with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Martinez thows a huge punch but Walter dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez working over Walter with some ground and pound. Walter looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Martinez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Martinez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Walter's head.
Martinez thows a huge punch but Walter dodges it nicely.
Emmanuel Martinez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Walter keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Walter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Walter blocking the ground and pound attempt from Martinez.
Walter wants to get back to his feet.
Martinez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Walter keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Martinez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Martinez looks to land a strike but Walter avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Martinez postures up in Walter's guard and throws a big left but Walter blocks it.
Martinez throwing strikes from guard but Walter blocks nicely.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Martinez needs to keep his hands up - Walter had a free shot at his head there.
Nice cross by Walter.
Martinez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Martinez gets the takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martinez postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Martinez throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walter tries to buck Martinez off but Martinez is having none of it.
Walter is trying to control Martinez's posture but Martinez avoids it.
Martinez working the strikes but Walter uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Martinez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Martinez 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.
Walter trying to control but Martinez postures up.
Martinez throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Martinez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Martinez scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four 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.
Walter looks like he's trying to stand up.
Martinez throwing shots but Walter is blocking nicely.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Martinez thows a huge punch but Walter dodges it nicely.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Martinez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Walter.
Walter scores with a jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martinez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Walter darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Walter digs a good body shot into Martinez's ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Herb Walter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Walter misses with a body shot.
Martinez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Walter throws a jab but it's blocked by Martinez.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Walter sprawls well. Walter wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Martinez gets slowly back to his feet.
Martinez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Martinez there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez needs to keep his hands up - Walter had a free shot at his head there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A cross from Walter lands.
Nice uppercut there from Walter.
Walter plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
 Martinez is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Walter connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Martinez scrambles back to his feet.
Oh Martinez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Walter connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Martinez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
BOOM! Walter lands a beautiful left hook that drops Martinez. Martinez tries to recover but Walter is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Martinez lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Herb Walter!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bertel Haardt (ranked 2662 p4p, 5829 weight class) and Bertrand Wade (ranked 343 p4p, 581 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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266
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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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 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bertel Haardt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bertrand Wade!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Steve Erwin and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haardt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A solid body kick from Haardt.
Haardt keeps the fight on the outside.
Wade fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Haardt, pushing him back against the cage.
Haardt digs a right hand underneath Wade's ribcage. Wade let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wade manages to break the clinch.
Haardt scores with a jab to the body.
Wade looks winded!
Haardt scores with a body shot.
Haardt gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wade misses with a body punch.
Haardt is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Haardt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A solid leg kick lands there for Haardt.
Haardt has Wade up against the cage in a clinch.
Haardt unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haardt lands with a right to the head.
Wade taking a breather.
Haardt just leaning against Wade, taking a breather.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Haardt.
Haardt scores a nice knee to the body.
Haardt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oooooh!!! Haardt has knocked Wade down with a huge combo! Haardt steps away and waves a wobbly Wade back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 It looks like Bertrand Wade has been cut.
Haardt lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Wade crumples to the floor! Haardt milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bertel Haardt!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Bertel Haardt made sure he mentioned Altitude Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gaia Ky Jr (ranked 2115 p4p, 3054 weight class) and Great Tiger (ranked 125 p4p, 188 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Counter fighter
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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 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gaia Ky Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Great Tiger!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Darius Henderson and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ky Jr swinging wildly here.
Tiger shoots in and gets a takedown into Ky Jr's guard.
Ky Jr has control of Tiger's left arm, preventing Tiger from doing any damage.
Tiger throws a big elbow that misses.
Ky Jr has control of Tiger's left arm, preventing Tiger from doing any damage.
Tiger in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ky Jr wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Tiger scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ky Jr looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Tiger postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ky Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tiger missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ky Jr wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ky Jr is working an open guard so Tiger takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Tiger changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ky Jr looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ky Jr is looking for a sweep.
Tiger scoring with punches from side control.
Ky Jr is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Tiger lands a decent elbow from side control.
Ky Jr tries to buck Tiger off but Tiger is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiger tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tiger has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Tiger working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ky Jr is looking for a sweep.
Ky Jr manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ky Jr is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ky Jr wants to pass the guard but Tiger is defending well.
Tiger wants to control but Ky Jr is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ky Jr connects with a nice short shot to Tiger's temple.
Tiger 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ky Jr wants to pass to mount but Tiger is defending the position.
Ky Jr really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Well, if Ky Jr is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Ky Jr is stalling here. Tiger is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Ky Jr seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Tiger has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Tiger tries for a kimura but Ky Jr is defending well.
Ky Jr manages to work his way to half guard, despite Tiger's best efforts.
Ky Jr regains full guard. Nicely done.
Tiger postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tiger is fighting to break Ky Jr's control of his arms but Ky Jr is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ky Jr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tiger postures up in Ky Jr's guard and throws a big left but Ky Jr blocks it.
Ky Jr wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Tiger is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ky Jr seems keen to control Tiger's posture.
Tiger is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Tiger throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tiger being controlled here momentarily.
Ky Jr is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Great Tiger dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tiger fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ky Jr swings for the body but Tiger moves out of range.
Tiger tries for a takedown but Ky Jr sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ky Jr closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tiger quickly recovers to half guard.
Tiger trying to control here.
Ky Jr is trying to control. Tiger wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ky Jr working over Tiger with some ground and pound. Tiger looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ky Jr controlling the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ky Jr wants to take a breather but Tiger is having none of it.
Ky Jr throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Tiger to regain full guard.
Tiger working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ky Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Tiger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ky Jr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ky Jr postures up.
Tiger working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ky Jr.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ky Jr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ky Jr showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Tiger working a defensive guard here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ky Jr controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Tiger shoots in for a takedown but Ky Jr shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gaia Ky Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Great Tiger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ky Jr throws a push kick but Tiger slaps the foot to one side.
Tiger dives in for a single leg takedown but Ky Jr sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tiger fails to land the takedown.
Tiger shoots in but Ky Jr avoids the takedown attempt easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tiger.
Great Tiger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiger is breathing heavily.
Ky Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tiger darts in looking for a takedown but Ky Jr gets double underhooks and turns Tiger into the cage.
Ky Jr feinted with a counter takedown.
Ky Jr shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Tiger manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ky Jr's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ky Jr throws an elbow that misses. Tiger uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ky Jr's guard. Nice move by Tiger!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger drops back looking for a leg! Ky Jr is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ky Jr manages to kick Tiger off! Tiger jumps back into Ky Jr's guard.
Ky Jr trying to control the position here.
Ky Jr looking for a sweep. Not yet Ky Jr, not yet.
Ky Jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ky Jr is adopting a defensive guard.
Tiger loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tiger throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ky Jr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ky Jr seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Ky Jr lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ky Jr scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ky Jr passes into half guard.
Ky Jr frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ky Jr fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ky Jr cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Tiger tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ky Jr landing strikes from the mount and Tiger is in trouble!
Ky Jr avoids the attempt from Tiger to control.
Ky Jr landing strikes from the mount and Tiger is in trouble!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gaia Ky Jr dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ky Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tiger shoots for a double leg takedown but Ky Jr sprawls well. He's pushed Tiger's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tiger has closed the distance and engaged Ky Jr in a clinch.
Tiger is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ky Jr pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tiger changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ky Jr fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gaia Ky Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Great Tiger.
Tiger blocks a head kick by Ky Jr.
Ky Jr drives through with a takedown into Tiger's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Ky Jr working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ky Jr sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ky Jr content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiger trying to control the position here.
Ky Jr postures up in Tiger's guard and throws a big left but Tiger blocks it.
Ky Jr has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger has momentary wrist control but Ky Jr slips an elbow through the middle.
Ky Jr makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ky Jr is working Tiger over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ky Jr trying to control but Tiger is working from the bottom.
Ky Jr throws a big right hand that misses.
Tiger keeping moving, preventing Ky Jr from controlling successfully.
Tiger pulls Ky Jr in close to prevent any damage.
Ky Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Tiger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ky Jr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tiger works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ky Jr is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ky Jr wants to control from the top but Tiger keeps moving.
Tiger seems keen to control Ky Jr's posture.
Ky Jr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ky Jr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Tiger fails with a takedown attempt.
Tiger scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger wants to clinch.
Ky Jr appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ky Jr shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Tiger is trying to defend but Ky Jr finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Tiger manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Ky Jr keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Tiger has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ky Jr after a bit of a struggle.
Ky Jr drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ky Jr is pressed up against the cage. Tiger has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ky Jr down to the mat. Ky Jr avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ky Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Tiger moves out of range easily.
Gaia Ky Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ky Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tiger.
Ky Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Tiger moves out of range easily.
Ky Jr feints and as Tiger raises his hands in defense, Ky Jr changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ky Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tiger can do to turn this around?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ky Jr trying to control but Tiger is working from the bottom.
Tiger working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ky Jr.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ky Jr lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ky Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Tiger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ky Jr is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gaia Ky Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ky Jr has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gaia Ky Jr!
Gaia Ky Jr took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Nothing Beats Celebrating My 43rd Birthday 4 Days Ago With A Victory'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Muggy Mugshot (ranked 2226 p4p, 2304 weight class) and Charlie Hall (ranked 287 p4p, 298 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Muggy Mugshot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Hall!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Ben Hemmingworth and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mugshot manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Mugshot knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hall on the ground.
Hall is working Mugshot over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
 It looks like Muggy Mugshot has been cut.
Hall lands a couple of elbows.
Hall has gone for a leg lock! Mugshot slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hall's guard.
Hall is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hall looking for a triangle here. Mugshot is fighting it but it looks tight! Hall pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Mugshot is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Charlie Hall!
A relieved looking Charlie Hall thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arlo Rochester (ranked 2146 p4p, 2300 weight class) and Jimmy Knapp (ranked 278 p4p, 291 weight class). Rochester's entrance music is Tech N9ne- Dysfunctional. A fine choice. Jimmy Knapp has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Arlo Rochester's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arlo Rochester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Knapp!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knapp with the inside leg kick.
Knapp throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rochester was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rochester takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Good leg kick by Knapp.
Rochester has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Knapp.
Rochester has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Defiant in the buildup to the fight.
Rochester takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Arlo Rochester has been cut.
Rochester steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knapp.
Jimmy Knapp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rochester throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knapp throws a head kick that misses.
Rochester attempts a counter takedown but Knapp avoids it well and moves away.
Rochester lands with a hook. Knapp tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Jimmy Knapp has been cut.
Knapp swings widly with a right hand
and Rochester counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knapp lands with a nice body kick.
Knapp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rochester.
Knapp staying out of range there.
Knapp throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rochester sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knapp moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rochester throws a series of punches but Knapp avoids them all with ease.
A nice leg kick from Knapp, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knapp slips a straight right by Rochester.
Knapp throws a hook but Rochester avoids it easily.
It looked like Rochester wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A low kick from Knapp is predictable there
and Rochester counters with a nice body kick.
Knapp throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rochester.
A head kick misses from Knapp.
Knapp throws a poor cross that misses
and Rochester counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good exchange - Knapp coming out on top.
Knapp lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rochester takes one on the button.
Rochester is rocked!
Rochester steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Knapp.
An attempted straight right counter from Rochester misses the target.
Oh Rochester is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rochester throws a big shot that misses.
Rochester connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Knapp momentarily.
Rochester seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knapp misses with a leg kick
letting Rochester counter with a right hand.
Knapp cracks Rochester with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Rochester looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Knapp finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Knapp slams his shin into Rochester's torso.
Rochester gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jimmy Knapp!
A very excited looking Jimmy Knapp made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yayi Zinsou (ranked 2506 p4p, 1447 weight class) and Oscar Meyer (ranked 321 p4p, 193 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 29 - 41 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yayi Zinsou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscar Meyer!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Summer Carpenter and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meyer shoots in but Zinsou avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Zinsou shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Meyer but Meyer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Zinsou scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Meyer has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Zinsou is on him like a limpet, forcing Meyer back against the cage.
Meyer gets underhooks to prevent Zinsou's takedown attempt.
A frustrated look appears on Zinsou's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Zinsou jumps guard but Meyer turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yayi Zinsou. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zinsou fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Meyer is working Zinsou over against the cage.
Meyer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zinsou.
Nice body punch from Meyer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meyer drags the fight down to the ground.
Zinsou throws a big right hand that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Zinsou's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zinsou throwing strikes from guard but Meyer blocks nicely.
Zinsou won't allow Meyer to sweep him here.
Zinsou trying to control the position from guard on top but Meyer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Meyer is trying to control the position but Zinsou postures up.
Zinsou missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zinsou landing some decent shots from guard.
Zinsou looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Meyer is trying to control the position but Zinsou postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zinsou controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Zinsou content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Zinsou looking to sit in guard and control but Meyer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Zinsou keeping moving, preventing Meyer from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Meyer stopping the sweep attempt from Zinsou.
Zinsou wants to stand and escape but Meyer is having none of it.
Meyer stopping the sweep attempt from Zinsou.
Meyer wants to control from the top but Zinsou keeps moving.
Zinsou 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.
Meyer scoring with some ground and pound.
Zinsou looking for a sweep. Not yet Zinsou, not yet.
Zinsou wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Zinsou is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Meyer is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Zinsou 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.
Meyer trying to control the position from guard on top but Zinsou is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zinsou tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Zinsou looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Meyer puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Meyer seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Zinsou does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Zinsou moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Zinsou wants to sweep but no luck.
Zinsou is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Meyer trying to control but Zinsou is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zinsou is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Zinsou wants to control but Meyer is keeping him busy.
Meyer has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Zinsou working Meyer over with strikes.
Zinsou is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Zinsou there.
Zinsou not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zinsou 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.
Meyer tries to get to full guard but Zinsou has control of the leg.
Zinsou wants to lay and pray for a moment but Meyer keeps working.
Zinsou is nestled in close to Meyer, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
 Meyer is rocked!
Zinsou is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Meyer is hurt! He's hurt bad - Zinsou fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Meyer from any more punishment! Congratulations to Zinsou! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yayi Zinsou!
Yayi Zinsou bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Raymond Donde (ranked 1366 p4p, 2458 weight class) and Eric Draven (ranked 147 p4p, 250 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Raymond Donde has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Raymond Donde seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Raymond Donde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 15 - 2, fighting out of London, Eric Draven!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Topper Green and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donde shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Draven pinned against the cage. Draven gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Draven wants to counter with a clinch but Donde pushes him away.
Draven moves into the clinch successfully.
Draven lands a hook that snaps the head of Donde backwards.
Draven pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Draven tries to clinch but Donde is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draven drives through and clinches with Donde against the cage.
Draven lands a nice shot to the body.
Donde drops down looking for an ankle pick but Draven pulls his leg out and moves away.
Draven connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven takes the fight into the clinch.
Draven lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Draven breaks from the clinch.
Draven clinches up with Donde and pushes him back against the cage.
Draven pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Donde fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Draven avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raymond Donde. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Draven closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven landing knees to the head.
Draven holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Donde is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Draven pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Draven tries to clinch there but Donde circles away.
Draven goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Draven closes the distance and clinches.
Draven lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Donde goes for a takedown in the clinch but Draven prevents it.
Draven lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Draven pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Draven pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven clinches.
Donde wants to take the fight to the mat but Draven manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Donde tries to score a body lock takedown but Draven shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Draven escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Draven throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Draven tries to sprawl but Donde drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Donde is breathing heavily.
Draven has one foot on Donde's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Draven gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Draven lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Draven manages to break the clinch.
Draven closes the distance and clinches.
Donde drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Donde wants a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donde blocks a body shot from Draven.
Draven tries to land a knee to the head but Donde blocks with his arms.
Draven lands a shot to the body.
Draven pressing his opponent against the cage.
Donde blocks an elbow strike from Draven.
Draven manages to break the clinch.
Draven looks to clinch
and Donde counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Donde trying to control the position from guard on top but Draven is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Draven has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Donde is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Draven breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Draven has managed to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Draven dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Draven instigates a clinch.
Draven manages to break the clinch.
Draven fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Donde, pushing him back against the cage.
Draven breaks the clinch.
Eric Draven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Draven fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Donde, pushing him back against the cage.
Draven stops a takedown attempt from Donde.
Draven pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Draven is pressed up against the cage. Donde has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Draven down to the mat. Draven avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Draven gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Donde counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Draven is controlling Donde's trapped leg to prevent Donde from advancing to side control.
Draven has one foot on Donde's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Draven has Donde up against the cage in a clinch.
Donde goes for a takedown in the clinch but Draven prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raymond Donde. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven breaks the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Draven breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Eric Draven is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Draven rushes Donde and presses him up against the cage.
Donde is working for takedown but Draven is calmly controlling the position for now.
Donde has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Draven avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Draven effectively controlling the action here.
Draven lands an uppercut.
Draven's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Draven drives through and clinches with Donde against the cage.
Donde wants to take the fight to the mat but Draven manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven stops a takedown attempt from Donde.
Draven lands a good knee to the midsection. Donde won't want to take too many of those.
Draven lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Donde takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Draven just leaning against Donde, taking a breather.
A short body shot lands from Draven as the two fighters clinch.
Draven is leaning against Donde and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Donde takes a shot to the head.
Draven working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Draven scores with a nice hook to the head.
Draven is stalling here.
Stalling in the clinch from Draven.
Draven continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Draven tries to land knees in the clinch but Donde avoids the damage to the body.
Donde drops down looking for an ankle pick but Draven pulls his leg out and moves away.
Draven instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Draven closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Draven takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on Draven's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Donde lands a takedown into guard.
Donde trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Draven has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Draven is looking for a triangle but Donde pushes his legs off easily.
Draven scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Draven forces Donde back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Draven tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Donde avoids it.
Donde has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Draven avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donde avoiding damage as Draven throws knees to the body.
Donde drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Draven's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Draven fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Donde, pushing him back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Draven.
Draven working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Draven dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Draven is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Draven stalling in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Draven showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Donde's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Donde blocks a head kick by Draven.
Draven fails with an attempt to clinch.
Draven moves into the clinch successfully.
A right hook to the body lands for Draven.
Donde wants a takedown.
Donde blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Draven manages to break the clinch.
Draven is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Raymond Donde is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Draven rushes Donde and presses him up against the cage.
Draven breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Draven lands a jab-cross combination.
Donde tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Draven throws a head kick that half lands.
Draven gets a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Draven creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Donde goes for a takedown attempt but Draven pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Draven clinches with his opponent.
Draven lands an uppercut.
Donde has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Draven avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raymond Donde. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Draven misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Donde.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donde is working for takedown but Draven is calmly controlling the position for now.
Draven breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Draven moves into the clinch.
Donde wants a takedown but no success here.
Draven lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Draven taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Eric Draven seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Draven lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Donde has Draven pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Draven manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Draven tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Draven leaning against his opponent.
Draven stops a takedown attempt from Donde.
Donde's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Draven manages to break the clinch.
Draven closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Donde blocks it with crossed arms.
Draven creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Donde's defenses.
Donde changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Draven fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Draven clinches.
Eric Draven is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Donde has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Draven is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Donde dodges an elbow strike from Draven.
Draven is working Donde over against the cage.
Draven misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Donde.
Draven is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donde has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Draven avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Donde is working for takedown but Draven is calmly controlling the position for now.
Raymond Donde has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Draven's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A cross from Draven lands.
Draven lands a right hook to the body.
Donde takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Draven moves into the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Draven gets underhooks to prevent Donde's takedown attempt.
Donde goes for a takedown in the clinch but Draven prevents it.
Draven breaks from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Draven comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Draven has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 26:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Draven!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Eric Draven made sure he mentioned KOMBAT KLOTHING, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Ragout Mendy (ranked 2611 p4p, 1033 weight class) and Conor OShea (ranked 358 p4p, 153 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Conor OShea enters the cage!
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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 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pierre Ragout Mendy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Conor OShea!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Ben Watson and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
OShea looks to land a combination. Mendy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mendy is rocked!
It looks like Pierre Ragout Mendy has been cut.
OShea lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Mendy goes down and covers up as OShea starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Conor OShea!
Conor OShea managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Brooklyn Apothecary, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ruslan Temirov (ranked 983 p4p, 804 weight class) and Lusmu Kutvonen (ranked 111 p4p, 87 weight class). Lusmu Kutvonen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ruslan Temirov's chin.
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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 30 - 20 - 2, fighting out of London, Ruslan Temirov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Lusmu Kutvonen!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Temirov lands a right hook to the body.
Temirov throws a body punch but Kutvonen moves out of range.
A big right from Temirov misses.
Temirov misses with a few strikes there.
Temirov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Temirov throws a solid leg kick but Kutvonen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Temirov.
Kutvonen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Temirov.
Kutvonen lands a nice shot to the body.
Temirov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Temirov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Temirov scores with a nice head shot.
Temirov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kutvonen moves in looking to clinch but Temirov pushes him off.
As Kutvonen looks to move away, Temirov throws a big counter combo but Kutvonen just gets out of the way.
Temirov lands a nice hook to Kutvonen's body. Kutvonen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ruslan Temirov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kutvonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Temirov.
Kutvonen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Temirov misses with the combination.
Kutvonen pushes Temirov up against the cage in a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kutvonen misses with the head strike.
Kutvonen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kutvonen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Temirov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kutvonen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kutvonen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Temirov throws a looping overhand right but Kutvonen ducks down to avoid it.
Kutvonen swings for the body but Temirov moves out of range.
Kutvonen throws a lazy right hand but Temirov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Temirov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big right from Kutvonen misses.
Temirov is looking to wear down Kutvonen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Temirov lands with a cross.
Kutvonen misses with a low kick.
Temirov scoring well with a low kick there.
Temirov misses with an uppercut. Kutvonen saw that one coming.
Kutvonen blocks a low kick nicely.
Kutvonen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Temirov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross 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!
Kutvonen slips a jab and a cross from Temirov.
Temirov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kutvonen circles away quickly and effectively.
Kutvonen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kutvonen showed some decent athleticism there.
Kutvonen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Temirov defending well though.
Ground and pound from Kutvonen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen is controlling the pace.
Kutvonen is pressing down on Temirov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Temirov is holding on for now.
Temirov looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kutvonen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kutvonen lands strikes from half guard.
That's four 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.
Kutvonen trying to control the action but Temirov is working from the bottom.
Kutvonen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kutvonen is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Temirov is rocked!
Kutvonen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kutvonen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kutvonen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Temirov on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ruslan Temirov dominated that round.
That's time! Temirov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Temirov lands an overhand right.
Kutvonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Temirov moves away.
Kutvonen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Temirov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kutvonen circles away quickly and effectively.
Kutvonen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Temirov counters with a nice body shot.
Kutvonen misses with a straight left.
Temirov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Temirov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kutvonen shoots in but no luck this time.
Temirov misses with a wild body shot.
Temirov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kutvonen closes the distance and pushes Temirov back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Temirov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kutvonen is keeping busy.
Kutvonen misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kutvonen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kutvonen scores with a shot to the body.
Kutvonen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Temirov.
Temirov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kutvonen can do to turn this around?
Kutvonen throws the left hand but Temirov avoids the punch easily.
Temirov takes a swing at Kutvonen's ribcage but misses.
Kutvonen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Temirov. That snapped Kutvonen's head back.
Temirov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Temirov throws a nice looking combination but Kutvonen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kutvonen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kutvonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Temirov moves away.
Kutvonen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ruslan Temirov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Temirov lunges at Kutvonen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kutvonen's hand.
Temirov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kutvonen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Temirov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Temirov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kutvonen slips a straight right by Temirov.
Kutvonen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Temirov misses with a leg kick.
Temirov scores with a three punch combo!
Temirov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Oh Temirov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
It looks like Ruslan Temirov has been cut.
Temirov defending well as Kutvonen loads up on a big left hand.
Temirov seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice straight punches there by Temirov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Temirov.
Temirov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ruslan Temirov is winning the standup battle so far.
Temirov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kutvonen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A leg kick checked by Temirov.
No joy there for Temirov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kutvonen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Temirov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kutvonen backs up against the cage.
Kutvonen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Temirov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ruslan Temirov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kutvonen throws a leg kick that misses.
Kutvonen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Temirov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kutvonen feints a counter leg kick.
Kutvonen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kutvonen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kutvonen misses with a takedown
and Temirov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Temirov lands with a nice combination. Kutvonen backs away looking to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Temirov scores with a jab to the body.
Temirov wants to land a leg kick but Kutvonen is out of range.
Kutvonen moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kutvonen misses with a looping right.
Kutvonen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Temirov.
Temirov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kutvonen.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kutvonen is defended easily by Temirov.
Ruslan Temirov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lusmu Kutvonen.
Temirov misses with a leg kick.
Kutvonen looks to land a left hand but Temirov moved out of range nicely.
Temirov slips a straight right by Kutvonen.
A lazy left from Kutvonen finds it's target.
Kutvonen drives through with a takedown into Temirov's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Temirov is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kutvonen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ruslan Temirov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ruslan Temirov's cut.
That's time! Temirov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kutvonen throws a looping overhand right but Temirov ducks down to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Temirov. That's going to slow Kutvonen down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Temirov.
Temirov lands with a thumping leg kick.
That kick from Temirov tenderised Kutvonen's leg. Kutvonen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Temirov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kutvonen.
Temirov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Temirov scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Donk. Temirov catches Kutvonen right on the button with a cross.
Kutvonen ducks under a wild hook from Temirov.
Temirov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Temirov throws a big shot that misses.
Kutvonen feints the counter takedown.
Kutvonen avoids the body shot from Temirov.
Temirov takes a swing at Kutvonen's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Temirov takes one to the side of the head.
Temirov lands with a good body shot.
Temirov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Left hook, right uppercut from Temirov.
Temirov misses with a leg kick
so Kutvonen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kutvonen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kutvonen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kutvonen looking to sit in guard and control but Temirov gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kutvonen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kutvonen is trying to keep Temirov in close.
Lusmu Kutvonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Temirov is fighting to break Kutvonen's control of his arms but Kutvonen is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kutvonen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kutvonen is trying to control the position but Temirov postures up.
Temirov has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kutvonen is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lusmu Kutvonen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kutvonen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Temirov's guard.
Kutvonen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kutvonen throws a big elbow that misses.
Kutvonen 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.
Temirov wants to stand and escape but Kutvonen is having none of it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Temirov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Temirov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kutvonen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kutvonen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Temirov throws out the jab.
Kutvonen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Temirov throws a big counter combination but Kutvonen scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Temirov misses with a hook.
Kutvonen throws out a counter right but Temirov avoids it with no problem.
Kutvonen throws a jab when Temirov was well out of range.
No joy there for Temirov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kutvonen flicks out a counter leg kick but Temirov steps away.
Temirov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Temirov misses the target.
Kutvonen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kutvonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Temirov moves away.
Kutvonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Temirov moves away.
Temirov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kutvonen.
Temirov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kutvonen feints a counter leg kick.
Temirov throws a hook but Kutvonen blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ruslan Temirov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Temirov, 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ruslan Temirov!
Ruslan Temirov took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, KOMBAT KLOTHING for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yoshihiro Asai (ranked 1150 p4p, 415 weight class) and Little Kitty Sripituksakul (ranked 71 p4p, 29 weight class). Asai comes to the cage accompanied by Grand Sword. 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 42 - 28 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yoshihiro Asai !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Little Kitty Sripituksakul!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Donatello Bradman and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sripituksakul misses with a wild combination.
Asai fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sripituksakul is out of range.
Sripituksakul moves out of range of the strikes.
Sripituksakul wants to counter with a clinch but Asai pushes him away.
Asai turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sripituksakul steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Asai .
Asai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Asai looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Asai moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sripituksakul clinches with his opponent.
Asai unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sripituksakul lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sripituksakul cracks Asai with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asai tries a body shot but Sripituksakul blocks it.
Asai throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sripituksakul lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Asai breaks the clinch.
Asai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sripituksakul has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Asai .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sripituksakul uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Asai .
Sripituksakul misses with a hook.
Asai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sripituksakul.
Yoshihiro Asai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Asai misses with a low kick.
Sripituksakul swinging wildly here.
Sripituksakul slips under a jab from Asai .
Sripituksakul throws a body shot but no joy.
Asai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Asai ducks under a wild hook from Sripituksakul.
Asai with the inside leg kick.
Sripituksakul misses with a looping right.
A big left from Sripituksakul misses.
Sripituksakul checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yoshihiro Asai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Asai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sripituksakul.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sripituksakul scores with a jab to the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Asai .
Asai fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Asai slips a jab from Sripituksakul.
Asai misses with a body kick.
Sripituksakul uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Asai .
Sripituksakul tries to move into range but Asai moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Asai throws a jab when Sripituksakul was well out of range.
Asai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sripituksakul. That did some damage!
Asai misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Asai . Sripituksakul does a little dance to reset his feet.
Asai thuds his shin into the meat of Sripituksakul's side.
Asai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sripituksakul on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sripituksakul shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Asai as he avoids it easily.
Asai is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sripituksakul throws a hook to the side of Asai 's head but Asai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sripituksakul gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Asai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sripituksakul blocks an uppercut.
Asai lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sripituksakul backwards.
Sripituksakul prevents a body shot from Asai .
Sripituksakul lands a shoulder strike.
Sripituksakul tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Asai .
Asai blocks an uppercut.
Sripituksakul lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sripituksakul lands a left hand.
Asai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sripituksakul blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Sripituksakul scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Asai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sripituksakul is leaning against Asai and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Asai tries to work over Sripituksakul's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Asai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sripituksakul misses with some punches.
Sripituksakul tries to throw a body punch but Asai avoids it by throwing Sripituksakul back against the cage.
Asai wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sripituksakul has him pressed against the cage.
Asai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sripituksakul blocks it with crossed arms.
Sripituksakul tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Asai 's elbow.
Sripituksakul prevents a body shot from Asai .
Sripituksakul lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sripituksakul lands an uppercut.
Asai swings wildly with an uppercut but Sripituksakul uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sripituksakul misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Asai tries to work over Sripituksakul's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Asai tries to throw a body punch but Sripituksakul avoids it by throwing Asai back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Yoshihiro Asai will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Asai keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sripituksakul.
Asai connects with the punch.
Asai lands a glancing blow to the side of Sripituksakul's head.
Asai scores with a shot to the body.
Asai on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Asai scores with a kick to the midsection.
A slapping leg kick lands for Asai .
Sripituksakul ducks under a wild hook from Asai .
Some wild striking there from Sripituksakul.
Asai takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Asai throws a leg kick that misses.
Yoshihiro Asai is winning the standup battle so far.
A solid body kick from Asai .
This has been an exciting period of action!
Asai scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asai is looking to land body kicks.
Asai has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Asai there as he acknowledges the shot.
Asai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Asai throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nice sprawl there from Asai as Sripituksakul shoots in.
Sripituksakul staying out of range there.
Asai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sripituksakul can do to turn this around?
Asai throws a nice looking combination but Sripituksakul bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Asai throws a shot from downtown. Sripituksakul moves away and avoids it.
Asai throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sripituksakul is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Sripituksakul misses the shot to the body.
Asai lands a nice shot that snaps Sripituksakul's head back.
A slow jab from Sripituksakul misses its intended target.
Asai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Asai .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sripituksakul fails with a takedown attempt.
Asai moves out of range of the strikes.
Asai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Asai misses with a kick to the body
and Sripituksakul counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sripituksakul throws a hook but Asai blocks it.
Asai misses with a right hand
and Sripituksakul cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Asai throws a leg kick but Sripituksakul sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sripituksakul is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Asai slips a jab from Sripituksakul.
Sripituksakul might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Asai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sripituksakul throws a lazy right hand but Asai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sripituksakul ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Asai lands with a hook. Sripituksakul tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sripituksakul misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sripituksakul misses with a straight left.
Asai connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Asai misses with a hook. Sripituksakul ducked under it nicely.
Sripituksakul appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sripituksakul slips a straight right by Asai .
Asai sets himself, and Sripituksakul steps forward looking for the clinch! Asai avoids it this time.
Asai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sripituksakul takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sripituksakul will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Asai lands with a cross.
Asai misses with an uppercut. Sripituksakul saw that one coming.
Sripituksakul scores with a jab to the body.
Asai misses with a leg kick
and Sripituksakul counters with a stiff right hand.
Asai lands an overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asai misses with an uppercut.
Sripituksakul swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sripituksakul ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Asai .
Sripituksakul tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Asai was well out of range. Poor timing from Sripituksakul.
Sripituksakul's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sripituksakul steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Asai .
Sripituksakul throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Asai misses with an uppercut. Sripituksakul saw that one coming.
Asai takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Asai is looking to chop away at Sripituksakul's legs.
Asai misses with an uppercut. Sripituksakul saw that one coming.
Asai throws a push kick but Sripituksakul slaps the foot to one side.
Asai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Asai lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshihiro Asai dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sripituksakul is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Asai 's half guard.
Sripituksakul 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.
Nice strikes from Sripituksakul there.
Sripituksakul is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Asai has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sripituksakul with the ground and pound but Asai uses the opportunity to regain guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sripituksakul throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Asai works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Asai pulls Sripituksakul in close to his closed guard and prevents Sripituksakul from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sripituksakul loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Asai knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sripituksakul on the ground.
Sripituksakul missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Asai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sripituksakul.
Sripituksakul loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Asai can't keep his opponent in guard - Sripituksakul advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sripituksakul working Asai over with strikes.
Sripituksakul thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sripituksakul is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Asai doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sripituksakul.
Nice strikes from Sripituksakul there.
Asai keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sripituksakul not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sripituksakul scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sripituksakul thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sripituksakul seems to be working for a kimura but Asai defends the submission attempt.
Asai is defending against the submission attempts here by Sripituksakul.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sripituksakul throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Little Kitty Sripituksakul has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sripituksakul is looking to advance position but Asai won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sripituksakul lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sripituksakul is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Asai wants to get back to his feet.
Sripituksakul lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sripituksakul throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Sripituksakul raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Little Kitty Sripituksakul comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Asai 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoshihiro Asai !
Post fight, Yoshihiro Asai stared into the camera and said 'After That Tough KO Lost For Title, This Win Very Important For Me. Finally I Beat Little Kitty Sripituksakul , He Beat 2 Times And Draw. It Ain’t Over Yet, As Still Coming For Gold.'.
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