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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Beanin Jiet (ranked 25160 p4p, 25202 weight class) and Willy Johnson (ranked 678 p4p, 702 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Willy Johnson enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Beanin Jiet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Willy Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jiet clinches up against the cage.
Jiet misses with a knee to the head.
Jiet landing knees to the head.
Jiet landing knees to the head.
Jiet with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Johnson 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.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Jiet putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johnson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jiet misses with a knee strike.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jiet has him pressed against the cage.
Jiet looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Jiet avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Jiet tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Jiet tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johnson takes a knee to the side of the body.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Jiet avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Jiet misses with a knee to the head.
Jiet with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
 It looks like Willy Johnson has been cut.
Jiet with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to push Jiet away but Jiet has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jiet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Jiet utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Johnson looks winded!
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jiet putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johnson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jiet utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jiet definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jiet lands a knee to the head.
Jiet connects with a knee to the head.
Jiet scores with a knee to the head.
Jiet with a knee to the 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!
Jiet working Johnson over with knees to the body.
Jiet landing knees to the head.
Jiet landing knees to the head.
Jiet with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
 Johnson is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiet drops Johnson with a big knee straight up the middle! Johnson is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Jiet finish him?
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Jiet engages and cracks Johnson with a massive lead left hook - Johnson tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Jiet is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Beanin Jiet!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Saw Ba Nyein (ranked 6369 p4p, 6409 weight class) and Hideki Suzuki (ranked 316 p4p, 317 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Saw Ba Nyein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hideki Suzuki!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suzuki closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Ba Nyein to counter with a crisp jab.
Suzuki is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Suzuki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've been told by Ba Nyein's head coaches at Deathsquad that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ba Nyein throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Suzuki on the side of the head.
A jab lands there for Ba Nyein.
Ba Nyein on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Suzuki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ba Nyein circles away quickly and effectively.
Ba Nyein has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Suzuki.
Suzuki tries to clinch
and Ba Nyein counters with a stiff right hand.
Ba Nyein chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ba Nyein.
Ba Nyein lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Suzuki misses with a takedown
and Ba Nyein counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suzuki shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ba Nyein pinned against the cage. Ba Nyein gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ba Nyein misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ba Nyein throws a looping overhand right but Suzuki ducks down to avoid it.
Suzuki is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A good leg kick by Ba Nyein.
Suzuki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Suzuki takes a swing at Ba Nyein's ribcage but misses.
Ba Nyein thumps Suzuki with a low kick.
Ba Nyein tries to land a front kick but Suzuki steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ba Nyein thumps Suzuki with a low kick.
Suzuki tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Suzuki with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ba Nyein counters with a slapping leg kick.
Saw Ba Nyein has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hideki Suzuki.
Ba Nyein lands a leg kick that knocks Suzuki off balance momentarily.
Ba Nyein looks to land a left hand but Suzuki moved out of range nicely.
Ba Nyein throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Suzuki misses with a takedown
and Ba Nyein counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Suzuki shoots in looking for a takedown but Ba Nyein manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Suzuki's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Suzuki shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ba Nyein but Ba Nyein pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Suzuki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ba Nyein displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Suzuki.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ba Nyein can pounce on him.
Suzuki slips a straight right by Ba Nyein.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ba Nyein cracks Suzuki with a good jab.
Ba Nyein lands a really nice looking cross but Suzuki seems unphased.
The fight stays on the outside here - Suzuki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jab, jab by Ba Nyein - just one landing.
Ba Nyein with a nice calf kick.
Ba Nyein scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Suzuki shoots in and drives through. Ba Nyein sprawls well.
Ba Nyein with the inside leg kick.
Ba Nyein throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ba Nyein fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ba Nyein connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ba Nyein with the inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki misses with a takedown attempt
and Ba Nyein connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ba Nyein feints and then cracks Suzuki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Suzuki down.
Ba Nyein looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ba Nyein feints and then cracks Suzuki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Suzuki down.
Suzuki misses with a takedown attempt - Ba Nyein sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Suzuki.
Suzuki looks winded!
Ba Nyein connects with a leg kick.
Jab, jab by Ba Nyein - just one landing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ba Nyein.
Suzuki tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ba Nyein fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
No luck for Suzuki with that takedown attempt.
Suzuki tries to land a body kick
and Ba Nyein counters with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ba Nyein showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Suzuki.
Suzuki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ba Nyein, as that shot connected.
A nice leg kick from Ba Nyein, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ba Nyein fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Suzuki tries for a takedown but Ba Nyein sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ba Nyein lands a nice shot that snaps Suzuki's head back.
Ba Nyein throws a leg kick which misses Suzuki's front leg but catches the back leg as Suzuki tries to avoid it.
Ba Nyein connects with a crisp jab.
Ba Nyein cracks Suzuki with an open hand slap.
A low kick lands for Ba Nyein.
Ba Nyein 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.
Ba Nyein tests Suzuki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ba Nyein 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.
Ba Nyein lands a nice shot that snaps Suzuki's head back.
Ba Nyein fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Suzuki on the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Saw Ba Nyein 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.
Ba Nyein throws the left hand but Suzuki avoids the punch easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Suzuki misses.
Hideki Suzuki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ba Nyein throws a leg kick that misses.
Suzuki shoots in for a takedown but Ba Nyein shows good takedown defense.
Ba Nyein fires out a quick counter leg kick but Suzuki just manages to avoid it.
Suzuki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Suzuki slips under a jab.
Ba Nyein misses with a looping right.
Suzuki let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ba Nyein lands a right hook to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ba Nyein.
Ba Nyein moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ba Nyein scores with a crisp jab that stopped Suzuki in his tracks.
Ba Nyein throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Suzuki sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good shot there by Ba Nyein.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy body kick from Suzuki
letting Ba Nyein counter with a right hand.
Ba Nyein connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Suzuki shoots for a double leg takedown but Ba Nyein sprawls well. He's pushed Suzuki's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Suzuki slips under a jab from Ba Nyein.
Suzuki has his takedown stuffed
and Suzuki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Saw Ba Nyein has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hideki Suzuki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ba Nyein connects with a single shot there.
Suzuki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Suzuki ducks under a wild hook from Ba Nyein.
Suzuki moves forwards but Ba Nyein connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ba Nyein lands a nice looking body kick.
Ba Nyein throws a looping overhand right but Suzuki ducks down to avoid it.
Ba Nyein chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ba Nyein.
Ba Nyein fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Suzuki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ba Nyein slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Suzuki moves into the clinch.
Suzuki tries a knee to the head but Ba Nyein blocks it.
Ba Nyein misses with some punches.
Ba Nyein lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ba Nyein escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Suzuki shoots for a takedown but Ba Nyein saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Saw Ba Nyein is winning the standup battle so far.
Suzuki shoots for a takedown but Ba Nyein saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
It looked like Ba Nyein wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Suzuki throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ba Nyein counters with a leg kick.
Suzuki is breathing heavily.
Ba Nyein lands a leg kick that knocks Suzuki off balance momentarily.
Suzuki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ba Nyein lands a glancing blow to the side of Suzuki's head.
Ba Nyein is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Suzuki can do to turn this around?
Ba Nyein throws out a loose jab but Suzuki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Suzuki on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ba Nyein defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Suzuki.
It looked like Ba Nyein wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Suzuki is trying desperately to land a takedown but Ba Nyein is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Suzuki.
Ba Nyein works the jab nicely.
Suzuki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ba Nyein manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Saw Ba Nyein is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Suzuki throws a head kick but Ba Nyein moves out of range.
Ba Nyein tried to counter with a leg kick but Suzuki avoided it.
Suzuki tries to clinch but Ba Nyein moves away
and Ba Nyein counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Ba Nyein lands an impressive looking overhand right. Suzuki doesn't seem phased though.
Jab by Ba Nyein.
Suzuki has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ba Nyein. Suzuki shrugs it off though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Suzuki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ba Nyein lands a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ba Nyein lands a leg kick that knocks Suzuki off balance momentarily.
Ba Nyein connects with an inside leg kick.
Suzuki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ba Nyein misses with a leg kick.
A jab lands there for Ba Nyein.
Ba Nyein fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Suzuki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Suzuki rushes Ba Nyein and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ba Nyein lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ba Nyein lands a right hand.
Ba Nyein lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Suzuki throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ba Nyein.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ba Nyein.
Suzuki breaks the clinch.
Ba Nyein getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suzuki tries to clinch but Ba Nyein moves away
and Ba Nyein cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ba Nyein scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Suzuki or perhaps it was just good defense by Ba Nyein, which made it look bad.
Ba Nyein sizes up Suzuki with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Suzuki on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Suzuki looks to land a combination but Ba Nyein avoids it well.
Ba Nyein lands with a hook. Suzuki tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Suzuki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ba Nyein as he avoids it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Ba Nyein as he connects with a hook.
Suzuki tries to clinch there but Ba Nyein circles away.
A jab from Ba Nyein does it's job there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A low kick lands for Ba Nyein.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ba Nyein.
Suzuki tries to clinch but Ba Nyein is having none of it.
Ba Nyein was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ba Nyein lands with a straight right. Suzuki didn't see that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Saw Ba Nyein dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ba Nyein lands a leg kick that knocks Suzuki off balance momentarily.
Ba Nyein thows a left - swing and a miss!
Suzuki is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Suzuki tries to clinch up but Ba Nyein circles away and keeps his distance.
Suzuki closes the distance and clinches up with Ba Nyein, looking for a takedown. Suzuki pushes Ba Nyein against the cage but Ba Nyein circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ba Nyein scores with a leg kick.
Suzuki shoots in looking for a takedown. Ba Nyein tries to sprawl out of it but Suzuki keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ba Nyein manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Suzuki misses with a wild combination.
Ba Nyein bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick from Ba Nyein, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ba Nyein connects with a right hand. Suzuki shakes it off.
Ba Nyein connects with a good right hand that stumbles Suzuki. Suzuki circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ba Nyein connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ba Nyein throws a leg kick which misses Suzuki's front leg but catches the back leg as Suzuki tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ba Nyein keeps the fight on the outside.
Ba Nyein with the inside leg kick.
Suzuki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ba Nyein.
As Ba Nyein backs off Suzuki throws a huge counter combo but Ba Nyein manages to avoid it all.
Suzuki is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ba Nyein's half guard.
Ba Nyein keeping hold of Suzuki's head, controlling as best he can.
Ba Nyein is looking to improve his position.
Ba Nyein might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ba Nyein keeping hold of Suzuki's head, controlling as best he can.
Suzuki throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Ba Nyein to regain full guard.
Suzuki is looking to advance position but Ba Nyein has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Ba Nyein takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Suzuki is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ba Nyein tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Suzuki is working to get back to half guard.
Ba Nyein avoids the attempt from Suzuki to control.
Saw Ba Nyein is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Suzuki working to try and regain half guard.
Ba Nyein takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Suzuki is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Saw Ba Nyein showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ba Nyein 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saw Ba Nyein!
Hideki Suzuki spoke after the fight, saying 'It is what it is'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Artemis Bray (ranked 5053 p4p, 6080 weight class) and Lee Kuwabara (ranked 278 p4p, 305 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Artemis Bray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lee Kuwabara!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuwabara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kuwabara doesn't manage to clinch there - Bray circles away.
Bray feinted with a counter takedown.
Kuwabara doesn't manage to clinch there - Bray circles away.
Kuwabara avoids a kick to the body.
Kuwabara tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bray defends well and Kuwabara ends up having to push Bray into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kuwabara tries to clinch but Bray is having none of it.
Bray attempts a counter takedown but Kuwabara avoids it well and moves away.
Kuwabara shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bray is trying to defend but Kuwabara finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kuwabara looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bray regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bray manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kuwabara manages to get himself to full guard.
Bray throws a big right hand that misses.
Bray trying to control but Kuwabara is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuwabara 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bray trying to control but Kuwabara is working from the bottom.
Kuwabara tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bray lands a couple of elbows.
Bray pushing down on Kuwabara's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bray has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bray raining down hammerfists from mount.
Bray 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bray wants to take Kuwabara's back here but Kuwabara is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Kuwabara is squirming around, avoiding Bray's attempts to control the action.
Kuwabara really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bray looking to secure an arm triangle but Kuwabara defends it well.
Bray looking to finish Kuwabara with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kuwabara!
Bray trying to control but Kuwabara is having none of it.
Bray with shots to the head and body - Kuwabara looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bray looking to control but Kuwabara is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bray is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kuwabara can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bray is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kuwabara can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bray is working for a guillotine from mount but Kuwabara frees his head quite easily.
Bray seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Kuwabara is holding on tight.
Bray putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bray wants to control the pace but Kuwabara is squirming around nicely.
Bray with a couple of short strikes.
Bray wants to finish this one by submission but Kuwabara is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Bray.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bray has hold of Kuwabara's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Kuwabara manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bray putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kuwabara really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bray. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kuwabara tries to improve his position but Bray has taken his back! Bray has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Kuwabara tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Bray pushes Kuwabara away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Artemis Bray!
A victorious Artemis Bray 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 Ichiro Sato (ranked 4419 p4p, 5792 weight class) and Tigor Nainggolan (ranked 534 p4p, 604 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ichiro Sato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tigor Nainggolan!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato throws a low kick but it's checked well by Nainggolan.
Nainggolan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nainggolan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sato checks it well.
Nainggolan ducks under a wild hook from Sato.
Sato pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
An inside leg kick from Nainggolan misses.
Nainggolan looks to throw the jab but Sato is out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Nainggolan blocks the leg kick.
Sato avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Nainggolan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nainggolan moves out of range as Sato throws a body kick.
Sato misses with a head kick.
Sato will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sato looks to land a body kick but Nainggolan moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nainggolan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sato. That's going to slow Nainggolan down.
Nainggolan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sato misses with a head kick.
A solid body kick from Sato.
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!
Sato gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nainggolan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sato with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sato missing with knees to the body.
Our sources have told us that Sato has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Sato with a knee to the head.
Sato misses with a knee to the head.
Sato utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nainggolan gets control of Sato's arms and successfully pulls guard. Nainggolan will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Nainggolan looks winded!
Sato wants to control from the top but Nainggolan keeps moving.
Sato scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sato lands a couple of digs.
Sato wants to control from the top but Nainggolan keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nainggolan is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nainggolan stopping the sweep attempt from Sato.
Nainggolan trying to control but Sato is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nainggolan slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Nainggolan wants to stand but Sato has his arm trapped.
Sato tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Nainggolan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sato is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nainggolan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sato keeps working.
Sato is looking to reverse the position.
Sato might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sato tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Sato is being controlled here.
Sato gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Nainggolan trying to control the action but Sato is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nainggolan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sato tries to roll over but Nainggolan keeps him under control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Sato throws a solid leg kick but Nainggolan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sato.
Nainggolan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sato was well out of range. Poor timing from Nainggolan.
Sato is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nainggolan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sato.
Nainggolan blocks a low kick nicely.
Sato takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nainggolan scores with a head kick.
Sato misses with a body kick.
Sato looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nainggolan is fending him off so far but Sato persists. Nope, Nainggolan circles away and we're back to standing.
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 Ichiro Sato will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sato misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nainggolan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nainggolan gets tackled into the cage by Sato. Sato maintains the clinch.
Sato throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nainggolan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sato obliges.
Sato with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sato looking to throw knees to the head but Nainggolan is blocking nicely.
Sato misses with a knee strike.
Nainggolan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ichiro Sato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nainggolan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nainggolan throws an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sato throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nainggolan blocks it with crossed arms.
Nainggolan prevents a body shot from Sato.
Sato looking to throw knees to the head but Nainggolan is blocking nicely.
Nainggolan is trying to force a seperation but Sato has the dominant position.
Sato tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sato looking to throw knees to the head but Nainggolan is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sato throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sato with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sato misses with a body punch.
Nainggolan manages to pull guard.
Nainggolan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sato is one step ahead there.
Sato works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Nainggolan regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sato working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nainggolan's head.
Sato trying to control but Nainggolan is working from the bottom.
Nainggolan working for a triangle but Sato defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato trying to control the position from guard on top but Nainggolan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sato scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sato trying to control the position from guard on top but Nainggolan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Sato missing with a left hand there. Nainggolan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sato throws a head kick but Nainggolan moves out of range.
Nainggolan flicks out a counter leg kick but Sato steps away.
Nainggolan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sato displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nainggolan throws out the jab.
Nainggolan misses with a low kick.
Sato blocks a head kick by Nainggolan.
Sato tries for a takedown but Nainggolan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nainggolan tries to score with a low kick but Sato moves his leg out of the way.
Nainggolan misses with a low kick.
Sato avoids the head kick by Nainggolan.
Sato moves into range and clinches up with Nainggolan.
Sato throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sato tries to land a knee to the head but Nainggolan blocks with his arms.
Nainggolan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sato tries to land a knee to the head but Nainggolan blocks with his arms.
Nainggolan is trying to break the clinch but Sato has him pressed against the cage.
Sato throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nainggolan blocks it with crossed arms.
Sato with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sato throws a punch but it's blocked by Nainggolan.
Nainggolan avoiding damage as Sato throws knees to the body.
Sato lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sato tries a knee to the head but Nainggolan blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nainggolan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sato landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nainggolan gets control of Sato's arms and successfully pulls guard. Nainggolan will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Sato has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Nainggolan keeping moving, preventing Sato from controlling successfully.
Nainggolan looking for a sweep. Not yet Nainggolan, not yet.
Nainggolan is breathing heavily.
Sato trying to control but Nainggolan is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ichiro Sato dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sato steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nainggolan.
Nainggolan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ichiro Sato has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knees to the body from Sato.
Sato lands a nice knee to the body.
Sato connects with a knee to the head.
Sato connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nainggolan's face.
Sato landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nainggolan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sato is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sato with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sato lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sato lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nainggolan is rocked!
Sato has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Nainggolan - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Sato, and another! Nainggolan is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Ichiro Sato!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Himayalan Cheetah (ranked 5376 p4p, 3852 weight class) and Oskar Arnason (ranked 540 p4p, 436 weight class). The key to victory for Himayalan Cheetah has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Himayalan Cheetah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oskar Arnason!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheetah wants to clinch up but Arnason keeps it at a distance.
Cheetah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arnason was well out of range. Poor timing from Cheetah.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Arnason! But no joy.
Arnason looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cheetah fails to land the takedown.
Cheetah tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Arnason paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cheetah scores with a kick to the body.
Cheetah misses with a takedown attempt - Arnason sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cheetah gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Arnason looks winded!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cheetah controls Arnason momentarily but Arnason frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arnason wants to pass the guard but Cheetah is keeping the position.
Arnason throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheetah not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Arnason has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cozad MMA Las Vegas. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Cheetah knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Arnason on the ground.
Arnason stays in close to Cheetah's body and controls the position.
Arnason cracks Cheetah with a solid left hand.
Cheetah 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.
Arnason is stalling in the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Arnason stuffs the takedown attempt from Cheetah. Cheetah gets slowly back to his feet.
And Arnason tries to counter it with a takedown but Cheetah pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Himayalan Cheetah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cheetah dives in and scores a takedown into Arnason's guard.
Cheetah wants to pass the guard but Arnason is keeping the position.
Cheetah is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Arnason has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Cheetah is looking to defend but Arnason has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Cheetah! Arnason pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Cheetah taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Oskar Arnason!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pops Ceballos (ranked 3311 p4p, 24946 weight class) and Tykas Wong (ranked 331 p4p, 510 weight class). Ceballos comes to the cage accompanied by Shawty Aint Shit. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pops Ceballos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tykas Wong!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ceballos throws a solid leg kick but Wong takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ceballos.
Wong looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pops Ceballos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ceballos connects with a body shot.
Wong looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ceballos cracks Wong with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Wong looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Ceballos finish him?
Wong is rocked!
Wong should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ceballos scores with a jab to the body.
Wong is still on wobbly legs! Can Ceballos finish him?
Ceballos cracks Wong with a hook to the temple - Wong is on wobbly legs here! Ceballos swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Wong falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Ceballos wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Pops Ceballos!
Pops Ceballos seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Callum Adams (ranked 3706 p4p, 5070 weight class) and Sammo Zhou (ranked 128 p4p, 171 weight class). Adams comes to the cage accompanied by No Noncesense. Zhou has chosen Tuba as his entrance music. 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Callum Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sammo Zhou !
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adams keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Sammo Zhou has been cut.
Adams with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Zhou has eaten all the pies!
The fight stays on the outside here - Zhou looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jab from Adams.
Adams lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Good standup being displayed there by Adams as he connects with a hook.
That has opened up Sammo Zhou 's cut even more.
Adams's jab looks to have found its range, popping Zhou under the eye.
Zhou tries to bum rush Adams with a series of wild strikes but Adams uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Adams lands a slapping body shot.
Adams is pawing at Zhou , trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Zhou 's nose. Zhou is badly hurt! Adams pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Zhou tries desperately to hold on but Adams is relentless in his assault! As Zhou receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Adams away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Callum Adams!
Callum Adams thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marinho Macedo (ranked 3884 p4p, 3718 weight class) and Larry Down (ranked 475 p4p, 451 weight class). Down comes into a darkened arena with his song building. 17 Girls In A Row kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Marinho Macedo 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marinho Macedo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Larry Down!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macedo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Larry Down seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Down moves into the clinch.
Down working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Down lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Macedo backwards.
Macedo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Down is keeping busy.
A nice right hand lands inside from Macedo.
Down pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Macedo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Down ducks under a wild hook from Macedo.
Down has closed the distance and engaged Macedo in a clinch.
Down breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Down has closed the distance and engaged Macedo in a clinch.
Macedo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Down struggles to land a body shot inside as Macedo controls his hands.
Down looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Macedo has a couple of punches blocked by Down.
Down pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Down gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macedo throws a head punch that misses.
Down scores with a shoulder strike.
Macedo takes a shot to the head.
Down working aggressively here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Macedo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Macedo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Macedo.
Macedo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Macedo misses with the head strike.
Macedo tries to throw a body punch but Down avoids it by throwing Macedo back against the cage.
Down swings wildly with an uppercut but Macedo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Down blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Macedo looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Down manages to break the clinch.
Down closes the distance and pushes Macedo back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Down.
Macedo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Macedo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Macedo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Down breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Down takes one to the side of the head.
Down moves in looking to clinch but Macedo pushes him off.
Down clinches up against the cage.
Down lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Macedo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Down or not.
Macedo has a couple of punches blocked by Down.
Down blocks an uppercut.
Macedo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Down blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Down pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Down is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macedo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Down tries to clinch up but Macedo circles away and keeps his distance.
Down is looking to clinch.
Down wants to clinch up but Macedo keeps it at a distance.
Down moves into range and clinches up with Macedo.
Macedo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Down blocks an uppercut.
Macedo tries a body shot but Down blocks it.
A short left from Down.
Macedo struggles to land a body shot inside as Down controls his hands.
Down blocking some punches.
Down breaks the clinch.
Down with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Macedo to score with a decent uppercut.
Down clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Macedo.
Down breaks the clinch.
Down instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Macedo fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Macedo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Macedo struggles to land a body shot inside as Down controls his hands.
Down breaks the clinch.
Down has Macedo up against the cage in a clinch.
Down escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Down fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Macedo, pushing him back against the cage.
Down escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Macedo misses with a straight left.
Down gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Down softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Macedo tries to work over Down's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Down dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Down fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Macedo, pushing him back against the cage.
Down misses with a hook to the ribs.
Down tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Macedo's elbow.
Larry Down seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Macedo tries a body shot but Down blocks it.
Macedo misses with a punch to the body.
Down breaks from the clinch.
Macedo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Macedo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick by Macedo misses
and Down counters with a three punch combo that has Macedo backing up. Macedo nods at Down to acknowledge the strikes.
Down ducks under a wild hook from Macedo.
Nice uppercut there from Macedo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Down closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Down blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Down lands a nice uppercut.
Down pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Macedo circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macedo throws a hook but Down avoids it easily.
Down steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Macedo.
Macedo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Macedo lands with a cross.
Down wants to clinch up but Macedo keeps it at a distance.
Larry Down is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Down moves in looking to clinch but Macedo pushes him off.
A little feinted left hand from Macedo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Macedo drives through and clinches with Down against the cage.
Macedo misses with a body punch.
Down digs a right hand into Macedo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Macedo's gas tank.
Down breaks the clinch.
Down has taken the fight to the clinch.
Down's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Down tries to clinch but Macedo moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Macedo.
Down forces Macedo back against the cage and clinches.
Macedo struggles to land a body shot inside as Down controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Down blocks an uppercut.
Macedo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Down misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Macedo swings away with an uppercut that 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!
Down blocks an uppercut.
Down pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marinho Macedo is winning the standup battle so far.
Down doesn't manage to clinch there - Macedo circles away.
Down blocks a jab.
Down keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Macedo keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Down looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Down moves into the clinch.
Macedo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Down.
Down manages to break the clinch.
Down tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Macedo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Down clinches.
Down blocks an uppercut.
Down escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Down wants to clinch up but Macedo keeps it at a distance.
Down moves into range and clinches up with Macedo.
Macedo misses with a punch on the inside.
Down escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Down moves into range and clinches up with Macedo.
Down misses with a punch on the inside.
Macedo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Macedo fails to land.
Macedo tries a body shot but Down blocks it.
Macedo struggles to land a body shot inside as Down controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Down blocks a body shot from Macedo.
Macedo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Macedo.
Down breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Down instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Down's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Macedo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Down lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Macedo tries a body shot but Down blocks it.
Down's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Down instigates a clinch.
Macedo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Macedo misses with some punches.
Down swings wildly with an uppercut but Macedo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Macedo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Down showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Down gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Down softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Down tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Macedo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Down blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Down.
Down unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Macedo! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Down is unloading with more strikes now! Macedo drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Larry Down!
In his post fight interview, Larry Down gave a big smile as he said 'Ladies take your Zovirax we're going to Pound Town tonight!! I got spots!! WOOOOOOOO!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seiji Tanikawa (ranked 2462 p4p, 5438 weight class) and Richard Mahn (ranked 327 p4p, 605 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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 London, Seiji Tanikawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Richard Mahn!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Tanikawa misses its intended target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mahn checks a leg kick.
Mahn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tanikawa throws a front kick aimed at Mahn's knee but Mahn avoids it well.
Mahn connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tanikawa. Tanikawa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
 It looks like Seiji Tanikawa has been cut.
Tanikawa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mahn.
A shot to the liver by Mahn. Beautiful body shot.
A big right from Tanikawa misses.
Tanikawa misses with a body shot
and Mahn counters with a nice uppercut.
Mahn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mahn slips a jab from Tanikawa.
Tanikawa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mahn misses with a body shot.
Mahn takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mahn swings for the body but Tanikawa moves out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mahn staying out of range there.
Tanikawa misses with a hook
and Mahn counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mahn.
Tanikawa prevents a body shot from Mahn.
Tanikawa tries to pull guard but Mahn won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanikawa tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mahn just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tanikawa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tanikawa swings wildly with an uppercut but Mahn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mahn misses with a punch to the body.
Mahn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tanikawa misses with a punch on the inside.
Tanikawa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mahn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tanikawa blocks an uppercut.
Mahn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tanikawa swings wildly with an uppercut but Mahn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tanikawa looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Tanikawa can't break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Tanikawa fails to land.
Tanikawa wants to break free but Mahn has control.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mahn.
Mahn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanikawa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mahn avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seiji Tanikawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mahn tries to throw a body punch but Tanikawa avoids it by throwing Mahn back against the cage.
Mahn misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tanikawa.
Tanikawa has a couple of punches blocked by Mahn.
Tanikawa tries to pull guard but Mahn forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tanikawa.
Mahn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tanikawa wants to break free but Mahn has control.
Mahn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mahn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mahn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tanikawa has a couple of punches blocked by Mahn.
Mahn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mahn blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tanikawa drags the fight down to the ground.
Tanikawa trying to keep a closed guard but Mahn is proving a slippery customer.
Mahn must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahn sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Tanikawa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mahn not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Tanikawa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mahn's guard.
Tanikawa trying to control but Mahn is working from the bottom.
Mahn looking for a guillotine here but Tanikawa defends easily.
Tanikawa wants to control from the top but Mahn keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mahn pulls Tanikawa in to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanikawa throws a big right hand that misses.
Tanikawa landing some decent shots from guard.
Tanikawa with a nice head shot there.
Mahn has his foot on Tanikawa's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tanikawa works his way back into a safe position though.
Mahn trying to control the position here.
Mahn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tanikawa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mahn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tanikawa with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tanikawa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mahn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tanikawa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mahn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tanikawa postures up and lands a big shot to Mahn's brow.
Mahn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tanikawa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mahn's head.
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 Seiji Tanikawa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Seiji Tanikawa's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tanikawa throws a sloppy head kick
and Mahn counters with a straight right hand.
Tanikawa throws a right and a left that Mahn avoids nicely.
Mahn steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Tanikawa.
Tanikawa lands a big head kick that sends Mahn tumbling to the mat! Tanikawa takes a step backwards and waves Mahn back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Tanikawa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tanikawa throws a right hand that Mahn ducks under and follows up with a left that Mahn also avoids with ease.
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!
A clash of legs there as Mahn blocks the low kick.
Mahn lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Tanikawa misses the shot to the body.
Tanikawa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mahn. Mahn circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tanikawa throws a head kick that misses.
Tanikawa throws a push kick but Mahn slaps the foot to one side.
Mahn moves out of range of the body kick from Tanikawa.
Mahn lands with an overhand left.
Tanikawa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mahn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tanikawa thinking.
Mahn scores with a decent looking hook.
Seiji Tanikawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tanikawa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mahn counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tanikawa is trying to break the clinch but Mahn has him pressed against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Mahn.
Mahn lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Mahn.
Nice body punch from Mahn.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mahn scores with a shot to the side of Tanikawa's head.
Mahn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mahn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tanikawa.
Tanikawa misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Mahn.
Tanikawa tries to circle away but Mahn has him pinned against the cage.
Mahn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Mahn as the two fighters clinch.
Mahn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Seiji Tanikawa's cut is getting worse.
Mahn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tanikawa's elbow.
Mahn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mahn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mahn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Richard Mahn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mahn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mahn.
Tanikawa misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mahn.
Mahn gets through Tanikawa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mahn lands an uppercut.
A short right from Mahn.
A right hand to the body from Mahn.
Mahn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Mahn.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mahn.
Mahn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mahn is working Tanikawa over against the cage.
Tanikawa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Tanikawa fails to land.
Mahn can't find room to land a body shot as Tanikawa controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Mahn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahn is leaning against Tanikawa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tanikawa tries to pull guard but Mahn won't allow it.
Mahn is leaning against Tanikawa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mahn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mahn works on Tanikawa's body with a couple of short punches.
Tanikawa tries to pull guard but Mahn won't allow it.
Tanikawa looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seiji Tanikawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mahn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tanikawa.
Tanikawa throws a head punch that misses.
Mahn is leaning against Tanikawa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mahn scores with a shoulder strike.
Mahn lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mahn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Tanikawa fails to land.
Mahn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tanikawa is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mahn pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mahn tries to work over Tanikawa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mahn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanikawa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mahn scores with a hook to the body.
Mahn lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice right hand lands inside from Mahn.
Mahn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right handed body shot lands from Mahn.
Mahn cracks Tanikawa with a nice body shot.
Mahn tries to work over Tanikawa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mahn lands a left hand.
Mahn lands a body punch.
Tanikawa prevents a body shot from Mahn.
Tanikawa is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mahn is defending well.
Tanikawa misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mahn tries to throw a body punch but Tanikawa avoids it by throwing Mahn back against the cage.
Tanikawa blocks a body shot from Mahn.
Mahn lands a shot to the body.
Tanikawa scores with a shot to the side of Mahn's head.
Tanikawa is trying to pull guard but Mahn has him pressed against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Mahn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Seiji Tanikawa's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Tanikawa just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Mahn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice defenses there by Mahn.
Mahn digs a good hook to Tanikawa's body.
Tanikawa throws an off balance right hand
and Mahn counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mahn.
Tanikawa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mahn has him pressed against the cage.
Mahn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mahn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mahn struggles to land a body shot inside as Tanikawa controls his hands.
Tanikawa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mahn.
Mahn lands with a right to the head.
Mahn struggles to land a body shot inside as Tanikawa controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tanikawa blocks a body shot from Mahn.
Mahn scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short uppercut from Mahn.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tanikawa.
Mahn blocks an uppercut.
Mahn struggles to land a body shot inside as Tanikawa controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanikawa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mahn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mahn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tanikawas head.
Tanikawa blocks a body shot from Mahn.
A short left from Mahn.
Mahn lands with a short shot to the head.
Tanikawa misses with some punches.
Tanikawa takes a shot to the head.
Tanikawa tries to circle away but Mahn has him pinned against the cage.
Mahn misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Mahn - that landed with a thud.
Mahn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tanikawa misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Mahn as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mahn lands with a left to the head.
Mahn can't find room to land a body shot as Tanikawa controls the action.
Mahn lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short right from Mahn on the inside.
Mahn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tanikawas head.
Tanikawa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mahn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Still in the clinch, Mahn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tanikawa throws a head punch that misses.
Mahn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mahn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tanikawa backwards.
Mahn lands a nice uppercut.
 Tanikawa is rocked!
Tanikawa misses with the head strike.
Oh Tanikawa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tanikawa blocks a body shot from Mahn.
Tanikawa seems to have got his legs back now.
Tanikawa is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mahn gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tanikawa blocks a body shot from Mahn.
Tanikawa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tanikawa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mahn misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahn is leaning against Tanikawa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tanikawa throws a punch but it's blocked by Mahn.
Mahn digs a right hand underneath Tanikawa's ribcage. Tanikawa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tanikawa has a couple of punches blocked by Mahn.
Mahn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tanikawa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mahn walks away with a smile on his face. Tanikawa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A jab from Tanikawa misses.
Tanikawa throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A big right from Mahn misses.
Mahn blocks a jab.
Mahn misses with a hook.
Tanikawa takes a swing at Mahn's ribcage but misses.
Tanikawa lands a nice hook to Mahn's body. Mahn takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tanikawa throws a leg kick
and Mahn counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mahn.
Mahn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tanikawa.
A body shot lands from Mahn.
Mahn struggles to land a body shot inside as Tanikawa controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahn lands a shoulder strike.
Mahn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tanikawa's elbow.
Tanikawa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tanikawa prevents a body shot from Mahn.
Mahn can't find room to land a body shot as Tanikawa controls the action.
Tanikawa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tanikawa has a couple of punches blocked by Mahn.
Mahn struggles to land a body shot inside as Tanikawa controls his hands.
Tanikawa is trying to pull guard but Mahn turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seiji Tanikawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mahn tries to throw a body punch but Tanikawa avoids it by throwing Mahn back against the cage.
Mahn tries to throw a body punch but Tanikawa avoids it by throwing Mahn back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Tanikawa fails to land.
Mahn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mahn is pressed up against the cage. Tanikawa has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mahn down to the mat. Mahn avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mahn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tanikawa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tanikawa connects with a body shot that sends Mahn's belly button to the back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Mahn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mahn 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Mahn!
After winning the bout, Richard Mahn 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shozo Amisaki (ranked 2832 p4p, 3583 weight class) and Dave Sub (ranked 373 p4p, 459 weight class). Shozo Amisaki could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dave Sub's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cardio machine |
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Shozo Amisaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Sub!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sub takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Amisaki throws a head kick that misses
and Sub counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sub seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Amisaki is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Dave Sub!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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