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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Miranda (ranked 2801 p4p, 4331 weight class) and Kirov Sturmovik (ranked 415 p4p, 568 weight class). Kirov Sturmovik 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bruno Miranda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kirov Sturmovik!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miranda throws a right hand that misses
enabling Sturmovik to counter with a crisp jab.
 It looks like Bruno Miranda has been cut.
Sturmovik just misses with a punch to the body.
Miranda changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
The fighters circle momentarily. Miranda darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Miranda lands with a nice body punch.
Sturmovik misses with a body shot.
Sturmovik feints and then cracks Miranda's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Miranda down.
Miranda's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sturmovik connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Miranda scrambles back to his feet.
Sturmovik steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Miranda is out on his feet! Sturmovik sets himself and nearly takes Miranda's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kirov Sturmovik!
Kirov Sturmovik seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Igor Trubitsyn (ranked 2028 p4p, 1932 weight class) and Mason Rogers (ranked 266 p4p, 252 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Trubitsyn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 18 - 1, fighting out of London, Mason Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers keeps the fight on the outside.
Trubitsyn moves out of range as Rogers strikes.
Trubitsyn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rogers ducks under a wild hook from Trubitsyn.
Trubitsyn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rogers.
Trubitsyn connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rogers. Rogers circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Trubitsyn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Trubitsyn missing with a left hand there. Rogers was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Igor Trubitsyn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trubitsyn misses with a hook. Rogers ducked under it nicely.
Trubitsyn swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rogers counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Trubitsyn thinking.
Trubitsyn throws a poor cross that misses
and Rogers counters with a stiff right hand.
Rogers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An inside leg kick from Rogers misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trubitsyn checks a leg kick.
Trubitsyn feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Rogers takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Trubitsyn jabs at Rogers's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rogers tries to clinch but Trubitsyn moves out of range.
Rogers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Trubitsyn throws out the jab.
Rogers appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A low kick lands for Trubitsyn.
Trubitsyn misses with a wild combination.
Rogers takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rogers moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rogers has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Trubitsyn scores with a one two! Rogers had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rogers scores with a jab to the body.
Rogers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trubitsyn manages to avoid it.
Rogers works Trubitsyn's body with a nice hook.
Rogers lands a right hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rogers scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rogers lands with a shot to the body.
Trubitsyn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rogers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rogers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trubitsyn stuns Rogers with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A good leg kick by Rogers.
Rogers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rogers ducks under a wild hook from Trubitsyn.
Rogers slips a straight right by Trubitsyn.
Trubitsyn misses with the combination.
Rogers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trubitsyn.
Trubitsyn attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Trubitsyn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Trubitsyn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Trubitsyn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
 It looks like Mason Rogers has been cut.
Trubitsyn misses with a punch to the body.
Rogers tries to score a body lock takedown but Trubitsyn shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trubitsyn lands with a left to the head.
Trubitsyn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trubitsyn has a couple of punches blocked by Rogers.
Rogers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rogers can't find room to land a body shot as Trubitsyn controls the action.
Trubitsyn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rogers gets control of Trubitsyn's arms and successfully pulls guard. Rogers will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Trubitsyn won't allow Rogers to sweep him here.
Trubitsyn wants to stand and escape but instead Rogers has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Rogers throws a big elbow that misses.
Trubitsyn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rogers throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers preventing the sweep.
Trubitsyn is looking to sweep but instead, Rogers has passed into half guard.
Rogers looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Trubitsyn with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trubitsyn is trying to stand up here but Rogers is controlling him well.
Rogers wants to lay and pray for a moment but Trubitsyn keeps working.
Trubitsyn won't allow Rogers to pass to mount.
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 Igor Trubitsyn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mason Rogers's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rogers shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Trubitsyn eats them both and turns towards Rogers to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Trubitsyn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rogers manages to avoid it.
Rogers wants to counter the offense by Trubitsyn and move into the clinch position.
Trubitsyn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rogers moves away.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Trubitsyn tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Trubitsyn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rogers manages to avoid it.
Igor Trubitsyn is winning the standup battle so far.
Rogers stuns Trubitsyn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Trubitsyn scores with a nice strike.
Rogers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Trubitsyn backing away here, and Rogers unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Rogers lands with an overhand left.
Rogers darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rogers misses with a looping left.
Rogers shoots in but Trubitsyn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rogers avoids a kick to the body.
Rogers takes a swing at Trubitsyn's ribcage but misses.
Trubitsyn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rogers feints a jab promting Trubitsyn to slip. Rogers then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Trubitsyn slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Trubitsyn.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rogers checks a leg kick.
Trubitsyn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rogers swats away the attempt to clinch by Trubitsyn.
Rogers is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Trubitsyn rather than just go for the knockout.
Trubitsyn misses with a straight right.
Rogers tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Rogers misses with a right hand
and Trubitsyn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Trubitsyn tries to clinch up but Rogers circles away and keeps his distance.
Rogers scores with a nice head shot.
Trubitsyn tries to clinch
and Rogers counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That kick from Rogers tenderised Trubitsyn's leg. Trubitsyn is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rogers cracks a nice hook into Trubitsyn's ribs.
Rogers throws a nice inside leg kick.
Trubitsyn moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trubitsyn closes the distance and pushes Rogers back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trubitsyn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rogers avoiding damage.
Rogers dodges an elbow strike from Trubitsyn.
Trubitsyn misses with a knee to the head.
Trubitsyn can't find room to land a body shot as Rogers controls the action.
Rogers crunches a lovely knee into Trubitsyn's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Trubitsyn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Trubitsyn fails to land.
Trubitsyn tries to stall but Rogers uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rogers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rogers working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rogers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rogers as Trubitsyn tries to tie him up.
The referee is keeping an eye on Trubitsyn - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rogers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trubitsyn stalls.
Trubitsyn is looking to break free of the clinch but Rogers has double underhooks.
Trubitsyn throws a punch but it's blocked by Rogers.
Trubitsyn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rogers has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Trubitsyn regains guard immediately.
Rogers is looking to work some ground and pound but Trubitsyn has wrist control.
Rogers passes Trubitsyn's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers working Trubitsyn over with strikes.
Rogers has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rogers lands a nice short elbow.
Rogers thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Trubitsyn's head.
Nice strikes from Rogers there.
Trubitsyn is trying to stand back up but Rogers is controlling him
Trubitsyn is looking for a sweep. Rogers is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rogers seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rogers scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mason Rogers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mason Rogers's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rogers throws a low kick but it's checked well by Trubitsyn.
Trubitsyn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rogers comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rogers scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Trubitsyn misses with a body shot.
Trubitsyn misses with a body shot
and Rogers counters with a left and a right that stings Trubitsyn.
A telegraphed right hand from Trubitsyn misses the target.
Rogers now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rogers throws a series of punches but Trubitsyn moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trubitsyn. Rogers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rogers scores with a shot to the body.
Rogers looks to land a left hand but Trubitsyn moved out of range nicely.
Rogers moves out of range of the strikes.
Trubitsyn checks a low kick from Rogers.
Rogers with a nice calf kick.
Trubitsyn throws a poor cross that misses
and Rogers counters with a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trubitsyn lands a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trubitsyn doesn't manage to clinch there - Rogers circles away.
Rogers is looking for the big counter here.
Trubitsyn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rogers is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rogers cracks Trubitsyn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Trubitsyn swings for the body but Rogers moves out of range.
Trubitsyn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rogers counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rogers with a hook.
Rogers tries a low kick but Trubitsyn avoids it.
Trubitsyn is looking to counter punch.
Trubitsyn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rogers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jab, jab by Rogers - just one landing.
Rogers throws a low kick but Trubitsyn moves out of range easily.
Rogers lands with a shot to the body.
Trubitsyn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trubitsyn wants to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trubitsyn. Rogers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rogers scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Trubitsyn throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rogers counters with a good low kick that Trubitsyn was not able to check.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trubitsyn takes a swing at Rogers's ribcage but misses.
Rogers throws a big shot that misses.
Trubitsyn is looking to counter punch.
A jab from Trubitsyn misses.
Rogers throws a nice looking combination but Trubitsyn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Trubitsyn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rogers connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Trubitsyn throws a body shot but no joy.
Rogers scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Trubitsyn moves in looking to clinch but Rogers pushes him off.
A nice side step and Rogers releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers keeps the fight on the outside.
Trubitsyn scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rogers gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Trubitsyn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trubitsyn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rogers.
Trubitsyn scores with a jab to the body.
Rogers scores with a three punch combo!
Rogers lands a nice shot to the body.
Trubitsyn is looking to clinch.
Trubitsyn drives through and clinches with Rogers against the cage.
Rogers misses with a punch on the inside.
Trubitsyn throws a head punch that misses.
Trubitsyn tries to land knees in the clinch but Rogers avoids the damage to the body.
Rogers can't get the takedown.
Trubitsyn tries to throw a body punch but Rogers avoids it by throwing Trubitsyn back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trubitsyn misses with a punch on the inside.
Trubitsyn tries to work over Rogers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trubitsyn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rogers or not.
Trubitsyn pushes Rogers back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rogers gets through Trubitsyn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Trubitsyn misses with a body punch.
Trubitsyn tries to land knees in the clinch but Rogers avoids the damage to the body.
Trubitsyn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rogers avoids it.
Rogers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Trubitsyn blocks it with crossed arms.
Trubitsyn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rogers.
A shot in the inside from Trubitsyn.
Trubitsyn keeps control of Rogers as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Trubitsyn breaks the clinch.
Rogers tries to clinch but Trubitsyn moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mason Rogers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rogers has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mason Rogers!
An out of breath Mason Rogers thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Deepen Cider (ranked 2245 p4p, 1889 weight class) and Jesus Sanchez (ranked 335 p4p, 288 weight class). Sanchez has chosen Duele El Carazon as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Deepen Cider!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 26 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesus Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Sanchez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Cider wants to control but Sanchez postures up.
My spies in Bloody death gym inform me that Sanchez has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Cider prevents Sanchez from moving into mount.
Sanchez controlling the position.
Sanchez trying to control the action but Cider is working from the bottom.
Sanchez tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez wants to control but Cider is keeping him busy.
Sanchez is trying to get an arm triangle but Cider is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez trying to control the position but Cider is working away.
Sanchez tries to move to mount but Cider blocks the move with his legs.
Sanchez tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Cider prevents Sanchez from improving position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sanchez wants to control but Cider is keeping him busy.
Sanchez tries to move to mount but Cider blocks the move with his legs.
Sanchez keeps trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez trying to control the action but Cider is working from the bottom.
Sanchez tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sanchez has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sanchez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cider keeps working.
Sanchez has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Cider!
Sanchez wants to control the pace but Cider is squirming around nicely.
Cider wants to hold on but Sanchez pushes him away.
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.
Sanchez wants to control the pace but Cider is squirming around nicely.
Sanchez controlling his opponent.
Cider tries to hold on but Sanchez postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sanchez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Sanchez dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sanchez has his takedown stuffed
and Cider counters with a stiff right hand.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cider sprawls well. Cider wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet.
Cider looks to land a right hand but Sanchez moved out of range.
Cider scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sanchez misses with a takedown attempt
and Cider counters with a nice uppercut.
Deepen Cider has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Sanchez.
Sanchez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cider tries to avoid it but Sanchez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cider to the ground. Cider escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cider misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanchez is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cider throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Jesus Sanchez has been cut.
Sanchez tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cider sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sanchez somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sanchez.
Cider connects with a single shot there.
Cider lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sanchez backs up against the cage.
Sanchez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Cider!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanchez working away.
Sanchez advances nicely into full mount.
Sanchez trying to control but Cider is having none of it.
Cider on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cider tries to get out of the position.
Sanchez looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Sanchez won't let Cider get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cider is squirming around, avoiding Sanchez's attempts to control the action.
Sanchez wants to control but instead Cider manages to regain half guard.
Sanchez passes to full mount!
Sanchez controlling from mount.
Sanchez tries to control but Cider wriggling away.
Cider knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sanchez on the ground.
Sanchez controlling the pace for now.
Sanchez prevents Cider from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sanchez looking to control but Cider is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jesus Sanchez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cider is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sanchez has control of Cider's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Cider regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Cider is squirming around, avoiding Sanchez's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sanchez is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Cider tries to buck Sanchez off but he can't manage it.
Sanchez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cider tries to hold on but Sanchez postures up.
Sanchez goes for an armbar but he's not got it
Cider turns into him and now he's in Sanchez's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Deepen Cider dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jesus Sanchez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Cider throws a head kick that misses.
Sanchez drives through with a takedown into Cider's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Sanchez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Sanchez passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Cider!
Sanchez controlling his opponent.
Sanchez's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cider defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Sanchez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Sanchez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sanchez controlling from mount.
Sanchez swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Cider is now in Sanchez's guard. A big mistake from Sanchez there, giving up the dominant position!
Cider stopping the sweep attempt from Sanchez.
Cider has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sanchez is on top in guard.
Sanchez is looking to advance position but Cider has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Sanchez slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Cider is thwarting Sanchez's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Cider is staying active.
Cider prevents Sanchez from improving his position.
Sanchez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sanchez.
Sanchez looking for a guillotine here but Cider defends easily.
Sanchez is trying to control the position but Cider postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sanchez wants to sweep but no luck.
Sanchez working a defensive guard here.
Cider won't allow Sanchez to sweep him here.
Sanchez lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Cider keeps moving.
Sanchez advances to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanchez is looking for a kimura but Cider is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sanchez to get the leverage.
Sanchez wants to take a breather but Cider is having none of it.
Sanchez perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesus Sanchez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sanchez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesus Sanchez!
Jesus Sanchez decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tauski Mountain (ranked 1282 p4p, 1392 weight class) and Luke Bowy (ranked 78 p4p, 53 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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tauski Mountain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luke Bowy!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mountain.
Mountain looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bowy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bowy throws a series of punches but Mountain avoids them all with ease.
Mountain throws a big counter combination but Bowy scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Mountain drops his hands momentarily and Bowy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bowy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mountain counters with a crisp right hand that drops Bowy! Mountain lets Bowy back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
It looks like Luke Bowy has been cut.
Bowy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mountain.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bowy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bowy clinches with his opponent.
Mountain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bowy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mountain. Mountain obviously looking to wear him down.
Bowy tries a head kick but it misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bowy. Mountain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mountain went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bowy defending well as Mountain loads up on a big left hand.
Bowy tries to clinch up but Mountain circles away and keeps his distance.
Mountain is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bowy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bowy closes the distance but Mountain moves to the side
and Mountain counters with a left right combination that sends Bowy crashing to the mat - Mountain wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Bowy out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tauski Mountain!
Tauski Mountain thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Seelow Heights (ranked 1301 p4p, 1177 weight class) and Yevgeny Ignatov (ranked 210 p4p, 193 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Seelow Heights!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yevgeny Ignatov!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heights throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Seelow Heights seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ignatov closes the distance and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Ignatov.
Ignatov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Heights fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ignatov.
Ignatov jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Heights walks away with a smile on his face. Ignatov gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Heights swats away the attempt to clinch by Ignatov.
Heights walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ignatov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ignatov! But no joy.
Heights throws a leg kick but Ignatov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Heights dodges the punch combination from Ignatov.
Heights thuds a left hand into Ignatov's body.
Heights dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ignatov. That did some damage!
Ignatov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Ignatov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heights dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Heights takes a swing at Ignatov's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heights scores with a jab. Ignatov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ignatov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heights.
Heights throws a leg kick but Ignatov moved away.
Ignatov clinches up against the cage.
Ignatov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Heights blocks an uppercut.
Ignatov has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Heights uses from the top position.
Heights gets to his feet. Ignatov looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Ignatov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Heights tried to counter with a leg kick but Ignatov avoided it.
Heights has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Island Kings Lua MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Heights fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ignatov.
Heights throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ignatov throws a push kick but Heights slaps the foot to one side.
Ignatov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Heights wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ignatov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Heights scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ignatov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Heights can pounce on him.
Heights lands with a straight right. Ignatov didn't see that one coming.
Ignatov avoids the body shot from Heights.
Ignatov looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heights catches Ignatov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Heights takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ignatov.
Ignatov misses with a double jab.
Heights connects with the punch.
Heights lands with an uppercut that bounces Ignatov off the cage and back into range.
Ignatov throws a nice looking combination but Heights bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ignatov clinches up with Heights and pushes him back against the cage.
Heights struggles to land a body shot inside as Ignatov controls his hands.
Heights swings wildly with an uppercut but Ignatov uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ignatov.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Heights creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ignatov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ignatov.
A right handed body shot lands from Ignatov.
Ignatov can't find room to land a body shot as Heights controls the action.
Ignatov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Heights backwards.
Ignatov gets control of Heights's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ignatov will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Heights gets to his feet - Ignatov follows without any prompting.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heights scores with a hook.
Heights lunges at Ignatov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ignatov's hand.
Ignatov has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Heights.
A clash of legs there as Heights blocks the low kick.
Heights swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ignatov moves into the clinch.
Ignatov struggles to land a body shot inside as Heights controls his hands.
Ignatov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heights.
Ignatov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Heights seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ignatov can turn it around.
Heights has a couple of punches blocked by Ignatov.
Heights throws a head punch that misses.
Ignatov is leaning against Heights and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Heights tries a body shot but Ignatov blocks it.
Heights prevents a body shot from Ignatov.
Ignatov takes a shot to the head.
Ignatov can't find room to land a body shot as Heights controls the action.
Ignatov manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Ignatov has his feet on Heights's thighs here. He's pushed Heights off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Heights screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yevgeny Ignatov!
Yevgeny Ignatov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Valtteri Badass (ranked 1452 p4p, 1110 weight class) and DeShawn West (ranked 196 p4p, 152 weight class). West has chosen Canβt Be Touched - Roy Jones Jr as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Valtteri Badass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DeShawn West!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Badass misses with an uppercut. West saw that one coming.
Badass throws a sloppy head kick and West moves out of range easily.
A slow jab from West misses its intended target.
West blocks the body kick.
Badass lands with a kick to the temple. West shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
West lands with a good body shot.
West keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Badass misses with a hook. West ducked under it nicely.
Badass connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Badass jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Badass uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from West.
West avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Badass looks to throw the jab but West is out of range.
West slips under a jab from Badass.
Badass swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from West. Badass does a little dance to reset his feet.
Valtteri Badass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badass looks to clinch
and West counters with a stiff right hand.
Badass connects with a solid leg kick.
Badass scores with a head kick. West tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Badass lets loose with a powerful body kick. West will feel that in the morning.
West displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Badass throws out the jab.
Badass moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Badass lands with a cross.
Badass connects with a body shot that sends West's belly button to the back.
West shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
West keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Badass.
West doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Badass has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Roosters Coop in the buildup to the fight.
Badass just misses with a punch to the body.
West throws the left hand but Badass avoids the punch easily.
Badass slips a jab from West.
Badass tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but West was well out of range. Poor timing from Badass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West stuns Badass with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Badass moves away from the strike by West.
Badass connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Badass tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but West was well out of range. Poor timing from Badass.
Badass misses with a straight right.
Badass misses with a looping right.
West checks a leg kick.
Badass throws out a powerful jab.
West keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Badass.
West appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Badass throws a leg kick but West sees it coming and moves out of range.
West misses with a looping left.
Badass lands with a right hand.
Badass walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. West checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Badass tries to score with a low kick but West moves his leg out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West avoids the head kick by Badass.
Badass throws a chopping leg kick but West manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
West digs a good body shot into Badass's ribs.
Badass misses with a straight right.
Badass cracks West with an open hand slap.
West throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Badass connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Badass cracks West with a good jab.
West keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
West uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Badass.
Badass misses with a wild combination.
West throws a right hand that misses
and Badass counters with a right hand to the body.
Badass doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
West checks a low kick from Badass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Badass scores with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Badass uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from West.
Badass pulls out of a head kick attempt.
West moves into range and connects with a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by West.
West throws a jab but it's blocked by Badass.
Badass misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from West.
Badass connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Badass fakes high and swings low for a body shot but West manages to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by West.
West takes a body punch but keeps moving.
West misses with a wild body shot.
Badass misses with an uppercut.
Badass throws a jab but it's blocked by West.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valtteri Badass dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
West throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Badass keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from West.
Badass throws the left hand but West avoids the punch easily.
Badass lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Badass moves to clinch but West breaks away
and West counters with a stiff right hand.
West takes a swing at Badass's ribcage but misses.
Valtteri Badass is winning the standup battle so far.
Badass digs a good body shot into West's ribs.
Badass lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
West throws a lazy right hand but Badass sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West scores with a crisp jab that stopped Badass in his tracks.
Badass misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from West on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
West moves out of range as Badass strikes.
Jab, jab by Badass - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Badass catches West right on the button with a cross.
Badass connects with a good right hand that stumbles West. West circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Badass throws a right and a left that both miss.
Badass with the inside leg kick.
Badass slips a jab from West.
Badass slips under a jab from West.
West swings widly with a right hand
and Badass counters with a left to the body.
West blocks a low kick nicely.
West looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as West checks a leg kick.
West checks the leg kick nicely there.
West moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Badass throws a series of punches but West moves out of range.
Badass sizes up West with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
West throws an ugly left hook that misses
and West takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 West is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badass missing with a left hand there. West was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
West lands with an uppercut that bounces Badass off the cage and back into range.
Badass scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. West doesn't seem bothered though.
Badass cracks West with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Badass has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning West to stand back up!
West is still on wobbly legs! Can Badass finish him?
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Badass, as that shot connected.
West uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Badass.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but West might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Badass has got the better of the exchanges.
Badass keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Badass lands a big right hand that sends West crashing to the mat! Badass stays standing though and waves West back to his feet!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Badass engages and cracks West with a massive lead left hook - West tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Badass is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Valtteri Badass!
Valtteri Badass was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marek Cervenka (ranked 876 p4p, 433 weight class) and Yusuke Urameshi (ranked 128 p4p, 67 weight class). Urameshi has chosen Smile Bomb as his entrance music. Marek Cervenka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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152
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45 - 26 - 3 |
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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 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marek Cervenka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 45 - 26 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yusuke Urameshi!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urameshi tests Cervenka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cervenka lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Yusuke Urameshi has been cut.
Cervenka misses with a straight right.
Urameshi misses with an uppercut. Cervenka saw that one coming.
Urameshi misses with a series of wild punches.
We've been informed that Urameshi has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Cervenka loads up on a big right hand but Urameshi slips the punch.
Urameshi misses with the combination.
A slow jab from Cervenka misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Urameshi! But no joy.
Urameshi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cervenka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cervenka takes one to the side of the head.
Urameshi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Urameshi ducks under a wild hook from Cervenka.
Cervenka looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A jab from Urameshi misses.
A punch combination from Cervenka misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cervenka shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Urameshi but Urameshi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Urameshi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cervenka misses with a series of wild punches.
Urameshi's corner calls for a 1-2. Urameshi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cervenka throws an off balance right hand
letting Urameshi counter with a right hand.
Urameshi looks to land a left hand but Cervenka moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Cervenka misses.
Urameshi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Yusuke Urameshi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Urameshi slips under a jab.
Urameshi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cervenka doesn't seem bothered though.
Urameshi slips under a jab from Cervenka.
Urameshi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Urameshi. Cervenka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cervenka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Urameshi.
The fighters circling - Cervenka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Urameshi throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cervenka misses with a straight left.
A big left from Cervenka misses.
Cervenka throws a jab when Urameshi was well out of range.
Urameshi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cervenka.
Cervenka throws a hook to the side of Urameshi's head but Urameshi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Urameshi. Cervenka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Urameshi misses with a series of wild punches.
Urameshi scores with a nice strike.
Urameshi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Urameshi throws out a loose jab but Cervenka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cervenka is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cervenka bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cervenka throws a leg kick but Urameshi checks it.
Urameshi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cervenka jabs at Urameshi's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cervenka.
It seemed like Urameshi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A punch combination from Cervenka misses.
Cervenka throws a series of punches but Urameshi avoids them all with ease.
Cervenka scores with a jab. Urameshi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cervenka moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Marek Cervenka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Urameshi misses with a looping left.
Urameshi loads up on a big right hand but Cervenka slips the punch.
Urameshi slips a straight right by Cervenka.
Cervenka missing with a left hand there. Urameshi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cervenka moves out of range as Urameshi strikes.
Cervenka throws a lazy uppercut
letting Urameshi counter with a right hand.
Cervenka scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cervenka ducks right into an uppercut from Urameshi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Urameshi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Urameshi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Urameshi with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cervenka throws a sloppy body shot
and Urameshi counters with a nice uppercut.
Cervenka lands with a straight right. Urameshi didn't see that one coming.
Urameshi throws the left hand but Cervenka avoids the punch easily.
Urameshi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cervenka doesn't seem bothered though.
Urameshi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cervenka momentarily.
Cervenka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A slow jab from Cervenka misses its intended target.
Urameshi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Urameshi, as that shot connected.
Urameshi throws a jab when Cervenka was well out of range.
Urameshi clobbers Cervenka with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cervenka clinches up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Urameshi working aggressively here.
Urameshi has had enough of the clinch but Cervenka keeps him there for the moment.
Cervenka blocks an uppercut.
Urameshi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Urameshi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yusuke Urameshi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yusuke Urameshi'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.
Urameshi lands with a good body shot.
Jab by Urameshi.
Cervenka throws a jab but it's blocked by Urameshi.
Cervenka darts in and clinches Urameshi up against the cage.
Cervenka misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cervenka has a couple of punches blocked by Urameshi.
Cervenka prevents a body shot from Urameshi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cervenka.
A right handed body shot lands from Urameshi.
Urameshi scores with a hook to the body.
Cervenka misses with a knee to the head.
Urameshi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cervenka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Urameshi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urameshi throws an overhand right that lands on Cervenka's shoulder, as Cervenka tries to avoid the shot.
Cervenka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Urameshi throws a hook but Cervenka avoids it easily.
Good work by Urameshi as he checks the leg kick.
Urameshi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Urameshi cracks Cervenka with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urameshi with a hook.
Urameshi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cervenka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A punch lands to the side of Urameshi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Urameshi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cervenka.
A swing and a miss from Urameshi.
Cervenka throws a lazy uppercut
and Urameshi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cervenka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cervenka slips under a jab.
Urameshi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cervenka.
Urameshi digs a good hook to Cervenka's body.
Cervenka lands a right hook to the body.
Cervenka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cervenka ducks under a wild hook from Urameshi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cervenka swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Urameshi counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Urameshi blocks a jab.
Urameshi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Urameshi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cervenka uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Urameshi has time to react.
Cervenka wants to clinch.
Cervenka throws a poor cross that misses
and Urameshi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Urameshi looks to land a left hand but Cervenka moved out of range nicely.
Urameshi swats away the attempt to clinch by Cervenka.
Cervenka on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cervenka looks to throw the jab but Urameshi is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi slips under a jab.
Cervenka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cervenka misses with a looping left.
Urameshi digs a good body shot into Cervenka's ribs.
Cervenka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cervenka looks to land a left hand but Urameshi moved out of range nicely.
Cervenka walks into a stiff left hand from Urameshi.
Urameshi walks into a left hand.
Cervenka throws a hook but Urameshi blocks it.
A little jabbing left from Urameshi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cervenka throws a sloppy body shot
and Urameshi counters with a nice body shot.
Yusuke Urameshi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cervenka takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Urameshi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cervenka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cervenka closes the distance and clinches up with Urameshi, looking for a takedown. Cervenka pushes Urameshi against the cage but Urameshi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Urameshi misses with a lunging right hand
and Cervenka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cervenka throws a series of punches but Urameshi avoids them all with ease.
Urameshi throws a jab when Cervenka was well out of range.
Urameshi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cervenka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cervenka ducks under a wild hook from Urameshi.
Cervenka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Urameshi was well out of range. Poor timing from Cervenka.
Urameshi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Urameshi clobbers Cervenka with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Urameshi looks to land a combination but Cervenka avoids it well.
Urameshi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cervenka scores with a hook to the body. Urameshi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Urameshi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Urameshi scores with a nice right hand.
Urameshi connects with a body shot that sends Cervenka's belly button to the back.
Urameshi lands a nice shot to the body.
Urameshi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yusuke Urameshi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Yusuke Urameshi's cut.
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!
Cervenka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cervenka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cervenka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice cross by Cervenka.
Cervenka looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cervenka throws a jab when Urameshi was well out of range.
Urameshi misses with a body shot.
Urameshi misses with a looping left.
Cervenka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Urameshi.
Cervenka drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Urameshi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cervenka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cervenka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Urameshi.
No joy there for Cervenka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cervenka.
Urameshi avoids the body shot from Cervenka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urameshi misses with a body shot.
Urameshi slips under a jab from Cervenka.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cervenka.
Cervenka just misses with a punch to the body.
Urameshi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cervenka stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Urameshi moves away from the strike by Cervenka.
Cervenka lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cervenka defending well as Urameshi loads up on a big left hand.
Urameshi jabs at Cervenka's body.
Urameshi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cervenka uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Urameshi has time to react.
Urameshi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cervenka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Urameshi.
Cervenka is looking to counter punch.
Cervenka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Urameshi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi throws a right and a left that Cervenka avoids nicely.
Cervenka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cervenka throws out a loose jab but Urameshi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cervenka takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Urameshi lands a jab to Cervenka's midsection.
Urameshi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cervenka misses with a body shot.
Urameshi connects with a right hand. Cervenka shakes it off.
Urameshi looks to score with a jab to the body but Cervenka is just out of range.
Cervenka moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Urameshi punishes Cervenka's body with a nice straight punch.
Cervenka throws a nice looking combination but Urameshi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cervenka scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Urameshi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi slips a jab and a cross from Cervenka.
A swing and a miss from Cervenka.
Cervenka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Urameshi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big right from Cervenka misses.
Cervenka shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Urameshi pinned against the cage. Urameshi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cervenka closes the distance and clinches.
Urameshi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cervenka backwards.
Urameshi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Urameshi misses with some punches.
Urameshi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Urameshi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Urameshi tries to throw a body punch but Cervenka avoids it by throwing Urameshi back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi blocking some punches.
Cervenka scores with a shot to the side of Urameshi's head.
Urameshi misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Urameshi.
Cervenka prevents a body shot from Urameshi.
Cervenka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short uppercut from Urameshi.
Urameshi blocks an elbow strike from Cervenka.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Urameshi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Urameshi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cervenka backwards.
Marek Cervenka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yusuke Urameshi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Yusuke Urameshi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cervenka working aggressively here.
Urameshi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cervenka walks into a jab.
Cervenka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Urameshi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Cervenka.
Cervenka's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Urameshi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cervenka scrambles back to his feet.
Urameshi dips to his left and cracks Cervenka with an uppercut!
Urameshi cracks Cervenka with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Yusuke Urameshi.
Well Urameshi 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yusuke Urameshi!
Our winner, Yusuke Urameshi, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stoner Steve (ranked 510 p4p, 678 weight class) and Derrick Lewis (ranked 80 p4p, 102 weight class). Derrick Lewis acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 15 - 12 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Stoner Steve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Derrick Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steve waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lewis.
Lewis has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Steve throws a right hand that misses
and Lewis counters with a nice uppercut.
Steve throws a shot from downtown. Lewis moves away and avoids it.
Lewis wants to clinch but Steve slips to the side
and Steve counters with a three punch combo that has Lewis backing up. Lewis nods at Steve to acknowledge the strikes.
Steve gets caught napping as Lewis dives in and scores a takedown. Steve manages to retain guard.
Steve controlling Lewis's posture.
Lewis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Steve looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lewis trying to control the position from guard on top but Steve is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lewis sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Steve's guard.
Steve works his way to full guard. Good work.
Lewis slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lewis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Steve keeps working.
Lewis goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Steve rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Lewis's guard! Nice work there by Steve!
Steve engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve continues to stall.
Lewis has his foot on Steve's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Steve works his way back into a safe position though.
Lewis is looking for a triangle but Steve pushes his legs off easily.
Steve advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve controlling the action here.
More hug and hope from Steve.
Lewis makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lewis.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lewis wants to sweep but no luck.
Lewis working for submissions but it's allowed Steve to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Well, if Steve is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight
I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza
Yum. Can't wait.
Lewis with the active half guard here but Steve passes nicely into side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lewis is looking to reverse the 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 Stoner Steve 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.
Lewis drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lewis tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Steve gets back to half guard.
Lewis is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Steve has managed to free his arm - good work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve regains half guard.
Lewis is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Steve still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Steve has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Lewis gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Steve is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lewis actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve slows the pace down in half guard.
Lewis wants to improve his position but Steve is controlling well.
Still in half guard, Steve seems content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis gets full guard.
Lewis looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Steve controlling from the top position.
Steve postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Steve is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Steve sizes up Lewis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Derrick Lewis has been cut.
Steve fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lewis manages to avoid it.
Lewis appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Stoner Steve is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Steve misses with a body shot.
Lewis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Steve circles away.
Lewis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lewis throws a leg kick
and Lewis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lewis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Steve as he avoids it easily.
Steve lands a big uppercut and Lewis crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Lewis looks OK. Steve waves Lewis back to his feet!
Lewis is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Stoner Steve dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Derrick Lewis'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. This is the final round!
Steve darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Lewis's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Steve before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stoner Steve!
Our winner, Stoner Steve, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tali Ihantala (ranked 56 p4p, 240 weight class) and Jason Hightower (ranked 2 p4p, 11 weight class). Hightower has chosen The Power as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tali Ihantala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jason Hightower!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ihantala feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hightowers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Hightower moves out of range of the body kick from Ihantala.
Hightower steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Ihantala scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hightower pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hightower throws a hook but Ihantala blocks it.
Ihantala tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hightower manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hightower moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hightower connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ihantala's hands.
Ihantala connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hightower goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hightower. Ihantala shrugs it off though.
Nice uppercut lands for Hightower. That snapped Ihantala's head back.
Ihantala misses with an uppercut. Hightower saw that one coming.
Ihantala misses with a straight left.
Hightower is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ihantala 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.
Ihantala pushes Hightower up against the cage in a clinch.
Ihantala lands an uppercut.
Ihantala holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hightower as Ihantala tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hightower swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ihantala's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Hightower.
Still in the clinch, Ihantala scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ihantala pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ihantala misses with a body shot
and Hightower counters with a crisp right hand that drops Ihantala! Hightower lets Ihantala back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
It looks like Tali Ihantala has been cut.
Ihantala throws a hook but Hightower blocks it.
Hightower looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hightower throws a head kick that misses
and Ihantala counters with a straight right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ihantala.
Hightower sends Ihantala crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Hightower is motioning to the referee to let Ihantala up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hightower ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Ihantala out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jason Hightower!
Jason Hightower decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryoto Takahashi (ranked 2 p4p, 189 weight class) and Siale Veainu (ranked 1 p4p, 29 weight class). Takahashi comes to the cage accompanied by SMOKING & THINKING. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryoto Takahashi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Siale Veainu!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veainu just misses with a punch to the body.
A low kick from Takahashi is predictable there
and Veainu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Ryoto Takahashi has been cut.
Veainu misses with a hook
and Takahashi counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Veainu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takahashi moves away.
Veainu misses with a hook.
Takahashi appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Veainu misses with a wild body shot.
Takahashi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Takahashi seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Takahashi cracks Veainu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veainu tries to close the distance and clinch but Takahashi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Veainu clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Takahashi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veainu tries a body shot but Takahashi blocks it.
Takahashi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Veainu backwards.
Takahashi lands a body punch.
Veainu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Takahashi blocks an uppercut.
Veainu misses with some punches.
Veainu blocks a body shot from Takahashi.
Takahashi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Veainu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Veainu moves out of range as Takahashi strikes.
Takahashi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A big left from Veainu misses.
A lazy body kick from Takahashi
and Veainu counters with a nice body shot.
Takahashi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Veainu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veainu misses with a hook to the body
and Takahashi counters with a straight right hand.
Nice defenses there by Takahashi.
Veainu misses with a right hand
and Takahashi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Veainu jabs Takahashi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Veainu cracks Takahashi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Veainu cracks a nice hook into Takahashi's ribs.
Takahashi misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Veainu to counter with a crisp jab.
Takahashi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Takahashi moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veainu looks to throw the jab but Takahashi is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Takahashi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Veainu throws an off balance right hand
and Takahashi counters with a series of strikes. Veainu will be more careful next time no doubt.
Veainu misses with a right hand
and Takahashi counters by clinching up.
Takahashi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Veainu breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Takahashi. Veainu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Veainu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takahashi moves away.
Veainu throws a sloppy body shot
and Veainu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Veainu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Takahashi counters by clinching up.
Takahashi misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Veainu is trying to force a seperation but Takahashi has the dominant position.
Takahashi swings wildly with an uppercut but Veainu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Veainu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Takahashi misses with a body punch.
Takahashi lands a hook that snaps the head of Veainu backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right handed body shot lands from Veainu.
Takahashi lands a body shot.
Takahashi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Takahashi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Veainu lands a shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Takahashi.
A hook to the body from Veainu.
Veainu prevents a body shot from Takahashi.
Takahashi lands with a short shot to the head.
Veainu digs a right hand underneath Takahashi's ribcage. Takahashi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Veainu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Takahashi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Veainu's elbow.
Veainu struggles to land a body shot inside as Takahashi controls his hands.
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 Ryoto Takahashi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ryoto Takahashi'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.
Veainu misses with a straight left.
Takahashi is looking to counter with head kicks.
Veainu misses with a hook.
Veainu misses the jab.
Veainu looks to score with a jab to the body but Takahashi is just out of range.
And Takahashi counters with a quick kick to the body but Veainu blocks it.
Siale Veainu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Veainu throws a lazy right hand but Takahashi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Takahashi thinks about countering with a body kick.
Veainu misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A leg kick checked by Veainu.
Takahashi ducks under a wild hook from Veainu.
Siale Veainu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Veainu loads up on a big right hand but Takahashi slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi cracks Veainu with a good jab.
Veainu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Takahashi tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Veainu manages to circle out of the way.
Takahashi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Takahashi moves into the clinch.
Takahashi tries to pull guard but Veainu holds him up against the cage and eventually Takahashi drops back down to his feet.
Veainu has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Takahashi seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Veainu can turn it around.
Takahashi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Veainu on the inside.
Takahashi misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Veainu.
Veainu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Veainu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Veainu digs a right hand underneath Takahashi's ribcage. Takahashi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ryoto Takahashi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Takahashi tries a body shot but Veainu blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veainu throws a head punch that misses.
Veainu is looking to break free of the clinch but Takahashi has double underhooks.
Veainu pushes Takahashi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Takahashi blocks an uppercut.
Takahashi lands a hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Veainu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Veainu wants to break free but Takahashi has control.
A short right from Takahashi on the inside.
Takahashi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Veainu's efforts to push away.
Takahashi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Takahashi tries to throw a body punch but Veainu avoids it by throwing Takahashi back against the cage.
A short right from Takahashi.
Veainu prevents a body shot from Takahashi.
Veainu can't break the clinch.
Veainu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Takahashi's elbow.
Veainu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Veainu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Veainu scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veainu misses with a right hand
and Takahashi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Veainu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takahashi was well out of range. Poor timing from Veainu.
Takahashi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Takahashi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Veainu lands with a shot to the body.
Veainu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Veainu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Takahashi.
Veainu looks to throw the jab but Takahashi is out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Takahashi misses its target.
Veainu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Takahashi quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Veainu misses
and Takahashi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Veainu is trying to break the clinch but Takahashi has him pressed against the cage.
Takahashi tries to work over Veainu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Veainu.
Veainu works on Takahashi's body with a couple of short punches.
Takahashi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Veainu.
Takahashi has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Veainu uses from the top position.
Veainu's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Takahashi keeping full guard, as Veainu tries to pass.
Veainu passes into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Siale Veainu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ryoto Takahashi'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.
Takahashi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Veainu.
Takahashi fires out a quick counter leg kick but Veainu just manages to avoid it.
Veainu misses the shot to the body.
Takahashi throwing a counter right hand but Veainu manages to avoid it.
Veainu misses with a right hand
enabling Takahashi to counter with a crisp jab.
Veainu just misses with a punch to the body.
Veainu throws a predictable looking body shot
and Takahashi counters with a nice body shot.
Takahashi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Takahashi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veainu throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nice defenses there by Takahashi.
It looked like Takahashi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Veainu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Takahashi throws a quick counter kick to the body but Veainu avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahashi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Veainu misses with a body punch
and Veainu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Veainu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Takahashi tries to clinch there but Veainu circles away.
Veainu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Takahashi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As Veainu backs away, Takahashi returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Takahashi avoids the body shot from Veainu.
Takahashi throws a quick counter head kick but Veainu was just out of range.
Takahashi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Veainu.
Takahashi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veainu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Veainu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Takahashi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Veainu.
It looked like Takahashi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Veainu misses with a lunging right hand
and Takahashi counters with a nice leg kick.
A big right from Veainu misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Veainu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Takahashi.
Veainu missing with a left hand there. Takahashi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Veainu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Takahashi was well out of range. Poor timing from Veainu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veainu throws a predictable looking body shot
and Takahashi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Veainu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Both fighters circling a little - Takahashi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Veainu chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Takahashi can pounce on him.
Veainu throws an off balance right hand
and Takahashi counters with a crisp one two that drops Veainu! Takahashi thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Veainu to his feet! Veainu is in big trouble!
Veainu is rocked!
Takahashi avoids the body shot from Veainu.
Veainu is still on wobbly legs! Can Takahashi finish him?
Veainu throws a poor cross that misses
and Takahashi counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Veainu has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ryoto Takahashi!
Ryoto Takahashi retains his lightweight title!
Ryoto Takahashi tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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hype
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pop
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