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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Duggan (ranked 3296 p4p, 2672 weight class) and Iso Paa (ranked 416 p4p, 364 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Duggan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Iso Paa!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Duggan as he connects with a hook.
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.
Paa closes the distance and clinches.
Paa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Paa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duggan. Paa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paa feints and then cracks Duggan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Duggan down.
A big left from Paa misses.
Duggan throws a body punch but Paa moves out of range.
Paa with the counter takedown but Duggan avoids it easily.
Duggan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Paa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Paa defending well as Duggan loads up on a big left hand.
Paa throws a leg kick but Duggan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Duggan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paa was well out of range. Poor timing from Duggan.
Paa steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Duggan throws a leg kick
and Paa counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Duggan is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Duggan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Duggan keeping full guard, as Paa tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duggan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Paa's guard.
Paa throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Duggan wants to control from the top but Paa keeps moving.
Duggan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Duggan throws a sloppy strike and Paa has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Duggan is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Paa!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Iso Paa!
A determined Iso Paa didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tory Hopkins (ranked 1786 p4p, 1133 weight class) and ZaDarius Haden (ranked 259 p4p, 168 weight class). Hopkins comes to the cage accompanied by Last Time That I Checc'd by Nipsey Hussle & YG. Haden has chosen Mot�rhead - Orgasmatron as his entrance music. ZaDarius Haden has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tory Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, ZaDarius Haden!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haden slips a jab from Hopkins.
Haden works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hopkins has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Primal Concrete Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Hopkins lands a body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Haden. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Haden.
Haden throws a body shot but no joy.
Hopkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haden.
Hopkins ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hopkins misses with a body kick.
Haden scores with a hook.
Hopkins throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Haden counters with a nice body shot.
Hopkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haden slips a straight right by Hopkins.
Haden doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Haden scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hopkins looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Haden scores with a jab. Hopkins acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haden displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hopkins throws out the jab.
Haden just misses with a punch to the body.
Hopkins misses with a low kick.
Jab from Haden.
Haden fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Hopkins wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fighters circling - Haden throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Haden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hopkins.
It looked like Hopkins was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Haden.
Haden misses with a body shot.
Haden throws a right hand that misses
and Hopkins counters with a nice uppercut.
 It looks like ZaDarius Haden has been cut.
Haden throws a jab when Hopkins was well out of range.
Hopkins dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Haden. That did some damage!
Haden looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Hopkins!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hopkins tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins is working to avoid the ground and pound but Haden connects with a decent elbow.
Haden wants to control but Hopkins is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Haden passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Hopkins!
Hopkins really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Haden can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hopkins is looking to escape.
Haden punching from mount but Hopkins doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Hopkins on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hopkins tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haden controlling from mount.
Hopkins reaches up and holds on to Haden to control the position.
Hopkins holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Haden tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Haden cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Haden is landing with some decent strikes but Hopkins is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Haden trying to control but Hopkins is having none of it.
Hopkins knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Haden on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haden thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hopkins is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hopkins might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Haden putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Haden tries to control but Hopkins wriggling away.
Hopkins taking shots to the head.
Haden has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Haden tries to control but Hopkins wriggling away.
Haden looking to finish with strikes here!
Hopkins is looking to improve his position but Haden isn't that keen on the idea.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
ZaDarius Haden dominated that round.
The cut man is working on ZaDarius Haden's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Haden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haden is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Haden dips to his left and cracks Hopkins with an uppercut!
Hopkins is looking to land body kicks.
Haden scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Haden tries to clinch but Hopkins is having none of it.
A little feinted left hand from Hopkins on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Haden closes the distance and clinches up with Hopkins, looking for a takedown. Haden pushes Hopkins against the cage but Hopkins circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Haden throws a hook but Hopkins blocks it.
Hopkins takes a swing at Haden's ribcage but misses.
Hopkins on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hopkins tries to move into range but Haden moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopkins takes a swing at Haden's ribcage but misses.
Haden misses with a body shot
and Hopkins counters with a nice uppercut.
Hopkins throws a leg kick which misses Haden's front leg but catches the back leg as Haden tries to avoid it.
Haden shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haden controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Haden postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hopkins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Haden is one step ahead there.
Hopkins keeping moving, preventing Haden from controlling successfully.
Haden throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hopkins works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Haden postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Haden trying to control the position from guard on top but Hopkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haden engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nice takedown defense from Hopkins. No joy for Haden on that attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Haden as he connects with a hook.
Haden has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Haden shoots in for a takedown but Hopkins shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tory Hopkins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of ZaDarius Haden.
Haden looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
ZaDarius Haden has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hopkins keeping moving, preventing Haden from controlling successfully.
Hopkins seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Hopkins is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Haden working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins wants to sweep but no luck.
Haden content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hopkins pulls Haden in close to his closed guard and prevents Haden from doing any damage or advancing position.
Haden forces his way into half guard.
Haden scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hopkins preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Hopkins wants to control but Haden is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Haden passes the guard and advances to mount!
Haden controlling the pace for now.
Hopkins wants to hold on but Haden pushes him away.
Haden controlling his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Haden trying to control but Hopkins is having none of it.
Hopkins wants to hold on but Haden pushes him away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
ZaDarius Haden showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on ZaDarius Haden's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Haden ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hopkins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Haden throws a good cross that connects.
Haden misses with a wild body shot.
Hopkins moves out of range of the strikes.
Hopkins swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Haden fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hopkins looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hopkins digs a good hook to Haden's body.
A low kick lands for Hopkins.
Haden tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hopkins defends well and Haden ends up having to push Hopkins into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Haden has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopkins throws a leg kick but Haden checks it.
Hopkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haden moves away.
Haden connects with a body shot that sends Hopkins's belly button to the back.
Hopkins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haden.
Hopkins looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Haden crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hopkins - the referee stops the clock and Haden gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hopkins. Haden manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Haden takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Haden misses with a body shot.
Hopkins throws a leg kick which misses Haden's front leg but catches the back leg as Haden tries to avoid it.
Haden decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hopkins is concentrating on defense, preventing Haden from advancing position.
Hopkins blocking the ground and pound attempt from Haden.
Haden trying to control the action but Hopkins is working from the bottom.
Hopkins is trying to get back to full guard.
Tory Hopkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haden missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hopkins is looking to improve his position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Haden working over Hopkins with some ground and pound. Hopkins looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Haden working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hopkins has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Haden is working away from the top position though.
Hopkins tries to get to full guard but Haden has control of the leg.
Hopkins looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins is looking to control Haden's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hopkins avoid being mounted?
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Haden scores with a takedown into Hopkins's guard.
Haden content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hopkins keeping full guard, as Haden tries to pass.
Haden sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haden postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Haden is pushing down on Hopkins's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hopkins is fighting to maintain full guard but Haden has managed to sneak the leg through.
Haden is pressing down on Hopkins's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hopkins is holding on for now.
Nice strikes from Haden there.
ZaDarius Haden is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hopkins desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Haden wants to pass the guard but Hopkins is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hopkins is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that's the end of the fight!
ZaDarius Haden comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Haden 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... ZaDarius Haden!
ZaDarius Haden bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thor White (ranked 1240 p4p, 1097 weight class) and Zett Jukassa (ranked 161 p4p, 141 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thor White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zett Jukassa!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
White thuds a left hand into Jukassa's body.
White throws a lazy uppercut
and Jukassa counters with a nice uppercut.
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jukassa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
White misses with an uppercut
and Jukassa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
White throws a right hand that Jukassa ducks under and follows up with a left that Jukassa also avoids with ease.
White swings widly with a right hand
and Jukassa counters with a stiff right hand.
Jukassa doesn't manage to clinch there - White circles away.
White misses with a wild body shot.
White throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jukassa counters with a stiff right hand.
White throws the left hand but Jukassa avoids the punch easily.
White misses with a few strikes there.
As White backs off Jukassa throws a huge counter combo but White manages to avoid it all.
Jukassa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jukassa misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White misses with an uppercut. Jukassa saw that one coming.
White misses the shot to the body.
White throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jukassa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jukassa slips under a jab from White.
White scores with a jab to the head.
Nice defenses there by Jukassa.
White misses with an uppercut.
White misses the body punch
and Jukassa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jukassa slips a jab from White.
Jukassa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
White misses with an uppercut
and Jukassa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
White uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jukassa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White misses with a double jab.
White avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jukassa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
White looks to throw the jab but Jukassa is out of range.
Jukassa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jukassa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from White.
Jukassa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
White lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jukassa at a distance.
White misses with a lunging right hand
and Jukassa counters with a stiff right hand.
Jukassa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from White.
A little jabbing left from Jukassa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
White misses with a hook
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A decent looking cross lands there for White.
White throws a sloppy body shot
and Jukassa counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jukassa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
White misses with a few strikes there.
White takes a shot to the body in his stride.
White rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jukassa counters with a straight right hand.
White looks to land a left hand but Jukassa moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from Jukassa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jukassa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Jukassa.
White throws a right hand that misses
and Jukassa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
White scores with a three punch combo!
White misses with a series of wild punches.
A little jabbing left from Jukassa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
White lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jukassa circles away quickly and effectively.
Jukassa throws out a counter right but White avoids it with no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White swings widly with a right hand
and Jukassa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White throws a jab but it's blocked by Jukassa.
Jukassa is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! White had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
White connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jukassa momentarily.
White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jukassa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A lazy left from White finds it's target.
Thor White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White throws a lazy uppercut
and Jukassa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
White misses with a left hand
and Jukassa counters with a nice body shot.
Jukassa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jukassa takes one to the side of the head.
White scores with a hook to the body. Jukassa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
White throws a hook but Jukassa blocks it.
Jukassa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A shot to the body from White misses
and Jukassa counters with a straight right hand.
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 Thor White will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
White throws a poor cross that misses
letting Jukassa counter with a right hand.
White listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
White lands a jab to Jukassa's midsection.
White cracks Jukassa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Jukassa is just out of range.
A nice side step and Jukassa releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
White misses with a hook
and Jukassa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
White throws a lazy uppercut
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jukassa missing with a left hand there. White was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White swings for the body but Jukassa moves out of range.
It seemed like Jukassa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
White misses with a double jab.
White tests Jukassa's chin there with a solid looking shot.
White throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jukassa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jukassa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jukassa loads up on a big right hand but White slips the punch.
White throws a lazy uppercut
and Jukassa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
White throws a lazy right hand but Jukassa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jukassa! But no joy.
White misses with a body shot
and Jukassa counters with a nice uppercut.
White throws a poor cross that misses
and Jukassa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
White throws a poor cross that misses
and Jukassa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jukassa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
Jukassa throws out a counter right but White avoids it with no problem.
Jukassa misses with a series of wild punches.
White throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jukassa is clearly trying to counter these attacks from White with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jukassa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
White rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jukassa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps White thinking.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
White swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jukassa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White throws an off balance right hand
letting Jukassa counter with a right hand.
White moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
White misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jukassa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
White throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jukassa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
White keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
White swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jukassa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
White misses the shot to the body.
White throws a series of punches but Jukassa moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jukassa! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White clobbers Jukassa with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jukassa moves out of range as White strikes.
Jukassa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jukassa was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
White throws a hook but Jukassa avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Jukassa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
White misses with a hook
and Jukassa counters with a right hand to the body.
A jab from White misses.
Jukassa ducks under a wild hook from White.
A left lands for Jukassa.
White looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
White misses with a looping right.
White is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jukassa.
White throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jukassa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White with a body punch. A glancing blow.
White misses with a hook to the body
and White takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
White misses with an uppercut
and Jukassa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jukassa is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
White misses with a hook.
A jab from White misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jukassa! But no joy.
White swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jukassa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
White throws an off balance right hand
and Jukassa counters with a nice uppercut.
White throws a sloppy body shot
and Jukassa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
White misses with a shot to the body
and Jukassa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
White throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Jukassa counter with a right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zett Jukassa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Jukassa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
White throws a poor cross that misses
and Jukassa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
White throws a sloppy body shot
and Jukassa counters with a nice uppercut.
White misses with an uppercut. Jukassa saw that one coming.
Jukassa looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
White rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jukassa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jukassa staying out of range there.
White swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jukassa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
White misses with a double jab.
Jukassa is clearly trying to counter these attacks from White with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White throws a right hand that misses
letting Jukassa counter with a right hand.
White throws a right hand that misses
enabling Jukassa to counter with a crisp jab.
Jukassa 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.
White misses with an uppercut. Jukassa saw that one coming.
Jukassa let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
White swings widly with a right hand
and Jukassa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White throws a combination that misses
and Jukassa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
White throws a right hand that misses
and Jukassa counters with a right hand to the body.
White misses the body punch
and Jukassa counters with a right hand to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by White!
White lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
White throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
White swings widly with a right hand
and Jukassa counters with a straight right hand.
White misses with a hook to the body
and Jukassa counters with a stiff right hand.
Jukassa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice side step and Jukassa releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
White feints a jab promting Jukassa to slip. White then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jukassa slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jukassa doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White misses with a straight left.
Jukassa throws out a counter right but White avoids it with no problem.
White misses with a body shot.
Jukassa slips under a jab from White.
A countering left hand to the body from Jukassa misses.
White throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
White misses with a hook
and Jukassa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A swing and a miss from White.
White throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jukassa let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
No joy there for White, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
White swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jukassa counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
White misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jukassa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
White misses the body punch
and Jukassa counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jukassa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
White throws a right hand that misses
and Jukassa counters with a nice uppercut.
White throws a poor cross that misses
and Jukassa counters with a right hand to the body.
White swings widly with a right hand
letting Jukassa counter with a right hand.
White swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jukassa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
White misses with a right hand
and Jukassa counters with a straight right hand.
Zett Jukassa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
White misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jukassa counters with a lovely straight right hand!
White throws a lazy uppercut
letting Jukassa counter with a right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from White misses the target.
A slow jab from White misses its intended target.
White misses with a right hand
and Jukassa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether White might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the body from White misses
and Jukassa counters with a straight right hand.
White throws a sloppy body shot
and Jukassa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
White misses with a body shot
and Jukassa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
White misses with a hook
and Jukassa counters with a stiff right hand.
White throws a sloppy body shot
and Jukassa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
White throws an off balance right hand
and Jukassa counters with a straight right hand.
White throws a right hand that misses
and Jukassa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
White rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jukassa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
White scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
White throws a right hand that misses
letting Jukassa counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jukassa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zett Jukassa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jukassa 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zett Jukassa!
Zett Jukassa tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Violent Femme (ranked 171 p4p, 556 weight class) and Luiz Mendoza (ranked 14 p4p, 41 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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 26 - 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 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Luiz Mendoza!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendoza misses with a wild body shot.
Femme swings for the body but Mendoza moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Femme.
Jab by Mendoza.
Femme bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Femme happy to just control the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendoza manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Femme has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mendoza is working away from the top position though.
Mendoza throwing shots but Femme is blocking nicely.
Femme wants to improve his position but Mendoza is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Femme is defending against the submission attempts here by Mendoza.
Mendoza not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Femme is trying to control but can't.
Femme is not content to let Mendoza control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nice strikes from Mendoza there.
Femme trying to hold on to Mendoza's head to control him but Mendoza postures up.
Femme is concentrating on defense, preventing Mendoza from advancing position.
Mendoza is trying to work for a kimura but Femme is defending well.
Femme regains full guard. Nicely done.
Femme looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mendoza is one step ahead there.
Mendoza postures up.
Mendoza postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza trying to control but Femme is working from the bottom.
Femme utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Femme has his hands on Mendoza's head, controlling the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Mendoza has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Mendoza throws a nice looking combination but Femme bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mendoza misses with the combination.
Violent Femme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendoza uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Femme.
Femme shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mendoza defends it nicely.
Mendoza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Femme checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mendoza looks to land a left hand but Femme moved out of range nicely.
Mendoza ducks under a wild hook from Femme.
Femme misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza misses with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Femme misses the target.
Femme connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A telegraphed right hand from Femme misses the target.
Femme tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mendoza was well out of range. Poor timing from Femme.
Femme throws a jab but it's blocked by Mendoza.
Femme throws a lazy right hand but Mendoza sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Femme with a nice cross.
Femme takes a swing at Mendoza's ribcage but misses.
Mendoza keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Femme.
Femme swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mendoza.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mendoza slips a jab from Femme.
Femme just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Femme throws a body shot but no joy.
As Femme backs off Mendoza throws a huge counter combo but Femme manages to avoid it all.
Mendoza staying out of range there.
Mendoza tries to bum rush Femme with a series of wild strikes but Femme uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Femme jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Violent Femme dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A swing and a miss from Femme.
Femme fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mendoza manages to avoid it.
Donk. Femme catches Mendoza right on the button with a cross.
Femme misses with a body shot.
Violent Femme is winning the standup battle so far.
Femme avoids the body shot from Mendoza.
Femme scores with the left hand. Mendoza knows he should have avoided that one.
Femme waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mendoza.
Femme swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mendoza throws a body punch but Femme moves out of range.
Mendoza ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Femme misses with an uppercut.
Femme clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mendoza breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Femme enables Mendoza to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Femme manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Mendoza being controlled here momentarily.
Mendoza throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Femme works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendoza tries to free his leg and advance position but Femme is retaining full guard.
Femme looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mendoza trying to control the position from guard on top but Femme is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Femme can't keep his opponent in guard - Mendoza advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Mendoza landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Femme is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mendoza is working for a kimura but Femme is defending it quite comfortably.
Femme gets back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mendoza pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Femme is keeping the position for now.
Femme keeping moving, preventing Mendoza from controlling successfully.
Mendoza trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Femme wants to sweep but no luck.
Femme is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza tries to free his leg and advance position but Femme is retaining full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Femme throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Femme swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mendoza lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Femme throws a shot from downtown. Mendoza moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - Femme throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Femme throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Femme throws an overhand right that lands on Mendoza's shoulder, as Mendoza tries to avoid the shot.
A jab lands there for Femme.
A telegraphed right hand from Mendoza misses the target.
Femme tries for a takedown but Mendoza circles away easily
and Mendoza counters with a right hand to the body.
Femme fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mendoza looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Femme missing with a left hand there. Mendoza was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Femme lands with a good body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Femme 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.
Femme throws a big shot that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick from Mendoza misses.
Mendoza is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Femme rather than just go for the knockout.
Femme scores with a sloppy right hand. Mendoza should have avoided that one.
Jab from Femme.
Mendoza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Femme.
Mendoza misses with a two punch combination.
Femme is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mendoza can do to turn this around?
Mendoza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Femme.
Mendoza is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Femme with a jab.
Femme punishes Mendoza's body with a nice straight punch.
Femme lunges at Mendoza with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mendoza's hand.
Femme misses with a wild body shot.
Mendoza defending well as Femme loads up on a big left hand.
Mendoza misses with the combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Violent Femme dominated that second round.
That's time! Femme's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mendoza slips a jab from Femme.
Mendoza moves out of range of the strikes.
Femme lands a jab to the nose.
Femme throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mendoza sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mendoza ducks under a wild hook from Femme.
Mendoza tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Mendoza is looking to slow Femme down with leg kicks.
Femme slips a jab and a cross from Mendoza.
Femme scores with a hook.
Mendoza throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Femme cracks Mendoza with a good jab.
Femme misses with an uppercut
letting Mendoza counter with a right hand.
Mendoza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Femme.
Nice shot by Femme.
Femme throws a shot from downtown. Mendoza moves away and avoids it.
Mendoza displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Femme throws out the jab.
Mendoza ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
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 throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mendoza counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Femme thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Femme throws a body shot but no joy.
Femme misses with a wild body shot.
Mendoza smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Femme paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mendoza slaps away a takedown attempt from Femme, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mendoza moves out of range of the strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Mendoza misses.
Mendoza just misses with a punch to the body.
Femme thows a left - swing and a miss!
Femme throws out a loose jab but Mendoza uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Mendoza misses its intended target.
Femme swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Femme throws a body shot but no joy.
Mendoza lands with a hook. Femme tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mendoza fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A telegraphed right hand from Femme misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Femme missing with a left hand there. Mendoza was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mendoza misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Femme misses the target.
Mendoza slips under a jab.
Femme misses with a body shot.
Mendoza looks like he wants to counter punch here.
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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Femme throws a right hand that misses
and Mendoza counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Femme misses with an uppercut.
Femme with a nice cross.
Mendoza shoots in and drives through. Femme sprawls well.
Femme throws a jab but it's blocked by Mendoza.
Femme scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice sprawl there from Femme as Mendoza shoots in.
Femme throws the left hand but Mendoza avoids the punch easily.
Femme lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mendoza at a distance.
Femme takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A cross from Femme lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Femme misses with an uppercut
and Mendoza counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Femme!
Femme sneaks back into half guard.
Mendoza content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Mendoza wants to lay and pray for a moment but Femme keeps working.
Luiz Mendoza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Violent Femme is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Femme is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Femme works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mendoza controlling from the top position.
Femme wants to improve his position but instead Mendoza has moved into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendoza throwing shots but Femme is blocking nicely.
Femme wants to control but Mendoza is keeping busy.
Mendoza tries to pass to full mount but Femme defends it.
Mendoza wants to take a breather but Femme is having none of it.
Femme works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mendoza keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Femme's head.
Femme pulls Mendoza in close to his closed guard and prevents Mendoza from doing any damage or advancing position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Violent Femme.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Femme, 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Violent Femme!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez (ranked 127 p4p, 193 weight class) and Shigeru Otori (ranked 7 p4p, 15 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Shigeru Otori!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Otori.
Otori on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Otori thows a leg kick but Jurgensen Sanchez checks it
enabling Jurgensen Sanchez to counter with a crisp jab.
Otori throws a leg kick but Jurgensen Sanchez checks it.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a low kick but Otori avoids it.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with an uppercut. Otori saw that one coming.
Jurgensen Sanchez moves out of range of the body kick from Otori.
Otori slips a jab from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Jurgensen Sanchez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Otori staying out of range there.
Otori misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shigeru Otori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jurgensen Sanchez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Otori throws out the jab.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a nice head kick!
Otori displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Otori misses with a few strikes there.
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!
Jurgensen Sanchez scores with a jab.
Otori takes a swing at Jurgensen Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Otori connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Otori avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jurgensen Sanchez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Otori throws a combination. Jurgensen Sanchez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with a looping right.
Jurgensen Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Otori manages to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Otori lands a nice shot that snaps Jurgensen Sanchez's head back.
Otori scores with a jab.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands a body shot.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands a really nice looking cross but Otori seems unphased.
Otori connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Otori throws a lazy uppercut
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Otori tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jurgensen Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Otori.
Otori misses with a hook to the body
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jurgensen Sanchez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A big left from Otori misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Otori waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jurgensen Sanchez.
Jurgensen Sanchez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Otori scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a lazy right hand but Otori sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Otori looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A counter left hand to the body from Jurgensen Sanchez misses its target.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands a jab.
Jurgensen Sanchez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Otori blocks the leg kick.
Jurgensen Sanchez tries to bum rush Otori with a series of wild strikes but Otori uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Otori misses with a leg kick.
A low kick lands for Jurgensen Sanchez.
Otori looks to land a right hand but Jurgensen Sanchez moved out of range.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a leg kick but Otori moved away.
Otori ducks under a wild hook from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Otori uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jurgensen Sanchez.
Otori looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jurgensen Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Otori misses with a right hand
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Otori checks a low kick from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Otori swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jurgensen Sanchez moves forwards but Otori connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Otori missing with a left hand there. Jurgensen Sanchez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from Jurgensen Sanchez misses.
A lazy left from Otori finds it's target.
Otori fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jurgensen Sanchez.
Otori jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Otori dodges the punch combination from Jurgensen Sanchez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otori misses the shot to the body.
Otori looks to score with a jab to the body but Jurgensen Sanchez is just out of range.
Jurgensen Sanchez slips under a jab from Otori.
Otori misses with a hook.
Jurgensen Sanchez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Otori displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jurgensen Sanchez throws out the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Otori! But no joy.
Otori takes a swing at Jurgensen Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Otori lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Otori throws a series of strikes that have Jurgensen Sanchez backpedaling.
Jurgensen Sanchez works Otori's body with a nice hook.
Otori checks the leg kick nicely there.
Otori throws a combination. Jurgensen Sanchez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Otori, as that shot connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Otori with a nice calf kick.
Otori throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Otori misses.
Otori misses with a hook.
Otori throws out a leg kick but Jurgensen Sanchez moves out of range and Otori only half commits.
Jurgensen Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Otori.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jurgensen Sanchez checks the leg kick.
Jurgensen Sanchez fires out a quick counter leg kick but Otori just manages to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Jurgensen Sanchez blocks the low kick.
Jurgensen Sanchez swings for the body but Otori moves out of range.
No joy there for Otori, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Decent striking displayed by Otori there.
That kick from Otori tenderised Jurgensen Sanchez's leg. Jurgensen Sanchez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Otori throws a lazy right hand but Jurgensen Sanchez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jurgensen Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
Otori looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jurgensen Sanchez checks a leg kick.
Otori rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jurgensen Sanchez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big left from Otori misses.
Otori misses with a body kick.
Otori misses with a looping left.
Otori swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jurgensen Sanchez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Otori moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice combination there by Otori.
A big right from Otori misses.
Jurgensen Sanchez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Otori on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shigeru Otori dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A punch combination from Jurgensen Sanchez misses.
Otori has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jurgensen Sanchez slips a jab and a cross from Otori.
Jurgensen Sanchez scores with a sloppy right hand. Otori should have avoided that one.
Otori lands a nice shot that snaps Jurgensen Sanchez's head back.
Otori misses with an uppercut. Jurgensen Sanchez saw that one coming.
Otori misses with a body kick.
Jurgensen Sanchez tries to bum rush Otori with a series of wild strikes but Otori uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Otori looks to land a left hand but Jurgensen Sanchez moved out of range nicely.
Otori lands with a hook. Jurgensen Sanchez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A countering left hand to the body from Otori misses.
Jurgensen Sanchez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Otori checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Otori throws a wild body kick that Jurgensen Sanchez sees coming a mile off.
Otori misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Jurgensen Sanchez is looking to counter with head kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick misses from Jurgensen Sanchez.
A nice side step and Otori releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Otori scores with a nice strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jurgensen Sanchez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Otori at a distance.
Jurgensen Sanchez takes one on the button.
Otori lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Jurgensen Sanchez as he connects with a hook.
Otori ducks under a wild hook from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Otori misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Jurgensen Sanchez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jurgensen Sanchez blocks a jab.
Otori throws a leg kick but Jurgensen Sanchez checks it.
Jurgensen Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jurgensen Sanchez 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.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with a double jab
and Otori counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Jurgensen Sanchez misses the target.
Otori throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with an inside leg kick.
Jurgensen Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Otori misses with a body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Otori blocks the leg kick.
Otori fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd cheers as Jurgensen Sanchez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Otori doesn't seem phased though.
Otori misses the shot to the body.
Jurgensen Sanchez just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Otori. Jurgensen Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Otori lands a nice hook to Jurgensen Sanchez's body. Jurgensen Sanchez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Otori.
Otori waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jurgensen Sanchez.
Shigeru Otori seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jurgensen Sanchez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jurgensen Sanchez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Otori. Otori obviously looking to wear him down.
Otori lands a jab to the head.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jurgensen Sanchez. Otori does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jurgensen Sanchez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Otori fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a leg kick which misses Otori's front leg but catches the back leg as Otori tries to avoid it.
Jurgensen Sanchez looks to land a combination. Otori sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Otori avoids a punch combination nicely.
Otori checks the leg kick.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands with a good body shot.
Otori dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jurgensen Sanchez. That did some damage!
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jurgensen Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Otori.
Jurgensen Sanchez looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
Otori looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands a glancing blow to the side of Otori's head.
Jurgensen Sanchez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Otori swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jurgensen Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Otori.
Otori's corner calls for a 1-2. Otori obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a low kick, looking for Otori's leg but Otori calmly moves out of range.
Jurgensen Sanchez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jurgensen Sanchez. That's going to slow Otori down.
Otori throws a lazy head kick
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a nice uppercut.
Otori just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from Jurgensen Sanchez does no damage.
Jurgensen Sanchez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Otori ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jurgensen Sanchez moves away.
Jurgensen Sanchez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jurgensen Sanchez half committed to a counter leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Otori throws a jab but it's blocked by Jurgensen Sanchez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otori is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jurgensen Sanchez.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with a body shot.
Jurgensen Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Otori.
Jurgensen Sanchez tries a low kick but Otori avoids it.
Otori tries to land a leg kick but Jurgensen Sanchez saw it coming and moves away.
Otori lands a nice shot that snaps Jurgensen Sanchez's head back.
Jurgensen Sanchez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with an uppercut. Otori saw that one coming.
Jurgensen Sanchez looks to land a left hand but Otori moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Jurgensen Sanchez misses the target.
Otori misses with an uppercut. Jurgensen Sanchez saw that one coming.
Jurgensen Sanchez throwing a counter right hand but Otori manages to avoid it.
Otori looks to land a combination but Jurgensen Sanchez avoids it well.
Otori lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Otori fails to land with a series of punches.
Jurgensen Sanchez avoids the body shot from Otori.
Nice body punch from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Jurgensen Sanchez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Shigeru Otori will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Jurgensen Sanchez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Otori misses with a left hand
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jurgensen Sanchez scores with a kick to the midsection.
Otori ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jurgensen Sanchez moves away.
Jurgensen Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Otori.
Otori throws a body shot but no joy.
Otori misses with a straight right.
Jurgensen Sanchez swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Otori sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Otori just misses with a punch to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Otori there.
Jurgensen Sanchez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jurgensen Sanchez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Otori. Otori circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Otori uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Jurgensen Sanchez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Otori looks to throw the jab but Jurgensen Sanchez is out of range.
Jurgensen Sanchez looks to land a combination. Otori sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Otori works Jurgensen Sanchez's body with a nice hook.
Otori throws a hook but Jurgensen Sanchez blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jurgensen Sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jurgensen Sanchez walks into a jab.
Otori throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with an uppercut.
Otori looks to land a combination but Jurgensen Sanchez avoids it well.
Jurgensen Sanchez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Otori slips a jab and a cross from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Jurgensen Sanchez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a body shot but no joy.
Otori lands a jab to the head.
Otori misses with a hook
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a stiff right hand.
Otori takes one to the chin there.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
A left and a right from Jurgensen Sanchez both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jurgensen Sanchez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Otori swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jurgensen Sanchez scores with a jab. Otori acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jurgensen Sanchez goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otori throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Otori lands with a hook. Jurgensen Sanchez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The fighters circling - Jurgensen Sanchez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Otori ducks under a wild hook from Jurgensen Sanchez.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a big shot that misses.
Otori throws a poor cross that misses
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A cross from Jurgensen Sanchez lands.
Otori connects with a high kick.
Jurgensen Sanchez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Otori's head.
Jurgensen Sanchez looks to land a right hand but Otori moved out of range.
Otori on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a right and a left that Otori avoids nicely.
The fighters circling - Otori throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jurgensen Sanchez tried to score with a low kick but Otori checks it.
Jurgensen Sanchez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Otori lands the left hand.
Otori lands a jab.
Otori swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jurgensen Sanchez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Otori throws a lazy right hand but Jurgensen Sanchez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with a kick to the body.
Otori misses with a straight right.
Jurgensen Sanchez with a jab.
Otori lunges at Jurgensen Sanchez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jurgensen Sanchez's hand.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Otori wants to slow Jurgensen Sanchez down by chopping away at his legs.
It looked like Jurgensen Sanchez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A left and a right from Otori both land. Nice combination.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a jab when Otori was well out of range.
Jurgensen Sanchez looks for the body kick but Otori saw that one coming.
Otori connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jurgensen Sanchez momentarily.
Otori avoids a kick to the body.
Jurgensen Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Otori.
Otori takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Otori uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jurgensen Sanchez.
A little jabbing left from Otori on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otori thows a left - swing and a miss!
Otori waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jurgensen Sanchez.
Jurgensen Sanchez feints and then cracks Otori's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Otori down.
Otori throws a body punch but Jurgensen Sanchez moves out of range.
Otori throws a right hand that Jurgensen Sanchez ducks under and follows up with a left that Jurgensen Sanchez also avoids with ease.
Jurgensen Sanchez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jurgensen Sanchez lands a head shot.
Jurgensen Sanchez throws a body shot but no joy.
Jurgensen Sanchez takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A low kick from Otori is predictable there
and Jurgensen Sanchez counters with a straight right hand.
Jurgensen Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Otori manages to avoid it.
Otori lands a nice shot that snaps Jurgensen Sanchez's head back.
Otori will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jurgensen Sanchez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Shigeru Otori is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jurgensen Sanchez loads up on a big right hand but Otori slips the punch.
Otori throws a series of punches but Jurgensen Sanchez moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pauly Jurgensen Sanchez.
Well Otori 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shigeru Otori!
Shigeru Otori thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Corassa (ranked 268 p4p, 86 weight class) and Colby Gebhardt (ranked 19 p4p, 4 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 43 - 19 - 2, fighting out of New York, Eduardo Corassa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Colby Gebhardt!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gebhardt throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Corassa to counter with a crisp jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Gebhardt as he connects with a hook.
Gebhardt misses with an uppercut. Corassa saw that one coming.
Corassa swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gebhardt throws a body shot but no joy.
Gebhardt misses with a looping right.
Gebhardt scores with a body shot.
Gebhardt throws a big shot that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gebhardt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corassa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Corassa takes one on the button.
Corassa throws a poor cross that misses
and Gebhardt counters with an inside leg kick.
Gebhardt wants to slow Corassa down by chopping away at his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gebhardt throws a jab when Corassa was well out of range.
Corassa looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Corassa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gebhardt throws out the jab.
Corassa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gebhardt.
Gebhardt lands with an overhand left.
Corassa throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gebhardt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Corassa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gebhardt.
Corassa looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Corassa blocks a leg kick.
It looked like Corassa was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Corassa cracks a nice hook into Gebhardt's ribs.
The fighters circling - Gebhardt throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corassa throws a hook to the side of Gebhardt's head but Gebhardt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gebhardt throws out a leg kick but Corassa moves out of range and Gebhardt only half commits.
Corassa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gebhardt was well out of range. Poor timing from Corassa.
Gebhardt thows a leg kick but Corassa checks it
and Corassa counters with a stiff right hand.
A big left from Gebhardt misses.
Corassa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Good shot there by Gebhardt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gebhardt lands with a kick to the temple. Corassa shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
 Corassa is rocked!
 It looks like Eduardo Corassa has been cut.
A solid body kick from Gebhardt.
Oh Corassa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Corassa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Corassa seems to have got his legs back now.
Corassa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Corassa appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gebhardt cracks Corassa with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Corassa looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away can Gebhardt finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gebhardt ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Corassa out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Colby Gebhardt!
After winning the bout, Colby Gebhardt thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Toby Keith Yrkje (ranked 279 p4p, 277 weight class) and Carter Wright (ranked 41 p4p, 40 weight class). Yrkje comes to the cage accompanied by As Good As I Once Was. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 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 26 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Carter Wright!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yrkje fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wright looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wright misses with a hook
and Wright takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yrkje throws a jab when Wright was well out of range.
Wright swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A swing and a miss from Yrkje.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Yrkje throws a leg kick but Wright sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yrkje looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It seemed like Wright was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wright has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yrkje lands with a thumping leg kick.
Yrkje takes one on the button.
It looks like Toby Keith Yrkje has been cut.
Wright swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yrkje counters by clinching up.
A head punch on the inside from Yrkje fails to land.
Yrkje dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Yrkje has Wright pushed against the cage.
Yrkje jumps guard and drags Wright to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Wright trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wright is fighting to break Yrkje's control of his arms but Yrkje is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yrkje looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wright is one step ahead there.
Yrkje looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Yrkje is looking for a triangle but Wright pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright wanted to stand there but Yrkje had control of the position.
Yrkje is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Yrkje controlling the pace.
Yrkje tries to pass to full mount but Wright defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Yrkje prevents Wright from improving his position.
Wright has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Yrkje is working away from the top position though.
Wright tries to get to full guard but Yrkje has control of the leg.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wright trying to hold on to Yrkje's head to control him but Yrkje postures up.
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.
Toby Keith Yrkje dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Toby Keith Yrkje's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Yrkje cracks Wright with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wright throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yrkje counters with a nice body kick.
Yrkje is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wright can do to turn this around?
Wright throws an off balance right hand
letting Yrkje counter with a right hand.
Yrkje steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wright.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Yrkje is predictable there
and Wright counters with a crisp one two that drops Yrkje! Wright thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Yrkje to his feet! Yrkje is in big trouble!
Yrkje fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wright on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright misses with a hook
and Yrkje counters with a low kick, right behind Wright 's knee.
Yrkje is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Yrkje tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wright manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wright is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Yrkje avoids the body shot from Wright.
Wright keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yrkje.
Wright appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Yrkje slips a straight right by Wright.
Wright swings widly with a right hand
and Yrkje cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yrkje looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wright throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yrkje throws an overhand right that lands on Wright's shoulder, as Wright tries to avoid the shot.
Wright is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Yrkje with a body shot.
A big left from Wright misses.
Wright misses with a looping right.
Carter Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wright throws the left hand but Yrkje avoids the punch easily.
Wright misses the jab.
Yrkje wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Yrkje avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yrkje takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright misses with a looping right.
Yrkje tries to score with a low kick but Wright moves his leg out of the way.
Yrkje connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wright 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.
A solid body kick from Yrkje.
Yrkje moves out of range of the strikes.
And Yrkje counters with a quick kick to the body but Wright blocks it.
Wright misses with a lunging right hand
and Yrkje counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yrkje throws a low kick but Wright moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright dips to his left and cracks Yrkje with an uppercut!
Wright swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yrkje counters with an outside leg kick.
Crunch! Yrkje slams his shin into Wright's torso.
Yrkje lands a nice shot that snaps Wright's head back.
Wright throws a body kick that misses.
Yrkje tried to counter with a leg kick but Wright avoided it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yrkje fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wright has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Yrkje.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Toby Keith Yrkje dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Toby Keith Yrkje's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Yrkje ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
Carter Wright has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Wright lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wright misses with a kick to the body
and Yrkje counters with a nice uppercut.
Toby Keith Yrkje is winning the standup battle so far.
Wright throws a jab when Yrkje was well out of range.
Yrkje defending well as Wright loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yrkje.
Wright blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright throws a hook but Yrkje blocks it.
Wright looks to land a left hand but Yrkje moved out of range nicely.
Yrkje swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nice body kick there by Yrkje.
Yrkje lands a jab to the head.
Wright throws out a loose jab but Yrkje uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yrkje tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Wright manages to circle out of the way.
Wright misses the shot to the body.
Yrkje showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wright.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yrkje moves out of range of the body kick from Wright.
Yrkje half committed to a counter leg kick.
Yrkje uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wright.
Wright misses with a left hand
and Yrkje counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yrkje is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wright.
Wright throws a counter combo.
Wright takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wright throws a right hand that misses
and Yrkje counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wright.
Yrkje is trying to maintain a safe position but Wright gets an underhook and turns Yrkje into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wright.
Yrkje throws a punch but it's blocked by Wright.
Yrkje has a couple of punches blocked by Wright.
Yrkje tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wright presses Yrkje against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yrkje blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yrkje.
Yrkje fails to pull guard.
Wright escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wright throws out a loose jab but Yrkje uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wright misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yrkje tries to clinch up
and Wright counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wright throws a right hand that misses
and Yrkje counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wright throws a poor cross that misses
and Yrkje counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Toby Keith Yrkje is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wright connects with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Carter Wright.
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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lindsay Apollo (ranked 128 p4p, 271 weight class) and Yasha Big Mouth (ranked 9 p4p, 20 weight class). Big Mouth is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bigmouth Strikes Again. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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29 - 11 - 1 |
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144
33 - 16 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Powerful |
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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 29 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Lindsay Apollo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Yasha Big Mouth!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Big Mouth swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Apollo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Apollo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Big Mouth.
Big Mouth uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Apollo has time to react.
Apollo just misses with a punch to the body.
Big Mouth moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Apollo misses with a body kick.
Big Mouth let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Big Mouth misses with a wild body shot.
Big Mouth swinging wildly here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Big Mouth.
Apollo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yasha Big Mouth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Big Mouth takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Big Mouth scoring well with a low kick there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Big Mouth chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Big Mouth tries to work over Apollo's front leg with a kick but Apollo checks it.
Apollo lands a leg kick that knocks Big Mouth off balance momentarily.
Apollo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Big Mouth is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Apollo with a body shot.
Apollo misses with a jab to the body
and Big Mouth counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Apollo thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apollo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Big Mouth on the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Big Mouth misses the target.
Apollo throws a leg kick but Big Mouth moved away.
Big Mouth throws an overhand right that lands on Apollo's shoulder, as Apollo tries to avoid the shot.
Big Mouth rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Apollo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Big Mouth throws a head kick but Apollo moves out of range.
Apollo looks to score with a jab to the body but Big Mouth is just out of range.
Big Mouth lands a jab to Apollo's midsection.
Big Mouth misses with an uppercut. Apollo saw that one coming.
A solid body kick from Big Mouth.
A looping hook to the body misses from Big Mouth. Apollo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Apollo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Big Mouth throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Apollo.
Apollo cracks Big Mouth with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Big Mouth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Apollo.
Jab, jab by Apollo - just one landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Big Mouth scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Apollo looks to land a body kick but Big Mouth moved away.
Apollo blocks a leg kick.
Apollo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Apollo, right into the meat of the thigh.
Apollo throws a leg kick but Big Mouth moved away.
Apollo lands an overhand right.
Apollo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Big Mouth misses with a low kick as Apollo jumps back.
Big Mouth tries to land a front kick but Apollo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice body punch from Apollo.
Big Mouth swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Apollo counters with a nice uppercut.
Big Mouth tried to score with a low kick but Apollo checks it.
A jab from Big Mouth misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Apollo misses the target.
Apollo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Big Mouth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Apollo.
Big Mouth stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Apollo.
Big Mouth takes one to the chin there.
Big Mouth is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Apollo.
Big Mouth misses with a wild body shot.
Apollo misses the shot to the body.
Apollo misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apollo tries to clinch there but Big Mouth circles away.
Big Mouth on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Apollo. Apollo obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheers as Apollo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Big Mouth doesn't seem phased though.
Apollo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Big Mouth tries to work over Apollo's front leg with a kick but Apollo checks it.
Apollo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Apollo throws a body punch but Big Mouth moves out of range.
Apollo has closed the distance and engaged Big Mouth in a clinch.
Big Mouth tries to work over Apollo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Big Mouth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Big Mouth connects with a body shot.
Apollo slips under a jab.
Big Mouth jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Big Mouth is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Apollo.
Apollo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Big Mouth throws a hook to the side of Apollo's head but Apollo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Big Mouth swings widly with a right hand
and Apollo counters with a left to the body.
Apollo keeps Big Mouth at a distance using the push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Big Mouth takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid leg kick lands there for Big Mouth.
Apollo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Apollo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Apollo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Big Mouth throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Big Mouth swings for the body but Apollo moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Apollo misses its target.
Big Mouth lands a leg kick that knocks Apollo off balance momentarily.
Apollo tries to clinch up but Big Mouth circles away and keeps his distance.
A nice side step and Big Mouth releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A jab from Apollo misses.
Big Mouth on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Apollo moves away from the strike by Big Mouth.
Big Mouth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Apollo takes a swing at Big Mouth's ribcage but misses.
Big Mouth appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Big Mouth waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Apollo.
Apollo lands with an overhand left.
Apollo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Big Mouth.
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 time! Apollo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Apollo throws a hook but Big Mouth blocks it.
Apollo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Big Mouth misses with a wild body shot.
Apollo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Big Mouth's sensitive parts.
Apollo throws a sloppy head kick and Big Mouth moves out of range easily.
Lindsay Apollo is winning the standup battle so far.
Apollo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Big Mouth checks it well.
Big Mouth scores with a nice strike.
Apollo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Big Mouth looks to score with a jab to the body but Apollo is just out of range.
Apollo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Apollo throws a lazy body kick
and Big Mouth counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Apollo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Big Mouth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Apollo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Big Mouth attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Big Mouth throws out a loose jab but Apollo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Big Mouth blocks the body kick.
Big Mouth throws a leg kick
and Apollo counters with a stiff right hand.
Apollo throws a chopping leg kick but Big Mouth manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Apollo moves into the clinch successfully.
Apollo misses with a body punch.
Apollo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Big Mouth manages to break the clinch.
Big Mouth misses with a head kick.
Apollo is looking to counter punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Big Mouth as he connects with a hook.
Big Mouth throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A quick step to the side and Apollo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Big Mouth misses the jab.
Big Mouth lands a jab.
Big Mouth moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Apollo fails to land with a series of punches.
Apollo misses with a low kick as Big Mouth jumps back.
Big Mouth fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Big Mouth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Big Mouth throws an off balance right hand
and Apollo counters with a nice body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Apollo misses with a body shot.
Apollo slips under a jab from Big Mouth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Apollo.
Nice defenses there by Apollo.
Apollo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Apollo lands an overhand right.
Apollo throws a jab but it's blocked by Big Mouth.
Apollo misses with a wild body shot.
Big Mouth fakes the leg kick and cracks Apollo in the body.
Apollo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Big Mouth manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Big Mouth waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Apollo.
Apollo is looking to counter punch.
Apollo misses with a hook
and Big Mouth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Apollo throws out a loose jab but Big Mouth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Big Mouth 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.
Apollo dips to his left and cracks Big Mouth with an uppercut!
Big Mouth wants to slow Apollo down by chopping away at his legs.
Big Mouth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Big Mouth misses.
Apollo is looking to counter with a body kick.
Apollo clinches with his opponent.
Big Mouth working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apollo misses with a punch on the inside.
Big Mouth gets through Apollo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Big Mouth scores with a nice hook to the head.
Big Mouth throws a punch but it's blocked by Apollo.
Apollo jumps into guard, dragging Big Mouth to the mat.
Apollo looking for a guillotine here but Big Mouth defends easily.
Big Mouth is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Apollo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Big Mouth trying to control but Apollo is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apollo is looking for a triangle but Big Mouth pushes his legs off easily.
Apollo has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Big Mouth doesn't defend quickly enough and Apollo has managed to lock this one up! Can Big Mouth escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Apollo on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Lindsay Apollo!
Lindsay Apollo thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mikey Marciano (ranked 29 p4p, 184 weight class) and Jaxon Magrath (ranked 3 p4p, 23 weight class). Jaxon Magrath is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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World class boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mikey Marciano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 7 - 3, fighting out of New York, Jaxon Magrath!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marciano scores with a crisp jab that stopped Magrath in his tracks.
Magrath throws a looping overhand right but Marciano ducks down to avoid it.
Marciano was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Magrath slips under a jab from Marciano.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Magrath! But no joy.
Marciano looks to land a right hand but Magrath moved out of range.
Magrath throws a looping overhand right but Marciano ducks down to avoid it.
Marciano appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Marciano lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Marciano scores with a decent looking hook.
Magrath misses the shot to the body.
Magrath ducks under a wild hook from Marciano.
Magrath gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Marciano.
Marciano moves into the clinch successfully.
Magrath breaks the clinch.
Magrath has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Magrath throws a jab but it's blocked by Marciano.
Marciano lands a really nice looking cross but Magrath seems unphased.
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!
Magrath has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Marciano finds it's way round the side to connect with Magrath's head.
Magrath throws a hook but Marciano blocks it.
Mikey Marciano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magrath fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marciano manages to avoid it.
Marciano misses with a kick to the body
and Magrath counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Mikey Marciano has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marciano lands with a thumping leg kick.
Marciano moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Marciano fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marciano.
Magrath breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Magrath connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Marciano to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Magrath!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jaxon Magrath!
Jaxon Magrath decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Mikey Marciano stepped up to the mic, saying 'Rob these nuts.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ispa Perkele (ranked 17 p4p, 30 weight class) and Keisuke Matsuzaka (ranked 2 p4p, 4 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Ispa Perkele!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Keisuke Matsuzaka!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perkele swings for the body but Matsuzaka moves out of range.
Perkele walks into a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Matsuzaka misses the target.
Perkele throws a leg kick but Matsuzaka sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Perkele feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Matsuzakas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Matsuzaka tries to work over Perkele's front leg with a kick but Perkele checks it.
Perkele tests Matsuzaka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Perkele pushes Matsuzaka up against the cage in a clinch.
Matsuzaka misses with an elbow over the top.
Perkele goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Perkele breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkele misses with a hook. Matsuzaka ducked under it nicely.
Matsuzaka swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice uppercut lands for Matsuzaka. That snapped Perkele's head back.
Perkele needs to keep his hands up - Matsuzaka had a free shot at his head there.
Matsuzaka works Perkele's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Matsuzaka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsuzaka lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Perkele tries a body shot but Matsuzaka blocks it.
Nice body punch from Matsuzaka - that landed with a thud.
Perkele throws a head punch that misses.
Perkele blocks the elbow strike.
Perkele misses with a body punch.
I was talking to Perkele's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A nice right hand lands inside from Matsuzaka.
Perkele lands a shot to the body.
Matsuzaka lands an elbow inside.
Matsuzaka blocks an uppercut.
Matsuzaka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Perkele scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Perkele prevents a body shot from Matsuzaka.
Perkele blocks a body shot from Matsuzaka.
Perkele throws a head punch that misses.
Perkele's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Perkele moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Matsuzaka wants to slow Perkele down by chopping away at his legs.
Perkele throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matsuzaka swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Matsuzaka has Perkele up against the cage in a clinch.
Perkele lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Matsuzaka struggles to land a body shot inside as Perkele controls his hands.
Perkele swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Perkele looking to slow down the pace here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Perkele taking a breather.
Matsuzaka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Perkele throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Matsuzakas head.
Matsuzaka takes a shot to the head.
Perkele is struggling to control the position.
Matsuzaka scores with a shoulder strike.
Matsuzaka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Perkele lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Matsuzaka backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsuzaka swings wildly with an uppercut but Perkele uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Perkele.
Perkele blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Matsuzaka takes a shot to the head.
Perkele fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Perkele gets through Matsuzaka's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Perkele throws a punch but it's blocked by Matsuzaka.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Matsuzaka blocking some punches.
Perkele gets through Matsuzaka's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Perkele misses with a hook to the ribs.
Matsuzaka lands with a right to the head.
Perkele swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Matsuzaka.
Perkele is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Matsuzaka lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perkele blocking some punches.
Matsuzaka blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsuzaka blocks a body shot from Perkele.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Matsuzaka misses with a punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Perkele is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Matsuzaka is keeping busy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Perkele.
A shot in the inside from Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka throws a head punch that misses.
Matsuzaka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Matsuzaka works on Perkele's body with a couple of short punches.
Perkele misses with a body punch.
Matsuzaka lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Perkele backwards.
Still in the clinch, Matsuzaka scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Matsuzaka creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Matsuzaka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Matsuzaka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matsuzaka.
Perkele digs a right hand underneath Matsuzaka's ribcage. Matsuzaka let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Perkele blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Keisuke Matsuzaka will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Matsuzaka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Matsuzaka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Perkele misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Perkele takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Perkele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Matsuzaka was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Matsuzaka lands a nice shot that snaps Perkele's head back.
Ispa Perkele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Matsuzaka.
Perkele swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Perkele walks into a straight right hand from Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka blocks a head kick by Perkele.
Perkele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Matsuzaka manages to avoid it.
Perkele tries to clinch there but Matsuzaka circles away.
Matsuzaka swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkele throws a poor cross that misses
and Matsuzaka counters with a nice uppercut.
Perkele missing with a left hand there. Matsuzaka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Matsuzaka misses the shot to the body.
Matsuzaka jabs at Perkele's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good shot there by Matsuzaka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Perkele throws a body shot but no joy.
Perkele thumps Matsuzaka with a low kick.
Perkele connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A swing and a miss from Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka moves into range and clinches up with Perkele.
Matsuzaka has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Perkele seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Matsuzaka can turn it around.
Perkele misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Perkele just leaning against Matsuzaka, taking a breather.
Matsuzaka misses with a body punch.
Perkele looking to throw knees to the head but Matsuzaka is blocking nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Matsuzaka misses with a punch to the body.
Keisuke Matsuzaka seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Matsuzaka cracks Perkele with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short uppercut from Matsuzaka.
Perkele avoids the elbow strike from Matsuzaka, against the cage.
Matsuzaka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsuzaka creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Perkele's defenses.
Perkele lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perkele can't find room to land a body shot as Matsuzaka controls the action.
Matsuzaka pushes Perkele back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Matsuzaka scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Matsuzaka lands a nice elbow.
Matsuzaka working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Matsuzaka blocking some punches.
Perkele avoids the elbow strike from Matsuzaka, against the cage.
Perkele misses with the head strike.
Matsuzaka creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Perkele's defenses.
A short left from Matsuzaka.
Perkele trying to control the position but instead, Matsuzaka has worked for underhooks and has pushed Perkele into the cage.
Good body shot from Matsuzaka.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Matsuzaka.
Perkele tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matsuzaka pushes Perkele back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Perkele takes an elbow to the temple.
Matsuzaka doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsuzaka lands an elbow just above Perkele 's eye.
Matsuzaka gets through Perkele's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Matsuzaka scores with a nice short uppercut.
Matsuzaka scores with a shoulder strike.
Matsuzaka lands a right hand.
Matsuzaka looking to slow down the pace here.
Matsuzaka lands a damaging elbow.
Matsuzaka creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Perkele's defenses.
Perkele can't find room to land a body shot as Matsuzaka controls the action.
Matsuzaka lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Perkele is rocked!
Matsuzaka throws an elbow but it misses.
Oh Perkele is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Matsuzaka lands an elbow just above Perkele 's eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A body shot lands from Matsuzaka.
Perkele doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Perkele seems to have got his legs back now.
Perkele wants to stall.
Perkele tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Perkele lands with a right to the head.
Perkele misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nice body punch from Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka lands a damaging elbow.
Matsuzaka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Matsuzaka misses with a punch to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka is working Perkele over against the cage.
Matsuzaka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Perkele blocks an elbow strike.
Matsuzaka gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Matsuzaka comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A shot in the inside from Matsuzaka.
Matsuzaka lands an elbow inside.
Matsuzaka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Matsuzaka lands with a right to the head.
Matsuzaka pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Perkele! Matsuzaka unloads with more strikes and Perkele sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keisuke Matsuzaka!
Keisuke Matsuzaka is the new welterweight champion!
Keisuke Matsuzaka decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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