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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between ZaDarius Haden (ranked 1316 p4p, 2271 weight class) and Iso Paa (ranked 201 p4p, 321 weight class). Haden's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Mot�rhead - Orgasmatron. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, ZaDarius Haden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Iso Paa!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Haden.
Paa throws a poor cross that misses
and Haden counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Paa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haden looks to throw the jab but Paa is out of range.
Haden with a jab.
Paa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Paa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Paa lands a slapping body shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Paa has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Haden checks the leg kick.
Paa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Paa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Haden has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paa with the inside leg kick.
Paa looks to land a body kick but Haden moved away.
Paa moves out of range as Haden strikes.
Haden blocks the body kick.
A low kick from Paa misses
so Haden counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haden trying to control the position from guard on top but Paa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haden sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Paa's guard.
Paa wants to improve his position but Haden is controlling well.
Paa looking for submissions off his back.
Paa is looking to control Haden's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Paa avoid being mounted?
Haden drops an elbow to the side of Paa's head.
Haden works his way into full mount!
Haden scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haden landing strikes from the mount and Paa is in trouble!
Haden fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Paa is working to get back to half guard.
Haden will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Haden looking to control but Paa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Haden 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.
Haden postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Paa looks a forlorn figure.
Haden sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paa is looking to get to half guard.
Haden tries to control but Paa wriggling away.
Haden content just to control the position here.
Paa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Haden is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Haden with shots to the head and body - Paa looks very uncomfortable down there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haden lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haden connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Haden working Paa over with strikes here.
Paa is trying desperately to improve position.
Paa taking shots to the head.
Paa taking shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haden working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Paa is in all sorts of trouble here.
Haden controlling from the full mount.
Haden landing strikes, looking to finish!
Paa is trying desperately to improve position.
Haden lands with some strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
ZaDarius Haden dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A big right from Haden misses.
Paa thuds his right hand into Haden's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Paa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Haden throws a shot from downtown. Paa moves away and avoids it.
Paa tries to land a body kick
letting Haden counter with a right hand.
Haden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paa manages to avoid it.
Paa misses with an uppercut.
Haden showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paa.
Paa lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Haden at a distance.
Haden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paa moves away.
Haden is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Paa can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paa lets loose with a powerful body kick. Haden will feel that in the morning.
Paa misses the jab.
Haden feinted with a counter takedown.
Paa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haden.
Paa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Haden as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haden fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Paa, pushing him back against the cage.
Haden is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Paa can't fight it off and eventually Haden manages to take the fight to the floor. Paa looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Paa keeping moving, preventing Haden from controlling successfully.
Haden lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Haden sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Paa looking for a sweep. Not yet Paa, not yet.
Paa working for a triangle but Haden defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Haden with a nice head shot there.
Paa looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Haden passes into half guard.
Haden wants to lay and pray for a moment but Paa keeps working.
Haden is just content to waste time from the top position. Paa takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haden trying to control the position from guard on top but Paa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haden advances to half guard.
Paa is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Haden pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haden is looking to advance position but Paa won't allow it.
Haden wants to advance to full mount but Paa doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Haden is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Paa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Paa keeping moving, preventing Haden from controlling successfully.
Paa has his foot on Haden's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Haden works his way back into a safe position though.
Haden sitting in guard here, content to control.
Haden advances to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Haden works his way into full mount!
Paa tries to reverse the position but Haden maintains control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
ZaDarius Haden dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Paa fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Haden sprawls well initially but Paa persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Haden trying to control from the bottom.
Haden is trying to get back to full guard.
Paa seems to be working for a kimura but Haden defends the submission attempt.
Haden keeping control of the position.
Paa seems to be looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paa trying to mount his opponent but Haden defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haden gets back to full guard.
Paa wants to control from the top but Haden keeps moving.
ZaDarius Haden overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Paa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Haden is keeping the position for now.
Haden trying to control the position.
Paa is looking to pass into half guard but Haden pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Haden is in guard.
Haden postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Paa looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paa being controlled here, momentarily.
Paa working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Haden has passed into half guard!
Haden wants to lay and pray for a moment but Paa keeps working.
Haden trying to control from Paa's half guard. Paa has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Haden connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paa keeping moving, preventing Haden from controlling successfully.
Haden looking to sit in guard and control but Paa gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Paa looking to sit in guard and control but Haden gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Paa is looking for a triangle here but Haden uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Haden wants to lay and pray for a moment but Paa keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haden moves into full mount!
Paa is bucking up trying to escape but Haden cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Haden lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
ZaDarius Haden is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Paa taking shots to the head.
Haden can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Paa is looking to escape.
Paa is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Haden can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Paa is looking to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
ZaDarius Haden showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Haden, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... ZaDarius Haden!
A very excited looking ZaDarius Haden 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Derrick Thomas (ranked 1132 p4p, 1171 weight class) and Lou Slugger (ranked 125 p4p, 130 weight class). Slugger has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Derrick Thomas !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lou Slugger!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slugger cracks Thomas with a good jab.
Slugger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Slugger.
Slugger misses with an uppercut. Thomas saw that one coming.
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
Slugger throws a chopping leg kick but Thomas manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Thomas throws a body punch but Slugger moves out of range.
Slugger lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Thomas throws a low kick but Slugger avoids it.
Slugger fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thomas .
A chopping leg kick lands by Slugger.
Slugger staying out of range there.
Slugger doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nice jab there from Slugger.
Slugger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Slugger buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Slugger checks the leg kick.
Nice shot by Slugger.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd cheers as Slugger lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thomas doesn't seem phased though.
Slugger wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thomas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Thomas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Slugger punishes Thomas 's body with a nice straight punch.
Slugger connects with a looping right hand.
Thomas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Slugger circles away quickly and effectively.
Lou Slugger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas slips a jab and a cross from Slugger.
Slugger lands with a cross.
Slugger misses with a low kick.
Slugger misses with a right hand
and Thomas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A good leg kick by Thomas .
Slugger fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thomas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Slugger connects with a high kick.
Slugger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Slugger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thomas is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Thomas takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A big right from Thomas misses.
Slugger misses with a hook to the body
and Thomas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Slugger throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slugger slips under a jab.
Slugger connects with a solid leg kick.
Slugger throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Thomas connects with an inside leg kick.
Slugger just misses with a punch to the body.
Slugger lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thomas 's sensitive parts.
Slugger shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Thomas drops Slugger with a beautiful combination! Slugger stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Thomas is looking for the KO!
 Slugger is rocked!
 It looks like Lou Slugger has been cut.
A low kick from Slugger is predictable there
and Thomas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Thomas is looking to wear down Slugger with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Slugger looks winded!
Thomas misses with a low kick.
Slugger only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Slugger moves away from the strike by Thomas .
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Thomas engages and cracks Slugger with a massive lead left hook - Slugger tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Thomas is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Derrick Thomas !
Derrick Thomas thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toby Keith Yrkje (ranked 324 p4p, 720 weight class) and Grey Ape (ranked 45 p4p, 104 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Yrkje might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to As Good As I Once Was. Toby Keith Yrkje is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Toby Keith Yrkje!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Grey Ape!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yrkje smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ape 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.
Ape throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yrkje counters with a stiff right hand.
Yrkje tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Yrkje takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 It looks like Toby Keith Yrkje has been cut.
Ape avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ape throws a fast counter high kick but Yrkje manages to duck under it in time.
Yrkje scores with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ape throws a leg kick
letting Yrkje counter with a right hand.
Yrkje uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Yrkje crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ape - the referee stops the clock and Yrkje gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ape. Yrkje manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ape throws an off balance right hand
and Yrkje counters with a leg kick.
Ape displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yrkje throws out the jab.
Ape now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ape throws a sloppy head kick
and Yrkje counters with a three punch combo that has Ape backing up. Ape nods at Yrkje to acknowledge the strikes.
Yrkje looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yrkje slips under a jab.
Yrkje is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ape.
Yrkje avoids the head kick by Ape.
Yrkje tries to counter by clinching up but Ape breaks away and moves out of range.
Ape throws a lazy head kick
and Yrkje counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yrkje avoids the head kick by Ape.
An attempted straight right counter from Yrkje misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ape takes one on the button.
Yrkje buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A big right from Ape misses.
Ape throws a head kick that misses
and Yrkje counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yrkje darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ape pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Ape tries to get set, Yrkje tries to push him back and clinch up but Ape manages to avoid the attempt.
The crowd cheers as Ape lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yrkje doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ape slips under a jab.
Ape throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yrkje counters with a nice uppercut.
Ape throws a head kick but Yrkje moves out of range.
Yrkje throwing a counter right hand but Ape manages to avoid it.
Ape tries to work over Yrkje's front leg with a kick but Yrkje checks it.
Yrkje ducks under a wild hook from Ape.
Ape throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yrkje counters with a nice uppercut.
Yrkje looks to land a body kick but Ape moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Yrkje!
Ape throws a hook to the side of Yrkje's head but Yrkje sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yrkje just misses with a punch to the body.
Yrkje lands a head shot.
Yrkje tries to move into range but Ape moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ape tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Yrkje wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ape throws a lazy right hand but Yrkje sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big right from Yrkje misses.
Ape replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Yrkje blocks it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Toby Keith Yrkje dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Toby Keith Yrkje's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A big right from Ape misses.
Yrkje scores with a nice body kick.
Ape on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yrkje. Yrkje obviously looking to wear him down.
Yrkje looks to score with a jab to the body but Ape is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ape! But no joy.
Yrkje throws a leg kick but Ape sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Yrkje is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ape can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ape throws a leg kick but Yrkje sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yrkje has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A low kick from Ape misses
and Yrkje counters by clinching up.
Ape is trying to break the clinch but Yrkje has him pressed against the cage.
Yrkje working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yrkje throws a punch but it's blocked by Ape.
Yrkje gets control of Ape's arms and successfully pulls guard. Yrkje will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ape trying to control but Yrkje is working from the bottom.
Ape engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ape passes Yrkje's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ape is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Yrkje manages to get to full guard.
Ape looking to pass the guard.
Yrkje has control of Ape's left arm, preventing Ape from doing any damage.
Ape stands up from Yrkje's guard - Ape perhaps looking for a knockout.
Ape throws a jab when Yrkje was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ape misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Toby Keith Yrkje is winning the standup battle so far.
Ape takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yrkje moves in looking to clinch but Ape pushes him off.
Ape looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ape misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Ape misses the target.
Donk. Yrkje catches Ape right on the button with a cross.
Ape clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ape tries to break the clinch but Yrkje is controlling the position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ape.
Ape tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Yrkje is working Ape over against the cage.
Ape unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ape tries to land a knee to the head but Yrkje blocks with his arms.
Ape working aggressively here.
Yrkje misses with a punch on the inside.
Ape's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ape throws a head kick that Yrkje semi-blocks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yrkje throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yrkje blocks a jab.
Yrkje is looking to counter the offense by Ape and move into the clinch.
Yrkje tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Grey Ape will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Toby Keith Yrkje's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. 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.
Ape takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ape misses the jab.
Yrkje is looking to counter with a body kick.
Ape throws a hook but Yrkje blocks it.
Yrkje feints and then cracks Ape's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ape down.
Nice shot lands for Yrkje.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ape pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ape fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yrkje is out of range.
Yrkje misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ape tries a head kick but it misses.
Ape misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yrkje wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Yrkje darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ape tries to clinch up.
Yrkje chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ape tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice straight punches there by Ape. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yrkje has managed to clinch.
Ape misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yrkje.
Yrkje pushes Ape back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Yrkje blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yrkje jumps guard but Ape turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A short uppercut from Yrkje.
Yrkje blocks an uppercut.
Yrkje prevents a body shot from Ape.
Yrkje pulls guard effortlessly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ape won't allow Yrkje to sweep him here.
Yrkje keeping moving, preventing Ape from controlling successfully.
Ape showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ape trying to control the position from guard on top but Yrkje is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ape engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ape wants to pass the guard but Yrkje is keeping the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Yrkje fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ape misses with a lunging right hand
and Yrkje counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Yrkje.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ape misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ape working aggressively here.
Yrkje scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yrkje throws a punch but it's blocked by Ape.
Ape breaks the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Toby Keith Yrkje showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Yrkje has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toby Keith Yrkje!
An out of breath Toby Keith Yrkje thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Violent Femme (ranked 179 p4p, 644 weight class) and Sean O Malley (ranked 15 p4p, 50 weight class). O Malley has chosen Goat Talk- Sugar Sean as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Violent Femme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean O Malley!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Malley ducks under a wild hook from Femme.
Femme fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Femme cracks O Malley with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
O Malley is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
O Malley stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Femme displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as O Malley throws out the jab.
O Malley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Femme throws out the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Femme misses the target.
O Malley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Malley misses with a wild body shot.
Femme misses with a body shot
and O Malley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Femme tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Malley was well out of range. Poor timing from Femme.
The crowd cheers as Femme lands an impressive looking overhand right. O Malley doesn't seem phased though.
O Malley misses with a series of wild punches.
O Malley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Malley avoids the body shot from Femme.
Femme misses with an uppercut. O Malley saw that one coming.
O Malley misses with a straight left.
O Malley misses with a hook. Femme ducked under it nicely.
O Malley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Femme.
O Malley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Femme takes a swing at O Malley's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Femme lands a really nice looking cross but O Malley seems unphased.
Femme lands with a straight right. O Malley didn't see that one coming.
Violent Femme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Femme will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A little jabbing left from O Malley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
O Malley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Femme.
O Malley throws a shot from downtown. Femme moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from Femme misses its intended target.
Sean O Malley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
O Malley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Femme lands a body shot.
Femme throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from O Malley misses the target.
Femme lands a glancing blow to the side of O Malley's head.
Femme takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Femme throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
O Malley misses with a looping left.
Femme cracks O Malley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Femme dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Femme keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
O Malley misses with a looping right.
Nice uppercut lands for O Malley. That snapped Femme's head back.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Femme throws a jab but it's blocked by O Malley.
It seemed like O Malley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Malley takes a swing at Femme's ribcage but misses.
Femme misses with a hook to the body
and O Malley counters with a straight right hand.
O Malley ducks under a wild hook from Femme.
Femme needs to keep his hands up - O Malley had a free shot at his head there.
O Malley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Femme throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Femme is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
O Malley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
O Malley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Femme.
Femme misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - O Malley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An attempted straight right counter from Femme misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Femme. O Malley does a little dance to reset his feet.
O Malley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A telegraphed right hand from O Malley misses the target.
A shot to the liver by Femme. Beautiful body shot.
O Malley is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A swing and a miss from O Malley.
O Malley misses with a hook. Femme ducked under it nicely.
Femme lands the left hand.
Femme scores with a jab.
Femme cracks O Malley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Femme throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Femme scores with a jab to the head.
Femme slips under a jab.
Femme misses with a looping right.
O Malley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Femme slips a straight right by O Malley.
Femme dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Femme connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Femme throws a looping overhand right but O Malley ducks down to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Femme as he connects with a hook.
O Malley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Femme scores with a jab to the body.
Femme scores with a body shot.
Femme moves away from the strike by O Malley.
Femme dips to his left and cracks O Malley with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Femme throws a poor cross that misses
and O Malley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
O Malley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Femme moves away.
Femme slips under a jab.
Femme tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Malley was well out of range. Poor timing from Femme.
Nice defenses there by O Malley.
O Malley looks to land a right hand but Femme moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Femme keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Malley.
Femme uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from O Malley.
O Malley slips a jab from Femme.
O Malley moves out of range of the strikes.
Femme throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling O Malley to counter with a crisp jab.
Femme throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Femme throws a good cross that connects.
O Malley misses with a straight left.
O Malley ducks right into an uppercut from Femme.
O Malley throws a hook but Femme blocks it.
Femme throws a hook but O Malley avoids it easily.
Femme ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Femme cracks O Malley with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Femme misses with an uppercut
and O Malley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Femme throws a body shot but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Femme takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Femme connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between O Malley's hands.
Femme throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Femme keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Malley.
Femme misses the shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Violent Femme dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Femme throws a jab when O Malley was well out of range.
Femme lands with an overhand left.
Femme ducks under a wild hook from O Malley.
O Malley slips a jab from Femme.
O Malley throws a hook but Femme avoids it easily.
O Malley on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Femme lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
O Malley throws a body shot but no joy.
O Malley throws a low kick but it's checked well by Femme.
O Malley throws a front kick aimed at Femme's knee but Femme avoids it well.
Violent Femme is winning the standup battle so far.
O Malley misses with a wild body shot.
Femme darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Femme moves out of range of the strikes.
O Malley scores with a leg kick.
Femme scores with a decent looking hook.
O Malley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Femme throws an off balance right hand
and O Malley counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
O Malley misses with a looping right.
Femme lands with a straight right. O Malley didn't see that one coming.
O Malley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Femme.
Femme misses with a hook
and O Malley counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Femme throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A left lands for O Malley.
Femme swings widly with a right hand
and Femme takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Femme misses with a looping left.
Femme keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Femme stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from O Malley.
O Malley scores with a punch to the head.
O Malley scores with a jab. Femme acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
O Malley lands with a shot to the body.
Femme lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
O Malley looks to land a body kick but Femme moved away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Malley throws a push kick but Femme slaps the foot to one side.
O Malley slips under a jab.
Femme digs a good body shot into O Malley's ribs.
O Malley throws a shot from downtown. Femme moves away and avoids it.
Femme connects with a nice looking jab.
O Malley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Femme.
O Malley has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from O Malley there as he acknowledges the shot.
O Malley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Femme.
Femme scores with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Femme slips a straight right by O Malley.
An attempted straight right counter from Femme misses the target.
Femme with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Femme looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Femme swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Femme has a couple of punches blocked by O Malley.
O Malley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Femme throws an uppercut from half a mile away. O Malley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Femme scores with a jab to the head.
Femme takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Femme throws a body punch but O Malley moves out of range.
O Malley feints a counter leg kick.
O Malley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Femme.
Femme avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
O Malley throws a sloppy head kick and Femme moves out of range easily.
Femme blocks a jab.
Donk. O Malley catches Femme right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Femme misses with a hook.
O Malley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Femme ducks under a wild hook from O Malley.
Femme misses with a right hand
and O Malley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
O Malley throws the left hand but Femme avoids the punch easily.
Femme ducks under a wild hook from O Malley.
O Malley tries to move into range but Femme moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
O Malley looks to score with a jab to the body but Femme is just out of range.
Femme connects with a right hand. O Malley shakes it off.
Femme scores with a takedown into O Malley's guard.
O Malley keeping full guard, as Femme tries to pass.
Femme sitting in guard here, content to control.
Femme continues to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Malley wants to stand but Femme is controlling the position.
O Malley keeping full guard, as Femme tries to pass.
We've been hearing good reports from Femme'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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
O Malley can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Femme controls the pace.
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!
Femme prevents O Malley from getting back to his feet.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Femme is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
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 Violent Femme will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Femme throws the left hand but O Malley avoids the punch easily.
Femme steps to the side to avoid the strikes from O Malley.
Nice defenses there by Femme.
O Malley swings for the body but Femme moves out of range.
O Malley thows a left - swing and a miss!
O Malley throws a jab but it's blocked by Femme.
Femme throws an overhand right that lands on O Malley's shoulder, as O Malley tries to avoid the shot.
Femme throws a jab but it's blocked by O Malley.
Femme punishes O Malley's body with a nice straight punch.
Femme lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Femme avoids the head kick by O Malley.
Femme takes one on the button.
O Malley walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
O Malley takes a swing at Femme's ribcage but misses.
O Malley loads up on a big right hand but Femme slips the punch.
Femme is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Femme darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A swing and a miss from Femme.
O Malley throws out a counter right but Femme avoids it with no problem.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
O Malley tries to move into range but Femme moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
O Malley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Femme throws a looping overhand right but O Malley ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Malley slips under a jab from Femme.
Femme throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Femme takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Femme misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Malley.
Femme scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. O Malley doesn't seem bothered though.
O Malley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Femme on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
O Malley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Femme.
Femme swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
O Malley tries to score with a low kick but Femme moves his leg out of the way.
Femme throwing a counter right hand but O Malley manages to avoid it.
Femme takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
O Malley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
It looked like Femme was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from O Malley.
Femme throws a right hand that misses
and O Malley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Femme connects with a single shot there.
Femme jabs at O Malley's body.
O Malley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Femme.
O Malley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Femme misses with a straight left.
O Malley throws out a counter right but Femme avoids it with no problem.
A left lands for O Malley.
Femme lands with a cross.
Femme ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Femme misses with a wild body shot.
O Malley feints a counter leg kick.
O Malley misses with a straight left.
Femme misses with an uppercut.
Femme scores with a jab to the head.
A swing and a miss from Femme.
Femme jabbing away but nothing is landing.
O Malley throws a leg kick that misses.
O Malley misses with a looping left.
O Malley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
O Malley gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Femme.
O Malley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Femme tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Malley was well out of range. Poor timing from Femme.
Sean O Malley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
O Malley 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.
Femme uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before O Malley has time to react.
Femme lands with a cross.
O Malley keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Femme dives in for a single leg takedown but O Malley sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Femme breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Femme 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.
Femme ducks under a wild hook from O Malley.
Femme takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Femme throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
O Malley takes one to the side of the head.
Femme checks a leg kick nicely.
Femme thuds a left hand into O Malley's body.
Femme connects with a body shot.
Violent Femme is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
O Malley throws a front kick aimed at Femme's knee but Femme avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Femme. O Malley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Femme scores with a nice right hand.
O Malley misses the shot to the body.
O Malley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Femme.
Femme staying out of range there.
Femme throws a body punch but O Malley moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Femme with a jab.
A lazy left from O Malley finds it's target.
Femme swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Femme slips under a jab.
O Malley lets loose with a powerful body kick. Femme will feel that in the morning.
O Malley drops his hands momentarily and Femme takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
O Malley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
O Malley throws a leg kick but Femme moved away.
Femme keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Malley.
O Malley walks into a stiff left hand from Femme.
A big right from Femme misses.
Femme loads up on a big right hand but O Malley slips the punch.
Femme closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming O Malley to the mat! O Malley manages to get full guard.
O Malley has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Femme can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Femme avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
O Malley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Malley can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Femme controls the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Violent Femme showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Femme has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Violent Femme!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adams Menday (ranked 429 p4p, 544 weight class) and Lou Higgins (ranked 63 p4p, 82 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adams Menday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lou Higgins!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Higgins takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Menday manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Higgins on his heels. He'll look to pass Higgins's guard now, I'm sure.
Higgins has his feet on Menday's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Menday shoots in and bounces Higgins off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Menday postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Menday wants to control from the top but Higgins keeps moving.
Menday 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.
Menday loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Menday landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Menday advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menday misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Higgins avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Menday.
Menday tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Menday is trying to ground and pound but Higgins uses the momentary lack of control by Menday to regain half guard.
Menday not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Menday not landing any meaningful shots this time.
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.
Menday prevents Higgins from standing back up.
Menday trying to control the action but Higgins is working from the bottom.
Menday is just content to waste time from the top position. Higgins takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Menday throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Menday missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Higgins preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Menday looking to pass the guard.
Higgins avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menday throwing strikes but missing.
Menday throwing strikes from guard but Higgins blocks nicely.
Menday sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Menday throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Higgins was covering up waiting for the punch and Menday finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Higgins manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Higgins turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Menday.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Menday fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Menday looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Higgins is avoiding damage well.
The ground and pound from Menday seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Menday prevents Higgins from escaping the position.
Menday is looking to take a break and control but Higgins is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Menday postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adams Menday dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Menday closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Higgins wants to get back to his feet but Menday drags him back down.
We've been hearing that Menday has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Menday throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Higgins works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Higgins felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Menday perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Higgins avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Menday.
Menday not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Higgins keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Menday there.
Higgins is trying to stand back up but Menday is controlling him
Menday throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menday seems to be working for a kimura but Higgins defends the submission attempt.
Higgins blocking the ground and pound attempt from Menday.
Higgins pushes Menday off looking to stand but Menday dives back in and keeps control.
Menday looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Higgins is not content to let Menday control the position.
Menday working the head and body with strikes.
Menday looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Menday is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Menday sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Higgins defending well though.
Still in half guard, Menday seems content to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Menday takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Menday scores with a nice strike.
Menday changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Higgins looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Menday is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Higgins knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Menday scoring with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menday throws a strike aimed at the side of Higgins's head but Higgins avoids it well.
Higgins is trying to buck Menday off.
Menday sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Higgins is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Menday scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Higgins to see if he's OK.
Menday tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Menday throwing strikes but Higgins manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Menday manages to work his way to half guard, despite Higgins's best efforts.
Menday is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Higgins pulls his head out easily.
Menday is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Higgins's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Higgins's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Menday has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Higgins has freed his hand and lives to survive another well, another couple of seconds at least!
Higgins trying to get back to his feet but Menday is in full control for now.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Menday's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Menday lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Higgins trying to get back to his feet but Menday is in full control for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Menday looking for the choke from the back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adams Menday dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Menday gets a takedown into half guard.
Menday works his foot free and advances to mount.
Menday is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Higgins can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Menday is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Higgins can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Higgins is bucking up trying to escape but Menday cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Higgins trying desperately to get to his feet.
Menday sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Menday misses with a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menday looking to control but Higgins is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Menday throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Higgins because Menday loaded up on that one.
Higgins blocking the ground and pound.
Menday raining down shots from the mount!
Menday landing strikes from the mount.
Higgins is rocked!
Menday postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Higgins bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Menday and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adams Menday!
A relieved looking Adams Menday thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lindsay Apollo (ranked 148 p4p, 357 weight class) and Marcus Shakes (ranked 12 p4p, 28 weight class). Shakes comes into a darkened arena with his song building. About the Money- T.I. kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lindsay Apollo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Shakes!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shakes throws a jab when Apollo was well out of range.
Shakes walks into a left hand.
Marcus Shakes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Apollo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Apollo throws a good cross that connects.
Shakes tries to clinch up.
Apollo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Apollo throws a wild body kick that Shakes sees coming a mile off.
Shakes throws a jab but it's blocked by Apollo.
Apollo is looking to land body kicks.
Apollo throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shakes! But no joy.
Apollo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Shakes.
Shakes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Apollo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Apollo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Apollo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Shakes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Apollo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shakes told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Apollo avoids the elbow strike from Shakes, against the cage.
Apollo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apollo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Apollo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shakes lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Shakes moves to clinch but Apollo breaks away
and Apollo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shakes clinches with his opponent.
Shakes tries to work over Apollo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Apollo lands with a short shot to the head.
Shakes cracks Apollo with a nice body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Apollo.
A body shot lands from Shakes.
Shakes lands a left hand.
Shakes working aggressively here.
Apollo lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Apollo swings wildly with an uppercut but Shakes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Shakes scores with a nice short uppercut.
Shakes tries a knee to the head but Apollo blocks it.
Apollo working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apollo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Apollo ducks under a wild hook from Shakes.
Shakes with a jab.
Apollo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shakes throws out the jab.
Apollo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Shakes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Shakes ducks under a wild hook from Apollo.
Shakes rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Apollo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Apollo darts in and clinches Shakes up against the cage.
Shakes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Apollo is defending well for now.
Apollo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Apollo misses with the head strike.
Apollo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Shakes cracks Apollo with a nice body shot.
Shakes missing with knees to the body.
Apollo has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Shakes uses from the top position.
Apollo looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Shakes puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shakes tries to stand and escape but Apollo is controlling the position.
Apollo is looking to control Shakes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Apollo avoid being mounted?
Apollo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Apollo controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Apollo trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Shakes wants to get back to his feet.
Shakes is thwarting Apollo's attempts to control the position.
Shakes prevents Apollo from improving his position.
Apollo looking for submissions off his back.
Apollo is looking to get back to full guard here but Shakes has managed to pass to side control instead.
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 Lindsay Apollo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Apollo throws a body shot but no joy.
Shakes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Apollo misses with a hook. Shakes ducked under it nicely.
Shakes with a jab.
Apollo walks into a straight right hand from Shakes.
Shakes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Apollo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shakes.
Shakes throws a nice looking combination but Apollo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shakes throws an overhand right that lands on Apollo's shoulder, as Apollo tries to avoid the shot.
Decent striking displayed by Shakes there.
Shakes swings widly with a right hand
and Apollo counters with a nice uppercut.
Apollo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Apollo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Apollo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shakes on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apollo scores with a nice strike.
Nice cross by Shakes.
Shakes misses with a looping right.
Shakes throws a hook but Apollo avoids it easily.
Apollo defending well as Shakes loads up on a big left hand.
Apollo with a nice calf kick.
Shakes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Apollo counters with a straight right hand.
Apollo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Shakes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice uppercut lands for Apollo. That snapped Shakes's head back.
Apollo lands a slapping body shot.
Shakes throws out a loose jab but Apollo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shakes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shakes instigates a clinch.
Apollo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Apollo misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apollo working aggressively here.
Apollo breaks from the clinch.
Shakes slips under a jab.
Shakes pushes Apollo up against the cage in a clinch.
Apollo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Shakess head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shakes.
Shakes tries to land knees in the clinch but Apollo avoids the damage to the body.
Shakes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Apollo misses with a punch on the inside.
Apollo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Shakes creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Shakes throws a punch but it's blocked by Apollo.
A head punch on the inside from Shakes fails to land.
Apollo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shakes tries to work over Apollo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shakes tries to throw a body punch but Apollo avoids it by throwing Shakes back against the cage.
Apollo misses with the head strike.
Shakes misses with a body punch.
Apollo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Apollo avoiding damage as Shakes throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shakes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Shakes tries to land knees in the clinch but Apollo avoids the damage to the body.
Shakes trying to land knees to the body.
Shakes misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Apollo.
Apollo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Shakes lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Apollo.
Shakes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Apollo avoids it.
Shakes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Apollo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Apollo misses with a body punch.
Apollo avoiding damage as Shakes throws knees to the body.
Apollo jumps guard but Shakes stands there with Apollo around his waist. Apollo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lindsay Apollo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shakes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shakes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Apollo backwards.
Shakes trying to land knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Apollo.
Apollo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shakes takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for Apollo.
Shakes moves into the clinch successfully.
Shakes has a couple of punches blocked by Apollo.
Shakes with a knee to the head.
Apollo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Apollo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shakes's elbow.
Apollo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shakes backwards.
Apollo gets through Shakes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shakes misses with the head strike.
Apollo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shakes is rocked!
Shakes blocks an uppercut.
Apollo can't find room to land a body shot as Shakes controls the action.
Shakes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Apollo avoids it.
Shakes tries to throw a body punch but Apollo avoids it by throwing Shakes back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shakes is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Apollo is defending well for now.
Apollo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shakes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shakes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shakes prevents a body shot from Apollo.
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 Lindsay Apollo will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A big right from Shakes misses.
Apollo feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Apollo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Apollo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Apollo lands with a shot to the body.
Apollo throws the kick towards the body but Shakes avoids it.
Apollo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Apollo scores with a nice strike.
Apollo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Shakes tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shakes throws a jab when Apollo was well out of range.
Apollo lands an overhand right.
Apollo ducks under a wild hook from Shakes.
Apollo fakes the leg kick and cracks Shakes in the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Apollo misses with a wild body shot.
Shakes throws out a counter right but Apollo avoids it with no problem.
Apollo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shakes.
Apollo throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Shakes counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shakes misses with a body punch
enabling Apollo to counter with a crisp jab.
Jab from Apollo.
A swing and a miss from Shakes.
Shakes 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.
Apollo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shakes throws a poor cross that misses
and Shakes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Apollo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Shakes is still on wobbly legs! Can Apollo finish him?
Shakes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Apollo instigates a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Apollo.
Apollo misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shakes tries to work over Apollo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Apollo tries to work over Shakes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Apollo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Apollo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shakes throws a punch but it's blocked by Apollo.
Apollo throws a head punch that misses.
Shakes misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Apollo.
Apollo is working Shakes over against the cage.
Shakes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shakes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Apollo avoids it.
Shakes seems to have recovered his senses.
Apollo breaks the clinch.
Shakes dodges the punch combination from Apollo.
That kick from Apollo tenderised Shakes's leg. Shakes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Shakes lunges at Apollo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Apollo's hand.
Shakes throws a shot from downtown. Apollo moves away and avoids it.
Marcus Shakes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab from Apollo finds it's way through Shakes's defenses.
Shakes throws a shot from downtown. Apollo moves away and avoids it.
Apollo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Shakes throws a hook but Apollo avoids it easily.
Shakes moves in looking to clinch but Apollo pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shakes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Apollo throws a hook to the side of Shakes's head but Shakes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shakes throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Apollo on the side of the head.
Apollo lands with an uppercut that bounces Shakes off the cage and back into range.
Shakes has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Apollo fakes the leg kick and cracks Shakes in the body.
Shakes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shakes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shakes looks to land a right hand but Apollo moved out of range.
Shakes staying out of range there.
Shakes is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Shakes misses with a right hand
and Apollo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Apollo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lindsay Apollo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Apollo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shakes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shakes takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Apollo pushes Shakes up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apollo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shakes looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Apollo pulls Shakes into guard.
Apollo is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Apollo trying to control the position.
Apollo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Shakes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lindsay Apollo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Apollo, 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lindsay Apollo!
Lindsay Apollo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Marcus Shakes had this to say: 'Maybe its time to hang it up and coach'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Juodasis Vaiduoklis (ranked 68 p4p, 90 weight class) and Finnish Tax Payer (ranked 5 p4p, 6 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tax Payer's choice of entrance music: Konala Cartelli - Mäkikotka. Finnish Tax Payer 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juodasis Vaiduoklis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Finnish Tax Payer!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tax Payer lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tax Payer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vaiduoklis.
Vaiduoklis has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Rubber Guard Emporium in the buildup to the fight.
Tax Payer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Vaiduoklis tried to score with a low kick but Tax Payer checks it.
Tax Payer connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vaiduoklis. Vaiduoklis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Finnish Tax Payer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tax Payer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tax Payer with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vaiduoklis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tax Payer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tax Payer jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tax Payer connects with a solid leg kick.
Vaiduoklis 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.
Vaiduoklis throws a jab when Tax Payer was well out of range.
Vaiduoklis walks into a left hand.
Tax Payer throws a leg kick but Vaiduoklis sees it coming and moves out of range.
A jab from Vaiduoklis misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vaiduoklis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tax Payer.
Vaiduoklis throws the left hand but Tax Payer avoids the punch easily.
Vaiduoklis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Vaiduoklis blocks a jab.
Tax Payer just misses with a punch to the body.
Vaiduoklis misses with a looping left.
Tax Payer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vaiduoklis moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tax Payer throws an overhand right that lands on Vaiduoklis's shoulder, as Vaiduoklis tries to avoid the shot.
Vaiduoklis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tax Payer with the inside leg kick.
Tax Payer 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.
Tax Payer misses with an uppercut.
A punch lands to the side of Vaiduoklis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tax Payer cracks Vaiduoklis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tax Payer is looking to score with low kicks.
Vaiduoklis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tax Payer throws a body punch but Vaiduoklis moves out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Vaiduoklis crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tax Payer - the referee stops the clock and Vaiduoklis gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tax Payer. Vaiduoklis manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tax Payer takes one on the button.
Vaiduoklis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vaiduoklis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tax Payer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tax Payer moves out of range of the strikes.
Tax Payer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vaiduoklis.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tax Payer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vaiduoklis misses with a wild combination.
Tax Payer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vaiduoklis.
Vaiduoklis dodges the punch combination from Tax Payer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tax Payer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A solid body kick from Tax Payer.
Vaiduoklis just misses with a punch to the body.
Vaiduoklis lands a jab to the nose.
Tax Payer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vaiduoklis moves away.
Vaiduoklis throws a leg kick but Tax Payer checks it.
Tax Payer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vaiduoklis.
Vaiduoklis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tax Payer.
A head kick misses from Tax Payer.
Vaiduoklis feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Tax Payer lands an overhand right.
Tax Payer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vaiduoklis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vaiduoklis misses with a looping left.
Jab, jab by Tax Payer - just one landing.
Tax Payer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tax Payer throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Vaiduoklis throws a body punch but Tax Payer moves out of range.
Vaiduoklis loads up on a big right hand but Tax Payer slips the punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tax Payer. That's going to slow Vaiduoklis down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tax Payer moves away from the strike by Vaiduoklis.
Vaiduoklis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tax Payer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tax Payer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vaiduoklis. Vaiduoklis obviously looking to wear him down.
Vaiduoklis lands with a hook. Tax Payer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Vaiduoklis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tax Payer.
Tax Payer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vaiduoklis.
Vaiduoklis throws a hook to the side of Tax Payer's head but Tax Payer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good leg kick by Vaiduoklis.
Tax Payer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tax Payer checks a leg kick.
Vaiduoklis misses with an uppercut. Tax Payer saw that one coming.
Vaiduoklis wants to land a leg kick but Tax Payer is out of range.
Vaiduoklis slips a jab and a cross from Tax Payer.
Tax Payer cracks Vaiduoklis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vaiduoklis defending well as Tax Payer loads up on a big left hand.
Tax Payer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tax Payer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vaiduoklis tries to score with a low kick but Tax Payer moves his leg out of the way.
Tax Payer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vaiduoklis doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tax Payer blocks a jab.
Tax Payer digs a good hook to Vaiduoklis's body.
Tax Payer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Tax Payer was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Vaiduoklis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vaiduoklis connects with an inside leg kick.
Vaiduoklis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tax Payer is able to avoid easily.
Tax Payer throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vaiduoklis looks to score with a jab to the body but Tax Payer is just out of range.
Vaiduoklis just misses with a punch to the body.
Vaiduoklis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vaiduoklis tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Vaiduoklis checks the leg kick nicely there.
Vaiduoklis swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Vaiduoklis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tax Payer throws an overhand right that lands on Vaiduoklis's shoulder, as Vaiduoklis tries to avoid the shot.
Tax Payer is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Vaiduoklis had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tax Payer feints and then cracks Vaiduoklis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vaiduoklis down.
Tax Payer lands a head shot.
Vaiduoklis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vaiduoklis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tax Payer was well out of range. Poor timing from Vaiduoklis.
Tax Payer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vaiduokliss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Finnish Tax Payer dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice jab there from Tax Payer.
Tax Payer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vaiduoklis.
The fighters circling - Tax Payer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vaiduoklis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tax Payer.
Tax Payer scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Vaiduoklis is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Vaiduoklis staying out of range there.
Jab from Vaiduoklis.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Vaiduoklis might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Vaiduoklis blocks a head kick by Tax Payer.
Tax Payer throws a jab when Vaiduoklis was well out of range.
Vaiduoklis misses with a hook.
Tax Payer lands a leg kick that knocks Vaiduoklis off balance momentarily.
Vaiduoklis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tax Payer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tax Payer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vaiduoklis.
Vaiduoklis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vaiduoklis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tax Payer throws out the jab.
Vaiduoklis thuds his right hand into Tax Payer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vaiduoklis throws a front kick aimed at Tax Payer's knee but Tax Payer avoids it well.
Tax Payer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vaiduoklis. Tax Payer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vaiduoklis scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tax Payer thuds his shin into the meat of Vaiduoklis's side.
Vaiduoklis tried to score with a low kick but Tax Payer checks it.
Nice defenses there by Vaiduoklis.
Vaiduoklis tried to score with a low kick but Tax Payer checks it.
A little jabbing left from Tax Payer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vaiduoklis connects with a single shot there.
The crowd cheers as Tax Payer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vaiduoklis doesn't seem phased though.
Tax Payer misses with the body kick
and Vaiduoklis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tax Payer thinking.
Good work by Tax Payer as he checks the leg kick.
Vaiduoklis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tax Payer throws out the jab.
Vaiduoklis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vaiduoklis clobbers Tax Payer with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vaiduoklis throws a head kick that misses.
Tax Payer throws a chopping leg kick but Vaiduoklis manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Vaiduoklis throws a low kick but Tax Payer avoids it.
A little jabbing left from Tax Payer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vaiduoklis throws a big shot that misses.
Tax Payer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tax Payer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Vaiduoklis under the eye.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tax Payer lands a jab to Vaiduoklis's midsection.
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!
Tax Payer moves away from the strike by Vaiduoklis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaiduoklis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tax Payer scoring well with a low kick there.
Vaiduoklis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tax Payer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Vaiduoklis scores with a jab to the head.
Tax Payer throws the left hand but Vaiduoklis avoids the punch easily.
Tax Payer looks to land a left hand but Vaiduoklis moved out of range nicely.
Tax Payer moves out of range as Vaiduoklis strikes.
Tax Payer scores with a hook.
Tax Payer lands a right hook to the body.
Tax Payer motions for Vaiduoklis to come forward. Tax Payer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tax Payer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vaiduoklis.
Vaiduoklis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Vaiduoklis blocks a head kick by Tax Payer.
Finnish Tax Payer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tax Payer moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A jab lands there for Tax Payer.
Vaiduoklis misses with a body shot.
Tax Payer throws a right hand that misses
and Vaiduoklis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tax Payer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A big left from Tax Payer misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tax Payer. That's going to slow Vaiduoklis down.
Vaiduoklis throws a right hand that Tax Payer ducks under and follows up with a left that Tax Payer also avoids with ease.
Tax Payer motions for Vaiduoklis to come forward. Tax Payer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vaiduoklis ducks right into an uppercut from Tax Payer.
Tax Payer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tax Payer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vaiduoklis throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Vaiduoklis tried to score with a low kick but Tax Payer checks it.
Tax Payer misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice defenses there by Vaiduoklis.
Tax Payer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Vaiduoklis to counter with a crisp jab.
Vaiduoklis checks a leg kick nicely.
Tax Payer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tax Payer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vaiduoklis.
Vaiduoklis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tax Payer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vaiduoklis.
Jab from Vaiduoklis.
Vaiduoklis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vaiduoklis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tax Payer stuns Vaiduoklis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tax Payer is looking to slow Vaiduoklis down with leg kicks.
Vaiduoklis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tax Payer misses with a kick to the body
and Vaiduoklis counters with a straight right hand.
Jab, jab by Vaiduoklis - just one landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Vaiduoklis misses the target.
Tax Payer feints and then cracks Vaiduoklis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vaiduoklis down.
Tax Payer tries to work over Vaiduoklis's front leg with a kick but Vaiduoklis checks it.
Tax Payer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tax Payer there as he acknowledges the shot.
Vaiduoklis throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tax Payer on the side of the head.
Tax Payer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vaiduoklis checks a leg kick.
Tax Payer wants to land a leg kick but Vaiduoklis is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tax Payer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Vaiduoklis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Vaiduoklis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tax Payer.
Tax Payer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vaiduoklis.
Tax Payer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Finnish Tax Payer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Tax Payer misses with an uppercut. Vaiduoklis saw that one coming.
Tax Payer tries a head kick but it misses.
Vaiduoklis appears to be looking for a big counter.
Vaiduoklis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tax Payer.
Vaiduoklis lands with a cross.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tax Payer.
Tax Payer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Vaiduoklis throws a body punch but Tax Payer moves out of range.
Tax Payer looks to land a right hand but Vaiduoklis moved out of range.
Vaiduoklis lands a slapping body shot.
Tax Payer misses with a hook.
Tax Payer pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Vaiduoklis back to the cage. Tax Payer follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Vaiduoklis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vaiduoklis staying out of range there.
Vaiduoklis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Vaiduoklis wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tax Payer misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Vaiduoklis counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vaiduoklis misses with a looping right.
Vaiduoklis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tax Payer.
Tax Payer works Vaiduoklis's body with a nice hook.
Vaiduoklis on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tax Payer misses with a body shot.
Vaiduoklis throws a wild body kick that Tax Payer sees coming a mile off.
Vaiduoklis misses with a body shot.
Vaiduoklis moves away from the strike by Tax Payer.
Vaiduoklis was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vaiduoklis lands a leg kick that knocks Tax Payer off balance momentarily.
Vaiduoklis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tax Payer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vaiduoklis throws a quick counter head kick but Tax Payer was just out of range.
Tax Payer throws a head kick but Vaiduoklis moves out of range.
Vaiduoklis appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tax Payer misses with a double jab.
Vaiduoklis avoids the head kick by Tax Payer.
Vaiduoklis lands a right hook to the body.
Tax Payer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Tax Payer misses.
Vaiduoklis is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Vaiduoklis lands with a nice body punch.
A low kick lands for Vaiduoklis.
Tax Payer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vaiduoklis was well out of range. Poor timing from Tax Payer.
Tax Payer motions for Vaiduoklis to come forward. Tax Payer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tax Payer sizes up Vaiduoklis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Tax Payer, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vaiduoklis 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.
Tax Payer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vaiduoklis manages to avoid it.
Vaiduoklis half committed to a counter leg kick.
Tax Payer throws a looping overhand right but Vaiduoklis ducks down to avoid it.
Vaiduoklis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tax Payer to score with a decent uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Tax Payer there.
Vaiduoklis throws a leg kick but Tax Payer moved away.
Vaiduoklis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tax Payer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vaiduoklis.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vaiduoklis lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tax Payer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tax Payer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Despite the aggression on Tax Payer's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Vaiduoklis moves out of range of the body kick from Tax Payer.
Vaiduoklis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tax Payer was well out of range. Poor timing from Vaiduoklis.
Tax Payer throws a leg kick that misses.
Tax Payer misses with a looping left.
Vaiduoklis looks to score with a jab to the body but Tax Payer is just out of range.
Tax Payer throws a right and a left that Vaiduoklis avoids nicely.
Nice jab there from Tax Payer.
Vaiduoklis looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tax Payer misses with a shot to the body
and Vaiduoklis counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tax Payer moves out of range of the body kick.
Tax Payer jabs Vaiduoklis right on the nose. Vaiduoklis blinks but takes it well.
Vaiduoklis misses the shot to the body.
Tax Payer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tax Payer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tax Payer just misses with a punch to the body.
Vaiduoklis is looking to counter punch.
Vaiduoklis ducks under a wild hook from Tax Payer.
Vaiduoklis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vaiduoklis just misses with a punch to the body.
Tax Payer lands a lovely overhand right.
Vaiduoklis lunges at Tax Payer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tax Payer's hand.
Tax Payer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tax Payer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vaiduoklis finds it's way round the side to connect with Tax Payer's head.
Vaiduoklis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tax Payer is able to avoid easily.
Tax Payer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tax Payer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vaiduoklis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tax Payer throws a looping overhand right but Vaiduoklis ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Vaiduoklis misses.
Tax Payer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vaiduoklis was well out of range. Poor timing from Tax Payer.
A low kick lands for Vaiduoklis.
Vaiduoklis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tax Payer misses with a body punch
and Vaiduoklis makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tax Payer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tax Payer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vaiduoklis in his tracks.
Tax Payer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vaiduoklis blocks a jab.
Tax Payer walks into a jab.
Tax Payer throws a nice outside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Tax Payer.
A head kick from Vaiduoklis lands but Tax Payer takes it in his stride.
Vaiduoklis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tax Payers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tax Payer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vaiduoklis.
Juodasis Vaiduoklis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tax Payer connects with a crisp jab.
Tax Payer moves forwards but Vaiduoklis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vaiduoklis moves forwards but Tax Payer connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Finnish Tax Payer.
Well Tax Payer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Finnish Tax Payer!
An out of breath Finnish Tax Payer thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Juodasis Vaiduoklis was interviewed post fight and said 'Thank you, Combate. I appreciate the opportunity to test my skills at the highest level of Tycoon and chase greatness. The Belt Collector out.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ademaro Dos Anjos (ranked 185 p4p, 250 weight class) and Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad (ranked 18 p4p, 24 weight class). Ferkingstad comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Try That In A Small Town kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ademaro Dos Anjos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferkingstad moves out of range as Dos Anjos strikes.
Ferkingstad looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dos Anjos takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ademaro Dos Anjos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decent striking displayed by Dos Anjos there.
It looks like Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad has been cut.
Dos Anjos throws out a loose jab but Ferkingstad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dos Anjos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad lands a front kick.
Dos Anjos lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ferkingstad will feel that in the morning.
Dos Anjos misses with a hook
and Ferkingstad counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dos Anjos crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ferkingstad - the referee stops the clock and Dos Anjos gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ferkingstad. Dos Anjos manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A left and a right from Ferkingstad both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Ademaro Dos Anjos has been cut.
Ferkingstad tried to score with a low kick but Dos Anjos checks it.
A big left from Ferkingstad misses.
Dos Anjos misses with a left hand
and Ferkingstad counters with a left hand that sends Dos Anjos to the canvas!
 Dos Anjos is rocked!
Dos Anjos wants to get back to his feet but Ferkingstad is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Oh Dos Anjos is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ferkingstad's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dos Anjos seems to have got his legs back now.
Dos Anjos is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ferkingstad is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferkingstad controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dos Anjos wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Ferkingstad manages to pass to side control.
Ferkingstad stops Dos Anjos from getting back to his feet.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dos Anjos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferkingstad's jab looks to have found its range, popping Dos Anjos under the eye.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ferkingstad, as that shot connected.
Ademaro Dos Anjos's cut is getting worse.
Dos Anjos misses with an uppercut.
Dos Anjos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ferkingstad.
Dos Anjos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ferkingstad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos throws a half hearted mid kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ferkingstad.
Dos Anjos on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ferkingstad. Ferkingstad obviously looking to wear him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dos Anjos lands the left hand.
Ferkingstad throws an overhand right that lands on Dos Anjos's shoulder, as Dos Anjos tries to avoid the shot.
Ferkingstad cracks Dos Anjos with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Dos Anjos with a nice calf kick.
Dos Anjos misses with a body kick.
Ferkingstad flicks out a counter leg kick but Dos Anjos steps away.
Dos Anjos swings widly with a right hand
and Ferkingstad counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Dos Anjos wants to slow Ferkingstad down by chopping away at his legs.
Dos Anjos throws a low kick but Ferkingstad moves out of range easily.
Ferkingstad misses with an uppercut. Dos Anjos saw that one coming.
Ferkingstad checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Anjos lands a nice shot that snaps Ferkingstad's head back.
Ferkingstad throws a leg kick but Dos Anjos checks it.
Ferkingstad steps into range and cracks Dos Anjos with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Dos Anjos flops backwards and Ferkingstad dives into his guard looking to finish!
Ferkingstad is standing up over Dos Anjos. Dos Anjos looks to escape but Ferkingstad dives into side control.
Dos Anjos tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dos Anjos trying to get back to his feet but Ferkingstad is in full control for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dos Anjos trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Dos Anjos is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Dos Anjos wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferkingstad controls the action.
Dos Anjos is trying to stand back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ferkingstad controlling the position well here. Dos Anjos rolled but Ferkingstad kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Dos Anjos is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ferkingstad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dos Anjos manages to avoid it.
Dos Anjos looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ferkingstad has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dos Anjos throws a good cross that connects.
Dos Anjos throws a shot from downtown. Ferkingstad moves away and avoids it.
Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dos Anjos.
A telegraphed right hand from Dos Anjos misses the target.
Ferkingstad throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ferkingstad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ferkingstad throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ferkingstad with a nice calf kick.
Dos Anjos moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ferkingstad thows a body kick. Dos Anjos tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ferkingstad takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Dos Anjos misses.
Ferkingstad doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ferkingstad scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Dos Anjos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dos Anjos throws out the jab.
Ferkingstad catches Dos Anjos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A nice leg kick from Ferkingstad, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferkingstad throws a hook to the side of Dos Anjos's head but Dos Anjos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ferkingstad ducks under a wild hook from Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos thuds his right hand into Ferkingstad's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A big left from Ferkingstad misses.
Ferkingstad swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ferkingstad throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A solid body kick from Dos Anjos.
Ferkingstad defending well as Dos Anjos loads up on a big left hand.
Dos Anjos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ferkingstad tries to move into range but Dos Anjos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Ferkingstad misses with a straight right.
Ferkingstad takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ferkingstad looks to land a body kick but Dos Anjos moved away.
Ferkingstad scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dos Anjos doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ferkingstad uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos moves out of range of the body kick.
Ferkingstad chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Anjos lands with an overhand left.
Ferkingstad scoring well with a low kick there.
Ferkingstad takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ferkingstad has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Ferkingstad with a nice calf kick.
Dos Anjos moves out of range of the leg kick from Ferkingstad.
It looked like Dos Anjos wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ferkingstad lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dos Anjos's sensitive parts.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dos Anjos.
That has opened up Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad's cut even more.
Ferkingstad connects with an inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dos Anjos misses with an uppercut.
Dos Anjos swings for the body but Ferkingstad moves out of range.
Dos Anjos misses with a kick to the body.
Dos Anjos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dos Anjos misses with a leg kick.
Ferkingstad blocks a low kick nicely.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ferkingstad - that will leave a mark!
Ferkingstad just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferkingstad swings widly with a right hand
and Dos Anjos counters with a nice body kick.
Dos Anjos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ferkingstad.
Dos Anjos throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dos Anjos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ademaro Dos Anjos's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Ferkingstad blocks a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Ferkingstad there.
Ferkingstad throws a leg kick which misses Dos Anjos's front leg but catches the back leg as Dos Anjos tries to avoid it.
Ferkingstad connects with the punch.
Dos Anjos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ferkingstad sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ferkingstad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ferkingstad blocks the body kick.
Ferkingstad jabs at Dos Anjos's body.
Ferkingstad connects with a leg kick.
Dos Anjos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ferkingstad.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dos Anjos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ferkingstad.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ferkingstad.
A big right from Dos Anjos misses.
Dos Anjos is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferkingstad lands a right hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice jab there from Ferkingstad.
Dos Anjos thows a leg kick but Ferkingstad checks it
and Ferkingstad counters with a nice uppercut.
Jeez, Ademaro Dos Anjos's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Dos Anjos throws a low kick but Ferkingstad avoids it.
Dos Anjos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ferkingstad fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dos Anjos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dos Anjos misses with a leg kick
and Ferkingstad counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dos Anjos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ferkingstad can pounce on him.
Dos Anjos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dos Anjos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dos Anjos throws a solid leg kick but Ferkingstad takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dos Anjos.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dos Anjos throws an off balance right hand
and Ferkingstad counters with a nice body shot.
Ferkingstad lunges at Dos Anjos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dos Anjos's hand.
Ferkingstad throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ferkingstad misses with a head kick.
Dos Anjos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Ferkingstad connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ademaro Dos Anjos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dos Anjos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dos Anjos connects with a solid leg kick.
A big right from Dos Anjos misses.
Ferkingstad with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ferkingstad on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ferkingstad with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ferkingstad steps into range and cracks Dos Anjos with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Dos Anjos flops backwards and Ferkingstad dives into his guard looking to finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dos Anjos working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Ferkingstad has passed into half guard!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ferkingstad in particular looking to stall.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dos Anjos is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferkingstad content to control rather than advance.
Ferkingstad trying to pass the guard but Dos Anjos defending well.
Dos Anjos tries to kick Ferkingstad off but Ferkingstad keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Dos Anjos's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Nice cross by Dos Anjos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dos Anjos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ferkingstad sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dos Anjos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ferkingstad.
Dos Anjos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ferkingstad.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ferkingstad.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dos Anjos.
Ferkingstad throws a leg kick which misses Dos Anjos's front leg but catches the back leg as Dos Anjos tries to avoid it.
Dos Anjos throws a big shot that misses.
Ferkingstad thumps Dos Anjos with a low kick.
Dos Anjos misses with a body kick.
Ferkingstad lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A lazy body kick from Dos Anjos
and Ferkingstad counters with a thumping low kick.
Ferkingstad bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dos Anjos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ferkingstad now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dos Anjos throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dos Anjos steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ferkingstad. That one must have hurt.
Dos Anjos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad avoids the body shot from Dos Anjos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferkingstad throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dos Anjos moves away from the strike by Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dos Anjos.
Dos Anjos walks into a left hand.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ademaro Dos Anjos's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad!
During a confident post fight interview, Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charon Lehto (ranked 81 p4p, 203 weight class) and Anthony Wayne (ranked 12 p4p, 23 weight class). Wayne has chosen Edge Of A Revolution- Nickelback as his entrance music. Anthony Wayne 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charon Lehto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lehto darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Anthony Wayne has been cut.
Lehto looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wayne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lehto was well out of range. Poor timing from Wayne.
Lehto feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Lehto shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Wayne eats them both and turns towards Lehto to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wayne misses with a kick to the body.
Wayne throws a hook but Lehto blocks it.
Wayne misses with a straight right.
And Lehto counters with a quick kick to the body but Wayne blocks it.
Wayne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lehto throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lehto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wayne.
Lehto walks into a straight right hand from Wayne.
Nice shot lands for Wayne.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wayne misses the jab.
Lehto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wayne throws out the jab.
A quick step to the side and Lehto tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne moves out of range of the body kick from Lehto.
Wayne connects with a jab.
Wayne takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lehto has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Lehto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Good standup being displayed there by Wayne as he connects with a hook.
Wayne misses the body punch
and Lehto counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lehto.
Lehto struggles to land a body shot inside as Wayne controls his hands.
Lehto lands with a light punch inside.
Lehto throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wayne blocks it with crossed arms.
Wayne looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wayne is trying to push Lehto away but Lehto has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wayne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wayne 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.
Lehto has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wayne finds it's way round the side to connect with Lehto's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wayne misses with a looping left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wayne misses with a kick to the body.
Anthony Wayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wayne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lehto.
It looked like Lehto was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Wayne misses with a hook. Lehto ducked under it nicely.
Wayne misses the shot to the body.
Lehto throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wayne's head.
That has opened up Anthony Wayne's cut even more.
Lehto takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wayne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lehto.
Lehto was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wayne.
Lehto moves out of range as Wayne strikes.
Lehto is looking to counter punch.
Wayne throws a lazy right hand but Lehto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lehto ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lehto swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wayne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wayne throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lehto is looking to counter with a body kick.
Wayne throws a hook but Lehto blocks it.
Wayne scores with a nice head shot.
Lehto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wayne.
Wayne throws a lazy right hand but Lehto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lehto throwing a counter right hand but Wayne manages to avoid it.
Lehto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wayne.
Wayne throws a lazy uppercut
and Lehto makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wayne throws a combination that misses
letting Lehto counter with a right hand.
Lehto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wayne throws a poor cross that misses
and Wayne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The cut above Anthony Wayne's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wayne just misses with a punch to the body.
Lehto is looking to counter the offense by Wayne and move into the clinch.
Wayne throws a lazy uppercut
and Lehto counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wayne is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lehto had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wayne throws an overhand right that lands on Lehto's shoulder, as Lehto tries to avoid the shot.
Lehto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wayne misses with a body punch
and Lehto counters with a one-two to the body.
Anthony Wayne's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Anthony Wayne's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Charon Lehto!
Charon Lehto decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
Anthony Wayne was interviewed post fight and said 'We will go back and watch some film and determine what we need to do to get better for the next time. Hail American Revolutionaries!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clarence Hoost (ranked 4 p4p, 40 weight class) and Andrei Kersikov (ranked 1 p4p, 6 weight class). Kersikov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Head of the Table kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clarence Hoost!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andrei Kersikov!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Kersikov blocks a head kick by Hoost.
Kersikov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoost goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kersikov appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kersikov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoost bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kersikov looks to throw the jab but Hoost is out of range.
Hoost is looking to counter with a body kick.
Hoost throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kersikov thinks about the counter body kick.
Hoost tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kersikov was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoost.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kersikov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hoost momentarily.
It looks like Clarence Hoost has been cut.
Kersikov 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.
Kersikov throws a lazy body kick
and Hoost counters with a three punch combo that has Kersikov backing up. Kersikov nods at Hoost to acknowledge the strikes.
Kersikov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hoost's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kersikov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hoost scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoost slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Andrei Kersikov has been cut.
Hoost misses with a kick to the body
and Kersikov counters with an outside leg kick.
Hoost tries to land a body kick
and Hoost takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hoost.
Kersikov tries a quick counter leg kick but Hoost is wise to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov connects with a high kick.
Clarence Hoost's cut is getting worse.
Kersikov checks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Kersikov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kersikov scores with a jab to the head.
Clarence Hoost's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kersikov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hoost counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andrei Kersikov will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Good work by Hoost as he checks the leg kick.
Hoost was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Kersikov thuds his right hand into Hoost's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hoost looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kersikov loads up on a big right hand but Hoost slips the punch.
Hoost appears to be looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoost explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kersikov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hoost.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoost keeps Kersikov at a distance using the push kick.
Hoost jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hoost throws a leg kick which misses Kersikov's front leg but catches the back leg as Kersikov tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoost looks to land a body kick but Kersikov moved away.
Kersikov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hoost keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kersikov.
And Hoost counters with a quick kick to the body but Kersikov blocks it.
Hoost throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hoost counters with a straight right hand.
A punch combination from Kersikov misses.
A nice leg kick from Kersikov, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kersikov takes a swing at Hoost's ribcage but misses.
A quick step to the side and Hoost tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoost works Kersikov's body with a nice hook.
Kersikov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hoost counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hoost lands a nice hook to Kersikov's body. Kersikov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kersikov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hoost counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Clarence Hoost dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
An inside leg kick lands from Kersikov.
Hoost misses with the body kick
and Kersikov counters with a low kick, right behind Hoost 's knee.
Hoost pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Despite the aggression on Kersikov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kersikov in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kersikov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoost lands an overhand right.
Kersikov connects with a body shot.
Good exchange - Kersikov coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoost lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kersikov will feel that in the morning.
Hoost misses with a straight right.
Hoost throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kersikov on the side of the head.
Kersikov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kersikov connects with a right hand. Hoost shakes it off.
Clarence Hoost is winning the standup battle so far.
Kersikov cracks Hoost with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Kersikov has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Hoost to stand back up!
Jeez, Clarence Hoost's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Clarence Hoost's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Andrei Kersikov!
Andrei Kersikov is the new heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Andrei Kersikov thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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