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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Gavao (ranked 3154 p4p, 3295 weight class) and Zdravko Mihaijlovic (ranked 380 p4p, 396 weight class). Zdravko Mihaijlovic told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Peter Gavao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Zdravko Mihaijlovic!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid body kick from Mihaijlovic.
Gavao misses with a left hand
and Mihaijlovic counters with a nice leg kick.
Mihaijlovic jabs at Gavao's body.
Mihaijlovic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mihaijlovic works Gavao's body with a nice hook.
Mihaijlovic jabs at Gavao's body.
Mihaijlovic throws a hook but Gavao avoids it easily.
Mihaijlovic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gavao doesn't seem bothered though.
Mihaijlovic throws a lazy right hand but Gavao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mihaijlovic slips a jab and a cross from Gavao.
Mihaijlovic has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Gavao is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Gavao throws a hook but Mihaijlovic avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Gavao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mihaijlovic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mihaijlovic takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mihaijlovic moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A head kick by Mihaijlovic misses
and Gavao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gavao defending well as Mihaijlovic loads up on a big left hand.
Jab from Mihaijlovic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Mihaijlovic.
Gavao misses the shot to the body.
Mihaijlovic fakes the leg kick and cracks Gavao in the body.
Gavao looks to land a right hand but Mihaijlovic moved out of range.
Gavao thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mihaijlovic let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mihaijlovic connects with an inside leg kick.
Mihaijlovic swings for the body but Gavao moves out of range.
Gavao is looking to counter punch.
Mihaijlovic misses with an uppercut.
Mihaijlovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gavao.
Mihaijlovic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mihaijlovic takes a swing at Gavao's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Gavao wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gavao looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Mihaijlovic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gavao moves out of range of the body kick.
Mihaijlovic misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gavao. Mihaijlovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
And Mihaijlovic responds with a good body kick, but Gavao manages to step out the way in time.
Gavao misses with a straight left.
Mihaijlovic feints a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gavao throws an off balance right hand
and Mihaijlovic counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Mihaijlovic cracks Gavao with a good jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gavao takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gavao takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Mihaijlovic cracks Gavao with an open hand slap.
Mihaijlovic throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Gavao is breathing heavily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mihaijlovic. That's going to slow Gavao down.
Gavao's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mihaijlovic connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gavao scrambles back to his feet.
A shot to the liver by Mihaijlovic. Beautiful body shot.
Gavao takes a swing at Mihaijlovic's ribcage but misses.
Mihaijlovic jabs Gavao to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mihaijlovic scores with a shot to the body.
Gavao 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.
Mihaijlovic scores with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mihaijlovic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Mihaijlovic coming out on top.
Gavao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gavao takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gavao shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mihaijlovic scores with a body shot.
Gavao blocks the body kick.
Nice body kick from Mihaijlovic.
Mihaijlovic lands a nice looking body shot.
Gavao doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mihaijlovic lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Mihaijlovic lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gavao avoids a kick to the body.
Mihaijlovic cracks Gavao with a good jab.
Mihaijlovic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mihaijlovic jabs Gavao to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mihaijlovic walks into a left hand.
Gavao throws a jab but it's blocked by Mihaijlovic.
Mihaijlovic connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gavao throws a body shot but no joy.
Mihaijlovic scores with a nice head shot.
Mihaijlovic scoring well with a low kick there.
Gavao throws a right hand that misses
and Mihaijlovic counters with a low kick, right behind Gavao 's knee.
Mihaijlovic connects with a solid leg kick.
Mihaijlovic throws a jab but it's blocked by Gavao.
Gavao walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mihaijlovic.
Gavao throws an overhand right that lands on Mihaijlovic's shoulder, as Mihaijlovic tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gavao takes a swing at Mihaijlovic's ribcage but misses.
Mihaijlovic lands a nice shot that snaps Gavao's head back.
Mihaijlovic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zdravko Mihaijlovic dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mihaijlovic.
Mihaijlovic ducks under a wild hook from Gavao.
Mihaijlovic misses with a looping left.
Zdravko Mihaijlovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gavao walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mihaijlovic scores with the left hand. Gavao knows he should have avoided that one.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Gavao might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Gavao takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mihaijlovic misses the jab.
It looked like Gavao wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gavao throws a body shot but no joy.
Mihaijlovic lands with a good body shot.
A big right from Gavao misses.
Gavao moves forwards but Mihaijlovic connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mihaijlovic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gavao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mihaijlovic.
Gavao takes one on the chin but seems OK.
 Gavao is rocked!
Gavao swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mihaijlovic counters with a body kick.
Oh Gavao is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mihaijlovic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gavao seems to have got his legs back now.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mihaijlovic. Gavao shrugs it off though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mihaijlovic pounces like a tiger and cracks Gavao with a vicious hook! Gavao is down but not out! Mihaijlovic follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Zdravko Mihaijlovic!
An out of breath Zdravko Mihaijlovic 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vance Patrick (ranked 2192 p4p, 2904 weight class) and Kresimir Ilic (ranked 295 p4p, 363 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vance Patrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kresimir Ilic!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patrick misses with a left hand
and Ilic counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vance Patrick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patrick uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ilic.
Nice uppercut there from Ilic.
Ilic gets tackled into the cage by Patrick. Patrick maintains the clinch.
Patrick swings wildly with an uppercut but Ilic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patrick has Ilic pressed against the cage, preventing Ilic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ilic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ilic blocking some punches.
Patrick throws a head punch that misses.
Ilic lands with a right to the head.
Ilic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Patrick on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ilic cracks a nice hook into Patrick's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Patrick misses.
Patrick throws a hook to the side of Ilic's head but Ilic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Ilic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Patrick has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patrick blocks an uppercut.
Ilic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Patrick working aggressively here.
Ilic blocks an uppercut.
Patrick can't find room to land a body shot as Ilic controls the action.
Patrick blocking some punches.
Patrick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Ilic.
Patrick pushes Ilic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ilic breaks from the clinch.
Patrick moves into the clinch.
Ilic struggles to land a body shot inside as Patrick controls his hands.
Patrick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Patrick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ilic's elbow.
Ilic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ilic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Patricks head.
Patrick has a couple of punches blocked by Ilic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patrick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ilic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ilic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Patrick definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nice shot lands for Patrick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Patrick tries to clinch up but Ilic circles away and keeps his distance.
Patrick takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
 It looks like Vance Patrick has been cut.
Ilic misses the shot to the body.
Good shot there by Ilic.
Patrick falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ilic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ilic takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Patrick is looking to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Patrick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ilic! But no joy.
Ilic has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Patrick tries for a takedown but Ilic circles away easily
and Ilic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilic misses with a hook. Patrick ducked under it nicely.
Ilic keeps the fight on the outside.
A countering left hand to the body from Ilic misses.
Patrick wants to clinch.
Patrick cracks Ilic with a right hand to the side of the head.
Patrick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ilic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Patrick tries to clinch but Ilic moves away
and Ilic counters with a nice uppercut.
Patrick moves into the clinch successfully.
Nice body punch from Ilic - that landed with a thud.
Patrick misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ilic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ilic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ilic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Patrick backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ilic.
Ilic blocks a body shot from Patrick.
Ilic tries to break the clinch but Patrick is controlling the position.
Patrick presses Ilic against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Patrick gets through Ilic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ilic is trying to break free.
Patrick can't find room to land a body shot as Ilic controls the action.
Ilic misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patrick.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ilic.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Patrick is leaning against Ilic and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ilic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Patrick lands a shot to the body.
Ilic tries to throw a body punch but Patrick avoids it by throwing Ilic back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kresimir Ilic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vance Patrick's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Patrick swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ilic.
Patrick throws a body punch but Ilic moves out of range.
Patrick throws a predictable looking body shot
and Patrick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from Ilic.
Ilic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Patrick throws a right hand that Ilic ducks under and follows up with a left that Ilic also avoids with ease.
A nice side step and Ilic releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Patrick tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ilic counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ilic gets caught flat footed, as Patrick shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Patrick slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ilic isn't going anywhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patrick controls the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ilic can't do much from the bottom 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.
Ilic is looking for a sweep.
Ilic seems a little lost for a moment, as Patrick dominates the positioning.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ilic can do anything to dispel that myth.
Patrick decides to stand back up.
Patrick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ilic.
A big right from Ilic misses.
Patrick attempts a counter takedown but Ilic avoids it well and moves away.
Ilic looks to throw the jab but Patrick is out of range.
Patrick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ilic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Patrick misses with a jab, cross combination.
Patrick works Ilic's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Ilic.
Patrick tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ilic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ilic looks to throw the jab but Patrick is out of range.
Patrick seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Patrick gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Patrick.
Ilic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vance Patrick has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ilic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Patrick backwards.
Patrick misses with a body punch.
Ilic lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Patrick.
Patrick lands with a left to the head.
Patrick blocks an uppercut.
Ilic tries a body shot but Patrick blocks it.
Ilic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Patrick has him pressed against the cage.
Patrick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ilic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ilic misses with a punch on the inside.
Ilic is trying to force a seperation but Patrick has the dominant position.
Patrick lands a hook that snaps the head of Ilic backwards.
Patrick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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!
Patrick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Patrick tries to throw a body punch but Ilic avoids it by throwing Patrick back against the cage.
Ilic manages to break the clinch.
Ilic moves away from the strike by Patrick.
Ilic throws out a counter right but Patrick avoids it with no problem.
Patrick moves into range and clinches up with Ilic.
Ilic breaks from the clinch.
Patrick misses with a right hand
and Ilic makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Patrick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ilic takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ilic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Patrick was well out of range. Poor timing from Ilic.
Kresimir Ilic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Patrick misses with an uppercut. Ilic saw that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vance Patrick dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vance Patrick's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Patrick misses with a hook
and Patrick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Patrick feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ilics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Patrick tries to clinch but Ilic is having none of it.
Patrick tries to clinch up.
Patrick lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Patrick lands a nice hook to Ilic's body. Ilic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Patrick throws a lazy uppercut
and Ilic counters with a straight right hand.
Patrick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ilic.
Ilic keeps the fight on the outside.
Ilic 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.
Patrick darts in trying to clinch
and Ilic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Patrick moves out of range as Ilic strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patrick avoids the body shot from Ilic.
A looping hook to the body misses from Patrick. Ilic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Patrick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ilic misses the jab.
Patrick has taken the fight to the clinch.
Patrick tries a body shot but Ilic blocks it.
Patrick misses with some punches.
Patrick lands a body shot.
Ilic breaks from the clinch.
Patrick is looking to clinch.
Patrick takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Patrick fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Patrick fails in his attempt to clinch.
Patrick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ilic was well out of range. Poor timing from Patrick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patrick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ilic.
Patrick throws a looping overhand right but Ilic ducks down to avoid it.
Patrick throws a predictable looking body shot
and Patrick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ilic lands a nice shot that snaps Patrick's head back.
Patrick misses with a body shot
and Ilic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ilic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Patrick has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ilic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ilic takes a shot to the head.
Ilic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Patrick fails with a takedown attempt.
Ilic works Patrick's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patrick thuds his right hand into Ilic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ilic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Patrick.
Patrick avoids the body shot from Ilic.
The fight stays on the outside here - Patrick looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab lands there for Patrick.
Ilic throws a shot from downtown. Patrick moves away and avoids it.
Patrick slips a jab from Ilic.
Patrick moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ilic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Patrick.
Patrick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ilic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Patrick's elbow.
Patrick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ilic breaks from the clinch.
Patrick tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ilic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ilic lands with a right hand.
A swing and a miss from Ilic.
Ilic swings for the body but Patrick moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Patrick catches Ilic with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Patrick moves away from the strike by Ilic.
Patrick swings for the body but Ilic moves out of range.
Patrick has Ilic up against the cage in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kresimir Ilic.
I think Ilic 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kresimir Ilic!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaquante Quantavious Iii (ranked 2342 p4p, 2272 weight class) and Sami Ahola (ranked 152 p4p, 145 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jaquante Quantavious Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sami Ahola!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quantavious Iii misses with a looping right.
Ahola throws an overhand right that lands on Quantavious Iii's shoulder, as Quantavious Iii tries to avoid the shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Quantavious Iii tries to clinch there but Ahola circles away.
Quantavious Iii is looking to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Quantavious Iii definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ahola blocking some punches.
Ahola manages to break the clinch.
Quantavious Iii gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Quantavious Iii throws a big shot that misses.
A nice leg kick from Ahola, right into the meat of the thigh.
A swing and a miss from Quantavious Iii.
Ahola digs a good body shot into Quantavious Iii's ribs.
Ahola buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Quantavious Iii missing with a left hand there. Ahola was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Quantavious Iii gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Quantavious Iii makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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!
Ahola breaks from the clinch.
Ahola throws a head kick but Quantavious Iii moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Ahola throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As Ahola tries to get set, Quantavious Iii tries to push him back and clinch up but Ahola manages to avoid the attempt.
Ahola avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Ahola.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahola tries a head kick but it misses.
Quantavious Iii rushes Ahola and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Quantavious Iii can't find room to land a body shot as Ahola controls the action.
Quantavious Iii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ahola's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Quantavious Iii displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ahola throws out the jab.
Ahola looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ahola throws a looping overhand right but Quantavious Iii ducks down to avoid it.
Ahola throws the left hand but Quantavious Iii avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ahola. Quantavious Iii does a little dance to reset his feet.
Quantavious Iii tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ahola paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ahola misses with a straight left.
Quantavious Iii wants to clinch.
Quantavious Iii wants to clinch.
Quantavious Iii closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quantavious Iii throws a head punch that misses.
Quantavious Iii lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
 It looks like Sami Ahola has been cut.
Ahola blocks a body shot from Quantavious Iii.
Quantavious Iii misses with a hook to the ribs.
Quantavious Iii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ahola pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Quantavious Iii fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ahola throws a series of punches but Quantavious Iii moves out of range.
Sami Ahola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ahola swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ahola lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Quantavious Iii at a distance.
Quantavious Iii jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ahola just misses with a punch to the body.
Quantavious Iii wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Quantavious Iii instigates a clinch.
Ahola breaks the clinch.
Quantavious Iii connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ahola needs to keep his hands up - Quantavious Iii had a free shot at his head there.
Ahola connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A telegraphed right hand from Ahola misses the target.
Quantavious Iii wants to clinch up but Ahola keeps it at a distance.
Ahola appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Quantavious Iii cracks Ahola with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Quantavious Iii has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Ahola to stand back up!
 Ahola is rocked!
That has opened up Sami Ahola's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahola avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ahola is still on wobbly legs! Can Quantavious Iii finish him?
Quantavious Iii tries to clinch but Ahola moves out of range.
Ahola throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ahola throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ahola seems to have recovered his senses.
Ahola scores with a head kick. Quantavious Iii tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ahola throws a jab when Quantavious Iii was well out of range.
Quantavious Iii moves away from the strike by Ahola.
Quantavious Iii slips a jab from Ahola.
A slow jab from Ahola misses its intended target.
Quantavious Iii takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ahola misses with a looping left.
Ahola moves out of range as Quantavious Iii strikes.
A head kick misses from Ahola.
Donk. Ahola catches Quantavious Iii right on the button with a cross.
A swing and a miss from Ahola.
Quantavious Iii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quantavious Iii fails with an attempt to clinch.
Quantavious Iii avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Quantavious Iii seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Quantavious Iii tries to move into range but Ahola moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Quantavious Iii rushes Ahola and presses him up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ahola misses with a body punch.
Quantavious Iii scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Quantavious Iii lands a shot to the body.
Ahola looks winded!
Quantavious Iii lands with a light punch inside.
Ahola breaks from the clinch.
Ahola swats away the attempt to clinch by Quantavious Iii.
Quantavious Iii missing with a left hand there. Ahola was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ahola connects with a jab.
Quantavious Iii moves into range and clinches up with Ahola.
Ahola misses with a hook to the ribs.
Quantavious Iii is leaning against Ahola and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Quantavious Iii prevents Ahola from breaking the clinch.
Quantavious Iii lands with a right to the head.
Quantavious Iii lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ahola backwards.
Quantavious Iii works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A hook to the body from Quantavious Iii.
Quantavious Iii lands a right hand.
Quantavious Iii throws a head punch that misses.
Quantavious Iii lands with a left to the head.
The cut above Sami Ahola's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Quantavious Iii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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 Jaquante Quantavious Iii will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sami Ahola's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Quantavious Iii dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ahola misses with a looping left.
Quantavious Iii fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ahola looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Quantavious Iii drops Ahola with a straight right hand, right on the button! Quantavious Iii follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jaquante Quantavious Iii!
During a confident post fight interview, Jaquante Quantavious Iii thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Azim Kaarduu (ranked 2386 p4p, 1368 weight class) and Kwame Kombate (ranked 221 p4p, 140 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Kwame Kombate enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Azim Kaarduu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kwame Kombate!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kombate enables Kaarduu to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kombate manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Kaarduu in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kaarduu throws a big elbow that misses.
Kombate trying to keep a closed guard but Kaarduu is proving a slippery customer.
Kaarduu trying to control the position from guard on top but Kombate is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kaarduu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kaarduu postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kaarduu throwing strikes from guard but Kombate blocks nicely.
Kaarduu cracks Kombate with a solid left hand.
Kaarduu throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaarduu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kaarduu advances position into side control!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kombate can do anything to dispel that myth.
An elbow from Kaarduu crashes against the mat.
Kombate parries the strikes from Kaarduu easily there. Kaarduu is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kombate to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaarduu misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kombate is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Kaarduu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kaarduu thows a huge punch but Kombate dodges it nicely.
Kombate has hold of Kaarduu's hands but Kaarduu slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kombate is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kaarduu sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kombate defending well though.
Kaarduu lands with a punch from half guard.
Kombate avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kaarduu.
Kaarduu sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kombate defending well though.
Kombate is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kaarduu scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kombate blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kaarduu.
Kombate tries to roll over but Kaarduu keeps him under control.
Kaarduu sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kombate defending well though.
Kaarduu thows a huge punch but Kombate dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaarduu sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kombate defending well though.
Kaarduu looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Kaarduu not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kaarduu lands strikes from half guard.
Kaarduu sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kombate defending well though.
Kaarduu is nestled in close to Kombate, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kombate really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kaarduu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kaarduu not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kaarduu scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaarduu thows a huge punch but Kombate dodges it nicely.
Kombate manages to get to full guard.
Kaarduu is fighting to break Kombate's control of his arms but Kombate is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kaarduu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kombate avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaarduu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kombate works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kaarduu connects with a couple of short punches.
Kaarduu is working Kombate over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kombate utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kaarduu connects with a couple of short punches.
Kombate working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kaarduu.
Kaarduu postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kaarduu preventing the sweep.
Kaarduu postures up and lands a big shot to Kombate's brow.
Kombate wants to sweep here but Kaarduu controlling him for the moment.
Kaarduu cracks Kombate with a solid left hand.
Kombate working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kaarduu.
Kaarduu scoring with some ground and pound.
Kaarduu is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kaarduu throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaarduu landing some decent shots from guard.
Kaarduu working some strikes from top position.
Kaarduu has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kaarduu scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kaarduu preventing the sweep.
Kombate is still trying to improve position.
Kaarduu postures up and lands a big shot to Kombate's brow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kaarduu landing with the ground and pound.
Kaarduu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kaarduu scoring with some ground and pound.
Kaarduu postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kaarduu throws a big elbow that misses.
Kaarduu keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kombate's head.
Kaarduu is working Kombate over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kombate is rocked!
Kaarduu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Azim Kaarduu dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kombate displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kaarduu.
Kombate scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kombate scores with a punch to the head.
Kaarduu wants to clinch up but Kombate keeps it at a distance.
Kaarduu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kombate can do to turn this around?
Kaarduu darts in looking for a takedown but Kombate gets double underhooks and turns Kaarduu into the cage.
Kaarduu gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Kombate is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kaarduu scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kaarduu is trying to control the action in half guard but Kombate is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kombate preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Kaarduu lands strikes from half guard.
Kaarduu lands with a punch from half guard.
Ground and pound from Kaarduu.
We've been informed that Kombate has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Azim Kaarduu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaarduu lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kombate is still in real trouble! Can Kaarduu finish him?
Kaarduu thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kombate's head.
Kombate seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaarduu prevents Kombate from improving his position.
Kaarduu lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kaarduu lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Kombate! More strikes land and this one is all over! Kaarduu jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Azim Kaarduu!
Azim Kaarduu 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Borislav Marusic (ranked 2114 p4p, 609 weight class) and Brody Parks (ranked 137 p4p, 49 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 bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Borislav Marusic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brody Parks!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marusic darts in and clinches Parks up against the cage.
Marusic lands an uppercut.
Parks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Parks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Parks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Parks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marusic.
A telegraphed right hand from Parks misses the target.
Marusic is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Parks.
Marusic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Parks thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've been hearing reports that Marusic has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Parks misses the target.
Marusic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice defenses there by Parks.
Marusic stuns Parks with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marusic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Parks moves away.
Parks throws a hook but Marusic blocks it.
Parks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marusic doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Parks throws a jab but it's blocked by Marusic.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parks moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parks looks to land a right hand but Marusic moved out of range.
Parks swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Marusic.
Marusic swings for the body but Parks moves out of range.
Marusic misses with a hook to the body
and Parks counters with a straight right hand.
Marusic misses with an uppercut
and Marusic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marusic shoots in but no luck this time.
Brody Parks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marusic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Parks was well out of range. Poor timing from Marusic.
A swing and a miss from Parks.
A shot to the body from Marusic misses
and Parks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marusic is looking to wear down Parks with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Marusic just misses with a punch to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Marusic there.
Parks scores with a crisp jab that stopped Marusic in his tracks.
Marusic takes a swing at Parks's ribcage but misses.
Parks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marusic scores with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marusic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Parks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marusic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Parks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Parks 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.
Parks jabs Marusic to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Parks misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marusic.
Marusic works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Marusic looks to score with a jab to the body but Parks is just out of range.
Marusic rushes Parks and presses him up against the cage.
Marusic gets through Parks's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Marusic has Parks pressed against the cage, preventing Parks from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Parks wants to get back to striking at distance but Marusic won't allow it.
Parks tries to break free but Marusic pushes him back against the cage.
Marusic lands a left hand.
Marusic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Parks's elbow.
Parks wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Parks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marusic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parks manages to avoid it.
Marusic gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Parks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Parks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Parks swats away the attempt to clinch by Marusic.
Marusic misses with a right hand
and Parks counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Marusic thinking.
Marusic scores with a hook.
Parks misses with a body shot.
Parks throws a big shot that misses.
Marusic takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Marusic misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheers as Marusic lands an impressive looking overhand right. Parks doesn't seem phased though.
Parks connects with the punch.
Marusic avoids the body shot from Parks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parks slips a jab from Marusic.
Marusic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Parks.
Marusic is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Parks.
Marusic takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marusic is looking to clinch.
Marusic moves into the clinch.
Marusic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Parks wants to break the clinch but can't.
Marusic misses with a body punch.
Parks blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've been informed that Parks has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Marusic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Marusic stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Parks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Marusic prevents Parks from breaking the clinch.
Marusic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Parks tries to break the clinch but Marusic is controlling the position.
Marusic misses with a short punch on the inside.
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 Borislav Marusic will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Marusic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brody Parks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Parks misses with a wild body shot.
Parks throws a hook but Marusic avoids it easily.
Parks throws a hook to the side of Marusic's head but Marusic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marusic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marusic throws a big shot that misses.
Parks looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Parks looks to score with a jab to the body but Marusic is just out of range.
Marusic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Parks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Parks was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Marusic gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Parks.
Parks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marusic connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Marusic throws a hook to the side of Parks's head but Parks sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Parks swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Marusic has his takedown stuffed
and Parks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marusic tries to clinch up
and Parks counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parks misses with a double jab.
Parks on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Marusic gets a clinch.
Marusic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Marusic has a couple of punches blocked by Parks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Parks.
Good body shot from Marusic.
Marusic lands with a left to the head.
Parks tries to circle away but Marusic has him pinned against the cage.
Parks wants to break the clinch but can't.
Marusic lands a body shot.
Marusic has Parks pressed against the cage, preventing Parks from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Parks is trying to break the clinch but Marusic has him pressed against the cage.
Marusic misses with a punch on the inside.
Parks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marusic looks to throw the jab but Parks is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marusic looks to score with a jab to the body but Parks is just out of range.
Marusic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Parks misses.
A punch combination from Parks misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Parks scores with a hook.
Marusic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Marusic misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Parks counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Marusic thinking.
Marusic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Parks walks into a left hand.
Parks lands a head shot.
Marusic gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Parks counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Borislav Marusic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marusic lands a body shot.
Marusic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Parks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marusic closes the distance and clinches.
Parks tries to break free but Marusic pushes him back against the cage.
Parks breaks the clinch.
Parks just misses with a punch to the body.
Marusic swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A decent looking cross lands there for Parks.
Marusic darts in and clinches Parks up against the cage.
Parks blocks a body shot from Marusic.
Marusic lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Parks gets full guard.
Marusic won't allow Parks to sweep him here.
Marusic postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Parks has momentary wrist control but Marusic slips an elbow through the middle.
Marusic scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parks pulls Marusic in close to his closed guard and prevents Marusic from doing any damage or advancing position.
Marusic throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Parks works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parks wants to sweep here but Marusic controlling him for the moment.
Marusic trying to control the position from guard on top but Parks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Parks is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Marusic trying to control the position from guard on top but Parks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marusic makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Marusic has gone for a leg lock! Parks slips out almost immediately though and dives into Marusic's guard.
Marusic looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
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 Borislav Marusic will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Marusic misses with a body shot.
Parks swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Marusic shoots and misses
and Parks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Parks misses with a few strikes there.
Marusic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parks manages to avoid it.
Parks takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jab from Parks.
Parks misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Marusic counters with a nice uppercut.
Marusic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Parks counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Marusic thinking.
Marusic looks for a takedown but Parks sprawls well.
Parks looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marusic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marusic connects with a right hand. Parks shakes it off.
Parks cracks Marusic with a right hand to the side of the head.
Marusic throws a poor cross that misses
and Marusic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marusic looks to throw the jab but Parks is out of range.
Marusic drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Parks manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Marusic turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Marusic manages to end up in side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parks prevents Marusic from improving position.
Parks is trying to get back to his feet.
Parks tries to improve position but can't.
Marusic is looking to take a break and control but Parks is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Marusic lands a few punches from side control.
Parks can't do much from the bottom here.
Parks takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parks is looking to regain half guard here but Marusic keeps moving and retains side control.
Marusic misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Marusic wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Parks, who protects the arm well.
Marusic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Parks keeps working.
Marusic tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Marusic is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Parks knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Parks is working to avoid the ground and pound but Marusic connects with a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parks manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Marusic tries to get to full guard but Parks has control of the leg.
Parks tries to stand but can't do so whilst Marusic controls his leg.
Parks seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Parks trying to control the action but Marusic is working from the bottom.
Marusic tries to get to full guard but Parks has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parks stands up out of the half guard.
Marusic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Parks catches Marusic with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Marusic throws a big shot that misses.
Parks misses with a body shot.
Marusic is looking to counter punch.
Marusic throws a poor cross that misses
and Parks counters with a nice body shot.
Marusic takes a swing at Parks's ribcage but misses.
Marusic throws an off balance right hand
and Parks counters with a straight right hand.
Marusic moves into the clinch.
Marusic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Brody Parks just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Parks throws a combination. Marusic tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Marusic connects with a right hand. Parks shakes it off.
Parks scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Parks throws a big shot that misses.
Parks just misses with a punch to the body.
Marusic connects with a crisp jab.
Marusic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Parks doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Marusic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Parks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Parks lands an overhand right.
Parks fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marusic manages to avoid it.
Marusic clinches with his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hand to the body from Marusic.
Parks breaks from the clinch.
Marusic throws a body shot but no joy.
Parks stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Marusic was well out of range. Poor timing from Parks.
Marusic looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Marusic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parks manages to avoid it.
Marusic closes the distance looking to clinch
and Parks counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Marusic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Parks throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Parks gets tackled into the cage by Marusic. Marusic maintains the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Marusic.
Borislav Marusic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Parks blocking some punches.
Marusic lands a hook that snaps the head of Parks backwards.
Parks gets underhooks to prevent Marusic's takedown attempt.
Marusic lands a hook that snaps the head of Parks backwards.
Marusic struggles to land a body shot inside as Parks controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parks wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marusic has him pressed against the cage.
Marusic misses with some punches.
Marusic misses with some punches.
Marusic misses with a body punch.
Parks wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marusic has him pressed against the cage.
Marusic throws a punch but it's blocked by Parks.
Parks pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Parks throws a shot from downtown. Marusic moves away and avoids it.
Marusic throws a big shot that misses.
Parks gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parks misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marusic takes a swing at Parks's ribcage but misses.
A nice side step and Parks releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Marusic moves into range and clinches up with Parks.
Marusic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Marusic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Parks is trying to push Marusic away but Marusic has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parks prevents a body shot from Marusic.
Marusic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Marusic goes for a takedown in the clinch but Parks prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Borislav Marusic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marusic can't find room to land a body shot as Parks controls the action.
Parks is trying to break the clinch but Marusic is controlling him.
Parks is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Marusic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Parks breaks the clinch.
Marusic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Parks momentarily.
Parks throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Parks walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A jab from Marusic misses.
Parks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marusic ducks under a wild hook from Parks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parks closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Marusic connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Parks momentarily.
Parks swings widly with a right hand
letting Marusic counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marusic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Parks.
Marusic misses with a wild body shot.
Parks defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Marusic.
Marusic slips a jab from Parks.
A swing and a miss from Parks.
Marusic is looking to counter punch.
Marusic misses with a hook
letting Parks counter with a right hand.
Marusic throws a poor cross that misses
and Parks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Parks misses the shot to the body.
Parks swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Marusic counter with a right hand.
Marusic is looking to clinch but Parks is avoiding it.
Parks is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Marusic with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Borislav Marusic 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!
Parks swings for the body but Marusic moves out of range.
Borislav Marusic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Parks takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Parks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Marusic lands a body shot.
Marusic uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Parks has time to react.
Marusic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marusic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Parks ducks under a wild hook from Marusic.
Parks looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Marusic fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marusic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Parks moves away.
Marusic misses with a wild body shot.
Parks tests Marusic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Parks avoids the body shot from Marusic.
Parks works Marusic's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marusic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Parks throws out the jab.
A cross from Parks lands.
Marusic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Parks dodges the punch combination from Marusic.
Marusic sizes up Parks with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Marusic jabs Parks to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Parks misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Marusic darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Parks throws a shot from downtown. Marusic moves away and avoids it.
A shot to the liver by Marusic. Beautiful body shot.
Marusic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parks throws a body punch but Marusic moves out of range.
Marusic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Parks.
Marusic avoids the body shot from Parks.
Marusic throws a shot to the body.
Parks staying out of range there.
Brody Parks has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Parks moves away from the strike by Marusic.
Parks lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Marusic fails to land with a series of punches.
Parks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marusic lands with a straight right. Parks didn't see that one coming.
Parks misses with a straight left.
Marusic scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parks lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Marusic at a distance.
Parks moves away from the strike by Marusic.
It seemed like Parks was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Parks throws a series of punches but Marusic moves out of range.
Marusic lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A big right from Marusic misses.
Parks scores with a hook.
Marusic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Parks was well out of range. Poor timing from Marusic.
Parks thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marusic feinted with a counter takedown.
Parks takes a swing at Marusic's ribcage but misses.
Marusic throws a hook but Parks blocks it.
It seemed like Parks was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Marusic avoids the body shot from Parks.
Parks walks into a jab.
A jab from Marusic misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marusic misses with a body shot
and Parks counters with a nice uppercut.
Marusic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Marusic wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Marusic throws a jab but it's blocked by Parks.
Marusic takes a swing at Parks's ribcage but misses.
Marusic misses with a wild body shot.
Marusic lands a nice hook to Parks's body. Parks takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Parks. Marusic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Parks takes a swing at Marusic's ribcage but misses.
Parks throws a body shot but no joy.
Marusic lands with a nice body punch.
Marusic throws a body shot but no joy.
Parks throws a body shot but no joy.
Sloppy strikes from Parks. Those never looked like landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Borislav Marusic showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Marusic has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 49:46
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 49:46
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Borislav Marusic!
Borislav Marusic is the new bantamweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Jones (ranked 1510 p4p, 1308 weight class) and Duane Souza (ranked 146 p4p, 133 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Joshua Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duane Souza!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Jones looks for a takedown but Souza sprawls well.
Nice sprawl there from Jones as Souza shoots in.
Jones looks for a takedown but Souza sprawls well.
Jones looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Souza tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joshua Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Souza closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Souza lands in his opponent's guard.
Souza cracks Jones with a solid left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Souza has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Souza postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Souza passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jones is looking for a sweep.
Souza working the ground and pound.
Souza in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Jones tries to bench press Souza off him but Souza keeps the position.
Jones is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking for submissions off his back.
Jones is in trouble now - Souza has advanced to mount!
Souza looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Souza working the ground and pound effectively.
Souza looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Jones is desperately trying to improve his position but Souza has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza has hold of Jones's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Jones manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Jones looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Souza working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jones manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Souza 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.
Jones is trying to control but can't.
Jones actively working from the bottom here.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Souza working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Souza is thwarting Jones's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones moves into full guard.
Souza trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jones really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Souza passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Souza trying to control the position but Jones is working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones tries to buck Souza off but Souza is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Duane Souza dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Souza tries for a takedown but Jones sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Souza shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jones sprawls well. Jones wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Souza gets slowly back to his feet.
Souza shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Joshua Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Duane Souza.
Souza shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jones pinned against the cage. Jones gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jones looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones postures up.
Souza throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wants to control from the top but Souza keeps moving.
Souza has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jones tries to free his leg and advance position but Souza is retaining full guard.
Souza working for a triangle but Jones defends it easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jones's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Souza keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Souza 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.
Souza is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jones got a little sloppy there for a moment and Souza has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jones has managed to get both his arms back between Souza's legs - danger averted.
Souza preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Souza throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jones advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza regains half guard.
Souza blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jones.
Souza wants to get back to full guard.
Jones sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Jones is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Souza is looking for a sweep. Jones is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jones thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Souza's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Souza is trying to get back to full guard.
Souza is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jones scores with a couple of nice shots.
Souza is staying active underneath Jones, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jones prevents Souza from standing back up.
Souza regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Jones.
Souza looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Souza keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jones stops Souza from standing up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Jones throwing strikes from guard but Souza blocks nicely.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joshua Jones dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown. Souza tries to sprawl out of it but Jones keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Souza manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Souza is trying to defend but Jones finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Jones sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jones punching from mount but Souza doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands a big shot there that rocks Souza but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Jones throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Souza because Jones loaded up on that one.
Jones fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Souza bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Souza preventing the sweep.
Jones is looking for a triangle but Souza pushes his legs off easily.
Souza stands and throws Jones's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Souza working the body and head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Souza stalls from top position.
Jones is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Souza is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Jones wants to hold on but Souza pushes him away.
Souza lands a couple of good shots and Jones has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones takes a big shot to the side of the head.
The referee is taking a good look at Jones as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Souza!
Jones is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza looking for the choke from the back.
Jones tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Souza landing strikes, looking to finish!
Jones regains half guard.
Souza works his way into side control.
Jones is trying to get back to half guard.
Jones is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Souza trying to control the position but Jones is working away.
Jones is trying to improve his position.
Souza is trying to get an arm triangle but Jones is defending well.
Duane Souza has got the better of the ground game so far.
Souza is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jones knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
And that's the end of the fight!
Duane Souza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Souza 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duane Souza!
Duane Souza decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oreo Hopgood (ranked 1431 p4p, 1325 weight class) and Young Hung Wang (ranked 205 p4p, 192 weight class). Hopgood's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Don't Stop The Music - Rihanna. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205
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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 Hilo, Oreo Hopgood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Young Hung Wang!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopgood blocks a jab.
Hopgood definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Young Hung Wang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hopgood throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hopgood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wang.
Wang walks into a straight right hand from Hopgood.
Wang ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hopgood moves away.
Hopgood drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hopgood is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Wang's shoulder. That is not cool.
Wang is trying to control Hopgood's posture but Hopgood avoids it.
Hopgood in side control lands a decent elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hopgood wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wang keeps working.
Hopgood working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopgood sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Wang is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Wang tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hopgood wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hopgood in side control lands a decent elbow.
Wang is trying to improve his position.
Wang gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hopgood trying to control from half guard but Wang is working away.
Wang tries to get to full guard but Hopgood has control of the leg.
Hopgood looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wang has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Wang is looking for a sweep. Hopgood is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopgood seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hopgood has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hopgood trying to control but Wang is having none of it.
Hopgood working Wang over with strikes here.
It looks like Young Hung Wang has been cut.
Hopgood lands a big elbow.
That has opened up Young Hung Wang's cut even more.
Hopgood scoring with strikes but Wang is staying in there.
The cut above Young Hung Wang's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopgood controlling his opponent.
Wang regains half guard.
Hopgood is thwarting Wang's attempts to control the position.
Wang is not content to let Hopgood control the position.
Hopgood is nestled in close to Wang, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Young Hung Wang's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Oreo Hopgood!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Mfer (ranked 1300 p4p, 1483 weight class) and Sinan Vrases (ranked 134 p4p, 155 weight class). Mickey Mfer 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mickey Mfer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sinan Vrases!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mfer moves out of range of the strikes.
Sinan Vrases seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vrases clinches up with Mfer and pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Mfer.
Vrases looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Vrases looking to throw knees to the head but Mfer is blocking nicely.
Vrases misses with a body punch.
Vrases using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mfer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vrases throws a head punch that misses.
Vrases tries to land knees in the clinch but Mfer avoids the damage to the body.
Mfer throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mfer.
Vrases tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vrases throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mfer presses Vrases against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mfer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vrasess head.
Vrases using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mfer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Good body shot from Mfer.
Mfer avoiding damage as Vrases throws knees to the body.
Mfer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee calls for Mfer to work.
Mfer swings wildly with an uppercut but Vrases uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mfer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vrases backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mfer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vrases using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mfer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mfer lands a nice uppercut.
Vrases tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mfer avoids it.
Mfer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mfer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vrases backwards.
Vrases misses with a knee to the head.
Vrases throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mfer blocks it with crossed arms.
Vrases trying to land knees to the body.
Mfer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mfer lands an uppercut.
Mfer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vrases backwards.
Come on Mfer - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mfer avoiding damage as Vrases throws knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Mfer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vrases with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mfer throws a punch but it's blocked by Vrases.
Mfer throws a punch but it's blocked by Vrases.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vrases misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mfer.
Vrases working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vrases tries a knee to the head but Mfer blocks it.
Vrases blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mfer lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mfer avoiding damage as Vrases throws knees to the body.
Mfer lands an uppercut.
Vrases throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mfer holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mfer lands a body punch.
A body shot lands from Mfer.
Mfer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mfer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vrases looks winded!
Mfer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Vrases looking to throw knees to the head but Mfer is blocking nicely.
Mfer lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from Mfer.
Mfer working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer controlling the action here for a moment.
Mfer leaning his opponent against the cage.
Vrases throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mfer misses with a punch on the inside.
Vrases with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vrases misses with a knee strike.
Mfer leaning against his opponent.
Vrases with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mfer avoiding damage as Vrases throws knees to the body.
Mfer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short uppercut from Mfer.
Mfer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vrases misses with a knee strike.
Mfer gets through Vrases's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vrases misses with a knee to the head.
Vrases blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Mfer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mfer lands a nice shot to the body.
Mfer just leaning against Vrases, taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Mfer.
I was talking to Mfer's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mfer lands a hook that snaps the head of Vrases backwards.
Vrases is rocked!
Vrases tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vrases is still on wobbly legs! Can Mfer finish him?
Mfer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Mfer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mfer slowing the pace effectively.
Mfer stalling against the cage.
Vrases throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mfer blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice left hand lands by Mfer.
Vrases blocking some punches.
Mfer lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Mfer.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mfer throws a big uppercut that drops Vrases! More strikes from Mfer and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Vrases lies dazed against the cage as Mfer celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mickey Mfer!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between El President (ranked 1459 p4p, 1110 weight class) and Hillbilly Walker (ranked 224 p4p, 163 weight class). Hillbilly Walker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, El President!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hillbilly Walker!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A big left from President misses.
Walker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Walker lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Walker moves out of range of the body kick from President.
President moves away from the strike by Walker.
Walker throws a body punch but President moves out of range.
Walker needs to keep his hands up - President had a free shot at his head there.
Walker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
President appears to be looking for a big counter.
President throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Walker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Walker looks to land a left hand but President moved out of range nicely.
Walker lands a jab to the head.
Walker throws a jab but it's blocked by President.
President has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Average Judas Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Walker punishes President's body with a nice straight punch.
Walker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from President.
Walker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
President throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice shot lands for President.
President takes a body punch but keeps moving.
President uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Walker.
President moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
President scores with a nice head shot.
President throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Walker.
President with a nice calf kick.
Walker jabs President to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A big right from Walker misses.
President throws a low kick but Walker avoids it.
President lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
President finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Walker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Walker defending well as President loads up on a big left hand.
President jabs Walker right on the nose. Walker blinks but takes it well.
Walker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Walker scores with a jab to the jaw.
Walker throws a right hand that President ducks under and follows up with a left that President also avoids with ease.
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!
President connects with a high kick.
President is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
President lands a lovely overhand right.
Sloppy strikes from Walker. Those never looked like landing.
President digs a good hook to Walker's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
President throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Walker slips a jab and a cross from President.
Walker takes a swing at President's ribcage but misses.
President throwing a counter right hand but Walker manages to avoid it.
Walker darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
El President seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot lands for Walker.
Walker throws a right and a left that both miss.
An attempted straight right counter from President misses the target.
President slips a jab from Walker.
President misses with a hook
and Walker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Walker checks the leg kick nicely there.
President throws a poor cross that misses
and President takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
President misses with an attempted mid kick.
Walker scores with a jab.
Nice jab there from Walker.
Walker scores with a three punch combo!
Walker moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Walker takes one to the side of the head.
Walker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Walker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but President was well out of range. Poor timing from Walker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
President is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
President takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
President throws out a loose jab but Walker uses good head movement to avoid it.
President takes one on the button.
President really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Walker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Walker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
President throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
President misses with a combination
and Walker counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps President thinking.
President tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walker has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from President finds it's way round the side to connect with Walker's head.
President has managed to clinch.
President lands a right hand.
Walker breaks from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walker thuds a left hand into President's body.
Nice cross by Walker.
Walker misses the jab.
President has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from President there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker moves away from the strike by President.
Walker with a nice cross.
President lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Walker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but President was well out of range. Poor timing from Walker.
President scores with a nice right hand.
Walker swats away the attempt to clinch by President.
President forces Walker back against the cage and clinches.
President looking to stall.
President doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
President lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
President lands a hook to the side of the head.
President swings away with an uppercut that misses.
President misses with a short punch on the inside.
President throws a punch but it's blocked by Walker.
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 El President will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
A big left from President misses.
Walker works the jab nicely.
Walker misses with a straight right.
President turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Walker staying out of range there.
Walker looks like he wants to counter punch here.
President throws a head kick that misses.
Walker lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
President with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice straight punches there by Walker. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Walker.
President keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Walker.
Walker throws a hook to the side of President's head but President sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Walker tests President's chin there with a solid looking shot.
President lands a lovely overhand right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walker. President does a little dance to reset his feet.
President throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Walker throws a hook but President avoids it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
President throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
President misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
President takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
President slips a straight right by Walker.
Walker throws a body shot but no joy.
Walker punishes President's body with a nice straight punch.
No joy there for Walker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Walker lands a jab.
Walker loads up on a big right hand but President slips the punch.
Walker slips a straight right by President.
President tries a head kick but it misses.
Walker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Walker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from President.
Walker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from President.
President uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Walker has time to react.
Jab by Walker.
Walker avoids the body shot from President.
It seemed like Walker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walker moves out of range of the body kick from President.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
President throws a nice looking combination but Walker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Walker darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Walker misses with a wild body shot.
President has taken the fight to the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Walker tries to circle away but President has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Walker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
President looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Walker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
President tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Walker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
President throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Walker lands a jab to the nose.
President throws a nice head kick!
Walker scores with a punch to the head.
Walker digs a good hook to President's body.
Walker moves out of range as President strikes.
Walker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before President can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker 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.
Walker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Good exchange - Walker coming out on top.
President throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
President misses with a hook
and Walker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
President lands a front kick.
President wants to clinch but Walker slips to the side
and Walker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slow jab from President misses its intended target.
President cracks Walker with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The fighters circle momentarily. President darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Walker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
President ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Walker blocks a jab.
Crunch! President slams his shin into Walker's torso.
Walker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Walker.
Walker lunges at President with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by President's hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
President misses with a straight left.
President thows a left - swing and a miss!
President throws a poor cross that misses
and Walker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hillbilly Walker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Walker throws a jab but it's blocked by President.
President swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
President feints and then cracks Walker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Walker down.
President getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A swing and a miss from Walker.
President gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Walker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
President lands a nice uppercut.
Walker is trying to break the clinch but President has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
President lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
President swings wildly with an uppercut but Walker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walker wants to break the clinch but can't.
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 El President will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A swing and a miss from President.
Walker misses the shot to the body.
Walker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
President throws out a loose jab but Walker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walker misses with a body shot.
Walker avoids a kick to the body.
Walker is clearly trying to counter these attacks from President with a body shot.
President misses with a hook. Walker ducked under it nicely.
President uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walker.
Walker slips a jab from President.
President is looking to slow Walker down with leg kicks.
Walker takes a swing at President's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the body from President misses
and President takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
President throws a head kick but Walker moves out of range.
President misses with an uppercut. Walker saw that one coming.
Walker lands a slapping body shot.
President lands with a kick to the ribs.
A combination from Walker does no damage.
Walker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but President moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Walker ducks under a wild hook from President.
President clinches with his opponent.
Walker tries to circle away but President has him pinned against the cage.
President keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Walker's efforts to push away.
Walker is trying to break free.
Walker can't break the clinch.
Walker wants to get back to striking at distance but President won't allow it.
President lands an uppercut.
Walker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Walker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Walker just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromPresident.
President misses with a looping left.
President connects with a single shot there.
President wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from President.
President ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Walker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Walker throws a body punch but President moves out of range.
President dodges the punch combination from Walker.
A combination from Walker does no damage.
President throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Walker's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Walker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from President.
Nice defenses there by Walker.
Walker moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
President looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
President takes a jab right on the kisser.
President clinches up against the cage.
Walker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
President comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker just misses with a punch to the body.
Walker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sloppy strikes from Walker. Those never looked like landing.
President lands a jab to the nose.
Walker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Walker throws a jab but it's blocked by President.
President fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Walker checks it well.
President with the inside leg kick.
President throws a lazy right hand but Walker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Walker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jab from President.
President cracks Walker with an open hand slap.
Walker's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
President uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walker.
President throws a big shot that misses.
Walker throws out a counter right but President avoids it with no problem.
Walker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
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!
A telegraphed right hand from Walker misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walker. President does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice shot lands for Walker.
President looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Walker misses with a wild body shot.
Walker moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
President misses the jab.
President listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Walker. Beautiful body shot.
Walker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Walker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Walker walks into a stiff left hand from President.
A big left from President misses.
A nice side step and Walker releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
President thuds his right hand into Walker's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Walker misses with a looping left.
Walker misses with a looping right.
President thuds his right hand into Walker's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but El President did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
President throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
President throws a big shot that misses.
A cross from Walker lands.
Walker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Walker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
President throws a lazy uppercut
and Walker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Walker misses with a two punch combination.
President with the inside leg kick.
President is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Walker steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from President. That one must have hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Walker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Walker looks to land a right hand but President moved out of range.
President appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
President with a hook.
President getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Walker is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
President lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Walker at a distance.
Walker is still on wobbly legs! Can President finish him?
A nice inside leg kick there by President. That's going to slow Walker down.
Walker gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! President gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Walker is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). El President!
El President is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pavo Kosar (ranked 1552 p4p, 487 weight class) and Bolle Gijs (ranked 185 p4p, 66 weight class). Gijs has chosen Holle bolle Gijs as his entrance music. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Bolle Gijs is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pavo Kosar!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bolle Gijs!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Kosar misses the target.
Kosar connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gijs's hands.
Kosar throws a hook but Gijs blocks it.
Kosar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gijs moves away.
Gijs with the counter takedown but Kosar avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kosar. Gijs does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kosar throws a jab but it's blocked by Gijs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosar misses with a left hand
so Gijs counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kosar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gijs makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gijs trying to control the position from guard on top but Kosar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kosar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gijs trying to control the position from guard on top but Kosar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Gijs working his ground and pound in the gym.
Gijs scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gijs with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gijs trying to control but Kosar is working from the bottom.
Gijs is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gijs postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gijs throws a big elbow that misses.
Gijs cracks Kosar with a solid left hand.
Gijs loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gijs with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gijs lands a couple of elbows.
Kosar has momentary wrist control but Gijs slips an elbow through the middle.
Gijs showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gijs landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gijs pushing down on Kosar's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gijs lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Kosar quite badly. Kosar pulls Gijs in close trying to recover. Gijs postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Kosar on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Kosar doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bolle Gijs! Bolle Gijs retains his heavyweight title!
As Bolle Gijs got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Papier hier'.
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