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Sucker Punch Pro Series 102 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darwin Zambrano (ranked 2854 p4p, 3153 weight class) and Jim Beam (ranked 387 p4p, 417 weight class). Darwin Zambrano could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jim Beam's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Darwin Zambrano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jim Beam!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Beam.
Beam lands a glancing blow to the side of Zambrano's head.
 It looks like Darwin Zambrano has been cut.
Beam uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zambrano.
Beam throws a jab when Zambrano was well out of range.
Beam slips a jab from Zambrano.
Beam bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Zambrano's head.
Beam misses with a body kick.
Beam throws a series of punches but Zambrano moves out of range.
Beam throws a right hand that Zambrano ducks under and follows up with a left that Zambrano also avoids with ease.
Zambrano lands a jab to the nose.
Beam's jab looks to have found its range, popping Zambrano under the eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zambrano lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zambrano moves in looking to clinch but Beam pushes him off.
Beam looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Beam will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Zambrano ducks under a wild hook from Beam.
Beam tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zambrano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zambrano thinks about countering with a head kick.
Zambrano blocks a head kick by Beam.
Beam jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've been hearing reports that Zambrano has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Beam throws an off balance right hand
and Zambrano counters with a leg kick.
Beam changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Zambrano looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Beam landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
You can see the frustration on Zambrano's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Beam passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Zambrano!
Zambrano sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beam lands strikes from half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zambrano has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Beam is working away from the top position though.
Zambrano manages to get to full guard.
Beam trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Beam thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Zambrano working a defensive guard here.
Beam trying to control but Zambrano is working from the bottom.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Zambrano is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Beam defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beam scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beam avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Zambrano trying to keep a closed guard but Beam is proving a slippery customer.
Beam pushes down on Zambrano's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Beam wants to pass the guard but Zambrano is defending well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Zambrano manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Beam with a flurry of punches that miss.
Zambrano trying to keep a closed guard but Beam is proving a slippery customer.
Beam postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beam pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zambrano is keeping the position for now.
Zambrano not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Beam has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Beam passes Zambrano's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Beam looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Zambrano is defending against the submission attempts here by Beam.
Zambrano manages to get to full guard.
Beam wants to control from the top but Zambrano keeps moving.
Beam wanted to stand there but Zambrano had control of the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Beam dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darwin Zambrano's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Zambrano digs a good body shot into Beam's ribs.
Beam closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Zambrano to the mat! Zambrano manages to get full guard.
Zambrano pushes Beam off and scrambles back to his feet.
Beam moves away from the strike by Zambrano.
Zambrano bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Beam's head backwards.
Jim Beam seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Zambrano blocks a jab.
Zambrano thinks about countering with a head kick.
Zambrano throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beam tries to move into range but Zambrano moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
 It looks like Jim Beam has been cut.
Beam on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Zambrano. Zambrano obviously looking to wear him down.
Beam shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Zambrano's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beam cracks Zambrano with a solid left hand.
Zambrano is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Zambrano looking for a sweep. Not yet Zambrano, not yet.
Beam distracts Zambrano with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Beam trying to control but Zambrano is working from the bottom.
Zambrano utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Beam looking to sit in guard and control but Zambrano gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Zambrano avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Beam has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Zambrano can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zambrano pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Beam is keeping the position for now.
Beam keeping moving, preventing Zambrano from controlling successfully.
Beam manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Zambrano manages to get himself to full guard.
Zambrano looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Zambrano working for a triangle but Beam defends it easily.
Beam pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zambrano is keeping the position for now.
Zambrano is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beam landing with the ground and pound.
Beam postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Beam stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zambrano swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Beam cracks Zambrano with a solid left hand.
Zambrano looking to control.
Beam in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Beam throwing strikes from guard but Zambrano blocks nicely.
Beam trying to control but Zambrano is working from the bottom.
Beam is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beam slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Beam wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Zambrano, who protects the arm well.
Zambrano pushes Beam away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Beam gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Zambrano on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Beam thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Zambrano is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Beam off and has taken his back!
Beam defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Zambrano's arms.
Zambrano has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Beam has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darwin Zambrano dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Beam ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zambrano moves away.
Zambrano lunges at Beam with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Beam's hand.
Beam closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Zambrano did well to prevent Beam getting side control.
Zambrano has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Beam is working away from the top position though.
Beam is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Zambrano is just riding it out for now. Beam eventually gives up the hold.
Jim Beam has got the better of the ground game so far.
Beam trying to pass the guard but Zambrano defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beam working over Zambrano with some ground and pound. Zambrano looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Beam is trying to work for a kimura but Zambrano is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zambrano on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Zambrano is looking for a sweep. Beam is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Beam 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.
Beam looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Zambrano is trying to maintain the position but Beam is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beam stops Zambrano from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Beam prevents Zambrano from improving his position.
Zambrano has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Beam is working away from the top position though.
Zambrano regains full guard. Nicely done.
Zambrano is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Beam lands a couple of elbows.
Zambrano looking to hit a scissor sweep but Beam is one step ahead there.
Beam trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Beam is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zambrano is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Beam scoring with punches to the head and body.
Beam throwing strikes but missing.
Zambrano is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Beam defends well.
Zambrano working for submissions but it's allowed Beam to get to half guard.
Zambrano is looking to control Beam's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Zambrano avoid being mounted?
Zambrano is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zambrano on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Beam is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Zambrano!
Zambrano is trying to escape the mount.
Beam pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Beam lands a big shot there that rocks Zambrano but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Beam swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Zambrano is now in Beam's guard. A big mistake from Beam there, giving up the dominant position!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Beam escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Zambrano gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Beam is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Beam comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Beam has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Beam!
In his post fight interview, Jim Beam started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Green (ranked 1916 p4p, 2413 weight class) and Luke Glanton (ranked 277 p4p, 331 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luke Glanton!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glanton misses with a head kick.
Glanton wants to clinch up but Green keeps it at a distance.
Green moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Good exchange - Green coming out on top.
Glanton throws a hook to the side of Green's head but Green sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Glanton throws a one two combo.
A swing and a miss from Glanton.
It looked like Green wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A chopping leg kick lands by Green.
Glanton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Green looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Green pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Green tries a head kick but it misses.
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!
Green thuds a left hand into Glanton's body.
Green just misses with a punch to the body.
Glanton takes the fight into the clinch.
I was talking to Green's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Green goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Glanton blocks an uppercut.
Glanton lands with a light punch inside.
Green blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green avoids a wild elbow strike from Glanton.
Glanton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Glanton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Green breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Green motions for Glanton to come forward. Green throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Green shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Green takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Glanton walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Glanton connects with a crisp jab.
Glanton staying out of range there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Green.
Green scores with a hook to the body. Glanton takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A head kick misses from Green.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Green pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Green tries a head kick but it misses.
Glanton forces Green back against the cage and clinches.
Green throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Green breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Glanton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Green.
Glanton's jab looks to have found its range, popping Green under the eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green swings for the body but Glanton moves out of range.
Glanton uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Green has time to react.
Green throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Glanton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Glanton throws an overhand right that lands on Green's shoulder, as Green tries to avoid the shot.
Green misses with a body kick.
Glanton unleashes a big counter combination but Green bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Glanton throws a sloppy head kick and Green moves out of range easily.
Green throws a sloppy head kick
and Green takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Glanton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Glanton moves in looking to clinch but Green pushes him off.
Green is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Green throws a left and a right that both miss
and Glanton counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Green swings away with a body shot that misses
and Glanton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Glanton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Green fires out a quick counter leg kick but Glanton just manages to avoid it.
Glanton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Glanton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Green can pounce on him.
Glanton avoids the body shot from Green.
Glanton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Green missing with a left hand there. Glanton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Glanton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Green.
Glanton lands a leg kick that knocks Green off balance momentarily.
Green throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Glanton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Green is looking to counter with head kicks.
Green wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Glanton throws a head kick but Green moves out of range.
Green just misses with a punch to the body.
Green lands a slapping body shot.
Glanton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Green manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Green is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Green loads up on a big right hand but Glanton slips the punch.
Glanton tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Green counters with a leg kick.
Glanton clinches up against the cage.
Green goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Green throws a head punch that misses.
Glanton misses with a knee to the head.
Green misses with a hook to the ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Glanton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Green backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green blocking some punches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Glanton just misses with a elbow thrown towards Green's brow.
Green lands a body shot.
Glanton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Glanton.
Green scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Green tries to stall but Glanton uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Green looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A body shot lands from Green.
Green has Glanton pressed against the cage.
Glanton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Green's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Green misses with a body shot.
Mike Green seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Green throws a jab but it's blocked by Glanton.
Glanton on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Green cracks Glanton with a good jab.
Green is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Glanton.
Glanton lands with a slapping head kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Luke Glanton will probably get the nod.
That's time! Green's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Green tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Glanton was well out of range. Poor timing from Green.
Glanton throws a big shot that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Green misses its target.
Green uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Glanton.
Green with a hook.
Glanton tries to clinch up.
Green misses with a head kick.
Green misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Glanton.
A nice leg kick from Green, right into the meat of the thigh.
Glanton thuds his right hand into Green's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Green throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Glanton might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nice straight punches there by Glanton. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Glanton.
Green keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Glanton.
Glanton misses with a hook. Green ducked under it nicely.
Glanton shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Green eats them both and turns towards Glanton to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Green throws a jab but it's blocked by Glanton.
Green lands a nice hook to Glanton's body. Glanton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Green takes a kick to the side of the head.
Glanton sizes up Green with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Glanton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Green paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glanton takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
 Glanton is rocked!
Glanton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Glanton is still on wobbly legs! Can Green finish him?
Luke Glanton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Glanton is breathing heavily.
Green thuds his shin into the meat of Glanton's side.
Glanton has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Glanton switches off momentarily and Green cracks him with a monster right hand! Glanton topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Green dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Green!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mike Green!
Mike Green took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, FUClothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Will Wrecks (ranked 718 p4p, 4168 weight class) and Paulius Zurauskas (ranked 92 p4p, 485 weight class). Paulius Zurauskas acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Will Wrecks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Paulius Zurauskas!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zurauskas throws a leg kick that misses.
Zurauskas thumps Wrecks with a low kick.
Wrecks lands with a nice body punch.
Wrecks tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A cross from Wrecks lands.
Wrecks tries to bum rush Zurauskas with a series of wild strikes but Zurauskas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zurauskas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zurauskas throws a head kick that misses.
Wrecks 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.
Zurauskas keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Wrecks crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Zurauskas - the referee stops the clock and Wrecks gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Zurauskas. Wrecks manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrecks throws out a loose jab but Zurauskas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zurauskas misses with a hook to the body
letting Wrecks counter with a right hand.
Will Wrecks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wrecks stuns Zurauskas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Zurauskas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Both fighters circling a little - Wrecks finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Zurauskas 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.
Wrecks throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Zurauskas to counter with a crisp jab.
Wrecks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zurauskas swings widly with a right hand
and Wrecks makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Zurauskas looks winded!
Wrecks connects with a solid leg kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zurauskas throws a sloppy head kick
and Wrecks counters with a crisp right hand that drops Zurauskas! Wrecks lets Zurauskas back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Zurauskas is rocked!
It looks like Paulius Zurauskas has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wrecks moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zurauskas is still on wobbly legs! Can Wrecks finish him?
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Wrecks engages and cracks Zurauskas with a massive lead left hook - Zurauskas tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Wrecks is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Will Wrecks!
Will Wrecks decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Powell (ranked 2579 p4p, 2006 weight class) and Edward Mills (ranked 318 p4p, 254 weight class). Mills has chosen Rock the Dragon. Dragonball Z as his entrance music. Edward Mills has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andre Powell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Mills!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Powell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mills swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Powell counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Edward Mills has been cut.
Mills misses with a lunging right hand
and Powell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mills walks into a straight right hand from Powell.
Powell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mills circles away quickly and effectively.
A combination from Mills does no damage.
Mills throws a looping overhand right but Powell ducks down to avoid it.
Mills misses with a body shot.
Powell slips a jab from Mills.
A counter left hand to the body from Powell misses its target.
Edward Mills seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mills misses with a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Powell misses the target.
Powell lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Mills goes down and covers up as Powell starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andre Powell!
Our winner, Andre Powell, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kai Rossiter (ranked 1596 p4p, 2299 weight class) and Bea Mason (ranked 217 p4p, 296 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Kai Rossiter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bea Mason!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rossiter throws a lazy right hand but Mason sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mason 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.
Mason tries to clinch but Rossiter moves away
and Rossiter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rossiter misses with a hook. Mason ducked under it nicely.
Mason shoots in looking for a takedown. Rossiter tries to sprawl out of it but Mason keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rossiter manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Horrible takedown attempt by Mason or perhaps it was just good defense by Rossiter, which made it look bad.
Mason shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rossiter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kai Rossiter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bea Mason.
Mason dives in and grabs Rossiter's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rossiter pushes down on Mason's head and hops out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mason shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rossiter as he avoids it easily.
Mason tries to close the distance and clinch but Rossiter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rossiter swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rossiter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rossiter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossiter misses with a hook.
Mason steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Rossiter throws a combination. Mason tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mason looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mason pushes Rossiter up against the cage in a clinch.
Rossiter pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mason has Rossiter pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rossiter manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rossiter has a couple of punches blocked by Mason.
Mason has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rossiter after a bit of a struggle.
Rossiter tries to work over Mason's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rossiter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mason is stalling here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rossiter.
It looks like Bea Mason has been cut.
Mason blocks a body shot from Rossiter.
Rossiter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Our sources have told us that Rossiter has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Rossiter lands a nice shot to the body.
Rossiter lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rossiter lands with a short shot to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rossiter just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mason's brow.
Mason is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rossiter gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rossiter presses Mason against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mason tries to pull guard but Rossiter won't allow it.
Rossiter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mason backwards.
Mason is working for takedown but Rossiter is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rossiter struggles to land a body shot inside as Mason controls his hands.
Mason looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mason tries for a takedown but Rossiter manages to get underhooks.
Rossiter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rossiter has a couple of punches blocked by Mason.
Rossiter looking to throw knees to the head but Mason is blocking nicely.
A short left from Rossiter.
Rossiter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mason breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mason closes the distance and clinches up with Rossiter, looking for a takedown. Mason pushes Rossiter against the cage but Rossiter circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mason fails with the takedown
and Rossiter counters with a nice uppercut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mason is defended easily by Rossiter.
Mason changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rossiter tries to avoid it but Mason manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rossiter to the ground. Rossiter escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mason doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mason takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rossiter leaves Mason with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Rossiter. That snapped Mason's head back.
Mason throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Rossiter counter with a right hand.
Mason is rocked!
Rossiter connects with a superb combination that knocks Mason out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Rossiter before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Mason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kai Rossiter!
A very excited looking Kai Rossiter 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 Luka Marka (ranked 1308 p4p, 1052 weight class) and Derek Patterson (ranked 193 p4p, 160 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Marka might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to HADES. Patterson has chosen I'm So High. Nashville Pussy as his entrance music. Derek Patterson acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luka Marka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Derek Patterson!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patterson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marka swings for the body but Patterson moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Patterson.
Marka misses with a straight right.
Marka misses the shot to the body.
Marka misses with an uppercut. Patterson saw that one coming.
Patterson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Patterson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marka.
Marka slips a jab from Patterson.
Marka 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.
Marka moves out of range as Patterson throws a body kick.
Patterson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Luka Marka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patterson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Marka lands a slapping body shot.
Patterson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Marka tests Patterson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Marka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marka throws a body shot but no joy.
Patterson clobbers Marka with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marka misses with a hook.
Patterson walks into a stiff left hand from Marka.
Marka swings for the body but Patterson moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson connects with a jab.
Patterson 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.
A big right from Patterson misses.
Patterson moves in looking to clinch but Marka pushes him off.
Marka works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Patterson misses with a wild body shot.
Marka lands a right hook to the body.
Patterson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Marka does it's job there.
Marka misses with a two punch combination.
Marka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Patterson manages to avoid it.
Marka moves out of range of the strikes.
Marka is looking to counter punch.
Marka on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Patterson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Marka throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Patterson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Marka is out of range.
Patterson tries to move into range but Marka moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Marka moves away from the strike by Patterson.
Marka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Patterson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Marka lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Patterson at a distance.
Patterson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Patterson scores with a punch to the head.
Patterson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A jab from Patterson misses.
Patterson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Patterson 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 Marka has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Marka and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Marka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Patterson.
Marka fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Patterson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Patterson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Marka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Patterson manages to avoid it.
Patterson thinks about the counter body kick.
Marka misses with a few strikes there.
Patterson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Marka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Patterson wants to counter the offense by Marka and move into the clinch position.
Patterson avoids the body shot from Marka.
Marka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Patterson.
Marka takes a swing at Patterson's ribcage but misses.
Patterson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Patterson misses with a kick to the body.
Patterson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Marka sprawls well. Marka wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Patterson gets slowly back to his feet.
Marka is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marka moves out of range as Patterson strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Marka. Patterson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marka misses with a hook. Patterson ducked under it nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Patterson.
Patterson looks to land a right hand but Marka moved out of range.
A jab lands there for Marka.
Patterson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Patterson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Patterson digs a good hook to Marka's body.
Marka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marka throws a body punch but Patterson moves out of range.
Patterson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Marka blocks a jab.
Patterson ducks under a wild hook from Marka.
Patterson tries to clinch but Marka moves out of range.
Patterson scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab from Marka.
Marka misses with a straight left.
Marka scores with a jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Marka checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patterson shoots in looking for a takedown. Marka tries to sprawl out of it but Patterson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Marka manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Patterson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Patterson feints a jab promting Marka to slip. Patterson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Marka slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A big left from Marka misses.
Patterson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Marka swings for the body but Patterson moves out of range.
Patterson tries for a takedown but Marka circles away easily
and Marka counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Patterson thinking.
Luka Marka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derek Patterson.
Marka moves out of range of the body kick from Patterson.
A quick step to the side and Marka tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marka keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Marka lands with a hook. Patterson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Marka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Patterson moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Patterson swings for the body but Marka moves out of range.
Marka takes a swing at Patterson's ribcage but misses.
Patterson drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Patterson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luka Marka dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Marka misses with a straight left.
Patterson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marka misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Patterson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Patterson lands with a slapping head kick.
Patterson closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Patterson on the inside.
Marka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Patterson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Marka blocking some punches.
Marka lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Marka lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Patterson lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marka struggles to land a body shot inside as Patterson controls his hands.
Patterson misses with the head strike.
Marka takes a shot to the head.
Patterson takes a shot to the head.
Patterson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Patterson lands an uppercut.
Patterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Marka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marka lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson blocks an uppercut.
Patterson lands a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Marka.
Marka lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Patterson.
Marka staying out of range there.
Marka connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Patterson darts in and clinches Marka up against the cage.
Marka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marka slips under a jab.
Marka changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Patterson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Marka finds it's way round the side to connect with Patterson's head.
Patterson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
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!
Patterson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Marka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Patterson moves away.
Marka looks to throw the jab but Patterson is out of range.
Patterson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Marka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marka lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Patterson at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patterson instigates a clinch.
Patterson blocks a body shot from Marka.
Marka throws a head punch that misses.
Patterson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Patterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marka misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Marka fails to land.
Marka pushes Patterson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Marka lands a left hand.
Marka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Marka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Luka Marka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Patterson gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Patterson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Patterson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Patterson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Marka sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Marka knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Marka tries to bench press Patterson off him but Patterson keeps the position.
Patterson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Marka, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Patterson goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Marka has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Patterson but great work by Marka.
Patterson struggling a bit here.
Patterson tries to bench press Marka off him but Marka keeps the position.
Marka trying to control the position but Patterson is working away.
Marka working away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Derek Patterson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Marka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Patterson avoids the body shot from Marka.
Patterson flicks out a counter leg kick but Marka steps away.
Patterson thuds a left hand into Marka's body.
Patterson tries to close the distance and clinch but Marka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Patterson takes a swing at Marka's ribcage but misses.
Marka was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Patterson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marka manages to avoid it.
Marka lands a glancing blow to the side of Patterson's head.
Marka looks to score with a jab to the body but Patterson is just out of range.
Marka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Patterson slips a straight right by Marka.
Patterson misses with a body shot.
Marka scores with a body shot.
Luka Marka is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice leg kick from Patterson, right into the meat of the thigh.
Patterson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marka is looking to counter punch.
Patterson misses with a low kick as Marka jumps back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patterson walks into a jab.
Marka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Marka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marka lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patterson tries to clinch but Marka is having none of it.
Patterson misses with an uppercut. Marka saw that one coming.
Marka swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Marka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Patterson.
Nice defenses there by Marka.
Marka swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
An inside leg kick lands from Patterson.
Marka scores with a nice head shot.
Marka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Patterson blocks a jab.
Marka connects with a good right hand that stumbles Patterson. Patterson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Marka digs a good hook to Patterson's body.
Patterson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Patterson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marka jabs Patterson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Patterson.
Patterson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Patterson.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Marka.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Patterson tries to clinch there but Marka circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marka misses with a left hand
enabling Patterson to counter with a crisp jab.
Marka throws a shot from downtown. Patterson moves away and avoids it.
Patterson misses with a straight left.
Patterson ducks under a wild hook from Marka.
Patterson throws a jab but it's blocked by Marka.
Marka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marka misses with a straight left.
Patterson misses with an uppercut.
Patterson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Patterson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marka.
A little jabbing left from Patterson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Patterson moves out of range as Marka strikes.
Patterson throws the kick towards the body but Marka avoids it.
Patterson throws a jab but it's blocked by Marka.
A counter left hand to the body from Marka misses its target.
Patterson lands with a shot to the body.
Patterson avoids the body shot from Marka.
Patterson throws a big shot that misses.
Marka keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Patterson throws an overhand right that lands on Marka's shoulder, as Marka tries to avoid the shot.
Patterson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Marka sprawls well. Marka wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Patterson gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patterson throws a body shot but no joy.
Patterson throws a good cross that connects.
Sloppy strikes from Patterson. Those never looked like landing.
Patterson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marka.
Marka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Patterson.
Patterson slips a jab from Marka.
Patterson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Marka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Patterson.
It seemed like Patterson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Marka comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Marka scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A jab from Marka finds it's way through Patterson's defenses.
Patterson slips a jab from Marka.
Patterson slips a jab from Marka.
Patterson looks to land a combination but Marka avoids it well.
Marka digs a good body shot into Patterson's ribs.
Marka takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Patterson.
Patterson tests Marka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Marka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Patterson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marka fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Patterson on the side of the head.
Marka fails to land with a series of punches.
Marka ducks under a wild hook from Patterson.
Patterson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Marka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marka throws a hook to the side of Patterson's head but Patterson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Patterson misses.
Marka moves into range and connects with a jab.
Patterson missing with a left hand there. Marka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Patterson throws the left hand but Marka avoids the punch easily.
Marka is looking to counter punch.
Patterson throws a big shot that misses.
Marka throws a jab when Patterson was well out of range.
Patterson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Patterson moves out of range as Marka strikes.
Marka ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Marka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Patterson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luka Marka showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Marka has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luka Marka!
After winning the bout, Luka Marka thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Godefroy Courtial (ranked 1465 p4p, 1275 weight class) and Kaoru Nagashima (ranked 159 p4p, 143 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Godefroy Courtial!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kaoru Nagashima!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nagashima takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nagashima has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Courtial explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nagashima throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Courtial was covering up waiting for the punch and Nagashima finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Courtial working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nagashima.
Nagashima loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nagashima is in close to Courtial's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nagashima throws a big right hand that misses.
Courtial knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nagashima on the ground.
Nagashima is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Courtial trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Courtial has Nagashima pulled in close to control his posture.
Courtial wants to sweep but no luck.
Nagashima drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nagashima jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Nagashima works over Courtial with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagashima is in close to Courtial's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nagashima lands a couple of digs.
Nagashima preventing the sweep.
Nagashima postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nagashima throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Courtial works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nagashima connects with a couple of short punches.
Nagashima lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nagashima is working Courtial over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Nagashima has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Courtial not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Courtial is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Nagashima is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nagashima throws a big right hand that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nagashima's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Courtial 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.
Nagashima loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Courtial wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Nagashima postures up in Courtial's guard and throws a big left but Courtial blocks it.
Courtial preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nagashima cracks Courtial with a solid left hand.
Nagashima connects with a couple of short punches.
Courtial utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Courtial is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Courtial tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Courtial is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nagashima preventing the sweep.
Nagashima throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Courtial managing to control the position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Courtial looking to control.
Courtial managing to control the position.
Nagashima distracts Courtial with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nagashima scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Nagashima throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Courtial looking to control.
Nagashima throwing strikes from guard but Courtial blocks nicely.
Courtial keeping full guard, as Nagashima tries to pass.
Courtial wants to sweep here but Nagashima controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagashima is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Courtial is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nagashima working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nagashima thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nagashima scoring with punches to the head and body.
Courtial looking for a sweep. Not yet Courtial, not yet.
Nagashima with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Nagashima postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nagashima throws a big right hand that misses.
Courtial is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nagashima throws a big elbow that misses.
Courtial wants to sweep but no luck.
Courtial is working hard here to advance position.
Nagashima throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagashima distracts Courtial with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Nagashima lands a couple of digs.
Courtial looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Courtial working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nagashima.
Nagashima missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nagashima is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Courtial has his hands on Nagashima's head, controlling the position.
Nagashima distracts Courtial with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Nagashima chips away with some ground and pound.
Nagashima being controlled here momentarily.
Nagashima working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Courtial's head.
Nagashima throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kaoru Nagashima dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Courtial swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nagashima drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Courtial defends it well.
Nagashima blocks a head kick by Courtial.
Nagashima feints the counter takedown.
Courtial ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nagashima shoots in for a double leg but Courtial sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nagashima dives in and grabs Courtial's left leg, looking for a takedown. Courtial pushes down on Nagashima's head and hops out.
Nagashima looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Courtial throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Courtial looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nagashima takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nagashima is defended easily by Courtial.
Godefroy Courtial has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaoru Nagashima.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Courtial moves into range and connects with a jab.
Courtial throws a right hand that Nagashima ducks under and follows up with a left that Nagashima also avoids with ease.
Courtial moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nagashima has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Courtial throws a sloppy head kick and Nagashima moves out of range easily.
Nagashima shoots for a takedown but Courtial saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A head kick misses from Courtial.
Nagashima feints the counter takedown.
Courtial pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nagashima steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Courtial.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Courtial lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Courtial throws a sloppy body shot
and Nagashima counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nagashima winds up and cracks Courtial with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Courtial is doing well to control the position and prevent Nagashima from advancing to side control.
Courtial on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nagashima is nestled in close to Courtial, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Courtial tries to roll over but Nagashima keeps him under control.
Courtial is concentrating on defense, preventing Nagashima from advancing position.
Courtial slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Nagashima cracks Courtial with a solid left hand.
Nagashima is working Courtial over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Courtial tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nagashima works over Courtial with some ground and pound from guard.
Nagashima throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kaoru Nagashima has got the better of the ground game so far.
Courtial pulls Nagashima in close to his closed guard and prevents Nagashima from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Courtial continues to stall.
Courtial's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nagashima accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Nagashima lands a couple of digs.
Nagashima pushes down on Courtial's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Nagashima drops an elbow to the side of Courtial's head.
Courtial is trying to maintain the position but Nagashima is very close to passing his half guard.
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. Nagashima connects with a nice short shot to Courtial's temple.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nagashima lands a nice short elbow.
 Courtial is rocked!
Nagashima drops an elbow to the side of Courtial's head.
Oh Courtial is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nagashima is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Courtial is hurt! He's hurt bad - Nagashima fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Courtial from any more punishment! Congratulations to Nagashima! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaoru Nagashima!
Kaoru Nagashima looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Going into this fight I knew I could not let Donkey Dan down, his elusive Donkey Kick is the one tool missing from my arsenal, Donkey Dan! TEACH ME YOUR WAYS!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mental Warrior (ranked 808 p4p, 705 weight class) and Samuel Sanchez (ranked 120 p4p, 111 weight class). Warrior comes to the cage accompanied by Side to Side. Samuel Sanchez has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mental Warrior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Samuel Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Warrior.
Warrior throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sanchez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Warrior scores with a nice strike.
Nice defenses there by Sanchez.
Warrior throws a body shot but no joy.
Sanchez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Warrior misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warrior throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Warrior takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Warrior lands with a good body shot.
Sanchez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Warrior's waist but Warrior gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sanchez off to one side.
A quick step to the side and Warrior tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Warrior scores with a hook to the body. Sanchez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warrior scores with a jab to the head.
Sanchez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Warrior.
Sanchez misses with a right hand
letting Warrior counter with a right hand.
Sanchez has his takedown stuffed
and Warrior counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Warrior throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sanchez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Warrior.
Warrior lands the left hand.
Warrior loads up on a big right hand but Sanchez slips the punch.
Sanchez throws a poor cross that misses
and Warrior counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Warrior gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Warrior throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Warrior displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sanchez throws out the jab.
Sanchez throws a lazy uppercut
and Warrior counters with a left to the body.
A jab from Warrior misses.
Sanchez moves out of range of the strikes.
Warrior moves away from the strike by Sanchez.
Warrior looks to land a right hand but Sanchez moved out of range.
Warrior rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sanchez counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Warrior swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Warrior lands a jab.
Sanchez defending well as Warrior loads up on a big left hand.
Sanchez throws a fast counter high kick but Warrior manages to duck under it in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Warrior.
Sanchez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Warrior misses with a jab to the body
letting Sanchez counter with a right hand.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Warrior throws a lazy uppercut
letting Sanchez counter with a right hand.
Warrior thows a left - swing and a miss!
Warrior fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Warrior throws the left hand but Sanchez avoids the punch easily.
Sanchez might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Warrior wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sanchez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez scores with a nice right hand.
Warrior throws the left hand but Sanchez avoids the punch easily.
Warrior throws a hook but Sanchez avoids it easily.
Warrior swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanchez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Warrior as he jumps to the side.
Mental Warrior has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samuel Sanchez.
Warrior fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Warrior throws the left hand but Sanchez avoids the punch easily.
Sanchez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Warrior moves out of range as Sanchez strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mental Warrior 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.
Sanchez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Warrior getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sanchez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sanchez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sanchez throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Warrior to counter with a crisp jab.
Sanchez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sanchez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Warrior scores with a sloppy right hand. Sanchez should have avoided that one.
Warrior throws a big shot that misses.
Warrior avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
Warrior scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sanchez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sanchez takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Warrior.
Warrior throws a sloppy body shot
and Sanchez counters with a stiff right hand.
Sanchez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Warrior counters with a right hand to the body.
Sanchez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Warrior bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sanchez's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez wants to sweep here but Warrior controlling him for the moment.
Warrior tries to free his leg and advance position but Sanchez is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warrior is stalling in the full guard.
Warrior trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Warrior from controlling successfully.
Warrior is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanchez can do to turn this around?
Warrior stands and throws Sanchez's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez can't do much from the bottom here.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Warrior trying to control the action but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Sanchez is trying to escape the position but Warrior is controlling the position.
Sanchez is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Warrior decides to stand up, so the ref orders Sanchez to his feet.
Warrior jabs Sanchez right on the nose. Sanchez blinks but takes it well.
Sanchez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Warrior sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sanchez somewhat.
Warrior lands a jab to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mental Warrior dominated that second round.
That's time! Warrior's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Sanchez throws a big shot that misses.
Warrior swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sanchez slips a straight right by Warrior.
Warrior swings widly with a right hand
and Sanchez counters with a straight right hand.
Good exchange - Warrior coming out on top.
Sanchez looks to land a right hand but Warrior moved out of range.
Warrior was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Warrior lands with a hook. Sanchez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sanchez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sanchez! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Warrior finds it's way round the side to connect with Sanchez's head.
Sanchez throws a poor cross that misses
letting Warrior counter with a right hand.
Sanchez throws a lazy head kick
letting Warrior counter with a right hand.
Mental Warrior is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warrior scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Warrior connects with a single shot there.
Warrior ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Mental Warrior is winning the standup battle so far.
Warrior jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sanchez is rocked!
Warrior jabs Sanchez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sanchez slips under a jab from Warrior.
Sanchez throws a big counter head kick but Warrior avoids it with no problem.
Warrior misses with an uppercut. Sanchez saw that one coming.
A big right from Warrior misses.
Sanchez moves out of range of the strikes.
Sanchez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sanchez misses with a hook.
Warrior swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A slow jab from Sanchez misses its intended target.
Samuel Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warrior jabs at Sanchez's body.
Sanchez takes one to the side of the head.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Warrior as he jumps to the side.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Warrior lands a big right hand that sends Sanchez crashing to the mat! Warrior stays standing though and waves Sanchez back to his feet!
Sanchez is still on wobbly legs! Can Warrior finish him?
A shot to the body from Sanchez misses
and Warrior counters with a straight right hand.
Warrior cracks Sanchez with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Warrior has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Sanchez to stand back up!
Sanchez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanchez misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warrior tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Warrior.
Sanchez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sanchez seems to have recovered his senses.
Warrior throws a body shot but no joy.
Sanchez feints the counter takedown.
Warrior throws a lazy right hand but Sanchez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Warrior uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sanchez.
Warrior was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sanchez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Warrior throws out the jab.
Sanchez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Warrior with a hook.
Sanchez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Warrior on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sanchez misses with a right hand
and Warrior cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Warrior with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a lazy uppercut
and Warrior counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sanchez throws a lazy head kick
and Warrior counters with a straight right hand.
Warrior misses with an uppercut. Sanchez saw that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Warrior. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Warrior connects with the punch.
Warrior with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sanchez to score with a decent uppercut.
Mental Warrior is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Warrior stuns Sanchez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sanchez misses with a hook
and Warrior counters with a nice right hand that sends Sanchez toppling to the canvas! Sanchez scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Warrior finish him?!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice uppercut lands for Sanchez. That snapped Warrior's head back.
Sanchez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Warrior throwing a counter right hand but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Sanchez blocks a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mental Warrior showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Warrior has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mental Warrior!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Mental Warrior made sure he mentioned Conquer, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Dismantle (ranked 846 p4p, 614 weight class) and Michael Aalto (ranked 98 p4p, 71 weight class). Dismantle comes to the cage accompanied by Come As You Are. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Mickey Dismantle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Aalto!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aalto shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Aalto throws a looping overhand right but Dismantle ducks down to avoid it.
Dismantle just misses with a punch to the body.
Aalto listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Aalto throws a body shot but no joy.
Dismantle misses with a straight left.
Aalto misses with a straight left.
Aalto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dismantle moves away.
Dismantle chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Aalto has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dismantle.
Dismantle closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dismantle connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dismantle moves away from the strike by Aalto.
Dismantle misses with a hook
and Aalto counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dismantle thinking.
Dismantle throws a lazy uppercut
and Aalto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dismantle throws a jab when Aalto was well out of range.
Aalto gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dismantle.
Dismantle swings for the body but Aalto moves out of range.
Dismantle avoids the head kick by Aalto.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aalto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Aalto tried to score with a low kick but Dismantle checks it.
Aalto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick from Dismantle is predictable there
enabling Aalto to counter with a crisp jab.
Dismantle moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Aalto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dismantle.
Aalto throws a head kick that misses.
Aalto has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Aalto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dismantle throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Aalto counters with a stiff right hand.
Dismantle lands a jab to the nose.
Dismantle thumps Aalto with a low kick.
Good work by Dismantle as he checks the leg kick.
Dismantle connects with a crisp jab.
Mickey Dismantle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dismantle tries to work over Aalto's front leg with a kick but Aalto checks it.
Aalto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aalto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dismantle.
Dismantle seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Aalto with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dismantle fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Aalto checks it well.
Aalto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dismantle circles away quickly and effectively.
Dismantle looks for the body kick but Aalto saw that one coming.
Aalto misses with an uppercut
and Aalto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dismantle works the jab nicely.
A big left from Aalto misses.
Dismantle lands a nice leg kick that just misses Aalto's sensitive parts.
Dismantle lands with a shot to the body.
Dismantle tries to land a front kick but Aalto steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A shot to the liver by Aalto. Beautiful body shot.
Aalto throws a leg kick which misses Dismantle's front leg but catches the back leg as Dismantle tries to avoid it.
Dismantle blocks a head kick by Aalto.
Dismantle moves out of range of the strikes.
Aalto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A swing and a miss from Dismantle.
Aalto swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Aalto wants to land a leg kick but Dismantle is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aalto missing with a left hand there. Dismantle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dismantle misses with a body kick.
Nice takedown defense from Dismantle. No joy for Aalto on that attempt.
Aalto walks into a left hand.
Dismantle gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dismantle scoring well with a low kick there.
Good work by Dismantle as he checks the leg kick.
Aalto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aalto misses with a looping right.
Aalto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dismantle 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.
Aalto works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Aalto takes one to the side of the head.
Aalto connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dismantle's hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aalto staying out of range there.
Aalto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dismantle.
Aalto raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Aalto lands with a hook. Dismantle tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dismantle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dismantle is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dismantle throws a front kick aimed at Aalto's knee but Aalto avoids it well.
Aalto throws a hook but Dismantle avoids it easily.
Dismantle lunges at Aalto with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Aalto's hand.
Aalto slips under a jab from Dismantle.
Dismantle misses with a looping left.
Aalto looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dismantle looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Aalto tries a head kick but it misses.
Aalto throws a head kick that misses
and Dismantle makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dismantle throws a big shot that misses.
Aalto avoids the head kick by Dismantle.
A nice side step and Aalto releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dismantle. Aalto does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Aalto missing with a left hand there. Dismantle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dismantle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dismantle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dismantle scores with the left hand. Aalto knows he should have avoided that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mickey Dismantle will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dismantle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aalto.
Aalto throws the left hand but Dismantle avoids the punch easily.
Aalto checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dismantle pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Aalto looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Aalto misses with a looping right.
Dismantle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aalto moves away.
Dismantle lands with a cross.
Dismantle pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Aalto lands a nice shot to the body.
Aalto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dismantle.
Dismantle takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dismantle tests Aalto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab by Aalto.
Aalto throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dismantle misses with an uppercut. Aalto saw that one coming.
Aalto shapes to counter with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot lands for Dismantle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aalto slips a straight right by Dismantle.
Aalto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dismantle lands a nice hook to Aalto's body. Aalto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dismantle walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Aalto tries a head kick but it misses.
Dismantle misses with a looping left.
Mickey Dismantle is winning the standup battle so far.
Aalto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Aalto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dismantle misses with a hook
and Aalto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aalto misses with a body shot
and Dismantle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dismantle lands an overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dismantle lands a really nice looking cross but Aalto seems unphased.
Dismantle feints and then cracks Aalto's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aalto down.
Aalto misses with a leg kick.
Dismantle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Aalto throws out a loose jab but Dismantle uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dismantle fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Aalto takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Aalto connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Aalto's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Aalto misses with a kick to the body.
Aalto throws a quick inside leg kick.
Aalto misses the jab.
Aalto shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dismantle throws a leg kick
and Aalto counters with an outside leg kick.
Dismantle takes a jab right on the kisser.
Michael Aalto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aalto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dismantle throws out a leg kick but Aalto moves out of range and Dismantle only half commits.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Aalto! But no joy.
Aalto throws a jab when Dismantle was well out of range.
Dismantle slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A nice leg kick from Dismantle, right into the meat of the thigh.
Aalto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dismantle throws a body punch but Aalto moves out of range.
Dismantle bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dismantle looks to throw the jab but Aalto is out of range.
Aalto now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Aalto gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Dismantle.
Aalto throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dismantle delivers a nice body kick.
Dismantle connects with a good right hand that stumbles Aalto. Aalto circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
An inside leg kick lands from Dismantle.
Aalto scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dismantle in his tracks.
Aalto swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dismantle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aalto throws the left hand but Dismantle avoids the punch easily.
Aalto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aalto swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dismantle checks a leg kick.
It appears Dismantle was looking to counter with a kick there.
Aalto misses with a low kick.
Dismantle misses with a body kick.
Dismantle misses with a low kick.
Aalto scores with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dismantle ducks under a wild hook from Aalto.
Dismantle fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Aalto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Aalto misses with a takedown attempt
and Dismantle counters with an inside leg kick.
Dismantle scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dismantle fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dismantle lands a jab to Aalto's midsection.
Aalto moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Aalto throws a leg kick
and Dismantle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dismantle lands an overhand right.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dismantle.
Aalto is looking to score with low kicks.
Dismantle is looking to counter punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Aalto.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dismantle is looking to chop away at Aalto's legs.
And Aalto tries to counter it with a takedown but Dismantle pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Aalto has Dismantle up against the cage in a clinch.
Aalto has a couple of punches blocked by Dismantle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Dismantle dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
An inside leg kick lands from Dismantle.
Dismantle scores with a push kick.
Aalto throws a sloppy body shot
and Dismantle counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Aalto thinking.
Aalto shoots in but no luck this time.
Dismantle lands with a thumping leg kick.
Aalto finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dismantle is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Aalto.
Aalto moves out of range of the body kick from Dismantle.
Aalto takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dismantle.
Aalto misses with a straight right.
Dismantle's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Dismantle swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Aalto.
Aalto takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dismantle cracks Aalto with an open hand slap.
Dismantle looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aalto is looking to clinch but Dismantle is avoiding it.
Dismantle misses with a leg kick
and Aalto counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Aalto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dismantle scores with a punch to the head.
Dismantle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dismantle's corner calls for a 1-2. Dismantle obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Aalto lands an overhand right.
Aalto slips under a jab.
Aalto shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dismantle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aalto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Aalto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dismantle. Dismantle obviously looking to wear him down.
Dismantle throws a looping overhand right but Aalto ducks down to avoid it.
Aalto misses with an uppercut
enabling Dismantle to counter with a crisp jab.
Aalto throws a head kick that misses
and Dismantle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dismantle lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dismantle checks a leg kick.
Dismantle is looking to counter punch.
Aalto is looking to clinch but Dismantle is avoiding it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dismantle thumps Aalto with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dismantle looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A left lands for Aalto.
Dismantle cracks Aalto with an open hand slap.
Dismantle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aalto can do to turn this around?
Dismantle works Aalto's body with a nice hook.
Dismantle throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Aalto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dismantle uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Aalto moves in looking to clinch but Dismantle pushes him off.
Aalto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Aalto closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dismantle to the mat! Dismantle manages to get full guard.
Aalto wants to pass the guard but Dismantle is keeping the position.
Dismantle wants to stand but Aalto is controlling the position.
Aalto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dismantle is keeping the position for now.
Mickey Dismantle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aalto sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dismantle's guard.
Aalto has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dismantle wants to hold on but Aalto pushes him away.
Aalto with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Dismantle is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Dismantle is wriggling around trying to escape.
Aalto fails to move to back control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aalto goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Dismantle turns into him and now he's in Aalto's guard.
Aalto throws his legs up looking for a submission but Dismantle uses it to pass to side control.
Aalto tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey Dismantle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dismantle, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey Dismantle!
A victorious Mickey Dismantle thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darry Curtis (ranked 97 p4p, 66 weight class) and Konrad Wagner (ranked 17 p4p, 9 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Curtis might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Stevie Wonder - Stay Gold. Darry Curtis had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darry Curtis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Konrad Wagner!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wagner looks to score with a jab to the body but Curtis is just out of range.
Jab by Curtis.
Curtis throws a chopping leg kick but Wagner manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Curtis throws a leg kick which misses Wagner's front leg but catches the back leg as Wagner tries to avoid it.
Curtis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Curtis blocks a leg kick.
Curtis lands a nice hook to Wagner's body. Wagner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wagner stuns Curtis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wagner 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.
Curtis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wagner.
Curtis scores with a leg kick.
Curtis misses with an uppercut. Wagner saw that one coming.
Wagner moves out of range of the strikes.
Curtis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like Darry Curtis has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wagner lands with a big left! Curtis is wobbled badly! Wagner comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Curtis to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Konrad Wagner!
Konrad Wagner is the new welterweight champion!
A very excited looking Konrad Wagner 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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