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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Tepes Iii (ranked 1232 p4p, 1384 weight class) and Manuel Silva (ranked 162 p4p, 181 weight class). Manuel Silva has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Vlad Tepes Iii's chin.

180 cm
34
180
23 - 14 - 2
176 cm
34
172
20 - 16 - 0
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 23 - 14 - 2, fighting out of London, Vlad Tepes Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manuel Silva!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
Tepes Iii lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Manuel Silva has been cut.
Tepes Iii connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
A low kick from Tepes Iii is predictable there

so Silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Silva postures up in Tepes Iii's guard and throws a big left but Tepes Iii blocks it.
Silva is fighting to break Tepes Iii's control of his arms but Tepes Iii is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Tepes Iii not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tepes Iii utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tepes Iii wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tepes Iii not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silva postures up in Tepes Iii's guard and throws a big left but Tepes Iii blocks it.
Tepes Iii utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Tepes Iii is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tepes Iii works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tepes Iii's head.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Tepes Iii blocks nicely.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Tepes Iii is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Silva is in close to Tepes Iii's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Silva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Silva landing with the ground and pound.
Tepes Iii controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Tepes Iii blocks nicely.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tepes Iii manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silva manages to get himself to full guard.

Tepes Iii trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva managing to control the position.
Tepes Iii trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tepes Iii won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Silva wants to control but Tepes Iii passes easily into half guard.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Tepes Iii trying to mount his opponent but Silva defends it.
Tepes Iii throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Silva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tepes Iii is working away from the top position though.
Silva tries to roll over but Tepes Iii keeps him under control.
Silva regains full guard. Nicely done.
Tepes Iii trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tepes Iii is one step ahead there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva has his hands on Tepes Iii's head, controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Manuel Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manuel Silva's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Tepes Iii throws a leg kick that misses.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Tepes Iii takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Silva feints and as Tepes Iii raises his hands in defense, Silva changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Silva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Silva is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Silva scoring with punches to the head and body.
It looks like Vlad Tepes Iii has been cut.
Silva keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tepes Iii's head.
Tepes Iii is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva distracts Tepes Iii with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Silva working some strikes from top position.
Vlad Tepes Iii's cut is getting worse.
Tepes Iii wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tepes Iii is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tepes Iii swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva landing with the ground and pound.
Manuel Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tepes Iii looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Silva lands a couple of digs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Tepes Iii.
Silva throws a big elbow that misses.
Silva landing some decent shots from guard.
Silva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Vlad Tepes Iii's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Vlad Tepes Iii's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Manuel Silva!
During a confident post fight interview, Manuel Silva thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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RATING
20%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Serhey Rishkinov (ranked 624 p4p, 858 weight class) and Bobby Brawler (ranked 83 p4p, 117 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

180 cm
35
169
35 - 14 - 0
180 cm
33
180
22 - 14 - 0
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine
Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing
Hoarse Pills

Urban Fighter
Conviction


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 35 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Serhey Rishkinov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bobby Brawler!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Brawler tenderised Rishkinov's leg. Rishkinov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rishkinov misses with a hook.
Rishkinov misses the shot to the body.
Rishkinov works Brawler's body with a nice hook.
Brawler avoids the head kick by Rishkinov.
Rishkinov looks to score with a jab to the body but Brawler is just out of range.
Brawler moves out of range of the body kick.
Rishkinov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Brawler is able to avoid easily.
Brawler swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Rishkinov gets the takedown into side control.
Rishkinov cracks Brawler with a big right hand but Brawler just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Brawler can't do much from the bottom here.
Brawler is looking to regain half guard here but Rishkinov keeps moving and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rishkinov wants to control but Brawler is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from Rishkinov crashes against the mat.
Rishkinov working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

Rishkinov is working to tighten his grip on Brawler's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Brawler has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Rishkinov is really squeezing tight and eventually Brawler passes out! Rishkinov breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Serhey Rishkinov!
Serhey Rishkinov decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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55%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Crush Bandicoot (ranked 513 p4p, 918 weight class) and Tommy Gavin (ranked 57 p4p, 96 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

173 cm
40
159
31 - 21 - 1
168 cm
35
145
22 - 12 - 1
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible
Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter
PWNAGE™

PWNAGE™
Voodoo Nutrition


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 31 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Crush Bandicoot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tommy Gavin!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bandicoot misses with a straight right.
Bandicoot slips under a jab from Gavin.
Gavin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bandicoot misses with a body shot
and Gavin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gavin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bandicoot thuds a left hand into Gavin's body.
Gavin throws out a loose jab but Bandicoot uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Bandicoot tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bandicoot throws a body punch but Gavin moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gavin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gavin ducks under a wild hook from Bandicoot.
Gavin jabs Bandicoot to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bandicoot.
It seemed like Gavin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tommy Gavin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bandicoot walks into a stiff left hand from Gavin.
Bandicoot misses with a straight right.
Bandicoot walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gavin 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.
Gavin scores with the left hand. Bandicoot knows he should have avoided that one.
The fighters circling - Bandicoot throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A left and a right from Bandicoot both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Tommy Gavin has been cut.
Gavin stuffs the takedown.
Gavin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gavin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some wild striking there from Bandicoot.
Gavin defending well as Bandicoot loads up on a big left hand.
Bandicoot swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gavin counters with a nice body kick.
Bandicoot waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gavin.
Bandicoot misses the shot to the body.
Gavin dips to his left and cracks Bandicoot with an uppercut!
Gavin misses with the combination.
A little feinted left hand from Bandicoot on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gavin throws a looping overhand right but Bandicoot ducks down to avoid it.
Gavin misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandicoot throws a poor cross that misses
and Gavin counters with a nice uppercut.
Gavin moves away from the strike by Bandicoot.
It seemed like Gavin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Decent striking displayed by Gavin there.
Gavin avoids the body shot from Bandicoot.
Bandicoot blocks a jab.
Bandicoot is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gavin.
Gavin throws a hook but Bandicoot avoids it easily.
Bandicoot throws a right hand that misses
and Gavin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bandicoot jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bandicoot moves out of range as Gavin strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bandicoot swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bandicoot misses with a hook
letting Gavin counter with a right hand.
Gavin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bandicoot throws a lazy uppercut
letting Gavin counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No luck for Bandicoot with that takedown attempt.
Gavin connects with a body shot that sends Bandicoot's belly button to the back.
Gavin moves out of range of the strikes.
A head kick misses from Gavin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Gavin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Gavin's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Bandicoot swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gavin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice takedown defense from Gavin. No joy for Bandicoot on that attempt.
Gavin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gavin throws a lazy right hand but Bandicoot sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bandicoot misses with a left hand
and Gavin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gavin moves away from the strike by Bandicoot.
Bandicoot throws a body punch but Gavin moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gavin staying out of range there.
Gavin throws a hook but Bandicoot blocks it.
The fighters circling - Gavin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gavin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bandicoot decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gavin is trying is best to control the position here.
Gavin wants to control but Bandicoot is keeping busy.
Gavin wants to improve his position but Bandicoot is controlling well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bandicoot connects with a nice short shot to Gavin's temple.
Bandicoot not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gavin is trying to get back to full guard.
Gavin 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.
Gavin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gavin trying to get back to full guard but Bandicoot takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Bandicoot wants to control the pace but Gavin is squirming around nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandicoot throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Bandicoot prevents Gavin from getting the reversal.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bandicoot cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Gavin tries to reverse the position but Bandicoot maintains control.
Gavin tries to lock up and control but Bandicoot gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bandicoot wants to control the pace but Gavin is squirming around nicely.
Bandicoot throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Gavin is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bandicoot working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Gavin slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Bandicoot working the head and body with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gavin is refusing to be controlled, as Bandicoot sits in half guard.
Gavin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gavin working a defensive guard here.
Gavin managing to control the position.
Bandicoot trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gavin has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bandicoot accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gavin is controlling Bandicoot's posture.
Bandicoot looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gavin wants to get back to his feet but Bandicoot is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gavin throws a lazy uppercut
and Bandicoot counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gavin motions for Bandicoot to come forward. Gavin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gavin lands with a cross.
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 Crush Bandicoot will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tommy Gavin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Bandicoot moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gavin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bandicoot.
Gavin looks to land a left hand but Bandicoot moved out of range nicely.
Nice cross by Bandicoot.
Bandicoot takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gavin throws a good cross that connects.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A leg kick checked by Bandicoot.
Bandicoot shoots in looking for a takedown but Gavin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bandicoot's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gavin throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gavin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gavin cracks a nice hook into Bandicoot's ribs.
Gavin swinging wildly here.
Gavin looks to throw the jab but Bandicoot is out of range.
Bandicoot shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gavin defends it nicely.
Bandicoot on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gavin. Gavin obviously looking to wear him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandicoot misses with a hook to the body
and Gavin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bandicoot rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gavin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gavin!
Bandicoot swings for the body but Gavin moves out of range.
Bandicoot swings widly with a right hand
and Gavin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bandicoot takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bandicoot is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gavin throws a shot from downtown. Bandicoot moves away and avoids it.
Bandicoot throws a lazy uppercut
and Gavin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bandicoot's knee momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gavin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bandicoot throws a body punch but Gavin moves out of range.
Gavin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A swing and a miss from Bandicoot.
Gavin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gavin lands an overhand right.
Oh Bandicoot is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gavin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bandicoot misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bandicoot. Gavin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gavin thumps Bandicoot with a low kick.
Bandicoot blocks the body kick.
Gavin lands with a nice body punch.
Bandicoot seems to have got his legs back now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gavin loads up on a big right hand but Bandicoot slips the punch.
Bandicoot swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bandicoot throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gavin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bandicoot looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bandicoot is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gavin.
Bandicoot just misses with a punch to the body.
Gavin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bandicoot 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.
Gavin lands a jab to the nose.
A big left from Bandicoot misses.
The fighters circling - Gavin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bandicoot closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Gavin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gavin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Gavin!

Tommy Gavin decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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RATING
48%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rigel Ko Nachi (ranked 445 p4p, 500 weight class) and Manolito Tai Kung (ranked 60 p4p, 70 weight class). Ko Nachi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Echoing Thunder. 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.

183 cm
33
176
21 - 13 - 2
180 cm
32
170
25 - 10 - 0
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin
Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)
SynCity Fightwear

Brooklyn Apothecary
Brooklyn Threads


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 21 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rigel Ko Nachi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Manolito Tai Kung!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ko Nachi connects with a right hand. Tai Kung shakes it off.
Ko Nachi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tai Kung looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rigel Ko Nachi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ko Nachi throws a sloppy head kick and Tai Kung moves out of range easily.
Ko Nachi thuds his right hand into Tai Kung's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ko Nachi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tai Kung counters with a right hand to the body.
Tai Kung swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tai Kung takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ko Nachi thows a leg kick but Tai Kung checks it
and Tai Kung connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tai Kung with a nice cross.
A big right from Ko Nachi misses.
Ko Nachi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tai Kung's hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tai Kung takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab from Ko Nachi finds it's way through Tai Kung's defenses.
Tai Kung walks into a straight right hand from Ko Nachi.
Tai Kung has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ko Nachi finds it's way round the side to connect with Tai Kung's head.
Ko Nachi lands with a nice body kick.
Tai Kung looks to score with a jab to the body but Ko Nachi is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tai Kung moves out of range of the strikes.
Tai Kung is looking for the big counter here.
Ko Nachi swings widly with a right hand
and Ko Nachi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice uppercut there from Ko Nachi.
Ko Nachi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tai Kung slips a jab and a cross from Ko Nachi.
Tai Kung jabs Ko Nachi right on the nose. Ko Nachi blinks but takes it well.
Tai Kung throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ko Nachi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Ko Nachi misses the target.
Ko Nachi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ko Nachi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tai Kung sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tai Kung throws out a counter right but Ko Nachi avoids it with no problem.
Tai Kung lands a head shot.
Tai Kung on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ko Nachi.
Tai Kung misses with a looping right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ko Nachi looks to land a left hand but Tai Kung moved out of range nicely.
Ko Nachi throws a hook to the side of Tai Kung's head but Tai Kung sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tai Kung looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Ko Nachi misses the target.
Ko Nachi misses with a series of wild punches.
Ko Nachi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A lazy left from Ko Nachi finds it's target.
Tai Kung steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ko Nachi.

Tai Kung drops Ko Nachi with a beautiful combination! Ko Nachi stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Tai Kung is looking for the KO!
Ko Nachi is rocked!
It looks like Rigel Ko Nachi has been cut.
A big left from Ko Nachi misses.
Oh Ko Nachi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ko Nachi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tai Kung was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A jab from Ko Nachi finds it's way through Tai Kung's defenses.
Ko Nachi misses with a straight right.
Ko Nachi seems to have got his legs back now.
Ko Nachi misses with an uppercut.
Ko Nachi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tai Kung sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ko Nachi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ko Nachi missing with a left hand there. Tai Kung was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ko Nachi misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ko Nachi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tai Kung under the eye.
Tai Kung throws an overhand right that lands on Ko Nachi's shoulder, as Ko Nachi tries to avoid the shot.
Tai Kung moves out of range as Ko Nachi strikes.
Tai Kung swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ko Nachi cracks a nice hook into Tai Kung's ribs.
Tai Kung looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ko Nachi throws a hook but Tai Kung avoids it easily.
Tai Kung staying out of range there.
Tai Kung looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ko Nachi drops his hands momentarily and Tai Kung takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ko Nachi catches Tai Kung with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ko Nachi throws an off balance right hand
and Tai Kung counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ko Nachi thinking.
The crowd cheers as Ko Nachi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tai Kung doesn't seem phased though.
Ko Nachi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tai Kung has time to react.
Ko Nachi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ko Nachi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tai Kung counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tai Kung thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ko Nachi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tai Kung on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ko Nachi. Ko Nachi obviously looking to wear him down.
Tai Kung ducks under a wild hook from Ko Nachi.
Tai Kung only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tai Kung slips under a jab.
Tai Kung ducks under a wild hook from Ko Nachi.
Tai Kung fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ko Nachi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ko Nachi throws a right hand that Tai Kung ducks under and follows up with a left that Tai Kung also avoids with ease.
It seemed like Tai Kung was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sloppy strikes from Ko Nachi. Those never looked like landing.
Ko Nachi throws a looping overhand right but Tai Kung ducks down to avoid it.
Ko Nachi misses with a few strikes there.
Tai Kung fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice defenses there by Tai Kung.
Ko Nachi throws an off balance right hand
and Tai Kung counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ko Nachi misses with a double jab
and Tai Kung counters with a crisp right that sends Ko Nachi to the canvas! Tai Kung follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manolito Tai Kung!
Our winner, Manolito Tai Kung, 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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hype
A | B
pop
A | B
mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
70%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Angelo Moore (ranked 302 p4p, 450 weight class) and Henry Lancaster (ranked 40 p4p, 61 weight class). Angelo Moore has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

185 cm
35
185
31 - 10 - 1
183 cm
35
185
28 - 19 - 0
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 31 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angelo Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Henry Lancaster!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lancaster throws the left hand but Moore avoids the punch easily.
Moore feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Moore dodges the punch combination from Lancaster.
Nice straight punches there by Lancaster. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lancaster.
It looks like Angelo Moore has been cut.
Moore misses with an uppercut. Lancaster saw that one coming.
Moore uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lancaster.
It looked like Moore wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

Lancaster moves into the clinch successfully.
Lancaster misses with a body punch.
Lancaster is leaning against Moore and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Moore fails to land.
Lancaster doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lancaster makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Moore blocks a body shot from Lancaster.
Moore swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lancaster struggles to land a body shot inside as Moore controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster struggles to land a body shot inside as Moore controls his hands.
Moore misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Moore fails to land.
Moore misses with a short punch on the inside.

Lancaster escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Moore looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A big left from Moore misses.
Moore moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lancaster 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.
Lancaster throws an overhand right that lands on Moore's shoulder, as Moore tries to avoid the shot.
Lancaster lands with a shot to the body.
Lancaster takes one on the button.
A lazy left from Lancaster finds it's target.
Moore throws a right and a left that Lancaster avoids nicely.
Lancaster rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Moore cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Moore darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Lancaster darts in and clinches Moore up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster has Moore pushed against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Lancaster.
Moore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Moore pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lancaster throws a lazy uppercut
and Moore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lancaster misses with an uppercut

and Moore counters with a crisp one two that drops Lancaster! Moore thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Lancaster to his feet! Lancaster is in big trouble!
Lancaster is rocked!
Jab from Lancaster.
Lancaster is still on wobbly legs! Can Moore finish him?
Moore moves out of range as Lancaster strikes.
Lancaster seems to have recovered his senses.
Henry Lancaster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moore misses with a looping right.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lancaster.
Lancaster misses the jab.
Lancaster will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster throws a jab when Moore was well out of range.
Moore uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lancaster.

Lancaster drives through and clinches with Moore against the cage.
Moore lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lancaster backwards.
Lancaster misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Lancaster fails to land.
Moore looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Moore tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Moore misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lancaster struggles to land a body shot inside as Moore controls his hands.
A frustrated look appears on Moore's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Moore lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lancaster backwards.
Lancaster swings wildly with an uppercut but Moore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moore lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Moore's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Some wild striking there from Lancaster.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moore ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Moore throws an overhand right that lands on Lancaster's shoulder, as Lancaster tries to avoid the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moore with a jab.
Lancaster lands a head shot.
Lancaster misses with a double jab
enabling Moore to counter with a crisp jab.
Moore lands a head shot.
Moore missing with a left hand there. Lancaster was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Moore throws out a loose jab but Lancaster uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moore on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Henry Lancaster will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Angelo Moore's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lancaster ducks right into an uppercut from Moore.
Lancaster loads up on a big right hand but Moore slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Lancaster.
Moore misses with a few strikes there.
Lancaster cracks Moore with an open hand slap.
A jab from Moore misses.
Moore has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Moore there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lancaster missing with a left hand there. Moore was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Henry Lancaster seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lancaster swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lancaster slips under a jab.
Lancaster takes a swing at Moore's ribcage but misses.
Lancaster scores with a nice strike.
Angelo Moore's cut is getting worse.
Lancaster misses with a straight left.
An attempted straight right counter from Moore misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lancaster.
Moore uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lancaster.

Lancaster drops Moore with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Moore looks back up at him and smiles so Lancaster waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Moore is rocked!
Moore misses the shot to the body.
Moore moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Oh Moore is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lancaster throws a poor cross that misses
letting Moore counter with a right hand.
Moore seems to have got his legs back now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Lancaster misses its intended target.
Moore throws a jab but it's blocked by Lancaster.
Lancaster throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Moore missing with a left hand there. Lancaster was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A swing and a miss from Lancaster.
Moore throws a right hand that misses
and Lancaster counters with a nice uppercut.
Angelo Moore's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Moore.
Moore on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Moore moves out of range as Lancaster strikes.
Moore went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Moore slips under a jab from Lancaster.
Moore scores with a hook to the body. Lancaster takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Moore lands a left and a right that send Lancaster crashing to the mat, dazed. Moore thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Angelo Moore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lancaster throws a jab but it's blocked by Moore.
Lancaster throws a lazy right hand but Moore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lancaster throws a lazy uppercut

and Moore counters with a crisp right hand that drops Lancaster! Moore lets Lancaster back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Lancaster throws out a loose jab but Moore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moore misses with a few strikes there.
Moore finds Lancaster's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Lancaster flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Moore lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Lancaster will be OK.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Angelo Moore!
Our winner, Angelo Moore, 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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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
75%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ultima Koivisto (ranked 363 p4p, 534 weight class) and Caio Victor (ranked 58 p4p, 80 weight class). Caio Victor acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

173 cm
35
158
31 - 17 - 1
165 cm
36
164
27 - 16 - 0
Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power
Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ultima Koivisto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Caio Victor!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Victor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Victor catches Koivisto with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Victor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Koivisto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A little feinted left hand from Koivisto on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Koivisto connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Victor misses with a takedown attempt
and Koivisto counters with a straight right hand.
Koivisto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Victor moves away.
Victor connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Koivisto momentarily.
Koivisto throws the left hand but Victor avoids the punch easily.
Victor drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Koivisto defends it well.
Victor scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Koivisto doesn't seem bothered though.
Victor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Victor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Koivisto looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Victor throws out a powerful jab.
Victor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koivisto slips a straight right by Victor.
Victor throws the left hand but Koivisto avoids the punch easily.
Koivisto takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Koivisto bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Koivisto looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Caio Victor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Victor stalks Koivisto and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Koivisto's face. Koivisto staggers backwards, shaken.
Koivisto takes one on the button.
Victor has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Victor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koivisto.
Nice takedown defense from Koivisto. No joy for Victor on that attempt.
Victor just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromKoivisto.
Victor cracks Koivisto with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Victor with a hook.
Victor shoots in for a takedown but Koivisto shows good takedown defense.
Koivisto throws a big counter combination but Victor scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ultima Koivisto has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caio Victor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Victor lands a head shot.
Victor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Koivisto circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Koivisto misses.
Victor misses with a left hand
and Koivisto counters with a straight right hand.
Victor fails with the takedown
and Koivisto counters with a left and a right that stings Victor.
Koivisto throws a front kick aimed at Victor's knee but Victor avoids it well.
Victor is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Koivisto had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Victor lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Victor tests Koivisto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ultima Koivisto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koivisto throws a hook but Victor blocks it.
Victor feints the counter takedown.
Victor throws a looping overhand right but Koivisto ducks down to avoid it.
Koivisto is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victor misses with a left hand

and Koivisto counters with a crisp one two that drops Victor! Koivisto thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Victor to his feet! Victor is in big trouble!
Victor is rocked!
Victor throws a right hand that misses
and Koivisto counters with a huge right that knocks Victor out cold! Koivisto is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ultima Koivisto!
A victorious Ultima Koivisto thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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hype
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pop
A | B
mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
60%

 

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bong Ji Woo (ranked 305 p4p, 248 weight class) and Lynton Miller (ranked 49 p4p, 43 weight class). Miller has chosen Tool - Sober as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

179 cm
32
162
20 - 7 - 0
173 cm
34
159
26 - 16 - 2
BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Conviction

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bong Ji Woo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Lynton Miller!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ji Woo misses with a few strikes there.
Ji Woo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ji Woo with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Miller drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Miller lands a nice forearm strike.
Ji Woo is trying to improve his position.
Miller postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Miller is looking to take a break and control but Ji Woo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ji Woo is looking to regain half guard here but Miller keeps moving and retains side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Ji Woo wants to control but Miller postures up.
Ji Woo is working to avoid the ground and pound but Miller connects with a decent elbow.
The referee asks Miller politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Miller prefers to stall for the moment though.
Ji Woo manages to work his way to half guard, despite Miller's best efforts.
Miller sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ji Woo defending well though.
Miller is keen to just control but Ji Woo is a slippery customer.
Ji Woo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Miller.
Miller works his way into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miller looking to finish with strikes here!
Miller lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Miller tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ji Woo holds on, trying desperately to control.
Ji Woo is squirming around, avoiding Miller's attempts to control the action.
Miller controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Miller connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Ji Woo is working to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miller trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Miller with shots to the head and body - Ji Woo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Miller with the ground and pound from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller working Ji Woo over with strikes here.
Miller lands a big shot there that rocks Ji Woo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ji Woo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Miller looking to ground and pound but Ji Woo is blocking nicely.
Miller avoids the attempt from Ji Woo to control.
Ji Woo is trying to escape the mount.
Ji Woo manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Miller thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Lynton Miller dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Miller misses with the body kick
and Ji Woo counters with a nice kick to the body.
Ji Woo checks the leg kick.
Ji Woo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ji Woo 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.
Miller changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Miller throws a body punch but Ji Woo moves out of range.
Ji Woo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Miller with the counter takedown but Ji Woo avoids it easily.
Ji Woo digs a good body shot into Miller's ribs.
Bong Ji Woo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Ji Woo finds it's way through Miller's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ji Woo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ji Woo lands with a right hand.
Ji Woo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Miller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A big left from Ji Woo misses.
Miller changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Miller.
Miller has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ji Woo finds it's way round the side to connect with Miller's head.
Ji Woo misses with a looping right.
Good leg kick by Ji Woo.

Miller drives through with a takedown into Ji Woo's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Miller throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ji Woo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ji Woo pulls Miller in close to prevent any damage.
Miller is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Miller throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ji Woo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller wants to control from the top but Ji Woo keeps moving.
Ji Woo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Miller is in close to Ji Woo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ji Woo pulls Miller in to control the position.
Miller trying to control but Ji Woo is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ji Woo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Miller. That did some damage!
Miller is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Miller goes for a double leg but Ji Woo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Ji Woo continues to drive forward.
A telegraphed right hand from Ji Woo misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ji Woo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bong Ji Woo is winning the standup battle so far.
Ji Woo misses with a straight right.
Ji Woo avoids a kick to the body.
A good leg kick by Ji Woo.
Ji Woo wants to slow Miller down by chopping away at his legs.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Miller is defended easily by Ji Woo.
Bong Ji Woo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lynton Miller.
Ji Woo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo digs a good hook to Miller's body.
Ji Woo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Miller blocks the body kick.
Miller connects with a nice looking jab.
Miller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ji Woo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ji Woo wants to clinch

and Miller counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Ji Woo!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ji Woo struggling a bit here.
Ji Woo managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Miller.
Miller connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ji Woo some visible discomfort.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bong Ji Woo dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Miller checks a leg kick.
Miller on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ji Woo delivers a nice body kick.
Ji Woo misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheers as Ji Woo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Miller doesn't seem phased though.
Ji Woo pushes Miller away with a front kick.
Miller takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ji Woo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller misses with an uppercut.
Miller with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ji Woo to score with a decent uppercut.
Miller misses with a takedown attempt - Ji Woo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ji Woo swivels and escapes.
Ji Woo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And Miller tries to counter it with a takedown but Ji Woo pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ji Woo avoids the body shot from Miller.
Ji Woo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ji Woo misses with a body shot.
Ji Woo misses with a hook.
Miller with the counter takedown but Ji Woo avoids it easily.
Miller ducks under a wild hook from Ji Woo.
Miller with the counter takedown but Ji Woo avoids it easily.
Miller gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ji Woo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bong Ji Woo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lynton Miller.
A swing and a miss from Miller.
An attempted straight right counter from Ji Woo misses the target.
Ji Woo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Miller if he has to take too many more of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo looks to land a right hand but Miller moved out of range.
Miller tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ji Woo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ji Woo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Miller is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Miller blocks a jab.
A lazy body kick from Ji Woo

and Miller counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Miller not doing much here.
Ji Woo trying to control but Miller postures up.
Miller lands with a punch from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo is trying to maintain the position but Miller is very close to passing his half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Miller working his ground and pound in the gym.
Miller missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nice strikes from Miller there.
Miller working the head and body with strikes.
Ji Woo is looking to control Miller's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ji Woo avoid being mounted?
Ji Woo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ji Woo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Miller.
Miller trying to control from half guard but Ji Woo is working away.
Miller is thwarting Ji Woo's attempts to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Miller looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ji Woo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ji Woo is refusing to be controlled, as Miller sits in half guard.
Ji Woo gets full guard.
Ji Woo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Miller trying to control but Ji Woo is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ji Woo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Miller with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ji Woo counters with a straight right hand.
Nice defenses there by Miller.
Miller drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ji Woo defends it well.
Ji Woo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Miller on the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bong Ji Woo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ji Woo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bong Ji Woo!

In his post fight interview, Bong Ji Woo started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Morrison (ranked 96 p4p, 126 weight class) and Angus MacArthur Ii (ranked 12 p4p, 17 weight class). Morrison's entrance music is Dead By Daylight - Legion Theme. A fine choice. MacArthur Ii has chosen Corvus Corax - Bibit Aleum as his entrance music. Angus MacArthur Ii acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

181 cm
29
170
22 - 11 - 0
183 cm
31
178
26 - 9 - 1
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Morrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Angus MacArthur Ii!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacArthur Ii tries to bum rush Morrison with a series of wild strikes but Morrison uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Morrison shoots in for a double leg but MacArthur Ii sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
MacArthur Ii scores with the left hand. Morrison knows he should have avoided that one.
Morrison takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've been informed that MacArthur Ii 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.
Morrison doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Morrison throws a big shot that misses.
MacArthur Ii tried to score with a low kick but Morrison checks it.
Morrison misses with a shot to the body
and MacArthur Ii counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
MacArthur Ii ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
MacArthur Ii throws a head kick but Morrison moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Morrison misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from MacArthur Ii! But no joy.
MacArthur Ii with a nice calf kick.
MacArthur Ii throws a looping overhand right but Morrison ducks down to avoid it.
Morrison lands with a nice body punch.
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!
Morrison stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii slips under a jab from Morrison.
Morrison misses with a straight right.
It seemed like MacArthur Ii was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Morrison thuds a left hand into MacArthur Ii's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've been hearing reports that Morrison has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Morrison misses the jab.
Morrison misses the jab.
MacArthur Ii doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Morrison lands a nice looking body shot.
Morrison showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii blocks a jab.
Morrison misses with a body shot.

Morrison closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

MacArthur Ii makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Angus MacArthur Ii is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
MacArthur Ii is looking to land body kicks.
Sloppy strikes from Morrison. Those never looked like landing.
Morrison scores with a punch to the head.
MacArthur Ii slips a straight right by Morrison.
Morrison ducks under a wild hook from MacArthur Ii.

Morrison drives through with a takedown into MacArthur Ii's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

MacArthur Ii pushes Morrison off and scrambles back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacArthur Ii takes a shot right to the bread basket.
MacArthur Ii avoids the body shot from Morrison.
Morrison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morrison throws a lazy right hand but MacArthur Ii sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circling - Morrison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
MacArthur Ii gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
MacArthur Ii throws a solid leg kick but Morrison takes the impact on his shin and smiles at MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii throws a jab but it's blocked by Morrison.
MacArthur Ii misses with a leg kick.
MacArthur Ii uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morrison.
MacArthur Ii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morrison.
Morrison avoids the body shot from MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii misses with a hook.
Morrison misses with a straight left.
MacArthur Ii only half commits to the counter leg kick.
MacArthur Ii lands with a right hand.
Morrison throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison just misses with a punch to the body.
MacArthur Ii takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
MacArthur Ii connects with a solid leg kick.
Morrison lands with a cross.
Morrison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morrison punishes MacArthur Ii's body with a nice straight punch.
Morrison works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Morrison throws an overhand right that lands on MacArthur Ii's shoulder, as MacArthur Ii tries to avoid the shot.
MacArthur Ii misses with an uppercut
letting Morrison counter with a right hand.
Morrison looks to score with a jab to the body but MacArthur Ii is just out of range.
MacArthur Ii ducks under a wild hook from Morrison.
Morrison throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Morrison pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
MacArthur Ii swings for the body but Morrison moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Morrison on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
MacArthur Ii throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
MacArthur Ii connects with an inside leg kick.
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!
Morrison swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
MacArthur Ii misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Morrison misses.
MacArthur Ii scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Morrison checks a low kick from MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii defending well as Morrison loads up on a big left hand.
MacArthur Ii keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morrison.
As Morrison backs off MacArthur Ii throws a huge counter combo but Morrison manages to avoid it all.
Morrison ducks under a wild hook from MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Morrison to score with a decent uppercut.
Morrison falls off balance throwing a combination
and MacArthur Ii makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morrison throws a hook but MacArthur Ii blocks it.
A slow jab from MacArthur Ii misses its intended target.

Morrison closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. MacArthur Ii quickly recovers to half guard.

MacArthur Ii kicks off Morrison and gets to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Angus MacArthur Ii will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

MacArthur Ii misses with a jab to the body
and Morrison cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slow jab from MacArthur Ii misses its intended target.
MacArthur Ii misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Morrison misses the target.
Morrison blocks a leg kick.
Morrison defending well as MacArthur Ii loads up on a big left hand.
Morrison attempts a counter takedown but MacArthur Ii avoids it well and moves away.
MacArthur Ii feints and then cracks Morrison's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Morrison down.
Morrison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
MacArthur Ii staying out of range there.
MacArthur Ii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morrison throws a jab when MacArthur Ii was well out of range.
Morrison connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Morrison looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
MacArthur Ii lands a front kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morrison ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Morrison tries for a takedown but MacArthur Ii circles away easily
and MacArthur Ii counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
MacArthur Ii takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from MacArthur Ii.
Frank Morrison is winning the standup battle so far.
Morrison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
MacArthur Ii misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morrison loads up on a big right hand but MacArthur Ii slips the punch.
MacArthur Ii connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
MacArthur Ii uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morrison.
Morrison throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from MacArthur Ii on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
MacArthur Ii walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Morrison checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
MacArthur Ii throws a body punch but Morrison moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Morrison.
MacArthur Ii takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
MacArthur Ii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Morrison.
Morrison cracks MacArthur Ii with a right hand to the side of the head.
MacArthur Ii lands a leg kick that knocks Morrison off balance momentarily.
MacArthur Ii takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Morrison throws a hook to the side of MacArthur Ii's head but MacArthur Ii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacArthur Ii takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MacArthur Ii takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Morrison misses the shot to the body.
MacArthur Ii throws a hook but Morrison blocks it.
Morrison takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Morrison throws a lazy right hand but MacArthur Ii sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A lazy left from MacArthur Ii finds it's target.
Morrison uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from MacArthur Ii.
Morrison swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
MacArthur Ii moves away from the strike by Morrison.
MacArthur Ii walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
MacArthur Ii misses with a hook. Morrison ducked under it nicely.
Morrison ducks under a wild hook from MacArthur Ii.
Morrison misses with a jab, cross combination.
MacArthur Ii fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Morrison.
MacArthur Ii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morrison defending well as MacArthur Ii loads up on a big left hand.
MacArthur Ii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morrison.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Morrison shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
MacArthur Ii is trying to maintain the position but Morrison is very close to passing his half guard.
MacArthur Ii tries to get to full guard but Morrison has control of the leg.
Morrison drops an elbow to the side of MacArthur Ii's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
MacArthur Ii trying to control but Morrison postures up.
MacArthur Ii is refusing to be controlled, as Morrison sits in half guard.
Morrison is nestled in close to MacArthur Ii, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
MacArthur Ii moves into full guard.
Morrison wants to control from the top but MacArthur Ii keeps moving.
Morrison is looking to work some ground and pound but MacArthur Ii has wrist control.
Morrison missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
MacArthur Ii working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morrison.
Morrison is in close to MacArthur Ii's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Morrison working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Morrison postures up and lands a big shot to MacArthur Ii's brow.
Morrison stays in close to MacArthur Ii's body and controls the position.
MacArthur Ii pulls Morrison in close to prevent any damage.
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 Frank Morrison will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

MacArthur Ii lands a nice hook to Morrison's body. Morrison takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Morrison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. MacArthur Ii sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morrison avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
MacArthur Ii fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice cross by Morrison.
Morrison swings for the body but MacArthur Ii moves out of range.
Jab, jab by MacArthur Ii - just one landing.
Morrison comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
MacArthur Ii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morrison manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison throws a predictable looking body shot
and MacArthur Ii counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
MacArthur Ii misses with a head kick.
MacArthur Ii gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Morrison.
Nice uppercut lands for Morrison. That snapped MacArthur Ii's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MacArthur Ii misses with a straight right.
Morrison swings for the body but MacArthur Ii moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MacArthur Ii looks to score with a jab to the body but Morrison is just out of range.
A cross from Morrison lands.
MacArthur Ii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Morrison.
MacArthur Ii throws a jab but it's blocked by Morrison.
Morrison has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii slips under a jab from Morrison.
MacArthur Ii misses with a body shot.
Morrison is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Morrison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but MacArthur Ii was well out of range. Poor timing from Morrison.
A thudding body kick lands there by MacArthur Ii!
Morrison throws a hook but MacArthur Ii blocks it.
MacArthur Ii scores with a jab to the head.
Morrison wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Morrison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from MacArthur Ii.
Morrison lands with a good body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacArthur Ii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from MacArthur Ii.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MacArthur Ii lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A slow jab from MacArthur Ii misses its intended target.
An inside leg kick lands from MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii throws a looping overhand right but Morrison ducks down to avoid it.
Morrison misses with a takedown attempt
and MacArthur Ii counters with a stiff right hand.
MacArthur Ii slips under a jab from Morrison.
Morrison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but MacArthur Ii was well out of range. Poor timing from Morrison.
A big right from MacArthur Ii misses.
MacArthur Ii misses with a head kick.
MacArthur Ii digs a good hook to Morrison's body.
Morrison fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
MacArthur Ii misses the jab.
Morrison misses with a hook. MacArthur Ii ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison thuds his right hand into MacArthur Ii's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Crunch! MacArthur Ii slams his shin into Morrison's torso.
MacArthur Ii lands with a shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for MacArthur Ii.
Morrison swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Morrison takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
MacArthur Ii misses the jab.
MacArthur Ii lands a leg kick that knocks Morrison off balance momentarily.
Morrison moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Morrison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii lands a right hook to the body.
A jab from MacArthur Ii does it's job there.
Morrison tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but MacArthur Ii was well out of range. Poor timing from Morrison.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morrison misses with a looping right.
Morrison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morrison on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by MacArthur Ii. MacArthur Ii obviously looking to wear him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from MacArthur Ii.
Morrison lands a really nice looking cross but MacArthur Ii seems unphased.
Morrison misses with a wild body shot.
MacArthur Ii throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
MacArthur Ii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Morrison misses with a hook.
MacArthur Ii is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Morrison needs to keep his hands up - MacArthur Ii had a free shot at his head there.
Morrison looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? MacArthur Ii is fending him off so far but Morrison persists. Nope, MacArthur Ii circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Morrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morrison swings for the body but MacArthur Ii moves out of range.
MacArthur Ii delivers a nice body kick.
MacArthur Ii listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
MacArthur Ii ducks right into an uppercut from Morrison.
Morrison on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Morrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but MacArthur Ii moves away.
Morrison just misses with a punch to the body.
MacArthur Ii misses with a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Angus MacArthur Ii comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well MacArthur Ii 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 Yamamoto scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Angus MacArthur Ii!

A relieved looking Angus MacArthur Ii thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Frank Morrison had this to say: 'This is no place for cowards'.
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76%

 

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Akaro Horiguchi (ranked 95 p4p, 145 weight class) and Zaid Al Balushi (ranked 19 p4p, 28 weight class). Horiguchi comes to the cage accompanied by Japanese Imperial Army Death March. 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.

176 cm
35
159
24 - 10 - 1
180 cm
34
155
22 - 8 - 1
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine
Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Akaro Horiguchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zaid Al Balushi!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horiguchi throws a hook but Al Balushi avoids it easily.
Horiguchi cracks Al Balushi with a right hand to the side of the head.
A solid body kick from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi defending well as Al Balushi loads up on a big left hand.
Al Balushi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Horiguchi throws a head kick that Al Balushi semi-blocks.
Al Balushi misses with a wild combination.
Horiguchi slips a jab and a cross from Al Balushi.
Al Balushi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Balushi connects with the punch.
Horiguchi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Al Balushi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Horiguchi counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Al Balushi connects with a nice looking jab.
Horiguchi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Balushi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Horiguchi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Horiguchi looks to land a right hand but Al Balushi moved out of range.
Al Balushi is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Al Balushi ducks under a wild hook from Horiguchi.
Al Balushi jabs Horiguchi right on the nose. Horiguchi blinks but takes it well.
Al Balushi throws a lazy body kick
enabling Horiguchi to counter with a crisp jab.
Al Balushi misses with a looping left.
Al Balushi throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Horiguchi counters with a stiff right hand.
Horiguchi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Al Balushi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Horiguchi's knee momentarily.
Al Balushi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Al Balushi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Horiguchi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Al Balushi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Al Balushi is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Al Balushi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Al Balushi is still on wobbly legs! Can Horiguchi finish him?
Al Balushi loads up on a big right hand but Horiguchi slips the punch.
Al Balushi seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Horiguchi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Horiguchi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Far-Q Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Al Balushi throws a body punch but Horiguchi moves out of range.
Al Balushi 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.
Al Balushi throws a body kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Horiguchi. That's going to slow Al Balushi down.
Al Balushi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Al Balushi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Horiguchi takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Horiguchi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Al Balushi's head backwards.
It looks like Zaid Al Balushi has been cut.
A head kick misses from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Al Balushi throws a head kick but Horiguchi moves out of range.
And Horiguchi counters with a quick kick to the body but Al Balushi blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Horiguchi thows a leg kick but Al Balushi checks it
and Al Balushi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Horiguchi cracks Al Balushi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Al Balushi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Al Balushi lands with a hook. Horiguchi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Horiguchi throws a jab when Al Balushi was well out of range.
Al Balushi moves out of range of the body kick.
Horiguchi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Al Balushi to score with a decent uppercut.
Horiguchi 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.
Al Balushi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Horiguchi missing with a left hand there. Al Balushi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Horiguchi lands with a shot to the body.
Horiguchi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Al Balushi lands a lovely overhand right.
Horiguchi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Balushi swings widly with a right hand
and Horiguchi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Horiguchi misses with a low kick.
Horiguchi misses with a hook.
Horiguchi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Al Balushi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Horiguchi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Al Balushi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Al Balushi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Horiguchi misses with a low kick.
Horiguchi is looking to land body kicks.
Horiguchi wants to slow Al Balushi down by chopping away at his legs.
Al Balushi ducks under a wild hook from Horiguchi.
Al Balushi lands a nice looking body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Zaid Al Balushi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zaid Al Balushi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Horiguchi tries to clinch there but Al Balushi circles away.
A jab lands there for Horiguchi.
Al Balushi misses with a leg kick
and Horiguchi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Akaro Horiguchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left lands for Horiguchi.
Al Balushi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Horiguchi.
Al Balushi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Horiguchi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Horiguchi thows a body kick. Al Balushi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Al Balushi scoring well with a low kick there.
Al Balushi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Al Balushi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Al Balushi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Al Balushi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Horiguchi avoids the head kick by Al Balushi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horiguchi looks to land a body kick but Al Balushi moved away.
Horiguchi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Al Balushi.
Al Balushi tests Horiguchi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Al Balushi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Horiguchi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Al Balushi.
Al Balushi misses with a straight right.
Horiguchi with the inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Al Balushi.
Al Balushi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Horiguchi if he has to take too many more of those.
Horiguchi checks the leg kick.
Al Balushi throws a leg kick
and Horiguchi counters with a stiff right hand.
Al Balushi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Horiguchi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Al Balushi throws a half hearted mid kick.
A big right from Horiguchi misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi checks a leg kick.
Al Balushi scores with a nice head shot.
Horiguchi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Horiguchi misses with a series of wild punches.
Al Balushi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Al Balushi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Akaro Horiguchi is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Al Balushi checks the leg kick.
Al Balushi lands with a good body shot.
Horiguchi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Al Balushi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Horiguchi. Al Balushi shrugs it off though.
A left lands for Horiguchi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Balushi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Horiguchi manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi blocks a jab.
Horiguchi appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Al Balushi.
Horiguchi is looking to counter punch.
Al Balushi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Horiguchi was well out of range. Poor timing from Al Balushi.
Al Balushi throws a push kick but Horiguchi slaps the foot to one side.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Horiguchi checks a leg kick.
Al Balushi lands a leg kick that knocks Horiguchi off balance momentarily.
Horiguchi slips under a jab from Al Balushi.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Horiguchi.
Horiguchi misses the shot to the body.
Horiguchi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Al Balushi.
A little jabbing left from Al Balushi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Horiguchi misses with a kick to the body
and Al Balushi counters with a nice body shot.
Al Balushi throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Al Balushi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horiguchi throws the left hand but Al Balushi avoids the punch easily.
Horiguchi moves out of range of the leg kick from Al Balushi.
Horiguchi on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Al Balushi throws a leg kick that misses.
Horiguchi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Al Balushi checks it well.
Horiguchi tried to score with a low kick but Al Balushi checks it.
Horiguchi slips under a jab.
Horiguchi connects with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Al Balushi tries a head kick but it misses.
Al Balushi staying out of range there.
Al Balushi tries a quick counter leg kick but Horiguchi is wise to it.
Horiguchi misses the shot to the body.
Horiguchi misses with a leg kick.
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 Akaro Horiguchi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zaid Al Balushi's cut.
That's time! Horiguchi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Horiguchi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Horiguchi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Al Balushi.
Horiguchi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Al Balushi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Horiguchi swings for the body but Al Balushi moves out of range.
Horiguchi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Horiguchi throws a leg kick but Al Balushi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Al Balushi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Horiguchi misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Al Balushi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Horiguchi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Horiguchi loads up on a big right hand but Al Balushi slips the punch.
Al Balushi replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Horiguchi blocks it well.
Nice defenses there by Al Balushi.
Al Balushi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horiguchi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Horiguchi throws a looping overhand right but Al Balushi ducks down to avoid it.
Al Balushi throws a looping overhand right but Horiguchi ducks down to avoid it.
Horiguchi throws a right hand that misses
and Al Balushi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Al Balushi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Horiguchi.
Al Balushi tries a quick counter leg kick but Horiguchi is wise to it.
Al Balushi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Al Balushi throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Horiguchi counter with a right hand.
Al Balushi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Horiguchi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Al Balushi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Al Balushi misses with a low kick.
Al Balushi feints and then cracks Horiguchi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Horiguchi down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Al Balushi. That's going to slow Horiguchi down.
Al Balushi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Al Balushi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Horiguchi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Horiguchi misses with a shot to the body
and Al Balushi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Horiguchi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Al Balushi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Horiguchi can pounce on him.
Horiguchi misses with a combination
and Horiguchi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Horiguchi misses with a looping right.
Al Balushi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Horiguchi throws a shot from downtown. Al Balushi moves away and avoids it.
Horiguchi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Al Balushi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Balushi blocks a jab.
Horiguchi misses with a hook
and Al Balushi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Horiguchi takes one to the side of the head.
Al Balushi connects with a looping right hand.
Horiguchi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A lazy body kick from Al Balushi
and Horiguchi counters with a straight right hand.
Al Balushi tests Horiguchi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Al Balushi with a jab.
Horiguchi misses with a body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Al Balushi.
That kick from Al Balushi tenderised Horiguchi's leg. Horiguchi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Horiguchi throws a leg kick
and Al Balushi counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Al Balushi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Horiguchi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Horiguchi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Horiguchi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Al Balushi connects with an inside leg kick.
Horiguchi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Al Balushi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Horiguchi momentarily.
Horiguchi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A low kick from Al Balushi misses
enabling Horiguchi to counter with a crisp jab.
Horiguchi throws a low kick but Al Balushi moves out of range easily.
A good leg kick by Al Balushi.
Al Balushi feints and then cracks Horiguchi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Horiguchi down.
Horiguchi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zaid Al Balushi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Al Balushi 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Zaid Al Balushi!

A victorious Zaid Al Balushi 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Rod De Minaur (ranked 5 p4p, 29 weight class) and Ernest Graves (ranked 1 p4p, 5 weight class). De Minaur's entrance music is Seek and Destroy . A fine choice. Rod De Minaur could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ernest Graves's chin.

177 cm
29
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172 cm
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible
BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rod De Minaur!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 29 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Ernest Graves!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.




The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from De Minaur.
Graves misses with a takedown
enabling De Minaur to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Ernest Graves has been cut.
The fighters circling - De Minaur throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Graves gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and De Minaur counters with a nice right hand that sends Graves toppling to the canvas! Graves scrambles and gets back to his feet - can De Minaur finish him?!
Graves is rocked!
Are you kidding me?! De Minaur ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Graves clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rod De Minaur!
Rod De Minaur retains his lightweight title!
Rod De Minaur decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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