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Yadiel Brown really struggled with his weight cut for this fight. After coming in at 203.3, he had two hours to cut the additional weight. He was unable to do so and as a result, his fight with Matthew Diggs was cancelled. |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Unang Zemin (ranked 2117 p4p, 2435 weight class) and Zombie Lee (ranked 122 p4p, 147 weight class). Zemin comes to the cage accompanied by 부모님 은혜. This should be fireworks!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Unang Zemin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zombie Lee!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zemin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lee.
Lee closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
 It looks like Zombie Lee has been cut.
Zemin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lee.
Lee lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lee.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
Zemin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Zemin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gold Samurai's Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Lee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zemin throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Lee with a nice cross.
Zombie Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Zemin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zemin tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zemin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Zemin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zemin throws a head punch that misses.
Lee working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zemin.
Zemin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lee is trying to break free.
Zemin slowing the pace effectively.
Zemin misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Zemin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lee blocks it with crossed arms.
Lee stalling in the clinch.
Lee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zemin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lee blocks it with crossed arms.
Lee lands with a short shot to the head.
Zemin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lee blocks it with crossed arms.
Zemin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zemin working aggressively here.
A short right from Zemin on the inside.
Zemin has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Zemin holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zemin.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Zemin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zemin backwards.
Lee has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Zemin seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lee can turn it around.
Zemin throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zemin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Zemin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zemin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zemin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Zemin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zemin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zemin misses with a punch on the inside.
Zemin throws a head punch that misses.
Zemin has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zemin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Zemin saw that one coming.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zemin.
Zemin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Lee misses.
Lee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Zemin slips under a jab from Lee.
Zemin cracks Lee with a right hand to the side of the head.
Zemin moves into the clinch.
Zemin throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
A head punch on the inside from Zemin fails to land.
Lee being controlled against the cage.
Zemin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Zemin misses with a punch on the inside.
Zemin being controlled against the cage.
Zemin misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee looking to stall.
Zemin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zemin throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Zemin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Zemin on the inside.
Lee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lee lands a hook that snaps the head of Zemin backwards.
Lee leaning his opponent against the cage.
Zemin has Lee pushed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zemin trying to stall but Lee improves his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Unang Zemin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zombie Lee's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Zemin rushes Lee and presses him up against the cage.
Zemin working aggressively here.
Zemin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zemin cracks Lee with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A telegraphed right hand from Lee misses the target.
Lee gets tackled into the cage by Zemin. Zemin maintains the clinch.
Zemin swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee stalling in the clinch.
Zemin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lee blocks it with crossed arms.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A short right from Lee.
Lee scores with a hook to the body.
Zemin throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zemin throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Zemin fails to land.
Lee leaning against his opponent.
Zemin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zemin has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zemin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Zemin misses with the head strike.
Zemin scores with a shoulder strike.
Zemin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zemin blocks an uppercut.
Zemin is trying to maintain a safe position but Lee gets an underhook and turns Zemin into the cage.
Zemin misses with the head strike.
Lee blocking some punches.
Lee is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Zemin misses with some punches.
Zemin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lee avoids it.
Zemin has Lee pushed against the cage.
Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee jabs Zemin right on the nose. Zemin blinks but takes it well.
Zemin tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Zemin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zemin lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Zemin moves into range and clinches up with Lee.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zemin swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zemin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zemin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Zemin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zemin misses with the head strike.
Zemin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zemin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee looking to slow down the pace here.
Zemin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Zemin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lee up against the cage.
Zemin blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zemin backwards.
Zemin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee trying to stall but Zemin improves his position.
Zemin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Unang Zemin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lee pushes Zemin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zemin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lee blocking some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Zemin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
Zemin misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Lee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Zemin.
A shot in the inside from Zemin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zemin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zemin throws a head punch that misses.
Zemin swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee blocking some punches.
Zemin is struggling to control the position.
Zemin scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee stalling against the cage.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Zemin misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zemin.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lee.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Unang Zemin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zombie Lee's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Zemin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lee throws out a counter right but Zemin avoids it with no problem.
Zemin rushes Lee and presses him up against the cage.
Zemin misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Zemin.
Zemin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lee.
Zemin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zemin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zemin stalling against the cage.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zemin.
Zemin's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zemin throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Zemin tries to land a knee to the head but Lee blocks with his arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zemin.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zemin's elbow.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
The referee calls for Lee to work.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zemin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A bit of stalling here from Lee.
Zemin tries to land a knee to the head but Lee blocks with his arms.
Zemin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Come on Lee - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zemin misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee blocking some punches.
Zemin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zemin throws a head punch that misses.
Lee lands with a left to the head.
Lee blocking some punches.
Zemin misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Zemin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Lee slows down the pace here.
Zemin misses with a punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zemin.
Zemin throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to stall but Zemin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Zemin misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zemin.
Zemin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zemin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zemin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Zemin looking to slow down the pace here.
Lee taking a breather.
Lee blocking some punches.
Zemin throws a head punch that misses.
Zemin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Zemin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lee blocking some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Zemin has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Lee breaks the clinch.
Lee misses the shot to the body.
Lee walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zemin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lee takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice defenses there by Zemin.
Good shot there by Lee.
Nice jab there from Lee.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lee scores with a sloppy right hand. Zemin should have avoided that one.
Zemin blocks a jab.
Zemin ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Jab from Lee.
Zombie Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Unang Zemin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that's the end of the fight!
Unang Zemin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Zemin, 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Unang Zemin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Toby MacAlister (ranked 2351 p4p, 3144 weight class) and Aljosa Medeiros (ranked 291 p4p, 368 weight class). MacAlister's entrance music is Megadeth - This Was My Life. A fine choice. Medeiros has chosen Sidequest - Chime as his entrance music. Aljosa Medeiros has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Toby MacAlister's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toby MacAlister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aljosa Medeiros!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Medeiros misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from MacAlister.
MacAlister throws a quick counter kick to the body but Medeiros avoids it.
MacAlister uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Medeiros.
Medeiros misses with a shot to the body
enabling MacAlister to counter with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from MacAlister misses its intended target.
Medeiros misses with a hook to the body
enabling MacAlister to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice shot lands for Medeiros.
Medeiros throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Medeiros has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Medeiros throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from MacAlister misses the target.
MacAlister lands with a hook. Medeiros tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Medeiros misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Medeiros throws an off balance right hand
and MacAlister counters with a solid body kick.
A big right from Medeiros misses.
A quick step to the side and MacAlister tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacAlister misses with a head kick.
MacAlister moves away from the strike by Medeiros.
MacAlister throwing a counter right hand but Medeiros manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Medeiros throws a hook to the side of MacAlister's head but MacAlister sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Medeiros scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Medeiros misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The strikes coming from Medeiros are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Medeiros misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
MacAlister is looking to regain half guard here but Medeiros keeps moving and retains side control.
MacAlister is working hard here to advance position.
Medeiros is trying to move to mount but MacAlister reverses beautifully and ends up in Medeiros's guard.
Medeiros is trying to control the position but MacAlister postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacAlister stands and throws Medeiros's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Medeiros is looking to regain half guard here but MacAlister keeps moving and retains side control.
Medeiros has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
MacAlister controlling from side mount.
MacAlister working away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Medeiros is not content to let MacAlister control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as MacAlister stalls from top position.
MacAlister advances to full mount.
MacAlister punishing his opponent with strikes.
MacAlister unloads with some shots from mount but Medeiros bucks and avoids them well.
Medeiros is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacAlister controlling from the full mount.
Medeiros tries to reverse the position but MacAlister maintains control.
MacAlister tries to control but Medeiros wriggling away.
MacAlister with shots to the head and body - Medeiros looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Toby MacAlister dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Medeiros takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Toby MacAlister is winning the standup battle so far.
MacAlister ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Medeiros throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
MacAlister throws a sloppy head kick and Medeiros moves out of range easily.
Medeiros throws out a counter right but MacAlister avoids it with no problem.
Medeiros misses with a wild body shot.
MacAlister swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Medeiros scores with a jab to the jaw.
A solid leg kick lands there for MacAlister.
Medeiros doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
MacAlister swings for the body but Medeiros moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That kick from MacAlister tenderised Medeiros's leg. Medeiros is trying to keep his angry face on.
MacAlister throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Medeiros swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
MacAlister stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Medeiros fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Medeiros uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from MacAlister.
Aljosa Medeiros seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MacAlister uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Medeiros.
Medeiros looks to score with a jab to the body but MacAlister is just out of range.
Medeiros misses with a straight right.
MacAlister lands the left hand.
MacAlister on the wrong end of a nice hook.
MacAlister does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
MacAlister uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Medeiros.
Toby MacAlister is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by MacAlister.
Medeiros scores with a crisp jab that stopped MacAlister in his tracks.
MacAlister lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Medeiros just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Medeiros.
MacAlister throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
MacAlister looks to throw the jab but Medeiros is out of range.
MacAlister swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
MacAlister scores with a nice strike.
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!
Medeiros misses with a hook.
MacAlister is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Medeiros can do to turn this around?
Medeiros looks to land a right hand but MacAlister moved out of range.
MacAlister slips under a jab.
Medeiros swings for the body but MacAlister moves out of range.
Medeiros 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.
MacAlister misses the jab.
MacAlister lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Medeiros. MacAlister does a little dance to reset his feet.
Medeiros swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Medeiros scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Medeiros. MacAlister does a little dance to reset his feet.
MacAlister swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Medeiros loads up on a big right hand but MacAlister slips the punch.
MacAlister works Medeiros's body with a nice hook.
Medeiros throws a shot from downtown. MacAlister moves away and avoids it.
Medeiros thows a left - swing and a miss!
Medeiros misses with a left hand
and MacAlister counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice straight punches there by Medeiros. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Medeiros.
MacAlister tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Medeiros was well out of range. Poor timing from MacAlister.
MacAlister throws an overhand right that lands on Medeiros's shoulder, as Medeiros tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacAlister gets cracked there but stands up to it.
MacAlister takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Medeiros rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
MacAlister thuds his right hand into Medeiros's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Medeiros takes a swing at MacAlister's ribcage but misses.
Medeiros uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by MacAlister.
MacAlister connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Medeiros rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and MacAlister counters with a lovely straight right hand!
MacAlister takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
MacAlister connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Medeiros's hands.
MacAlister uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Medeiros.
MacAlister ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Toby MacAlister dominated that second round.
That's time! MacAlister's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
MacAlister misses the shot to the body.
Medeiros misses with a left hand
letting MacAlister counter with a right hand.
MacAlister throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Medeiros let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Medeiros misses the target.
MacAlister is looking to counter punch.
Medeiros throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
MacAlister stuffs the takedown.
MacAlister listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Medeiros fakes high and swings low for a body shot but MacAlister manages to avoid it.
Medeiros fakes high and swings low for a body shot but MacAlister manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacAlister cracks Medeiros with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
MacAlister Throws a clean left jab. MacAlister Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Medeiros's chin! Medeiros crumbles to the ground and MacAlister follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by MacAlister!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Toby MacAlister!
Toby MacAlister thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Dunk (ranked 1953 p4p, 1394 weight class) and Tobias Ahearn (ranked 270 p4p, 194 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jason Dunk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tobias Ahearn!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahearn cracks Dunk with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
 It looks like Jason Dunk has been cut.
Ahearn looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jason Dunk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ahearn misses with a looping left.
Ahearn lands a body shot.
Nice jab there from Ahearn.
Dunk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ahearn gets a clinch.
Dunk misses with an elbow strike.
Ahearn working aggressively here.
Ahearn blocks the elbow strike.
Dunk misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dunk throws an elbow but misses.
Dunk stalling against the cage.
Ahearn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ahearn.
I was talking to Dunk's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ahearn tries to throw a body punch but Dunk avoids it by throwing Ahearn back against the cage.
Ahearn tries to work over Dunk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Ahearn as the two fighters clinch.
Ahearn tries to work over Dunk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ahearn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dunk pushes off an throws an elbow but Ahearn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dunk misses with an elbow strike.
Ahearn misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ahearn.
Dunk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Ahearn.
Ahearn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dunk backwards.
Ahearn dodges an elbow strike from Dunk.
Ahearn lands a right hand.
Ahearn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ahearn prevents Dunk from breaking the clinch.
Ahearn blocks an elbow strike.
Ahearn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dunk backwards.
Ahearn presses Dunk against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dunk blocks a body shot from Ahearn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahearn has a couple of punches blocked by Dunk.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short uppercut from Ahearn.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dunk.
Ahearn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dunk darts in and clinches Ahearn up against the cage.
Ahearn tries to work over Dunk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ahearn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dunk scores with a head kick.
Dunk on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ahearn throws a big shot that misses.
Ahearn misses with a wild body shot.
Dunk throws a head kick but Ahearn moves out of range.
Ahearn avoids the head kick by Dunk.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunk gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Ahearn gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Dunk is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tobias Ahearn!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toe Jam (ranked 1587 p4p, 2196 weight class) and Alexander Mesquita (ranked 214 p4p, 297 weight class). Toe Jam has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Toe Jam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander Mesquita!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mesquita shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mesquita uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jam.
Jam lands a body shot.
Mesquita takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mesquita looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mesquita shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jam pinned against the cage. Jam gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jam is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mesquita.
Mesquita displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jam throws out the jab.
Jam has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ubergym in the buildup to the fight.
Mesquita tries to clinch up but Jam circles away and keeps his distance.
Mesquita tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jam defends well and Mesquita ends up having to push Jam into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jam waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mesquita.
Jam connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mesquita. Mesquita circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jam throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mesquita sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mesquita will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Toe Jam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Mesquita.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jam bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mesquita's head.
 Mesquita is rocked!
Jam ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Mesquita's jaw. Mesquita's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Jam does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Toe Jam!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Toe Jam made sure he mentioned Northern Zombie, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabe Garcia (ranked 6150 p4p, 3267 weight class) and King Ipitan (ranked 500 p4p, 362 weight class). Gabe Garcia had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gabe Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, King Ipitan!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia misses with a takedown attempt
and Ipitan counters with a left and a right that stings Garcia.
Ipitan drives through and clinches with Garcia against the cage.
Ipitan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Garcia's defenses.
It looks like Gabe Garcia has been cut.
Garcia is trying to pull guard but Ipitan has him pressed against the cage.
Garcia jumps guard but Ipitan turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gabe Garcia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ipitan to keep the fight standing.
Ipitan landing knees to the head.
Ipitan lands an uppercut that drops Garcia! Ipitan follows him to the canvas looking to finish.
 Garcia is rocked!
Garcia is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia is looking to reverse the position.
Oh Garcia is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ipitan wants to stand but Garcia is controlling his arm.
Garcia is trying to improve his position.
Ipitan tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Garcia tries to improve position but can't.
Ipitan wants to stand but Garcia has his arm trapped.
Garcia seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia manages to get back to half guard.
Ipitan tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Garcia is looking to improve his position.
Ipitan tries to stand and escape but Garcia is controlling the position.
Garcia trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ipitan tries to stand and escape but Garcia is controlling the position.
Garcia is trying is best to control the position here.
Garcia has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ipitan is working away from the top position though.
Garcia actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Garcia is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ipitan has Garcia up against the cage in a clinch.
Ipitan lands a damaging elbow.
Ipitan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Garcia is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Garcia is looking for a takedown.
A short right from Ipitan on the inside.
A short uppercut from Ipitan.
Ipitan with a knee to the head.
Ipitan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ipitan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Garcia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Garcia's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ipitan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Garcia blocks it with crossed arms.
Ipitan lands with a right to the head.
Ipitan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ipitan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ipitan creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Garcia with a big uppercut! Garcia tries to clinch up but Ipitan pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Garcia to the mat! Garcia covers up and Ipitan unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). King Ipitan!
During a confident post fight interview, King Ipitan 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam Hiro Iwaga Genochin (ranked 573 p4p, 533 weight class) and Clint Rivers (ranked 80 p4p, 68 weight class). Iwaga Genochin's entrance music is Majinahanashi. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sam Hiro Iwaga Genochin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Clint Rivers!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iwaga Genochin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Iwaga Genochin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rivers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rivers was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Iwaga Genochin has managed to clinch.
Rivers misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Rivers fails to land.
Iwaga Genochin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rivers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rivers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rivers moves out of range of the leg kick from Iwaga Genochin.
Rivers throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Iwaga Genochin on the side of the head.
Iwaga Genochin pushes Rivers up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Rivers - that landed with a thud.
Rivers lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rivers can't find room to land a body shot as Iwaga Genochin controls the action.
Iwaga Genochin takes a shot to the head.
Rivers breaks the clinch.
Iwaga Genochin tries to clinch but Rivers is having none of it.
Iwaga Genochin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rivers breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Iwaga Genochin misses with a head kick.
Rivers jabs Iwaga Genochin right on the nose. Iwaga Genochin blinks but takes it well.
Rivers connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivers takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Iwaga Genochin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rivers stuns Iwaga Genochin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Iwaga Genochin darts in trying to clinch
enabling Rivers to counter with a crisp jab.
Sloppy strikes from Rivers. Those never looked like landing.
Rivers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Iwaga Genochin.
Iwaga Genochin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rivers walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Iwaga Genochin. Rivers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Rivers. That snapped Iwaga Genochin's head back.
Rivers lands with a right hand.
Iwaga Genochin blocks a leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Iwaga Genochin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab from Rivers misses.
Rivers with a jab.
Iwaga Genochin throws the kick towards the body but Rivers avoids it.
Rivers throws out a counter right but Iwaga Genochin avoids it with no problem.
Iwaga Genochin tries to clinch up.
Iwaga Genochin tries to move into range but Rivers moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivers misses with a few strikes there.
Iwaga Genochin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rivers looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Iwaga Genochin tries to clinch up.
Rivers flicks out a counter leg kick but Iwaga Genochin steps away.
Iwaga Genochin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A left lands for Rivers.
A big right from Rivers misses.
Iwaga Genochin throws a head kick that misses
and Rivers counters with a stiff right hand.
A cross from Iwaga Genochin lands.
Iwaga Genochin darts in and clinches Rivers up against the cage.
Rivers tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rivers breaks from the clinch.
Iwaga Genochin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rivers looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Iwaga Genochin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rivers misses with a straight right.
Rivers has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Rivers gets tackled into the cage by Iwaga Genochin. Iwaga Genochin maintains the clinch.
Iwaga Genochin trying to stall but Rivers improves his position.
Iwaga Genochin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rivers misses with some punches.
Iwaga Genochin lands a damaging elbow.
Rivers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Iwaga Genochin lands a nice uppercut.
Rivers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rivers lands a jab to Iwaga Genochin's midsection.
Iwaga Genochin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rivers swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rivers scores with a nice right hand.
Jab from Rivers.
Rivers lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rivers's jab looks to have found its range, popping Iwaga Genochin under the eye.
Rivers tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rivers throws a body shot but no joy.
Iwaga Genochin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rivers throws out the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rivers lands with a nice body punch.
Iwaga Genochin misses the jab.
Rivers scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Iwaga Genochin throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivers darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Iwaga Genochin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rivers lands a head shot.
Iwaga Genochin misses with a right hand
and Rivers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Iwaga Genochin is rocked!
Rivers smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Oh Iwaga Genochin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rivers fakes the body blow, causing Iwaga Genochin to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Iwaga Genochin goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Clint Rivers!
Clint Rivers very nearly forgot to thank PWNAGE™ amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Petar Popara (ranked 714 p4p, 687 weight class) and Jose Castellanos (ranked 101 p4p, 97 weight class). 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Petar Popara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Castellanos!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popara defending well as Castellanos loads up on a big left hand.
Popara throws a jab but it's blocked by Castellanos.
Popara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Castellanos.
A telegraphed right hand from Castellanos misses the target.
Castellanos connects with a good right hand that stumbles Popara. Popara circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Castellanos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Castellanos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Popara.
Castellanos jabs Popara to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Castellanos's jab looks to have found its range, popping Popara under the eye.
Castellanos misses with a straight left.
Castellanos thuds his right hand into Popara's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Decent striking displayed by Castellanos there.
Castellanos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Castellanos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Popara.
Jab by Castellanos.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Popara just misses with a punch to the body.
Popara moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Popara staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castellanos scores with a hook.
Popara throws a predictable looking body shot
and Castellanos counters with a straight right hand.
Popara closes the distance and clinches.
Castellanos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Popara lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Jose Castellanos has been cut.
Popara lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Castellanos blocks an elbow strike.
Popara presses Castellanos against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Castellanos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Popara digs a right hand into Castellanos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Castellanos's gas tank.
Castellanos misses with a punch on the inside.
Castellanos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Popara pushes off an throws an elbow but Castellanos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Popara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castellanos's elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castellanos prevents a body shot from Popara.
Castellanos breaks from the clinch.
Popara slips under a jab.
Popara looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Popara slips under a jab.
Popara misses with a straight right.
Castellanos is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Popara had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Popara throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Castellanos.
Castellanos lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Popara slips under a jab from Castellanos.
A big left from Popara misses.
A jab lands there for Popara.
Castellanos lands a slapping body shot.
Castellanos scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Popara slips a jab from Castellanos.
Popara tries to clinch up.
Popara slips a jab from Castellanos.
Popara misses with a straight right.
Castellanos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Popara counters with a straight right hand.
Popara throws out a loose jab but Castellanos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castellanos is trying to counter with his kicks.
Castellanos 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.
Castellanos throws the kick towards the body but Popara avoids it.
Castellanos lands with a hook. Popara tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Castellanos looks to throw the jab but Popara is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castellanos misses the jab.
Popara throwing a counter right hand but Castellanos manages to avoid it.
Popara throws a body shot but no joy.
Castellanos scores with a hook to the body. Popara takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Castellanos lands a nice looking body shot.
Castellanos jabs Popara right on the nose. Popara blinks but takes it well.
Popara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Castellanos was well out of range. Poor timing from Popara.
Castellanos throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Castellanos lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Popara smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Castellanos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Popara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Castellanos.
Castellanos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Popara throws a looping overhand right but Castellanos ducks down to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Castellanos.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Popara just misses with a elbow thrown towards Castellanos's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Castellanos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Castellanos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Popara throws a shot from downtown. Castellanos moves away and avoids it.
Castellanos throws a jab when Popara was well out of range.
Castellanos is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Castellanos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Castellanos's corner calls for a 1-2. Castellanos obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Castellanos ducks under a wild hook from Popara.
Castellanos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Castellanos throws a hook to the side of Popara's head but Popara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Popara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Castellanos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castellanos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Popara swings for the body but Castellanos moves out of range.
Castellanos sizes up Popara with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Popara tries to clinch there but Castellanos circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Castellanos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jose Castellanos's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Castellanos takes a jab right on the kisser.
Popara fails with an attempt to clinch.
A solid body kick from Castellanos.
Castellanos lands a jab.
Castellanos lunges at Popara with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Popara's hand.
Popara throws a hook but Castellanos avoids it easily.
Castellanos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Castellanos cracks Popara with a right hand to the side of the head.
Castellanos bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Castellanos.
A jab lands there for Castellanos.
Castellanos throws a leg kick but Popara checks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Popara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Castellanos.
Castellanos throws a poor cross that misses
and Popara counters with a nice uppercut.
Popara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Castellanos misses.
Castellanos feints and then cracks Popara's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Popara down.
Castellanos misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Popara wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Castellanos attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Popara is looking to counter punch.
Castellanos misses with a wild body shot.
Castellanos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Popara ducks under a wild hook from Castellanos.
Popara takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Castellanos thuds his right hand into Popara's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Popara fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Castellanos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Popara clinches up with Castellanos and pushes him back against the cage.
Popara scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castellanos.
Castellanos prevents a body shot from Popara.
Popara pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Castellanos tries a body shot but Popara blocks it.
Petar Popara has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Castellanos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Popara has him pressed against the cage.
Castellanos can't find room to land a body shot as Popara controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Castellanos.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Popara lands a shoulder strike.
Popara misses with a body punch.
Castellanos misses with the head strike.
Popara throws an elbow that misses.
Castellanos blocks an uppercut.
Popara throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Castellanos can't find room to land a body shot as Popara controls the action.
Castellanos misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Castellanos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Castellanos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Castellanos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Popara gets through Castellanos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Popara throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Castellanos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Castellanos moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Castellanos walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Popara checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Castellanos swings for the body but Popara moves out of range.
It looked like Popara was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Castellanos.
Jose Castellanos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Castellanos digs a good hook to Popara's body.
Popara takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castellanos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Popara.
A swing and a miss from Popara.
Castellanos looks to throw the jab but Popara is out of range.
Popara steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Castellanos. That one must have hurt.
Castellanos slips under a jab.
Popara connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Castellanos's hands.
Popara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Castellanos.
Popara throws a looping overhand right but Castellanos ducks down to avoid it.
Popara slips a straight right by Castellanos.
Castellanos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Popara throws out the jab.
Castellanos throws an overhand right that lands on Popara's shoulder, as Popara tries to avoid the shot.
Popara swings widly with a right hand
and Castellanos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big right from Castellanos misses.
A big right from Castellanos misses.
A jab from Castellanos misses.
Popara wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Popara's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Castellanos connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Popara scrambles back to his feet.
Castellanos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Popara looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fight stays on the outside here - Popara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castellanos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Castellanos misses with a straight left.
Popara takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A thudding body kick lands there by Castellanos!
Popara wants to clinch up but Castellanos keeps it at a distance.
Popara takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Castellanos throws a body shot but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Castellanos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jose Castellanos's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Castellanos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Popara.
Popara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Castellanos.
Jose Castellanos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castellanos connects with a looping right hand.
Castellanos throws a body kick that misses.
Popara tries to clinch up.
Castellanos lands a nice shot that snaps Popara's head back.
Popara misses with a series of wild punches.
Castellanos lands with an uppercut that bounces Popara off the cage and back into range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Popara misses with a body shot.
Popara tries to close the distance and clinch but Castellanos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Castellanos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Popara moves away from the strike by Castellanos.
Castellanos with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popara doesn't manage to clinch there - Castellanos circles away.
A punch lands to the side of Popara 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Popara swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Castellanos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Popara ducks under a wild hook from Castellanos.
Castellanos misses with a hook.
Castellanos misses the jab.
Castellanos scores with a hook to the body. Popara takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Popara wants to clinch up but Castellanos keeps it at a distance.
A little jabbing left from Castellanos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Castellanos's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Popara connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Castellanos scrambles back to his feet.
Popara slips a straight right by Castellanos.
Popara drives through and clinches with Castellanos against the cage.
Popara misses with an elbow over the top.
Popara misses with an elbow strike.
Castellanos blocks an elbow strike from Popara.
Castellanos breaks the clinch.
Popara blocks a jab.
Popara throwing a counter right hand but Castellanos manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Castellanos finds it's target.
Popara will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Popara takes the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castellanos manages to break the clinch.
Popara looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Castellanos misses with an uppercut.
Castellanos scores with a punch to the head.
The fighters circling - Castellanos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Popara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Castellanos.
A quick step to the side and Popara tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Castellanos moves out of range of the strikes.
Popara looks to score with a jab to the body but Castellanos is just out of range.
Popara is looking to clinch but Castellanos is avoiding it.
Castellanos misses the jab.
A jab from Popara misses.
Popara slips under a jab from Castellanos.
Popara is looking to clinch.
Castellanos slips a straight right by Popara.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Popara misses with a jab, cross combination.
Castellanos cracks Popara with a right hand to the side of the head.
Castellanos moves out of range of the strikes.
Castellanos misses with a hook to the body
and Popara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Popara moves out of range of the strikes.
Petar Popara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Castellanos scoring well with a low kick there.
Castellanos misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Popara on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Popara moves out of range of the strikes.
Popara walks into a left hand.
Castellanos throws a poor cross that misses
and Popara counters with a straight right hand.
Castellanos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Castellanos just misses with a punch to the body.
Popara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Castellanos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castellanos misses the jab.
Castellanos looks to land a left hand but Popara moved out of range nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Popara tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Castellanos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice jab there from Castellanos.
Popara throws a hook but Castellanos blocks it.
A slow jab from Castellanos misses its intended target.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Popara! Castellanos is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Petar Popara!
During a confident post fight interview, Petar Popara 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Thomas (ranked 971 p4p, 443 weight class) and Danyaal Zahedi (ranked 121 p4p, 63 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Danyaal Zahedi was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derrick Thomas !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danyaal Zahedi!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Zahedi. Beautiful body shot.
Thomas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Zahedi closes the distance and clinches.
Zahedi tries a body shot but Thomas blocks it.
Thomas tries a body shot but Zahedi blocks it.
Thomas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thomas is looking to control Zahedi's arms but Zahedi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Thomas has his back to the cage.
Zahedi blocks a body shot from Thomas .
Zahedi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thomas prevents a body shot from Zahedi.
A right hand to the body from Thomas .
Zahedi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Thomas .
Zahedi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zahedi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thomas scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas cracks Zahedi with a nice body shot.
Thomas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thomas throws out a powerful jab.
Thomas pushes Zahedi away with a front kick.
Zahedi looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thomas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zahedis head.
Thomas prevents a body shot from Zahedi.
Thomas lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Thomas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thomas blocking some punches.
Thomas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thomas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thomas scores with a shot to the side of Zahedi's head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thomas .
Thomas blocking some punches.
Thomas gets through Zahedi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zahedi has a couple of punches blocked by Thomas .
Thomas stalling in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thomas .
Thomas working aggressively here.
Zahedi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
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!
Thomas pushes Zahedi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zahedi is rocked!
Thomas blocks a body shot from Zahedi.
Zahedi is still on wobbly legs! Can Thomas finish him?
Thomas cracks Zahedi with a nice body shot.
Zahedi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Thomas seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Zahedi can turn it around.
Thomas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thomas pushes Zahedi against the cage. Thomas is working some dirty boxing. Thomas pushes off with a quick right hook! Zahedi goes down! Zahedi tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Thomas moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Derrick Thomas !
Derrick Thomas thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sauvage Thibodeaux (ranked 664 p4p, 721 weight class) and Karl Schwarzschild (ranked 94 p4p, 100 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 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sauvage Thibodeaux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Karl Schwarzschild!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwarzschild looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Schwarzschild throws a body kick that misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Thibodeaux moves out of range of the strikes.
Schwarzschild throws a leg kick
and Thibodeaux decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Schwarzschild's guard.
Thibodeaux won't allow Schwarzschild to sweep him here.
Schwarzschild throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schwarzschild trying to keep a closed guard but Thibodeaux is proving a slippery customer.
Schwarzschild looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thibodeaux being controlled here momentarily.
Thibodeaux throws a big right hand that misses.
Schwarzschild looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thibodeaux is one step ahead there.
Schwarzschild keeps trying to improve his position.
Thibodeaux throws an elbow that misses. Schwarzschild uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Thibodeaux's guard. Nice move by Schwarzschild!
Schwarzschild looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Schwarzschild lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux is trying to hold Schwarzschild in close to prevent damage but Schwarzschild has managed to pass into half guard.
Thibodeaux wants to control but Schwarzschild is keeping busy.
Thibodeaux blocking the ground and pound attempt from Schwarzschild.
Schwarzschild thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Schwarzschild slips a nice elbow through Thibodeaux's hands, connecting with Thibodeaux's forehead.
Schwarzschild thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Thibodeaux's head.
Thibodeaux regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Schwarzschild.
Thibodeaux keeping moving, preventing Schwarzschild from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thibodeaux is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Thibodeaux not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Schwarzschild is concentrating on defense, preventing Thibodeaux from advancing position.
Schwarzschild felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Schwarzschild trying to control here.
Schwarzschild moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Thibodeaux accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Schwarzschild throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Thibodeaux scoring with punches to the head and body.
Thibodeaux has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzschild is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Thibodeaux won't allow Schwarzschild to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schwarzschild bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Thibodeaux's guard.
Thibodeaux can't keep his opponent in guard - Schwarzschild advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Schwarzschild is thwarting Thibodeaux's attempts to control the position.
Schwarzschild wants to control but Thibodeaux is keeping him busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thibodeaux wants to improve his position but Schwarzschild is controlling well.
Schwarzschild works his way into full mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Schwarzschild dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Schwarzschild takes a swing at Thibodeaux's ribcage but misses.
Thibodeaux tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Schwarzschild defends well and Thibodeaux ends up having to push Schwarzschild into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Schwarzschild breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Schwarzschild works Thibodeaux's body with a nice hook.
A combination from Schwarzschild does no damage.
Thibodeaux changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Schwarzschild fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thibodeaux is looking to counter the offense by Schwarzschild and move into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schwarzschild scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thibodeaux doesn't seem bothered though.
Schwarzschild looks to score with a jab to the body but Thibodeaux is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzschild tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thibodeaux was well out of range. Poor timing from Schwarzschild.
Thibodeaux misses with a takedown
and Schwarzschild cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Schwarzschild feints and then cracks Thibodeaux's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thibodeaux down.
Thibodeaux doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Schwarzschild connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sauvage Thibodeaux. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schwarzschild throws the kick towards the body but Thibodeaux avoids it.
Thibodeaux tries to counter by clinching up but Schwarzschild breaks away and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux avoids the head kick by Schwarzschild.
Schwarzschild stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Schwarzschild wants it to stay on the feet.
Schwarzschild punishes Thibodeaux's body with a nice straight punch.
Schwarzschild is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Thibodeaux rather than just go for the knockout.
Thibodeaux walks into a straight right hand from Schwarzschild.
Thibodeaux shoots in for a takedown but Schwarzschild shows good takedown defense.
Schwarzschild misses with a head kick.
Thibodeaux is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Schwarzschild.
A cross from Schwarzschild lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schwarzschild thows a body kick. Thibodeaux tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Schwarzschild is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Thibodeaux gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Schwarzschild counters with a nice body shot.
Schwarzschild lands a jab to Thibodeaux's midsection.
Schwarzschild misses with a leg kick
and Thibodeaux counters with a single leg into guard. Schwarzschild didn't expect that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Schwarzschild's head.
Schwarzschild has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Schwarzschild is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Thibodeaux is aware though and is defending well.
Thibodeaux throws a big right hand that misses.
Schwarzschild is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schwarzschild works his foot free and advances to mount.
Thibodeaux is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Schwarzschild punching from mount but Thibodeaux doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Schwarzschild putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Schwarzschild 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Thibodeaux tries to score a power double leg takedown but Schwarzschild sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Thibodeaux somewhat.
Nice body kick from Schwarzschild.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schwarzschild throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Thibodeaux counters with a nice double leg into side control. Schwarzschild won't be happy with that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwarzschild regains half guard.
Schwarzschild trying to control but Thibodeaux postures up.
Thibodeaux lands strikes from half guard.
Schwarzschild has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Schwarzschild gets back to full guard.
Schwarzschild wants to sweep but no luck.
Schwarzschild has Thibodeaux pulled in close to control his posture.
Thibodeaux loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Schwarzschild is pulling down on Thibodeaux's head. It's preventing any offense from Thibodeaux, at least for the moment.
Thibodeaux trying to control but Schwarzschild is working from the bottom.
Schwarzschild tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Schwarzschild manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Thibodeaux manages to get himself to full guard.
Thibodeaux working a defensive guard but Schwarzschild manages to pass into side control anyway.
Thibodeaux manages to work his way to half guard, despite Schwarzschild's best efforts.
Thibodeaux slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Thibodeaux working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Schwarzschild doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Schwarzschild manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thibodeaux keeping moving, preventing Schwarzschild from controlling successfully.
Schwarzschild is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Schwarzschild's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Schwarzschild trying to control but Thibodeaux is working from the bottom.
Schwarzschild looking to pass the guard.
Thibodeaux keeping moving, preventing Schwarzschild from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Thibodeaux is adopting a defensive guard.
Schwarzschild trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Karl Schwarzschild is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Schwarzschild trying to control but Thibodeaux is working from the bottom.
Thibodeaux is trying to keep Schwarzschild in close.
Schwarzschild trying to control but Thibodeaux is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thibodeaux fails with a takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Karl Schwarzschild.
Well Schwarzschild 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl Schwarzschild!
During a confident post fight interview, Karl Schwarzschild thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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