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SYN 881 Maluga vs. Namasuzuki PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Frame (ranked 1653 p4p, 1108 weight class) and Dude Dudeson (ranked 221 p4p, 152 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andrew Frame!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dude Dudeson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dudeson blocks the body kick.
Dudeson tries a head kick but it misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Frame misses its target.
Frame avoids the body shot from Dudeson.
It looked like Frame wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dudeson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice body kick there by Dudeson.
Dudeson throws a body punch but Frame moves out of range.
Dudeson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Frame tries to avoid it but Dudeson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Frame to the ground. Frame escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dudeson drives through with a takedown into Frame's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Frame has his hands on Dudeson's head, controlling the position.
Frame keeping full guard, as Dudeson tries to pass.
Dudeson trying to control the position from guard on top but Frame is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudeson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Frame swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Frame has control of Dudeson's left arm, preventing Dudeson from doing any damage.
Frame can't keep his opponent in guard - Dudeson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Frame is looking to improve his position.
Dudeson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Frame has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Dudeson wants to take a breather but Frame is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dudeson prevents Frame from improving his position.
Dudeson is thwarting Frame's attempts to control the position.
Dudeson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Frame with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dudeson thows a huge punch but Frame dodges it nicely.
Frame manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Frame leaves Dudeson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dudeson scores with a sloppy right hand. Frame should have avoided that one.
Frame displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dudeson throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudeson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Frame is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Dudeson is controlling him well.
Frame prevents Dudeson from moving into mount.
Dudeson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Frame is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Frame tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dudeson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dudeson is looking to take a break and control but Frame is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frame is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Dudeson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Dudeson trying to control the action but Frame is working from the bottom.
Frame controlling the position well.
Dudeson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dudeson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Frame tries to roll over but Dudeson keeps him under control.
Dudeson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Frame's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dude Dudeson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Dudeson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Frame counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Frame gets caught napping as Dudeson dives in and scores a takedown. Frame manages to retain guard.
Frame pulls Dudeson in close to prevent any damage.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Dudeson working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Dudeson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Frame swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dudeson throwing strikes but missing.
Dudeson won't allow Frame to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frame is working hard here to advance position.
Dudeson throws a big right hand that misses.
Dudeson tries to free his leg and advance position but Frame is retaining full guard.
Dudeson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Frame on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dudeson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Frame.
Dudeson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Frame wants to get back to his feet.
Frame is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Frame is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudeson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Frame blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dudeson.
Dudeson passes to full mount!
Dudeson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Dudeson trying to control but Frame is having none of it.
Frame is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dudeson with shots to the head and body - Frame looks very uncomfortable down there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frame is desperately trying to improve his position but Dudeson has a good base and remains in mount.
Dudeson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dudeson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Frame?
Frame really wants to buck Dudeson off and get back to his feet.
Frame wants to control but Dudeson is having none of it.
Dudeson lands a nice shot to the head.
Dudeson has control of Frame's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Frame regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Frame bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Dudeson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dudeson is trying to keep Frame in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dudeson wants to sweep here but Frame controlling him for the moment.
Frame slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Dudeson can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dudeson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Frame's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Frame works his way into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dude Dudeson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Dudeson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Frame.
Frame throws a right hand that Dudeson ducks under and follows up with a left that Dudeson also avoids with ease.
Dudeson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Frame lands a nice shot to the body.
Frame takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dudeson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Frame throws out the jab.
A left lands for Frame.
Frame scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dudeson tries to land a leg kick but Frame saw it coming and moves away.
Frame closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Andrew Frame is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick by Dudeson misses
and Frame counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dudeson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Frame defends well and Dudeson ends up having to push Frame into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Frame throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Frame moves out of range as Dudeson strikes.
Dudeson throws a right hand that Frame ducks under and follows up with a left that Frame also avoids with ease.
Dudeson jabs at Frame's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frame uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dudeson has time to react.
Dudeson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Frame to the ground. Dudeson is now in Frame's guard.
Frame is controlling Dudeson's posture.
Dudeson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Frame pulls Dudeson in close to prevent any damage.
Frame avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dudeson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Frame lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Dudeson looking to control.
Andrew Frame has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frame gets to his feet. Dudeson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Dude Dudeson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dudeson just misses with a punch to the body.
Frame misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Frame is looking to wear down Dudeson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Frame ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Frame moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dudeson throws out a loose jab but Frame uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dudeson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Frame is fending him off so far but Dudeson persists. Nope, Frame circles away and we're back to standing.
Andrew Frame is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dudeson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Andrew Frame has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dude Dudeson.
A jab from Dudeson does it's job there.
Dudeson checks a low kick from Frame.
Frame takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dudeson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frame slips under a jab.
Frame with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dudeson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Andrew Frame is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dudeson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dudeson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dudeson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Frame but Frame pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dudeson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Frame has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Frame and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Frame loads up on a big right hand but Dudeson slips the punch.
Frame takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dudeson fakes the leg kick and cracks Frame in the body.
Frame lands a jab to Dudeson's midsection.
Dudeson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dudeson shoots in for a takedown but Frame shows good takedown defense.
Frame swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Oooooh!!! Frame has knocked Dudeson down with a huge combo! Frame steps away and waves a wobbly Dudeson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 Dudeson is rocked!
 It looks like Dude Dudeson has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frame fakes the body blow, causing Dudeson to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Dudeson goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Andrew Frame!
During a confident post fight interview, Andrew Frame thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Dude Dudeson was interviewed post fight and said 'What can I say, im still the king between the sheets. Ladies hit me up 904-The-Dude!!!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Peter Narz (ranked 905 p4p, 1434 weight class) and Lewis Burwell Puller (ranked 55 p4p, 82 weight class). Puller comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hello kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Lewis Burwell Puller has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Peter Narz's chin.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Peter Narz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lewis Burwell Puller!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Narz throws a sloppy head kick
and Puller counters with a right hand to the body.
Narz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Puller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Puller swings for the body but Narz moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Puller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Narz scores with a leg kick.
Narz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Narz lands a jab to the nose.
Narz throws out a leg kick but Puller moves out of range and Narz only half commits.
Narz has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Tōshi in the buildup to the fight.
Puller blocks a head kick by Narz.
Puller lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Puller.
Narz throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Puller on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Narz scores with the left hand. Puller knows he should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puller throws a jab when Narz was well out of range.
A nice leg kick from Narz, right into the meat of the thigh.
Puller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Narz.
Puller drops Narz with a left right combo! Puller follows him down to the ground into side control.
 Narz is rocked!
Narz looking for a sweep but Puller has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Oh Narz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Narz tries to hold on but Puller pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puller looking to control but Narz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Narz seems to have got his legs back now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Narz is looking to get to half guard.
Puller has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Narz's face.
Narz is desperately trying to improve his position but Puller has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Puller putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Narz is trying to escape the mount.
Puller landing strikes from the mount.
Puller controlling the pace for now.
Narz tries to lock up and control but Puller gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Puller looking to control and managing it successfully.
Puller looking to control but Narz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narz working to try and regain half guard.
Narz's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Puller trying to control but Narz is having none of it.
Narz is looking to get to half guard.
Puller avoids the attempt from Narz to control.
Puller tries to control but Narz wriggling away.
Puller prevents Narz from getting the reversal.
Puller lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Narz can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Puller trying to control but Narz is having none of it.
Puller controlling the pace for now.
Narz is wriggling around trying to escape.
Narz is squirming around, avoiding Puller's attempts to control the action.
Puller scoring with strikes but Narz is staying in there.
Puller content just to control the position here.
Narz really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Narz wants to hold on but Puller pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puller controlling the pace for now.
Narz tries to reverse the position but Puller maintains control.
Narz is working hard here to advance position.
Puller in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Puller is trying to control here but Narz has managed to regain half guard.
Narz pushes Puller off looking to stand but Puller dives back in and keeps control.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Puller lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Puller wants to take a breather but Narz is having none of it.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Puller connects with a nice short shot to Narz's temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puller not doing much here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lewis Burwell Puller dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Puller jabs at Narz's body.
Puller avoids the head kick by Narz.
Nice uppercut there from Narz.
Puller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Narz throwing a counter right hand but Puller manages to avoid it.
Peter Narz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Narz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Puller's sensitive parts.
A big left from Puller misses.
Puller looks to land a left hand but Narz moved out of range nicely.
Narz throws a big counter combination but Puller scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Puller on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Narz. Narz obviously looking to wear him down.
Puller fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Narz half committed to a counter leg kick.
Puller walks into a stiff left hand from Narz.
Puller cracks Narz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Puller misses with a two punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Puller misses the target.
Narz dodges the punch combination from Puller.
Puller throws a jab but it's blocked by Narz.
Puller misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puller throws a jab when Narz was well out of range.
Narz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Narz throws a right hand that Puller ducks under and follows up with a left that Puller also avoids with ease.
Puller misses with a hook.
Puller throws a hook but Narz avoids it easily.
That kick from Narz tenderised Puller's leg. Puller is trying to keep his angry face on.
Narz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Puller swinging wildly here.
Puller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Narz looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Narz catches Puller with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Narz ducks right into an uppercut from Puller.
Lewis Burwell Puller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Puller with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Narz to score with a decent uppercut.
Narz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Narz scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheers as Narz lands an impressive looking overhand right. Puller doesn't seem phased though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Narz takes one to the chin there.
Narz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Puller is rocked!
Puller misses with an uppercut
and Narz counters with a big right hand! Oh Puller is in trouble here! Narz follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Narz!
Peter Narz thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Lewis Burwell Puller was interviewed post fight and said 'It was not my night. Congratulations to my opponent. You were the better man tonight. You just gave me the ultimate motivation.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Lawrence (ranked 1060 p4p, 1846 weight class) and Scott Hill (ranked 168 p4p, 270 weight class). Lawrence's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, No Surrender. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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World class boxer
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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 22 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Lawrence!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott Hill!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill throws a lazy right hand but Lawrence sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hill keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hill connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lawrence's hands.
Hill blocks a head kick by Lawrence.
Hill takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lawrence throws a looping overhand right but Hill ducks down to avoid it.
Lawrence closes the distance and clinches.
Lawrence escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lawrence throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little jabbing left from Hill on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lawrence throws a head kick but Hill moves out of range.
Hill displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lawrence.
A telegraphed right hand from Lawrence misses the target.
Hill throws out a powerful jab.
Lawrence fails with the takedown.
Hill is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lawrence with a body shot.
Lawrence throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lawrence tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hill swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hill now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hill slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence misses with a body shot
and Hill counters with a nice uppercut.
Lawrence ducks right into an uppercut from Hill.
Lawrence looks to land a combination but Hill avoids it well.
Lawrence bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lawrence gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hill to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Lawrence is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hill wants to control from the top but Lawrence keeps moving.
Lawrence trying to control the position.
Hill passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hill landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Hill pulls his head out easily.
Hill drops an elbow to the side of Lawrence's head.
Lawrence tries to get to full guard but Hill has control of the leg.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Hill drops an elbow to the side of Lawrence's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hill trying to control the action but Lawrence is working from the bottom.
Hill has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lawrence has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hill is working away from the top position though.
Lawrence is looking for a sweep. Hill is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hill tries to pass to full mount but Lawrence defends it.
Hill wants to control but Lawrence is keeping him busy.
Lawrence gets full guard.
Hill got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lawrence has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hill has managed to get both his arms back between Lawrence's legs - danger averted.
Lawrence is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Hill rolls with it to try and escape but Lawrence cranks on the arm and Hill is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Lawrence!
John Lawrence made sure to mention his sponsor, KOMBAT KLOTHING in his post fight interview.
In defeat, Scott Hill stepped up to the mic, saying 'No one likes seeing their opponent's hand raised, but that just means that they were the better man today. My team at 3Band MMA and I will break down this match and make the proper changes for my next camp.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Valerio Bartoli (ranked 457 p4p, 355 weight class) and Koichi Kamei (ranked 65 p4p, 46 weight class). Bartoli comes to the cage accompanied by Modulate - Bass Alert. Koichi Kamei has the eye of the tiger 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 30 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Valerio Bartoli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Koichi Kamei!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamei moves into range and clinches up with Bartoli.
Kamei misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Kamei fails to land.
Kamei is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bartoli is keeping busy.
The referee calls for Kamei to work.
A head punch on the inside from Kamei fails to land.
Bartoli makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bartoli prevents a body shot from Kamei.
Kamei tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Kamei.
Bartoli wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bartoli is looking to break free of the clinch but Kamei has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Bartoli's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bartoli misses with a punch on the inside.
Bartoli working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bartoli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kamei trying to control the position but instead, Bartoli has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kamei into the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kamei.
Bartoli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kamei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bartoli moves away.
Bartoli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartoli scores with a sloppy right hand. Kamei should have avoided that one.
Kamei takes a swing at Bartoli's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Bartoli on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bartoli throws a looping overhand right but Kamei ducks down to avoid it.
Kamei ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kamei looks to score with a jab to the body but Bartoli is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Bartoli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kamei tries to counter with a clinch but Bartoli shakes him off and moves away.
Bartoli shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kamei scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Koichi Kamei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bartoli keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kamei lands a nice hook to Bartoli's body. Bartoli takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kamei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bartoli was well out of range. Poor timing from Kamei.
A lazy left from Kamei finds it's target.
Bartoli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kamei.
Kamei moves in looking to clinch but Bartoli pushes him off.
It looked like Bartoli wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kamei is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartoli connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bartoli throws a wild body kick that Kamei sees coming a mile off.
Kamei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Bartoli on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kamei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bartoli moves away.
Kamei ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kamei misses with a wild body shot.
Bartoli doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kamei is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bartoli throwing a counter right hand but Kamei manages to avoid it.
Kamei scores with a jab to the body.
Bartoli throws an overhand right that lands on Kamei's shoulder, as Kamei tries to avoid the shot.
Kamei swings for the body but Bartoli moves out of range.
Kamei throws a shot from downtown. Bartoli moves away and avoids it.
Bartoli misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartoli throws out a powerful jab.
Kamei blocks a low kick nicely.
Kamei looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kamei has closed the distance and engaged Bartoli in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Kamei.
Bartoli is looking to break free of the clinch but Kamei has double underhooks.
Kamei makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bartoli tries to break the clinch but Kamei is controlling the position.
Kamei lands an uppercut.
Bartoli misses with a punch on the inside.
Kamei makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kamei stalls.
Bartoli lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bartoli.
Kamei stalling in the clinch but Bartoli improves position.
Kamei lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bartoli breaks the clinch.
A big left from Bartoli misses.
Kamei closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bartoli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartoli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kamei digs a good hook to Bartoli's body.
Bartoli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kamei. Bartoli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bartoli tried to counter with a leg kick but Kamei avoided it.
A big left from Bartoli misses.
Bartoli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kamei stuns Bartoli with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bartoli looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bartoli fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kamei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bartoli.
Kamei throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bartoli stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kamei checks the leg kick nicely there.
A slow jab from Bartoli misses its intended target.
Kamei slips under a jab.
Bartoli uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kamei.
Kamei pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bartoli back to the cage. Kamei follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Koichi Kamei dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bartoli throws a hook but Kamei blocks it.
Bartoli tries to land a front kick but Kamei steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kamei blocks a low kick nicely.
Kamei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bartoli.
Kamei throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bartoli stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kamei takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kamei misses with a shot to the body
and Bartoli counters with a left and a right that stings Kamei.
Bartoli throws a jab but it's blocked by Kamei.
Kamei scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bartoli swats away the attempt to clinch by Kamei.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bartoli is looking to score with low kicks.
Kamei defending well as Bartoli loads up on a big left hand.
Kamei tries to clinch up but Bartoli circles away and keeps his distance.
It looked like Bartoli wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kamei looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamei looks to land a combination. Bartoli sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kamei has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bartoli swings for the body but Kamei moves out of range.
Kamei throws a body punch but Bartoli moves out of range.
Kamei tries to clinch but Bartoli is having none of it.
Bartoli just misses with a punch to the body.
Kamei misses with a wild body shot.
Bartoli scores with a leg kick.
Kamei thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kamei throws the left hand but Bartoli avoids the punch easily.
Koichi Kamei seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kamei throws a jab when Bartoli was well out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Bartoli misses its target.
Kamei is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bartoli rather than just go for the knockout.
Bartoli looks to throw the jab but Kamei is out of range.
Bartoli defending well as Kamei loads up on a big left hand.
Bartoli takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamei scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bartoli doesn't seem bothered though.
Bartoli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bartoli is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kamei.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bartoli misses with an uppercut. Kamei saw that one coming.
Kamei misses with a few strikes there.
Kamei misses with a body shot.
Bartoli gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bartoli misses with a few strikes there.
Kamei misses the shot to the body.
Kamei misses with a body shot.
Kamei steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bartoli.
Kamei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bartoli swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kamei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kamei fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bartoli manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamei cracks a nice hook into Bartoli's ribs.
Kamei misses with a wild body shot.
Bartoli takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kamei digs a good hook to Bartoli's body.
Kamei blocks a jab.
Kamei jabs Bartoli to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kamei uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bartoli.
Kamei throws a body punch but Bartoli moves out of range.
Bartoli swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A punch combination from Kamei misses.
Kamei throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab, jab by Bartoli - just one landing.
Bartoli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kamei throws a shot to the body.
Kamei tries to bum rush Bartoli with a series of wild strikes but Bartoli uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A little feinted left hand from Bartoli on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kamei jabs at Bartoli's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Kamei slips under a jab from Bartoli.
Kamei is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Kamei fails to land with a series of punches.
Bartoli swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kamei throws a sloppy body shot
and Bartoli counters with a straight right hand.
A shot to the body from Kamei misses
and Bartoli counters with a body kick that stops Kamei in his tracks momentarily.
Kamei bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bartoli's head backwards.
Kamei lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bartoli at a distance.
Kamei is looking to clinch.
Kamei throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kamei works the jab nicely.
Bartoli dips to his left and cracks Kamei with an uppercut!
Nice defenses there by Kamei.
Bartoli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kamei displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bartoli throws out the jab.
Kamei lands a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Koichi Kamei showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Bartoli swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Bartoli.
Kamei steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bartoli.
Kamei takes a swing at Bartoli's ribcage but misses.
Kamei misses with a body shot.
Bartoli takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kamei wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kamei works Bartoli's body with a nice hook.
Bartoli on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kamei slips a jab and a cross from Bartoli.
Kamei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bartoli throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bartoli throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bartoli sets himself, and Kamei steps forward looking for the clinch! Bartoli avoids it this time.
Bartoli fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kamei on the side of the head.
Bartoli takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kamei clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartoli manages to break the clinch.
Kamei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bartoli.
A little feinted left hand from Bartoli on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kamei fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bartoli, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kamei.
Kamei lands with a right to the head.
Kamei is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bartoli is keeping busy.
Bartoli breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kamei misses with a few strikes there.
Kamei blocks a leg kick.
Bartoli takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kamei throws a series of punches but Bartoli moves out of range.
Bartoli gets tackled into the cage by Kamei. Kamei maintains the clinch.
Kamei controlling the action here for a moment.
Bartoli is trying to force a seperation but Kamei has the dominant position.
Valerio Bartoli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kamei has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bartoli seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kamei can turn it around.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartoli manages to break the clinch.
Kamei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bartoli.
Bartoli takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kamei fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bartoli looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kamei scores with a decent looking hook.
Bartoli fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kamei checks it well.
Kamei misses with a body shot.
Bartoli moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice jab there from Bartoli.
Kamei tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bartoli was well out of range. Poor timing from Kamei.
Kamei swings for the body but Bartoli moves out of range.
Bartoli moves out of range of the strikes.
Kamei dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kamei tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bartoli manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamei gets a clinch.
Bartoli is trying to force a seperation but Kamei has the dominant position.
Bartoli looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Koichi Kamei is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bartoli is trying to break the clinch but Kamei is controlling him.
Bartoli makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bartoli working hard to break the clinch.
Bartoli is trying to break free.
Bartoli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bartoli tries to break free but Kamei pushes him back against the cage.
Kamei prevents Bartoli from breaking the clinch.
Bartoli wants to get back to striking at distance but Kamei won't allow it.
Bartoli escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Danga de danga de dang - Kamei scores with a four punch combination!
Kamei moves into range and clinches up with Bartoli.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartoli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kamei tests Bartoli's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kamei looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bartoli throws a leg kick but Kamei checks it.
Kamei throws a body shot but no joy.
Bartoli takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kamei misses the shot to the body.
Kamei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bartoli moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kamei walks into a stiff left hand from Bartoli.
Bartoli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bartoli throws a low kick, looking for Kamei's leg but Kamei calmly moves out of range.
Kamei with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Koichi Kamei comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kamei has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koichi Kamei!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Koichi Kamei waved his t-shirt featuring Urban Fighter's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Atticus Finch (ranked 924 p4p, 792 weight class) and Ryan Rodriguez (ranked 111 p4p, 95 weight class). Finch comes to the cage accompanied by Ghetto Bird- Ice Cube. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Atticus Finch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rodriguez manages to avoid it.
Finch has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Yellow Lotus Center of Healing and Meditative Arts in the buildup to the fight.
Rodriguez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rodriguez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Finch lands a big right hand that sends Rodriguez crashing to the mat! Finch stays standing though and waves Rodriguez back to his feet!
Rodriguez is rocked!
Rodriguez connects with the punch.
Rodriguez is still on wobbly legs! Can Finch finish him?
Rodriguez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Finch.
Finch scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rodriguez seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Finch takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Finch takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rodriguez misses with a left hand
and Finch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Finch walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A big left from Finch misses.
Rodriguez slips a straight right by Finch.
Finch backing away here, and Rodriguez unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Rodriguez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Finch misses with an uppercut.
Rodriguez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finch has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rodriguez finds it's way round the side to connect with Finch's head.
Finch stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez scores with a spinning back kick!
Rodriguez throws the left hand but Finch avoids the punch easily.
Rodriguez looks to land a left hand but Finch moved out of range nicely.
Finch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rodriguez tries to move into range but Finch moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Finch moves out of range of the strikes.
Rodriguez throws a sloppy head kick and Finch moves out of range easily.
Rodriguez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Finch in his tracks.
Rodriguez misses with a straight right.
Rodriguez slips a jab from Finch.
Rodriguez throws a lazy right hand but Finch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rodriguez misses with a lunging right hand
and Finch counters with a crisp right hand that drops Rodriguez! Finch lets Rodriguez back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodriguez thumps Finch with a low kick.
Finch throws the left hand but Rodriguez avoids the punch easily.
Rodriguez throws out a loose jab but Finch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Finch moves away from the strike by Rodriguez.
Finch sends Rodriguez crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Finch is motioning to the referee to let Rodriguez up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Rodriguez swings for the body but Finch moves out of range.
Rodriguez thuds his shin into the meat of Finch's side.
Finch throws a right hand that misses
and Rodriguez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Finch buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rodriguez connects with a single shot there.
Finch slips a straight right by Rodriguez.
Finch swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Rodriguez to counter with a crisp jab.
Rodriguez misses with a straight left.
Rodriguez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finch misses with a series of wild punches.
Finch lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A slow jab from Finch misses its intended target.
Rodriguez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A shot to the liver by Finch. Beautiful body shot.
Rodriguez throws out a powerful jab.
Rodriguez loads up on a big right hand but Finch slips the punch.
Rodriguez lands a really nice looking cross but Finch seems unphased.
Rodriguez with a nice calf kick.
Rodriguez misses with a left hand
and Finch counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finch uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rodriguez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Finch.
Rodriguez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Finch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Finch drops Rodriguez with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Rodriguez looks back up at him and smiles so Finch waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Finch sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Rodriguez's defenses. It connects perfectly with Rodriguez's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Atticus Finch!
A very excited looking Atticus Finch made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Randy The Show (ranked 540 p4p, 551 weight class) and Silent Bob (ranked 79 p4p, 84 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Randy The Show!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Silent Bob!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Show throws a jab but it's blocked by Bob.
Bob lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bob throws a jab but it's blocked by The Show.
Bob blocks a jab.
Bob closes the distance and clinches.
The Show's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The Show pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Show keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bob swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by The Show.
The Show throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bob counters with a straight right hand.
Bob lands with a hook. The Show tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bob lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bob lands the left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Show takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bob steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Show.
The Show defending well as Bob loads up on a big left hand.
Bob throws a jab but it's blocked by The Show.
Bob turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Show misses with an uppercut. Bob saw that one coming.
The Show fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bob on the side of the head.
The Show closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A punch lands to the side of The Show 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The Show defending well as Bob loads up on a big left hand.
Bob throws an ugly left hook that misses
and The Show counters with a stiff right hand.
Bob keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The Show thows a left - swing and a miss!
The Show fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bob manages to avoid it.
The Show ducks right into an uppercut from Bob.
An inside leg kick lands from Bob.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Bob.
Bob connects with a leg kick.
Bob takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bob staying out of range there.
Bob tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The Show defending well as Bob loads up on a big left hand.
Bob uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from The Show.
The Show ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bob moves away.
Bob keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bob is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! The Show had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
The Show takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The Show keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bob scoring well with a low kick there.
Bob scores with a nice right hand.
The Show misses the shot to the body.
The Show looks to land a left hand but Bob moved out of range nicely.
The Show throws a poor cross that misses
and Bob counters with an outside leg kick.
The Show waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bob.
The Show scores with a one two! Bob had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bob throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The Show chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bob can pounce on him.
Bob works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bob.
The Show throws out a loose jab but Bob uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Show drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bob moves out of range of the strikes.
Bob moves out of range as The Show strikes.
Bob follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
The Show jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bob counters with a body kick.
The Show moves forwards but Bob connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bob lands with a nice body punch.
The Show is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bob moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The Show on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The Show is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bob steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Show.
Bob misses with an uppercut. The Show saw that one coming.
Bob dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on The Show. That did some damage!
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!
Bob darts in and clinches The Show up against the cage.
Bob tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Show's elbow.
Bob fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Show lands a right hand.
The Show looking to stall.
The Show scores with a shot to the side of Bob's head.
The Show swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The Show looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bob lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Bob.
The Show is looking to control Bob's arms but Bob gets an underhook and turns him. Now The Show has his back to the cage.
The Show's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That kick from Bob tenderised The Show's leg. The Show is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bob misses with a body kick.
Bob keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from The Show.
Bob throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Show swings for the body but Bob moves out of range.
The Show moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The Show rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bob counters with a leg kick.
Bob scoring well with a low kick there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Silent Bob dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bob lands a nice leg kick that just misses The Show's sensitive parts.
Bob scores with a sloppy right hand. The Show should have avoided that one.
Bob has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bob there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bob misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Show.
A little feinted left hand from The Show on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bob slips under a jab from The Show.
The Show misses with a combination
enabling Bob to counter with a crisp jab.
Bob throws a hook but The Show avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from The Show misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Bob.
Bob misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Show.
The Show checks a low kick from Bob.
The Show was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Show tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bob was well out of range. Poor timing from The Show.
Silent Bob seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bob moves out of range as The Show strikes.
Bob throws a looping overhand right but The Show ducks down to avoid it.
Bob bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bob digs a good body shot into The Show's ribs.
Bob ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Show pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A shot to the liver by The Show. Beautiful body shot.
Bob fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and The Show has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The Show misses with a looping right.
Bob is on the wrong end of a nice combination from The Show.
The Show lands with a good body shot.
Bob fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. The Show looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bob fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Show manages to avoid it.
The Show looks to land a right hand but Bob moved out of range.
The Show is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bob.
Bob digs a good body shot into The Show's ribs.
The Show throws an ugly left hook that misses
and The Show takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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 Show throws a jab when Bob was well out of range.
The Show takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bob throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Show is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bob.
The Show throws a jab when Bob was well out of range.
The Show throws a shot from downtown. Bob moves away and avoids it.
Bob turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bob moves away from the strike by The Show.
Bob scores with a jab to the jaw.
The Show looks to score with a jab to the body but Bob is just out of range.
The Show throws a looping overhand right but Bob ducks down to avoid it.
Bob steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Show.
Bob flicks out a counter leg kick but The Show steps away.
A good leg kick by Bob.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bob.
The fighters circling - Bob throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Show with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bob to score with a decent uppercut.
Bob lands with a thumping leg kick.
The Show throws an overhand right that lands on Bob's shoulder, as Bob tries to avoid the shot.
Bob throws a solid leg kick but The Show takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bob.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Show misses the shot to the body.
The Show scores with a hook.
The Show stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bob slips under a jab from The Show.
Silent Bob seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Show throws the left hand but Bob avoids the punch easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bob thows a leg kick but The Show checks it
and The Show counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bob slips under a jab.
The Show takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice shot by Bob.
A left and a right from The Show both land. Nice combination.
The Show swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That kick from Bob tenderised The Show's leg. The Show is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bob throws a leg kick that misses.
Bob scores with a jab to the body.
Bob misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from The Show misses.
Bob connects with a single shot there.
The Show loads up on a big right hand but Bob slips the punch.
The crowd cheers as Bob lands an impressive looking overhand right. The Show doesn't seem phased though.
Bob has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bob defending well as The Show loads up on a big left hand.
Bob feints a counter leg kick.
The Show throws the left hand but Bob avoids the punch easily.
The Show throws a poor cross that misses
and Bob counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bob connects with a crisp jab.
Bob closes the distance but The Show moves to the side
and The Show counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The Show avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bob.
The Show misses with a straight left.
The Show throws out a loose jab but Bob uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Show misses with a lunging right hand
and Bob counters with a nice leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Silent Bob will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from The Show. Bob does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bob feints and then cracks The Show's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow The Show down.
The crowd cheers as Bob lands an impressive looking overhand right. The Show doesn't seem phased though.
Bob cracks The Show with an open hand slap.
Bob fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. The Show looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The Show jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The Show misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bob counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bob displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Show throws out the jab.
Bob only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bob feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits The Shows jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bob throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling The Show to counter with a crisp jab.
Bob displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Show throws out the jab.
The Show throws a combination that misses
and Bob counters with a thumping low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Show uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bob.
Bob lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bob. That's going to slow The Show down.
Bob is looking to slow The Show down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob throws out a powerful jab.
Bob scores with a push kick.
A big right from The Show misses.
Bob lands with a slapping head kick.
The Show falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bob counters with a left to the body.
Bob stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bob lands a really nice looking cross but The Show seems unphased.
The Show is rocked!
The Show takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Oh The Show is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bob fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. The Show looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The Show seems to have got his legs back now.
The Show takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Show takes a swing at Bob's ribcage but misses.
Bob ducks under a wild hook from The Show.
Bob throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bob takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Randy The Show has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob lands a glancing blow to the side of The Show's head.
Bob connects with a solid leg kick.
The fighters circling - The Show throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bob feints and then cracks The Show's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow The Show down.
A jab from Bob does it's job there.
The Show lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bob uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Show.
The Show with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bob to score with a decent uppercut.
Bob walks into a stiff left hand from The Show.
The Show looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The Show fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bob on the side of the head.
The Show throws a lazy right hand but Bob sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Show checks a low kick from Bob.
Bob dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on The Show. That did some damage!
Nice shot by The Show.
Bob uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Show.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as The Show checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as The Show checks a leg kick.
The Show has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from The Show there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bob dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on The Show. That did some damage!
Bob with a nice calf kick.
Bob lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The Show moves out of range of the leg kick from Bob.
A clash of legs there as The Show blocks the low kick.
Bob waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Show.
The Show throws a poor cross that misses
and Bob counters with a low kick, right behind The Show 's knee.
Bob closes the distance but The Show moves to the side
and The Show counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
An inside leg kick from Bob misses.
The Show swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The Show throws a body punch but Bob moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bob. That's going to slow The Show down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The Show backing away here, and Bob unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bob pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bob wants to clinch
and The Show counters with a stiff right hand.
Silent Bob is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Show misses with an uppercut
and Bob finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bob cracks The Show with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice shot lands for The Show.
The Show misses with a body shot.
The Show misses with a wild body shot.
Bob gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bob lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down The Show.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Show's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bob lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The Show on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bob. Bob obviously looking to wear him down.
Bob scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Silent Bob comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bob has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Silent Bob!
After winning the bout, Silent Bob thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Randy The Show stepped up to the mic, saying 'This loss will not define me!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcello Sosa (ranked 209 p4p, 285 weight class) and Lincoln Storm (ranked 28 p4p, 36 weight class). Sosa comes to the cage accompanied by HEARTLESS. This should be fireworks!
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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 21 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcello Sosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lincoln Storm!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sosa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
It looked like Sosa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Storm, as that shot connected.
Sosa throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Storm makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Storm throws a right hand that misses
and Storm takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Lincoln Storm has been cut.
Storm 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.
Storm walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sosa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sosa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Storm throws a hook to the side of Sosa's head but Sosa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Sosa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Storm throws an off balance right hand
and Sosa counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Storm scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sosa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sosa walks into a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sosa moves out of range as Storm strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sosa counters with a stiff right hand.
Storm scores with a jab.
Storm looks to land a left hand but Sosa moved out of range nicely.
Sosa is looking to counter punch.
Storm scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sosa in his tracks.
A low kick from Sosa is predictable there
and Storm counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sosa lands with a kick to the ribs.
Storm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sosa manages to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Sosa.
Lincoln Storm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Storm.
It looked like Sosa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Storm misses with a low kick as Sosa jumps back.
Sosa throws a quick counter head kick but Storm was just out of range.
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!
Storm connects with a body shot that sends Sosa's belly button to the back.
Storm thumps Sosa with a low kick.
Sosa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sosa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Storm throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Storm misses with a right hand
enabling Sosa to counter with a crisp jab.
Storm scores with a jab to the jaw.
Storm throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm lands a slapping body shot.
Storm misses with a right hand
and Sosa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Storm will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Storm swings for the body but Sosa moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Sosa tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Storm just misses with a punch to the body.
A low kick from Storm is predictable there
and Sosa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Decent striking displayed by Storm there.
Storm connects with a body shot.
Sosa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Storm throws a poor cross that misses
and Sosa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sosa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Storm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sosa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Storm.
Sosa looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Storm throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sosa appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Storm. That's going to slow Sosa down.
Storm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Storm throws a lazy uppercut
and Sosa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Storm.
Sosa half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sosa avoids the body shot from Storm.
Sosa works the jab nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lincoln Storm dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lincoln Storm's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Storm with a nice cross.
Storm thows a leg kick but Sosa checks it
and Sosa counters with a nice uppercut.
Storm wants to slow Sosa down by chopping away at his legs.
A little feinted left hand from Sosa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Storm pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sosa fires out a quick counter leg kick but Storm just manages to avoid it.
Sosa throws a lazy body kick
and Storm counters with a slapping leg kick.
Storm misses with a looping left.
Storm digs a good body shot into Sosa's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of Sosa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Storm tests Sosa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sosa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Storm connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sosa scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sosa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It appears Sosa was looking to counter with a kick there.
Storm fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sosa checks it well.
Storm lands with a shot to the body.
Storm throws a poor cross that misses
and Sosa counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Storm.
Sosa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Storm is looking to slow Sosa down with leg kicks.
Storm tries to clinch but Sosa moves out of range.
Sosa fires out a quick counter leg kick but Storm just manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sosa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Storm on the side of the head.
That has opened up Lincoln Storm's cut even more.
Storm has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A leg kick checked by Sosa.
Sosa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Storm fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sosa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Storm throws an off balance right hand
and Sosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sosa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sosa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Storm.
Sosa takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Storm throws a lazy right hand but Sosa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Storm just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSosa.
Storm throws a push kick but Sosa slaps the foot to one side.
Sosa appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sosa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Storm scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Storm misses with a looping left.
Sosa looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
The fighters circle momentarily. Storm darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sosa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Storm.
Good leg kick by Storm.
Storm throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sosa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sosa slips a jab from Storm.
Storm scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sosa does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Storm throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sosa bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Storm fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sosa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Storm falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sosa counters with a solid body kick.
A head kick misses from Storm.
Sosa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Storm swings for the body but Sosa moves out of range.
Sosa appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sosa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lincoln Storm showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lincoln Storm's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Sosa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Storm moves out of range of the body kick from Sosa.
Storm lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Storm. Sosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick from Storm is predictable there
and Sosa counters with a thumping low kick.
Sosa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Storm connects with an inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Storm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Storm misses with a body shot.
Sosa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sosa is looking to counter punch.
Sosa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Storm finds it's way through Sosa's defenses.
Nice uppercut there from Sosa.
Storm cracks Sosa with an open hand slap.
Lincoln Storm seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Storm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Storm throws a hook but Sosa avoids it easily.
Storm throws a body shot but no joy.
Storm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sosa.
Storm works the jab nicely.
Storm connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Marcello Sosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lincoln Storm is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm throws a hook but Sosa avoids it easily.
Sosa swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Storm throws a body punch but Sosa moves out of range.
Storm tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Storm with a nice calf kick.
Storm lunges at Sosa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sosa's hand.
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!
Storm with a nice calf kick.
Storm throws a nice inside leg kick.
Storm keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sosa.
Storm connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm connects with a jab.
Storm dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Storm changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Storm. That's going to slow Sosa down.
Storm misses with the body kick
and Sosa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sosa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sosa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Storm throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sosa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sosa quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Storm in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Storm moves away from the strike by Sosa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sosa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Storm scores with a jab to the head.
Storm misses with a wild body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Storm looks to land a left hand but Sosa moved out of range nicely.
Sosa looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Storm throws a leg kick but Sosa sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Sosa throws a quick counter kick to the body but Storm avoids it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Storm.
Storm throws a leg kick that misses.
Sosa was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sosa misses with a right hand
and Storm makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Storm with the inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lincoln Storm comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Storm has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lincoln Storm!
Lincoln Storm thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toussaint Bissainthe (ranked 164 p4p, 272 weight class) and Ludwig Von Mises (ranked 25 p4p, 44 weight class). Bissainthe comes to the cage accompanied by Hoodoo Man Blues. Toussaint Bissainthe had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Toussaint Bissainthe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ludwig Von Mises!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Mises throws a head kick but Bissainthe moves out of range.
Bissainthe slips a jab from Von Mises.
Von Mises just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBissainthe.
Bissainthe lands the left hand.
Bissainthe throws a looping overhand right but Von Mises ducks down to avoid it.
Von Mises throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bissainthe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Von Mises throws out the jab.
Bissainthe throws a shot from downtown. Von Mises moves away and avoids it.
Von Mises throws the kick towards the body but Bissainthe avoids it.
Bissainthe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bissainthe misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bissainthe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Von Mises lands a head kick. Bissainthe smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bissainthe avoids the head kick by Von Mises.
A big right from Von Mises misses.
Bissainthe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Von Mises.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Von Mises.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Bissainthe and Von Mises goes tumbling to the canvas! Bissainthe follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Von Mises is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Von Mises is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bissainthe scores with a couple of nice shots.
Von Mises is still in real trouble! Can Bissainthe finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Von Mises tries to get to full guard but Bissainthe has control of the leg.
Bissainthe is controlling the pace.
Bissainthe scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bissainthe prevents Von Mises from improving his position.
Von Mises seems to have recovered his senses.
Bissainthe working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bissainthe lands with a punch from half guard.
Bissainthe prevents Von Mises from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe is trying to control. Von Mises wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bissainthe prevents Von Mises from improving his position.
Bissainthe seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bissainthe stalling.
Bissainthe is just content to waste time from the top position. Von Mises takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Von Mises is keeping the position for now.
Bissainthe passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Von Mises manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Von Mises has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bissainthe is working away from the top position though.
Von Mises is trying to get back to full guard.
Well, if Bissainthe is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Von Mises is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Von Mises is looking to control Bissainthe's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Von Mises avoid being mounted?
Von Mises is trying to get back to full guard.
Bissainthe working over Von Mises with some ground and pound. Von Mises looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Von Mises taking some punishment here, with Bissainthe in his half guard.
Von Mises wants to get back to full guard.
Bissainthe is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Von Mises is looking to improve his position.
Von Mises is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bissainthe's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bissainthe's back!
Von Mises controlling well, preventing Bissainthe from escaping the position.
Von Mises trying to control momentarily.
Bissainthe wants to escape the position but for the time being he's just trying to control the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Toussaint Bissainthe dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bissainthe connects with a solid leg kick.
Von Mises swings for the body but Bissainthe moves out of range.
Bissainthe was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Von Mises connects with a solid leg kick.
Bissainthe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Von Mises.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bissainthe.
Von Mises cracks a nice hook into Bissainthe's ribs.
Ludwig Von Mises seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Von Mises misses the shot to the body.
And Bissainthe counters with a quick kick to the body but Von Mises blocks it.
Bissainthe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bissainthe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Von Mises can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Mises looks for the body kick but Bissainthe saw that one coming.
Bissainthe looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Von Mises steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bissainthe.
Bissainthe jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Toussaint Bissainthe is winning the standup battle so far.
Von Mises throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bissainthe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Von Mises lands a nice hook to Bissainthe's body. Bissainthe takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Von Mises. Bissainthe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Von Mises takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Von Mises avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Von Mises swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bissainthe.
Bissainthe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Von Mises.
Von Mises scores with a leg kick.
Von Mises attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Von Mises swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Von Mises misses with a body shot.
Bissainthe throws a counter high kick but Von Mises was just alert enough to avoid it.
Bissainthe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Von Mises.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Von Mises is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bissainthe rather than just go for the knockout.
Bissainthe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bissainthe throws a hook but Von Mises blocks it.
Von Mises appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bissainthe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Von Mises.
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!
Von Mises throws a series of punches but Bissainthe avoids them all with ease.
Von Mises throws a jab when Bissainthe was well out of range.
Bissainthe connects with a crisp jab.
Von Mises throws a low kick, looking for Bissainthe's leg but Bissainthe calmly moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Bissainthe.
Von Mises tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bissainthe was well out of range. Poor timing from Von Mises.
Bissainthe throwing a counter right hand but Von Mises manages to avoid it.
Bissainthe throws a looping overhand right but Von Mises ducks down to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Von Mises.
Von Mises avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Mises is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bissainthe.
Bissainthe misses with a few strikes there.
Von Mises fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bissainthe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Von Mises lands a nice shot to the body.
Bissainthe bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Von Mises stuns Bissainthe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Von Mises throws the kick towards the body but Bissainthe avoids it.
Bissainthe ducks under a wild hook from Von Mises.
Von Mises throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bissainthe counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Von Mises thinking.
Von Mises chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Von Mises fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bissainthe checks it well.
Von Mises connects with an inside leg kick.
Bissainthe throws a front kick aimed at Von Mises's knee but Von Mises avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bissainthe throws a series of punches but Von Mises avoids them all with ease.
Von Mises dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bissainthe. That did some damage!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the liver by Von Mises. Beautiful body shot.
Bissainthe checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Von Mises throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bissainthe is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Von Mises throws a body shot but no joy.
Von Mises lands a nice shot to the body.
Bissainthe takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Von Mises misses with a kick to the body.
Bissainthe scores with a jab. Von Mises acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Von Mises motions for Bissainthe to come forward. Von Mises throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Von Mises throws a series of punches but Bissainthe avoids them all with ease.
Bissainthe lands a lovely overhand right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ludwig Von Mises showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bissainthe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Von Mises moves away.
Von Mises clinches with his opponent.
Bissainthe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Von Mises backwards.
Von Mises tries to pull guard but Bissainthe won't allow it.
Nice body punch from Bissainthe.
Von Mises jumps into guard, dragging Bissainthe to the mat.
Von Mises throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bissainthe wants to control from the top but Von Mises keeps moving.
Bissainthe tries to free his leg and advance position but Von Mises is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Mises keeping moving, preventing Bissainthe from controlling successfully.
Bissainthe is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Mises looking for a sweep. Not yet Von Mises, not yet.
Von Mises is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Von Mises had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bissainthe defends it easily.
Bissainthe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Von Mises swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Von Mises keeping moving, preventing Bissainthe from controlling successfully.
Bissainthe tries to free his leg and advance position but Von Mises is retaining full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
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.
Von Mises not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Von Mises checks a leg kick nicely.
Von Mises misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Von Mises misses with a combination
and Bissainthe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Von Mises throws a hook but Bissainthe blocks it.
Von Mises fails to land with a series of punches.
Bissainthe throws a big counter combination but Von Mises scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bissainthe moves away from the strike by Von Mises.
Von Mises misses with a right hand
and Bissainthe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Von Mises throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bissainthe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Von Mises throws a head kick that misses
and Bissainthe counters with a stiff right hand.
Bissainthe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Von Mises moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Von Mises misses.
Von Mises thumps Bissainthe with a low kick.
Von Mises tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Von Mises does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bissainthe drops Von Mises with a big left hand and mounts him. Von Mises is in big trouble!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Von Mises is working to get back to half guard.
Bissainthe punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bissainthe lands a big shot to the head and Von Mises winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Toussaint Bissainthe!
Toussaint Bissainthe thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gary Sparxx (ranked 104 p4p, 59 weight class) and Gothic Line (ranked 17 p4p, 9 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gary Sparxx!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gothic Line!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparxx takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Line moves away from the strike by Sparxx.
Sparxx throws a nice outside leg kick.
Line throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Line with a nice calf kick.
Line throws an overhand right that lands on Sparxx's shoulder, as Sparxx tries to avoid the shot.
Line walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sparxx throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Line bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Line looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A big left from Line misses.
Line lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Line attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
An attempted straight right counter from Sparxx misses the target.
Sparxx lands a big right hand that sends Line crashing to the mat! Sparxx stays standing though and waves Line back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sparxx misses with a looping right.
Sparxx misses with a kick to the body.
Sparxx waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Line.
Line throws a series of punches but Sparxx moves out of range.
Line misses with a few strikes there.
Line slips a straight right by Sparxx.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparxx connects with a body shot.
Line throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sparxx.
Sparxx smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Line takes a swing at Sparxx's ribcage but misses.
Line moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Line is rocked!
A swing and a miss from Sparxx.
Sparxx takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Line rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sparxx counters with a crisp right that sends Line to the canvas! Sparxx follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gary Sparxx!
Gary Sparxx 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kilo Maluga (ranked 1 p4p, 25 weight class) and Pupuki Namasuzuki (ranked 1 p4p, 5 weight class). Maluga comes into the arena with JUNGLE blaring out of the sound system. Namasuzuki has chosen Stand By Me- Ben King as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kilo Maluga!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pupuki Namasuzuki!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Namasuzuki misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Maluga to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Pupuki Namasuzuki has been cut.
Namasuzuki moves away from the strike by Maluga.
Maluga pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Namasuzuki is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Namasuzuki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Maluga's sensitive parts.
Jab, jab by Namasuzuki - just one landing.
 It looks like Kilo Maluga has been cut.
Maluga misses with a two punch combination.
Namasuzuki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Namasuzuki moves out of range of the body kick.
Maluga scores with a nice strike.
Maluga drops Namasuzuki with a beautiful combination! Namasuzuki stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Maluga is looking for the KO!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Namasuzuki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maluga sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Namasuzuki throws a hook but Maluga blocks it.
Maluga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Namasuzuki moves away.
Namasuzuki tries for a takedown but Maluga circles away easily
and Maluga counters with a left and a right that stings Namasuzuki.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Namasuzuki has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Namasuzuki defending well as Maluga loads up on a big left hand.
Maluga throws a right hand that Namasuzuki ducks under and follows up with a left that Namasuzuki also avoids with ease.
Maluga misses with a hook.
Namasuzuki replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Maluga blocks it well.
Namasuzuki moves out of range as Maluga strikes.
Namasuzuki only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Maluga looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Namasuzuki scores with a punch to the head.
Namasuzuki throws a front kick aimed at Maluga's knee but Maluga avoids it well.
Namasuzuki blocks a jab.
Maluga pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Namasuzuki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Namasuzuki.
Namasuzuki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maluga misses with a lunging right hand
and Namasuzuki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Namasuzuki scores with a crisp jab that stopped Maluga in his tracks.
A lazy left from Namasuzuki finds it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maluga throws an off balance right hand
and Maluga takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maluga pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maluga fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Namasuzuki manages to avoid it.
Maluga keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That has opened up Pupuki Namasuzuki's cut even more.
Maluga keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Namasuzuki.
Namasuzuki misses with a lunging right hand
and Maluga counters with a nice kick to the body.
Maluga lands a nice looking kick to the body. Namasuzuki takes a step back to recover.
Namasuzuki looks winded!
Maluga throws a front kick that sends Namasuzuki stumbling back into the cage.
Maluga scores with a jab.
Maluga swings widly with a right hand
and Namasuzuki counters with a good low kick that Maluga was not able to check.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maluga throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Namasuzuki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maluga uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Namasuzuki.
Namasuzuki throws a lazy right hand but Maluga sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maluga walks into a straight right hand from Namasuzuki.
Namasuzuki moves out of range of the body kick.
Namasuzuki moves out of range of the body kick.
Maluga punishes Namasuzuki's body with a nice straight punch.
Maluga throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Namasuzuki is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Namasuzuki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Maluga wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Maluga looks for the body kick but Namasuzuki saw that one coming.
Namasuzuki appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Namasuzuki loads up on a big right hand but Maluga slips the punch.
The fighters circling - Maluga throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Namasuzuki was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maluga throws a half hearted mid kick.
Namasuzuki connects with a body shot that sends Maluga's belly button to the back.
Namasuzuki looks to land a right hand but Maluga moved out of range.
Namasuzuki misses with a low kick.
Namasuzuki shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Maluga was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Namasuzuki fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Namasuzuki misses with a low kick.
Maluga looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Maluga connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Namasuzuki misses with a looping left.
Maluga throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Maluga lands a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kilo Maluga dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Maluga throws a wild body kick that Namasuzuki sees coming a mile off.
Maluga lands a brutal head kick. Namasuzuki looks out on his feet and Maluga throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Kilo Maluga!
Kilo Maluga retains his heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Kilo Maluga thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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