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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anas Kospas (ranked 5629 p4p, 5094 weight class) and Ispa Hunter (ranked 619 p4p, 585 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anas Kospas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ispa Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Columbo Gatti and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter scores with a body shot.
Hunter clinches up against the cage.
Hunter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kospas backwards.
Hunter swings wildly with an uppercut but Kospas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kospas blocks an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Hunter.
Kospas drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kospas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kospas wants a takedown.
Hunter is working Kospas over against the cage.
Kospas is breathing heavily.
Hunter scores with a shoulder strike.
Hunter gets through Kospas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hunter scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunter stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hunter scores with a hook to the body.
Still in the clinch, Hunter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hunter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter lands with a right to the head.
Hunter lands an uppercut.
Hunter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Hunter.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hunter.
 Kospas is rocked!
Hunter scores with a shot to the side of Kospas's head.
Oh Kospas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hunter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hunter unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Kospas! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Hunter is unloading with more strikes now! Kospas drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ispa Hunter!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alessio Scardina (ranked 24331 p4p, 5123 weight class) and Paul Hunt (ranked 728 p4p, 589 weight class). Alessio Scardina looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Alessio Scardina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jonathan Paton and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt cracks Scardina with an open hand slap.
Scardina looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Scardina takes one to the side of the head.
Hunt scores with a nice strike.
Hunt cracks Scardina on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Scardina falls backwards against the cage. Hunt follows up with more strikes that drop Scardina to his knees. Hunt keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Scardina! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Hunt!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Korolev (ranked 2208 p4p, 3173 weight class) and Raja Khanna (ranked 317 p4p, 427 weight class). Alexander Korolev is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexander Korolev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Raja Khanna!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Franklyn Lucas and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Korolev misses the shot to the body.
Khanna takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A swing and a miss from Korolev.
Khanna throws a body punch but Korolev moves out of range.
Korolev looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Korolev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Korolev throws a looping overhand right but Khanna ducks down to avoid it.
A left lands for Korolev.
Khanna waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Korolev.
Korolev lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Khanna. Korolev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Korolev throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Korolev scores with a body shot.
Khanna slips under a jab from Korolev.
A telegraphed right hand from Korolev misses the target.
Khanna slips under a jab from Korolev.
Nice defenses there by Khanna.
Khanna tries to counter with a clinch but Korolev shakes him off and moves away.
Khanna clobbers Korolev with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khanna ducks under a wild hook from Korolev.
Korolev stuns Khanna with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khanna throws a hook to the side of Korolev's head but Korolev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circling - Khanna throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Khanna gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Khanna swings wildly with an uppercut but Korolev uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Khanna.
Khanna misses with a body punch.
Korolev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khanna misses with a punch on the inside.
Korolev blocks an uppercut.
Khanna fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Korolev is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Khanna misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khanna working aggressively here.
Khanna misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khanna tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Korolev's elbow.
Khanna misses with the head strike.
Korolev misses with the head strike.
Khanna lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Khanna lands a nice uppercut.
Khanna stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Khanna swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Korolev blocking some punches.
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!
Khanna pushes Korolev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Korolev wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Khanna has him pressed against the cage.
Khanna tries a body shot but Korolev blocks it.
Korolev looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Korolev has had enough of the clinch but Khanna keeps him there for the moment.
Khanna misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korolev blocking some punches.
Khanna has a couple of punches blocked by Korolev.
Khanna working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Khanna lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Korolev backwards.
Korolev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khanna misses with a hook from the clinch.
Korolev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alexander Korolev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Korolev looks to land a left hand but Khanna moved out of range nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Korolev.
Korolev throws a jab when Khanna was well out of range.
Khanna has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Khanna.
 It looks like Alexander Korolev has been cut.
Korolev is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Khanna tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Khanna fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khanna misses with the head strike.
Korolev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Korolev wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Khanna's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Khanna rushes Korolev and presses him up against the cage.
Khanna misses with a punch to the body.
Korolev looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Korolev takes a shot to the head.
Khanna misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Khanna fails to land.
Khanna softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Korolev wants to get back to striking at distance but Khanna won't allow it.
Khanna lands with a short shot to the head.
Korolev is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Khanna swings wildly with an uppercut but Korolev uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Raja Khanna dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Korolev's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Khanna misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Korolev.
Khanna ducks under a wild hook from Korolev.
Korolev sets himself, and Khanna steps forward looking for the clinch! Korolev avoids it this time.
Korolev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khanna manages to avoid it.
Khanna steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Korolev.
Korolev swings for the body but Khanna moves out of range.
Khanna jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Korolev looks to land a left hand but Khanna moved out of range nicely.
Khanna cracks Korolev with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Korolev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Khanna.
Korolev appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Khanna ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Alexander Korolev is winning the standup battle so far.
Korolev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Korolev misses with a looping left.
Khanna steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Korolev.
Khanna slips a straight right by Korolev.
Korolev throws a hook to the side of Khanna's head but Khanna sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Korolev misses its intended target.
Korolev staying out of range there.
Korolev throws a lazy right hand but Khanna sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Korolev lands with an uppercut that bounces Khanna off the cage and back into range.
Khanna lands a nice shot that snaps Korolev's head back.
Korolev misses with a straight left.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Khanna in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Khanna.
Khanna has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Korolev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Korolev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Korolev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Khanna avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Khanna fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A left lands for Korolev.
Khanna scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Korolev defending well as Khanna loads up on a big left hand.
Korolev throws the left hand but Khanna avoids the punch easily.
Khanna tries to counter by closing the distance.
Khanna walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Khanna tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Korolev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Khanna ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Korolev moves away.
Khanna connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Korolev momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khanna throws a jab when Korolev was well out of range.
Korolev takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Khanna throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korolev throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Khanna stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Khanna comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Khanna blocks a jab.
Korolev looks to throw the jab but Khanna is out of range.
Khanna cracks a nice hook into Korolev's ribs.
Korolev misses with an uppercut. Khanna saw that one coming.
Korolev swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Khanna.
Korolev slips under a jab.
Khanna tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Korolev counters with a nice uppercut.
Korolev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khanna.
Korolev needs to keep his hands up - Khanna had a free shot at his head there.
Korolev missing with a left hand there. Khanna was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Khanna walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Khanna connects with a body shot.
Korolev swats away the attempt to clinch by Khanna.
Khanna slips under a jab.
Khanna takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Korolev misses.
Khanna wants to counter with a clinch but Korolev pushes him away.
Korolev throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Khanna on the side of the head.
Khanna swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Khanna throws a shot from downtown. Korolev moves away and avoids it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Korolev, as that shot connected.
Khanna staying out of range there.
Korolev sets himself, and Khanna steps forward looking for the clinch! Korolev avoids it this time.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Korolev, as that shot connected.
Khanna takes the fight into the clinch.
Khanna lands an uppercut.
Korolev misses with a punch to the body.
Korolev misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khanna lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Korolev or not.
Khanna tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Korolev's elbow.
Korolev swings wildly with an uppercut but Khanna uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Korolev.
A nice left hand lands by Khanna.
Khanna misses with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Korolev can't find room to land a body shot as Khanna controls the action.
Khanna throws a punch but it's blocked by Korolev.
Khanna lands a body punch.
Khanna lands a right hand that snaps the head of Korolev backwards.
Khanna tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Korolev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Korolev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khanna manages to avoid it.
Khanna misses with a body shot.
Khanna takes a swing at Korolev's ribcage but misses.
Korolev scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Alexander Korolev will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alexander Korolev's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Korolev swinging wildly here.
Khanna tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Korolev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Khanna avoids the body shot from Korolev.
Khanna connects with a single shot there.
Korolev throws a body shot but no joy.
Khanna steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Korolev.
Korolev looks to land a left hand but Khanna moved out of range nicely.
Korolev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Khanna digs a good body shot into Korolev's ribs.
Khanna throws a body punch but Korolev moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khanna swings for the body but Korolev moves out of range.
Khanna lands a body shot.
Korolev throws a shot to the body.
Korolev throws a shot from downtown. Khanna moves away and avoids it.
Korolev goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Korolev throws an overhand right that lands on Khanna's shoulder, as Khanna tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korolev fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Khanna looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Khanna fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Korolev manages to avoid it.
Khanna avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Korolev takes a jab right on the kisser.
Khanna moves forwards but Korolev connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Khanna clinches with his opponent.
Khanna lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Khanna tries to throw a body punch but Korolev avoids it by throwing Khanna back against the cage.
Korolev tries to break the clinch but Khanna is controlling the position.
Khanna working aggressively here.
Korolev has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Korolev blocks an uppercut.
Khanna throws a head punch that misses.
Khanna fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Korolev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korolev is trying to break free.
Khanna swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khanna misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khanna throws a head punch that misses.
Khanna misses with some punches.
Khanna working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Khanna lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Khanna escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from Korolev misses.
Khanna throws a hook but Korolev avoids it easily.
Korolev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Khanna ducks under a wild hook from Korolev.
Korolev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Korolev misses with a looping right.
Khanna is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khanna misses with an uppercut.
Korolev closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jab by Korolev.
Korolev just misses with a punch to the body.
Khanna gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Khanna throws a shot to the body.
Korolev throws a shot from downtown. Khanna moves away and avoids it.
Khanna misses with an uppercut. Korolev saw that one coming.
Nice body punch from Khanna.
Khanna has taken the fight to the clinch.
Khanna lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Korolev backwards.
Khanna scores with a hook to the body.
Khanna misses with a punch on the inside.
Khanna throws a head punch that misses.
Korolev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Korolev stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khanna scores with a jab. Korolev acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Khanna displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Korolev throws out the jab.
Korolev takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Khanna darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Korolev takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Khanna keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khanna lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Khanna throws an overhand right that lands on Korolev's shoulder, as Korolev tries to avoid the shot.
Korolev was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Khanna moves out of range as Korolev strikes.
Korolev moves away from the strike by Khanna.
Khanna slips under a jab.
Korolev swings away with a body shot that misses
and Khanna counters by moving into the clinch.
Khanna lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Khanna tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Khanna has a couple of punches blocked by Korolev.
Khanna throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Korolevs head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raja Khanna comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Khanna 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raja Khanna!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Reece (ranked 4979 p4p, 4462 weight class) and Chie Satonaka (ranked 551 p4p, 517 weight class). Satonaka is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rayden. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jerome Reece!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chie Satonaka!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, David Schapiro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reece misses with an attempted mid kick.
Reece circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looked like Reece was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Reece thows a body kick. Satonaka tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Satonaka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reece goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
 It looks like Chie Satonaka has been cut.
A big right from Satonaka misses.
Satonaka gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Reece has had enough of the clinch but Satonaka keeps him there for the moment.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Satonaka has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Reece blocking some punches.
Reece is trying to break the clinch but Satonaka is controlling him.
A right hook to the body lands for Satonaka.
Satonaka pushes Reece back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Satonaka can't find room to land a body shot as Reece controls the action.
Satonaka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Satonaka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Reece jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Satonaka walks away with a smile on his face. Reece gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Satonaka has managed to clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Satonaka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satonaka misses with some punches.
Satonaka misses with a body punch.
Reece blocking some punches.
Reece's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reece blocks a body shot from Satonaka.
Reece wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Satonaka lands with a light punch inside.
Reece wants to break the clinch but can't.
Satonaka lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Satonaka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Satonaka working aggressively here.
Reece blocks a body shot from Satonaka.
Satonaka lands a right hand that snaps the head of Reece backwards.
Satonaka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Satonaka has Reece pressed against the cage, preventing Reece from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Reece is looking to control Satonaka's arms but Satonaka gets an underhook and turns him. Now Reece has his back to the cage.
Reece blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reece wants to break the clinch but can't.
Satonaka lands with a right to the head.
Satonaka scores with a hook to the body.
Satonaka lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Satonaka misses with some punches.
Satonaka lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Satonaka struggles to land a body shot inside as Reece controls his hands.
Satonaka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reece tries to circle away but Satonaka has him pinned against the cage.
Satonaka has Reece pressed against the cage, preventing Reece from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Satonaka misses with the head strike.
Reece is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Satonaka to keep the fight standing.
Reece is trying to break the clinch but Satonaka is controlling him.
Satonaka digs a right hand into Reece's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Reece's gas tank.
Reece is breathing heavily.
Satonaka scores with a shoulder strike.
Satonaka lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Satonaka.
Satonaka lands with a left to the head.
Reece is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satonaka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oh Reece is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Satonaka lands a nice uppercut.
Satonaka dips a shoulder and cracks Reece with a mighty uppercut! Reece falls back against the cage and Satonaka unloads with a barrage of strikes! Reece is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Satonaka screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chie Satonaka!
During a confident post fight interview, Chie Satonaka thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Hansen (ranked 3516 p4p, 4322 weight class) and Max Payne (ranked 430 p4p, 506 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hansen might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Black Sabbath - Iron Man. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marcus Hansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Max Payne!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Anthony Taglia and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payne fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Payne misses with an uppercut. Hansen saw that one coming.
Hansen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Payne wants to clinch up but Hansen keeps it at a distance.
Hansen 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.
Hansen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Payne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hansen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Payne tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hansen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Payne is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Payne takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Payne fails in his attempt to clinch.
Payne throws a looping overhand right but Hansen ducks down to avoid it.
Hansen tries to counter with a takedown but Payne is quick to defend against it.
Hansen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Payne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne just misses with a punch to the body.
Hansen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hansen throws out a loose jab but Payne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hansen shoots in looking for a takedown but Payne manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hansen's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Payne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hansen moves away.
Hansen ducks under a wild hook from Payne.
Payne wants to clinch.
Hansen attempts a counter takedown but Payne avoids it well and moves away.
Hansen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Payne.
Hansen looks to land a left hand but Payne moved out of range nicely.
Payne is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen lands a right hook to the body.
Payne doesn't manage to clinch there - Hansen circles away.
Hansen feinted with a counter takedown.
Payne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hansen manages to avoid it.
Payne moves in looking to clinch but Hansen pushes him off.
Hansen tries to counter with a takedown but Payne is quick to defend against it.
Hansen throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Payne tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Hansen is in Payne's guard.
Hansen passes into half guard.
Payne told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hansen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hansen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hansen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hansen lands with a punch from half guard.
Hansen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Payne can do anything to dispel that myth.
Payne blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hansen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hansen not doing much here.
Payne avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hansen.
Payne is trying to stand up here but Hansen is controlling him well.
Hansen passes the guard and advances to mount!
Payne really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The referee warns Payne that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansen scoring with strikes but Payne is staying in there.
Hansen lands a big shot there that rocks Payne but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hansen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Payne is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hansen lands a couple of good shots and Payne has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
 Payne is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee is taking a good look at Payne as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Hansen!
Payne is still in real trouble! Can Hansen finish him?
Hansen is looking for the choke from the back position but Payne is controlling his hands well.
Hansen working for the choke.
Hansen lands shots from the back.
Hansen biding his time, looking for the opening.
Payne defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Payne looks winded!
Hansen connects with a couple of big shots that have Payne covering up! Oh, this looks bad for Payne! Hansen fires away with several more unanswered shots and the referee has no choice but to step in! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Hansen!
Marcus Hansen thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ali Berzina (ranked 3344 p4p, 4005 weight class) and Jon Masvidal (ranked 418 p4p, 477 weight class). Masvidal comes into a darkened arena with his song building. scarface kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ali Berzina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jon Masvidal!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Franklyn Lucas and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berzina swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Berzina tries to clinch but Masvidal moves out of range.
Masvidal circles away from the clinch attempt.
Masvidal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Berzina.
Berzina scores with a shot to the body.
Berzina throws a leg kick which misses Masvidal's front leg but catches the back leg as Masvidal tries to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Berzina. Masvidal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Berzina fails with a takedown attempt.
Berzina closes the distance and lands a one-two.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Berzina scores with a nice head shot.
Masvidal tries to clinch up.
Berzina fails in his attempt to clinch.
Berzina's corner calls for a 1-2. Berzina obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Masvidal does no damage.
Berzina is looking to counter the offense by Masvidal and move into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berzina shoots in for a double leg but Masvidal sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Berzina fails in his attempt to clinch.
Masvidal throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Berzina.
Berzina throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Masvidal clinches up with Berzina and pushes him back against the cage.
Masvidal is struggling to control the position.
Berzina swings wildly with an uppercut but Masvidal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Masvidal misses with some punches.
Berzina jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Masvidal walks away with a smile on his face. Berzina gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ali Berzina. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Berzina misses with a body shot.
Masvidal looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Masvidal wants to clinch up but Berzina keeps it at a distance.
Berzina is looking to score with low kicks.
Berzina forces Masvidal back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masvidal prevents Berzina from breaking the clinch.
Berzina prevents a body shot from Masvidal.
Masvidal lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Berzina backwards.
Good body shot from Masvidal.
Masvidal struggles to land a body shot inside as Berzina controls his hands.
Berzina blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Our sources have told us that Berzina has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Masvidal prevents Berzina from breaking the clinch.
Masvidal tries to circle away but Berzina has him pinned against the cage.
Masvidal misses with some punches.
Masvidal working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Berzina manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Berzina throws a series of punches but Masvidal moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Berzina.
Berzina changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berzina 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.
Berzina misses with a jab, cross combination.
Berzina dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Masvidal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Berzina closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Berzina lands in his opponent's guard.
Masvidal is rocked!
Berzina advances to half guard.
Masvidal is still in real trouble! Can Berzina finish him?
Berzina scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Berzina content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Berzina scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Berzina lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Masvidal quite badly. Masvidal pulls Berzina in close trying to recover. Berzina postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Masvidal on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Masvidal doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ali Berzina!
An out of breath Ali Berzina thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aiko San (ranked 2362 p4p, 1778 weight class) and Moussa Kabore (ranked 301 p4p, 231 weight class). Aiko San could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Moussa Kabore's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Aiko San!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Moussa Kabore!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Bruno Lombardi and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kabore slips under a jab.
San just misses with a punch to the body.
San looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kabore lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
San circles away from the clinch attempt.
A little feinted left hand from San on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
San scores with a hook.
San throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
San punishes Kabore's body with a nice straight punch.
A big right from Kabore misses.
A counter left hand to the body from San misses its target.
San connects with a nice looking jab.
Kabore tries to close the distance and clinch but San swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kabore tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but San paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kabore looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kabore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by San as he connects with a hook.
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!
Kabore slips under a jab from San.
Kabore changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kabore misses with a few strikes there.
Kabore throws an overhand right that lands on San's shoulder, as San tries to avoid the shot.
San is looking to counter the offense by Kabore and move into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Kabore.
San misses the jab.
San stuffs the takedown.
San lands a nice looking body shot.
Kabore throws an uppercut from half a mile away. San sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A quick step to the side and San tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
San's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kabore connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! San scrambles back to his feet.
San swings for the body but Kabore moves out of range.
Kabore now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
San uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kabore.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kabore. San does a little dance to reset his feet.
Aiko San is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kabore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
San misses with a lunging right hand
and Kabore counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kabore throws a shot from downtown. San moves away and avoids it.
Kabore misses with an uppercut. San saw that one coming.
San misses with a body shot.
San lands a really nice looking cross but Kabore seems unphased.
Some wild striking there from Kabore.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
San bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kabore is rocked!
It looks like Moussa Kabore has been cut.
Kabore shoots in and drives through. San sprawls well.
Kabore is still on wobbly legs! Can San finish him?
Kabore thows a leg kick but San checks it
and San counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kabore seems to have recovered his senses.
San on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kabore misses with a two punch combination.
San works Kabore's body with a nice hook.
Nice shot by San.
Moussa Kabore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
San dodges the punch combination from Kabore.
San appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
San walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Kabore drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! San swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Kabore's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aiko San!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Justin Lobsusbaka (ranked 4555 p4p, 4386 weight class) and Sammy Jam (ranked 391 p4p, 384 weight class). Sammy Jam has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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148
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Lobsusbaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sammy Jam!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Reed Andrews and Steve Montenegro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lobsusbaka misses the jab.
Jam changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jam shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lobsusbaka pinned against the cage. Lobsusbaka gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
It looked like Lobsusbaka wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jam ducks under a wild hook from Lobsusbaka.
Jam gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lobsusbaka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jam gets a double leg takedown into Lobsusbaka's guard.
Jam passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jam tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lobsusbaka stops Jam from passing to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jam passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Lobsusbaka!
Jam is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Lobsusbaka can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Jam has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Lobsusbaka is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sammy Jam!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mad Hatter (ranked 2409 p4p, 2342 weight class) and Max Chapman (ranked 153 p4p, 149 weight class). Chapman comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Invincible - Pop Smoke kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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130
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135
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BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Counter fighter
Experienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mad Hatter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Max Chapman!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Chad Campbell and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hatter tries to bum rush Chapman with a series of wild strikes but Chapman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And Chapman tries to counter it with a takedown but Hatter pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Chapman misses with a series of wild punches.
Chapman misses with a series of wild punches.
Hatter looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Chapman on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Max Chapman has been cut.
Hatter just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chapman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Max Chapman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chapman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hatter. Hatter obviously looking to wear him down.
Hatter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatter leaves Chapman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hatter works the jab nicely.
Chapman is rocked!
Hatter moves out of range of the body kick from Chapman.
Chapman is still on wobbly legs! Can Hatter finish him?
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Hatter! Chapman is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mad Hatter!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kai Tokugawa (ranked 826 p4p, 918 weight class) and Clayton Daniels (ranked 113 p4p, 125 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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7 - 1 - 0 |
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216
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kai Tokugawa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Clayton Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Joseph Jones and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A big right from Daniels misses.
Tokugawa appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Daniels throws a right hand that misses
and Tokugawa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tokugawa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tokugawa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Daniels gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tokugawa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Clayton Daniels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniels shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tokugawa as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And Daniels tries to counter it with a takedown but Tokugawa pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Daniels bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Daniels tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
My spies in Simply The Best inform me that Daniels has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Daniels tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Daniels has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Tokugawa tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Daniels wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tokugawa is being controlled here.
Daniels tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Daniels trying to control the action but Tokugawa is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Tokugawa is looking to reverse the position.
Tokugawa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Daniels on the ground.
Tokugawa defending against the ground and pound.
Tokugawa's coaches at Takeda Clan Gym have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Tokugawa managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Daniels.
Daniels wants to control but Tokugawa is keeping him busy.
Tokugawa stops Daniels from passing to mount.
Tokugawa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Daniels tries to move into full mount but can't pass Tokugawa's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa is not content to let Daniels control the position.
Daniels controls the position from side control.
Daniels wants to control but Tokugawa is keeping him busy.
An elbow from Daniels crashes against the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Daniels works to advance to full mount. Tokugawa defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Daniels controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daniels is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Tokugawa is surviving well by controlling Daniels's body position as best he can.
Daniels tries to control but Tokugawa wriggling away.
Daniels might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Tokugawa haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Daniels putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Daniels wants to control the pace but Tokugawa is squirming around nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clayton Daniels dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Daniels misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tokugawa moves out of range as Daniels throws a body kick.
It looked like Tokugawa was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Tokugawa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Daniels darts in looking for a takedown but Tokugawa gets double underhooks and turns Daniels into the cage.
Tokugawa steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Daniels. That one must have hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tokugawa misses with an uppercut
and Daniels decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tokugawa's guard.
Daniels trying to control the position from guard on top but Tokugawa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tokugawa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Daniels has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Daniels trying to control the position from guard on top but Tokugawa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tokugawa keeping full guard, as Daniels tries to pass.
Daniels trying to control but Tokugawa is working from the bottom.
Daniels is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daniels pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tokugawa is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Daniels stands and throws Tokugawa's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Daniels tries to score with some ground and pound. Tokugawa controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Tokugawa tries to bench press Daniels off him but Daniels keeps the position.
Daniels advances to mount.
Daniels trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Daniels sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Daniels trying to control but Tokugawa is having none of it.
Daniels goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Tokugawa is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tokugawa is one step ahead there.
Tokugawa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Daniels is keeping the position for now.
Tokugawa gets to his feet - Daniels follows without any prompting.
Nice sprawl there from Tokugawa as Daniels shoots in.
Daniels throws a shot from downtown. Tokugawa moves away and avoids it.
Tokugawa swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Horrible takedown attempt by Daniels or perhaps it was just good defense by Tokugawa, which made it look bad.
It looked like Tokugawa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kai Tokugawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clayton Daniels.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sloppy strikes from Tokugawa. Those never looked like landing.
Daniels changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tokugawa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Daniels counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Daniels wants to free his trapped foot but Tokugawa is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Daniels is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Daniels with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clayton Daniels showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Daniels fails with a takedown attempt.
Tokugawa throwing a counter right hand but Daniels manages to avoid it.
Daniels throws a head kick that misses.
Daniels scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniels looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Tokugawa is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tokugawa knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tokugawa trying to hold on to Daniels's head to control him but Daniels postures up.
Daniels missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tokugawa wants to control but Daniels is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Daniels wants to free his trapped foot but Tokugawa is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tokugawa on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Daniels wants to free his trapped foot but Tokugawa is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tokugawa is staying active underneath Daniels, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nice strikes from Daniels there.
Daniels is trying to work for a kimura but Tokugawa is defending well.
Daniels trying to advance position but Tokugawa counters by regaining guard.
Tokugawa keeping moving, preventing Daniels from controlling successfully.
Daniels pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tokugawa is keeping the position for now.
Daniels is still trying to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels wants to control from the top but Tokugawa keeps moving.
Tokugawa keeping full guard, as Daniels tries to pass.
Tokugawa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Daniels.
Tokugawa keeping moving, preventing Daniels from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tokugawa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Daniels tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Tokugawa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
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.
A big left from Tokugawa misses.
Daniels moves out of range of the strikes.
Daniels ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Daniels throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tokugawa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Daniels misses with a hook
and Tokugawa counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clayton Daniels really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tokugawa gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Daniels to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Daniels has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Daniels stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tokugawa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tokugawa has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Daniels pushes down on Tokugawa's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniels looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Daniels is trying to control. Tokugawa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Daniels can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tokugawa is looking to escape.
Daniels throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Daniels trying to control but Tokugawa is having none of it.
Daniels throws a wild left hand from mount and Tokugawa manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tokugawa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Daniels.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Daniels lands a nice short elbow.
Daniels is looking to pass Tokugawa's guard but actually Tokugawa recovers to full guard.
Daniels wants to pass the guard but Tokugawa is keeping the position.
Daniels works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Daniels missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tokugawa is staying active underneath Daniels, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Daniels in particular looking to stall.
Daniels is looking to pass Tokugawa's guard but actually Tokugawa recovers to full guard.
Clayton Daniels has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tokugawa trying to keep a closed guard but Daniels is proving a slippery customer.
Daniels engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Daniels looking to pass the guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Daniels advances position into side control!
Tokugawa parries the strikes from Daniels easily there. Daniels is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Tokugawa to escape.
You can see the frustration on Tokugawa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Daniels cracks Tokugawa with a big right hand but Tokugawa just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Daniels wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tokugawa keeps working.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Daniels working the head and body with strikes.
The ground and pound from Daniels seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clayton Daniels dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Daniels throws a shot from downtown. Tokugawa moves away and avoids it.
Tokugawa is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Daniels ducks under a wild hook from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa looks to throw the jab but Daniels is out of range.
And Daniels tries to counter it with a takedown but Tokugawa pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Tokugawa looks to land a right hand but Daniels moved out of range.
Daniels with the counter takedown but Tokugawa avoids it easily.
Daniels ducks under a wild hook from Tokugawa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tokugawa throws a right hand that Daniels ducks under and follows up with a left that Daniels also avoids with ease.
Kai Tokugawa is winning the standup battle so far.
Daniels goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tokugawa's waist but Tokugawa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Daniels off to one side.
Daniels thows a leg kick but Tokugawa checks it
and Tokugawa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Tokugawa.
Tokugawa looks to land a left hand but Daniels moved out of range nicely.
Daniels drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tokugawa defends it well.
A slow jab from Tokugawa misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels lands a nice looking body kick.
Daniels tries for a takedown but Tokugawa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tokugawa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kai Tokugawa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Daniels throws a head kick but Tokugawa moves out of range.
Clayton Daniels is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tokugawa misses with a hook. Daniels ducked under it nicely.
Daniels is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Daniels is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Daniels throws a leg kick
and Daniels takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kai Tokugawa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels misses with a body kick.
That kick from Daniels tenderised Tokugawa's leg. Tokugawa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Daniels throws a lazy head kick
and Tokugawa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tokugawa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Daniels.
Tokugawa throwing a counter right hand but Daniels manages to avoid it.
Kai Tokugawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clayton Daniels.
Tokugawa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice takedown defense from Tokugawa. No joy for Daniels on that attempt.
Tokugawa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels throws a body kick that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Tokugawa misses its target.
Daniels tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tokugawa defends well and Daniels ends up having to push Tokugawa into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tokugawa looks to throw the jab but Daniels is out of range.
Tokugawa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tokugawa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Daniels sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Daniels changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Daniels closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kai Tokugawa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Daniels 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 46:49
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 46:49
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clayton Daniels!
Clayton Daniels is the new light heavyweight champion!
Clayton Daniels managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Barry Bonds Performance Enhancers $120 3 160Q, into his post fight interview.
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