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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Conor Larkin (ranked 1234 p4p, 2314 weight class) and Verneri Ahma (ranked 172 p4p, 287 weight class). Conor Larkin has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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156
35 - 26 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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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 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conor Larkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Verneri Ahma!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahma swings for the body but Larkin moves out of range.
Ahma lands a nice hook to Larkin's body. Larkin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ahma throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Larkin counters by moving into the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Ahma.
Larkin misses with a punch on the inside.
Larkin taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ahma breaks from the clinch.
Ahma pivots, looking for a leg kick but Larkin is out of range and Ahma settles back down.
Larkin misses with the combination.
Ahma is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Verneri Ahma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larkin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Some wild striking there from Ahma.
Ahma shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Larkin sprawls well. Larkin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ahma gets slowly back to his feet.
As Ahma looks to move away, Larkin throws a big counter combo but Ahma just gets out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larkin thuds his shin into the meat of Ahma's side.
Ahma misses with an attempted mid kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Ahma.
Ahma throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Larkin.
Larkin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ahma on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Larkin stuns Ahma with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ahma swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Larkin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Larkin tries to clinch but Ahma moves out of range.
Larkin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Larkin has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Larkin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Larkin was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The fighters circling - Ahma throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Larkin closes the distance and clinches.
Larkin cracks Ahma with a nice body shot.
Larkin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ahma backwards.
Ahma manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larkin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ahma.
Larkin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Larkin is looking for a counter combo.
Larkin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ahma throws a lazy uppercut
and Larkin counters with a low kick, right behind Ahma 's knee.
Ahma throws a big shot that misses.
Larkin lands a nice shot to the body.
Ahma avoids a kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Larkin. Ahma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ahma smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Larkin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ahma wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Larkin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ahma backwards.
Larkin slowing the pace effectively.
Larkin leaning his opponent against the cage.
Larkin lands a hook that snaps the head of Ahma backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larkin jumps guard but Ahma stands there with Larkin around his waist. Larkin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ahma pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ahma throws a shot from downtown. Larkin moves away and avoids it.
A shot to the body from Larkin misses
and Ahma counters with a left to the body.
Ahma throws a hook but Larkin avoids it easily.
Ahma throws out a loose jab but Larkin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Larkin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Larkin scores with a jab to the body.
Larkin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ahma.
Ahma avoids a punch combination nicely.
Larkin throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ahma was covering up waiting for the punch and Larkin finishes the takedown easily into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larkin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Conor Larkin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ahma misses with a body shot
and Larkin counters with a right hand to the body.
Larkin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
No joy there for Ahma, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Larkin darts in and clinches Ahma up against the cage.
Ahma breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Larkin is looking to wear down Ahma with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Larkin ducks under a wild hook from Ahma.
Ahma misses with a looping right.
Larkin tries to clinch but Ahma moves out of range.
Ahma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Larkin.
Larkin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Larkin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ahma can do to turn this around?
Ahma misses with a kick to the body
and Larkin counters with a shoot takedown. Ahma fights it but they end up in guard.
Larkin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Larkin tries to free his leg and advance position but Ahma is retaining full guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ahma tries to land a body kick
and Larkin counters by moving into the clinch.
Ahma wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Larkin decides to pull guard.
Ahma trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Larkin has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Ahma is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Larkin.
Ahma working away.
Larkin tries to improve position but can't.
Larkin is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahma prevents Larkin from improving his position.
Ahma trying to control the action but Larkin is working from the bottom.
Larkin wants to improve his position but Ahma is controlling well.
Larkin is positioning himself well to prevent Ahma advancing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Larkin tries to roll over but Ahma keeps him under control.
Ahma with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ahma prevents Larkin from improving his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ahma fails to land with a series of punches.
Larkin throws a shot to the body.
Ahma thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ahma misses with an uppercut. Larkin saw that one coming.
Ahma misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Larkin.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ahma lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Larkin circles away quickly and effectively.
A quick step to the side and Larkin tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Larkin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ahma was well out of range. Poor timing from Larkin.
Ahma connects with the punch.
Larkin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Conor Larkin dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Ahma fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ahma misses with a hook
and Larkin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ahma thinking.
A swing and a miss from Ahma.
Ahma is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Ahma throws the left hand but Larkin avoids the punch easily.
Ahma throws a body kick that misses.
Ahma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Larkin clinches.
Larkin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Larkin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ahma looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Larkin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Verneri Ahma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A shot to the body from Larkin misses
and Ahma connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Larkin looks to score with a jab to the body but Ahma is just out of range.
Larkin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ahma manages to avoid it.
Larkin takes one on the button.
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!
Larkin scores with a leg kick.
Larkin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ahma tries to avoid it but Larkin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ahma to the ground. Ahma escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ahma is looking to chop away at Larkin's legs.
A low kick lands for Ahma.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Larkin.
Ahma misses with the combination.
Ahma scores with a hook to the body. Larkin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Larkin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ahma moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ahma! But no joy.
Larkin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ahma circles away.
Larkin throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Ahma tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Larkin is in Ahma's guard.
Ahma is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ahma is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Larkin controls from within his opponent's guard.
Conor Larkin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larkin stopping the sweep attempt from Ahma.
Larkin's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ahma keeping full guard, as Larkin tries to pass.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larkin moves out of range as Ahma strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Ahma. That snapped Larkin's head back.
Larkin digs a good hook to Ahma's body.
Larkin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Larkin misses with a wild body shot.
Larkin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Larkin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ahma paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Larkin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ahma has time to react.
Verneri Ahma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Larkin thuds a left hand into Ahma's body.
Ahma throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Larkin ducks under a wild hook from Ahma.
Larkin looks to score with a jab to the body but Ahma is just out of range.
Larkin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ahma was well out of range. Poor timing from Larkin.
Larkin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ahma manages to avoid it.
Larkin's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Larkin duly obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Larkin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Larkin slips under a jab from Ahma.
Larkin appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larkin avoids the body shot from Ahma.
Ahma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Larkin.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Larkin tries to pull guard but Ahma won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conor Larkin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Larkin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ahma just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ahma is trying to break the clinch but Larkin is controlling him.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Larkin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Conor Larkin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Larkin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Conor Larkin!
Our winner, Conor Larkin, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Konrad Wagner (ranked 866 p4p, 1213 weight class) and Zabit Magomedov (ranked 111 p4p, 152 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Konrad Wagner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zabit Magomedov!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomedov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Magomedov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Magomedov throws a body shot but no joy.
Magomedov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wagner.
Wagner has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Magomedov scores with a hook to the body. Wagner takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Magomedov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wagner takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wagner has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Magomedov finds it's way round the side to connect with Wagner's head.
Magomedov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Magomedov throws a front kick aimed at Wagner's knee but Wagner avoids it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Wagner misses the target.
Wagner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Magomedov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Magomedov.
Wagner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Magomedov moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wagner. That's going to slow Magomedov down.
Magomedov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Magomedov misses.
Magomedov looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Magomedov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wagner throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wagner ducks under a wild hook from Magomedov.
Wagner misses the shot to the body.
Wagner lands a nice leg kick that just misses Magomedov's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov throws a lazy right hand but Wagner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wagner connects with a body shot.
Magomedov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A telegraphed right hand from Wagner misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wagner. Magomedov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wagner gets a clinch.
Wagner cracks Magomedov with a nice body shot.
Wagner misses with the head strike.
Wagner lands a shoulder strike.
Magomedov lands a left hand.
Wagner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Magomedov lands a hook that snaps the head of Wagner backwards.
Wagner misses with a punch to the body.
Magomedov lands a nice shot to the body.
Wagner blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Magomedov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Magomedov prevents a body shot from Wagner.
Magomedov misses with a punch to the body.
Magomedov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wagner lands with a left to the head.
Wagner struggles to land a body shot inside as Magomedov controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Magomedov lands with a light punch inside.
Magomedov tries to work over Wagner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wagner lands a nice uppercut.
Wagner misses with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Magomedov.
Wagner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wagner lands a hook to the side of the head.
Magomedov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Wagner.
Magomedov struggles to land a body shot inside as Wagner controls his hands.
Magomedov misses with the head strike.
Wagner misses with a punch to the body.
Wagner prevents a body shot from Magomedov.
Magomedov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Magomedov scores with a shoulder strike.
Magomedov lands a hook that snaps the head of Wagner backwards.
Wagner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wagner lands with a short shot to the head.
Wagner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov lands a nice uppercut.
Magomedov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wagner backwards.
Magomedov tries to work over Wagner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Magomedov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wagner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Magomedov is stalling here.
Wagner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Magomedov fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Wagner.
Magomedov throws a head punch that misses.
Wagner blocking some punches.
Magomedov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wagner lands a body shot.
Wagner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wagner tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Wagner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magomedov lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Wagner.
Magomedov has a couple of punches blocked by Wagner.
Magomedov blocking some punches.
Wagner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Magomedov scores with a shoulder strike.
A short left from Magomedov.
Magomedov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Magomedov.
Magomedov managing to block the knees to the body from Wagner.
Magomedov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Magomedov misses with the head strike.
Wagner struggles to land a body shot inside as Magomedov controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Magomedov scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wagner blocks an uppercut.
Magomedov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wagner tries to work over Magomedov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wagner fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Magomedov blocks a body shot from Wagner.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zabit Magomedov will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wagner bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Magomedov throws a poor cross that misses
and Wagner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Magomedov takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Magomedov throws a shot to the body.
Wagner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Magomedov circles away quickly and effectively.
Magomedov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Magomedov scores with a nice strike.
A nice inside leg kick there by Magomedov. That's going to slow Wagner down.
Magomedov takes a swing at Wagner's ribcage but misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wagner throws a low kick but it's checked well by Magomedov.
Magomedov misses with an uppercut.
Wagner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Magomedov misses with a low kick as Wagner jumps back.
Wagner tries to clinch there but Magomedov circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wagner. Magomedov does a little dance to reset his feet.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Magomedov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magomedov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A jab from Wagner does it's job there.
Wagner throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Magomedov on the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Magomedov.
Magomedov throws out a counter right but Wagner avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov lands with a shot to the body.
Magomedov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Magomedov moves out of range of the body kick from Wagner.
Magomedov with a jab.
Magomedov throws a hook to the side of Wagner's head but Wagner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wagner with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Magomedov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Magomedov avoids the body shot from Wagner.
Wagner digs a good hook to Magomedov's body.
Magomedov throws a jab when Wagner was well out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wagner.
Magomedov misses with a low kick as Wagner jumps back.
Wagner moves away from the strike by Magomedov.
Magomedov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wagner.
Magomedov throws out a counter right but Wagner avoids it with no problem.
Wagner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Magomedov.
A looping hook to the body misses from Magomedov. Wagner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zabit Magomedov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wagner will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A big right from Wagner misses.
Wagner bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Magomedov's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wagner tries to clinch there but Magomedov circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wagner.
Magomedov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wagner goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Magomedov throws out a loose jab but Wagner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Magomedov throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Magomedov connects with a nice looking jab.
Magomedov tries to score with a low kick but Wagner moves his leg out of the way.
Magomedov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Magomedov misses with a straight left.
Wagner fires out a quick counter leg kick but Magomedov just manages to avoid it.
Magomedov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Magomedov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wagner.
Wagner looks to land a left hand but Magomedov moved out of range nicely.
Wagner missing with a left hand there. Magomedov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Magomedov lands a slapping body shot.
Wagner will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wagner is looking to clinch but Magomedov is avoiding it.
Magomedov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Magomedov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Magomedov looks to throw the jab but Wagner is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov misses with a hook. Wagner ducked under it nicely.
Magomedov moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Magomedov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Magomedov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Magomedov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wagner's head.
Wagner fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Magomedov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wagner lands a lovely overhand right.
Magomedov jabs Wagner right on the nose. Wagner blinks but takes it well.
Magomedov lands with a right hand.
Wagner lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wagner blocks a leg kick.
Wagner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Magomedov throws out the jab.
Magomedov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wagner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Magomedov.
Wagner takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Magomedov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Magomedov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wagner staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wagner lands the left hand.
Magomedov lands a jab to Wagner's midsection.
Magomedov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wagner misses with a body shot.
Magomedov lands an overhand right.
Magomedov 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.
Wagner throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Magomedov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wagner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Magomedov misses the target.
Magomedov throws a hook but Wagner blocks it.
Wagner throwing a counter right hand but Magomedov manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Magomedov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wagner cracks a nice hook into Magomedov's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wagner throws a big shot that misses.
Magomedov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Magomedov misses.
Wagner blocks a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zabit Magomedov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Wagner cracks Magomedov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wagner cracks Magomedov with an open hand slap.
Magomedov looks to throw the jab but Wagner is out of range.
Magomedov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Magomedov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wagner attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Magomedov misses with an uppercut. Wagner saw that one coming.
Wagner wants to land a leg kick but Magomedov is out of range.
Wagner keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Magomedov lands with an uppercut that bounces Wagner off the cage and back into range.
Magomedov misses with a left hand
and Wagner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wagner lands with a cross.
Magomedov throws an overhand right that lands on Wagner's shoulder, as Wagner tries to avoid the shot.
Wagner tries to clinch but Magomedov is having none of it.
Wagner slips a straight right by Magomedov.
Wagner doesn't manage to clinch there - Magomedov circles away.
Wagner doesn't manage to clinch there - Magomedov circles away.
Wagner takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wagner buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Magomedov lands a nice shot to the body.
Magomedov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wagner.
Magomedov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Magomedov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Magomedov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Magomedov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wagner momentarily.
Wagner gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Magomedov keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Magomedov misses.
Magomedov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wagner is out of range and Magomedov settles back down.
Magomedov lands with a shot to the body.
Wagner lands with a cross.
Wagner tries to land a leg kick but Magomedov saw it coming and moves away.
Magomedov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Magomedov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wagner avoids the body shot from Magomedov.
Wagner looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Wagner misses with an uppercut. Magomedov saw that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magomedov slips a jab from Wagner.
Wagner scores with a leg kick.
Wagner scores with a nice body kick.
Zabit Magomedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wagner, as that shot connected.
Wagner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Magomedov.
A little feinted left hand from Wagner on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Konrad Wagner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zabit Magomedov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov throws a solid leg kick but Wagner takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Magomedov.
Magomedov lands an overhand right.
That kick from Wagner tenderised Magomedov's leg. Magomedov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Magomedov works Wagner's body with a nice hook.
Magomedov throws a leg kick but Wagner sees it coming and moves out of range.
Magomedov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wagner.
Magomedov throws a leg kick
and Wagner counters with a good low kick that Magomedov was not able to check.
Wagner avoids the body shot from Magomedov.
Magomedov defending well as Wagner loads up on a big left hand.
Magomedov connects with a nice looking jab.
Magomedov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wagner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Magomedov throws out the jab.
Magomedov jabs at Wagner's body.
Magomedov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wagner.
Wagner misses with an uppercut. Magomedov saw that one coming.
Good standup being displayed there by Magomedov as he connects with a hook.
Magomedov thuds his right hand into Wagner's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wagner pushes Magomedov away with a front kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Magomedov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wagner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Magomedov as he connects with a hook.
Magomedov works the jab nicely.
Wagner throws a wild body kick that Magomedov sees coming a mile off.
Magomedov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wagner stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Magomedov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A cross from Magomedov lands.
Magomedov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wagner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wagner fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Magomedov misses with a looping right.
Magomedov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wagner.
Wagner drops his hands momentarily and Magomedov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magomedov works Wagner's body with a nice hook.
Magomedov cracks Wagner with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Wagner's corner calls for a 1-2. Wagner obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
 It looks like Zabit Magomedov has been cut.
Wagner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Magomedov was well out of range. Poor timing from Wagner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wagner connects with a right hand. Magomedov shakes it off.
Wagner staying out of range there.
Magomedov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Magomedov ducks under a wild hook from Wagner.
Magomedov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Magomedov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Magomedov works the jab nicely.
A lazy left from Magomedov finds it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Wagner blocks the leg kick.
Magomedov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wagner looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Some bone on bone action there as Wagner checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Magomedov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wagner misses with a straight left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magomedov with a jab.
Wagner throws a looping overhand right but Magomedov ducks down to avoid it.
Wagner throws a body punch but Magomedov moves out of range.
Wagner takes a swing at Magomedov's ribcage but misses.
Magomedov moves out of range as Wagner throws a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zabit Magomedov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Magomedov 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zabit Magomedov!
A relieved looking Zabit Magomedov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Spencer (ranked 735 p4p, 1216 weight class) and Fiore Azul (ranked 102 p4p, 170 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Spencer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fiore Azul!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spencer takes a swing at Azul's ribcage but misses.
Spencer thuds a left hand into Azul's body.
Azul takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Azul misses with a right hand
and Spencer counters with a nice body kick.
Azul swings for the body but Spencer moves out of range.
It looked like Spencer was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Azul.
Spencer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azul moves into the clinch.
Azul tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spencer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Azul takes one to the chin there.
Fiore Azul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spencer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Azul throws a leg kick
and Spencer counters with a crisp right hand that drops Azul! Spencer lets Azul back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
It looks like Fiore Azul has been cut.
Azul swings widly with a right hand
and Spencer counters with a body kick that stops Azul in his tracks momentarily.
Azul looks winded!
Azul throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Spencer counters with a crisp right hand that drops Azul! Spencer lets Azul back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
 Azul is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Azul looks to land a left hand but Spencer moved out of range nicely.
Azul misses with a lunging right hand
and Spencer counters with a huge right that knocks Azul out cold! Spencer is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). James Spencer!
James Spencer took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nils Norling (ranked 535 p4p, 706 weight class) and Hakeem Adderley (ranked 68 p4p, 94 weight class). Norling comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem - Go To Sleep. Adderley has chosen Genesis as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nils Norling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hakeem Adderley!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norling defending well as Adderley loads up on a big left hand.
Norling scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Adderley on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Norling throws a leg kick that misses.
Norling backing away here, and Adderley unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A jab from Adderley misses.
Adderley ducks under a wild hook from Norling.
Adderley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Norling.
A nice side step and Adderley releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Adderley drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Adderley lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Adderley looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Adderley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Norling.
Adderley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Norling!
Norling throws a shot from downtown. Adderley moves away and avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Norling ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adderley moves away.
A jab from Norling misses.
It seemed like Adderley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Norling thuds his right hand into Adderley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Adderley's jab looks to have found its range, popping Norling under the eye.
Nice uppercut there from Adderley.
Adderley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Norling.
Adderley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Norling.
Norling has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Adderley takes the fight into the clinch.
Norling misses with a hook from the clinch.
Adderley throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Norling breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Adderley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Norling loads up on a big right hand but Adderley slips the punch.
Adderley is looking to clinch.
Adderley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Adderley tries to close the distance and clinch but Norling swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nils Norling seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norling bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Adderley's head backwards.
Norling throws a hook but Adderley avoids it easily.
Norling lunges at Adderley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Adderley's hand.
Norling scores with a jab to the body.
Adderley moves into range and clinches up with Norling.
Norling misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Norling swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Norling can't break the clinch.
Adderley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
 It looks like Nils Norling has been cut.
Norling swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Norling misses with the head strike.
Adderley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Adderley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Norling.
Norling was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Norling misses with a lunging right hand
and Adderley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Adderley just misses with a punch to the body.
Adderley slips a jab from Norling.
Adderley moves away from the strike by Norling.
Adderley takes one on the button.
Adderley throws out a loose jab but Norling uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Norling was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Adderley.
A big right from Norling misses.
Norling keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adderley.
Norling is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Norling blocks a leg kick.
A big left from Adderley misses.
Norling half committed to a counter leg kick.
Norling swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norling pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Norling looks to throw the jab but Adderley is out of range.
Adderley jabs Norling right on the nose. Norling blinks but takes it well.
Adderley slips a jab from Norling.
Norling misses with a wild body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Adderley.
Norling throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Adderley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Norling throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Norling throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Adderley tries to clinch but Norling moves out of range.
Norling connects with a single shot there.
Adderley cracks Norling with a good jab.
Adderley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Norling lands a lovely overhand right.
Adderley swinging wildly here.
Norling missing with a left hand there. Adderley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Adderley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like Norling wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Norling misses with a hook.
Norling looks to land a left hand but Adderley moved out of range nicely.
Adderley takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Norling slips a jab and a cross from Adderley.
Norling throwing a counter right hand but Adderley manages to avoid it.
Adderley slips a straight right by Norling.
Adderley shapes to counter with a head kick.
Adderley missing with a left hand there. Norling was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Norling lands a jab-cross combination.
Adderley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Norling is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Norling misses with a left hand
and Adderley counters with a straight right hand.
Adderley staying out of range there.
It seemed like Adderley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Norling swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Adderley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Norling misses with a shot to the body
letting Adderley counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Norling misses.
Adderley scores with a punch to the head.
Adderley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Norling.
Norling tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nils Norling dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nils Norling's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Adderley loads up on a big right hand but Norling slips the punch.
Norling swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Norling looks to throw the jab but Adderley is out of range.
Norling thows a left - swing and a miss!
Norling throws a leg kick but Adderley sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Norling scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Norling misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adderley.
Adderley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Norling.
Adderley ducks under a wild hook from Norling.
Adderley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Norling.
Norling waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Adderley.
Norling throws out a loose jab but Adderley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adderley throws out a counter right but Norling avoids it with no problem.
Norling will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adderley takes one to the chin there.
Norling scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Adderley takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Adderley has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Norling finds it's way round the side to connect with Adderley's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norling lands with a nice body punch.
Norling takes one on the button.
Norling with a hook.
A slow jab from Adderley misses its intended target.
Adderley sizes up Norling with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Norling throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Norling is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adderley can do to turn this around?
Adderley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice shot by Adderley.
A jab from Norling misses.
Adderley moves away from the strike by Norling.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Adderley! But no joy.
Norling throws a lazy uppercut
and Norling takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Adderley takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Norling throws a lazy uppercut
and Adderley counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norling avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Norling misses with an uppercut. Adderley saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Adderley! But no joy.
Adderley blocks a jab.
Norling scores with a punch to the head.
Adderley tries to work over Norling's front leg with a kick but Norling checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adderley takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Norling misses the shot to the body.
Adderley lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Norling plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Norling just misses with a punch to the body.
Nils Norling is winning the standup battle so far.
Adderley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Norling.
Norling throws a right hand that misses
and Norling takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Norling walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Norling cracks Adderley with a right hand to the side of the head.
Adderley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Adderley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Norling.
A big right from Adderley misses.
Norling with a nice cross.
A jab from Norling misses.
Adderley on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Adderley has Norling up against the cage in a clinch.
Norling misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adderley is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adderley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Norling's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Adderley pushes Norling up against the cage in a clinch.
Adderley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Norling swings wildly with an uppercut but Adderley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adderley looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Adderley breaks the clinch.
Adderley misses with a looping left.
Adderley takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Norling misses with a right hand
and Adderley counters with a three punch combo that has Norling backing up. Norling nods at Adderley to acknowledge the strikes.
Norling moves out of range of the body kick.
Adderley looks to throw the jab but Norling is out of range.
Norling looks to land a left hand but Adderley moved out of range nicely.
As Norling backs off Adderley throws a huge counter combo but Norling manages to avoid it all.
A punch lands to the side of Norling 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adderley lands a head kick. Norling smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Adderley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Norling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norling lands a nice shot to the body.
Adderley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Norling.
Adderley throws a head kick but Norling moves out of range.
Norling comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Adderley forces Norling back against the cage and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Norling.
Adderley lands a damaging elbow.
Norling blocks an elbow strike from Adderley.
Norling has a couple of punches blocked by Adderley.
Norling blocks an elbow strike from Adderley.
Norling tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Adderley's elbow.
Norling keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Adderley's efforts to push away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters up against the cage, Adderley throws an elbow but misses.
Adderley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Norling throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
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 Nils Norling will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nils Norling's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Norling uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Adderley tries a head kick but it misses.
Adderley plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Good standup being displayed there by Adderley as he connects with a hook.
Adderley throws a hook to the side of Norling's head but Norling sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Adderley doesn't manage to clinch there - Norling circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Norling. Adderley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adderley moves out of range of the leg kick from Norling.
Norling connects with a single shot there.
Norling throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Norling lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Adderley looks for the body kick but Norling saw that one coming.
Norling misses with a hook.
A head kick misses from Adderley.
Adderley doesn't manage to clinch there - Norling circles away.
Norling lands a nice hook to Adderley's body. Adderley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norling throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Norling throws a shot from downtown. Adderley moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norling waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Adderley.
Norling misses with a looping right.
Adderley raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Adderley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adderley doesn't manage to clinch there - Norling circles away.
Norling throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Adderley to counter with a crisp jab.
Adderley goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Adderley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Norling to score with a decent uppercut.
Adderley tries to clinch but Norling moves out of range.
Adderley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Norling blocks a low kick nicely.
Norling misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Norling. Adderley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adderley moves out of range as Norling strikes.
Adderley ducks under a wild hook from Norling.
Adderley only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Adderley ducks under a wild hook from Norling.
Nils Norling is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norling misses with a straight right.
Adderley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Norling wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Norling smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Norling misses with an uppercut.
Norling throws a hook to the side of Adderley's head but Adderley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Adderley looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Norling throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Norling tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adderley was well out of range. Poor timing from Norling.
Adderley throws a fast counter high kick but Norling manages to duck under it in time.
Adderley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Adderley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Norling manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Adderley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Norling.
Norling just misses with a punch to the body.
Adderley attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Adderley lands with a thumping leg kick.
Norling lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Norling staying out of range there.
Norling throws a right hand that Adderley ducks under and follows up with a left that Adderley also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norling ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Adderley walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Norling checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Norling on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Adderley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Adderley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Norling throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Adderley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Norling pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Norling throws a looping overhand right but Adderley ducks down to avoid it.
Adderley feints a counter leg kick.
Nice shot by Norling.
Adderley throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hakeem Adderley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adderley cracks Norling with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Norling looks to land a right hand but Adderley moved out of range.
Adderley looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Norling throws the left hand but Adderley avoids the punch easily.
Norling dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norling misses with a looping left.
Norling tries to move into range but Adderley moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adderley throws a front kick aimed at Norling's knee but Norling avoids it well.
Adderley misses with a hook.
Adderley tries to clinch up but Norling circles away and keeps his distance.
Adderley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Adderley throws a hook to the side of Norling's head but Norling sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Norling moves out of range as Adderley strikes.
Norling needs to keep his hands up - Adderley had a free shot at his head there.
Adderley misses with the combination.
Norling moves away from the strike by Adderley.
Norling misses with a body shot.
Norling thows a left - swing and a miss!
Adderley lands an overhand right.
Adderley takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Adderley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Norling throws out the jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nils Norling showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Norling, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nils Norling!
Post fight, Nils Norling stared into the camera and said 'Tick....tock...tick....tock...tick...tock...someone's time is slowly running out...someone will go to sleep for good.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad (ranked 772 p4p, 967 weight class) and Ibasour Sershurrapal (ranked 68 p4p, 89 weight class). Sershurrapal has chosen Smoking Snakes as his entrance music. Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ibasour Sershurrapal!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sershurrapal doesn't manage to clinch there - Ferkingstad circles away.
Ferkingstad appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sershurrapal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ferkingstad.
Sershurrapal scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ferkingstad takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ferkingstad.
Sershurrapal scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sershurrapal throws out a loose jab but Ferkingstad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ferkingstad defending well as Sershurrapal loads up on a big left hand.
Sershurrapal lands a head shot.
Ferkingstad just misses with a punch to the body.
Sershurrapal cracks Ferkingstad with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ferkingstad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sershurrapal.
Sershurrapal tries to close the distance and clinch but Ferkingstad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sershurrapal fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sershurrapal cracks Ferkingstad with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sershurrapal cracks Ferkingstad with a good jab.
Ferkingstad uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sershurrapal.
Ferkingstad was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ferkingstad lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sershurrapal tries to clinch but Ferkingstad moves away
and Ferkingstad counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sershurrapal bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ferkingstad slips a jab and a cross from Sershurrapal.
As Sershurrapal backs away, Ferkingstad returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Sershurrapal checks a low kick from Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad tries to move into range but Sershurrapal moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sershurrapal lands a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sershurrapal lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sershurrapal lands a jab to the nose.
Sershurrapal is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ferkingstad had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Sershurrapal getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ibasour Sershurrapal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferkingstad misses with a hook.
Sershurrapal with the counter takedown but Ferkingstad avoids it easily.
Sershurrapal connects with a jab.
Ferkingstad scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Ibasour Sershurrapal has been cut.
Ferkingstad throws out a loose jab but Sershurrapal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ferkingstad throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ferkingstad gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sershurrapal.
Nice uppercut lands for Ferkingstad. That snapped Sershurrapal's head back.
Ferkingstad takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferkingstad throws an off balance right hand
and Sershurrapal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ferkingstad keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sershurrapal.
Ferkingstad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sershurrapal throws out the jab.
Ferkingstad swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ferkingstad looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sershurrapal is looking to clinch but Ferkingstad is avoiding it.
Sershurrapal might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sershurrapal throws a big shot that misses.
Ferkingstad throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sershurrapal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ferkingstad lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ferkingstad takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice cross by Sershurrapal.
Sershurrapal uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A jab lands there for Sershurrapal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferkingstad throws a leg kick which misses Sershurrapal's front leg but catches the back leg as Sershurrapal tries to avoid it.
Sershurrapal cracks Ferkingstad with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sershurrapal throws a jab but it's blocked by Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sershurrapal checks it well.
Sershurrapal changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Sershurrapal tries to clinch but Ferkingstad moves out of range.
Ferkingstad feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sershurrapal fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ferkingstad tried to counter with a leg kick but Sershurrapal avoided it.
Ferkingstad gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ferkingstad looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sershurrapal rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ferkingstad moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It looked like Ferkingstad wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sershurrapal misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ferkingstad scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sershurrapal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sershurrapal looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sershurrapal lands a nice shot that snaps Ferkingstad's head back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ibasour Sershurrapal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ibasour Sershurrapal's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ferkingstad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Ferkingstad might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Ferkingstad keeps the fight on the outside.
Ferkingstad is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ferkingstad ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ferkingstad showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sershurrapal.
Sershurrapal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ferkingstad.
Sershurrapal moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ferkingstad fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sershurrapal thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sershurrapal scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ferkingstad ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ferkingstad is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ferkingstad on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sershurrapal thuds his right hand into Ferkingstad's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sershurrapal clobbers Ferkingstad with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ferkingstad takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sershurrapal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ferkingstad shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sershurrapal scores with a nice right hand.
Nice cross by Sershurrapal.
Ferkingstad lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ferkingstad throws a jab when Sershurrapal was well out of range.
Sershurrapal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ferkingstad paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Good shot there by Ferkingstad.
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!
Sershurrapal tries to clinch up but Ferkingstad circles away and keeps his distance.
Ferkingstad connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferkingstad jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sershurrapal throws a poor cross that misses
and Ferkingstad counters with an outside leg kick.
Ferkingstad slips under a jab.
Sershurrapal throws a jab when Ferkingstad was well out of range.
Sershurrapal moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sershurrapal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ferkingstad.
A nice combination there by Sershurrapal.
Sershurrapal misses with a hook
and Ferkingstad counters with a thumping low kick.
Sershurrapal clobbers Ferkingstad with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ibasour Sershurrapal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ferkingstad lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sershurrapal lands a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sershurrapal 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.
Sershurrapal scores with a nice strike.
Ferkingstad scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ferkingstad throws a shot to the body.
Sershurrapal tries to clinch but Ferkingstad moves out of range.
Ferkingstad takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sershurrapal closes the distance and clinches.
Ferkingstad lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sershurrapal.
Ferkingstad lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sershurrapal or not.
Ferkingstad lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
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!
Ferkingstad pushes Sershurrapal back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferkingstad blocks a body shot from Sershurrapal.
Sershurrapal is working for takedown but Ferkingstad is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ferkingstad lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sershurrapal backwards.
Ferkingstad landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sershurrapal is breathing heavily.
Ferkingstad lands with a short shot to the head.
Ferkingstad misses with the head strike.
A short right from Ferkingstad on the inside.
Ferkingstad lands a shoulder strike.
Ferkingstad lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Ferkingstad.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sershurrapal. Ferkingstad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ferkingstad half committed to a counter leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sershurrapal scores with a jab.
Sershurrapal fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ferkingstad takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ibasour Sershurrapal will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ibasour Sershurrapal's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ferkingstad misses with a body shot.
Sershurrapal smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ferkingstad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sershurrapal.
Ferkingstad slips a straight right by Sershurrapal.
Ferkingstad was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sershurrapal with a nice cross.
Sershurrapal jabs Ferkingstad right on the nose. Ferkingstad blinks but takes it well.
Sershurrapal throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ferkingstad.
As Sershurrapal backs away, Ferkingstad returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Ferkingstad motions for Sershurrapal to come forward. Ferkingstad throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Sershurrapal misses.
Ferkingstad scores with the left hand. Sershurrapal knows he should have avoided that one.
Sershurrapal throws an overhand right that lands on Ferkingstad's shoulder, as Ferkingstad tries to avoid the shot.
Jab, jab by Sershurrapal - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sershurrapal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ferkingstad manages to avoid it.
Ferkingstad half committed to a counter leg kick.
Sershurrapal darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sershurrapal changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sershurrapal's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sershurrapal takes one to the side of the head.
Ferkingstad is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ferkingstad breaks from the clinch.
Ferkingstad throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sershurrapal fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ferkingstad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sershurrapal.
Sershurrapal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ferkingstad paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ferkingstad swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ibasour Sershurrapal is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sershurrapal misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sershurrapal misses with a series of wild punches.
Sershurrapal misses with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ferkingstad lands with a shot to the body.
Ferkingstad has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ferkingstad there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sershurrapal misses with an uppercut
and Ferkingstad counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A nice leg kick lands there from Ferkingstad.
Sershurrapal moves away from the strike by Ferkingstad.
Sershurrapal ducks under a wild hook from Ferkingstad.
Sershurrapal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ferkingstad swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sershurrapal misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sershurrapal looks to throw the jab but Ferkingstad is out of range.
Sershurrapal throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ferkingstad uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sershurrapal.
Ferkingstad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sershurrapal moves out of range of the strikes.
Ferkingstad attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sershurrapal looks to land a left hand but Ferkingstad moved out of range nicely.
Sershurrapal scores with a jab. Ferkingstad acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ferkingstad avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Ferkingstad misses its target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferkingstad explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sershurrapal lands with an uppercut that bounces Ferkingstad off the cage and back into range.
Ferkingstad throws a leg kick but Sershurrapal moved away.
Sershurrapal unleashes a big counter combination but Ferkingstad bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Sershurrapal bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ferkingstad's head backwards.
Ferkingstad walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sershurrapal gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferkingstad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ferkingstad content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ferkingstad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ferkingstad wants to break free but Sershurrapal has control.
Sershurrapal blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ibasour Sershurrapal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sershurrapal winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 28:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ibasour Sershurrapal!
During a confident post fight interview, Ibasour Sershurrapal thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Blade Wilson (ranked 633 p4p, 315 weight class) and Jack Phillips (ranked 93 p4p, 47 weight class). Jack Phillips has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Blade Wilson's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blade Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Phillips!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson with a jab.
A low kick from Wilson misses
enabling Phillips to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Blade Wilson has been cut.
Nice body kick there by Wilson.
Phillips on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Phillips darts in looking for a takedown but Wilson gets double underhooks and turns Phillips into the cage.
Phillips blocks the body kick.
Phillips changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Phillips throws a chopping leg kick but Wilson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Phillips sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wilson catches Phillips with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wilson slips a straight right by Phillips.
Wilson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wilson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Phillips walks into a stiff left hand from Wilson.
Phillips checks a low kick from Wilson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson thuds his shin into the meat of Phillips's side.
Wilson lands a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Wilson.
Nice jab there from Wilson.
Phillips checks a leg kick.
Phillips feints a counter leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Wilson as he connects with a hook.
Wilson thumps Phillips with a low kick.
Phillips misses with a takedown
and Wilson counters with a nice uppercut.
A punch lands to the side of Phillips 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wilson lands with a straight right. Phillips didn't see that one coming.
A big right from Wilson misses.
Phillips appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Phillips blocks a jab.
Phillips is trying to counter with his kicks.
Wilson loads up on a big right hand but Phillips slips the punch.
Phillips is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wilson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wilson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Phillips if he has to take too many more of those.
Wilson scores with a nice strike.
Wilson misses with a body shot.
Phillips is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Wilson misses with a hook
and Phillips counters with a slapping leg kick.
A jab lands there for Wilson.
Wilson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Phillips on the side of the head.
Nice body kick there by Wilson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phillips slips under a jab.
Phillips throws a looping overhand right but Wilson ducks down to avoid it.
Wilson misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from Phillips on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Phillips just misses with a punch to the body.
Wilson throws a lazy right hand but Phillips sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wilson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Phillips 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.
Wilson cracks Phillips with an open hand slap.
Wilson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Phillips takes a step back to recover.
Wilson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Phillips shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Phillips takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson loads up on a big right hand but Phillips slips the punch.
Wilson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wilson misses with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilson misses with a lunging right hand
and Phillips cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blade Wilson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Phillips misses with a straight left.
Wilson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Phillips is able to avoid easily.
Wilson scoring well with a low kick there.
Wilson looks to throw the jab but Phillips is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Phillips! But no joy.
Wilson lands a front kick.
Wilson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wilson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Phillips throws a jab but it's blocked by Wilson.
Decent striking displayed by Wilson there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Blade Wilson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Blade Wilson's cut.
That's time! Wilson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wilson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Blade Wilson is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice uppercut lands for Wilson. That snapped Phillips's head back.
Phillips rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wilson counters with a thumping low kick.
Wilson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Phillips is out of range.
Wilson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wilson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Phillips can do to turn this around?
Phillips slips a jab from Wilson.
Phillips works the jab nicely.
Phillips's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Phillips takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wilson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A jab from Wilson finds it's way through Phillips's defenses.
Phillips takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Phillips. That did some damage!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wilson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson's corner calls for a 1-2. Wilson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A leg kick checked by Wilson.
Wilson cracks Phillips with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wilson cracks Phillips with a good jab.
Phillips takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wilson feints and then cracks Phillips's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Phillips down.
Phillips checks a low kick from Wilson.
Phillips uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wilson.
Wilson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wilson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Phillips has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Phillips takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Phillips feints and as Wilson raises his hands in defense, Phillips changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Phillips drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Wilson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Phillips has Wilson in his guard.
Wilson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wilson controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Phillips swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Phillips isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Wilson stacks Phillips on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Wilson!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilson is looking to take a break and control but Phillips is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wilson moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Phillips tries to bench press Wilson off him but Wilson keeps the position.
Wilson controlling from side mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Blade Wilson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Blade Wilson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Wilson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wilson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wilson throws a poor cross that misses
and Phillips counters with a good low kick that Wilson was not able to check.
Wilson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wilson wants it to stay on the feet.
Wilson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Phillips on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Phillips or perhaps it was just good defense by Wilson, which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson throws a hook to the side of Phillips's head but Phillips sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Phillips drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Wilson defends it well.
Wilson tries to land a front kick but Phillips steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Phillips feints a counter leg kick.
Phillips takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Phillips takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wilson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Phillips takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Phillips has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wilson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wilson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wilson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circling - Wilson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wilson misses with a body kick.
Blade Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phillips fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wilson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phillips checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Phillips takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wilson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wilson throws out a powerful jab.
Wilson lunges at Phillips with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Phillips's hand.
Phillips takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wilson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Phillips with a poor takedown
and Wilson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blade Wilson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Phillips.
Phillips throws a hook but Wilson avoids it easily.
Wilson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Phillips 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson throws a leg kick which misses Phillips's front leg but catches the back leg as Phillips tries to avoid it.
Phillips looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wilson is fending him off so far but Phillips persists. Nope, Wilson circles away and we're back to standing.
A low kick lands for Wilson.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wilson.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wilson.
Wilson feints and then cracks Phillips's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Phillips down.
Wilson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Wilson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Phillips throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Wilson.
Wilson moves out of range as Phillips strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson throws a poor cross that misses
and Phillips counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Phillips takes one to the chin there.
Wilson misses with an uppercut
and Phillips counters with a left to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson scores with a jab to the head.
Phillips has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Wilson.
Wilson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Phillips throws out a counter right but Wilson avoids it with no problem.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Wilson.
Phillips takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wilson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Phillips tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Phillips scores with a takedown into Wilson's guard.
Phillips is stalling in the full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blade Wilson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wilson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blade Wilson!
Blade Wilson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matrix Man (ranked 235 p4p, 382 weight class) and Carter Wright (ranked 29 p4p, 47 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matrix Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Carter Wright!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright thumps Man with a low kick.
Wright 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.
Man connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wright moves out of range as Man strikes.
Man looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wright throws out a powerful jab.
Man throws a looping overhand right but Wright ducks down to avoid it.
Wright misses with a low kick.
Man slips a straight right by Wright.
Man looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Man throws a looping overhand right but Wright ducks down to avoid it.
Man swings for the body but Wright moves out of range.
Wright with a nice calf kick.
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wright.
Wright scores with a body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Wright checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wright waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Man.
Man swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Man throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wright's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Man swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wright darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wright fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Man.
Wright dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man swings for the body but Wright moves out of range.
Man dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body punch from Man.
Wright moves out of range of the strikes.
Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Wright is just out of range.
A big left from Wright misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Man misses the target.
Wright takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Matrix Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wright tests Man's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Man 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.
Man misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Wright to counter with a crisp jab.
Wright throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wright misses with a straight left.
Wright loads up on a big right hand but Man slips the punch.
Man throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Man throws an off balance right hand
and Wright counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright misses the shot to the body.
Wright tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Man was well out of range. Poor timing from Wright.
Wright tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Man is able to avoid easily.
Man takes a swing at Wright's ribcage but misses.
Man bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wright throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Man makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Man fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wright has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Man swings widly with a right hand
and Wright counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Man throws a shot to the body.
Wright defending well as Man loads up on a big left hand.
Man lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wright throws a low kick but it's checked well by Man.
Wright throws a big shot that misses.
Wright throws a looping overhand right but Man ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Man was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wright.
Man takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wright was well out of range. Poor timing from Man.
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Wright. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wright.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Man checks it well.
Man motions for Wright to come forward. Man throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Wright misses the target.
Man scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Good standup being displayed there by Man as he connects with a hook.
Man scores with a decent looking hook.
Man is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wright.
Man fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wright manages to avoid it.
Wright throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Man sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Wright.
Man ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
A little feinted left hand from Man on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wright throws a leg kick but Man moved away.
Man throwing a counter right hand but Wright manages to avoid it.
Wright connects with a solid leg kick.
Man misses with a body punch
enabling Wright to counter with a crisp jab.
Man misses with a body shot
and Wright counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wright walks into a straight right hand from Man.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright throws a lazy uppercut
and Man counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wright thinking.
Man uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wright.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wright fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Man has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wright displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Man throws out the jab.
Man throws an off balance right hand
and Wright counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wright will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wright motions for Man to come forward. Wright throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wright.
Wright fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Man is out of range.
Man throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wright counters with a leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Man.
Man throws a head kick but Wright moves out of range.
Man chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wright can pounce on him.
Man misses with a straight left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man throws an overhand right that lands on Wright's shoulder, as Wright tries to avoid the shot.
Man throws out a loose jab but Wright uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Man lands with an overhand left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Carter Wright will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Man bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wright throws a big shot that misses.
A low kick lands for Wright.
Wright scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Man swings widly with a right hand
and Man takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wright throws a shot from downtown. Man moves away and avoids it.
Man swings for the body but Wright moves out of range.
Wright swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Man is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Man misses with a body shot.
Man throws the kick towards the body but Wright avoids it.
Wright throws a hook to the side of Man's head but Man sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Man scoring well with a low kick there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wright.
Man looks for the body kick but Wright saw that one coming.
Man checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Man lands a slapping body shot.
Wright thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wright thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man jabs Wright to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wright misses with a hook.
Man misses with a hook to the body
and Wright counters with a slapping leg kick.
Man throws a leg kick
and Wright counters with a good low kick that Man was not able to check.
Wright throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Man sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Man thinks about countering with a head kick.
Man missing with a left hand there. Wright was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Man stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wright.
Man misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wright throws a wild body kick that Man sees coming a mile off.
Wright tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Man is able to avoid easily.
Wright throws a big shot that misses.
Carter Wright seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A low kick from Wright misses
and Man counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Man checks a low kick from Wright.
A little feinted left hand from Man on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wright takes one to the side of the head.
Man throws a hook to the side of Wright's head but Wright sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Man misses with a head kick.
Man lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A chopping leg kick lands by Man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wright's sensitive parts.
Wright doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wright throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good leg kick by Wright.
Wright takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Man loads up on a big right hand but Wright slips the punch.
Wright throws out a leg kick but Man moves out of range and Wright only half commits.
Man throws a leg kick
and Wright counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Man misses with an uppercut.
Wright throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Man throws a poor cross that misses
and Wright counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Man misses with an uppercut.
Man walks into a stiff left hand from Wright.
Man throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wright.
Wright uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Man has time to react.
Wright throws a quick inside leg kick.
Man getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Man misses with a body shot.
Wright keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wright needs to keep his hands up - Man had a free shot at his head there.
Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Man moves away.
Man throws a low kick, looking for Wright's leg but Wright calmly moves out of range.
Man bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wright's head.
Man throws the left hand but Wright avoids the punch easily.
Man missing with a left hand there. Wright was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Man misses the jab.
Man misses the jab.
Man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wright thumps Man with a low kick.
Man scores with a jab. Wright acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Man missing with a left hand there. Wright was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wright misses with a wild body shot.
Wright scores with a body shot.
Wright throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wright will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Man comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wright missing with a left hand there. Man was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wright connects with a single shot there.
Man misses with a right hand
and Wright counters with a straight right hand.
Wright uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Man.
Man throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A countering left hand to the body from Wright misses.
Wright walks forward, straight into a front kick from Man.
A jab from Man finds it's way through Wright's defenses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Man moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Man scores with a nice strike.
A big right from Man misses.
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 Matrix Man will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Man throws a chopping leg kick but Wright manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Man works over Wright's head and body with a nice combination.
Man throws a leg kick which misses Wright's front leg but catches the back leg as Wright tries to avoid it.
Man finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wright scores with the left hand. Man knows he should have avoided that one.
Man goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wright throws a combination that misses
and Man counters with a leg kick.
Wright slips a jab from Man.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wright.
Man looks for the body kick but Wright saw that one coming.
Man pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Wright back to the cage. Man follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wright takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wright uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Man.
Wright looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Man ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wright uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Man.
Wright throws out a counter right but Man avoids it with no problem.
Wright throws a low kick but it's checked well by Man.
Wright throws a front kick aimed at Man's knee but Man avoids it well.
Man chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wright can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright slips under a jab.
Man checks a leg kick.
Wright throws out a loose jab but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man moves away from the strike by Wright.
Nice defenses there by Man.
Man lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Man connects with a nice looking jab.
Wright moves out of range of the strikes.
Wright feints a counter leg kick.
Wright throws a hook but Man blocks it.
Wright moves out of range as Man strikes.
Wright flicks out a counter leg kick but Man steps away.
Wright pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A low kick lands for Wright.
Man lands a right hook to the body.
Man connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
An inside leg kick from Man misses.
Man checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Man is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Man changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright misses the shot to the body.
Wright takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Man fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wright manages to avoid it.
Man ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A punch combination from Wright misses.
Man drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wright has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wright throws a hook but Man avoids it easily.
As Wright looks to move away, Man throws a big counter combo but Wright just gets out of the way.
Wright wants to land a leg kick but Man is out of range.
Man wants to land a leg kick but Wright is out of range.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wright scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wright throws a leg kick but Man sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wright looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Man moves out of range of the body kick from Wright.
Man takes a swing at Wright's ribcage but misses.
Man misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a body kick.
Man tries to land a front kick but Wright steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wright moves away.
Wright avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Man throws a shot to the body.
Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Wright is just out of range.
Wright misses with a straight left.
Wright tries to land a leg kick but Man saw it coming and moves away.
Wright throws a front kick aimed at Man's knee but Man avoids it well.
Wright throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wright takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Man throws a body kick that misses.
Wright throws a nice inside leg kick.
Man throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wright counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A nice leg kick lands there from Man.
Wright throws a poor cross that misses
and Man counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a nice inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Wright misses the target.
Man takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice straight punches there by Man. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Man.
Wright takes one to the side of the head.
Man feints and then cracks Wright's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wright down.
Wright loads up on a big right hand but Man slips the punch.
Wright slips under a jab.
Man attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut lands for Wright. That snapped Man's head back.
Wright moves forwards but Man connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wright keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wright lands with a thumping leg kick.
Man throws a body shot but no joy.
Man buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Man takes a swing at Wright's ribcage but misses.
Wright throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Man counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wright thinking.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matrix Man showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Man has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matrix Man!
An out of breath Matrix Man thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toby Keith Yrkje (ranked 169 p4p, 175 weight class) and Kronos Doomsday (ranked 21 p4p, 23 weight class). Yrkje kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is As Good As I Once Was. Doomsday is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Main Theme - Doom Eternal. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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180
22 - 12 - 0 |
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33
175
14 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Toby Keith Yrkje!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kronos Doomsday!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doomsday ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good exchange - Yrkje coming out on top.
Toby Keith Yrkje seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yrkje looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yrkje connects with an inside leg kick.
Doomsday blocks a leg kick.
Doomsday takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yrkje fails to land with a series of punches.
Doomsday tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yrkje lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A jab from Yrkje finds it's way through Doomsday's defenses.
Yrkje looks to land a right hand but Doomsday moved out of range.
Yrkje misses with a looping right.
Doomsday with the counter takedown but Yrkje avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yrkje misses the shot to the body.
Doomsday with the counter takedown but Yrkje avoids it easily.
Yrkje looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yrkje throws a leg kick that is checked
and Doomsday counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Doomsday.
Yrkje will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Doomsday sitting in guard here, content to control.
Doomsday trying to control the position from guard on top but Yrkje is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doomsday pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yrkje is keeping the position for now.
Doomsday loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Doomsday drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Yrkje dives on top into guard.
Doomsday is trying to keep Yrkje in close.
Doomsday is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Yrkje has his hands clasped together but Doomsday extends and breaks Yrkje's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Doomsday.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kronos Doomsday!
During a confident post fight interview, Kronos Doomsday thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Corassa (ranked 26 p4p, 62 weight class) and Richard Morrison (ranked 4 p4p, 5 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 13 - 2, fighting out of New York, Eduardo Corassa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Richard Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Morrison keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Corassa.
Corassa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Morrison throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Corassa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Corassa misses the target.
Morrison misses with a looping left.
As Morrison backs away, Corassa returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Morrison misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison throws a nice outside leg kick.
Morrison defending well as Corassa loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Morrison misses its intended target.
Morrison throws a jab but it's blocked by Corassa.
Corassa was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Corassa rushes Morrison and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Corassa throws a head punch that misses.
Corassa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Morrison's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Morrison breaks the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Morrison misses the target.
Corassa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison catches Corassa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Morrison throws a jab but it's blocked by Corassa.
Morrison misses the shot to the body.
Morrison moves out of range of the body kick from Corassa.
A little jabbing left from Morrison on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Morrison will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Corassa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Corassa.
Corassa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Corassa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morrison.
Morrison throws a right hand that misses
and Corassa counters with a nice body shot.
Corassa lands with a cross.
It looks like Richard Morrison has been cut.
Morrison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corassa throws an overhand right that lands on Morrison's shoulder, as Morrison tries to avoid the shot.
Corassa lands a nice shot to the body.
Morrison connects with a crisp jab.
Morrison misses the shot to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Morrison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Morrison misses with a left hand
and Corassa counters with a solid body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eduardo Corassa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Richard Morrison'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.
Morrison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Corassa.
It seemed like Morrison was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Eduardo Corassa is winning the standup battle so far.
Morrison ducks under a wild hook from Corassa.
Morrison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crunch! Corassa slams his shin into Morrison's torso.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison misses the jab.
It looked like Corassa wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A lazy body kick from Morrison
and Corassa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corassa cracks Morrison with an open hand slap.
Corassa clinches up against the cage.
Corassa misses with the head strike.
Corassa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Morrison backwards.
Corassa is leaning against Morrison and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Corassa has Morrison pressed against the cage, preventing Morrison from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Morrison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Morrison misses with a hook to the body
and Corassa counters with an outside leg kick.
Corassa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Morrison counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corassa is looking to land body kicks.
Morrison takes a swing at Corassa's ribcage but misses.
Corassa stuns Morrison with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Corassa. Morrison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Corassa seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Morrison takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Corassa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morrison can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Corassa. That's going to slow Morrison down.
Corassa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Morrison doesn't seem bothered though.
Morrison swings for the body but Corassa moves out of range.
Corassa slips a jab from Morrison.
Corassa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Corassa tries a body shot but Morrison blocks it.
Corassa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corassa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Corassa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Morrison tries to circle away but Corassa has him pinned against the cage.
Morrison wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Corassa digs a right hand underneath Morrison's ribcage. Morrison let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Corassa lands a shoulder strike.
Morrison is rocked!
Morrison wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Corassa has him pressed against the cage.
Morrison is still on wobbly legs! Can Corassa finish him?
Corassa lands a nice uppercut.
Corassa lands a right hand.
Morrison wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Morrison wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Corassa pushes Morrison against the cage. Corassa is working some dirty boxing. Corassa pushes off with a quick right hook! Morrison goes down! Morrison tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Corassa moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eduardo Corassa!
Eduardo Corassa retains his bantamweight title!
Our winner, Eduardo Corassa, 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Blank (ranked 23 p4p, 117 weight class) and Gothic Line (ranked 3 p4p, 19 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Blank!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gothic Line!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Line scores with a body shot.
Line uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blank.
Line throws a wild body kick that Blank sees coming a mile off.
Blank avoids the body shot from Line.
Good exchange - Line coming out on top.
Line throws a looping overhand right but Blank ducks down to avoid it.
Line looks to score with a jab to the body but Blank is just out of range.
Line lands with a nice body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Line misses.
Blank looks to throw the jab but Line is out of range.
Line cracks Blank with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Blank really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Blank takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Line punishes Blank's body with a nice straight punch.
Blank is breathing heavily.
Line cracks Blank with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Blank falls to his knees and Line doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gothic Line!
Gothic Line is the new heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Gothic Line made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Billy Blank was interviewed post fight and said 'I lost focus and i paid for it. it was a great fight and i am coming back much better.'.
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