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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timofey Babinski (ranked 3667 p4p, 3723 weight class) and Lucius Aurelius (ranked 173 p4p, 175 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Timofey Babinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucius Aurelius!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aurelius throws an off balance right hand
and Babinski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Babinski lands a lovely overhand right.
Aurelius misses with a looping right.
Babinski swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Aurelius takes the fight into the clinch.
Babinski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Babinski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aurelius jabs at Babinski's body.
Aurelius takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Aurelius lands a nice shot to the body.
Babinski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Aurelius swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Babinski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Babinski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aurelius throws out the jab.
Babinski was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Babinski lands with a straight right. Aurelius didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius throws an overhand right that lands on Babinski's shoulder, as Babinski tries to avoid the shot.
Babinski checks the leg kick nicely there.
Aurelius sizes up Babinski with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
 It looks like Timofey Babinski has been cut.
Babinski misses with a hook.
Babinski checks a low kick from Aurelius.
Babinski throws a quick counter head kick but Aurelius was just out of range.
Aurelius misses with a low kick.
Aurelius ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Babinski moves away.
Babinski fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Babinski dips to his left and cracks Aurelius with an uppercut!
Nice uppercut lands for Babinski. That snapped Aurelius's head back.
Aurelius tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Babinski is able to avoid easily.
Babinski throws a quick counter kick to the body but Aurelius avoids it.
Babinski delivers a nice body kick.
Aurelius takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Babinski is trying to break the clinch but Aurelius has him pressed against the cage.
Aurelius keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Babinski's efforts to push away.
Babinski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aurelius rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Babinski counters with a head kick. That will keep Aurelius thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Aurelius throws an off balance right hand
and Babinski counters with a nice uppercut.
Babinski cracks Aurelius with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Babinski cracks Aurelius with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Aurelius looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Babinski finish him?
 Aurelius is rocked!
A chopping leg kick lands by Babinski.
Aurelius misses with a wild body shot.
Babinski connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius throws a right hand that misses
and Babinski counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Aurelius thinking.
Babinski connects with a body shot that sends Aurelius's belly button to the back.
Babinski defending well as Aurelius loads up on a big left hand.
Babinski fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Aurelius on the side of the head.
Babinski throws a leg kick which misses Aurelius's front leg but catches the back leg as Aurelius tries to avoid it.
Aurelius misses the jab.
Aurelius misses with a left hand
and Aurelius takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Babinski scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Babinski is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jab by Aurelius.
Babinski cracks Aurelius with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Babinski lands a jab.
Aurelius is still on wobbly legs! Can Babinski finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Babinski lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Aurelius seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Babinski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've been informed that Aurelius has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Babinski drops Aurelius with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Aurelius looks back up at him and smiles so Babinski waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Babinski lands a jab to Aurelius's midsection.
Babinski slips a jab and a cross from Aurelius.
Babinski feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Aurelius sprawling to the canvas! Aurelius rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Babinski finish him?!
It looks like Babinski has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
A head kick by Babinski - that's a beauty! Aurelius is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Babinski can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Timofey Babinski!
During a confident post fight interview, Timofey Babinski thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Fraiberg (ranked 2534 p4p, 2628 weight class) and Hoyce Gracias (ranked 340 p4p, 355 weight class). Fraiberg's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, It’s A Shameful Thing, Lobster Head (Too Many Limes). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Fraiberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Hoyce Gracias!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracias moves out of range as Fraiberg strikes.
Fraiberg looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Gracias throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hoyce Gracias seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracias slips under a jab.
Fraiberg throws a big shot that misses.
Gracias connects with a leg kick.
Gracias throws a front kick that sends Fraiberg stumbling back into the cage.
Gracias throws an off balance right hand
and Fraiberg counters with a stiff right hand.
Gracias scores with a body shot.
Gracias scores with a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Gracias.
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!
Gracias scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fraiberg takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fraiberg closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gracias blocking some punches.
Gracias swings wildly with an uppercut but Fraiberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gracias tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fraiberg's elbow.
Gracias lands with a short shot to the head.
Fraiberg gets underhooks to prevent Gracias's takedown attempt.
Gracias blocks an uppercut.
Fraiberg throws a head punch that misses.
Fraiberg lands with a right to the head.
Fraiberg misses with the head strike.
Gracias gets through Fraiberg's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fraiberg gets through Gracias's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Fraiberg.
A right hook to the body lands for Gracias.
Gracias lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fraiberg.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fraiberg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fraiberg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fraiberg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gracias has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fraiberg avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gracias.
Fraiberg working aggressively here.
Fraiberg tries a body shot but Gracias blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fraiberg.
Gracias lands a left hand.
Gracias digs a right hand underneath Fraiberg's ribcage. Fraiberg let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gracias lands a body shot.
Fraiberg throws a head punch that misses.
Gracias tries for a takedown but Fraiberg manages to get underhooks.
Michael Fraiberg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hoyce Gracias.
Fraiberg misses with the head strike.
Fraiberg lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gracias lands with a short shot to the head.
Fraiberg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gracias lands with a short shot to the head.
Gracias lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fraiberg lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gracias backwards.
A short left from Gracias.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracias lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fraiberg backwards.
Gracias goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fraiberg gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gracias.
A head punch on the inside from Fraiberg fails to land.
Fraiberg scores with a shoulder strike.
Fraiberg misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gracias.
Fraiberg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fraiberg working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gracias is looking for a takedown.
The referee calls for Gracias to work.
Fraiberg lands a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Gracias.
Gracias struggles to land a body shot inside as Fraiberg controls his hands.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fraiberg.
Nice body punch from Fraiberg - that landed with a thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracias blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fraiberg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gracias tries to work over Fraiberg's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gracias breaks the clinch.
Gracias fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fraiberg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fraiberg takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fraiberg throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fraiberg on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fraiberg tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fraiberg tries to clinch there but Gracias circles away.
Gracias throws a good cross that connects.
Gracias misses with an uppercut
and Fraiberg makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gracias really felt that one!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fraiberg looks to land a body kick but Gracias moved away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hoyce Gracias will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gracias lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gracias misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fraiberg is looking to counter punch.
Gracias scores with a body shot.
Gracias scores with a jab. Fraiberg acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fraiberg thuds his shin into the meat of Gracias's side.
Gracias fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Fraiberg feints and then cracks Gracias's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gracias down.
Gracias scores with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for Gracias.
Gracias misses with a head kick.
Gracias tries to close the distance and clinch but Fraiberg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracias misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fraiberg.
Gracias lands with a right hand.
Gracias lands a slapping body shot.
Gracias bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fraiberg's head.
Fraiberg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gracias throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fraiberg counters with a nice kick to the body.
Fraiberg takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gracias clinches up against the cage.
Fraiberg lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gracias gets through Fraiberg's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gracias is working for takedown but Fraiberg is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gracias tries for a takedown. No joy.
Fraiberg scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gracias has had enough of the clinch but Fraiberg keeps him there for the moment.
Fraiberg struggles to land a body shot inside as Gracias controls his hands.
Fraiberg has a couple of punches blocked by Gracias.
Gracias misses with a punch on the inside.
Fraiberg gets through Gracias's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fraiberg takes a shot to the head.
Fraiberg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gracias lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fraiberg backwards.
Fraiberg lands a hook to the side of the head.
Michael Fraiberg has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gracias blocking some punches.
Gracias lands a nice uppercut.
Fraiberg misses with some punches.
A bit of stalling here from Gracias.
Fraiberg throws a punch but it's blocked by Gracias.
Fraiberg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gracias manages to break the clinch.
Gracias tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fraiberg is able to avoid easily.
Fraiberg is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fraiberg tries to clinch there but Gracias circles away.
Gracias misses with a leg kick
and Fraiberg counters with a good, hard body kick but Gracias shrugs it off.
Fraiberg takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gracias. That's going to slow Fraiberg down.
Fraiberg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gracias lands a lovely overhand right.
Gracias misses with a hook.
Gracias blocks the body kick.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Gracias. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gracias.
Gracias misses with a wild body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Fraiberg misses its target.
Hoyce Gracias seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fraiberg fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gracias on the side of the head.
Gracias keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fraiberg.
Gracias's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fraiberg under the eye.
Gracias attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Fraiberg rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gracias counters by clinching up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracias blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fraiberg creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gracias misses with a body punch.
Fraiberg blocks a body shot from Gracias.
Fraiberg lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fraiberg prevents a takedown attempt there.
Michael Fraiberg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hoyce Gracias.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gracias.
Fraiberg tries to throw a body punch but Gracias avoids it by throwing Fraiberg back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hoyce Gracias showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Fraiberg lands a slapping body shot.
Michael Fraiberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fraiberg throws the left hand but Gracias avoids the punch easily.
Fraiberg takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fraiberg walks into a straight right hand from Gracias.
Fraiberg tries to move into range but Gracias moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fraiberg dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fraiberg throws a poor cross that misses
and Gracias holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fraiberg throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fraiberg gets underhooks to prevent Gracias's takedown attempt.
Fraiberg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fraiberg lands with a light punch inside.
Gracias lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fraiberg backwards.
Gracias tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gracias tries to break the clinch but Fraiberg is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracias blocking some punches.
Fraiberg lands a shoulder strike.
Gracias stalling the fight.
Gracias pushes Fraiberg back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fraiberg can't find room to land a body shot as Gracias controls the action.
Gracias has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Fraiberg seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Gracias can turn it around.
Fraiberg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gracias pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fraiberg shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A slow jab from Fraiberg misses its intended target.
Gracias tests Fraiberg's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gracias connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gracias misses with a leg kick
and Fraiberg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fraiberg takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gracias lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracias lands a nice shot that snaps Fraiberg's head back.
Gracias avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Gracias.
Fraiberg takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fraiberg on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fraiberg throws a body kick that misses
and Gracias counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fraiberg misses with a punch on the inside.
Gracias has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gracias working aggressively here.
Fraiberg working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gracias has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fraiberg avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gracias.
Gracias misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gracias can't get the takedown.
Michael Fraiberg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hoyce Gracias.
Gracias lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fraiberg.
A short uppercut from Fraiberg.
Fraiberg lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gracias backwards.
Fraiberg scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fraiberg tries a body shot but Gracias blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fraiberg.
Gracias tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gracias is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Fraiberg is defending well.
Fraiberg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gracias lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fraiberg backwards.
Gracias misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gracias working hard to break the clinch.
Fraiberg tries to throw a body punch but Gracias avoids it by throwing Fraiberg back against the cage.
Fraiberg is leaning against Gracias and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gracias takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fraiberg lands with a light punch inside.
Fraiberg lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fraiberg lands a right hand.
Gracias has a couple of punches blocked by Fraiberg.
Still in the clinch, Fraiberg scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fraiberg throws a head punch that misses.
Fraiberg misses with some punches.
Fraiberg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gracias connects with a crisp jab.
Fraiberg throws a right hand that misses
and Gracias counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice uppercut lands for Gracias. That snapped Fraiberg's head back.
A head kick misses from Gracias.
A little feinted left hand from Fraiberg on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fraiberg misses with a body kick.
Hoyce Gracias is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fraiberg swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gracias connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hoyce Gracias.
I've got Gracias winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hoyce Gracias!
After winning the bout, Hoyce Gracias thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Sanchez (ranked 2032 p4p, 5486 weight class) and Amarillo Brillo (ranked 291 p4p, 560 weight class). Sanchez comes to the cage accompanied by Duele El Carazon. 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 28 - 30 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jesus Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Amarillo Brillo!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Brillo's half guard.
Brillo wants to improve his position but Sanchez is controlling well.
Brillo is trying to maintain the position but Sanchez is very close to passing his half guard.
Brillo won't allow Sanchez to pass to mount.
We've been hearing good reports from Sanchez's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Sanchez content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Brillo flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Sanchez is looking to take a break and control but Brillo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brillo lands with a few short shots to the body.
Brillo moves into full guard.
Sanchez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez stands and throws Brillo's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Brillo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sanchez passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Brillo!
Sanchez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Brillo is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sanchez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sanchez tries to control but Brillo wriggling away.
Sanchez goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Brillo is on top in guard.
Brillo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brillo landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brillo connects with a couple of short punches.
Brillo scoring with some ground and pound.
Brillo preventing the sweep.
Sanchez lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Sanchez forces his way into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brillo wants to improve his position but Sanchez is controlling well.
Sanchez moves into full mount! Brillo won't be happy about that!
Brillo has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Sanchez looking to control but Brillo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brillo tries to reverse the position but Sanchez maintains control.
Sanchez looking to control but Brillo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brillo is looking to improve his position but Sanchez isn't that keen on the idea.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Sanchez dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sanchez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Brillo to the mat! Brillo manages to get full guard.
Sanchez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sanchez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brillo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sanchez is working hard here to advance position.
Sanchez is pushing down on Brillo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Brillo is fighting to maintain full guard but Sanchez has managed to sneak the leg through.
Sanchez prevents Brillo from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez trying to pass the guard but Brillo defending well.
Sanchez frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sanchez trying to control but Brillo is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brillo sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Sanchez works his way into side control.
Sanchez laying and praying for a moment but Brillo takes advantage and regains half guard.
Brillo is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Sanchez jumps into side control!
Brillo is not content to let Sanchez control the position.
Brillo is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brillo can't do much from the bottom here.
Sanchez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brillo keeps working.
Sanchez works to advance to full mount. Brillo defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Sanchez goes for an armbar but Brillo turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Brillo.
Sanchez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Brillo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sanchez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brillo distracts Sanchez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Brillo from controlling successfully.
Sanchez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brillo defends well.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Brillo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Brillo stopping the sweep attempt from Sanchez.
Brillo works over Sanchez with some ground and pound from guard.
Sanchez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Brillo defends it easily.
Sanchez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Brillo wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving.
Sanchez trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brillo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Brillo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Brillo lands a couple of digs.
Brillo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Brillo landing with the ground and pound.
Sanchez working a defensive guard here.
Brillo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanchez is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Brillo is working Sanchez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jesus Sanchez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A combination from Brillo does no damage.
Sanchez scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Brillo is looking for a sweep.
Sanchez trying to control the action but Brillo is working from the bottom.
Sanchez tries to move to mount but Brillo blocks the move with his legs.
Brillo sneaks back into half guard.
Brillo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Brillo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez advances to half guard.
Sanchez is trying to control. Brillo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sanchez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brillo can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brillo misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Sanchez trying to pass the guard but Brillo defending well.
Sanchez is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Brillo is just riding it out for now. Sanchez eventually gives up the hold.
Brillo tries to get to full guard but Sanchez has control of the leg.
Brillo wants to control but Sanchez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sanchez is looking to pass Brillo's guard but actually Brillo recovers to full guard.
Amarillo Brillo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sanchez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sanchez preventing the sweep.
Sanchez advances position into side control!
Brillo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Brillo is not content to let Sanchez control the position.
Brillo manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Sanchez is not content to let Brillo control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to get to full guard but Brillo has control of the leg.
Sanchez taking some punishment here, with Brillo in his half guard.
Brillo is thwarting Sanchez's attempts to control the position.
Nice strikes from Brillo there.
Brillo is trying to control the action in half guard but Sanchez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Brillo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sanchez wants to get back to full guard.
Sanchez keeping hold of Brillo's head, controlling as best he can.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Brillo lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking for a sweep. Brillo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Brillo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sanchez manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jesus Sanchez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brillo connects with a couple of short punches.
Brillo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Brillo is working Sanchez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Brillo chips away with some ground and pound.
Brillo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brillo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanchez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brillo scoring with some ground and pound.
Jesus Sanchez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brillo cracks Sanchez with a solid left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Amarillo Brillo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sanchez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesus Sanchez!
Jesus Sanchez 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Otso Toivonen (ranked 1554 p4p, 1943 weight class) and Yuri Voronov (ranked 229 p4p, 280 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Otso Toivonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yuri Voronov!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toivonen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Voronov.
Toivonen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Voronov.
Voronov cracks Toivonen with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Voronov has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Toivonen to stand back up!
 Toivonen is rocked!
It looks like Otso Toivonen has been cut.
Toivonen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Oh Toivonen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Toivonen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Voronov misses with a head kick.
It looked like Toivonen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Voronov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Voronov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Toivonen lunges at Voronov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Voronov's hand.
Voronov throws a leg kick that misses.
It appears Toivonen was looking to counter with a kick there.
Toivonen seems to have got his legs back now.
Voronov tries to land a leg kick but Toivonen saw it coming and moves away.
Voronov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Toivonen.
Toivonen is looking to counter punch.
Voronov pivots, looking for a leg kick but Toivonen is out of range and Voronov settles back down.
Voronov throws a hook but Toivonen blocks it.
Toivonen tries to close the distance and clinch but Voronov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Voronov misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toivonen misses with a wild body shot.
Voronov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Voronov lands a nice hook to Toivonen's body. Toivonen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Voronov cracks Toivonen with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Toivonen looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Voronov finish him?
Voronov closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Toivonen out cold! Toivonen corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Yuri Voronov!
Yuri Voronov 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hero Primo (ranked 1331 p4p, 1026 weight class) and Thom Tharrier (ranked 80 p4p, 65 weight class). Primo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Returns a King. Thom Tharrier is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Hero Primo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 42 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thom Tharrier!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Primo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hero Primo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Primo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Primo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Primo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tharrier takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tharrier lands with an overhand left.
Primo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Primo. That's going to slow Tharrier down.
Primo thumps Tharrier with a low kick.
Primo lands a head shot.
Primo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A nice side step and Tharrier releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tharrier throws the left hand but Primo avoids the punch easily.
Primo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tharrier was well out of range. Poor timing from Primo.
Tharrier on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Primo lands a nice hook to Tharrier's body. Tharrier takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Primo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tharrier displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Primo throws out the jab.
Primo lands a high kick!
Tharrier has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tharrier takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Primo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tharrier has time to react.
Primo cracks Tharrier with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Primo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice jab there from Primo.
Primo moves away from the strike by Tharrier.
A little feinted left hand from Primo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
It looks like Primo has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Primo jabs Tharrier right on the nose. Tharrier blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tharrier blocks a head kick by Primo.
Primo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tharrier.
Tharrier swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Primo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tharrier.
A jab from Primo does it's job there.
Tharrier misses with a hook. Primo ducked under it nicely.
Primo looks to throw the jab but Tharrier is out of range.
Primo with a hook.
Primo tries to score with a low kick but Tharrier moves his leg out of the way.
Primo connects with a jab.
Primo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tharrier stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tharrier takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Primo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tharrier misses with a looping left.
Primo connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Primo lands with a shot to the body.
Tharrier scores with a hook.
Primo scores with a punch to the head.
That kick from Primo tenderised Tharrier's leg. Tharrier is trying to keep his angry face on.
Tharrier tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Primo was well out of range. Poor timing from Tharrier.
Primo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tharrier looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Primo connects with an inside leg kick.
Primo thumps Tharrier with a low kick.
Primo misses with an uppercut. Tharrier saw that one coming.
Tharrier ducks right into an uppercut from Primo.
Primo cracks Tharrier with an open hand slap.
Tharrier takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Primo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tharrier checks it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Primo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good exchange - Primo coming out on top.
Some bone on bone action there as Tharrier checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tharrier throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Primo counters with a leg kick.
Tharrier on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Primo clobbers Tharrier with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tharrier tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Primo is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Primo thumps Tharrier with a low kick.
Primo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tharrier.
Tharrier misses with a wild body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hero Primo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
A cross from Primo lands.
Primo lands a front kick.
Tharrier swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tharrier gets cracked there but stands up to it.
An inside leg kick lands from Primo.
Primo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tharriers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Primo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Primo lands with a shot to the body.
Primo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Primo moves out of range of the strikes.
Primo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tharrier's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tharrier throws out a loose jab but Primo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tharrier thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tharrier blocks a leg kick.
Primo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Primo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tharrier misses the jab.
Primo swinging wildly here.
Primo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It seemed like Tharrier was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Primo connects with a looping right hand.
Tharrier throws out a loose jab but Primo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Primo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nice uppercut lands for Tharrier. That snapped Primo's head back.
A jab lands there for Primo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Primo connects with the punch.
Primo works the jab nicely.
Tharrier looks to throw the jab but Primo is out of range.
Primo misses with a lunging right hand
and Tharrier counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Hero Primo has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Primo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tharriers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Primo throws an overhand right that lands on Tharrier's shoulder, as Tharrier tries to avoid the shot.
Tharrier now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Primo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tharrier jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Primo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tharrier tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Primo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tharrier in his tracks.
Primo lands with a kick to the temple. Tharrier shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Primo scores with a sloppy right hand. Tharrier should have avoided that one.
Primo swings for the body but Tharrier moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tharrier! But no joy.
Primo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Primo scores with a nice right hand.
Primo moves out of range as Tharrier strikes.
Primo scores with a jab.
Primo tries to work over Tharrier's front leg with a kick but Tharrier checks it.
Tharrier looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Primo. Tharrier does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tharrier! But no joy.
Tharrier throws a right and a left that Primo avoids nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Tharrier checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tharrier! But no joy.
Tharrier moves out of range of the body kick from Primo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Primo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tharrier manages to avoid it.
Tharrier has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Primo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Primo gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Tharrier to counter with a crisp jab.
Primo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Primo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Primo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tharrier.
Primo throws a quick counter kick to the body but Tharrier avoids it.
Tharrier takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Primo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Primo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Primo throws a head kick but Tharrier moves out of range.
Primo lands with a cross.
Tharrier moves out of range of the body kick from Primo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hero Primo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hero Primo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Primo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Primo checks a leg kick.
Primo misses with a body kick.
Tharrier might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Primo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hero Primo is winning the standup battle so far.
Primo ducks under a wild hook from Tharrier.
Primo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Primo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Primo works the jab nicely.
Primo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Primo looks to throw the jab but Tharrier is out of range.
Primo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tharrier staying out of range there.
Primo connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tharrier takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Good work by Tharrier as he checks the leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Primo.
Tharrier blocks a low kick nicely.
Primo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Primo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tharrier ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Primo moves away.
Primo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tharrier counters with a straight right hand.
Primo looks to score with a jab to the body but Tharrier is just out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Tharrier 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Primo misses with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tharrier waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Primo.
Tharrier thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Primo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tharrier.
You can see that Tharrier has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Primo just misses with a punch to the body.
Tharrier throws out a counter right but Primo avoids it with no problem.
Tharrier wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tharrier rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Primo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Primo dips to his left and cracks Tharrier with an uppercut!
Primo tries a low kick but Tharrier avoids it.
Tharrier throws out a counter right but Primo avoids it with no problem.
Primo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Primo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tharrier takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Primo wants to land a leg kick but Tharrier is out of range.
Tharrier throws out a counter right but Primo avoids it with no problem.
Primo defending well as Tharrier loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tharrier ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Primo moves away.
Primo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Primo slips under a jab from Tharrier.
A lazy left from Primo finds it's target.
Primo tries a head kick but it misses.
Primo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tharrier takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Primo connects with the punch.
Tharrier swings for the body but Primo moves out of range.
Tharrier avoids a kick to the body.
Primo throws a head kick that Tharrier semi-blocks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Primo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tharrier throws a lazy uppercut
and Primo counters with a low kick, right behind Tharrier 's knee.
Tharrier moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tharrier can't find room to land a body shot as Primo controls the action.
Tharrier blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thom Tharrier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Primo can't find room to land a body shot as Tharrier controls the action.
Primo breaks from the clinch.
A good leg kick by Primo.
Primo connects with a crisp jab.
Primo scores with a jab. Tharrier acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Primo misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Tharrier was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Primo avoids the head kick by Tharrier.
Primo tries to land a front kick but Tharrier steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tharrier swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hero Primo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Primo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hero Primo!
Hero Primo took some time post fight to say the following; 'They Think Im Just A Grappler Or Jiu - Jitsu Guy, Nah I Also Can Strike. Mike Zambidis My Kickboxing Hero'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Klaus Chugman (ranked 823 p4p, 529 weight class) and Ryan Anderson (ranked 119 p4p, 75 weight class). Anderson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Chase the bag (King Von). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 45 - 42 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Klaus Chugman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chugman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Anderson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Chugman misses the shot to the body.
Ryan Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Anderson misses.
Chugman manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Anderson on his heels. He'll look to pass Anderson's guard now, I'm sure.
Chugman is looking to work some ground and pound but Anderson has wrist control.
Anderson trying to control the position here.
Chugman content to stall in guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chugman is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson keeping moving, preventing Chugman from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chugman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Anderson looking to control.
Chugman works over Anderson with some ground and pound from guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Chugman's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Chugman wants to pass the guard but Anderson is keeping the position.
Anderson controlling Chugman's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Anderson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chugman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anderson.
Anderson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chugman has time to react.
Anderson throws a shot from downtown. Chugman moves away and avoids it.
Anderson throws a big shot that misses.
Chugman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Anderson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Anderson tries a head kick but it misses.
Anderson misses with a double jab.
Anderson misses with an uppercut
and Chugman counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Anderson!
Chugman misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Chugman has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Chugman is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Anderson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chugman working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Chugman is looking to take a break and control but Anderson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chugman working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Chugman throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Chugman is looking to take a break and control but Anderson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Anderson is looking for a sweep.
Chugman scoring with punches and elbows.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chugman trying to control the position but Anderson is working away.
Chugman goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Anderson has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Chugman but great work by Anderson.
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 Klaus Chugman will probably get the nod.
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.
Anderson thuds his right hand into Chugman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A big right from Anderson misses.
A big left from Anderson misses.
Chugman blocks a jab.
Anderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Chugman.
Anderson looks to land a combination but Chugman avoids it well.
Chugman appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Anderson misses with a hook.
Chugman fails with the takedown.
Anderson thuds his right hand into Chugman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Chugman tries to clinch up but Anderson circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson throws a jab when Chugman was well out of range.
Anderson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Anderson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Anderson misses the target.
Chugman gets a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chugman's elbow.
Chugman tries to throw a body punch but Anderson avoids it by throwing Chugman back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chugman tightens his grip and picks Anderson up, before dumping him to the ground. Anderson manages to land in guard.
Chugman forces his way into half guard.
Chugman with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Anderson is trying to control but Chugman passes into side control!
An elbow from Chugman crashes against the mat.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Chugman scores with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chugman wants to control but Anderson is keeping him busy.
Anderson gets back to half guard.
Anderson has hold of Chugman's hands but Chugman slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Chugman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Anderson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Anderson trying to control but Chugman postures up.
Chugman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nice strikes from Chugman there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson wants to control but Chugman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Chugman wants to take a breather but Anderson is having none of it.
Chugman is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Anderson defends it well.
Anderson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chugman.
Anderson is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Anderson misses with a left hand
and Chugman counters with a nice double leg into side control. Anderson won't be happy with that.
Chugman trying to control the position but Anderson is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Chugman easily slips into full mount!
Chugman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Anderson is looking to escape.
Chugman lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Chugman pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Chugman lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Anderson hang on?
Klaus Chugman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chugman wants to control the pace but Anderson is squirming around nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Klaus Chugman dominated that second round.
That's time! Chugman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Anderson connects with a right hand. Chugman shakes it off.
Anderson throws a chopping leg kick but Chugman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chugman shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Anderson is controlling Chugman's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Chugman is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chugman wants to pass the guard but Anderson is keeping the position.
Chugman thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson keeping full guard, as Chugman tries to pass.
Chugman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anderson can do to turn this around?
Chugman wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Chugman lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Anderson is trying to control the position but Chugman postures up.
Chugman content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Chugman looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Chugman throws a big right hand that misses.
Anderson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Anderson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Chugman wants to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Anderson! But no joy.
Anderson misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chugman throws a jab when Anderson was well out of range.
Chugman tries to clinch but Anderson moves out of range.
Chugman defending well as Anderson loads up on a big left hand.
Anderson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Chugman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson.
Anderson misses with an uppercut. Chugman saw that one coming.
Chugman wants to clinch up but Anderson keeps it at a distance.
Chugman wants to clinch.
Anderson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chugman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Chugman.
Chugman slips a jab from Anderson.
Anderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chugman ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Chugman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chugman controlling the action here for a moment.
Chugman jumps into guard, dragging Anderson to the mat.
Chugman working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Anderson has passed into half guard!
Chugman looking for submissions off his back.
Chugman is looking to control Anderson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chugman avoid being mounted?
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Ryan Anderson just about did enough to take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Anderson throws a head kick that misses
and Chugman counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Anderson!
Anderson is trying to get back to half guard.
Chugman sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Anderson is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Chugman working the head with strikes.
Chugman in side control, throwing shots but Anderson defends.
Chugman is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chugman wants to control but Anderson is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chugman looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Anderson is avoiding damage well.
Anderson can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee asks Chugman politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Chugman prefers to stall for the moment though.
Chugman trying to control the action but Anderson is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Chugman goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Anderson rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Chugman's guard! Nice work there by Anderson!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chugman seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Chugman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chugman working for a triangle but Anderson defends it easily.
Chugman controlling Anderson's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chugman keeping full guard, as Anderson tries to pass.
Chugman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Anderson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Chugman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Anderson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Anderson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Chugman keeps moving.
Anderson wants to stand but Chugman has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chugman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Klaus Chugman had his way with Ryan Anderson in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Chugman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anderson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chugman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Anderson.
Chugman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Anderson scores with a punch to the head.
Anderson misses with a looping right.
Chugman drops down looking for a counter takedown but Anderson sprawls and moves away.
Chugman closes the distance and clinches up with Anderson, looking for a takedown. Chugman pushes Anderson against the cage but Anderson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Anderson! But no joy.
Anderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anderson looks to land a left hand but Chugman moved out of range nicely.
Chugman drops down looking for a counter takedown but Anderson sprawls and moves away.
Chugman fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Anderson sprawls well initially but Chugman persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chugman with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Chugman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chugman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Anderson defending well though.
Anderson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Chugman is working away from the top position though.
Chugman thows a huge punch but Anderson dodges it nicely.
Chugman throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Chugman winds up and cracks Anderson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Anderson wants to control but Chugman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Chugman in particular looking to stall.
Chugman slips a nice elbow through Anderson's hands, connecting with Anderson's forehead.
Ryan Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Chugman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Anderson defending well though.
Chugman is trying to control. Anderson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Chugman has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Chugman shoots in and bounces Anderson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Chugman is standing up over Anderson. Anderson looks to escape but Chugman dives into side control.
Anderson wants to control but Chugman postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is trying to get back to half guard.
Anderson keeps trying to improve his position.
Anderson is not content to let Chugman control the position.
Chugman throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Chugman working the head and body with strikes.
Anderson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chugman wants to control but Anderson is keeping him busy.
Chugman advances nicely into full mount.
Anderson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Chugman looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Anderson can't escape the position.
Anderson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Anderson is still trying to improve position.
Chugman looking for a guillotine from mount but Anderson is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Klaus Chugman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Chugman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 49:46
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 49:46
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Klaus Chugman!
Klaus Chugman gave a mention to Brooklyn Apothecary in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jovan Dickons (ranked 599 p4p, 910 weight class) and Antonio Luciano (ranked 98 p4p, 144 weight class). Dickons comes to the cage accompanied by Sidung. 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 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jovan Dickons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Antonio Luciano!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickons scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A slow jab from Luciano misses its intended target.
Dickons bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Luciano throws a right hand that misses
and Dickons cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Luciano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dickons.
Dickons slips under a jab.
A big right from Luciano misses.
Luciano lands a jab to the head.
Luciano throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dickons avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dickons scores with a shot to the body.
Dickons rushes Luciano and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dickons.
Luciano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dickons tries to circle away but Luciano has him pinned against the cage.
Luciano gets underhooks to prevent Dickons's takedown attempt.
Dickons blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Luciano swings wildly with an uppercut but Dickons uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luciano misses with a punch on the inside.
Dickons misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Luciano fails to land.
Luciano throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickons blocking some punches.
Luciano misses with a punch on the inside.
Dickons lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Luciano throws a punch but it's blocked by Dickons.
Dickons blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dickons blocks an uppercut.
Luciano using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dickons has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dickons drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Luciano takes a shot to the head.
Luciano swings wildly with an uppercut but Dickons uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luciano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dickons swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dickons looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jovan Dickons. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Luciano misses with a punch on the inside.
Luciano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dickons takes a shot to the head.
Luciano lands with a left to the head.
We've been hearing reports that Dickons has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Dickons has Luciano pushed against the cage.
Luciano misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickons misses with a short punch on the inside.
Luciano throws a punch but it's blocked by Dickons.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dickons lands a shot to the body.
Dickons breaks from the clinch.
Luciano throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dickons connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Luciano throws a jab when Dickons was well out of range.
Luciano throws a looping overhand right but Dickons ducks down to avoid it.
Antonio Luciano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luciano throws the left hand but Dickons avoids the punch easily.
Dickons throws a sloppy head kick and Luciano moves out of range easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Luciano misses the target.
Luciano might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Luciano throws a jab but it's blocked by Dickons.
Dickons ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Luciano misses its intended target.
A little feinted left hand from Dickons on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Luciano avoids the head kick by Dickons.
A punch lands to the side of Luciano 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dickons avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Luciano throws out a loose jab but Dickons uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dickons stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dickons fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luciano manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickons shoots in and gets a takedown into Luciano's guard.
Luciano wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dickons throwing strikes from guard but Luciano blocks nicely.
Dickons wants to pass the guard but Luciano is keeping the position.
Luciano utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Luciano seems keen to control Dickons's posture.
Dickons wants to control from the top but Luciano keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dickons throws a big elbow that misses.
Luciano is pulling down on Dickons's head. It's preventing any offense from Dickons, at least for the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dickons ducks under a wild hook from Luciano.
Luciano throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dickons is looking to land body kicks.
Luciano misses with a hook. Dickons ducked under it nicely.
The fighters circling - Luciano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dickons slips a jab from Luciano.
Dickons feinted with a counter takedown.
Dickons takes one on the button.
A big right from Luciano misses.
Dickons getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Luciano scores with a jab.
Luciano misses with an uppercut.
Dickons scores with a nice head shot.
Luciano lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Antonio Luciano will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Luciano misses with a left hand
and Dickons connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Luciano misses with a lunging right hand
and Dickons counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Luciano gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dickons to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Luciano is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dickons is trying to maintain the position but Luciano is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dickons is looking to improve his position.
Dickons is refusing to be controlled, as Luciano sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickons looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Luciano pushes past his half guard into mount!
Dickons gets back to half guard.
Dickons is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Luciano pulls his head out easily.
Luciano with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Dickons is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Luciano pulls his head out easily.
Dickons trying to control here.
Luciano is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickons looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dickons looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Luciano tries to pass to full mount but Dickons defends it.
Luciano seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dickons does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Luciano is controlling the pace.
Dickons is looking for a sweep. Luciano is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Luciano perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dickons uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Luciano.
Antonio Luciano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dickons uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Luciano.
Dickons looks to score with a jab to the body but Luciano is just out of range.
Luciano throws the left hand but Dickons avoids the punch easily.
Dickons defending well as Luciano loads up on a big left hand.
Dickons tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Luciano swivels and escapes.
A jab from Luciano misses.
Dickons slips under a jab.
Dickons scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Luciano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dickons with a nice cross.
Luciano looks to land a right hand but Dickons moved out of range.
A big left from Luciano misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickons lands with a right hand.
Dickons ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dickons keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Luciano.
Luciano throws a lazy uppercut
and Dickons counters with a takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dickons is looking to take a break and control but Luciano is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dickons postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Luciano is not content to let Dickons control the position.
Luciano is trying to improve his position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jovan Dickons dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Dickons keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dickons staying out of range there.
Dickons takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dickons is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Luciano's half guard.
Dickons wants to control but Luciano is keeping him busy.
Luciano regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Dickons.
Luciano really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dickons. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dickons stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Luciano swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dickons passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dickons is working for a submission of some sort.
Dickons trying to control from half guard but Luciano is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luciano is defending against the submission attempts here by Dickons.
Luciano tries to get to full guard but Dickons has control of the leg.
Dickons is looking to take a break and control but Luciano is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Luciano keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Still in half guard, Dickons seems content to control.
Dickons not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dickons wants to work for an arm triangle but Luciano is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Luciano is doing well to control the position and prevent Dickons from advancing to side control.
Luciano tries to get to full guard but Dickons has control of the leg.
Luciano slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dickons passes Luciano's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dickons missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Luciano is concentrating on defense, preventing Dickons from advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickons seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Luciano does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dickons is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Luciano avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dickons.
Luciano has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dickons is working away from the top position though.
Dickons will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dickons thows a huge punch but Luciano dodges it nicely.
Dickons is looking to advance position but Luciano won't allow it.
Dickons seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Luciano does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dickons lands a nice looking body shot.
Luciano is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Dickons takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luciano working aggressively here.
Dickons tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dickons tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Luciano has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Dickons seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Luciano can turn it around.
Luciano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dickons lands a nice uppercut.
Luciano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Antonio Luciano seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dickons struggles to land a body shot inside as Luciano controls his hands.
Dickons breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Luciano throws a hook to the side of Dickons's head but Dickons sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dickons dips to his left and cracks Luciano with an uppercut!
Luciano on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A big left from Luciano misses.
Dickons seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Dickons uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Luciano.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dickons slips under a jab.
Luciano has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dickons finds it's way round the side to connect with Luciano's head.
Dickons tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Luciano was well out of range. Poor timing from Dickons.
Luciano misses with a left hand
and Dickons counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jovan Dickons showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dickons has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jovan Dickons!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Viikinki (ranked 416 p4p, 442 weight class) and Vunipola Veainu (ranked 24 p4p, 22 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 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tony Viikinki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vunipola Veainu!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viikinki connects with a high kick.
 It looks like Vunipola Veainu has been cut.
Veainu throws an off balance right hand
and Viikinki counters with a stiff right hand.
Viikinki moves out of range of the strikes.
Viikinki misses with an uppercut
and Viikinki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Veainu misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Veainu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veainu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Viikinki misses with a looping right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Veainu! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Viikinki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Veainu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Viikinki connects with a body shot.
Viikinki misses with a hook. Veainu ducked under it nicely.
Veainu throws out a counter right but Viikinki avoids it with no problem.
A slow jab from Veainu misses its intended target.
Viikinki fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Veainu on the side of the head.
That has opened up Vunipola Veainu's cut even more.
Viikinki throws a poor cross that misses
and Veainu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Veainu drops his hands for a split second and Viikinki immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Veainu face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Viikinki follows up with a right hand that knocks Veainu into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tony Viikinki!
A very excited looking Tony Viikinki rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Charles Eric Cheese (ranked 502 p4p, 514 weight class) and Reijo Halli (ranked 69 p4p, 70 weight class). Cheese comes to the cage accompanied by The Midnight NAMBLA. Halli is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Clint Eastwood - Gorillaz. 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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charles Eric Cheese!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reijo Halli!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halli is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Halli has Cheese up against the cage in a clinch.
Halli lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cheese backwards.
Halli is leaning against Cheese and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cheese tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cheese lands a hook that snaps the head of Halli backwards.
Halli goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cheese prevents it.
Halli misses with a hook from the clinch.
Halli misses with the head strike.
Halli wants the takedown. Cheese is fighting it off but Halli persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Cheese's guard against the cage.
Halli looking to sit in guard and control but Cheese gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Halli pulls Cheese in close to his closed guard and prevents Cheese from doing any damage or advancing position.
Halli trying to keep a closed guard but Cheese is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halli looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cheese is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Halli has his hands on Cheese's head, controlling the position.
Cheese won't allow Halli to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Halli pulls Cheese in close to his closed guard and prevents Cheese from doing any damage or advancing position.
Cheese is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Halli escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cheese gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Halli keeping moving, preventing Cheese from controlling successfully.
Halli has his foot on Cheese's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cheese works his way back into a safe position though.
Cheese sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheese avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Halli looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Cheese has picked Halli up and slammed him! Halli can't keep hold of the triangle and Cheese manages to pass to side control!
Cheese taking a breather here.
Halli is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Halli's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Halli is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Halli is looking to improve his position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Halli is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cheese's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cheese's back!
Halli is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Halli working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cheese has hold of Halli's arm. He needs to escape this position sooner or later but for now he's happy enough to control the position and prevent the submission attempts.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Reijo Halli dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Halli tries to clinch there but Cheese circles away.
Halli lands a nice looking body shot.
Halli throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cheese.
Cheese was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Halli dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cheese staying out of range there.
Cheese throws a body punch but Halli moves out of range.
Halli tries to clinch there but Cheese circles away.
Halli misses with a right hand
and Cheese counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice uppercut lands for Halli. That snapped Cheese's head back.
Decent striking displayed by Halli there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halli tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A swing and a miss from Cheese.
Halli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cheese moves away.
Cheese wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Halli cracks a nice hook into Cheese's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Halli there.
Halli shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cheese pinned against the cage. Cheese gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cheese is looking to counter punch.
Halli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cheese half committed to a counter leg kick.
Halli lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Halli lands a nice hook to Cheese's body. Cheese takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Halli misses with an uppercut. Cheese saw that one coming.
Halli slips under a jab.
Cheese uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Halli.
An attempted straight right counter from Cheese misses the target.
Halli misses with a wild body shot.
Cheese keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Halli.
Cheese tries to keep at a distance but Halli has taken the fight into the clinch.
Halli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cheese creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cheese lands with a left to the head.
Cheese lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Halli or not.
Cheese softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cheese misses with the head strike.
Halli misses with a short punch on the inside.
Halli lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cheese backwards.
Cheese struggles to land a body shot inside as Halli controls his hands.
Halli drags the fight down to the ground.
Cheese really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Halli is trying to keep Cheese in close.
Halli is looking for a triangle but Cheese pushes his legs off easily.
Reijo Halli has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cheese looking to pass the guard.
Halli not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halli has an active guard here but Cheese has managed to pass into half guard.
Halli wants to improve his position but Cheese is controlling well.
Cheese is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Halli is looking to control Cheese's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Halli avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Halli is not content to let Cheese control the position.
Halli is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Cheese's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Cheese's back!
Cheese is keeping busy.
Halli looking for the choke from the back.
Cheese is having to fend off submission attempts from Halli, who is looking to sink in the choke. Halli doesn't have the hooks in though and Cheese manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.
Halli is trying to control the position but Cheese postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Reijo Halli showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Cheese's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Halli tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cheese swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cheese swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cheese jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Halli lands a head shot.
Halli swings for the body but Cheese moves out of range.
Cheese moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cheese throws a front kick aimed at Halli's knee but Halli avoids it well.
Halli lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Halli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cheese swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cheese looks for the body kick but Halli saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halli misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cheese misses with a hook from the clinch.
Halli misses with a hook to the ribs.
Halli blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Halli.
A nice left hand lands by Cheese.
Cheese lands a nice uppercut.
Cheese tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cheese misses with a hook to the ribs.
Halli has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Halli is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cheese gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cheese.
Halli prevents a body shot from Cheese.
A left hand lands to the body for Halli.
Halli is working for takedown but Cheese is calmly controlling the position for now.
A right hook to the body lands for Cheese.
Cheese is pressed up against the cage. Halli has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cheese down to the mat. Cheese avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Charles Eric Cheese has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reijo Halli.
Halli takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Halli misses with a straight left.
A little feinted left hand from Cheese on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Halli swings widly with a right hand
and Cheese counters with a nice uppercut.
Halli swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cheese.
Halli shoots in but no luck this time.
Cheese thumps Halli with a low kick.
Halli clinches up against the cage.
Charles Eric Cheese has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Halli tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cheese lands an uppercut.
Cheese wants to stall.
Halli is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cheese pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cheese misses with a short punch on the inside.
Halli is trying to drag Cheese to the mat but Cheese just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Cheese swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Halli working aggressively here.
Cheese lands a hook to the side of the head.
Halli swings wildly with an uppercut but Cheese uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cheese lands a body punch in the clinch.
Halli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cheese's elbow.
Cheese looking to slow down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Halli.
Cheese lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheese lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cheese taking a breather.
Cheese trying to stall but Halli improves his position.
Halli can't find room to land a body shot as Cheese controls the action.
A short left from Cheese.
Cheese manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short uppercut from Cheese.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cheese creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cheese misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cheese lands with a right to the head.
Cheese blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Halli is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Cheese trying to control the position but instead, Halli has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cheese into the cage.
Cheese displaying some good clinch control by pressing Halli up against the cage.
Cheese blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheese misses with the head strike.
Halli misses with the head strike.
Halli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cheese tries to work over Halli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Halli goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cheese prevents it.
Cheese lands a body punch in the clinch.
Halli lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Cheese as the two fighters clinch.
Cheese slows down the pace here.
Cheese lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Halli backwards.
Cheese swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cheese doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Halli has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cheese seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Halli can turn it around.
Cheese lands with a left to the head.
Halli's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cheese misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Reijo Halli is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Halli tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cheese just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Eric Cheese showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Halli 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reijo Halli!
A very excited looking Reijo Halli rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Logan (ranked 157 p4p, 96 weight class) and Maurits Assndrop (ranked 22 p4p, 19 weight class). Logan comes to the cage accompanied by The Evil Scotsman. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Maurits Assndrop was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Frankie Logan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 2, fighting out of New York, Maurits Assndrop!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Logan lands a glancing blow to the side of Assndrop's head.
Assndrop scores with a nice head shot.
Maurits Assndrop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Logan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Assndrop misses with an uppercut. Logan saw that one coming.
Logan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Logan scores with a nice right hand.
Assndrop swings widly with a right hand
enabling Logan to counter with a crisp jab.
That kick from Logan tenderised Assndrop's leg. Assndrop is trying to keep his angry face on.
Logan blocks a jab.
Assndrop tries to clinch up but Logan circles away and keeps his distance.
Logan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Assndrop has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Logan throws a hook but Assndrop avoids it easily.
Logan avoids the body shot from Assndrop.
A chopping leg kick lands by Assndrop.
Logan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Assndrop throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Assndrop avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Logan scores with a jab to the head.
Logan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Logan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Logan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Far-Q Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Assndrop blocks a leg kick.
Logan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Assndrop lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Assndrop. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Assndrop.
Assndrop looks to land a right hand but Logan moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assndrop displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Logan throws out the jab.
Assndrop misses with a looping right.
Logan misses with a wild body shot.
Assndrop cracks Logan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Assndrop closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Assndrop tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Assndrop blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Logan fails to land.
Assndrop is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Logan to keep the fight standing.
Assndrop blocking some punches.
Logan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Logan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Assndrop tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Frankie Logan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maurits Assndrop.
Assndrop working aggressively here.
Logan breaks from the clinch.
Logan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Assndrop was well out of range. Poor timing from Logan.
Assndrop uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Logan.
Nice shot by Assndrop.
A shot to the liver by Logan. Beautiful body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Assndrop checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Assndrop takes one to the chin there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Assndrop misses with a low kick.
Assndrop scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan throws a solid leg kick but Assndrop takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Logan.
Assndrop swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Assndrop fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Logan, pushing him back against the cage.
Assndrop misses with a hook from the clinch.
Assndrop misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Assndrop.
Logan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Assndrop tries to work over Logan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Assndrop lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Logan.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Logan.
Assndrop lands a body punch in the clinch.
Logan struggles to land a body shot inside as Assndrop controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Logan.
Logan manages to break the clinch.
The fighters circling - Assndrop throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Assndrop tries to clinch there but Logan circles away.
Assndrop throws a big shot that misses.
Assndrop closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Assndrop creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Logan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Logan throws a leg kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Assndrop on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan moves away from the strike by Assndrop.
Logan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Assndrop connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Assndrop misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Logan to counter with a crisp jab.
Logan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Assndrop throws out the jab.
Logan misses with a low kick.
Logan misses the jab.
Assndrop misses with a body shot.
Assndrop fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Logan checks it well.
Logan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Assndrop manages to avoid it.
Assndrop throws a jab when Logan was well out of range.
Assndrop misses with a right hand
and Logan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Assndrop connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Logan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Assndrop manages to avoid it.
Assndrop ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Logan slips under a jab.
Assndrop slips a jab from Logan.
Assndrop fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Assndrop.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Assndrop blocks a leg kick.
Assndrop loads up on a big right hand but Logan slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assndrop steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Logan.
Assndrop lands with a shot to the body.
Logan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Assndrop instigates a clinch.
Logan blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Assndrop.
Logan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Assndrop misses with a hook.
It looked like Logan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Assndrop avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Logan slips a jab from Assndrop.
Assndrop throws a good cross that connects.
Logan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Assndrop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Logan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Assndrop now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Assndrop wants to clinch up but Logan keeps it at a distance.
Logan moves out of range as Assndrop strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Logan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Logan throws a sloppy head kick and Assndrop moves out of range easily.
Logan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Logan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Assndrop.
Logan looks to land a right hand but Assndrop moved out of range.
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 Frankie Logan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Logan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Assndrop misses with a straight left.
Logan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Assndrop misses with an uppercut.
Logan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Logan moves out of range of the strikes.
Logan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Assndrop ducks under a wild hook from Logan.
Logan throws the left hand but Assndrop avoids the punch easily.
Logan blocks a leg kick.
Frankie Logan is winning the standup battle so far.
Assndrop takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Logan misses with a straight left.
Assndrop takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Logan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Logan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Logan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Assndrop at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Assndrop thows a left - swing and a miss!
Assndrop has managed to clinch.
Assndrop jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Logan walks away with a smile on his face. Assndrop gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Assndrop misses with a hook
and Assndrop takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Logan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Assndrop moves away.
Assndrop finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Logan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Logan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Assndrop flicks out a counter leg kick but Logan steps away.
Assndrop bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Logan's head.
Logan throws a low kick, looking for Assndrop's leg but Assndrop calmly moves out of range.
Assndrop misses with a straight left.
Logan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Logan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Assndrop.
Assndrop connects with a body shot.
Assndrop digs a good hook to Logan's body.
Assndrop slips under a jab from Logan.
Logan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Assndrop uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Logan.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Assndrop! But no joy.
Assndrop looks to throw the jab but Logan is out of range.
Assndrop throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Logan throws a chopping leg kick but Assndrop manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Assndrop misses with a low kick.
Logan is looking to slow Assndrop down with leg kicks.
Logan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Assndrop.
Logan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Assndrop looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Assndrop misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Logan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Assndrop is out of range and Logan settles back down.
The crowd cheers as Assndrop lands an impressive looking overhand right. Logan doesn't seem phased though.
A low kick from Assndrop misses
letting Logan counter with a right hand.
Assndrop misses the jab.
Assndrop misses with an uppercut.
Assndrop lands a nice leg kick that just misses Logan's sensitive parts.
Assndrop tries to clinch but Logan moves out of range.
Assndrop throws a shot from downtown. Logan moves away and avoids it.
Logan misses with a straight right.
A little jabbing left from Assndrop on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Logan just misses with a punch to the body.
Assndrop looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fighters circling - Logan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Logan connects with a nice looking jab.
Logan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Assndrop cracks Logan with a good jab.
Assndrop avoids the head kick by Logan.
Assndrop slips a jab and a cross from Logan.
Logan walks into a stiff left hand from Assndrop.
Assndrop has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Assndrop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Logan manages to avoid it.
Logan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Logan missing with a left hand there. Assndrop was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Logan throws a combination. Assndrop tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan misses with a hook. Assndrop ducked under it nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Assndrop.
Assndrop lands a nice leg kick that just misses Logan's sensitive parts.
Assndrop looks to land a left hand but Logan moved out of range nicely.
Logan checks a low kick from Assndrop.
Logan misses with a hook.
Logan moves out of range of the strikes.
Logan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Logan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Logan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Assndrop ducks under a wild hook from Logan.
Assndrop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Logan.
Logan just misses with a punch to the body.
Logan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Assndrop's head.
Assndrop tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Logan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Assndrop throws a shot from downtown. Logan moves away and avoids it.
Assndrop bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Logan's head.
Assndrop fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Logan checks it well.
Assndrop tests Logan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big right from Logan misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Logan looks to land a right hand but Assndrop moved out of range.
Logan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Assndrop only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Logan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Assndrop on the side of the head.
Logan throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Assndrop was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A jab from Assndrop misses.
Logan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Assndrop.
A looping hook to the body misses from Assndrop. Logan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Assndrop lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Logan at a distance.
Logan needs to keep his hands up - Assndrop had a free shot at his head there.
Assndrop jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Logan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Logan throws a hook to the side of Assndrop's head but Assndrop sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Assndrop takes a swing at Logan's ribcage but misses.
Logan ducks right into an uppercut from Assndrop.
Assndrop pivots, looking for a leg kick but Logan is out of range and Assndrop settles back down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Assndrop motions for Logan to come forward. Assndrop throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Assndrop throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A big left from Logan misses.
Logan throws a head kick that misses.
Logan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Assndrop was well out of range. Poor timing from Logan.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Frankie Logan will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Assndrop throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Logan is looking to counter with head kicks.
Frankie Logan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Assndrop slips a jab from Logan.
Assndrop throws a body punch but Logan moves out of range.
Assndrop clinches with his opponent.
Assndrop lands a hook that snaps the head of Logan backwards.
Assndrop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Assndrop is trying to pull guard but Logan has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Logan.
Logan throws a punch but it's blocked by Assndrop.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Logan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Assndrop fails to land.
Logan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Assndrop misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Assndrop misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assndrop throws a head punch that misses.
Assndrop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Assndrop misses with a hook from the clinch.
Assndrop misses with a punch on the inside.
Maurits Assndrop seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Assndrop lands a right hand that snaps the head of Logan backwards.
A body shot lands from Assndrop.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Logan.
Assndrop scores with a shoulder strike.
Assndrop working aggressively here.
Assndrop jumps guard but Logan stands there with Assndrop around his waist. Assndrop gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Logan misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assndrop is leaning against Logan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Assndrop misses with a punch on the inside.
Logan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Assndrop keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Logan's efforts to push away.
Assndrop tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Logan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Frankie Logan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maurits Assndrop.
Logan throws a punch but it's blocked by Assndrop.
Logan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Assndrop.
Assndrop lands an uppercut.
Assndrop misses with a hook from the clinch.
Assndrop throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assndrop misses with a short punch on the inside.
Assndrop misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Assndrop scores with a nice short uppercut.
Assndrop jumps guard but Logan stands there with Assndrop around his waist. Assndrop gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Assndrop jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Logan walks away with a smile on his face. Assndrop gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Logan throws a head kick that misses.
Assndrop throws out a loose jab but Logan uses good head movement to avoid it.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Assndrop. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Assndrop finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Logan throws a chopping leg kick but Assndrop manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A decent looking cross lands there for Logan.
Assndrop looks to throw the jab but Logan is out of range.
Logan throwing a counter right hand but Assndrop manages to avoid it.
Assndrop throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Logan seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Assndrop throws the left hand but Logan avoids the punch easily.
Assndrop waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Logan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assndrop wants to land a leg kick but Logan is out of range.
Logan ducks under a wild hook from Assndrop.
Logan throws an overhand right that lands on Assndrop's shoulder, as Assndrop tries to avoid the shot.
Logan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Assndrop swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Logan misses with a straight right.
Assndrop with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Assndrop takes a jab right on the kisser.
Assndrop rushes Logan and presses him up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Assndrop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Assndrop has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A shot in the inside from Assndrop.
Assndrop lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Logan backwards.
Logan is trying to break the clinch but Assndrop has him pressed against the cage.
Assndrop misses with the head strike.
Assndrop has a couple of punches blocked by Logan.
Maurits Assndrop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Assndrop throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maurits Assndrop comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Logan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Maurits Assndrop!
During a confident post fight interview, Maurits Assndrop thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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