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ENIGMA 232 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Abram Frost (ranked 2825 p4p, 3216 weight class) and Datsuro Sato (ranked 258 p4p, 293 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Excellent boxer
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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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Abram Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Datsuro Sato!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Illya Tyunina and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sato misses with a two punch combination.
Frost seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A punch combination from Sato misses.
Sato lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sato lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sato tries to bum rush Frost with a series of wild strikes but Frost uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Frost uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sato.
Frost clinches with his opponent.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sato tries to pull guard but Frost holds him up against the cage and eventually Sato drops back down to his feet.
Frost lands an elbow inside.
Frost misses with a knee to the head.
Sato is trying to break the clinch but Frost has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sato wants to stall.
Frost throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Frost tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sato breaks the clinch.
Frost definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sato.
Sato misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Frost seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
The fighters circling - Sato throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sato throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sato throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sato swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Sato misses its intended target.
Frost tries to counter by clinching up but Sato breaks away and moves out of range.
No joy there for Sato, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sato lands with an uppercut that bounces Frost off the cage and back into range.
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!
Frost showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sato.
Sato misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Frost tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sato manages to circle out of the way.
A big right from Sato misses.
Frost wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sato shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Frost eats them both and turns towards Sato to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sato misses with a series of wild punches.
Sato throws a right hand that Frost ducks under and follows up with a left that Frost also avoids with ease.
Sato jabs at Frost's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Sato.
Sato throws a body punch but Frost moves out of range.
Sato scores with a nice head shot.
Frost keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Frost seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Sato misses with a looping right.
Frost closes the distance and clinches.
Sato looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sato stalling in the clinch but Frost improves position.
Frost pushes off an throws an elbow but Sato leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Frost landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Frost controlling the action here for a moment.
Frost throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost lands a damaging elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Frost obliges.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Frost.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sato is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sato trying to control the position but instead, Frost has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sato into the cage.
Sato blocks the elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Frost.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Datsuro Sato dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sato throws a right and a left that Frost avoids nicely.
Frost wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Frost rushes Sato and presses him up against the cage.
Frost creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sato's defenses.
Sato on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Frost - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sato is trying to pull guard but Frost turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Frost throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Frost with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Frost lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sato is trying to pull guard but Frost has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost throws an elbow but it misses.
Frost lands a good knee to the midsection. Sato won't want to take too many of those.
Frost lands an elbow inside that Sato shrugs off.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sato.
Frost manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Frost throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Frost throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Frost just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sato's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sato avoids the elbow strike from Frost, against the cage.
Sato takes an elbow to the temple.
Frost trying to land knees to the body.
Frost blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Frost throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sato is looking to control Frost's arms but Frost gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sato has his back to the cage.
Sato being controlled against the cage.
Frost stalling against the cage.
Abram Frost has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Frost comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost controlling the action here for a moment.
Frost stalling the fight.
Sato taking a breather.
The referee is keeping an eye on Frost - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Abram Frost.
Sato scores with a nice head shot.
Jab from Sato.
Sato throws a left and a right that both miss
and Frost counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Frost.
Frost dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Frost to work.
Frost has Sato pressed against the cage.
Frost gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Frost misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sato.
Come on Frost - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Frost tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sato avoids it.
Sato slows down the pace here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abram Frost dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sato falls off balance throwing a combination
and Frost counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Frost.
Sato managing to block the knees to the body from Frost.
Frost effectively controlling the action here.
Frost leaning against his opponent.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Abram Frost.
Sato lands with a nice combination. Frost backs away looking to recover.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sato.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sato lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sato connects with a good right hand that stumbles Frost. Frost circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sato, as that shot connected.
Datsuro Sato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frost avoids a punch combination nicely.
Frost is looking to counter the offense by Sato and move into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sato connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Frost's hands.
Frost takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Frost looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Datsuro Sato seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sato misses with a hook.
Frost steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sato.
Frost tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sato manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sato throws a lazy right hand but Frost sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sato misses with a looping left.
Sato looks to land a right hand but Frost moved out of range.
Frost tries to counter by clinching up but Sato breaks away and moves out of range.
Sato lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Frost backs up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Frost takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Frost.
Frost trying to land knees to the body.
Sato is trying to maintain a safe position but Frost gets an underhook and turns Sato into the cage.
Frost lands a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sato fails to pull the fight into his guard.
With the fighters up against the cage, Frost throws an elbow but misses.
Frost taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sato blocks the elbow strike.
Frost throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sato blocks it with crossed arms.
Sato is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Frost to keep the fight standing.
Sato tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Frost smiles and moves away.
Abram Frost has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Datsuro Sato.
Sato looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sato swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Frost holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sato on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sato avoiding damage as Frost throws knees to the body.
Frost lands a nice elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Frost just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sato's brow.
Frost throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sato tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Frost just stands there and leans against the cage.
Frost throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Frost gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Frost is struggling to control the position.
Frost missing with knees to the body.
Frost lands an elbow inside that Sato shrugs off.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Datsuro Sato.
I think Sato 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Datsuro Sato!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artyom Kozlov (ranked 2674 p4p, 2983 weight class) and Dechen Tsering (ranked 118 p4p, 128 weight class). Tsering has chosen Мен – тыва мен as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Artyom Kozlov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Dechen Tsering!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tsering steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kozlov.
Tsering with the counter takedown but Kozlov avoids it easily.
Kozlov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kozlov sizes up Tsering with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
 It looks like Dechen Tsering has been cut.
Kozlov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And Tsering tries to counter it with a takedown but Kozlov pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kozlov digs a good hook to Tsering's body.
Tsering uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kozlov.
Tsering is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Tsering ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tsering tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kozlov misses with a body shot.
Kozlov misses with a hook. Tsering ducked under it nicely.
Kozlov fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Tsering to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Tsering looks to clinch but Kozlov throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Tsering taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Artyom Kozlov!
Dechen Tsering was interviewed post fight and said 'I am but a mortal; I will return when healed.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xander Walls (ranked 2296 p4p, 2981 weight class) and Brenden Mcmillan (ranked 109 p4p, 127 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xander Walls!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brenden Mcmillan!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walls clobbers Mcmillan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Walls defending well as Mcmillan loads up on a big left hand.
Mcmillan throws a big shot that misses.
Walls tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Walls scores with a kick to the midsection.
Walls fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mcmillan manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Mcmillan.
Mcmillan throws out a counter right but Walls avoids it with no problem.
Walls walks into a left hand.
Walls lands a head kick. Mcmillan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Mcmillan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mcmillan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Walls wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mcmillan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walls.
Walls pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walls lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Walls on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mcmillan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mcmillan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Walls scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Walls throws a head kick that misses.
Mcmillan slips a jab from Walls.
Mcmillan forces Walls back against the cage and clinches.
Mcmillan lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Mcmillan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Walls blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walls throws a head punch that misses.
Mcmillan 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!
Mcmillan throws a punch but it's blocked by Walls.
Walls lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mcmillan backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcmillan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mcmillan throws an elbow that misses.
Walls misses with a punch to the body.
Walls breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Walls lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mcmillan doesn't seem phased though.
Mcmillan throws a body shot but no joy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Walls.
Mcmillan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Walls.
Walls looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Walls throws a jab but it's blocked by Mcmillan.
Mcmillan checks a leg kick.
Walls throws a head kick but Mcmillan moves out of range.
Walls pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walls scores with a spinning back kick!
Mcmillan misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcmillan tries a head kick but it misses.
Mcmillan just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromWalls.
Mcmillan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Walls.
Mcmillan closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walls.
Walls blocks an uppercut.
Mcmillan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Walls is defending well.
Xander Walls has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brenden Mcmillan.
Walls manages to break the clinch.
Xander Walls is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mcmillan tries to clinch there but Walls circles away.
A jab from Walls misses.
Walls lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mcmillan takes a step back to recover.
Walls on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Walls fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mcmillan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A slow jab from Walls misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walls throws a wild body kick that Mcmillan sees coming a mile off.
Walls with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mcmillan to score with a decent uppercut.
Mcmillan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mcmillan slips under a jab.
Mcmillan misses with a looping left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walls misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mcmillan takes one on the button.
Walls throws a head kick that misses.
Mcmillan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Walls.
Mcmillan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mcmillan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Xander Walls dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mcmillan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brenden Mcmillan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mcmillan throws out a leg kick but Walls moves out of range and Mcmillan only half commits.
Mcmillan shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Walls napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Mcmillan trying to control the position but Walls is working away.
Walls sneaks back into half guard.
Mcmillan looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Mcmillan is looking to advance position but Walls won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walls scores with a few weak punches.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Walls regains full guard. Nicely done.
Walls is trying to control the position but Mcmillan postures up.
Mcmillan looking to pass the guard.
Walls looking for a sweep. Not yet Walls, not yet.
Walls not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mcmillan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Walls is keeping the position for now.
Mcmillan pushes down on Walls's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Mcmillan works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walls is trying to stand up.
Mcmillan working for a submission but Walls is keeping him at bay.
Walls is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mcmillan with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Mcmillan looking to control but Walls is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mcmillan has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Walls's face.
Mcmillan working for a guillotine from mount but Walls is in no mood to give up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcmillan moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Walls has worked his arm free - good work by Walls!
Mcmillan prevents Walls from escaping the position.
You can see the frustration on Walls's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mcmillan is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Walls is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mcmillan advances to mount.
Walls is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Brenden Mcmillan has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mcmillan is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Walls has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Mcmillan wants to control the pace but Walls is squirming around nicely.
Walls tries to hold on but Mcmillan pushes him away.
Mcmillan throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Mcmillan avoids the attempt from Walls to control.
Walls might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mcmillan prevents Walls from getting the reversal.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mcmillan avoids the attempt from Walls to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brenden Mcmillan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Mcmillan throws the left hand but Walls avoids the punch easily.
Walls tried to counter with a leg kick but Mcmillan avoided it.
Mcmillan throws the left hand but Walls avoids the punch easily.
Mcmillan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Walls throws a nice outside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Walls.
Walls keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Walls misses the shot to the body.
Walls sets himself, and Mcmillan steps forward looking for the clinch! Walls avoids it this time.
Walls throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mcmillan.
Walls throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcmillan looks for the body kick but Walls saw that one coming.
Mcmillan looks to land a right hand but Walls moved out of range.
Mcmillan tries a head kick but it misses.
Walls throws a head kick but Mcmillan moves out of range.
Mcmillan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Walls.
Walls tries to move into range but Mcmillan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcmillan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Walls.
Mcmillan throws out a counter right but Walls avoids it with no problem.
Mcmillan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Walls.
Walls with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Walls misses with a straight left.
Mcmillan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mcmillan misses with the combination.
Mcmillan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mcmillan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Walls counters with a body kick that stops Mcmillan in his tracks momentarily.
Walls moves out of range as Mcmillan strikes.
Good shot there by Walls.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Walls.
Walls looks to land a combination. Mcmillan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
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!
Walls throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mcmillan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mcmillan misses the body punch
and Walls counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Mcmillan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head kick misses from Walls.
Mcmillan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walls paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mcmillan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mcmillan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mcmillan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Walls.
Walls digs a good body shot into Mcmillan's ribs.
Walls's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mcmillan under the eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcmillan throws a hook but Walls avoids it easily.
Walls rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mcmillan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mcmillan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Walls avoiding damage as Mcmillan throws knees to the body.
Walls tries to break the clinch but Mcmillan is controlling the position.
Mcmillan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Walls is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mcmillan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wallss head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walls.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mcmillan.
Mcmillan misses with some punches.
Mcmillan blocks an uppercut.
Walls working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Walls tries to circle away but Mcmillan has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walls blocks a body shot from Mcmillan.
Walls is trying to force a seperation but Mcmillan has the dominant position.
Mcmillan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Walls lands a nice uppercut.
Mcmillan has picked Walls up - he's going for a ride! Mcmillan dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walls trying to control from the bottom.
Mcmillan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mcmillan tries to pass the half guard into mount. Walls knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walls wants to get back to his feet.
Walls actively working from the bottom here.
Mcmillan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xander Walls showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Walls has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xander Walls!
Xander Walls seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Montserrat Chai (ranked 2138 p4p, 3275 weight class) and Muntun Potentat (ranked 234 p4p, 336 weight class). Montserrat Chai could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Muntun Potentat's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Montserrat Chai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Muntun Potentat!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick from Chai, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chai lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Muntun Potentat has been cut.
Montserrat Chai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chai with a nice calf kick.
Nice cross by Chai.
Chai throws a head kick but Potentat moves out of range.
Chai looks to land a body kick but Potentat moved away.
Potentat has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Chai finds it's way round the side to connect with Potentat's head.
Potentat swings for the body but Chai moves out of range.
Chai throws a poor cross that misses
and Potentat counters with a straight right hand.
Chai lands a leg kick that knocks Potentat off balance momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Potentat moves away.
Potentat tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chai is looking to land body kicks.
Potentat closes the distance and clinches.
Chai lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Potentat working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Potentat.
Potentat looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Chai scores with a nice hook to the head.
 Potentat is rocked!
Chai throws a big uppercut that drops Potentat! More strikes from Chai and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Potentat lies dazed against the cage as Chai celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Montserrat Chai!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Montserrat Chai made sure he mentioned Bloodbath MMA Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommaso Montanti (ranked 2387 p4p, 2604 weight class) and Geovanni Maldonado (ranked 287 p4p, 310 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Maldonado's choice of entrance music: Dean Martin - Mambo Italiano. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tommaso Montanti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Geovanni Maldonado!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Montanti does it's job there.
Maldonado looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Montanti throws a lazy right hand but Maldonado sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maldonado instigates a clinch.
Maldonado tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Montanti's elbow.
Montanti manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Montanti looking to hit a scissor sweep but Maldonado is one step ahead there.
Montanti pulls Maldonado in close to his closed guard and prevents Maldonado from doing any damage or advancing position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montanti trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montanti working for a triangle but Maldonado defends it easily.
Maldonado must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Montanti working for a triangle but Maldonado defends it easily.
Maldonado wants to pass the guard but Montanti is keeping the position.
Montanti controlling Maldonado's posture.
Montanti looking to hit a scissor sweep but Maldonado is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Maldonado trying to control but Montanti is working from the bottom.
Maldonado is fighting to break Montanti's control of his arms but Montanti is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Montanti has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Maldonado trying to control but Montanti is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Montanti is on top in guard.
Montanti is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Montanti looking to pass the guard.
Maldonado keeping moving, preventing Montanti from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Montanti thows a leg kick but Maldonado checks it
and Maldonado counters with a straight right hand.
Maldonado throws an off balance right hand
and Montanti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Montanti's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Maldonado connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Montanti scrambles back to his feet.
 It looks like Tommaso Montanti has been cut.
Montanti checks the leg kick nicely there.
Maldonado moves out of range as Montanti strikes.
Montanti wants to clinch up but Maldonado keeps it at a distance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Maldonado sends Montanti crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Maldonado is motioning to the referee to let Montanti up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
 Montanti is rocked!
Maldonado pushes Montanti up against the cage in a clinch.
Oh Montanti is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right from Maldonado on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Geovanni Maldonado dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommaso Montanti's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Maldonado has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Montanti finds it's way round the side to connect with Maldonado's head.
Montanti seems to have got his legs back now.
Maldonado throws a sloppy head kick and Montanti moves out of range easily.
Montanti swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Maldonado throws a head kick that misses.
Maldonado cracks Montanti with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Montanti scores with a decent looking hook.
Geovanni Maldonado seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Montanti will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Maldonado moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montanti closes the distance and clinches.
Montanti fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Montanti blocks a body shot from Maldonado.
Montanti fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Maldonado misses with a punch on the inside.
Maldonado struggles to land a body shot inside as Montanti controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldonado tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Montanti's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maldonado creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Maldonado working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Maldonado scores with a shoulder strike.
Montanti is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Maldonado to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommaso Montanti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maldonado can't find room to land a body shot as Montanti controls the action.
Maldonado misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Montanti has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Maldonado goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Montanti jumps guard but Maldonado turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Maldonado struggles to land a body shot inside as Montanti controls his hands.
Maldonado struggles to land a body shot inside as Montanti controls his hands.
Montanti lands a hook to the side of the head.
Montanti takes a shot to the head.
Maldonado misses with some punches.
Maldonado misses with the head strike.
Montanti misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maldonado.
Montanti jumps guard but Maldonado stands there with Montanti around his waist. Montanti gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Maldonado.
Montanti blocks a body shot from Maldonado.
Maldonado can't find room to land a body shot as Montanti controls the action.
Maldonado lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maldonado lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Montanti backwards.
Maldonado struggles to land a body shot inside as Montanti controls his hands.
Maldonado goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maldonado tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Montanti's elbow.
Maldonado working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Maldonado doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Montanti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Maldonado.
Maldonado uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Montanti.
Maldonado takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Maldonado goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montanti dips to his left and cracks Maldonado with an uppercut!
Maldonado uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Montanti.
Left hook, right uppercut from Montanti.
Maldonado pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Montanti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maldonado swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A swing and a miss from Montanti.
Maldonado looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A left lands for Montanti.
Montanti slips a jab from Maldonado.
Maldonado misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Montanti tries to counter by clinching up but Maldonado breaks away and moves out of range.
Maldonado slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldonado throws a sloppy body shot
and Maldonado takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Montanti looks to land a left hand but Maldonado moved out of range nicely.
Maldonado jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice defenses there by Maldonado.
Maldonado scores with a head kick. Montanti tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Montanti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maldonado tries to counter with a clinch but Montanti shakes him off and moves away.
Maldonado drops Montanti with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Montanti looks back up at him and smiles so Maldonado waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
A swing and a miss from Montanti.
Jab, jab by Montanti - just one landing.
Maldonado fakes the leg kick and cracks Montanti in the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Geovanni Maldonado showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tommaso Montanti's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Maldonado lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Montanti - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Maldonado!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Geovanni Maldonado!
Geovanni Maldonado seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zackary Zimmerman (ranked 2444 p4p, 2316 weight class) and Ezekiel Benton (ranked 289 p4p, 272 weight class). Zimmerman kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Remember The Name - Fort Minor. The key to victory for Zackary Zimmerman has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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254
4 - 1 - 0 |
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260
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zackary Zimmerman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ezekiel Benton!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Illya Tyunina.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Both fighters are only really looking to counter, so after a good 30 seconds of circling each other endlessly, the referee has stepped in and told them both to be more aggressive.
Zimmerman lands a jab to the nose.
Zimmerman circles away from the clinch attempt
and Zimmerman counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Benton has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Benton is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Zimmerman is defending well.
Benton is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Zimmerman is defending well.
Benton fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Zackary Zimmerman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ezekiel Benton.
Benton goes for a takedown attempt but Zimmerman pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Benton shoots and misses
and Zimmerman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zimmerman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benton darts in trying to clinch
and Zimmerman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
No luck for Benton with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benton shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Zimmerman to counter with a crisp jab.
Benton with a lazy takedown attempt
and Zimmerman counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benton with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Zimmerman to counter with a crisp jab.
Benton throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Zimmerman was covering up waiting for the punch and Benton finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Zimmerman can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Benton controls the pace.
It looks like Benton might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zimmerman throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zackary Zimmerman dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Benton shoots and misses
and Zimmerman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zimmerman is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Benton wants to clinch
and Zimmerman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zackary Zimmerman is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zimmerman lands a big uppercut and Benton crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Benton looks OK. Zimmerman waves Benton back to his feet!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton misses with a takedown
and Zimmerman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Benton shoots and misses
and Zimmerman counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Benton badly! Zimmerman follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Benton out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Zimmerman finished him against the cage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Zackary Zimmerman!
During a confident post fight interview, Zackary Zimmerman thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chico Fontaine (ranked 3144 p4p, 1888 weight class) and Ippo Makunouchi (ranked 356 p4p, 221 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Fontaine might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to You're Gonna Learn a Lesson in this Delicatessen. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chico Fontaine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ippo Makunouchi!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makunouchi slips under a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Fontaine there.
It looks like Ippo Makunouchi has been cut.
Chico Fontaine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fontaine wants to clinch.
Makunouchi throws a combination. Fontaine tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fontaine definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A left lands for Makunouchi.
Fontaine looks to land a right hand but Makunouchi moved out of range.
Makunouchi lands a lovely overhand right.
Makunouchi throws a hook but Fontaine avoids it easily.
Fontaine looks to throw the jab but Makunouchi is out of range.
Makunouchi shapes to counter with a head kick.
Makunouchi moves away from the strike by Fontaine.
Fontaine misses with a hook.
Fontaine clinches up with Makunouchi and pushes him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Fontaine.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fontaine throws a head punch that misses.
Fontaine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fontaine misses with a punch on the inside.
Fontaine throws a head punch that misses.
Fontaine lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Makunouchi backwards.
Makunouchi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Makunouchi blocks an uppercut.
Makunouchi is looking to break free of the clinch but Fontaine has double underhooks.
Makunouchi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch on the inside from Fontaine fails to land.
Fontaine keeps control of Makunouchi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fontaine misses with some punches.
Makunouchi is trying to force a seperation but Fontaine has the dominant position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Makunouchi.
Fontaine working aggressively here.
Makunouchi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fontaine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Makunouchi breaks the clinch.
Makunouchi fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Fontaine to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Fontaine looks to clinch but Makunouchi throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Fontaine taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ippo Makunouchi!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tembakan Pasti (ranked 2575 p4p, 2238 weight class) and Andreas Burns (ranked 311 p4p, 271 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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225
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Excellent MT
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tembakan Pasti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andreas Burns!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pasti is looking to clinch.
Burns throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice cross by Pasti.
Pasti gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Burns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pasti.
Burns blocks an uppercut.
Burns working aggressively here.
Pasti throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pasti lands with a right to the head.
Pasti throws a punch but it's blocked by Burns.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns tries to throw a body punch but Pasti avoids it by throwing Burns back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Pasti.
Pasti tries a knee to the head but Burns blocks it.
Pasti throws an elbow that misses.
Pasti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Burns blocking some punches.
Burns can't break the clinch.
Pasti lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Andreas Burns has been cut.
Burns stalling the fight.
Pasti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burns makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Burns blocks an uppercut.
Burns blocking some punches.
Pasti throws a punch but it's blocked by Burns.
Pasti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pasti throws a head punch that misses.
Pasti lands with a right to the head.
Burns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pasti throws an elbow that misses.
Pasti looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Burns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pasti softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pasti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pasti tries a knee to the head but Burns blocks it.
Pasti misses with a knee to the head.
Pasti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burns pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pasti on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pasti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Burns.
Burns is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Pasti with a body shot.
Good exchange - Pasti coming out on top.
Burns misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pasti lands with an uppercut that bounces Burns off the cage and back into range.
Pasti tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Burns counters with a nice body shot.
Burns swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns missing with a left hand there. Pasti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Burns takes one to the chin there.
Pasti tries to work over Burns's front leg with a kick but Burns checks it.
Pasti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burns.
Pasti connects with a single shot there.
Pasti throws a lazy head kick
and Burns counters with a straight right hand.
Pasti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burns.
Burns throws a counter combo.
A swing and a miss from Pasti.
Pasti pushes Burns up against the cage in a clinch.
Pasti misses with the head strike.
Pasti scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pasti lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pasti.
Burns blocking some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pasti throws an elbow that misses.
Pasti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Burns lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Burns as Pasti tries to tie him up.
Burns avoiding damage as Pasti throws knees to the body.
Burns prevents a body shot from Pasti.
Burns tries to throw a body punch but Pasti avoids it by throwing Burns back against the cage.
Pasti misses with an elbow over the top.
Burns misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Burns fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Burns.
Pasti is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pasti throws an elbow that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tembakan Pasti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andreas Burns's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Burns avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pasti on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Burns keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pasti.
A big left from Pasti misses.
Tembakan Pasti is winning the standup battle so far.
Pasti throws a lazy uppercut
and Burns connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pasti tries to clinch but Burns moves away
and Burns counters with a nice right hand that sends Pasti toppling to the canvas! Pasti scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Burns finish him?!
Pasti is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pasti swings widly with a right hand
and Burns makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Burns swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pasti swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pasti throws a lazy uppercut
and Burns counters with a crisp right hand that drops Pasti! Burns lets Pasti back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Oh Pasti is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pasti looks to clinch
and Burns counters with a big left hand that crumples Pasti! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Andreas Burns!
After the fight, Andreas Burns was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Oskar Gudmundsson (ranked 1286 p4p, 1608 weight class) and Lucian Lindsey (ranked 115 p4p, 142 weight class). Gudmundsson comes to the cage accompanied by All It Takes - Karnivool. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Lucian Lindsey enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Oskar Gudmundsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Lucian Lindsey!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindsey shoots in for a double leg but Gudmundsson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lindsey tries to clinch
and Gudmundsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lindsey misses with a takedown attempt - Gudmundsson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lindsey or perhaps it was just good defense by Gudmundsson, which made it look bad.
Gudmundsson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Oskar Gudmundsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucian Lindsey.
Lindsey looks to clinch
and Gudmundsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lindsey moves into the clinch.
Gudmundsson lands with a short shot to the head.
Gudmundsson avoiding damage as Lindsey throws knees to the body.
Lindsey tries to throw a body punch but Gudmundsson avoids it by throwing Lindsey back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Gudmundsson.
Lindsey goes for a takedown attempt but Gudmundsson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lindsey tries to clinch but Gudmundsson moves away
and Gudmundsson counters with a left to the body.
Lindsey looks for a takedown but Gudmundsson sprawls well.
A counter left hand to the body from Gudmundsson misses its target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lindsey fails with a takedown attempt.
A quick step to the side and Gudmundsson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindsey closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gudmundsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gudmundsson scores with a shot to the body.
Gudmundsson fakes the body blow, causing Lindsey to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Lindsey goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Oskar Gudmundsson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yuichiro Nagashima (ranked 583 p4p, 2552 weight class) and Duke Nukem (ranked 61 p4p, 216 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Yuichiro Nagashima has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Yuichiro Nagashima seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Yuichiro Nagashima!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Duke Nukem!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Nagashima.
Nagashima misses the shot to the body.
Nagashima fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nukem manages to avoid it.
Nagashima throws a hook to the side of Nukem's head but Nukem sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nukem changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A swing and a miss from Nagashima.
Nagashima is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nagashima slips under a jab from Nukem.
Nukem throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nagashima stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nukem thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nagashima avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nagashima connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagashima just misses with a punch to the body.
Nagashima throws a body punch but Nukem moves out of range.
Nukem looks to score with a jab to the body but Nagashima is just out of range.
Nukem looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Nagashima!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nagashima wants to control but Nukem postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagashima is looking for a sweep.
Nukem controlling the position from side mount.
Nagashima gets back to half guard.
Nagashima wants to improve his position but Nukem is controlling well.
Nagashima wants to control but Nukem is keeping busy.
Nukem prevents Nagashima from improving his position.
Nagashima has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nukem is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nukem lands with a punch from half guard.
Nagashima looking for submissions off his back.
Nukem is just content to waste time from the top position. Nagashima takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Nukem wants to control from the top but Nagashima keeps moving.
Nukem got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nagashima has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Nukem has managed to get both his arms back between Nagashima's legs - danger averted.
Nukem trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nukem wants to control from the top but Nagashima keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagashima working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nukem doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nukem manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nukem advances to half guard.
Nice strikes from Nukem there.
Nagashima is pressing down on Nukem's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Nagashima controls Nukem momentarily but Nukem frees himself.
Nukem postures up in Nagashima's guard and throws a big left but Nagashima blocks it.
Nukem trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Nagashima manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Nukem holds on and takes a little breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nukem keeping full guard, as Nagashima tries to pass.
Nukem wants to improve his position but instead Nagashima has moved into half guard.
Nukem keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nagashima is working for a submission of some sort.
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 Yuichiro Nagashima will probably get the nod.
That's time! Nagashima's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nagashima throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nukem lands with a nice body punch.
Nukem on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Yuichiro Nagashima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Nagashima throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nukem with the counter takedown but Nagashima avoids it easily.
Nukem walks into a left hand.
Nagashima throws out a loose jab but Nukem uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nukem tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nagashima misses the shot to the body.
Nukem tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nagashima swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And Nukem tries to counter it with a takedown but Nagashima pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nagashima tries to sprawl but Nukem drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Nukem frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nagashima can't escape the position.
Nukem cracks Nagashima with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nukem cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Nagashima tries to reverse the position but Nukem maintains control.
Nagashima regains half guard.
Nukem trying to control the pace.
Duke Nukem has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nukem working over Nagashima with some ground and pound. Nagashima looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nagashima wants to get back to full guard but Nukem has mounted him!
Nagashima wants to hold on but Nukem pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nagashima is squirming around, avoiding Nukem's attempts to control the action.
Nagashima tries to lock up and control but Nukem gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nukem dominating with strikes here.
Nukem breaks from Nagashima's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Nukem dominating with strikes here.
Nagashima gets back to half guard.
Nukem is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nagashima makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nagashima.
Nukem lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nukem postures up.
Nagashima looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Nukem puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nukem prevents Nagashima from improving his position.
Nukem is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Nagashima slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Nukem wants to pass to mount but Nagashima is defending the position.
Nukem lands strikes from half guard.
Nukem seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nagashima does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nagashima is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nukem pulls his head out easily.
Nukem is trying to control. Nagashima wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nukem lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagashima has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nukem is working away from the top position though.
Nukem is looking to advance position but Nagashima won't allow it.
Nukem trying to control from half guard but Nagashima is working away.
Nagashima is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nukem pulls his head out easily.
Nukem seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Still in half guard, Nukem seems content to control.
Nukem winds up and cracks Nagashima with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Duke Nukem showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nukem throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nukem throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nukem throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nagashima takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nagashima fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nagashima jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nagashima throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nukem sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nukem scores with a takedown into Nagashima's guard.
Nagashima is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nukem landing with the ground and pound.
Nukem content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagashima is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nukem defends well.
Nukem wants to control from the top but Nagashima keeps moving.
Nukem is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Nukem working some strikes from top position.
Nagashima working for a triangle but Nukem defends it easily.
Nukem with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
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.
Nagashima not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nagashima utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nukem slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Nukem stands up over Nagashima, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nukem slips nicely into half guard.
Nagashima is staying active underneath Nukem, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Nukem perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Nagashima tries to get to full guard but Nukem has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nukem connects with a nice short shot to Nagashima's temple.
Nukem takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nagashima is holding on to half guard well.
Nukem winds up and cracks Nagashima with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nukem trying to mount his opponent but Nagashima defends it.
Nukem 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.
Nukem is nestled in close to Nagashima, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nukem wants to pass the guard but Nagashima is defending well.
Nukem is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagashima is doing well to control the position and prevent Nukem from advancing to side control.
Nagashima looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Nukem is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nukem scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nukem lands strikes from half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nukem wants to take a breather but Nagashima is having none of it.
Nukem is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nagashima is looking for a sweep. Nukem is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Duke Nukem really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nagashima throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nukem slips a jab from Nagashima.
Nukem drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Nagashima defends it well.
Nukem shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nagashima defends it nicely.
Nagashima was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nagashima throws out a loose jab but Nukem uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nukem looks to land a right hand but Nagashima moved out of range.
Nagashima throws a looping overhand right but Nukem ducks down to avoid it.
Nagashima fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nukem on the side of the head.
Nukem swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nagashima avoids the body shot from Nukem.
Nagashima misses with the combination.
A shot to the body from Nagashima misses
and Nukem counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nukem.
Nukem sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagashima throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nukem working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nagashima is trying to keep Nukem in close.
Nagashima had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nukem defends it easily.
Nukem slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Nukem scoring with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Nukem's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Nagashima is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nukem wants to control but Nagashima is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Nukem's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Nagashima wants to control but Nukem postures up.
Nagashima is looking for a sweep.
Nukem trying to control the action but Nagashima is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Nagashima takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nukem grinds an elbow into Nagashima's temple.
You can see the frustration on Nagashima's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nagashima trying to remain calm as Nukem controls from the top position.
Nagashima wants to control but Nukem postures up.
Nukem scoring with punches from side control.
Nukem trying to control the action but Nagashima is working from the bottom.
Nukem is putting a hurting on Nagashima here, landing some big shots from side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nukem cracks Nagashima with a big right hand but Nagashima just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Duke Nukem dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Nagashima throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nukem throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nagashima throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch combination from Nagashima misses.
And Nukem tries to counter it with a takedown but Nagashima pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nukem throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nagashima sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nukem throws a lazy uppercut
letting Nagashima counter with a right hand.
Nukem misses the shot to the body.
Nukem uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nagashima.
Nukem takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nukem misses with a hook to the body
and Nagashima counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nukem throws a good cross that connects.
Nagashima throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nagashima throws a lazy right hand but Nukem sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Nukem does it's job there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nagashima. Nukem does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nukem throws a shot to the body.
Nukem closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Nagashima quickly recovers to half guard.
Nagashima looking for submissions off his back.
Nagashima is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Nukem pulls his head out easily.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Nagashima on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nukem landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nukem wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nagashima keeps working.
Nukem is pressing down on Nagashima's thigh, looking to free his foot. Nagashima is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nukem winds up and cracks Nagashima with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nukem seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nagashima is rocked!
Nukem slows the pace down in half guard.
Nukem takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Oh Nagashima is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Well, if Nukem is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight� I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza� Yum. Can't wait.
Nagashima gets full guard.
Nukem lands a couple of elbows.
Nukem is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Nukem stands up over Nagashima, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nukem is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Nagashima had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nukem defends it easily.
Nukem distracts Nagashima with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Nukem preventing the sweep.
Nukem working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nagashima has his foot on Nukem's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Nukem works his way back into a safe position though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nagashima being controlled here, momentarily.
Yuichiro Nagashima has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagashima is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Nukem is aware though and is defending well.
Nukem landing some decent shots from guard.
Nukem showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Nagashima looking for a guillotine here but Nukem defends easily.
Nukem sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Duke Nukem is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nagashima seems to have got his legs back now.
Nagashima looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nukem avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nukem wants to pass the guard but Nagashima is keeping the position.
Nukem looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Let's hope that Nukem has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Duke Nukem comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Nukem 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 45:50
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 46:49
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duke Nukem!
Duke Nukem is the new featherweight champion!
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