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Summit Series - MMA Rd 1 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Angus Mac Murchadha (ranked 4149 p4p, 4280 weight class) and Theron Thunderson (ranked 174 p4p, 178 weight class). Mac Murchadha comes to the cage accompanied by Grounds by Idles. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Angus Mac Murchadha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Theron Thunderson!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thunderson clinches up against the cage.
Thunderson manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thunderson. Mac Murchadha does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thunderson looks to throw the jab but Mac Murchadha is out of range.
A combination from Mac Murchadha does no damage.
Sloppy strikes from Mac Murchadha. Those never looked like landing.
Some wild striking there from Thunderson.
Thunderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mac Murchadha.
Mac Murchadha defending well as Thunderson loads up on a big left hand.
Mac Murchadha cracks Thunderson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thunderson looks to land a right hand but Mac Murchadha moved out of range.
Mac Murchadha is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Thunderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mac Murchadha swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mac Murchadha gets tackled into the cage by Thunderson. Thunderson maintains the clinch.
Mac Murchadha jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Thunderson walks away with a smile on his face. Mac Murchadha gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mac Murchadha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thunderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thunderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mac Murchadha looks to throw the jab but Thunderson is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mac Murchadha lands with a shot to the body.
Thunderson scores with a jab. Mac Murchadha acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mac Murchadha sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mac Murchadha misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thunderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thunderson misses with a body kick.
Thunderson throws a big shot that misses.
Thunderson lands a lovely overhand right.
Mac Murchadha avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mac Murchadha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thunderson.
Thunderson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mac Murchadha's head.
Thunderson looks to throw the jab but Mac Murchadha is out of range.
Thunderson throws an overhand right that lands on Mac Murchadha's shoulder, as Mac Murchadha tries to avoid the shot.
Thunderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mac Murchadha manages to avoid it.
A big left from Mac Murchadha misses.
Thunderson slips a jab from Mac Murchadha.
A swing and a miss from Mac Murchadha.
Mac Murchadha moves away from the strike by Thunderson.
A jab from Thunderson misses.
Mac Murchadha throws a jab but it's blocked by Thunderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Mac Murchadha misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thunderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Thunderson finds it's way through Mac Murchadha's defenses.
Mac Murchadha pushes Thunderson up against the cage in a clinch.
Good body shot from Mac Murchadha.
Mac Murchadha tries for a takedown but Thunderson manages to get underhooks.
Mac Murchadha working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thunderson misses with a body punch.
Thunderson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mac Murchadha has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Thunderson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Angus Mac Murchadha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mac Murchadha jumps guard but Thunderson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Mac Murchadha is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Thunderson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Thunderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mac Murchadha pulls Thunderson into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunderson is stalling in the full guard.
Mac Murchadha is looking for a triangle here but Thunderson uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Thunderson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Mac Murchadha to see if he's OK.
Thunderson wants to stand but Mac Murchadha is controlling his arm.
You can see the frustration on Mac Murchadha's face as Thunderson controls the position.
Mac Murchadha manages to work his way to half guard, despite Thunderson's best efforts.
Thunderson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Thunderson throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Mac Murchadha to regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunderson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mac Murchadha has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Thunderson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Thunderson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Thunderson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mac Murchadha's guard.
Mac Murchadha pulls Thunderson in close to prevent any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Theron Thunderson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Thunderson misses with a body kick.
A big right from Thunderson misses.
Thunderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Mac Murchadha lands a right hook to the body.
Thunderson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mac Murchadha slips under a jab.
Theron Thunderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thunderson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mac Murchadha missing with a left hand there. Thunderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thunderson swinging wildly here.
Mac Murchadha misses with a right hand
and Thunderson moves into the clinch.
Mac Murchadha wants a takedown.
Thunderson has Mac Murchadha pressed against the cage, preventing Mac Murchadha from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thunderson has Mac Murchadha pressed against the cage, preventing Mac Murchadha from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Thunderson misses with a punch on the inside.
Mac Murchadha wants a takedown.
Thunderson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac Murchadha throws the left hand but Thunderson avoids the punch easily.
Mac Murchadha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mac Murchadha throws a big shot that misses.
A cross from Mac Murchadha lands.
Thunderson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Thunderson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mac Murchadha throws out a loose jab but Thunderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thunderson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A combination from Mac Murchadha does no damage.
Thunderson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Thunderson tries to work over Mac Murchadha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thunderson.
Mac Murchadha tries to score a body lock takedown but Thunderson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Angus Mac Murchadha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thunderson takes a shot to the head.
Mac Murchadha has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Thunderson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Mac Murchadha lands a body shot.
Thunderson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mac Murchadha is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Thunderson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thunderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mac Murchadha is trying to drag Thunderson to the mat but Thunderson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mac Murchadha jumps guard but Thunderson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Thunderson throws a head punch that misses.
Mac Murchadha lands a shot to the body.
Mac Murchadha goes for a takedown in the clinch but Thunderson prevents it.
Mac Murchadha lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thunderson.
Theron Thunderson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mac Murchadha is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Thunderson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Thunderson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mac Murchadha blocks it with crossed arms.
Mac Murchadha digs a right hand underneath Thunderson's ribcage. Thunderson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Thunderson is pressed up against the cage. Mac Murchadha has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Thunderson down to the mat. Thunderson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A jab from Thunderson finds it's way through Mac Murchadha's defenses.
Mac Murchadha throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thunderson misses with a few strikes there.
Mac Murchadha walks into a straight right hand from Thunderson.
Mac Murchadha ducks under a wild hook from Thunderson.
Thunderson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mac Murchadha stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mac Murchadha throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thunderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thunderson ducks right into an uppercut from Mac Murchadha.
Thunderson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mac Murchadha.
A punch combination from Thunderson misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thunderson throws an overhand right that lands on Mac Murchadha's shoulder, as Mac Murchadha tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Mac Murchadha misses.
Mac Murchadha throws a right hand that Thunderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Thunderson also avoids with ease.
Mac Murchadha blocks a head kick by Thunderson.
Good exchange - Thunderson coming out on top.
The fighters circling - Thunderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thunderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mac Murchadha.
Mac Murchadha uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thunderson.
Mac Murchadha throws a body punch but Thunderson moves out of range.
Mac Murchadha defending well as Thunderson loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Thunderson.
Mac Murchadha displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thunderson throws out the jab.
Thunderson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Thunderson misses with a double jab.
Nice shot lands for Thunderson.
Thunderson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mac Murchadha jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mac Murchadha looks to score with a jab to the body but Thunderson is just out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Theron Thunderson 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! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Mac Murchadha looks to land a left hand but Thunderson moved out of range nicely.
Thunderson throws a push kick but Mac Murchadha slaps the foot to one side.
Mac Murchadha blocks a jab.
Thunderson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mac Murchadha throws a jab when Thunderson was well out of range.
Thunderson misses with a straight right.
Mac Murchadha tries to clinch up but Thunderson circles away and keeps his distance.
Thunderson throws a body punch but Mac Murchadha moves out of range.
Thunderson lands with a hook. Mac Murchadha tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Thunderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thunderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mac Murchadha.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mac Murchadha moves out of range of the body kick from Thunderson.
Thunderson tests Mac Murchadha's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thunderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mac Murchadha manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mac Murchadha waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thunderson.
It seemed like Thunderson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big left from Mac Murchadha misses.
Mac Murchadha misses with a series of wild punches.
Theron Thunderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Thunderson misses.
Thunderson looks to land a left hand but Mac Murchadha moved out of range nicely.
Mac Murchadha missing with a left hand there. Thunderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mac Murchadha misses with a hook. Thunderson ducked under it nicely.
Mac Murchadha misses with a looping left.
Mac Murchadha throws a hook to the side of Thunderson's head but Thunderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mac Murchadha is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Thunderson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Thunderson moves into range and clinches up with Mac Murchadha.
Thunderson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mac Murchadha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mac Murchadha is trying to pull guard but Thunderson has him pressed against the cage.
Thunderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mac Murchadha backwards.
Mac Murchadha has Thunderson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Thunderson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Angus Mac Murchadha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mac Murchadha lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Thunderson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Thunderson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mac Murchadha tries a body shot but Thunderson blocks it.
Mac Murchadha can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Angus Mac Murchadha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thunderson working aggressively here.
Thunderson working aggressively here.
Mac Murchadha is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Thunderson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Thunderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Mac Murchadha.
Mac Murchadha is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Thunderson to keep the fight standing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thunderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mac Murchadha's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunderson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mac Murchadha can't find room to land a body shot as Thunderson controls the action.
Thunderson tries to throw a body punch but Mac Murchadha avoids it by throwing Thunderson back against the cage.
Thunderson blocks a body shot from Mac Murchadha.
Thunderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thunderson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Thunderson manages to break the clinch.
Mac Murchadha is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Thunderson.
Thunderson is looking to clinch.
Mac Murchadha throws a right hand that Thunderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Thunderson also avoids with ease.
Thunderson throws a body kick that misses.
Mac Murchadha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thunderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thunderson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A slow jab from Mac Murchadha misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mac Murchadha walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mac Murchadha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thunderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Mac Murchadha misses.
Thunderson throws a series of punches but Mac Murchadha moves out of range.
Thunderson lands a nice shot to the body.
Thunderson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Thunderson throws a big shot that misses.
Mac Murchadha swings for the body but Thunderson moves out of range.
Mac Murchadha just misses with a punch to the body.
Mac Murchadha takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mac Murchadha throws a nice looking combination but Thunderson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mac Murchadha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thunderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mac Murchadha.
Thunderson clobbers Mac Murchadha with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Donk. Thunderson catches Mac Murchadha right on the button with a cross.
Theron Thunderson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mac Murchadha tries to keep at a distance but Thunderson has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Theron Thunderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thunderson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Theron Thunderson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michel Robillard (ranked 5781 p4p, 25144 weight class) and Jack Brittle (ranked 523 p4p, 558 weight class). Brittle is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Abba - Dancing Queen. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jack Brittle enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michel Robillard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Brittle!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Brittle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brittle looks to land a left hand but Robillard moved out of range nicely.
Brittle staying out of range there.
Robillard misses with an uppercut.
Brittle with a nice cross.
Nice defenses there by Brittle.
Brittle misses with a lunging right hand
and Robillard counters with a left to the body.
Brittle lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Robillard definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Brittle blocks an uppercut.
Robillard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Robillard lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brittle backwards.
Brittle breaks the clinch.
Robillard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brittle.
Brittle misses the body punch
and Brittle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jack Brittle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brittle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Robillard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brittle was well out of range. Poor timing from Robillard.
Brittle throws a right hand that misses
and Robillard counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Robillard.
Robillard tries a body shot but Brittle blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brittle wants to break the clinch but can't.
Brittle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A telegraphed right hand from Brittle misses the target.
Brittle lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Brittle looks to score with a jab to the body but Robillard is just out of range.
Robillard seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Brittle misses with the combination.
Brittle misses with a looping left.
Brittle lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Brittle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Robillard avoids the body shot from Brittle.
Robillard takes the fight into the clinch.
Robillard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Robillard lands a body shot.
Brittle looks winded!
A short right from Robillard on the inside.
Robillard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Robillard swings wildly with an uppercut but Brittle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brittle is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robillard lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robillard lands with a light punch inside.
Robillard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brittle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Brittle blocks a body shot from Robillard.
Robillard keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brittle's efforts to push away.
Robillard lands a body shot.
Robillard gets through Brittle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Robillard as the two fighters clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Robillard.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Robillard.
Robillard lands with a right to the head.
Robillard works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Good body shot from Robillard.
A left hand lands to the body for Robillard.
Robillard stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Robillard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Robillard lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Robillard.
A shot in the inside from Robillard.
Robillard lands a body shot.
Robillard lands with a short punch from the clinch.
 Brittle is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robillard lands a right hand.
Brittle is still on wobbly legs! Can Robillard finish him?
Robillard scores with a shoulder strike.
Robillard creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Brittle's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Brittle drops to his knees and Robillard pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michel Robillard!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ted Kona (ranked 5413 p4p, 5442 weight class) and Caique Lima (ranked 495 p4p, 496 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ted Kona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Caique Lima!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kona uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lima.
Kona throws a right hand that misses
and Lima counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lima takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kona slips a jab from Lima.
Kona avoids the body shot from Lima.
It looked like Kona wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lima throws a jab when Kona was well out of range.
Kona uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lima.
Kona drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lima uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kona.
Kona tests Lima's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kona has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lima finds it's way round the side to connect with Kona's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Kona.
 It looks like Caique Lima has been cut.
Lima jabs Kona to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kona swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lima counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kona looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kona slips under a jab from Lima.
Kona appears to be looking for a big counter.
A big left from Kona misses.
Lima throws a body shot but no joy.
Lima misses the shot to the body.
Kona swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kona looks to land a combination but Lima avoids it well.
Kona staying out of range there.
A shot to the body from Kona misses
and Lima counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kona missing with a left hand there. Lima was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kona swings for the body but Lima moves out of range.
Caique Lima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kona swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lima throws out a counter right but Kona avoids it with no problem.
Kona walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kona misses with a straight left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lima with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A jab from Lima misses.
Kona throwing a counter right hand but Lima manages to avoid it.
Kona keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kona is looking for a counter combo.
Kona jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lima connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kona swings for the body but Lima moves out of range.
Kona uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lima.
Lima scores with a nice head shot.
Lima digs a good hook to Kona's body.
Good shot there by Lima.
Kona throws a right hand that misses
and Lima counters with a nice uppercut.
Kona misses with a series of wild punches.
Kona wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kona lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kona drops Lima with a nice combination! Kona dives into Lima's guard, looking to finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kona looking to pass the guard.
Lima keeping moving, preventing Kona from controlling successfully.
Kona controlling from the top position.
Kona wants to pass the guard but Lima is keeping the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ted Kona will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Caique Lima's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lima throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lima misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kona.
Lima misses with a body shot.
Lima ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kona is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lima.
Kona drops Lima with a nice combination! Kona dives into Lima's guard, looking to finish!
Lima is rocked!
Kona pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lima is keeping the position for now.
Kona trying to control the position from guard on top but Lima is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kona is looking to pass into half guard but Lima pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Lima is in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kona controls Lima momentarily but Lima frees himself.
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.
Lima drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lima jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lima thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Kona not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Lima uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lima misses with a shot to the body
and Kona counters with a nice uppercut.
Lima jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kona throwing a counter right hand but Lima manages to avoid it.
Kona misses with a shot to the body
and Lima counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kona fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lima fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kona looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kona drops Lima with a nice combination! Kona dives into Lima's guard, looking to finish!
Lima is still in real trouble! Can Kona finish him?
Lima keeping full guard, as Kona tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kona trying to control the position from guard on top but Lima is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lima seems to have recovered his senses.
Kona is stalling in the full guard.
Kona tries to free his leg and advance position but Lima is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kona is pushing down on Lima's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lima is fighting to maintain full guard but Kona has managed to sneak the leg through.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kona is keen to just control but Lima is a slippery customer.
Kona is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kona frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kona wants to control the pace but Lima is squirming around nicely.
Kona fails to advance to Lima's back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ted Kona dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Caique Lima's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A big right from Lima misses.
Caique Lima has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice defenses there by Lima.
A big left from Lima misses.
Lima slips a jab from Kona.
The crowd cheers as Lima lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kona doesn't seem phased though.
A telegraphed right hand from Lima misses the target.
Kona swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lima.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kona misses with a double jab
and Lima counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lima dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lima misses with a hook. Kona ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kona swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kona throws a series of punches but Lima moves out of range.
Lima doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kona misses with a body shot
and Lima counters with a nice body shot.
Good exchange - Kona coming out on top.
Lima misses with a body shot.
Kona on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lima throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kona counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kona misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lima looks to throw the jab but Kona is out of range.
No joy there for Kona, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A big right from Kona misses.
Kona just misses with a punch to the body.
Kona is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lima can do to turn this around?
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!
Kona lands a really nice looking cross but Lima seems unphased.
Lima moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lima misses with a hook. Kona ducked under it nicely.
Lima throws an overhand right that lands on Kona's shoulder, as Kona tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Kona misses the target.
Lima tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kona was well out of range. Poor timing from Lima.
Lima thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kona sizes up Lima with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kona misses with a body shot
and Lima counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kona misses the jab.
Lima has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Lima rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kona counters with a right hand that sends Lima tumbling to the canvas! Can Kona finish him? He dives into Lima's guard looking to do just that!
Kona advances position into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kona swings around for an armbar but Lima sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Kona's guard.
Lima trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kona pulls Lima in close to his closed guard and prevents Lima from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kona is trying to hold Lima in close to prevent damage but Lima has managed to pass into half guard.
Kona is trying to control but Lima passes into side control!
Kona trying his best to control but Lima has mounted him.
Kona wants to control but Lima is having none of it.
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 Ted Kona.
Well Kona 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ted Kona!
Ted Kona decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Matsuda (ranked 5189 p4p, 5285 weight class) and Rogelio Nunez (ranked 480 p4p, 485 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kenji Matsuda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rogelio Nunez!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nunez throws a poor cross that misses
and Matsuda connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nunez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nunez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Matsuda's elbow.
Matsuda breaks from the clinch.
Nunez throws a right hand that misses
and Matsuda counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nunez misses with an uppercut
and Matsuda counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Matsuda takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nunez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Matsuda gets tackled into the cage by Nunez. Nunez maintains the clinch.
Nunez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Matsuda backwards.
Matsuda manages to break the clinch.
Matsuda definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jab, jab by Nunez - just one landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nunez misses with an uppercut
and Nunez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsuda circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nunez tries to clinch up but Matsuda circles away and keeps his distance.
Nunez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Matsuda counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nunez moves into the clinch.
Matsuda's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Matsuda misses with a shot to the body
letting Nunez counter with a right hand.
Rogelio Nunez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Matsuda misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nunez! But no joy.
Nunez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nunez throws a jab but it's blocked by Matsuda.
Matsuda moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matsuda lands a jab to the head.
Nunez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nunez lands a right hand.
Nunez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nunez tries a body shot but Matsuda blocks it.
Nunez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Matsuda backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matsuda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nunez lands with a right to the head.
Nunez pressing his opponent against the cage.
Matsuda throws a punch but it's blocked by Nunez.
Matsuda lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nunez backwards.
Nunez prevents Matsuda from breaking the clinch.
Matsuda's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Nunez - that landed with a thud.
Matsuda misses with a hook to the ribs.
Matsuda breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matsuda.
Matsuda throws a hook to the side of Nunez's head but Nunez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matsuda throws a jab when Nunez was well out of range.
Matsuda misses with a shot to the body
enabling Nunez to counter with a crisp jab.
Nunez is looking to clinch.
A shot to the body from Matsuda misses
and Nunez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nunez fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nunez darts in and clinches Matsuda up against the cage.
We've been informed that Nunez has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Matsuda misses with the head strike.
Nunez scores with a hook to the body.
Nunez tries to work over Matsuda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Matsuda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nunez prevents Matsuda from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Nunez on the inside.
Nunez throws a head punch that misses.
Matsuda is trying to break the clinch but Nunez has him pressed against the cage.
Nunez keeps control of Matsuda as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nunez struggles to land a body shot inside as Matsuda controls his hands.
Nunez presses Matsuda against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Matsuda is breathing heavily.
Matsuda prevents a body shot from Nunez.
A left hand lands to the body for Nunez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nunez digs a right hand into Matsuda's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Matsuda's gas tank.
Nunez cracks Matsuda with a nice body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nunez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Matsuda lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nunez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nunez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Matsuda's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nunez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Matsudas head.
Nunez scores with a shoulder strike.
 Matsuda is rocked!
Nunez lands a nice uppercut.
Oh Matsuda is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Matsuda is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nunez lands a body punch in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Nunez.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rogelio Nunez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nunez getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nunez steps in with a hook that catches Matsuda right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Nunez follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Matsuda looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rogelio Nunez!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Brown (ranked 5192 p4p, 5491 weight class) and Young Blood (ranked 482 p4p, 501 weight class). Brown kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Gloom, Doom, Heartache and Whiskey. Blood has chosen If You Blood Throw it Up - 47 Miller Gang as his entrance music. Young Blood will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Young Blood!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brown was well out of range. Poor timing from Blood.
A big left from Blood misses.
Blood throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blood steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Brown.
Blood looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Brown was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Blood.
Blood throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brown throwing a counter right hand but Blood manages to avoid it.
Blood misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Blood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab.
Blood misses with a looping left.
Brown looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Blood takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut there from Blood.
Blood lands a nice looking body shot.
Young Blood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Blood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blood misses with a right hand
and Brown counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brown throws out a powerful jab.
Brown drops his shoulder and cracks Blood with a huge uppercut! Blood goes down! Can Brown finish him?
Blood is rocked!
Brown is stalling in the full guard.
Blood is still in real trouble! Can Brown finish him?
Blood seems to have recovered his senses.
Brown passes Blood's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blood wants to control but Brown passes into side.
Brown has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Blood really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brown. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood tries to hold on but Brown pushes him away.
Brown has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Blood is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Frank Brown!
Our winner, Frank Brown, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tinashe Chukwuma (ranked 5630 p4p, 5299 weight class) and Don Rockmuller (ranked 513 p4p, 486 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tinashe Chukwuma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Don Rockmuller!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rockmuller closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Rockmuller lands in his opponent's guard.
Chukwuma is looking to stand up but Rockmuller isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chukwuma looking to control.
Chukwuma looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chukwuma wants to improve his position but instead Rockmuller has moved into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chukwuma keeping control of the position.
Rockmuller looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rockmuller is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Rockmuller wants to control but Chukwuma is keeping him busy.
Chukwuma tries to get to full guard but Rockmuller has control of the leg.
Chukwuma is trying is best to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rockmuller wants to take a breather but Chukwuma is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tinashe Chukwuma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Chukwuma misses.
Chukwuma jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rockmuller scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Rockmuller working the body and head with strikes.
Rockmuller taking a breather here.
Chukwuma is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chukwuma is trying to control Rockmuller's posture but Rockmuller avoids it.
Chukwuma definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rockmuller controls the position.
Chukwuma is looking for a sweep.
Chukwuma on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Chukwuma tries to get out of the position.
Rockmuller in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Chukwuma is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Chukwuma struggling a bit here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Chukwuma tries to improve position but can't.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Chukwuma thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chukwuma misses the shot to the body.
Rockmuller drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Chukwuma defends it well.
Chukwuma throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rockmuller lands a jab to Chukwuma's midsection.
Chukwuma lands with an overhand left.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chukwuma lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rockmuller shoots in looking for a takedown but Chukwuma manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rockmuller's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rockmuller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chukwuma.
Rockmuller misses with a lunging right hand
and Chukwuma cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Don Rockmuller will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rockmuller slips under a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rockmuller.
Rockmuller slips under a jab from Chukwuma.
A jab from Rockmuller misses.
It looked like Chukwuma was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rockmuller.
Chukwuma throws a hook to the side of Rockmuller's head but Rockmuller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rockmuller drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Chukwuma defends it well.
Rockmuller tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Chukwuma counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rockmuller defending well as Chukwuma loads up on a big left hand.
Chukwuma misses with a looping right.
Rockmuller connects with the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rockmuller moves in looking to clinch but Chukwuma pushes him off.
An attempted straight right counter from Chukwuma misses the target.
Chukwuma takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Chukwuma misses with a hook.
Chukwuma misses with a looping left.
Chukwuma clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chukwuma manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Chukwuma trying to control the position but instead, Rockmuller has worked for underhooks and has pushed Chukwuma into the cage.
Rockmuller lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chukwuma.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rockmuller.
Rockmuller gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Don Rockmuller has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chukwuma tries to get to full guard but Rockmuller has control of the leg.
Chukwuma tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Rockmuller has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Chukwuma is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chukwuma slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Chukwuma tries to roll over but Rockmuller keeps him under control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chukwuma is trying to control but can't.
Rockmuller wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chukwuma keeps working.
Rockmuller wants to pass to mount but Chukwuma is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chukwuma is doing well to control the position and prevent Rockmuller from advancing to side control.
Well, if Rockmuller is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Chukwuma wants to improve his position but Rockmuller is controlling well.
Rockmuller is trying to control the action in half guard but Chukwuma is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rockmuller content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Chukwuma is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rockmuller takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Chukwuma swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chukwuma is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nice defenses there by Rockmuller.
Rockmuller lunges at Chukwuma with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chukwuma's hand.
Rockmuller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chukwuma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chukwuma connects with a body shot.
Chukwuma catches Rockmuller with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Chukwuma throws a hook but Rockmuller avoids it easily.
Rockmuller looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tinashe Chukwuma will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Rockmuller cracks Chukwuma with an open hand slap.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rockmuller. Chukwuma does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Chukwuma misses.
Chukwuma fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rockmuller looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tinashe Chukwuma is winning the standup battle so far.
Rockmuller cracks Chukwuma with a good jab.
A shot to the body from Chukwuma misses
and Rockmuller decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Chukwuma's guard.
Rockmuller seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Chukwuma managing to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chukwuma is trying to keep Rockmuller in close.
Rockmuller stopping the sweep attempt from Chukwuma.
Rockmuller pushes down on Chukwuma's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Chukwuma has his hands clasped together around Rockmuller's back. He's all about the action.
Rockmuller content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
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.
Chukwuma is trying to maintain the position but Rockmuller is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Chukwuma throws an overhand right that lands on Rockmuller's shoulder, as Rockmuller tries to avoid the shot.
Rockmuller slips under a jab from Chukwuma.
Rockmuller with the counter takedown but Chukwuma avoids it easily.
Chukwuma drives through and clinches with Rockmuller against the cage.
Rockmuller misses with a body punch.
Rockmuller misses with the head strike.
Chukwuma's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rockmuller lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Chukwuma.
Rockmuller pushes Chukwuma back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chukwuma tries to break the clinch but Rockmuller is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockmuller lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chukwuma backwards.
Chukwuma working hard to break the clinch.
Rockmuller gets through Chukwuma's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rockmuller has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Chukwuma avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rockmuller lands a right hand.
Chukwuma tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chukwuma makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rockmuller tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chukwuma scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rockmuller blocks an uppercut.
Rockmuller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chukwuma misses with a two punch combination.
Rockmuller lands with an uppercut that bounces Chukwuma off the cage and back into range.
Chukwuma misses with a looping right.
Chukwuma is looking to clinch but Rockmuller is avoiding it.
Chukwuma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rockmuller manages to avoid it.
Rockmuller just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chukwuma throws a right and a left that Rockmuller avoids nicely.
Rockmuller lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Chukwuma jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rockmuller avoids the body shot from Chukwuma.
Rockmuller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chukwuma.
Rockmuller scores with a body shot.
Rockmuller scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chukwuma throws an overhand right that lands on Rockmuller's shoulder, as Rockmuller tries to avoid the shot.
Chukwuma throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chukwuma misses with a right hand
and Rockmuller counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rockmuller.
Chukwuma breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rockmuller ducks under a wild hook from Chukwuma.
Rockmuller feints the counter takedown.
Rockmuller shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Chukwuma is trying to defend but Rockmuller finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Rockmuller looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Don Rockmuller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rockmuller has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Tinashe Chukwuma!
An out of breath Tinashe Chukwuma thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hung Young Wang (ranked 5238 p4p, 5405 weight class) and Jacek Siuta (ranked 484 p4p, 494 weight class). Siuta has chosen "The Ecstasy of Gold" Ennio Morricone as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hung Young Wang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jacek Siuta!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wang throws an overhand right that lands on Siuta's shoulder, as Siuta tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Siuta! But no joy.
Wang uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Siuta has time to react.
Wang looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wang missing with a left hand there. Siuta was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Wang misses its intended target.
A low kick from Wang is predictable there
and Siuta counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Siuta takes a shot to the head.
Siuta lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Siuta swings wildly with an uppercut but Wang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Siuta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Siuta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wang's elbow.
Wang manages to break the clinch.
Wang throws a hook but Siuta avoids it easily.
Siuta looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wang throws a jab when Siuta was well out of range.
Wang throws a nice looking combination but Siuta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Siuta let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A countering left hand to the body from Siuta misses.
Wang swings for the body but Siuta moves out of range.
Wang thumps Siuta with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Siuta moves away.
Wang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wang is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Siuta.
Wang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wang 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.
Wang misses with a shot to the body
and Siuta counters with a right hand to the body.
Siuta uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wang.
Siuta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wang.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wang.
Hung Young Wang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wang misses with a wild body shot.
Siuta swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wang will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wang with a nice calf kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang throws a hook to the side of Siuta's head but Siuta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wang works the jab nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wang throws a good cross that connects.
Wang throws the kick towards the body but Siuta avoids it.
Wang connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wang jabs Siuta right on the nose. Siuta blinks but takes it well.
A low kick from Wang misses
and Siuta counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Siuta.
Siuta makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Siuta - that landed with a thud.
Siuta swings wildly with an uppercut but Wang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Siuta's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wang looks to throw the jab but Siuta is out of range.
Wang misses with a hook to the body
and Siuta counters with a stiff right hand.
Wang's jab looks to have found its range, popping Siuta under the eye.
It looks like Jacek Siuta has been cut.
Wang connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Siuta takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wang throws a leg kick which misses Siuta's front leg but catches the back leg as Siuta tries to avoid it.
Wang will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Siuta is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wang with a body shot.
Siuta slips under a jab.
Wang connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Siuta's hands.
Siuta looks up at the clock. Bad move! Wang lands a right hand from hell, dropping Siuta. Wang pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hung Young Wang!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Super Macho Man (ranked 5849 p4p, 5587 weight class) and Jone White (ranked 527 p4p, 510 weight class). Macho Man comes to the cage accompanied by Ride of the Valkyries. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Super Macho Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jone White!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macho Man misses with a straight right.
Macho Man listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Jone White has been cut.
White looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
White uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Macho Man.
Macho Man seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Super Macho Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Macho Man walks into a straight right hand from White.
White slips a straight right by Macho Man.
White takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
White misses with a two punch combination.
White swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Macho Man counters with a straight right hand.
Macho Man throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Macho Man paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
White throws a lazy uppercut
and Macho Man connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
White throws a jab when Macho Man was well out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White throws an overhand right that lands on Macho Man's shoulder, as Macho Man tries to avoid the shot.
White slips a jab from Macho Man.
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Macho Man sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Macho Man wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Macho Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Macho Man is just out of range.
Macho Man is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
White misses with a body shot
letting Macho Man counter with a right hand.
Macho Man digs a good hook to White's body.
Macho Man throws a body punch but White moves out of range.
White is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nice shot by White.
Macho Man steps to the side to avoid the strikes from White.
Macho Man swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Macho Man.
A looping hook to the body misses from White. Macho Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - White throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Macho Man jabbing away but nothing is landing.
White uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Macho Man.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Macho Man, as that shot connected.
White misses with a hook to the body
and Macho Man cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Macho Man displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as White throws out the jab.
Macho Man was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
White takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Macho Man misses with a left hand
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Macho Man lands with a right hand.
Macho Man jabs at White's body.
Macho Man scores with a hook to the body. White takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Macho Man lands a head shot.
White keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White misses with an uppercut.
Nice uppercut lands for White. That snapped Macho Man's head back.
White misses with a double jab.
White lands with a hook. Macho Man tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
White swings for the body but Macho Man moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Macho Man.
Macho Man is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Macho Man misses with a looping right.
White misses with a body shot.
White drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White slips under a jab from Macho Man.
White misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Macho Man to counter with a crisp jab.
Macho Man's jab looks to have found its range, popping White under the eye.
White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
White gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Macho Man.
White digs a good hook to Macho Man's body.
Macho Man bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of White's head.
Macho Man misses with a jab to the body
and White counters with a straight right hand.
White bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Macho Man waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract White.
White misses with the combination.
It looked like Macho Man wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Macho Man. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
White throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Macho Man sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Macho Man cracks a nice hook into White's ribs.
White takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macho Man scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
White moves forwards but Macho Man connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Macho Man throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Macho Man lands a nice hook to White's body. White takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Macho Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White.
Macho Man moves away from the strike by White.
A big right from White misses.
Macho Man moves into range and connects with a jab.
Macho Man throws a hook but White avoids it easily.
Macho Man throws an overhand right that lands on White's shoulder, as White tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White throws a lazy right hand but Macho Man sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Macho Man walks into a stiff left hand from White.
A swing and a miss from White.
White loads up on a big right hand but Macho Man slips the punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Super Macho Man dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jone White's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
White misses with a lunging right hand
and Macho Man cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
White throws a shot from downtown. Macho Man moves away and avoids it.
Macho Man bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Macho Man throws an overhand right that lands on White's shoulder, as White tries to avoid the shot.
White throws out a counter right but Macho Man avoids it with no problem.
White misses with an uppercut.
Macho Man wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd cheers as Macho Man lands an impressive looking overhand right. White doesn't seem phased though.
White misses with a body shot
and Macho Man counters with a left to the body.
Nice jab there from Macho Man.
Macho Man lands with a nice combination. White backs away looking to recover.
Macho Man slips a straight right by White.
Macho Man scores with a sloppy right hand. White should have avoided that one.
Super Macho Man is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab, jab by Macho Man - just one landing.
White takes a jab right on the kisser.
Macho Man is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that White can do to turn this around?
Macho Man takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Macho Man lands a right hook to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but White might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Macho Man has got the better of the exchanges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macho Man misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from Macho Man misses the target.
Macho Man misses with a straight right.
White is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
White throws out a loose jab but Macho Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
White misses with a left hand
and Macho Man counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Macho Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Macho Man.
Macho Man dodges the punch combination from White.
It looked like Macho Man was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from White.
Macho Man throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab, jab by Macho Man - just one landing.
White throws a hook but Macho Man avoids it easily.
A left lands for Macho Man.
A left lands for Macho Man.
White waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Macho Man.
White throws a hook but Macho Man blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Macho Man counter with a right hand.
White is rocked!
A big right from Macho Man misses.
White has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
White takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Macho Man swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by White.
White is still on wobbly legs! Can Macho Man finish him?
A telegraphed right hand from White misses the target.
White seems to have recovered his senses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Macho Man. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
Macho Man takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Macho Man jabs at White's body.
White misses with a wild body shot.
Macho Man lands with an overhand left.
White uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Macho Man.
White throws a predictable looking body shot
and Macho Man counters with a nice uppercut.
White scores with a shot to the body.
White misses the shot to the body.
White drops his hands momentarily and Macho Man takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Macho Man misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White misses with a double jab.
Macho Man lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Macho Man waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract White.
White rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Macho Man to counter with a crisp jab.
White digs a good hook to Macho Man's body.
Macho Man jabs at White's body.
Macho Man dodges the punch combination from White.
White shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A slow jab from White misses its intended target.
Macho Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
White keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Macho Man misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White misses with a shot to the body
and Macho Man cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
White throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Macho Man.
White looks to land a left hand but Macho Man moved out of range nicely.
A quick step to the side and Macho Man tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Macho Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White was well out of range. Poor timing from Macho Man.
White looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Macho Man throws a jab when White was well out of range.
White on the wrong end of a nice jab.
White avoids the body shot from Macho Man.
White throws a series of punches but Macho Man moves out of range.
Macho Man throwing a counter right hand but White manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - White throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
White throws a right hand that misses
and Macho Man counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
White swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Macho Man.
White is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Macho Man throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck White on the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Super Macho Man dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jone White's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
White throws a right hand that misses
and Macho Man counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A big right from White misses.
White scores with a nice strike.
White 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.
White tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Macho Man was well out of range. Poor timing from White.
White lunges at Macho Man with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Macho Man's hand.
White slips a straight right by Macho Man.
White shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Macho Man lands with a good body shot.
Macho Man digs a good hook to White's body.
Macho Man smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Macho Man uses good head movement to avoid the hook from White.
White stuns Macho Man with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Macho Man lands a nice shot to the body.
White takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Macho Man's jab looks to have found its range, popping White under the eye.
White steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Macho Man.
Macho Man avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Macho Man swings for the body but White moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for White.
White misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Macho Man.
A telegraphed right hand from Macho Man misses the target.
White swings away with a body shot that misses
and Macho Man counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Macho Man scores with a nice head shot.
White takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Macho Man connects with a body shot.
A big right from White misses.
A swing and a miss from White.
Macho Man is looking to counter punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Macho Man moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Macho Man misses with a looping left.
White misses with an uppercut. Macho Man saw that one coming.
Macho Man swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Macho Man ducks under a wild hook from White.
White takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
White throws a right hand that misses
and Macho Man counters with a nice uppercut.
White misses with a two punch combination.
Macho Man is looking to counter punch.
Macho Man comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
White takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
White on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Macho Man clobbers White with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Macho Man throws a shot from downtown. White moves away and avoids it.
White misses with a shot to the body
and Macho Man counters with a nice uppercut.
Macho Man fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops White to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! White looks to clinch but Macho Man throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! White taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Super Macho Man!
Super Macho Man thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Summit Panda (ranked 5746 p4p, 5385 weight class) and Lysander Birdwhistle (ranked 520 p4p, 492 weight class). Birdwhistle has chosen Black Vultures - Halestorm as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Summit Panda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Lysander Birdwhistle!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Birdwhistle gets a takedown into half guard.
Panda tries to get to full guard but Birdwhistle has control of the leg.
Birdwhistle takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Birdwhistle prevents Panda from improving his position.
Panda is trying to control but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Birdwhistle passes to side control.
Panda is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Birdwhistle is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Panda is trying to escape and Birdwhistle transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Panda is forced to tap! Nice work there by Birdwhistle! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lysander Birdwhistle!
A victorious Lysander Birdwhistle thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Masters (ranked 2060 p4p, 961 weight class) and Macka Briggs (ranked 82 p4p, 39 weight class). Briggs comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Stepping Razor by Peter Tosh kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Masters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Macka Briggs!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masters jabs at Briggs's body.
Briggs scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Masters dodges the punch combination from Briggs.
Briggs with a nice cross.
Masters steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Briggs.
Masters tests Briggs's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Masters looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Briggs keeping full guard, as Masters tries to pass.
Masters is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Masters in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Masters looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Briggs preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Briggs really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Masters. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Briggs working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Masters.
Briggs keeping moving, preventing Masters from controlling successfully.
Masters postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Masters scoring with punches to the head and body.
Briggs 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.
Masters wants to control from the top but Briggs keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Masters postures up in Briggs's guard and throws a big left but Briggs blocks it.
Masters trying to control but Briggs is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Briggs misses with a wild body shot.
Briggs swinging wildly here.
Masters avoids a punch combination nicely.
Masters looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Masters ducks under a wild hook from Briggs.
Masters changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Briggs tries to avoid it but Masters manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Briggs to the ground. Briggs escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Briggs tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Briggs lunges at Masters with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Masters's hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Macka Briggs.
I think Briggs has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 9:10
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 9:10
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 9:10
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Macka Briggs!
After winning the bout, Macka Briggs 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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