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BB 10 - Gracie vs Xiaodong PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Guiseppe Algiorno (ranked 24020 p4p, 23634 weight class) and Asaki Hanaki (ranked 595 p4p, 576 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hanaki's choice of entrance music: The HU - Wolf Totem. Guiseppe Algiorno had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.3lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Asaki Hanaki was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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Decent boxing
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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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Guiseppe Algiorno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Asaki Hanaki!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Algiorno misses with a double jab
and Hanaki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hanaki moves out of range of the body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hanaki.
Hanaki walks forward, straight into a front kick from Algiorno.
Hanaki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Algiorno paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hanaki moves out of range of the body kick.
Hanaki lands a jab to the head.
Algiorno throws a body kick that misses.
A lazy body kick from Algiorno
and Hanaki counters with a series of strikes. Algiorno will be more careful next time no doubt.
Guiseppe Algiorno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hanaki moves in looking to clinch but Algiorno pushes him off.
Hanaki fails to land with a series of punches.
Hanaki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Algiorno throws a wild body kick that Hanaki sees coming a mile off.
Hanaki shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Algiorno as he jumps to the side.
Hanaki fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hanaki moves into the clinch.
Algiorno tries to break free but Hanaki pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Algiorno manages to break the clinch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Algiorno!
Algiorno goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Algiorno looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Algiorno misses with a kick to the body.
We've been told by Algiorno's head coaches at Cozad MMA Helsinki that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hanaki misses with a series of wild punches.
Algiorno throws the kick towards the body but Hanaki avoids it.
Hanaki moves into the clinch successfully.
Algiorno wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Algiorno breaks the clinch.
Hanaki moves out of range as Algiorno throws a body kick.
Hanaki steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Algiorno.
Hanaki is looking to clinch.
Hanaki throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Algiorno pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hanaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Algiorno swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanaki scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Algiorno throws a nice looking combination but Hanaki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hanaki gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Algiorno breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hanaki lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hanaki.
Algiorno scores with a one two! Hanaki had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
 It looks like Asaki Hanaki has been cut.
Algiorno misses with a kick to the body.
Hanaki throws a one two combo.
Hanaki scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Algiorno misses with a two punch combination.
Algiorno throws a lazy body kick
and Hanaki counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hanaki.
Algiorno is trying to break free.
Algiorno wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hanaki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hanaki.
Hanaki connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Algiorno misses with a kick to the body
and Hanaki counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hanaki with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hanaki stands up and beckons Algiorno to join him on the feet.
Algiorno fakes the leg kick and cracks Hanaki in the body.
Hanaki throws a front kick that sends Algiorno stumbling back into the cage.
Algiorno looks for the body kick but Hanaki saw that one coming.
No joy there for Algiorno, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanaki tries to clinch but Algiorno is having none of it.
Hanaki closes the distance and pushes Algiorno back into the cage.
Algiorno tries to break the clinch but Hanaki is controlling the position.
Algiorno is looking to break free of the clinch but Hanaki has double underhooks.
Algiorno wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Algiorno is looking to break free of the clinch but Hanaki has double underhooks.
Hanaki is looking for a takedown.
Hanaki goes for a takedown in the clinch but Algiorno prevents it.
Guiseppe Algiorno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Asaki Hanaki.
Algiorno breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've been informed that Hanaki has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hanaki takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Algiorno throws a push kick but Hanaki slaps the foot to one side.
Hanaki goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hanaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Algiorno looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Asaki Hanaki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Asaki Hanaki's cut.
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.
Algiorno throws a front kick that sends Hanaki stumbling back into the cage.
Algiorno misses with a kick to the body.
Asaki Hanaki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Algiorno misses with the body kick
and Hanaki counters with a shoot takedown. Algiorno fights it but they end up in guard.
Hanaki postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hanaki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hanaki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hanaki trying to control but Algiorno is working from the bottom.
Hanaki content to stall in guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Algiorno keeping full guard, as Hanaki tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanaki wants to control from the top but Algiorno keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hanaki is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Algiorno throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hanaki.
Hanaki tries to clinch up.
Algiorno lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Hanaki shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hanaki stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Algiorno throws a body kick that misses
and Hanaki counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hanaki tries to free his leg and advance position but Algiorno is retaining full guard.
Hanaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Algiorno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hanaki pushes down on Algiorno's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hanaki stands up out of the half guard.
Hanaki cracks Algiorno with a right hand to the side of the head.
Algiorno showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hanaki.
Algiorno throws a big counter combination but Hanaki scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hanaki moves out of range as Algiorno throws a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Hanaki does no damage.
Algiorno throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Hanaki counters with a two punch combo.
Algiorno avoids a punch combination nicely.
Algiorno looks to land a body kick but Hanaki moved away.
Hanaki is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Algiorno tries to keep at a distance but Hanaki has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hanaki drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Algiorno gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hanaki manages to break the clinch.
Algiorno looks to land a body kick but Hanaki moved away.
And Hanaki tries to counter it with a takedown but Algiorno pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A left and a right from Hanaki both land. Nice combination.
Hanaki moves in looking to clinch but Algiorno pushes him off.
Hanaki misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Algiorno misses with a double jab
and Hanaki counters with a series of strikes. Algiorno will be more careful next time no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Algiorno misses with a wild combination.
Hanaki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hanaki misses with a few strikes there.
Algiorno goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hanaki shoots in for a double leg but Algiorno sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hanaki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hanaki throws a leg kick but Algiorno sees it coming and moves out of range.
Algiorno throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Algiorno looks for the body kick but Hanaki saw that one coming.
Hanaki misses with a double jab.
Algiorno misses with a kick to the body.
Algiorno throws a push kick but Hanaki slaps the foot to one side.
Algiorno misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Asaki Hanaki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Asaki Hanaki's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hanaki closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hanaki moves out of range of the body kick.
Hanaki walks forward, straight into a front kick from Algiorno.
Algiorno fakes the leg kick and cracks Hanaki in the body.
Algiorno throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Hanaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Algiorno moves away.
Algiorno goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hanaki blocks the body kick.
Hanaki tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Algiorno is able to avoid easily.
It looked like Algiorno was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hanaki moves out of range of the body kick.
Hanaki throws a right hand that Algiorno ducks under and follows up with a left that Algiorno also avoids with ease.
Hanaki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Algiorno throws a push kick but Hanaki slaps the foot to one side.
Hanaki dodges the punch combination from Algiorno.
Hanaki stalks Algiorno and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Algiorno's face. Algiorno staggers backwards, shaken.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanaki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Algiorno looks to land a body kick but Hanaki moved away.
Hanaki misses with a low kick.
Some wild striking there from Hanaki.
Hanaki tries to clinch there but Algiorno circles away.
Algiorno looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hanaki shoots in looking for a takedown but Algiorno manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hanaki's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Algiorno tries to land a front kick but Hanaki steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hanaki scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Algiorno tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Algiorno wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanaki tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hanaki in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Asaki Hanaki has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hanaki is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Algiorno is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Asaki Hanaki!
Asaki Hanaki seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Horton McKenzie (ranked 2279 p4p, 4022 weight class) and Miguel Lopez (ranked 277 p4p, 459 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Horton McKenzie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Miguel Lopez!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKenzie throws out a loose jab but Lopez uses good head movement to avoid it.
McKenzie misses the jab.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McKenzie but McKenzie pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lopez dives in for a single leg takedown but McKenzie sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A big left from McKenzie misses.
McKenzie missing with a left hand there. Lopez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lopez decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
McKenzie makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Horton McKenzie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McKenzie fails to land with a series of punches.
Lopez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McKenzie misses with an uppercut. Lopez saw that one coming.
McKenzie takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McKenzie has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lopez finds it's way round the side to connect with McKenzie's head.
McKenzie seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Lopez connects with a single shot there.
Lopez just misses with a punch to the body.
Lopez lands a slapping body shot.
McKenzie loads up on a big right hand but Lopez slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez loads up on a big right hand but McKenzie slips the punch.
McKenzie misses with an uppercut.
McKenzie's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and McKenzie duly obliges.
McKenzie lands with a cross.
McKenzie misses with a hook
and Lopez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McKenzie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lopez steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from McKenzie.
McKenzie just misses with a punch to the body.
Lopez lands a right hook to the body.
McKenzie connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lopez momentarily.
Lopez throws a body shot but no joy.
McKenzie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lopez.
McKenzie is looking to counter punch.
Lopez throws a jab when McKenzie was well out of range.
McKenzie swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
McKenzie misses with a straight left.
Lopez has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Lopez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McKenzie looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from McKenzie misses.
McKenzie throws a lazy right hand but Lopez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
McKenzie throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
A shot to the liver by McKenzie. Beautiful body shot.
McKenzie throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lopez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lopez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McKenzie.
A slow jab from McKenzie misses its intended target.
McKenzie misses with a few strikes there.
McKenzie swings widly with a right hand
and Lopez counters with a straight right hand.
A big right from McKenzie misses.
Lopez closes this distance looking for a takedown but McKenzie circles away.
Horton McKenzie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miguel Lopez.
McKenzie throws a body shot but no joy.
McKenzie throws a body punch but Lopez moves out of range.
McKenzie drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lopez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McKenzie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie throws an overhand right that lands on Lopez's shoulder, as Lopez tries to avoid the shot.
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McKenzie moves away.
McKenzie throwing a counter right hand but Lopez manages to avoid it.
Lopez misses with an uppercut.
McKenzie throws a wild body kick that Lopez sees coming a mile off.
McKenzie ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McKenzie cracks Lopez with an open hand slap.
Lopez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McKenzie gets caught flat footed, as Lopez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
McKenzie manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice left hand lands by McKenzie.
McKenzie working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lopez drops down looking for an ankle pick but McKenzie pulls his leg out and moves away.
McKenzie just misses with a punch to the body.
McKenzie looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McKenzie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lopez.
A little jabbing left from Lopez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez shoots in for a double leg but McKenzie sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
McKenzie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lopez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from McKenzie with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Lopez.
McKenzie avoids the body shot from Lopez.
A jab lands there for Lopez.
Good shot there by Lopez.
Lopez misses with a body shot.
McKenzie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lopez connects with a crisp jab.
McKenzie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lopez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lopez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McKenzie takes a swing at Lopez's ribcage but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jab by Lopez.
Lopez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and McKenzie counters with a nice uppercut.
Lopez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Horton McKenzie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lopez lunges at McKenzie with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McKenzie's hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Horton McKenzie dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lopez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McKenzie moves out of range as Lopez strikes.
It looked like McKenzie wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lopez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McKenzie was well out of range. Poor timing from Lopez.
McKenzie swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lopez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
McKenzie bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lopez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McKenzie.
A shot to the liver by Lopez. Beautiful body shot.
McKenzie misses with an uppercut.
McKenzie misses with a looping right.
Lopez with the counter takedown but McKenzie avoids it easily.
Lopez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and McKenzie counters with a nice body shot.
Lopez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McKenzie rather than just go for the knockout.
A telegraphed right hand from McKenzie misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lopez misses with a wild body shot.
Lopez throws a hook but McKenzie blocks it.
Lopez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from McKenzie misses the target.
A big right from Lopez misses.
McKenzie is looking to chop away at Lopez's legs.
Lopez throws out a counter right but McKenzie avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McKenzie.
Lopez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Lopez misses.
Miguel Lopez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McKenzie scores with a one two! Lopez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
McKenzie looks to throw the jab but Lopez is out of range.
Lopez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
McKenzie throws a hook to the side of Lopez's head but Lopez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lopez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McKenzie was well out of range. Poor timing from Lopez.
McKenzie swings for the body but Lopez moves out of range.
McKenzie cracks Lopez with an open hand slap.
Lopez moves out of range as McKenzie strikes.
McKenzie lands a right hook to the body.
McKenzie gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
McKenzie manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McKenzie stops a takedown attempt from Lopez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie manages to break the clinch.
McKenzie misses with a lunging right hand
and Lopez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McKenzie fails to land with a series of punches.
Lopez throws out a loose jab but McKenzie uses good head movement to avoid it.
McKenzie swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lopez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McKenzie's hands.
Lopez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McKenzie.
McKenzie moves into range and connects with a jab.
McKenzie moves out of range of the strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from McKenzie misses its target.
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lopez misses with a body shot
and McKenzie counters with a nice uppercut.
McKenzie changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McKenzie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lopez was well out of range. Poor timing from McKenzie.
McKenzie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McKenzie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lopez can do to turn this around?
Lopez throws a hook but McKenzie blocks it.
A big left from McKenzie misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie throws a head kick but Lopez moves out of range.
McKenzie slaps away a takedown attempt from Lopez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lopez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McKenzie was well out of range. Poor timing from Lopez.
McKenzie looks to land a right hand but Lopez moved out of range.
Lopez cracks a nice hook into McKenzie's ribs.
McKenzie misses with a straight right.
Lopez misses with a hook. McKenzie ducked under it nicely.
McKenzie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lopez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Horton McKenzie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miguel Lopez.
Lopez misses with a straight right.
Lopez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McKenzie moves away.
Lopez lands a nice hook to McKenzie's body. McKenzie takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lopez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McKenzie to score with a decent uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lopez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McKenzie scores with a nice strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Lopez.
Lopez misses with a right hand
letting McKenzie counter with a right hand.
A left lands for Lopez.
Lopez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
McKenzie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lopez.
McKenzie throws a series of punches but Lopez moves out of range.
Lopez throws out a loose jab but McKenzie uses good head movement to avoid it.
McKenzie throws a right and a left that Lopez avoids nicely.
The crowd cheers as McKenzie lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lopez doesn't seem phased though.
Lopez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McKenzie.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lopez avoids the body shot from McKenzie.
Lopez avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Horton McKenzie dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
The fighters circling - McKenzie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McKenzie fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lopez on the side of the head.
Lopez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McKenzie misses the jab.
McKenzie moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lopez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McKenzie scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jab from McKenzie.
 Lopez is rocked!
Lopez walks into a left hand.
Lopez is still on wobbly legs! Can McKenzie finish him?
Lopez throws a jab but it's blocked by McKenzie.
Lopez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lopez seems to have recovered his senses.
Lopez defending well as McKenzie loads up on a big left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McKenzie misses with a straight right.
McKenzie lands a lovely overhand right.
McKenzie throws a body punch but Lopez moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Lopez misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lopez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McKenzie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McKenzie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lopez.
McKenzie displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lopez.
McKenzie misses with a jab to the body
and Lopez counters by clinching up.
Lopez is trying to force a seperation but McKenzie has the dominant position.
Lopez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McKenzie misses with a body punch.
McKenzie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McKenzie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lopez manages to avoid it.
Lopez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McKenzie's head.
Lopez misses with a wild body shot.
McKenzie moves out of range as Lopez strikes.
McKenzie scores with a jab to the jaw.
McKenzie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lopez.
Miguel Lopez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lopez throws a lazy right hand but McKenzie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McKenzie throws a head kick but Lopez moves out of range.
McKenzie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lopez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lopez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
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!
McKenzie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lopez manages to avoid it.
Lopez scores with a takedown into McKenzie's guard.
McKenzie wants to sweep here but Lopez controlling him for the moment.
Lopez in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Horton McKenzie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lopez throws a strike but McKenzie rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lopez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKenzie being controlled here momentarily.
Lopez looking to hit a scissor sweep but McKenzie is one step ahead there.
Lopez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
McKenzie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lopez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. McKenzie defends it easily.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Lopez pulls McKenzie in close to his closed guard and prevents McKenzie from doing any damage or advancing position.
Horton McKenzie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lopez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Horton McKenzie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McKenzie has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Horton McKenzie!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Horton McKenzie!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Horton McKenzie!
Horton McKenzie wins by unanimous decision!
Horton McKenzie decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Steel (ranked 2129 p4p, 2614 weight class) and Jack Holmes (ranked 271 p4p, 323 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take 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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steel.
Holmes thuds his shin into the meat of Steel's side.
Holmes has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Jack Holmes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holmes throws a lazy uppercut
and Steel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Steel cracks Holmes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Holmes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Holmes throws a jab but it's blocked by Steel.
Steel throwing a counter right hand but Holmes manages to avoid it.
Steel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Steel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Steel clobbers Holmes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Holmes looks to throw the jab but Steel is out of range.
Steel lands a big right hand that sends Holmes crashing to the mat! Steel stays standing though and waves Holmes back to his feet!
Holmes is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steel ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Holmes out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Daniel Steel!
A relieved looking Daniel Steel 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 Conan Kennedy (ranked 2843 p4p, 3817 weight class) and Damian Wayne (ranked 343 p4p, 441 weight class). Conan Kennedy has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conan Kennedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Damian Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kennedy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wayne manages to avoid it.
Kennedy scores with a punch to the head.
Kennedy jabs at Wayne's body.
Kennedy misses with a head kick.
Kennedy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kennedy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
 It looks like Conan Kennedy has been cut.
Wayne looks to land a left hand but Kennedy moved out of range nicely.
Jab by Wayne.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wayne.
 Kennedy is rocked!
Kennedy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wayne moves away.
Oh Kennedy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kennedy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wayne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kennedy seems to have got his legs back now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kennedy misses the body punch
and Wayne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kennedy throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Wayne.
Kennedy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wayne.
Wayne throws the left hand but Kennedy avoids the punch easily.
Kennedy throws a lazy head kick
and Wayne counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Kennedy misses.
Wayne looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy staying out of range there.
Kennedy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wayne.
Wayne avoids the body shot from Kennedy.
Wayne lands a really nice looking cross but Kennedy seems unphased.
Kennedy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kennedy misses with an uppercut.
Wayne throws a lazy uppercut
and Kennedy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wayne throws a jab when Kennedy was well out of range.
Wayne walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kennedy.
Kennedy clobbers Wayne with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kennedy throws a low kick but Wayne moves out of range easily.
Kennedy staying out of range there.
Wayne checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kennedy lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kennedy staying out of range there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wayne rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Kennedy to counter with a crisp jab.
Kennedy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kennedy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wayne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kennedy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kennedy misses with a looping right.
Wayne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kennedy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wayne. That did some damage!
Wayne misses with a body shot
and Kennedy finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kennedy moves away from the strike by Wayne.
Wayne misses with an uppercut.
Wayne throws a hook but Kennedy avoids it easily.
Kennedy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kennedy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wayne counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wayne misses with an uppercut. Kennedy saw that one coming.
Wayne 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.
Donk. Wayne catches Kennedy right on the button with a cross.
Kennedy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wayne under the eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wayne lands a jab to the nose.
Wayne looks to land a left hand but Kennedy moved out of range nicely.
Wayne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kennedy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kennedy darts in and clinches Wayne up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Wayne fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wayne.
Wayne lands an uppercut.
Kennedy digs a right hand into Wayne's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wayne's gas tank.
Kennedy breaks from the clinch.
Wayne takes one to the chin there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wayne throws a lazy right hand but Kennedy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kennedy is looking to counter punch.
Kennedy slips a straight right by Wayne.
A big right from Kennedy misses.
Kennedy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kennedy lands a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kennedy.
Wayne misses with a straight left.
Kennedy looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Wayne takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kennedy jabs Wayne to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kennedy staying out of range there.
A jab from Kennedy does it's job there.
Kennedy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kennedy throws a head kick that half lands.
Kennedy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kennedy lands a nice hook to Wayne's body. Wayne takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wayne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kennedy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wayne avoids the body shot from Kennedy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kennedy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kennedy.
Kennedy is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kennedy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kennedy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Conan Kennedy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Conan Kennedy's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A shot to the liver by Kennedy. Beautiful body shot.
Kennedy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kennedy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kennedy misses with a body shot
letting Wayne counter with a right hand.
Kennedy lands with a good body shot.
Kennedy darts in trying to clinch
and Wayne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Conan Kennedy is winning the standup battle so far.
Kennedy misses with a kick to the body.
Kennedy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wayne can do to turn this around?
Kennedy wants to land a leg kick but Wayne is out of range.
Wayne displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kennedy walks into a stiff left hand from Wayne.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kennedy throws a head kick but Wayne moves out of range.
Kennedy just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Wayne on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kennedy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kennedy staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Kennedy.
Kennedy throws a body kick that misses
and Wayne counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kennedy dodges the punch combination from Wayne.
Wayne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wayne takes one to the chin there.
Kennedy misses with a body kick.
A head kick from Kennedy lands but Wayne takes it in his stride.
Kennedy ducks under a wild hook from Wayne.
Kennedy moves into range and clinches up with Wayne.
Wayne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kennedy connects with a looping right hand.
Wayne ducks under a wild hook from Kennedy.
Kennedy thows a body kick. Wayne tries to catch it but that hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wayne catches Kennedy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne throws out a loose jab but Kennedy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wayne on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kennedy.
Kennedy connects with a solid leg kick.
Wayne misses with an uppercut. Kennedy saw that one coming.
Kennedy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wayne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kennedy throws a head kick that misses.
Kennedy throws a sloppy head kick and Wayne moves out of range easily.
Kennedy with a nice calf kick.
Kennedy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wayne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kennedy throws a head kick that misses.
Wayne looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wayne lands a big uppercut and Kennedy crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Kennedy looks OK. Wayne waves Kennedy back to his feet!
Wayne throws a big shot that misses.
Kennedy seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kennedy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wayne avoids the head kick by Kennedy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy tries to close the distance and clinch but Wayne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kennedy throws a solid leg kick but Wayne takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kennedy.
It seemed like Wayne was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kennedy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wayne has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kennedy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wayne circles away quickly and effectively.
Kennedy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wayne slips under a jab from Kennedy.
Wayne tries to counter by closing the distance.
Wayne misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wayne pounces like a tiger and cracks Kennedy with a vicious hook! Kennedy is down but not out! Wayne follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Damian Wayne!
Damian Wayne seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Fritz (ranked 1779 p4p, 23114 weight class) and John Johns (ranked 191 p4p, 478 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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1 - 3 - 0 |
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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 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matthew Fritz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Johns!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johns walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fritz. Johns does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johns misses with a right hand
and Fritz counters with a right hand to the body.
Fritz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Johns walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fritz looks to land a right hand but Johns moved out of range.
Johns throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've been told by Fritz's head coaches at Limitless Fitness that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fritz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Johns lands with a right hand.
Fritz jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Johns feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fritzs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johns swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fritz swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Fritz lands a jab.
Johns bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fritz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fritz lands with an overhand left.
Johns throws a big shot that misses.
Fritz thuds his right hand into Johns's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johns throws a leg kick
and Fritz counters with a nice uppercut.
Johns misses with an uppercut
and Fritz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
John Johns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fritz throws a hook but Johns blocks it.
Johns avoids the body shot from Fritz.
Johns throws an off balance right hand
and Fritz counters with a stiff right hand.
Fritz moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Johns walks into a left hand.
Fritz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fritz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Johns fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fritz manages to avoid it.
Johns throws a nice inside leg kick.
A big left from Johns misses.
Johns connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johns lands a head shot.
Fritz looks to land a left hand but Johns moved out of range nicely.
Johns swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Johns with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Fritz counter with a right hand.
A slow jab from Johns misses its intended target.
Matthew Fritz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Johns misses
and Fritz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johns looks to score with a jab to the body but Fritz is just out of range.
Johns bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fritz goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fritz misses with an uppercut.
Johns is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fritz lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Fritz - that landed with a thud.
Fritz lands with a right to the head.
Johns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johns is trying to break the clinch but Fritz has him pressed against the cage.
Johns trying to stall but Fritz improves his position.
Johns wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fritz has him pressed against the cage.
Fritz lands a body shot.
Fritz gets underhooks to prevent Johns's takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fritz misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Fritz.
Johns looks winded!
Fritz breaks the clinch.
Fritz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fritz fires out a quick counter leg kick but Johns just manages to avoid it.
Fritz lands a jab to the nose.
Fritz misses the jab.
Johns throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fritz counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fritz lands the left hand.
Fritz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johns.
Johns pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johns swings widly with a right hand
enabling Fritz to counter with a crisp jab.
Johns is rocked!
Johns misses with a lunging right hand
and Fritz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Johns is still on wobbly legs! Can Fritz finish him?
Fritz walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Johns drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Fritz swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Johns's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matthew Fritz!
An out of breath Matthew Fritz thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nelson Roumain (ranked 3306 p4p, 2089 weight class) and Joseph Ducreux (ranked 396 p4p, 273 weight class). Roumain comes to the cage accompanied by Paper Trail$ - Joey Bada$$. This should be fireworks!
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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 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nelson Roumain !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joseph Ducreux!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roumain fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Roumain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ducreux misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roumain .
The fighters circling - Roumain throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ducreux keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ducreux misses with a body shot.
Roumain with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ducreux takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Roumain moves out of range as Ducreux strikes.
Ducreux misses with a straight left.
Roumain seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ducreux misses with a hook. Roumain ducked under it nicely.
Roumain misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for Ducreux.
Roumain goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Roumain scores with a hook.
A jab from Roumain finds it's way through Ducreux's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roumain clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roumain lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ducreux backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ducreux.
Ducreux lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Roumain .
Roumain softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Roumain misses with a body punch.
Roumain struggles to land a body shot inside as Ducreux controls his hands.
I was talking to Roumain 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ducreux lands a shot to the body.
Roumain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ducreux throws a shot from downtown. Roumain moves away and avoids it.
A quick step to the side and Roumain tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roumain throws a combination that misses
and Ducreux cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Roumain pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Roumain throws a nice looking combination but Ducreux bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ducreux feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Roumain s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice cross by Roumain .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Roumain misses the target.
Ducreux tries to move into range but Roumain moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jab by Ducreux.
Nelson Roumain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ducreux uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Roumain .
Ducreux throws a head kick but Roumain moves out of range.
Ducreux thuds a left hand into Roumain 's body.
Ducreux checks a low kick from Roumain .
Ducreux misses the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Roumain misses the target.
Roumain takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Roumain ducks under a wild hook from Ducreux.
The fighters circling - Ducreux throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Roumain throws a poor cross that misses
and Ducreux counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Roumain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ducreux moves away.
Ducreux misses with a hook.
Roumain lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ducreux misses with a body shot.
Ducreux on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ducreux misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roumain .
Ducreux looks to score with a jab to the body but Roumain is just out of range.
Roumain scores with a nice head shot.
Roumain takes a swing at Ducreux's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Ducreux was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Roumain throws the left hand but Ducreux avoids the punch easily.
Ducreux misses with a hook. Roumain ducked under it nicely.
Roumain is looking to chop away at Ducreux's legs.
Roumain throws the left hand but Ducreux avoids the punch easily.
Ducreux keeps the fight on the outside.
Roumain tests Ducreux's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A swing and a miss from Roumain .
Ducreux on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ducreux tests Roumain 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Roumain blocks a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Roumain on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Roumain scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ducreux throws a looping overhand right but Roumain ducks down to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Roumain 's head but he takes it in his stride.
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!
Ducreux lands a lovely overhand right.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ducreux.
Ducreux takes a swing at Roumain 's ribcage but misses.
Roumain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ducreux moves away.
Ducreux is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Roumain with a body shot.
Ducreux ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Roumain throws out a powerful jab.
Ducreux throws an off balance right hand
and Roumain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Roumain misses with a wild body shot.
Roumain throws a lazy uppercut
and Ducreux counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Roumain is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roumain connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ducreux momentarily.
Roumain listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ducreux uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roumain .
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 Nelson Roumain will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Roumain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Roumain throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ducreux sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Ducreux on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Roumain throws a hook to the side of Ducreux's head but Ducreux sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ducreux looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ducreux throws a lazy right hand but Roumain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Roumain pushes Ducreux up against the cage in a clinch.
Roumain scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ducreux.
Roumain stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ducreux misses with some punches.
Roumain has a couple of punches blocked by Ducreux.
Roumain can't find room to land a body shot as Ducreux controls the action.
A short body shot lands from Ducreux as the two fighters clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roumain .
Roumain throws a punch but it's blocked by Ducreux.
Roumain misses with a punch on the inside.
Ducreux breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ducreux. Roumain does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ducreux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roumain thows a left - swing and a miss!
Roumain throws a good cross that connects.
Ducreux thows a left - swing and a miss!
A lazy body kick from Ducreux
and Roumain counters with a left to the body.
Roumain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ducreux manages to avoid it.
A combination from Roumain does no damage.
Roumain fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ducreux checks the leg kick.
Roumain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ducreux moves away.
A big left from Ducreux misses.
Roumain slips a straight right by Ducreux.
Roumain lands a jab to the nose.
Roumain misses with a left hand
and Ducreux connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roumain looks to land a body kick but Ducreux moved away.
Roumain misses the shot to the body.
Roumain moves away from the strike by Ducreux.
It looked like Roumain wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Roumain rushes Ducreux and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roumain throws a head punch that misses.
Ducreux tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Roumain misses with a punch to the body.
Roumain lands with a right to the head.
Roumain working aggressively here.
Roumain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ducreux can do to turn this around?
Ducreux blocks an uppercut.
Roumain lands a right hand.
Ducreux tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roumain 's elbow.
Ducreux fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ducreux breaks the clinch.
A jab from Ducreux misses.
Ducreux throws out a leg kick but Roumain moves out of range and Ducreux only half commits.
Roumain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ducreux drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Roumain tries to clinch but Ducreux moves out of range.
Nelson Roumain is winning the standup battle so far.
Ducreux takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ducreux throws a hook to the side of Roumain 's head but Roumain sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice straight punches there by Roumain . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Roumain .
Ducreux shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ducreux darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ducreux cracks a nice hook into Roumain 's ribs.
Ducreux steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Roumain .
Roumain scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ducreux in his tracks.
Roumain will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ducreux scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ducreux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roumain is looking to counter punch.
Ducreux cracks Roumain with a good jab.
Ducreux moves out of range as Roumain strikes.
Roumain 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ducreux under the eye.
Roumain doesn't manage to clinch there - Ducreux circles away.
Ducreux let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Roumain wants to clinch.
Ducreux misses with a hook. Roumain ducked under it nicely.
Roumain misses with a left hand
and Ducreux cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ducreux misses with a wild body shot.
Ducreux uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roumain .
Ducreux misses with a straight left.
Ducreux takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nelson Roumain dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Roumain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ducreux throws out the jab.
Ducreux looks to score with a jab to the body but Roumain is just out of range.
Ducreux fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Roumain lands a head shot.
Ducreux throws a looping overhand right but Roumain ducks down to avoid it.
Ducreux's corner calls for a 1-2. Ducreux obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ducreux moves out of range as Roumain strikes.
Ducreux swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Roumain jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ducreux pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Roumain takes a swing at Ducreux's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roumain cracks Ducreux with an open hand slap.
A telegraphed right hand from Roumain misses the target.
Ducreux with the inside leg kick.
Ducreux slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ducreux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Roumain scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice uppercut lands for Roumain . That snapped Ducreux's head back.
Ducreux throws a hook but Roumain blocks it.
Roumain misses with a right hand
and Ducreux counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Roumain ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ducreux scores with a decent looking hook.
Roumain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roumain lands with an overhand left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ducreux. Roumain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Roumain wants to clinch.
Roumain 's corner calls for a 1-2. Roumain obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roumain slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Roumain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ducreux.
Roumain slips a straight right by Ducreux.
Roumain takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ducreux scores with a hook to the body. Roumain takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ducreux misses with a body shot
and Roumain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Roumain moves into the clinch.
Roumain breaks from the clinch.
A jab from Ducreux misses.
Roumain scores with a body shot.
Ducreux takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ducreux swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ducreux takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Roumain is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ducreux! But no joy.
Roumain scores with a jab.
Nelson Roumain is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Roumain lands with a cross.
Roumain with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ducreux moves out of range as Roumain throws a body kick.
Ducreux avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ducreux tries to bum rush Roumain with a series of wild strikes but Roumain uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Roumain tests Ducreux's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ducreux looks to throw the jab but Roumain is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roumain scores with a decent looking hook.
Ducreux connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Roumain momentarily.
Ducreux gets tackled into the cage by Roumain . Roumain maintains the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ducreux misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ducreux throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Roumain misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ducreux misses with a punch on the inside.
Ducreux swings wildly with an uppercut but Roumain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ducreux is looking to break free of the clinch but Roumain has double underhooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nelson Roumain showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Roumain has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Nelson Roumain !
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Nelson Roumain !
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Nelson Roumain !
Nelson Roumain wins by unanimous decision!
Nelson Roumain seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Fabinho (ranked 962 p4p, 2383 weight class) and Junichi Sasai (ranked 142 p4p, 341 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Fabinho might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Glowed Up - Kaytranada. The crowd seem to be enjoying Sasai's choice of entrance music: I Love Trash. Roberto Fabinho could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Junichi Sasai's chin.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roberto Fabinho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Junichi Sasai!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fabinho misses with an uppercut. Sasai saw that one coming.
Junichi Sasai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sasai connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sasai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fabinho sees it coming and avoids it easily.
No joy there for Sasai, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sasai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fabinho lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Junichi Sasai has been cut.
Fabinho takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sasai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sasai ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sasai tries to close the distance and clinch but Fabinho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sasai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
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!
Fabinho misses with a looping right.
Fabinho takes one to the chin there.
Sasai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fabinho moves in looking to clinch but Sasai pushes him off.
Donk. Fabinho catches Sasai right on the button with a cross.
Sasai moves into the clinch.
Sasai blocking some punches.
Fabinho scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fabinho jumps guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fabinho looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Sasai puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Fabinho manages to get to full guard.
Sasai stopping the sweep attempt from Fabinho.
Sasai wants to stand but Fabinho has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fabinho is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sasai tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fabinho connects with a couple of short punches.
Fabinho is fighting to break Sasai's control of his arms but Sasai is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sasai wants to sweep but no luck.
Fabinho wants to control from the top but Sasai keeps moving.
Fabinho is fighting to break Sasai's control of his arms but Sasai is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
We've been hearing that Fabinho has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Sasai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fabinho.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fabinho tries to free his leg and advance position but Sasai is retaining full guard.
Fabinho is stalling in the full guard.
Sasai can't keep his opponent in guard - Fabinho advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Fabinho wants to advance to full mount but Sasai doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Fabinho postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Fabinho controls from within his opponent's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Fabinho wants to pass the guard but Sasai is keeping the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Fabinho takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sasai misses the jab.
Fabinho feinted with a counter takedown.
Fabinho shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sasai as he jumps to the side.
Fabinho looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fabinho perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Junichi Sasai will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Junichi Sasai's cut.
That's time! Fabinho's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fabinho showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sasai.
Sasai takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sasai jabs Fabinho to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fabinho avoids the body shot from Sasai.
Fabinho scores with a nice right hand.
Sasai connects with a jab.
Fabinho doesn't manage to clinch there - Sasai circles away.
Sasai throws a body punch but Fabinho moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sasai throws the left hand but Fabinho avoids the punch easily.
Fabinho shoots in and drives through. Sasai sprawls well.
Fabinho is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sasai.
It looks like Roberto Fabinho has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sasai misses with a hook. Fabinho ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Sasai. That snapped Fabinho's head back.
Fabinho pushes Sasai up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fabinho.
Sasai stops a takedown attempt from Fabinho.
Sasai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fabinho throws a hook but Sasai blocks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sasai! But no joy.
Sasai jabs Fabinho right on the nose. Fabinho blinks but takes it well.
Sasai moves forwards but Fabinho connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fabinho takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fabinho walks into a jab.
Fabinho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fabinho shoots in looking for a takedown but Sasai manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Fabinho's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roberto Fabinho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fabinho needs to keep his hands up - Sasai had a free shot at his head there.
Fabinho is rocked!
Sasai shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Fabinho takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Sasai sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Fabinho bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Junichi Sasai!
Junichi Sasai managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Carnage Clothing , into his post fight interview.
Roberto Fabinho was interviewed post fight and said 'Man that was a tough fight. I didn�t take my opponent very seriously leading up to this fight but I�ll keep going. I know I�m the most dangerous in this division and will get that gold eventually'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thor White (ranked 1400 p4p, 3168 weight class) and Marcus Hughes (ranked 213 p4p, 424 weight class). Marcus Hughes told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thor White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hughes to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hughes slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hughes forces his way into half guard.
White looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White is looking for a sweep. Hughes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
White's coaches at BLK Elite MMA Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
White is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hughes pulls his head out easily.
Hughes sitting and controlling from the half guard.
White is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hughes lands a nice short elbow.
White moves into full guard.
Hughes controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
White looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Hughes is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hughes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hughes there as he acknowledges the shot.
White wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hughes misses with a right hand
and White counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hughes, as that shot connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White moves out of range of the strikes.
Hughes misses with a lunging right hand
and White counters with a stiff right hand.
Hughes looks to throw the jab but White is out of range.
White throws a big counter combination but Hughes scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
White throws a jab but it's blocked by Hughes.
Hughes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from White.
Hughes has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hughes there as he acknowledges the shot.
White takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hughes misses with an uppercut
and White counters with a nice uppercut.
White misses with a body punch
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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 Thor White will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
White throws a jab but it's blocked by Hughes.
White ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hughes moves away.
White slips a jab from Hughes.
Marcus Hughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hughes jabs White right on the nose. White blinks but takes it well.
Thor White is winning the standup battle so far.
Hughes lands a jab to the head.
Hughes misses with a shot to the body
and White counters with a nice body shot.
Nice defenses there by White.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hughes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
White cracks Hughes with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hughes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and White counters with a nice uppercut.
Hughes is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by White. Hughes falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for White!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thor White!
A victorious Thor White thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Renoa Gracie (ranked 674 p4p, 255 weight class) and Li Xiaodong (ranked 76 p4p, 33 weight class). Li Xiaodong is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Renoa Gracie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Li Xiaodong!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xiaodong misses with a lunging right hand
and Gracie counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Xiaodong wants to get back to his feet but Gracie passes into half guard.
Gracie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Xiaodong is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gracie wants to pass to mount but Xiaodong is defending the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiaodong moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Xiaodong is on top in guard.
Xiaodong sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Xiaodong trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Xiaodong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Xiaodong is looking to stand up but Gracie won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiaodong sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Xiaodong stands up and waves to Gracie to follow him.
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie pushes Xiaodong up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiaodong manages to break the clinch.
Xiaodong misses with a straight right.
Gracie is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Xiaodong.
Li Xiaodong is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie moves out of range of the strikes.
Gracie slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gracie moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gracie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Xiaodong paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Xiaodong's waist but Xiaodong gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gracie off to one side.
A little jabbing left from Xiaodong on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Xiaodong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gracie was well out of range. Poor timing from Xiaodong.
Gracie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Xiaodong throws out the jab.
Gracie fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Xiaodong sprawls well initially but Gracie persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Xiaodong is defending against the submission attempts here by Gracie.
Gracie is looking to take a break and control but Xiaodong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
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. Gracie connects with a nice short shot to Xiaodong's temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie wants to free his trapped foot but Xiaodong is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Li Xiaodong will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Xiaodong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gracie tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Xiaodong manages to circle out of the way.
Gracie lands a nice shot that snaps Xiaodong's head back.
Gracie looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gracie misses with a left hand
and Xiaodong counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Xiaodong enables Gracie to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Xiaodong manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie trying to control but Xiaodong is working from the bottom.
Xiaodong looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Xiaodong swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Xiaodong is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gracie is controlling him.
Xiaodong pulls Gracie in close to his closed guard and prevents Gracie from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Xiaodong is keeping the position for now.
Gracie 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.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Xiaodong is trying to control the position but Gracie postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gracie misses with a few strikes there.
Xiaodong throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Gracie scores with a hook.
Xiaodong throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiaodong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Xiaodong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gracie closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gracie tries to stall but Xiaodong uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gracie struggles to land a body shot inside as Xiaodong controls his hands.
Gracie tries to work over Xiaodong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Xiaodong breaks the clinch.
Xiaodong lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gracie is looking to clinch.
Xiaodong avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gracie.
Gracie tries to advance to mount but can't.
Renoa Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gracie is trying to get an arm triangle but Xiaodong is defending well.
Gracie trying to control the position but Xiaodong is working away.
Gracie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Xiaodong struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xiaodong wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Gracie trying to control the action but Xiaodong is working from the bottom.
The strikes coming from Gracie are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Xiaodong tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gracie wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Xiaodong is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Xiaodong has escaped the position, nice work there.
Xiaodong prevents Gracie from improving position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Renoa Gracie will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gracie fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Xiaodong on the side of the head.
Gracie looking to score a takedown here. Xiaodong is defending well but Gracie drives through and ends up in Xiaodong's guard.
Gracie won't allow Xiaodong to sweep him here.
Xiaodong is pulling down on Gracie's head to control his posture.
Gracie with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Xiaodong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiaodong pulls Gracie in to control the position.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Xiaodong is keeping the position.
Gracie is working hard here to advance position.
Xiaodong has control of Gracie's left arm, preventing Gracie from doing any damage.
Xiaodong trying to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Xiaodong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Xiaodong but Xiaodong pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gracie lands an overhand right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Xiaodong. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Xiaodong closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gracie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Xiaodong sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gracie somewhat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xiaodong throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Li Xiaodong seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gracie fails with the takedown
and Xiaodong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renoa Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A combination from Xiaodong does no damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gracie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Xiaodong! But no joy.
Gracie tries to clinch
and Xiaodong counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gracie darts in looking for a takedown but Xiaodong gets double underhooks and turns Gracie into the cage.
Xiaodong tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Xiaodong wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gracie has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Xiaodong breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gracie has closed the distance and engaged Xiaodong in a clinch.
Xiaodong trying to stall but Gracie improves his position.
Gracie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Xiaodongs head.
A head punch on the inside from Gracie fails to land.
Gracie drops down looking for an ankle pick but Xiaodong pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gracie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little jabbing left from Xiaodong on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Xiaodong cracks Gracie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Xiaodong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Renoa Gracie did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Gracie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Xiaodong takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gracie closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Xiaodong's guard.
Xiaodong trying to control the position here.
Xiaodong working a defensive guard here.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie is fighting to break Xiaodong's control of his arms but Xiaodong is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Xiaodong preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gracie pushes down on Xiaodong's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiaodong scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Gracie manages to mount him!
Xiaodong is trying to escape the mount.
Xiaodong defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Gracie.
Xiaodong wants to control but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie looking for a guillotine from mount but Xiaodong is having none of it.
Gracie tries to control but Xiaodong wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xiaodong can't escape the position.
Gracie working for a submission but Xiaodong is keeping him at bay.
Gracie wants to control the pace but Xiaodong is squirming around nicely.
Xiaodong tries to reverse the position but Gracie maintains control.
Gracie controlling from the full mount.
Xiaodong slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie lands with a punch from half guard.
Gracie seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Gracie prevents Xiaodong from improving his position.
Xiaodong is trying to stand.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Xiaodong is defending well.
Gracie trying to control the action but Xiaodong is working from the bottom.
Xiaodong kicks Gracie off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Xiaodong swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch but Xiaodong swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Gracie.
Xiaodong throws out a loose jab but Gracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Xiaodong.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie misses with an uppercut. Xiaodong saw that one coming.
Renoa Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Renoa Gracie had his way with Li Xiaodong in 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Xiaodong throws a poor cross that misses
and Gracie decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Xiaodong's guard.
Xiaodong is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
Gracie moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Xiaodong pushes his legs off easily.
Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Xiaodong doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Xiaodong manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xiaodong avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Xiaodong not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Xiaodong wants to stand but Gracie is controlling his posture from full guard.
Xiaodong must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Xiaodong stands up from Gracie's guard - Xiaodong perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gracie bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Xiaodong's head.
Li Xiaodong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Xiaodong stuffs the takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Xiaodong. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Xiaodong has time to react.
Xiaodong looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Gracie gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie avoiding damage.
Xiaodong's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gracie misses with a straight right.
Xiaodong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gracie lands with a good body shot.
Gracie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Xiaodong avoids it really well and circles away.
Xiaodong is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gracie with a body shot.
Gracie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Xiaodong swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xiaodong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Xiaodong swats away the attempt to clinch by Gracie.
Xiaodong throws a nice looking combination but Gracie bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gracie throws a right hand that misses
enabling Xiaodong to counter with a crisp jab.
Gracie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little jabbing left from Xiaodong on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sloppy strikes from Xiaodong. Those never looked like landing.
Xiaodong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gracie.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Li Xiaodong.
I think Gracie has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Renoa Gracie!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Renoa Gracie!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Renoa Gracie!
Renoa Gracie wins by unanimous decision!
Renoa Gracie retains his featherweight title!
After winning the bout, Renoa Gracie 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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