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SYN 924 Maluga vs CDB PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dewey Decimal (ranked 1743 p4p, 1556 weight class) and Roger Andermatt (ranked 96 p4p, 83 weight class). Decimal's entrance music is The Dewey Decimal Rap. A fine choice. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dewey Decimal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Roger Andermatt!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decimal attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Andermatt wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Decimal attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Andermatt tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Decimal is able to avoid easily.
A jab from Andermatt does it's job there.
Decimal misses with a wild body shot.
Andermatt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Andermatt takes a swing at Decimal's ribcage but misses.
Andermatt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Decimal is looking to counter punch.
Decimal misses with a looping right.
Andermatt delivers a nice body kick.
Andermatt throws a big shot that misses.
Andermatt throws a hook but Decimal avoids it easily.
Decimal chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Andermatt can pounce on him.
Decimal misses with a left hand
and Andermatt counters with a nice low kick that buckles Decimal's knee momentarily.
An inside leg kick from Decimal misses.
Decimal with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andermatt works the jab nicely.
Decimal chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Decimal misses with a wild body shot.
Andermatt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Decimal.
Andermatt takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andermatt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Andermatt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Andermatt wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from Decimal misses the target.
Decimal misses with the combination.
Decimal throws a body punch but Andermatt moves out of range.
Andermatt lands with a hook. Decimal tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
 It looks like Dewey Decimal has been cut.
Decimal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Andermatt was well out of range. Poor timing from Decimal.
Andermatt tries a head kick but it misses.
Decimal is looking to wear down Andermatt with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Andermatt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Decimal 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.
Andermatt throws a good cross that connects.
Andermatt misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Andermatt misses.
Decimal is looking to slow Andermatt down with leg kicks.
Decimal misses the jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Decimal.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andermatt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Andermatt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Decimal.
Andermatt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Good work by Decimal as he checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decimal misses the body punch
and Andermatt counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Andermatt is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Andermatt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Decimal loads up on a big right hand but Andermatt slips the punch.
Decimal moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromAndermatt.
Andermatt gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Decimal slips under a jab.
Andermatt has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Andermatt there as he acknowledges the shot.
Decimal looks to score with a jab to the body but Andermatt is just out of range.
A big left from Decimal misses.
Decimal ducks right into an uppercut from Andermatt.
Decimal slips under a jab from Andermatt.
Andermatt throws out a loose jab but Decimal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andermatt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Andermatt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Andermatt pivots, looking for a leg kick but Decimal is out of range and Andermatt settles back down.
Andermatt staying out of range there.
A countering left hand to the body from Andermatt misses.
Decimal throws a nice outside leg kick.
Decimal defending well as Andermatt loads up on a big left hand.
Decimal throwing a counter right hand but Andermatt manages to avoid it.
Andermatt on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Decimal throws a shot to the body.
Decimal turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andermatt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Andermatt has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Decimal.
Decimal throws a hook to the side of Andermatt's head but Andermatt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Decimal lands a nice leg kick that just misses Andermatt's sensitive parts.
Decimal ducks under a wild hook from Andermatt.
Andermatt stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Decimal.
Decimal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Andermatt.
Decimal throws a low kick but it's checked well by Andermatt.
A big left from Decimal misses.
Decimal misses with a low kick.
Decimal lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Andermatt throws an overhand right that lands on Decimal's shoulder, as Decimal tries to avoid the shot.
Andermatt lands a nice shot to the body.
Andermatt takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Decimal throws the kick towards the body but Andermatt avoids it.
The crowd cheers as Decimal lands an impressive looking overhand right. Andermatt doesn't seem phased though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Decimal catches Andermatt with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A clash of legs there as Decimal blocks the low kick.
Andermatt swings for the body but Decimal moves out of range.
Andermatt ducks under a wild hook from Decimal.
Andermatt only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decimal fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Andermatt checks it well.
Decimal thuds a left hand into Andermatt's body.
Decimal defending well as Andermatt loads up on a big left hand.
Decimal slips a jab from Andermatt.
Decimal throws a leg kick which misses Andermatt's front leg but catches the back leg as Andermatt tries to avoid it.
Andermatt checks a leg kick.
Decimal moves out of range as Andermatt strikes.
Andermatt defending well as Decimal loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - Decimal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Andermatt lands with a kick to the temple. Decimal shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Andermatt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Decimal throws out the jab.
Andermatt walks into a stiff left hand from Decimal.
Andermatt throws a good cross that connects.
Decimal scores with a leg kick.
Andermatt is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Decimal wants to slow Andermatt down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andermatt cracks Decimal with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Andermatt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Decimal scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Decimal connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Andermatt momentarily.
Andermatt takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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 Dewey Decimal will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dewey Decimal'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.
Decimal misses with a hook.
Andermatt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Andermatt misses with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Andermatt.
Decimal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Decimal lands a jab to Andermatt's midsection.
Andermatt slips under a jab.
Andermatt throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A jab from Decimal finds it's way through Andermatt's defenses.
Andermatt throws a shot from downtown. Decimal moves away and avoids it.
Andermatt looks to score with a jab to the body but Decimal is just out of range.
Decimal lands a nice shot that snaps Andermatt's head back.
A big right from Decimal misses.
Decimal connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Andermatt misses with a body shot.
Decimal dips to his left and cracks Andermatt with an uppercut!
Dewey Decimal is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circling - Decimal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Andermatt fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Decimal on the side of the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Decimal.
Andermatt walks into a jab.
Andermatt throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decimal throws a big shot that misses.
A head kick misses from Andermatt.
An inside leg kick from Decimal misses.
Decimal slips under a jab.
A combination from Decimal does no damage.
Andermatt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Decimal blocks a low kick nicely.
Decimal throwing a counter right hand but Andermatt manages to avoid it.
Dewey Decimal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andermatt throws a big shot that misses.
An inside leg kick from Andermatt misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Andermatt.
Andermatt ducks under a wild hook from Decimal.
Decimal scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Decimal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Andermatt's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Decimal throws a shot from downtown. Andermatt moves away and avoids it.
Andermatt wants to slow Decimal down by chopping away at his legs.
Andermatt keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Decimal throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Decimal moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromAndermatt.
Andermatt throws a leg kick that misses.
No joy there for Decimal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Andermatt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Decimal throws out the jab.
Decimal throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice leg kick lands there from Decimal.
Andermatt throws a jab but it's blocked by Decimal.
Andermatt lands a lovely overhand right.
Decimal takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Decimal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Andermatt throws a looping overhand right but Decimal ducks down to avoid it.
Decimal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Andermatt connects with a right hand. Decimal shakes it off.
Andermatt misses with a straight left.
Andermatt lands the left hand.
Decimal misses with a wild body shot.
Decimal connects with a crisp jab.
Decimal blocks a jab.
Decimal misses with a wild combination.
Decimal on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Andermatt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circling - Decimal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andermatt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
It looked like Decimal wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Andermatt tries to move into range but Decimal moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Decimal moves out of range of the leg kick from Andermatt.
Andermatt takes one to the chin there.
Andermatt scores with a jab. Decimal acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Decimal throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Andermatt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Andermatt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Andermatt avoids the head kick by Decimal.
Andermatt throws a head kick that misses.
Decimal has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Andermatt.
Decimal buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Decimal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Andermatt throws out the jab.
Andermatt looks to throw the jab but Decimal is out of range.
Decimal throwing a counter right hand but Andermatt manages to avoid it.
Decimal stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Andermatt is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Decimal.
The fighters circling - Decimal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Decimal tries to score with a low kick but Andermatt moves his leg out of the way.
Decimal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Andermatt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decimal throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Decimal throws a shot from downtown. Andermatt moves away and avoids it.
Andermatt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Decimal.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Andermatt checks a leg kick.
Decimal lands with a hook. Andermatt tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Decimal looks to throw the jab but Andermatt is out of range.
Decimal blocks a head kick by Andermatt.
Decimal throwing a counter right hand but Andermatt manages to avoid it.
Andermatt tries a head kick but it misses.
Decimal ducks right into an uppercut from Andermatt.
Decimal takes one to the chin there.
A swing and a miss from Andermatt.
Decimal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Andermatt.
A big right from Andermatt misses.
A big left from Decimal misses.
Andermatt drops his hands momentarily and Decimal takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Decimal connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Andermatt's hands.
Decimal tries to score with a low kick but Andermatt moves his leg out of the way.
Andermatt takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Andermatt tries to land a leg kick but Decimal saw it coming and moves away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Decimal.
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 Dewey Decimal will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dewey Decimal's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Decimal misses with a wild combination.
Andermatt appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Andermatt digs a good hook to Decimal's body.
Decimal misses the jab.
Andermatt throws out a loose jab but Decimal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Decimal checks the leg kick nicely there.
Decimal scores with a nice head shot.
Andermatt goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Andermatt tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Decimal pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slow jab from Decimal misses its intended target.
An inside leg kick from Decimal misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andermatt 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.
A head kick misses from Andermatt.
Andermatt swings for the body but Decimal moves out of range.
Andermatt misses with a body shot.
Decimal throws a looping overhand right but Andermatt ducks down to avoid it.
Decimal checks a low kick from Andermatt.
Decimal works Andermatt's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decimal misses with a hook.
Decimal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Andermatt scores with a jab.
Decimal looks to land a right hand but Andermatt moved out of range.
Andermatt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Andermatt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Decimal checks a low kick from Andermatt.
An attempted straight right counter from Decimal misses the target.
Andermatt just misses with a punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Decimal. Those never looked like landing.
Decimal connects with an inside leg kick.
Decimal throws an overhand right that lands on Andermatt's shoulder, as Andermatt tries to avoid the shot.
Decimal swings for the body but Andermatt moves out of range.
Andermatt scores with a hook to the body. Decimal takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Decimal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice side step and Andermatt releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Andermatt throws a chopping leg kick but Decimal manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Andermatt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Andermatt on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Andermatt misses with a looping left.
Decimal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Andermatt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andermatt throws a leg kick but Decimal moved away.
A little feinted left hand from Decimal on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Andermatt has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Decimal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Andermatt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andermatt takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Andermatt lands a head shot.
Crunch! Andermatt slams his shin into Decimal's torso.
Decimal cracks Andermatt with a good jab.
Decimal fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Andermatt takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Decimal misses with a body shot.
Andermatt stuns Decimal with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Decimal just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Andermatt misses its intended target.
Decimal connects with a single shot there.
Decimal goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Decimal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Andermatt throws out the jab.
Decimal throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Andermatt stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Andermatt moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A solid body kick from Decimal.
Andermatt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decimal chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Andermatt looks to score with a jab to the body but Decimal is just out of range.
Andermatt's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Decimal connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Andermatt scrambles back to his feet.
Andermatt avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Decimal thumps Andermatt with a low kick.
Decimal lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Andermatt at a distance.
Andermatt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Decimal throws a body punch but Andermatt moves out of range.
Andermatt throws a body shot but no joy.
Andermatt takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Decimal misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Andermatt! But no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Decimal. Andermatt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Decimal takes one on the button.
Decimal's corner calls for a 1-2. Decimal obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Decimal misses with a straight right.
Decimal misses the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Decimal stuns Andermatt with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Andermatt on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Decimal. Decimal obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andermatt connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Decimal changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Andermatt.
Nice defenses there by Decimal.
Andermatt takes one to the side of the head.
Decimal lands a really nice looking cross but Andermatt seems unphased.
Andermatt lands a jab to the nose.
A looping hook to the body misses from Decimal. Andermatt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Decimal misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice defenses there by Decimal.
Decimal bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Andermatt's head.
Roger Andermatt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andermatt misses with a body shot.
A low kick lands for Decimal.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andermatt throws a jab but it's blocked by Decimal.
Decimal throws a jab when Andermatt was well out of range.
Decimal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dewey Decimal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A looping hook to the body misses from Andermatt. Decimal does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dewey Decimal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Decimal 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dewey Decimal!
A relieved looking Dewey Decimal thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bryer McGuire (ranked 608 p4p, 700 weight class) and Imperial Washington (ranked 85 p4p, 103 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think McGuire might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Simple Man - Lynyrd Skynyrd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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15 - 9 - 2 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bryer McGuire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Imperial Washington!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Washington throws a front kick that sends McGuire stumbling back into the cage.
Washington misses with a straight right.
Washington connects with a body shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Washington. McGuire shrugs it off though.
Washington catches McGuire with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Washington throws a head kick but McGuire moves out of range.
Washington throws a nice inside leg kick.
Washington lands a left and a right that send McGuire crashing to the mat, dazed. Washington thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Bryer McGuire has been cut.
We've been informed that Washington has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Washington! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Imperial Washington!
A victorious Imperial Washington thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Picklesbly (ranked 745 p4p, 648 weight class) and Atticus Finch (ranked 90 p4p, 80 weight class). Picklesbly comes to the cage accompanied by Angels in Heaven - Chris Rodrigues & the Spoon Lady. Finch has chosen Ghetto Bird- Ice Cube as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adrian Picklesbly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Atticus Finch!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Picklesbly clinches.
Picklesbly presses Finch against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Picklesbly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Picklesbly swings wildly with an uppercut but Finch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Picklesbly misses with the head strike.
Finch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Finch ducks under a wild hook from Picklesbly.
A solid leg kick lands there for Finch.
Finch has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Finch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Picklesbly sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Picklesbly takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Picklesbly takes a kick to the side of the head.
Picklesbly slips a jab from Finch.
Picklesbly clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Picklesbly.
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!
Picklesbly working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Finch working hard to break the clinch.
Picklesbly lands a damaging elbow.
Picklesbly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Picklesbly blocks a body shot from Finch.
Picklesbly throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Picklesbly lands a left hand.
Finch wants to break free but Picklesbly has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Picklesbly stalling the fight.
Finch will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Picklesbly up against the cage.
Finch breaks from the clinch.
Finch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Finch throws a hook to the side of Picklesbly's head but Picklesbly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Finch connects with a nice looking jab.
Finch throws a hook to the side of Picklesbly's head but Picklesbly sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Finch scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Atticus Finch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Picklesbly tries to clinch there but Finch circles away.
Picklesbly moves out of range of the leg kick from Finch.
A bone on bone clash there as Picklesbly blocks the leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Picklesbly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Finch lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Picklesbly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finch moves away.
Picklesbly uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Finch has time to react.
Picklesbly misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Finch misses with a low kick.
Picklesbly shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Finch flicks out a counter leg kick but Picklesbly steps away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finch throws out a leg kick but Picklesbly moves out of range and Finch only half commits.
Finch moves into range and connects with a jab.
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!
Good exchange - Picklesbly coming out on top.
Finch throws a shot from downtown. Picklesbly moves away and avoids it.
Picklesbly chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Finch can pounce on him.
Finch misses with a straight left.
Picklesbly scores with a punch to the head.
Finch misses with a wild combination.
Finch throws an overhand right that lands on Picklesbly's shoulder, as Picklesbly tries to avoid the shot.
Finch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Picklesbly.
Finch throws a hook but Picklesbly avoids it easily.
Picklesbly stalks Finch and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Finch's face. Finch staggers backwards, shaken.
Finch takes one to the chin there.
A clash of legs there as Picklesbly blocks the low kick.
Picklesbly fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Finch lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Finch lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Picklesbly has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Picklesbly and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Finch misses with a low kick.
Finch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finch throws out a loose jab but Picklesbly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Picklesbly tries to score a power double leg takedown but Finch sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Picklesbly somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adrian Picklesbly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Finch missing with a left hand there. Picklesbly was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Picklesbly moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Finch throws an off balance right hand
and Picklesbly counters with a nice uppercut.
Picklesbly swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Finch.
Finch connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Finch throws a hook but Picklesbly avoids it easily.
A big left from Finch misses.
Picklesbly is looking to clinch but Finch is avoiding it.
Picklesbly moves into range and clinches up with Finch.
Picklesbly cracks Finch with a nice body shot.
Picklesbly stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Finch taking a breather.
Picklesbly creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Finch's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finch is trying to break the clinch but Picklesbly is controlling him.
Finch takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finch is trying to break the clinch but Picklesbly has him pressed against the cage.
Picklesbly blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Picklesbly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Picklesbly.
Still in the clinch, Finch scores with a nice short uppercut.
Picklesbly scores with a shot to the side of Finch's head.
Picklesbly lands a body punch in the clinch.
Finch working aggressively here.
Finch stalling the fight.
Picklesbly cracks Finch with a nice body shot.
Picklesbly stalling in the clinch but Finch improves position.
Picklesbly lands a left hand that snaps the head of Finch backwards.
Picklesbly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Picklesbly misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Picklesbly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Picklesbly leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Picklesbly keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Finch's efforts to push away.
Picklesbly misses with an elbow strike.
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 Adrian Picklesbly will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Picklesbly cracks Finch with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Picklesbly moves out of range of the strikes.
Finch tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Picklesbly darts in and clinches Finch up against the cage.
Picklesbly lands a nice uppercut.
Finch breaks from the clinch.
Picklesbly gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Finch throws a jab when Picklesbly was well out of range.
Picklesbly darts in looking for a takedown but Finch gets double underhooks and turns Picklesbly into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Picklesbly.
Picklesbly has Finch pressed against the cage, preventing Finch from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Finch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Finch breaks from the clinch.
Picklesbly bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finch misses with a body kick.
Picklesbly was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Picklesbly lands a nice looking body shot.
Atticus Finch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Picklesbly scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Picklesbly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Finch.
Picklesbly throws a good cross that connects.
Finch connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Picklesbly swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Picklesbly lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Picklesbly has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Picklesbly connects with a good right hand that stumbles Finch. Finch circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Finch fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Picklesbly.
Picklesbly avoids the head kick by Finch.
Finch moves forwards but Picklesbly connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Finch throws a right hand that misses
and Picklesbly counters with a left and a right that stings Finch.
Finch scores with a nice strike.
Picklesbly dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Finch. That did some damage!
A jab from Finch misses.
Picklesbly swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Picklesbly throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Finch takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Finch throws a big shot that misses.
Picklesbly cracks Finch with an open hand slap.
Finch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Picklesbly tries to clinch up.
Atticus Finch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Picklesbly throws a nice looking combination but Finch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A nice combination there by Picklesbly.
Picklesbly blocks a low kick nicely.
Picklesbly appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Picklesbly throws a nice looking combination but Finch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Finch! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Picklesbly has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Finch.
Finch misses with an uppercut.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Picklesbly checks a leg kick.
Picklesbly catches Finch with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Picklesbly feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Finchs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Finch swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Picklesbly.
Nice shot lands for Picklesbly.
A jab from Finch misses.
Picklesbly on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Finch. Finch obviously looking to wear him down.
Picklesbly throws a right hand that Finch ducks under and follows up with a left that Finch also avoids with ease.
Finch follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Picklesbly on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Finch. Finch obviously looking to wear him down.
Picklesbly misses with a double jab.
Picklesbly throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Finch's waist but Finch gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Picklesbly off to one side.
The fighters circling - Finch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Picklesbly throws a right hand that Finch ducks under and follows up with a left that Finch also avoids with ease.
Finch throws a right hand that Picklesbly ducks under and follows up with a left that Picklesbly also avoids with ease.
Finch fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Picklesbly has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Picklesbly misses with an uppercut.
It seemed like Finch was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Picklesbly throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Picklesbly scores with a nice head shot.
Picklesbly lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Picklesbly has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Finch.
A telegraphed right hand from Finch misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Finch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Picklesbly darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Picklesbly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Finch throws out the jab.
Picklesbly throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Finch's waist but Finch gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Picklesbly off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adrian Picklesbly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Finch cracks Picklesbly with a right hand to the side of the head.
Picklesbly attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Picklesbly moves out of range as Finch strikes.
Finch fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Picklesbly lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Picklesbly throws the left hand but Finch avoids the punch easily.
No joy there for Finch, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Picklesbly is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Picklesbly throws a lazy right hand but Finch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Finch scores with a nice strike.
Finch has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Finch takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Finch gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Picklesbly avoids the body shot from Finch.
Finch takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Picklesbly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Finch.
Picklesbly went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Finch misses the jab.
Picklesbly appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Finch throws a leg kick but Picklesbly sees it coming and moves out of range.
Picklesbly shoots in but Finch avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Finch throws a looping overhand right but Picklesbly ducks down to avoid it.
Picklesbly gets a clinch.
Picklesbly scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Picklesbly tries to pull guard but Finch holds him up against the cage and eventually Picklesbly drops back down to his feet.
Picklesbly is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Finch to keep the fight standing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Finch throws a head punch that misses.
Picklesbly jumps guard but Finch stands there with Picklesbly around his waist. Picklesbly gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Finch is stalling here.
Picklesbly swings wildly with an uppercut but Finch uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adrian Picklesbly dominated that second round.
That's time! Picklesbly's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Picklesbly moves into range and clinches up with Finch.
Adrian Picklesbly has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Finch is looking to break free of the clinch but Picklesbly has double underhooks.
Picklesbly lands a nice elbow.
Finch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Picklesbly tries a body shot but Finch blocks it.
Finch throws an elbow but it misses.
Finch lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Picklesbly's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Picklesbly swings wildly with an uppercut but Finch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Finch misses with a punch to the body.
Finch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Finch blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finch dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Finch taking a breather.
Picklesbly digs a right hand underneath Finch's ribcage. Finch let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Finch scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Picklesbly tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Finch just stands there and leans against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Picklesbly fails to land.
Picklesbly lands an uppercut.
Picklesbly misses with an elbow over the top.
Finch working aggressively here.
Finch misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Picklesbly lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Picklesbly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Finch wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Finch has Picklesbly pressed against the cage.
Finch is trying to break the clinch but Picklesbly is controlling him.
Finch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Picklesbly.
Finch swings wildly with an uppercut but Picklesbly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Picklesbly can't find room to land a body shot as Finch controls the action.
Finch lands a body shot.
Picklesbly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Finchs head.
Picklesbly gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Picklesbly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Picklesbly fails to land.
Finch is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Picklesbly is keeping busy.
Finch is trying to push Picklesbly away but Picklesbly has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Picklesbly lands an uppercut.
Finch stalling against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Finch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Picklesbly with a jab.
Picklesbly lands a head shot.
Picklesbly misses the jab.
Picklesbly swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Finch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Picklesbly lands a head shot.
Picklesbly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Finch takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Picklesbly 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.
Finch let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Finch takes one to the chin there.
Finch throws a wild body kick that Picklesbly sees coming a mile off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Finch throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A cross from Finch lands.
Finch connects with a jab.
Finch lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Picklesbly uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Finch has time to react.
Picklesbly misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Finch.
Picklesbly scores with a nice strike.
Picklesbly walks into a jab.
A big left from Finch misses.
Picklesbly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Finch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Picklesbly throws a jab but it's blocked by Finch.
Picklesbly jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Picklesbly misses with the combination.
Finch keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Picklesbly looks to score with a jab to the body but Finch is just out of range.
Picklesbly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Finch.
Finch swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Finch has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Picklesbly finds it's way round the side to connect with Finch's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Picklesbly lands the left hand.
Picklesbly closes the distance and clinches.
Finch blocks a body shot from Picklesbly.
Finch working hard to break the clinch.
Picklesbly tries to work over Finch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Finch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Finch is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Finch breaks from the clinch.
Picklesbly takes a swing at Finch's ribcage but misses.
Picklesbly throws a one two combo.
Picklesbly rushes Finch and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Picklesbly jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Finch walks away with a smile on his face. Picklesbly gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Finch tries to score with a low kick but Picklesbly moves his leg out of the way.
Picklesbly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Finch manages to avoid it.
Jab from Picklesbly.
No joy there for Picklesbly, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Atticus Finch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Finch getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Finch goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adrian Picklesbly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Picklesbly, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adrian Picklesbly!
A very excited looking Adrian Picklesbly made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Logan Barrengarry (ranked 179 p4p, 213 weight class) and Rigel Ko Nachi (ranked 26 p4p, 35 weight class). Barrengarry comes into the arena with Guardians of the Galaxy Awesome Mix blaring out of the sound system. Ko Nachi has chosen Echoing Thunder as his entrance music. 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 22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Logan Barrengarry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rigel Ko Nachi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ko Nachi cracks Barrengarry with an open hand slap.
Barrengarry tried to score with a low kick but Ko Nachi checks it.
Ko Nachi throws out a counter right but Barrengarry avoids it with no problem.
Barrengarry throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ko Nachi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A big right from Ko Nachi misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Ko Nachi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Barrengarry walks into a straight right hand from Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
It seemed like Ko Nachi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Barrengarry slips under a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ko Nachi scores with a punch to the head.
Barrengarry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ko Nachi looks to land a right hand but Barrengarry moved out of range.
Ko Nachi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Barrengarry throws a body shot but no joy.
Ko Nachi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Barrengarry connects with a single shot there.
Jab, jab by Barrengarry - just one landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barrengarry turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ko Nachi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barrengarry tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ko Nachi is able to avoid easily.
A little jabbing left from Ko Nachi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Barrengarry throws the left hand but Ko Nachi avoids the punch easily.
Ko Nachi throws a body shot but no joy.
Rigel Ko Nachi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barrengarry checks a low kick from Ko Nachi.
Barrengarry throws a jab but it's blocked by Ko Nachi.
Barrengarry turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ko Nachi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barrengarry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Ko Nachi as he connects with a hook.
Ko Nachi scores with a leg kick.
Barrengarry 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.
Barrengarry is looking to chop away at Ko Nachi's legs.
Ko Nachi has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ko Nachi lands a glancing blow to the side of Barrengarry's head.
Barrengarry dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ko Nachi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ko Nachi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Good shot there by Barrengarry.
Barrengarry avoids the body shot from Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi misses with an uppercut. Barrengarry saw that one coming.
Barrengarry lands with a hook. Ko Nachi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Barrengarry dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ko Nachi. That did some damage!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ko Nachi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ko Nachi looks to throw the jab but Barrengarry is out of range.
Ko Nachi throws a body shot but no joy.
Barrengarry is looking to land body kicks.
Ko Nachi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barrengarry lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ko Nachi will feel that in the morning.
Ko Nachi blocks a jab.
Barrengarry lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ko Nachi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Barrengarry throws a leg kick which misses Ko Nachi's front leg but catches the back leg as Ko Nachi tries to avoid it.
Ko Nachi 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.
Ko Nachi misses with a low kick.
Barrengarry throws a jab when Ko Nachi was well out of range.
Barrengarry takes a swing at Ko Nachi's ribcage but misses.
Ko Nachi swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ko Nachi scores with a jab.
Barrengarry misses with a body shot.
Barrengarry tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Good work by Ko Nachi as he checks the leg kick.
Ko Nachi throws a low kick but Barrengarry avoids it.
Barrengarry catches Ko Nachi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ko Nachi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ko Nachi swings for the body but Barrengarry moves out of range.
Barrengarry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Barrengarry moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Barrengarry wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice defenses there by Ko Nachi.
Barrengarry fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ko Nachi is out of range.
Barrengarry on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ko Nachi. Ko Nachi obviously looking to wear him down.
Barrengarry avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrengarry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi lands a jab.
Barrengarry scores with a hook to the body. Ko Nachi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barrengarry throws a leg kick but Ko Nachi moved away.
Ko Nachi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Barrengarry dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ko Nachi. That did some damage!
Barrengarry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ko Nachi lands with a hook. Barrengarry tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Barrengarry fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ko Nachi throws a leg kick but Barrengarry moved away.
Barrengarry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barrengarry throws a leg kick but Ko Nachi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ko Nachi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Barrengarry tries to score with a low kick but Ko Nachi moves his leg out of the way.
Ko Nachi misses with a straight right.
Barrengarry bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Barrengarry tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barrengarry takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fighters circle momentarily. Ko Nachi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ko Nachi misses with a straight left.
A jab from Ko Nachi misses.
Barrengarry throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrengarry catches Ko Nachi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ko Nachi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Barrengarry takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barrengarry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ko Nachi lands a body shot.
Barrengarry 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.
Barrengarry takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Barrengarry connects with a solid leg kick.
Ko Nachi cracks Barrengarry with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ko Nachi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Barrengarry. Ko Nachi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ko Nachi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barrengarry is looking to counter with a body kick.
Ko Nachi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ko Nachi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barrengarry checks a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Barrengarry.
Ko Nachi lands a leg kick that knocks Barrengarry off balance momentarily.
Barrengarry misses with a straight right.
Barrengarry attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Barrengarry blocks a low kick nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rigel Ko Nachi will probably get the nod.
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.
Ko Nachi takes one to the side of the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ko Nachi.
Barrengarry connects with an inside leg kick.
Ko Nachi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Donk. Ko Nachi catches Barrengarry right on the button with a cross.
Barrengarry looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Barrengarry throws a leg kick but Ko Nachi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ko Nachi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As Ko Nachi backs away, Barrengarry returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ko Nachi throws a looping overhand right but Barrengarry ducks down to avoid it.
Rigel Ko Nachi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ko Nachi scores with a jab.
Barrengarry looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ko Nachi with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barrengarry throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ko Nachi throws a jab but it's blocked by Barrengarry.
Barrengarry ducks under a wild hook from Ko Nachi.
Barrengarry throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi tests Barrengarry's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Barrengarry with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Barrengarry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barrengarry checks a low kick from Ko Nachi.
Barrengarry is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrengarry tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barrengarry tries to score with a low kick but Ko Nachi moves his leg out of the way.
Ko Nachi throws an overhand right that lands on Barrengarry's shoulder, as Barrengarry tries to avoid the shot.
Ko Nachi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice straight punches there by Barrengarry. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Barrengarry.
Barrengarry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Barrengarry lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ko Nachi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ko Nachi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ko Nachi jabs Barrengarry right on the nose. Barrengarry blinks but takes it well.
Ko Nachi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ko Nachi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barrengarry.
Barrengarry keeps Ko Nachi at a distance using the push kick.
Barrengarry is looking to slow Ko Nachi down with leg kicks.
Barrengarry looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Barrengarry motions for Ko Nachi to come forward. Barrengarry throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ko Nachi throws a body punch but Barrengarry moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Barrengarry.
Ko Nachi connects with a nice looking jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ko Nachi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barrengarry.
Barrengarry walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ko Nachi misses with a hook.
Barrengarry fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Barrengarry keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ko Nachi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ko Nachi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ko Nachi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ko Nachi throws a body punch but Barrengarry moves out of range.
Ko Nachi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barrengarry can pounce on him.
Ko Nachi misses with a hook. Barrengarry ducked under it nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barrengarry.
Ko Nachi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ko Nachi moves out of range of the body kick from Barrengarry.
Barrengarry is looking to chop away at Ko Nachi's legs.
Barrengarry avoids the body shot from Ko Nachi.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barrengarry throws a good cross that connects.
Ko Nachi misses with a straight right.
Ko Nachi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barrengarry looks to land a left hand but Ko Nachi moved out of range nicely.
Barrengarry 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.
A low kick from Ko Nachi is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A cross from Ko Nachi lands.
Barrengarry throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Ko Nachi.
Barrengarry moves out of range of the leg kick from Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi throws the left hand but Barrengarry avoids the punch easily.
Barrengarry connects with a leg kick.
Barrengarry checks a low kick from Ko Nachi.
Barrengarry tries to land a leg kick but Ko Nachi saw it coming and moves away.
Barrengarry throws a shot from downtown. Ko Nachi moves away and avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ko Nachi. That's going to slow Barrengarry down.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Barrengarry.
A big left from Ko Nachi misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Ko Nachi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ko Nachi checks a leg kick.
Barrengarry tries to move into range but Ko Nachi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ko Nachi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Barrengarry's head backwards.
A low kick lands for Ko Nachi.
Barrengarry 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.
Nice uppercut there from Ko Nachi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ko Nachi throws a leg kick but Barrengarry sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Barrengarry gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi blocks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Barrengarry misses the target.
Ko Nachi throws a body punch but Barrengarry moves out of range.
Ko Nachi thumps Barrengarry with a low kick.
Ko Nachi misses with a low kick.
Barrengarry shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ko Nachi blocks a low kick nicely.
Ko Nachi misses with a low kick as Barrengarry jumps back.
Barrengarry scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Barrengarry misses with a straight left.
Ko Nachi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barrengarry.
Barrengarry scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ko Nachi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Barrengarry looks to land a left hand but Ko Nachi moved out of range nicely.
Ko Nachi throws a shot from downtown. Barrengarry moves away and avoids it.
Ko Nachi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barrengarry blocks a leg kick.
Ko Nachi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barrengarry cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barrengarry goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ko Nachi lands with an overhand left.
Barrengarry lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rigel Ko Nachi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Ko Nachi misses with a hook. Barrengarry ducked under it nicely.
Ko Nachi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Barrengarry lands with a straight right. Ko Nachi didn't see that one coming.
Barrengarry slips under a jab from Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi throws a hook but Barrengarry blocks it.
Ko Nachi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Barrengarry ducks under a wild hook from Ko Nachi.
Barrengarry keeps Ko Nachi at a distance using the push kick.
Ko Nachi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barrengarry under the eye.
Ko Nachi throws an overhand right that lands on Barrengarry's shoulder, as Barrengarry tries to avoid the shot.
Barrengarry misses with a low kick.
Barrengarry misses with an uppercut.
Ko Nachi looks to land a left hand but Barrengarry moved out of range nicely.
A leg kick checked by Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi throws a leg kick
and Barrengarry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ko Nachi throws a lazy right hand but Barrengarry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ko Nachi loads up on a big right hand but Barrengarry slips the punch.
Ko Nachi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
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!
Ko Nachi throws a leg kick which misses Barrengarry's front leg but catches the back leg as Barrengarry tries to avoid it.
Ko Nachi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Barrengarry looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ko Nachi misses with an uppercut.
Barrengarry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ko Nachi tries a quick counter leg kick but Barrengarry is wise to it.
Ko Nachi takes a swing at Barrengarry's ribcage but misses.
Ko Nachi stuns Barrengarry with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Barrengarry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ko Nachi.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barrengarry.
Barrengarry ducks under a wild hook from Ko Nachi.
A slow jab from Barrengarry misses its intended target.
Ko Nachi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barrengarry.
Barrengarry is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ko Nachi misses with a straight right.
Barrengarry with a jab.
Barrengarry throws a push kick but Ko Nachi slaps the foot to one side.
Ko Nachi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Barrengarry misses with a straight left.
Ko Nachi defending well as Barrengarry loads up on a big left hand.
Ko Nachi feints a counter leg kick.
A big left from Ko Nachi misses.
Ko Nachi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Barrengarry.
It looked like Barrengarry wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Barrengarry throws a low kick, looking for Ko Nachi's leg but Ko Nachi calmly moves out of range.
Ko Nachi throws a leg kick but Barrengarry sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ko Nachi throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrengarry ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ko Nachi moves away.
Ko Nachi takes a swing at Barrengarry's ribcage but misses.
Barrengarry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ko Nachi throws out the jab.
A leg kick checked by Ko Nachi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barrengarry throws the left hand but Ko Nachi avoids the punch easily.
Ko Nachi looks to land a right hand but Barrengarry moved out of range.
Ko Nachi looks to throw the jab but Barrengarry is out of range.
Ko Nachi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Barrengarry is able to avoid easily.
Barrengarry moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ko Nachi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Barrengarry under the eye.
Ko Nachi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Barrengarry on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ko Nachi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Barrengarry.
Barrengarry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ko Nachi.
Barrengarry just misses with a punch to the body.
Ko Nachi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Barrengarry to score with a decent uppercut.
Barrengarry will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Barrengarry.
Barrengarry shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ko Nachi feints a counter leg kick.
Barrengarry goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ko Nachi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Barrengarry. That one must have hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ko Nachi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barrengarry.
A punch lands to the side of Ko Nachi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi misses with a low kick as Barrengarry jumps back.
Rigel Ko Nachi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Barrengarry throws a leg kick but Ko Nachi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Barrengarry takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Barrengarry walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Barrengarry throws a body kick that misses.
Ko Nachi throws a body punch but Barrengarry moves out of range.
Barrengarry scores with a jab.
Barrengarry attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ko Nachi dips to his left and cracks Barrengarry with an uppercut!
Ko Nachi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Barrengarry with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ko Nachi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Barrengarry's sensitive parts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from Barrengarry misses its intended target.
Ko Nachi looks to land a left hand but Barrengarry moved out of range nicely.
Ko Nachi throws a low kick, looking for Barrengarry's leg but Barrengarry calmly moves out of range.
Barrengarry connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ko Nachi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ko Nachi slips under a jab.
Barrengarry takes one to the side of the head.
Barrengarry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ko Nachi was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ko Nachi throws a low kick but Barrengarry avoids it.
Barrengarry throws a lazy right hand but Ko Nachi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ko Nachi looks to throw the jab but Barrengarry is out of range.
Barrengarry tried to score with a low kick but Ko Nachi checks it.
Barrengarry walks into a stiff left hand from Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi lands a jab.
Barrengarry will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Barrengarry with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Barrengarry moves out of range of the strikes.
Barrengarry misses with a low kick.
Barrengarry dips to his left and cracks Ko Nachi with an uppercut!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Barrengarry misses.
Barrengarry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ko Nachi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Logan Barrengarry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barrengarry scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rigel Ko Nachi.
Well Ko Nachi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rigel Ko Nachi!
An out of breath Rigel Ko Nachi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kento Kawamata (ranked 362 p4p, 351 weight class) and Aaron Wolf (ranked 55 p4p, 51 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Kento Kawamata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aaron Wolf!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawamata dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wolf. That did some damage!
Wolf throws a leg kick
and Kawamata counters with an inside leg kick.
Kawamata misses with a kick to the body
enabling Wolf to counter with a crisp jab.
Kawamata misses with a body kick.
Decent striking displayed by Wolf there.
Kawamata throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kawamata misses with an uppercut
and Wolf counters with a big left hand that crumples Kawamata! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aaron Wolf!
After winning the bout, Aaron Wolf thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Renoa Gracie (ranked 47 p4p, 138 weight class) and Balagot Liu (ranked 9 p4p, 19 weight class). Gracie's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Apaga Mas Não Bate. 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 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Renoa Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Balagot Liu!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liu lands a lovely overhand right.
Gracie decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Liu manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Gracie keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Gracie blocks an uppercut.
Gracie working aggressively here.
Liu tries to throw a body punch but Gracie avoids it by throwing Liu back against the cage.
Gracie stalling in the clinch but Liu improves position.
Gracie is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Still in the clinch, Gracie scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liu misses with some punches.
Liu lands a shoulder strike.
Gracie misses with a punch on the inside.
Gracie lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Liu backwards.
Gracie lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Gracie.
I was talking to Gracie's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gracie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Liu backwards.
Gracie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Liu backwards.
Gracie avoiding damage.
Liu is trying to break the clinch but Gracie is controlling him.
Liu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Liu throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracie.
Liu can't break the clinch.
Gracie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Liu just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gracie softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gracie misses with the head strike.
Liu lands with a light punch inside.
Liu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracie's elbow.
Gracie throws a head punch that misses.
Liu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Liu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gracie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Liu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Liu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie.
Liu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Liu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A slow jab from Liu misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Liu.
Liu misses with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie rushes Liu and presses him up against the cage.
Liu working aggressively here.
Liu struggles to land a body shot inside as Gracie controls his hands.
Gracie is trying to pull guard but Liu turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gracie.
Gracie misses with the head strike.
Liu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Liu can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
Liu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheers as Liu lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gracie doesn't seem phased though.
Liu throws a jab when Gracie was well out of range.
Liu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gracie throws an overhand right that lands on Liu's shoulder, as Liu tries to avoid the shot.
Liu feints a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Liu.
A big right from Gracie misses.
Liu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Gracie clobbers Liu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gracie lands a nice hook to Liu's body. Liu takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Liu pinned against the cage. Liu gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renoa Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie moves out of range as Liu strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Gracie. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gracie.
Liu misses with a straight right.
Nice jab there from Liu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Gracie misses with a lunging right hand
and Liu counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Donk. Gracie catches Liu right on the button with a cross.
Liu tries a low kick but Gracie avoids it.
Gracie is looking to counter punch.
Liu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liu with a hook.
Gracie misses with an uppercut.
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gracie looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Liu is fending him off so far but Gracie persists. Nope, Liu circles away and we're back to standing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Liu! But no joy.
Gracie gets a clinch.
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 Renoa Gracie will probably get the nod.
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.
Gracie connects with a right hand. Liu shakes it off.
Liu misses with a hook.
Gracie swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gracie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Liu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gracie lands a jab to the head.
Gracie swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gracie throws a body shot but no joy.
Gracie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Liu defends it nicely.
Liu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie looking to score a takedown here. Liu is defending well but Gracie drives through and ends up in Liu's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but Liu has wrist control.
Liu wants to stand but Gracie is controlling the position.
Gracie pushing down on Liu's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Liu tries to kick Gracie off but Gracie keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gracie is working for a submission of some sort.
Gracie not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nice strikes from Gracie there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Liu has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gracie 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.
Gracie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gracie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Liu defending well though.
Gracie seems to be working for a kimura but Liu defends the submission attempt.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Gracie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Liu's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie slips a nice elbow through Liu's hands, connecting with Liu's forehead.
Gracie trying to control from half guard but Liu is working away.
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Liu has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gracie trying to control from half guard but Liu is working away.
Gracie is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Liu sees it coming and defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Liu looks like he's trying to stand up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Gracie looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Liu with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gracie lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gracie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Liu's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Liu does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nice strikes from Gracie there.
Gracie works his way into full mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Renoa Gracie dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gracie bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Liu's head.
Gracie shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Liu's guard.
Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gracie keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Liu's head.
Gracie throws a big right hand that misses.
Gracie postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gracie sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Liu pushes Gracie off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Balagot Liu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Liu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Gracie drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
Liu wants to get back to his feet but Gracie is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Liu keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to free his leg and advance position but Liu is retaining full guard.
Gracie seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Liu wants to stand and escape but Gracie is having none of it.
Gracie content to stall in guard here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gracie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Liu swivels and escapes.
Gracie backing away here, and Liu unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looks to land a left hand but Liu moved out of range nicely.
Liu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gracie looks for a takedown but Liu sprawls well.
Gracie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Liu pinned against the cage. Liu gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renoa Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Liu misses the jab.
Gracie feinted with a counter takedown.
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice shot by Gracie.
Liu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Gracie is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Liu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Balagot Liu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Liu misses with a two punch combination.
Gracie is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Liu misses with a low kick as Gracie jumps back.
The fighters circle momentarily. Liu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Liu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Liu misses with the head strike.
Liu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gracie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gracie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Liu can do to turn this around?
Liu throws the left hand but Gracie avoids the punch easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Renoa Gracie did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gracie cracks a nice hook into Liu's ribs.
Liu closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gracie blocks a jab.
Gracie lands a glancing blow to the side of Liu's head.
Gracie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Liu catches Gracie with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie lands with a nice body punch.
Gracie digs a good hook to Liu's body.
Gracie takes a swing at Liu's ribcage but misses.
Liu throws out a counter right but Gracie avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gracie takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Liu lands a big head kick that sends Gracie tumbling to the mat! Liu takes a step backwards and waves Gracie back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Gracie lands with an uppercut that bounces Liu off the cage and back into range.
Liu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Liu takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gracie closes the distance and pushes Liu back into the cage.
Liu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Liu breaks the clinch.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Liu misses.
Gracie checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Liu with a nice cross.
Liu keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Liu misses with a hook.
Liu pushes Gracie away with a front kick.
Gracie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Liu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gracie is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Liu's half guard.
Gracie tries to pass to full mount but Liu defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gracie stops Liu from getting back to his feet.
Gracie scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gracie trying to control the action but Liu is working from the bottom.
Gracie is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Liu sees it coming and defends easily.
Gracie scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but Liu defending well.
Liu felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Liu is not content to let Gracie control the position.
Gracie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Liu defending well though.
Gracie is stalling here. Liu is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Gracie seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Liu has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Renoa Gracie overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gracie is trying to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Balagot Liu dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Liu looks to land a combination. Gracie sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Gracie misses the jab.
Liu tries to move into range but Gracie moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Liu. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Liu walks into a stiff left hand from Gracie.
Gracie staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gracie counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gracie loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gracie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Liu is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie cracks Liu with a solid left hand.
Gracie throws a strike but Liu rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Gracie is looking for a triangle here but Liu uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Gracie is trying to improve his position.
Liu working away.
Balagot Liu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie sneaks back into half guard.
Liu prevents Gracie from improving his position.
Gracie works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gracie wants to sweep here but Liu controlling him for the moment.
Liu avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gracie is trying to control the position but Liu postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Liu doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Liu manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gracie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Liu must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gracie is working hard here to advance position.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gracie is trying to keep Liu in close.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Liu lands with an overhand left.
Liu scores with a punch to the head.
Gracie changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Liu tries to avoid it but Gracie manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Liu to the ground. Liu escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Liu throws a body shot but no joy.
Gracie changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie rushes Liu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Liu manages to break the clinch.
Gracie is looking to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Balagot Liu.
I think Gracie has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 48:48
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 48:47
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Renoa Gracie!
Renoa Gracie decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Exotic (ranked 112 p4p, 195 weight class) and Salyn Sarethi (ranked 14 p4p, 33 weight class). Exotic comes to the cage accompanied by Joe Exotic - I Saw a Tiger. Sarethi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Blue Ice kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Joe Exotic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Salyn Sarethi!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Exotic looks to land a body kick but Sarethi moved away.
Exotic throws a body punch but Sarethi moves out of range.
Salyn Sarethi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Exotic ducks under a wild hook from Sarethi.
Exotic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sarethi manages to avoid it.
Sarethi ducks under a wild hook from Exotic.
Sarethi connects with a single shot there.
Exotic scores with a shot to the body.
Sarethi connects with a right hand. Exotic shakes it off.
Sarethi has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sarethi lands with an uppercut that bounces Exotic off the cage and back into range.
Sarethi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Exotic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sarethi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sarethi connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Exotic misses the jab.
Exotic drops his hands momentarily and Sarethi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Exotic avoids the head kick by Sarethi.
Sarethi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Exotic tries a body shot but Sarethi blocks it.
Sarethi lands a nice shot to the body.
Exotic struggles to land a body shot inside as Sarethi controls his hands.
Exotic misses with some punches.
Sarethi has Exotic pressed against the cage, preventing Exotic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sarethi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sarethi digs a right hand underneath Exotic's ribcage. Exotic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Exotic definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nice body punch from Exotic - that landed with a thud.
Exotic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Exotic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Exotic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Exotic lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nice uppercut lands for Sarethi. That snapped Exotic's head back.
Sarethi misses with a head kick.
Sarethi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarethi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his 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!
Exotic takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Sarethi throws a one two combo.
Sarethi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
It looked like Exotic wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sarethi swinging wildly here.
Exotic gets tackled into the cage by Sarethi. Sarethi maintains the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Exotic.
Exotic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sarethi throws a lazy uppercut
and Exotic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sarethi throws a lazy uppercut
and Exotic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Sarethi misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarethi clinches.
Sarethi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sarethi gets through Exotic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Exotic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Exotic throws a body shot but no joy.
Exotic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Exotic stuns Sarethi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sarethi tries to clinch but Exotic moves away
and Exotic counters with a nice uppercut.
Sarethi throws a leg kick but Exotic checks it.
Sarethi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Exotic moves away.
Sarethi is looking to clinch but Exotic is avoiding it.
Sarethi slips under a jab.
Sarethi pushes Exotic away with a front kick.
Exotic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sarethi was well out of range. Poor timing from Exotic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sarethi. Exotic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Exotic is looking to counter with head kicks.
Sarethi misses with a jab to the body
and Exotic counters with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Exotic misses with a looping left.
Sarethi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sarethi throws a head kick that misses.
Sarethi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sarethi tries to land a body kick
and Exotic counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
A low kick from Sarethi is predictable there
and Exotic counters with a series of strikes. Sarethi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sarethi misses with a right hand
and Exotic counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Exotic misses with an uppercut
and Sarethi counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sarethi looks to land a left hand but Exotic moved out of range nicely.
Sarethi moves to clinch but Exotic breaks away
and Exotic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
 Sarethi is rocked!
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 Joe Exotic will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Exotic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Exotic misses the jab.
Exotic slips a straight right by Sarethi.
Sarethi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Exotic.
Exotic gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sarethi drives through and clinches with Exotic against the cage.
Exotic pushes Sarethi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Exotic digs a right hand underneath Sarethi's ribcage. Sarethi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Exotic is looking to break free of the clinch but Sarethi has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Exotic.
Sarethi keeps control of Exotic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sarethi working aggressively here.
Exotic is looking to break free of the clinch but Sarethi has double underhooks.
Exotic cracks Sarethi with a nice body shot.
Sarethi is breathing heavily.
Sarethi misses with a body punch.
Exotic wants to break free but Sarethi has control.
Sarethi throws a punch but it's blocked by Exotic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Exotic is trying to pull guard but Sarethi turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Exotic tries to work over Sarethi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Exotic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Exotic is trying to push Sarethi away but Sarethi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Exotic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sarethi misses with an uppercut
enabling Exotic to counter with a crisp jab.
Sarethi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
 It looks like Salyn Sarethi has been cut.
Sarethi is looking to clinch.
Exotic throws a lazy right hand but Sarethi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Exotic throws the left hand but Sarethi avoids the punch easily.
Exotic gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Exotic misses with a shot to the body
and Sarethi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Exotic throws a body shot but no joy.
Sarethi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Exotic with a body shot.
Sarethi moves out of range of the body kick from Exotic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarethi looks to clinch
and Exotic counters with a head kick. That will keep Sarethi thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A telegraphed right hand from Exotic misses the target.
Sarethi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sarethi feints and then cracks Exotic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Exotic down.
Exotic tries to keep at a distance but Sarethi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Exotic blocks a body shot from Sarethi.
Exotic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sarethi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Exotic's elbow.
Exotic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sarethi keeps control of Exotic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Exotic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sarethi pushes Exotic back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Exotic is trying to force a seperation but Sarethi has the dominant position.
Exotic is trying to break the clinch but Sarethi has him pressed against the cage.
Exotic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Exotic misses with a body shot
and Sarethi counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Sarethi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Exotic.
Sarethi wants to clinch up but Exotic keeps it at a distance.
Exotic is looking to counter punch.
Exotic misses with a wild body shot.
Sarethi misses the shot to the body.
Sarethi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Exotic throws a head kick but Sarethi moves out of range.
Sarethi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Exotic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sarethi scores with a punch to the head.
Sarethi avoids the body shot from Exotic.
Sarethi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Exotic throws a jab but it's blocked by Sarethi.
Sarethi throws a hook to the side of Exotic's head but Exotic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Exotic throws a head kick but Sarethi moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarethi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Exotic is trying to break free.
Exotic lands a right hand.
Sarethi has a couple of punches blocked by Exotic.
Exotic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Exotic.
Sarethi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Exotic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sarethi has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sarethi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Exotic is trying to break free.
Exotic throws a head punch that misses.
Exotic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sarethi scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Sarethi - that landed with a thud.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sarethi.
Exotic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sarethi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Salyn Sarethi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Salyn Sarethi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sarethi clinches up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Sarethi.
A nice right hand lands inside from Exotic.
A left hand lands to the body for Sarethi.
Exotic tries to break the clinch but Sarethi is controlling the position.
A nice left hand lands by Sarethi.
Exotic misses with a body punch.
Exotic is looking to break free of the clinch but Sarethi has double underhooks.
Exotic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Exotic throws an off balance right hand
and Sarethi counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab lands there for Exotic.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sarethi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sarethi swinging wildly here.
Exotic blocks a leg kick.
Sarethi connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Exotic throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Exotic misses with a wild body shot.
Exotic avoids the head kick by Sarethi.
Exotic is looking to counter with head kicks.
Exotic scores with a push kick.
Sarethi ducks under a wild hook from Exotic.
Exotic throws a body kick that misses.
Sarethi feints a counter leg kick.
Sarethi thuds a left hand into Exotic's body.
Exotic throws a leg kick
and Sarethi counters with a straight right hand.
Exotic takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Exotic blocks a head kick by Sarethi.
Exotic throws a head kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Exotic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarethi lands with an uppercut that bounces Exotic off the cage and back into range.
Exotic misses with a hook
and Sarethi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Exotic tries to land a front kick but Sarethi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Exotic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sarethi.
Exotic lunges at Sarethi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sarethi's hand.
A nice leg kick from Exotic, right into the meat of the thigh.
Exotic misses with a kick to the body.
As Exotic backs off Sarethi throws a huge counter combo but Exotic manages to avoid it all.
Exotic misses with a hook. Sarethi ducked under it nicely.
Exotic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sarethi throws out a counter right but Exotic avoids it with no problem.
Sarethi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Exotic. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Exotic stuns Sarethi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sarethi moves into the clinch.
Sarethi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sarethi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Exotic's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Exotic.
Exotic wants to break free but Sarethi has control.
Exotic is trying to push Sarethi away but Sarethi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch on the inside from Exotic fails to land.
Exotic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Exotic blocks a body shot from Sarethi.
Exotic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sarethi.
Sarethi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Exotic tries to throw a body punch but Sarethi avoids it by throwing Exotic back against the cage.
Exotic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Exotic.
Exotic misses the body punch
and Sarethi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarethi looks to land a left hand but Exotic moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Exotic was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sarethi.
Sarethi lands a high kick!
Sarethi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Exotic counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sarethi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Exotic on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Sarethi.
A counter left hand to the body from Exotic misses its target.
Sarethi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sarethi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Exotic was well out of range. Poor timing from Sarethi.
Sarethi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sarethi lands the left hand.
Sarethi avoids the head kick by Exotic.
Sarethi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Exotic throws a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Salyn Sarethi just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Salyn Sarethi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sarethi avoids the body shot from Exotic.
Joe Exotic is winning the standup battle so far.
Exotic looks to score with a jab to the body but Sarethi is just out of range.
Exotic gets tackled into the cage by Sarethi. Sarethi maintains the clinch.
Sarethi lands a body shot.
Sarethi can't find room to land a body shot as Exotic controls the action.
Exotic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sarethi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sarethi throws a hook but Exotic avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sarethi. Exotic does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Sarethi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Exotic takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sarethi throws a lazy head kick
and Exotic counters with a body kick.
Sarethi ducks under a wild hook from Exotic.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sarethi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Sarethi catches Exotic right on the button with a cross.
Sarethi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sarethi misses with an uppercut.
Sarethi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sarethi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Exotic connects with a nice looking jab.
Sarethi sizes up Exotic with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sarethi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Exotic throws a head kick that misses.
Exotic lands with a thumping leg kick.
Exotic scores with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarethi thuds his right hand into Exotic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sarethi lands a really nice looking cross but Exotic seems unphased.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Exotic misses with a double jab
and Sarethi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sarethi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sarethi pushes Exotic up against the cage in a clinch.
Sarethi lands with a light punch inside.
Exotic digs a right hand underneath Sarethi's ribcage. Sarethi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sarethi is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Exotic breaks the clinch.
Exotic with a nice cross.
Exotic connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sarethi slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sarethi. Exotic does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sarethi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Exotic throws a solid leg kick but Sarethi takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Exotic.
Exotic cracks Sarethi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Exotic looks to land a left hand but Sarethi moved out of range nicely.
Exotic blocks a jab.
Exotic appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sarethi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Exotic looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Exotic loads up on a big right hand but Sarethi slips the punch.
Exotic lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sarethi takes a step back to recover.
Exotic throws an overhand right that lands on Sarethi's shoulder, as Sarethi tries to avoid the shot.
Exotic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sarethi looks to land a right hand but Exotic moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarethi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Exotic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sarethi.
Sarethi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Exotic moves away.
Exotic lands a body shot.
Sarethi slips under a jab from Exotic.
Exotic misses with a head kick.
Exotic moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromSarethi.
Exotic throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sarethi's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Exotic is looking to land body kicks.
Exotic gets tackled into the cage by Sarethi. Sarethi maintains the clinch.
A short left from Sarethi.
Exotic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Exotic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Exotic misses the shot to the body.
Sarethi is looking for the big counter here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Salyn Sarethi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Salyn Sarethi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Exotic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sarethi moves away.
Sarethi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sarethi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sarethi moves out of range as Exotic throws a body kick.
Exotic misses with a left hand
and Sarethi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sarethi slips under a jab from Exotic.
Sarethi ducks right into an uppercut from Exotic.
Exotic bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Exotic checks a leg kick.
Exotic blocks a head kick by Sarethi.
Exotic bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sarethi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Exotic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sarethi throws a right hand that misses
and Exotic counters with a nice kick to the body.
Exotic throws a body kick that misses
and Exotic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sarethi tries a head kick but it misses.
Exotic misses with an attempted mid kick.
Exotic connects with a high kick.
Sarethi is still on wobbly legs! Can Exotic finish him?
Exotic connects with a crisp jab.
Exotic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Exotic cracks Sarethi with a hook to the temple - Sarethi is on wobbly legs here! Exotic swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Sarethi falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Exotic wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Joe Exotic!
After winning the bout, Joe Exotic 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Jean-Claude Marceau (ranked 104 p4p, 165 weight class) and Papa Moosh Dambullah (ranked 11 p4p, 27 weight class). Marceau comes to the cage accompanied by Feist - Tout Doucement. Dambullah has chosen Boom Boom as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 46 - 23 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean-Claude Marceau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Papa Moosh Dambullah!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marceau misses with a hook.
Dambullah is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Marceau slips under a jab from Dambullah.
Dambullah throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Marceau on the side of the head.
It looks like Jean-Claude Marceau has been cut.
Dambullah misses with a low kick as Marceau jumps back.
Dambullah lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dambullah jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dambullah takes a kick to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marceau misses with a body kick.
Marceau misses with a body kick.
Dambullah looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dambullah connects with a solid leg kick.
Marceau throws a head kick but Dambullah moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marceau misses with a wild body shot.
Marceau throws a hook but Dambullah avoids it easily.
Dambullah swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Marceau walks into a stiff left hand from Dambullah.
Marceau comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dambullah misses with an uppercut. Marceau saw that one coming.
Dambullah misses with a left hand
and Dambullah takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marceau connects with the punch.
Dambullah listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Marceau throws a poor cross that misses
and Dambullah counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Marceau definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marceau missing with a left hand there. Dambullah was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marceau displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dambullah throws out the jab.
Dambullah throws a solid leg kick but Marceau takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dambullah.
Marceau connects with a single shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dambullah moves out of range of the body kick.
Dambullah swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dambullah avoids the head kick by Marceau.
It seemed like Dambullah was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Marceau misses with a hook
and Marceau takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marceau looks to land a right hand but Dambullah moved out of range.
Dambullah throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marceau counters with a good, hard body kick but Dambullah shrugs it off.
Marceau comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dambullah throws a solid leg kick but Marceau takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dambullah.
Marceau with a hook.
Marceau uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dambullah.
Marceau connects with a right hand. Dambullah shakes it off.
Marceau lands with a nice body punch.
Marceau misses with the body kick
and Dambullah counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dambullah throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Marceau to counter with a crisp jab.
Dambullah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marceau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marceau ducks under a wild hook from Dambullah.
Nice straight punches there by Marceau. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Marceau.
Dambullah scores with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dambullah throws a hook but Marceau avoids it easily.
Marceau throwing a counter right hand but Dambullah manages to avoid it.
Marceau just misses with a punch to the body.
Dambullah keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marceau.
Dambullah throws a fast counter high kick but Marceau manages to duck under it in time.
Dambullah attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Marceau misses with a body kick.
Dambullah throws a front kick that sends Marceau stumbling back into the cage.
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 Jean-Claude Marceau will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jean-Claude Marceau's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dambullah tries a low kick but Marceau avoids it.
Marceau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marceau uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dambullah.
Marceau jabs Dambullah to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Marceau thows a left - swing and a miss!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dambullah.
Dambullah looks to land a right hand but Marceau moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Marceau.
Dambullah lands a glancing blow to the side of Marceau's head.
Marceau takes a swing at Dambullah's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marceau digs a good hook to Dambullah's body.
The crowd cheers as Marceau lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dambullah doesn't seem phased though.
Dambullah loads up on a big right hand but Marceau slips the punch.
Marceau jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dambullah walks into a stiff left hand from Marceau.
Dambullah misses with a right hand
and Marceau counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marceau throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dambullah's head.
Dambullah jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Marceau throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marceau takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd cheers as Dambullah lands an impressive looking overhand right. Marceau doesn't seem phased though.
A slow jab from Marceau misses its intended target.
Dambullah looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dambullah throws a leg kick
and Marceau counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Dambullah might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Marceau has got the better of the exchanges.
Dambullah tests Marceau's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jean-Claude Marceau's cut is getting worse.
Dambullah throws a shot from downtown. Marceau moves away and avoids it.
Dambullah waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marceau.
Dambullah throws a lazy uppercut
and Marceau counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dambullah showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Marceau.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dambullah thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marceau throwing a counter right hand but Dambullah manages to avoid it.
Marceau misses with a jab to the body
and Dambullah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dambullah misses with a hook to the body
and Marceau counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marceau cracks Dambullah with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Dambullah falls to his knees and Marceau doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jean-Claude Marceau!
Jean-Claude Marceau seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aishah Bin Sari (ranked 79 p4p, 75 weight class) and Evan Duvernay (ranked 14 p4p, 13 weight class). Bin Sari kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is For Heavy Metal we will die!. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Evan Duvernay enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Aishah Bin Sari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evan Duvernay!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duvernay rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bin Sari makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A jab from Bin Sari misses.
Bin Sari takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bin Sari walks into a jab.
Duvernay takes a swing at Bin Sari's ribcage but misses.
Bin Sari is looking for a counter combo.
Duvernay lands a jab to the nose.
Bin Sari ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Duvernay is looking to clinch but Bin Sari is avoiding it.
Duvernay misses with an uppercut. Bin Sari saw that one coming.
Bin Sari appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Duvernay blocks a jab.
Bin Sari looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Duvernay stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bin Sari.
Duvernay connects with a crisp jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Duvernay. That's going to slow Bin Sari down.
Duvernay closes the distance and pushes Bin Sari back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duvernay lands a hook to the side of the head.
Duvernay lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bin Sari looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duvernay lands with a left to the head.
Duvernay has a couple of punches blocked by Bin Sari.
Bin Sari breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bin Sari takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Duvernay works the jab nicely.
Duvernay has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Duvernay cracks Bin Sari with a good jab.
Duvernay tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bin Sari manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bin Sari walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bin Sari tries a head kick but it misses.
Duvernay throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Evan Duvernay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duvernay throws a hook to the side of Bin Sari's head but Bin Sari sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Duvernay throws the left hand but Bin Sari avoids the punch easily.
A quick step to the side and Bin Sari tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duvernay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Duvernay throws a good cross that connects.
Bin Sari throws a series of punches but Duvernay moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Duvernay misses with an uppercut.
Bin Sari throwing a counter right hand but Duvernay manages to avoid it.
Duvernay connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Duvernay catches Bin Sari right on the button with a cross.
Bin Sari on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bin Sari misses the shot to the body.
Duvernay looks to land a left hand but Bin Sari moved out of range nicely.
Duvernay moves out of range as Bin Sari strikes.
It seemed like Duvernay was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bin Sari slips a jab from Duvernay.
A bone on bone clash there as Duvernay blocks the leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Duvernay darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Duvernay throws a hook but Bin Sari avoids it easily.
Duvernay tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Duvernay dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bin Sari. That did some damage!
Duvernay avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Duvernay loads up on a big right hand but Bin Sari slips the punch.
Duvernay tries to clinch up but Bin Sari circles away and keeps his distance.
Bin Sari throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duvernay lands a body shot.
Duvernay is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bin Sari had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Bin Sari slips a straight right by Duvernay.
Duvernay keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Duvernay tries to clinch there but Bin Sari circles away.
Duvernay throws a hook but Bin Sari blocks it.
Duvernay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bin Sari throwing a counter right hand but Duvernay manages to avoid it.
Duvernay fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bin Sari throwing a counter right hand but Duvernay manages to avoid it.
Duvernay lands with a nice body punch.
Duvernay scores with a leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Duvernay darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Duvernay lands a lovely overhand right.
Bin Sari throws a nice inside leg kick.
Duvernay looks to land a right hand but Bin Sari moved out of range.
Bin Sari throws a looping overhand right but Duvernay ducks down to avoid it.
Bin Sari needs to keep his hands up - Duvernay had a free shot at his head there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duvernay takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bin Sari misses with the combination.
Bin Sari on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Duvernay. Duvernay obviously looking to wear him down.
Duvernay has taken the fight to the clinch.
Duvernay swings wildly with an uppercut but Bin Sari uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Duvernay.
Duvernay fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duvernay lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bin Sari backwards.
Duvernay misses with an elbow over the top.
Nice body punch from Bin Sari - that landed with a thud.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duvernay lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Duvernay throws a punch but it's blocked by Bin Sari.
Still in the clinch, Duvernay scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bin Sari throws a punch but it's blocked by Duvernay.
Bin Sari is trying to break free.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Duvernay dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Duvernay paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A big left from Bin Sari misses.
Duvernay throws a good cross that connects.
Duvernay swings for the body but Bin Sari moves out of range.
Duvernay moves in looking to clinch but Bin Sari pushes him off.
Duvernay rushes Bin Sari and presses him up against the cage.
Bin Sari lands with a short shot to the head.
Bin Sari lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bin Sari.
Duvernay misses with a hook from the clinch.
Duvernay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Duvernay scores with a hook to the body.
Bin Sari has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duvernay fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Duvernay throws a punch but it's blocked by Bin Sari.
Bin Sari is trying to push Duvernay away but Duvernay has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bin Sari can't find room to land a body shot as Duvernay controls the action.
Duvernay lands a right hand.
Duvernay working aggressively here.
Evan Duvernay seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duvernay looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bin Sari is looking to break free of the clinch but Duvernay has double underhooks.
Bin Sari manages to break the clinch.
Duvernay lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Duvernay misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - Duvernay throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Duvernay throws out a powerful jab.
Evan Duvernay seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bin Sari.
Duvernay throws a looping overhand right but Bin Sari ducks down to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Bin Sari on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Duvernay uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Duvernay misses with a hook
and Bin Sari counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Evan Duvernay has been cut.
Bin Sari fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bin Sari ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bin Sari tries to work over Duvernay's front leg with a kick but Duvernay checks it.
Bin Sari slips a straight right by Duvernay.
Bin Sari bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bin Sari misses with an uppercut. Duvernay saw that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duvernay connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bin Sari's hands.
Duvernay throws a poor cross that misses
and Bin Sari counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Duvernay looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Duvernay connects with the punch.
Bin Sari missing with a left hand there. Duvernay was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bin Sari fails to land with a series of punches.
Duvernay throws an overhand right that lands on Bin Sari's shoulder, as Bin Sari tries to avoid the shot.
Duvernay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bin Sari was well out of range. Poor timing from Duvernay.
A little feinted left hand from Bin Sari on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Duvernay has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Duvernay connects with a single shot there.
Bin Sari with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Duvernay to score with a decent uppercut.
Duvernay scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Duvernay rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Bin Sari counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duvernay wants to clinch but Bin Sari slips to the side
and Bin Sari counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Duvernay finds it's way through Bin Sari's defenses.
Bin Sari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Duvernay.
Bin Sari misses with a series of wild punches.
Duvernay has closed the distance and engaged Bin Sari in a clinch.
Duvernay throws a punch but it's blocked by Bin Sari.
Duvernay is working Bin Sari over against the cage.
Duvernay working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Bin Sari.
Duvernay lands an uppercut.
Duvernay misses with the head strike.
Bin Sari breaks from the clinch.
Duvernay misses with a straight left.
The fighters circle momentarily. Duvernay darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duvernay lands with a cross.
Duvernay scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bin Sari avoids the body shot from Duvernay.
Duvernay connects with a crisp jab.
Bin Sari misses with a body shot.
Bin Sari looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Duvernay misses with a low kick.
Bin Sari swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bin Sari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Duvernay.
Bin Sari on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Duvernay pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Duvernay doesn't manage to clinch there - Bin Sari circles away.
Duvernay tries to clinch but Bin Sari is having none of it.
Bin Sari throwing a counter right hand but Duvernay manages to avoid it.
Duvernay throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jab from Duvernay.
Bin Sari keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Duvernay.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Duvernay showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Evan Duvernay's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bin Sari shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Duvernay darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Duvernay lands with a good body shot.
Duvernay lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bin Sari at a distance.
Duvernay cracks Bin Sari with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bin Sari scores with a jab. Duvernay acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bin Sari walks into a left hand.
Duvernay wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duvernay connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bin Sari's hands.
Duvernay misses the jab.
Duvernay throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bin Sari connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bin Sari's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Duvernay connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bin Sari scrambles back to his feet.
Bin Sari tests Duvernay's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Duvernay misses the target.
Bin Sari throwing a counter right hand but Duvernay manages to avoid it.
Duvernay lands a really nice looking cross but Bin Sari seems unphased.
Duvernay connects with a crisp jab.
Duvernay tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bin Sari was well out of range. Poor timing from Duvernay.
Duvernay connects with a nice looking jab.
Duvernay is looking to clinch.
It looked like Bin Sari wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Duvernay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bin Sari moves away.
Bin Sari swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Duvernay connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Duvernay throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bin Sari sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good exchange - Bin Sari coming out on top.
That has opened up Evan Duvernay's cut even more.
Duvernay scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duvernay keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Duvernay tries to clinch but Bin Sari moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duvernay connects with a looping right hand.
A big left from Duvernay misses.
Bin Sari quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Duvernay connects with a nice looking jab.
Duvernay wants to clinch up but Bin Sari keeps it at a distance.
Duvernay throws a looping overhand right but Bin Sari ducks down to avoid it.
Bin Sari misses with a looping right.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Duvernay.
Bin Sari blocks a jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Bin Sari misses the target.
Duvernay sizes up Bin Sari with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Duvernay misses with a hook. Bin Sari ducked under it nicely.
Bin Sari lands with an overhand left.
Bin Sari attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A chopping leg kick lands by Duvernay.
Bin Sari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duvernay was well out of range. Poor timing from Bin Sari.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bin Sari on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bin Sari ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bin Sari walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Duvernay jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Duvernay tests Bin Sari's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bin Sari catches Duvernay with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bin Sari has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Duvernay finds it's way round the side to connect with Bin Sari's head.
Duvernay attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bin Sari tried to counter with a leg kick but Duvernay avoided it.
Bin Sari lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Duvernay throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bin Sari on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Duvernay scores with a hook.
Duvernay cracks Bin Sari with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bin Sari checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duvernay throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bin Sari moves away from the strike by Duvernay.
Bin Sari slips under a jab from Duvernay.
Duvernay jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Bin Sari misses the target.
Duvernay throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bin Sari.
Bin Sari throws a hook to the side of Duvernay's head but Duvernay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Some bone on bone action there as Bin Sari checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A little feinted left hand from Bin Sari on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bin Sari on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bin Sari misses the jab.
Duvernay lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A cross from Duvernay lands.
Duvernay rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bin Sari counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bin Sari has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Duvernay finds it's way round the side to connect with Bin Sari's head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Duvernay, as that shot connected.
Duvernay fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bin Sari is out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Duvernay really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Evan Duvernay's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bin Sari ducks under a wild hook from Duvernay.
Duvernay throws a hook to the side of Bin Sari's head but Bin Sari sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Duvernay jabs Bin Sari right on the nose. Bin Sari blinks but takes it well.
A swing and a miss from Bin Sari.
Duvernay digs a good hook to Bin Sari's body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bin Sari.
Bin Sari lands a big head kick that sends Duvernay tumbling to the mat! Bin Sari takes a step backwards and waves Duvernay back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Duvernay is rocked!
Duvernay tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bin Sari paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Duvernay is still on wobbly legs! Can Bin Sari finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bin Sari drops Duvernay with a naaaaasty hook - Duvernay is in real trouble here! Bin Sari dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aishah Bin Sari!
Our winner, Aishah Bin Sari, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kilo Maluga (ranked 41 p4p, 27 weight class) and Cedric De Boise (ranked 9 p4p, 5 weight class). Maluga comes to the cage accompanied by JUNGLE. De Boise is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Do Your Thing. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 42 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kilo Maluga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Cedric De Boise!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Boise throws a lazy uppercut
and Maluga counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Cedric De Boise has been cut.
Maluga has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Convicted Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Maluga throws a low kick but De Boise avoids it.
De Boise lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Kilo Maluga has been cut.
De Boise misses with a body kick.
De Boise misses with an attempted mid kick.
De Boise scores with a nice strike.
Maluga lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Boise misses with a low kick.
De Boise lands with a thumping leg kick.
Maluga moves out of range as De Boise throws a body kick.
It looked like Maluga wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Boise uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maluga.
De Boise misses with a body kick.
Maluga swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Maluga moves out of range as De Boise strikes.
It appears Maluga was looking to counter with a kick there.
De Boise throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Maluga tried to counter with a leg kick but De Boise avoided it.
De Boise has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
De Boise tries to land a front kick but Maluga steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Maluga moves out of range of the body kick from De Boise.
De Boise throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Maluga cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maluga misses with a kick to the body
and De Boise counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A good leg kick by De Boise.
De Boise looks to throw the jab but Maluga is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Boise throws a looping overhand right but Maluga ducks down to avoid it.
De Boise misses with a wild body shot.
As De Boise backs away, Maluga returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
De Boise goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
De Boise looks for the body kick but Maluga saw that one coming.
Maluga is looking to counter punch.
De Boise misses with a body shot.
Maluga misses with a straight right.
De Boise throws a leg kick that is checked
and Maluga counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A low kick lands for Maluga.
Maluga misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Boise turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A low kick lands for De Boise.
De Boise moves out of range of the body kick.
Maluga throws an overhand right that lands on De Boise's shoulder, as De Boise tries to avoid the shot.
De Boise is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maluga.
De Boise takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Maluga ducks under a wild hook from De Boise.
Maluga takes one on the button.
Cedric De Boise seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from De Boise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Boise throws a hook but Maluga blocks it.
It looked like Maluga wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Maluga moves to clinch but De Boise breaks away
and De Boise counters with a nice body kick.
Maluga avoids a kick to the body.
De Boise takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Boise throws a leg kick but Maluga moved away.
Maluga displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as De Boise throws out the jab.
De Boise misses with a straight right.
Maluga moves into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cedric De Boise dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Maluga on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Boise. De Boise obviously looking to wear him down.
De Boise throws a one two combo.
De Boise moves away from the strike by Maluga.
De Boise misses with a hook.
Maluga is looking to counter punch.
Maluga throws a half hearted mid kick.
Maluga tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Boise swats him away and circles back towards the center.
De Boise looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
De Boise takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maluga buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
De Boise works Maluga's body with a nice hook.
De Boise scores with a sloppy right hand. Maluga should have avoided that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maluga has closed the distance and engaged De Boise in a clinch.
Maluga lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Boise backwards.
De Boise has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Maluga lands a right hand.
A left hand lands to the body for De Boise.
Maluga is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Maluga scores with a shoulder strike.
De Boise lands a body shot.
De Boise breaks from the clinch.
De Boise throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Maluga quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
A nice inside leg kick there by Maluga. That's going to slow De Boise down.
De Boise swats away the attempt to clinch by Maluga.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maluga has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Maluga there as he acknowledges the shot.
Maluga rushes De Boise and pushes him back against the cage in a 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!
De Boise throws a head punch that misses.
Maluga is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Maluga misses with a punch on the inside.
De Boise misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Boise lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Maluga or not.
De Boise lands a body shot in the clinch.
Maluga throws a punch but it's blocked by De Boise.
Maluga swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maluga blocks an uppercut.
De Boise misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maluga landing knees to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maluga.
Maluga fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Boise breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circling - De Boise throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maluga swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A shot to the liver by De Boise. Beautiful body shot.
De Boise looks to throw the jab but Maluga is out of range.
De Boise uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maluga.
Maluga lands a head shot.
De Boise throws a low kick but Maluga avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Maluga misses the target.
Cedric De Boise seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maluga throws a lazy body kick
and De Boise counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
De Boise looks to score with a jab to the body but Maluga is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maluga fails with an attempt to clinch.
De Boise fakes the leg kick and cracks Maluga in the body.
De Boise thumps Maluga with a low kick.
Maluga lands with a nice body kick.
De Boise is breathing heavily.
De Boise throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
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!
Maluga takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Maluga misses with a low kick.
Maluga takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A big left from De Boise misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cedric De Boise showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maluga.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts De Boise, as that shot connected.
De Boise throws a jab but it's blocked by Maluga.
De Boise changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Maluga misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the body from De Boise misses
and Maluga counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice defenses there by Maluga.
Maluga quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Maluga uses good head movement to avoid the hook from De Boise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maluga moves forwards but De Boise connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Maluga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Boise tries to keep at a distance but Maluga has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Boise.
De Boise on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
De Boise tries to throw a body punch but Maluga avoids it by throwing De Boise back against the cage.
De Boise swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Boise's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maluga.
Maluga unloads a knee to the mid-section.
De Boise takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Maluga can't find room to land a body shot as De Boise controls the action.
Maluga misses with a knee to the head.
Maluga lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Boise backwards.
Maluga lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maluga utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Maluga gets through De Boise's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Boise prevents a body shot from Maluga.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Boise.
Maluga lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Boise backwards.
Maluga landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kilo Maluga has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Maluga misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from De Boise.
Maluga trying to land knees to the body.
De Boise managing to block the knees to the body from Maluga.
Maluga crunches a lovely knee into De Boise's ribcage.
Maluga is working De Boise over against the cage.
Maluga cracks De Boise with a nice body shot.
Maluga working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Maluga is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Boise is defending well for now.
De Boise blocks a body shot from Maluga.
De Boise misses with a punch to the body.
De Boise misses with a punch to the body.
Maluga lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Boise takes a shot to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Maluga.
De Boise's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Maluga lands with a right to the head.
Maluga lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
De Boise can't find room to land a body shot as Maluga controls the action.
A body shot lands from Maluga.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maluga creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Maluga.
Maluga scores with a shot to the side of De Boise's head.
De Boise's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Maluga works on De Boise's body with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maluga lands an uppercut.
De Boise prevents a body shot from Maluga.
A hook to the body from Maluga.
Maluga scores a nice knee to the body.
Maluga gets through De Boise's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maluga.
Maluga lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Boise backwards.
De Boise is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Boise's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
De Boise is still on wobbly legs! Can Maluga finish him?
Maluga makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
De Boise tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maluga's elbow.
Maluga missing with knees to the body.
Maluga blocks an uppercut.
Maluga drops De Boise onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! De Boise is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Maluga lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops De Boise to his knees! Maluga keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kilo Maluga!
Kilo Maluga bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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