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BC FIGHT NIGHT 24 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Mitchell (ranked 5103 p4p, 3639 weight class) and Jahsem Onfoy (ranked 461 p4p, 385 weight class). Mitchell comes to the cage accompanied by I Think We're Alone Now. Onfoy has chosen #Imsippinteainyohood 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arthur Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jahsem Onfoy!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Onfoy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mitchell catches Onfoy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A left lands for Onfoy.
Onfoy lands a nice hook to Mitchell's body. Mitchell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Onfoy does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Onfoy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mitchell is looking to counter punch.
Onfoy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mitchell was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Onfoy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Onfoy ducks right into an uppercut from Mitchell.
Onfoy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mitchell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Onfoy misses with a hook.
Onfoy goes for a double leg but Mitchell avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Mitchell continues to drive forward.
It looked like Mitchell wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mitchell takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mitchell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Onfoy.
Onfoy has closed the distance and engaged Mitchell in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell gets underhooks to prevent Onfoy's takedown attempt.
Arthur Mitchell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jahsem Onfoy.
Onfoy drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mitchell gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mitchell breaks from the clinch.
Onfoy scores with a jab.
Mitchell scores with a hook to the body. Onfoy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Onfoy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Onfoy takes a swing at Mitchell's ribcage but misses.
Mitchell slaps away a takedown attempt from Onfoy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell connects with a single shot there.
 It looks like Jahsem Onfoy has been cut.
Arthur Mitchell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Onfoy connects with a body shot.
Mitchell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Onfoy.
A punch combination from Onfoy misses.
Mitchell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mitchell is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mitchell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Onfoy manages to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mitchell checks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Mitchell on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell scores with a body shot.
Mitchell falls off balance throwing a combination
and Onfoy counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mitchell works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mitchell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Onfoy working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Onfoy postures up.
Mitchell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Onfoy wants to control from the top but Mitchell keeps moving.
Mitchell throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jahsem Onfoy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jahsem Onfoy's cut.
That's time! Mitchell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Onfoy lands an overhand right.
Onfoy misses with a double jab
and Mitchell counters with a stiff right hand.
Mitchell staying out of range there.
Jahsem Onfoy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mitchell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Onfoy.
Onfoy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Onfoy ducks under a wild hook from Mitchell.
And Onfoy tries to counter it with a takedown but Mitchell pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Onfoy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mitchell momentarily.
Mitchell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell throws a series of punches but Onfoy avoids them all with ease.
Onfoy takes a swing at Mitchell's ribcage but misses.
Mitchell swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Onfoy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Onfoy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mitchell misses with a lunging right hand
and Onfoy counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Onfoy won't allow Mitchell to sweep him here.
Onfoy looking to pass the guard.
Onfoy preventing the sweep.
Mitchell manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Onfoy manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell looking to pass the guard.
Onfoy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Onfoy is on top in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mitchell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Onfoy throwing strikes but missing.
Onfoy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mitchell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Mitchell keeping moving, preventing Onfoy from controlling successfully.
Mitchell looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mitchell is working hard here to advance position.
Mitchell keeping full guard, as Onfoy tries to pass.
Mitchell is trying to keep Onfoy in close.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Onfoy misses the jab.
Mitchell throwing a counter right hand but Onfoy manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Onfoy tries to score with a low kick but Mitchell moves his leg out of the way.
Onfoy shoots in for a takedown but Mitchell shows good takedown defense.
The crowd cheers as Mitchell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Onfoy doesn't seem phased though.
Onfoy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mitchell looks to land a right hand but Onfoy moved out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Onfoy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mitchell jabs Onfoy right on the nose. Onfoy blinks but takes it well.
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 Arthur Mitchell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jahsem Onfoy's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Mitchell throws out a loose jab but Onfoy uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Onfoy is defended easily by Mitchell.
Mitchell stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mitchell wants it to stay on the feet.
Mitchell takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Onfoy defending well as Mitchell loads up on a big left hand.
Onfoy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Arthur Mitchell is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Onfoy ducks under a wild hook from Mitchell.
Onfoy drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Mitchell defends it well.
A clash of legs there as Mitchell blocks the low kick.
A big right from Mitchell misses.
Mitchell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Onfoy.
Onfoy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Onfoy throws a body kick that misses.
Mitchell throws a big counter combination but Onfoy scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Mitchell lands a jab to the head.
Mitchell with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Onfoy to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Mitchell catches Onfoy right on the button with a cross.
Onfoy misses with a body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mitchell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Onfoy takes a swing at Mitchell's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Mitchell wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Onfoy 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mitchell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from Mitchell on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mitchell fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Onfoy works the jab nicely.
Mitchell gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Onfoy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mitchell.
Onfoy tries to land a front kick but Mitchell steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A little feinted left hand from Mitchell on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Onfoy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mitchell looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Onfoy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mitchell throws a predictable looking body shot
and Onfoy counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Onfoy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell has control of Onfoy's left arm, preventing Onfoy from doing any damage.
Mitchell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Onfoy is one step ahead there.
Onfoy trying to control the position from guard on top but Mitchell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mitchell wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jahsem Onfoy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Onfoy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jahsem Onfoy!
During a confident post fight interview, Jahsem Onfoy 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 Franco Ruggeri (ranked 5231 p4p, 2632 weight class) and Mats Olle Soderlund (ranked 451 p4p, 300 weight class). Soderlund has chosen Gunther - Ding Dong Song as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Mats Olle Soderlund is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Franco Ruggeri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mats Olle Soderlund!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Soderlund.
Ruggeri has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Ruggeri throws a body shot but no joy.
Ruggeri swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Soderlund.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ruggeri.
Ruggeri misses with a leg kick
and Soderlund makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Ruggeri really felt that one!
Ruggeri tries to land a body kick
and Soderlund counters with a good, hard body kick but Ruggeri shrugs it off.
Soderlund throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruggeri lands with a kick to the ribs.
Ruggeri slips a straight right by Soderlund.
Soderlund scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruggeri throws a leg kick
and Soderlund counters with a stiff right hand.
 It looks like Franco Ruggeri has been cut.
Ruggeri on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Soderlund. Soderlund obviously looking to wear him down.
Ruggeri misses with a jab to the body
and Soderlund counters with a nice uppercut.
Ruggeri scores with a decent looking hook.
Ruggeri fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Soderlund is out of range.
Soderlund is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A low kick from Ruggeri misses
and Soderlund counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ruggeri misses with a looping left.
Soderlund looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ruggeri jabs Soderlund to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soderlund lands an overhand right.
Ruggeri walks forward, straight into a front kick from Soderlund.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruggeri throws a leg kick that is checked
and Soderlund counters with a stiff right hand.
Soderlund drops Ruggeri with a huge uppercut! Ruggeri drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Soderlund is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mats Olle Soderlund!
Mats Olle Soderlund 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 Baron Welch (ranked 3564 p4p, 24637 weight class) and Ricardo Diaz (ranked 225 p4p, 282 weight class). Welch comes to the cage accompanied by Red Light. Diaz has chosen Green Goblin Mode 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Baron Welch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Ricardo Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Welch swats away the attempt to clinch by Diaz.
Diaz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Welch.
Welch tries to keep at a distance but Diaz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Diaz looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Diaz gets underhooks to prevent Welch's takedown attempt.
Diaz stalling.
Diaz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Baron Welch has been cut.
Welch turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Welch lands an elbow.
Welch controls the position from side control.
Welch lands a nice forearm strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Welch working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Welch is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Welch cracks Diaz with a big elbow.
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.
Welch looks up at the clock and then as Diaz takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Welch smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Welch has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Diaz!
Welch lands a couple of good shots and Diaz has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Diaz is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Welch.
Welch lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Diaz hold on?!
Welch scores with punches from the back.
Welch softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Welch scores with strikes from the back.
Diaz is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Welch.
Diaz covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Welch scores with punches from the back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Welch landing with strikes.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Welch controlling the positon.
Welch lands with a hammerfist to the side of Diaz's head.
Welch punches Diaz on the ear.
Welch lands strikes to the head.
Welch punches Diaz on the ear.
Diaz is covering up but some of the strikes from Welch are getting through and doing damage.
Welch connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Diaz to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is trapped and Welch is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Welch 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.
Welch lands a shot to the body.
Welch has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Diaz's body.
Welch has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Diaz.
Welch is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Diaz up.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Welch controlling the positon.
Can Diaz hold on?! Welch is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Welch seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Welch scores with strikes from the back.
Welch punishes Diaz with strikes from the back mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Welch really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Diaz.
Welch working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Diaz is doing well to defend. Welch seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Diaz is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Baron Welch!
The defeated Ricardo Diaz had this to say: 'I want to thank our lord and saviour Jesus Christ, for everyone watching just remember you can be saved.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kamil Magomedov (ranked 24618 p4p, 2150 weight class) and Giorgi Gorgodze (ranked 528 p4p, 272 weight class). Kamil Magomedov 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kamil Magomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Giorgi Gorgodze!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gorgodze fails with the takedown.
Magomedov closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gorgodze to the mat! Gorgodze manages to get full guard.
Magomedov content to stall in guard here.
Gorgodze looking for a sweep. Not yet Gorgodze, not yet.
Gorgodze keeping moving, preventing Magomedov from controlling successfully.
Gorgodze looking to hit a scissor sweep but Magomedov is one step ahead there.
Magomedov trying to control the position from guard on top but Gorgodze is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gorgodze looking for a sweep. Not yet Gorgodze, not yet.
Magomedov wants to control from the top but Gorgodze keeps moving.
Gorgodze looking for a sweep. Not yet Gorgodze, not yet.
Magomedov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Magomedov wants to control from the top but Gorgodze keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Magomedov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gorgodze swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Magomedov trying to control but Gorgodze is working from the bottom.
Gorgodze looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Magomedov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gorgodze swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Magomedov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gorgodze seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gorgodze shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Gorgodze was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Magomedov tries to buck Gorgodze off but Gorgodze is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov dodges the ground and pound from Gorgodze.
Magomedov can't do much from the bottom here.
Gorgodze misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Gorgodze sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Magomedov is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Gorgodze lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Magomedov down.
Magomedov manages to get back to half guard.
Gorgodze scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gorgodze prevents Magomedov from improving his position.
Magomedov is pressing down on Gorgodze's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Magomedov looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Magomedov managing to control the position.
Gorgodze trying to control the position from guard on top but Magomedov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Magomedov is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorgodze controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gorgodze trying to control but Magomedov is working from the bottom.
Gorgodze 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.
Magomedov trying to keep a closed guard but Gorgodze is proving a slippery customer.
Gorgodze looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Magomedov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gorgodze defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gorgodze trying to control the position from guard on top but Magomedov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gorgodze stays in close to Magomedov's body and controls the position.
Gorgodze won't allow Magomedov to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Magomedov working a defensive guard here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Magomedov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gorgodze trying to control the position from guard on top but Magomedov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gorgodze with a flurry of punches that miss.
Magomedov wants to hit a sweep here but Gorgodze passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Magomedov there!
The referee warns Magomedov that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Magomedov is looking to improve his position but Gorgodze isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Magomedov tries to hold on but Gorgodze postures up.
Gorgodze controlling from the full mount.
Magomedov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Giorgi Gorgodze dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Magomedov scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Magomedov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gorgodze manages to get to full guard.
Gorgodze manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Magomedov manages to get himself to full guard.
Magomedov looking to control.
Gorgodze is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gorgodze throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov looking for a sweep. Not yet Magomedov, not yet.
Gorgodze content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorgodze throws a big elbow that misses.
Magomedov keeping moving, preventing Gorgodze from controlling successfully.
Magomedov is trying to control the position but Gorgodze postures up.
Magomedov is controlling Gorgodze's posture.
Gorgodze wants to control from the top but Magomedov keeps moving.
Magomedov looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gorgodze trying to control the position from guard on top but Magomedov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gorgodze landing some decent shots from guard.
Magomedov wants to sweep here but Gorgodze controlling him for the moment.
Magomedov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
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.
Magomedov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gorgodze gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Magomedov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gorgodze doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gorgodze manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Magomedov wants to sweep but no luck.
Gorgodze is looking to work some ground and pound but Magomedov has wrist control.
Gorgodze missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Magomedov managing to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Magomedov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gorgodze keeping control of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov is taking a breather. Gorgodze says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Gorgodze is looking for a sweep. Magomedov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Magomedov is keen to just control but Gorgodze is a slippery customer.
Gorgodze is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Magomedov's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Magomedov's back!
Gorgodze is trying to control but Magomedov is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Magomedov wants to hold on but Gorgodze pushes him away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Gorgodze cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Magomedov is trying to escape the mount.
Magomedov regains half guard.
Giorgi Gorgodze has got the better of the ground game so far.
Magomedov is looking for a sweep. Gorgodze is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Magomedov holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Magomedov tries to get to full guard but Gorgodze has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorgodze content to control rather than advance.
Magomedov is looking to improve his position.
Magomedov controlling the position well.
Gorgodze controlling the action here.
Gorgodze 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gorgodze sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Magomedov defending well though.
Magomedov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gorgodze is working away from the top position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Giorgi Gorgodze will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Magomedov scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Gorgodze is trying is best to control the position here.
Gorgodze wants to improve his position but Magomedov is controlling well.
Gorgodze is holding on to half guard well.
Magomedov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gorgodze keeps working.
Magomedov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gorgodze sees it coming and defends easily.
Magomedov is keen to just control but Gorgodze is a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gorgodze tries to get to full guard but Magomedov has control of the leg.
Magomedov is trying to control. Gorgodze wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Magomedov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gorgodze defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magomedov is keen to just control but Gorgodze is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorgodze manages to get to full guard.
Magomedov is fighting to break Gorgodze's control of his arms but Gorgodze is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Gorgodze keeping moving, preventing Magomedov from controlling successfully.
Gorgodze is controlling Magomedov's posture.
Gorgodze keeping moving, preventing Magomedov from controlling successfully.
Gorgodze lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gorgodze accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gorgodze throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Magomedov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorgodze in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gorgodze content to stall in guard here.
Gorgodze scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gorgodze scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Magomedov working a defensive guard but Gorgodze passes into half guard.
Magomedov is trying to control but can't.
Magomedov tries to get to full guard but Gorgodze has control of the leg.
Gorgodze trying to control the action but Magomedov is working from the bottom.
Magomedov is trying to maintain the position but Gorgodze is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorgodze drops an elbow to the side of Magomedov's head.
Magomedov is looking to improve his position.
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. Gorgodze connects with a nice short shot to Magomedov's temple.
Gorgodze trying to control from half guard but Magomedov is working away.
Gorgodze takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Magomedov is trying to get back to full guard.
Gorgodze is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gorgodze is thwarting Magomedov's attempts to control the position.
Gorgodze trying to mount his opponent but Magomedov defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov wants to control but Gorgodze is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Magomedov is pressing down on Gorgodze's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Magomedov is trying to keep Gorgodze in close.
Magomedov is adopting a defensive guard.
Gorgodze is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gorgodze trying to control but Magomedov is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Magomedov throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gorgodze was covering up waiting for the punch and Magomedov finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gorgodze keeping moving, preventing Magomedov from controlling successfully.
Kamil Magomedov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gorgodze manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Magomedov manages to get himself to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Giorgi Gorgodze.
I've got Gorgodze winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giorgi Gorgodze!
A victorious Giorgi Gorgodze thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Davis Chang (ranked 1527 p4p, 1516 weight class) and Crazy Mike (ranked 202 p4p, 199 weight class). Crazy Mike has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Davis Chang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Crazy Mike!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chang tries for a takedown but Mike sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mike scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mike lands a right hook to the body.
Mike moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mike throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Chang is breathing heavily.
Mike scores with a jab to the body.
Chang tries for a takedown but Mike sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mike lands a big uppercut and Chang crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Chang looks OK. Mike waves Chang back to his feet!
 Chang is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mike grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Chang takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Mike cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Crazy Mike!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Justice Kingston (ranked 2369 p4p, 443 weight class) and Mike Preston (ranked 231 p4p, 52 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Justice Kingston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Preston!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingston is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Preston.
Kingston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Preston.
A big right from Kingston misses.
Kingston looks to land a right hand but Preston moved out of range.
Preston looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kingston takes one to the chin there.
Kingston throws a nice looking combination but Preston bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kingston definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Preston misses with a hook.
Preston throws a head kick but Kingston moves out of range.
Kingston walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Preston keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kingston.
Kingston uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Preston.
Preston has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Kingston is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Kingston with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Preston to score with a decent uppercut.
Kingston is rocked!
Kingston lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Preston backs up against the cage.
Oh Kingston is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kingston ducks under a wild hook from Preston.
Kingston looks to throw the jab but Preston is out of range.
Kingston seems to have got his legs back now.
Kingston looks to land a left hand but Preston moved out of range nicely.
Preston misses with a hook. Kingston ducked under it nicely.
Preston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Preston throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kingston looks to land a combination but Preston avoids it well.
It seemed like Preston was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kingston throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Preston.
Preston connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kingston avoids the head kick by Preston.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston throws a hook but Preston blocks it.
Preston looks to land a left hand but Kingston moved out of range nicely.
Preston moves out of range of the strikes.
Kingston moves out of range as Preston strikes.
Preston misses with a looping left.
Kingston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Preston circles away quickly and effectively.
Kingston misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kingston throws out a loose jab but Preston uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Kingston misses.
Preston showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kingston.
Kingston displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Preston throws out the jab.
Preston lands with a cross.
Preston misses with a head kick.
Preston uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kingston has time to react.
Preston ducks under a wild hook from Kingston.
Kingston slips under a jab from Preston.
Kingston looks to land a combination but Preston avoids it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Preston lands the left hand.
Kingston keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Preston.
Kingston ducks under a wild hook from Preston.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingston avoids the head kick by Preston.
Kingston loads up on a big right hand but Preston slips the punch.
Decent striking displayed by Preston there.
A big left from Kingston misses.
Kingston misses with a left hand
and Preston counters with a big right hand! Oh Kingston is in trouble here! Preston follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Preston!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kresimir Ilic (ranked 1940 p4p, 1513 weight class) and Summit Panda (ranked 250 p4p, 198 weight class). Ilic comes to the cage accompanied by Ako ne znaš šta je bilo. 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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kresimir Ilic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Summit Panda!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panda moves in looking to clinch but Ilic pushes him off.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ilic. Panda shrugs it off though.
Panda closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ilic counters with a nice uppercut.
Ilic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Panda has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ilic tries to land a front kick but Panda steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Panda tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ilic counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ilic takes one to the chin there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panda rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Ilic counter with a right hand.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ilic. Panda shrugs it off though.
Panda bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ilic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilic throws a hook but Panda blocks it.
Panda has closed the distance and engaged Ilic in a clinch.
Panda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Panda misses with a punch on the inside.
Panda blocks a body shot from Ilic.
Panda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ilic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ilic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ilic breaks the clinch.
Panda ducks under a wild hook from Ilic.
Ilic with a nice calf kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ilic!
Panda has managed to clinch.
Panda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Panda lands with a right to the head.
Panda lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Panda misses with some punches.
Ilic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Panda gets a clinch.
Ilic has had enough of the clinch but Panda keeps him there for the moment.
Panda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Panda working aggressively here.
Panda misses with a punch to the body.
Panda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Panda doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Panda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Ilic.
Ilic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Panda struggles to land a body shot inside as Ilic controls his hands.
Panda blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ilic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Panda misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Ilic as the two fighters clinch.
Ilic has a couple of punches blocked by Panda.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panda makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Panda.
Ilic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Panda takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
We've been told by Ilic's head coaches at D.C. Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Panda avoids a kick to the body.
Ilic throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ilic throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Panda closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ilic counters with a nice uppercut.
Ilic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Panda closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Panda lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ilic blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ilic is leaning against Panda and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ilic has a couple of punches blocked by Panda.
A head punch on the inside from Panda fails to land.
Ilic blocking some punches.
Ilic lands a left hand.
Ilic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ilic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ilic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ilic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Panda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ilic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Panda rushes Ilic and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ilic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ilic.
Ilic scores with a sloppy right hand. Panda should have avoided that one.
A big right from Ilic misses.
Summit Panda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Panda misses with an uppercut
and Ilic counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kresimir Ilic dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ilic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ilic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Panda tries to close the distance and clinch but Ilic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Panda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ilic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ilic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Panda can do to turn this around?
Panda 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.
A punch lands to the side of Ilic 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ilic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ilic scores with the left hand. Panda knows he should have avoided that one.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Panda in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Panda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ilic moves away.
Ilic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ilic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Panda takes one to the chin there.
Ilic looks to land a body kick but Panda moved away.
Ilic takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Panda moves away.
Panda steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ilic.
Panda staying out of range there.
Panda closes the distance and clinches.
Panda fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ilic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Panda tries to clinch but Ilic is having none of it.
Panda scores with a hook to the body. Ilic takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Panda ducks right into an uppercut from Ilic.
Ilic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Panda doesn't seem bothered though.
Panda closes the distance and clinches.
Panda scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Panda lands a right hand.
Ilic lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left hand lands to the body for Panda.
Ilic swings wildly with an uppercut but Panda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Panda throws a punch but it's blocked by Ilic.
Ilic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ilic is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ilic throws a big shot that misses.
Ilic sets himself, and Panda steps forward looking for the clinch! Ilic avoids it this time.
Panda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ilic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Panda is looking to clinch.
Panda tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ilic counters with a straight right hand.
Ilic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ilic is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ilic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Panda throws out the jab.
Panda moves in looking to clinch but Ilic pushes him off.
Panda closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ilic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilic swats away the attempt to clinch by Panda.
A big right from Ilic misses.
Ilic lands a big head kick that sends Panda tumbling to the mat! Ilic takes a step backwards and waves Panda back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Panda looks to clinch
and Ilic counters with a straight right hand.
Ilic fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Panda checks it well.
Panda moves out of range of the strikes.
Panda is looking to clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ilic. That's going to slow Panda down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ilic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ilic keeps the fight on the outside.
Ilic appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Panda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ilic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Panda tries to close the distance and clinch but Ilic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It appears Ilic was looking to counter with a kick there.
A jab from Panda misses.
Panda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ilic gets tackled into the cage by Panda. Panda maintains the clinch.
Ilic blocking some punches.
Ilic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Panda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Panda.
Ilic can't find room to land a body shot as Panda controls the action.
Ilic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ilic.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kresimir Ilic dominated that second round.
That's time! Ilic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ilic looks to land a body kick but Panda moved away.
Summit Panda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kresimir Ilic is winning the standup battle so far.
Panda tries to clinch up.
Ilic throws a quick counter kick to the body but Panda avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Panda misses the target.
Panda scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Panda is looking to clinch but Ilic is avoiding it.
Ilic misses with a hook. Panda ducked under it nicely.
Ilic tries to keep at a distance but Panda has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ilic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panda is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ilic lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panda takes the fight into the clinch.
Panda swings wildly with an uppercut but Ilic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ilic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Panda.
Panda lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ilic backwards.
Ilic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ilic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ilic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ilic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Panda backwards.
Panda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Panda working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Panda works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ilic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Panda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Panda lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ilic backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ilic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Panda lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Panda makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Panda lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Panda lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ilic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Panda.
Ilic blocking some punches.
Panda works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Panda lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ilic backwards.
Panda lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Ilic.
Panda scores with a shoulder strike.
Ilic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Panda has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ilic.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ilic darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Panda tries to clinch but Ilic moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panda tries to clinch but Ilic moves away
enabling Ilic to counter with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Ilic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Panda tries to clinch
and Ilic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Panda instigates a clinch.
Panda misses with the head strike.
Ilic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Panda lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Panda misses with a punch on the inside.
Ilic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Panda has him pressed against the cage.
Panda blocks an uppercut.
Panda working aggressively here.
Ilic misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ilic.
Ilic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ilic blocking some punches.
Panda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ilic manages to break the clinch.
Panda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Panda looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ilic on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Kresimir Ilic has been cut.
Ilic takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ilic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Panda was well out of range. Poor timing from Ilic.
Ilic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Panda throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Ilic on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Panda clinches with his opponent.
Ilic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Ilic.
Kresimir Ilic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A left hand lands to the body for Ilic.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Summit Panda.
I think Ilic 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kresimir Ilic!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyrese Mercado (ranked 1821 p4p, 863 weight class) and Danny Vargas (ranked 185 p4p, 90 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tyrese Mercado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Vargas!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercado blocks a head kick by Vargas.
An attempted straight right counter from Mercado misses the target.
Mercado uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vargas.
A little feinted left hand from Mercado on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vargas scores with a jab to the body.
Vargas misses the jab.
Mercado throwing a counter right hand but Vargas manages to avoid it.
Vargas throws a hook but Mercado blocks it.
Vargas misses with an uppercut
and Mercado counters with a crisp one two that drops Vargas! Mercado thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Vargas to his feet! Vargas is in big trouble!
 Vargas is rocked!
Are you kidding me?! Mercado ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Vargas clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tyrese Mercado!
After the fight, Tyrese Mercado 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jin Matsushima (ranked 467 p4p, 458 weight class) and Landin Durham (ranked 45 p4p, 43 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Jin Matsushima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Landin Durham!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Durham fails with the takedown
and Matsushima counters with a two punch combo.
Matsushima stuffs the takedown.
Durham shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Matsushima pinned against the cage. Matsushima gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Matsushima was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jin Matsushima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Landin Durham.
Durham throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Matsushima was covering up waiting for the punch and Durham finishes the takedown easily into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsushima wants to stand and escape but Durham is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matsushima keeping full guard, as Durham tries to pass.
Matsushima is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Durham has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Rising Sun Training. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Matsushima is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at BANZAI COMBAT ACADEMY TOKYO that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Matsushima misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Durham.
Jin Matsushima is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Matsushima dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Matsushima misses with a straight right.
Matsushima wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Durham shoots in for a double leg but Matsushima sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Durham misses with a takedown attempt
and Matsushima cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Durham tries to score a power double leg takedown but Matsushima sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Durham somewhat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durham takes a jab right on the kisser.
Matsushima looks to throw the jab but Durham is out of range.
Durham looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Matsushima!
Durham happy to just control the position for now.
Matsushima on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Matsushima tries to get out of the position.
Durham tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Durham is staying tight to Matsushima's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Matsushima is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Durham has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Durham controlling the position from side mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jin Matsushima dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice body punch from Matsushima.
Durham tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Matsushima defends well and Durham ends up having to push Matsushima into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Durham closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Matsushima is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Durham can do to turn this around?
Durham takes a little break here. Matsushima wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Durham tries to move into full mount but can't pass Matsushima's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Matsushima bucks up and tries to throw Durham off but instead Durham has got his back!
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.
Durham has good solid back control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durham's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Matsushima is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Durham biding his time, looking for the opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Matsushima wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Matsushima is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Landin Durham showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Nice sprawl there from Matsushima as Durham shoots in.
Durham shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Matsushima counters by clinching up.
Matsushima prevents Durham from breaking the clinch.
Matsushima keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Durham's efforts to push away.
Matsushima lands a hook to the side of the head.
Matsushima has Durham pressed against the cage, preventing Durham from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Matsushima pushes Durham back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Matsushima lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Durham tries to break the clinch but Matsushima is controlling the position.
Durham is looking to break free of the clinch but Matsushima has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matsushima scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Matsushima lands a hook to the side of the head.
Matsushima digs a right hand into Durham's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Durham's gas tank.
Matsushima scores with a shot to the side of Durham's head.
Durham wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Durham breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Matsushima misses with a jab to the body
and Durham counters with a single leg into guard. Matsushima didn't expect that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durham tries to free his leg and advance position but Matsushima is retaining full guard.
Matsushima is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Durham is controlling him.
Durham pushing down on Matsushima's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Durham prevents Matsushima from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Durham performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Matsushima ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Durham moves away.
Durham has his takedown stuffed
and Matsushima moves into the clinch.
Jin Matsushima has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Landin Durham.
Matsushima lands with a light punch inside.
Durham wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Durham wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Matsushima lands a body punch in the clinch.
Durham is looking to break free of the clinch but Matsushima has double underhooks.
Matsushima throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Durhams head.
Durham can't break the clinch.
Matsushima can't find room to land a body shot as Durham controls the action.
Durham working aggressively here.
Durham wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matsushima has Durham pressed against the cage, preventing Durham from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Matsushima lands with a light punch inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Matsushima.
Matsushima struggles to land a body shot inside as Durham controls his hands.
Matsushima is working Durham over against the cage.
Durham looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Matsushima creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Matsushima lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Durham looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Matsushima lands a hook to the side of the head.
Durham manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Durham is defended easily by Matsushima.
Matsushima lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matsushima misses the shot to the body.
Matsushima swinging wildly here.
Durham will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A jab from Matsushima misses.
Durham dives in for a single leg takedown but Matsushima sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Durham shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Matsushima as he avoids it easily.
Durham is trying hard to land a takedown here. Matsushima sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jin Matsushima showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Matsushima 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jin Matsushima!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eric Frost (ranked 81 p4p, 780 weight class) and Gregor Reilly (ranked 12 p4p, 83 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Frost might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Procreation (of the Wicked). Reilly has chosen Cannonball/ The Breeders as his entrance music. Gregor Reilly acknowledges the crowd's support as he 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 20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eric Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Gregor Reilly!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reilly misses with a wild body shot.
Reilly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Frost moves away.
Reilly misses with an uppercut. Frost saw that one coming.
Frost attempts a counter takedown but Reilly avoids it well and moves away.
Reilly jabs at Frost's body.
Frost drives through with a takedown into Reilly's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Frost scoring with some ground and pound.
Reilly has control of Frost's left arm, preventing Frost from doing any damage.
Frost stands and throws Reilly's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Frost passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Reilly!
Reilly tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Reilly wants to control but Frost is having none of it.
Frost tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost wants to control the action but instead Reilly gets a body lock and reverses into Frost's guard! Nice work!
Frost keeping moving, preventing Reilly from controlling successfully.
Frost bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Reilly's guard.
Frost content to stall in guard here.
Frost drops back looking for a leg! Reilly is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Reilly manages to kick Frost off! Frost jumps back into Reilly's guard.
Reilly has control of Frost's left arm, preventing Frost from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reilly can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Frost controls the pace.
Frost pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Reilly is keeping the position for now.
Reilly 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.
Frost definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Frost content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Frost stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reilly swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Reilly seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Frost is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Reilly throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Frost stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Reilly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Frost was well out of range. Poor timing from Reilly.
Reilly throws an overhand right that lands on Frost's shoulder, as Frost tries to avoid the shot.
Frost slips a jab from Reilly.
Reilly is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Frost rather than just go for the knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost slips a jab from Reilly.
Reilly scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Frost doesn't seem bothered though.
Reilly misses the shot to the body.
Frost shoots in and bounces Reilly off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Reilly looking to control.
Reilly is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Reilly is trying to hold Frost in close to prevent damage but Frost has managed to pass into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Reilly is looking to improve his position.
Frost looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Frost dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Reilly scores with a nice strike.
Reilly bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Reilly scores with a punch to the head.
Frost takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Frost feints and as Reilly raises his hands in defense, Frost changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Frost is looking to work some ground and pound but Reilly has wrist control.
Frost wants to pass the guard but Reilly is keeping the position.
Reilly looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Frost drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Reilly manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Frost has Reilly in his guard.
Eric Frost overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Frost throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reilly slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Reilly trying to control the action but Frost is working from the bottom.
Reilly is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Frost tries to buck Reilly off but Reilly is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Frost's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Frost is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Reilly off and has taken his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Reilly is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Frost has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Reilly taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Eric Frost!
Eric Frost decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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