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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lee Young-Ho (ranked 2360 p4p, 2740 weight class) and Yuto Yoshida (ranked 292 p4p, 332 weight class). Lee Young-Ho could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Yuto Yoshida's chin.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lee Young-Ho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yuto Yoshida!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshida throws a lazy right hand but Young-Ho sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yoshida looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Yoshida tries a low kick but Young-Ho avoids it.
Yoshida misses with a looping right.
Young-Ho appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Yoshida drives through and clinches with Young-Ho against the cage.
Young-Ho leaning his opponent against the cage.
Young-Ho misses with the head strike.
Young-Ho tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Yoshida just stands there and leans against the cage.
Yoshida has a couple of punches blocked by Young-Ho.
Young-Ho tries to pull guard but Yoshida won't allow it.
Yoshida is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshida keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Young-Ho's efforts to push away.
Yoshida lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Young-Ho fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lee Young-Ho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice left hand lands by Yoshida.
Yoshida swings wildly with an uppercut but Young-Ho uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young-Ho taking a breather.
Young-Ho prevents a body shot from Yoshida.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Young-Ho creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yoshida swings wildly with an uppercut but Young-Ho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Young-Ho lands a left hand.
Yoshida lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Yoshida goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yoshida blocks an uppercut.
Yoshida lands a left hand.
Young-Ho tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yoshida smiles and moves away.
Yoshida swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Young-Ho.
Yoshida is looking to chop away at Young-Ho's legs.
Yoshida has closed the distance and engaged Young-Ho in a clinch.
Yoshida has Young-Ho pressed against the cage, preventing Young-Ho from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshida misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Yoshida.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Young-Ho.
Yoshida breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yoshida loads up on a big right hand but Young-Ho slips the punch.
Young-Ho is looking to counter punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yoshida keeps Young-Ho at a distance using the push kick.
Young-Ho is breathing heavily.
Yoshida lands a body shot.
Yoshida lands a big uppercut and Young-Ho crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Young-Ho looks OK. Yoshida waves Young-Ho back to his feet!
 Young-Ho is rocked!
Yoshida fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Young-Ho has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Oh Young-Ho is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Yoshida fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Young-Ho square on the jaw! Damn, Young-Ho is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yuto Yoshida!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aatami Korpi (ranked 1366 p4p, 1952 weight class) and Santos Guerrera (ranked 184 p4p, 252 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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World class 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 5 - 2 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Aatami Korpi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Santos Guerrera!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guerrera lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Korpi lands a leg kick that knocks Guerrera off balance momentarily.
Guerrera bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Guerrera steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Korpi.
Aatami Korpi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Korpi misses with a few strikes there.
Guerrera doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Decent striking displayed by Korpi there.
Guerrera fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Korpi, pushing him back against the cage.
Korpi taking a breather.
Korpi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Korpi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Korpi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Korpi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
I was talking to Korpi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guerrera gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
 It looks like Aatami Korpi has been cut.
Korpi blocks the elbow strike.
Guerrera lands a good knee to the midsection. Korpi won't want to take too many of those.
Guerrera using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Korpi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Korpi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Guerrera backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guerrera trying to land knees to the body.
Korpi takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerrera doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Guerrera creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Korpi's defenses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Guerrera just misses with a elbow thrown towards Korpi's brow.
Korpi blocks an elbow strike from Guerrera.
Guerrera looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Korpi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Guerrera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Korpi wants to get back to striking at distance but Guerrera won't allow it.
Guerrera misses with a knee to the head.
Guerrera lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Korpi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Korpi blocks an elbow strike from Guerrera.
Guerrera creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Korpi's defenses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Korpi.
Korpi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Guerrera moves out of range as Korpi strikes.
Guerrera throws a hook but Korpi blocks it.
A shot to the body from Korpi misses
and Guerrera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Guerrera throws a lazy right hand but Korpi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Guerrera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Korpi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Korpi throws a nice looking combination but Guerrera bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Guerrera! But no joy.
Guerrera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Korpi.
Guerrera looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Korpi throws a right hand that misses
letting Guerrera counter with a right hand.
Good shot there by Korpi.
The fighters circle momentarily. Guerrera darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Guerrera slips under a jab.
Korpi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Guerrera scores with a decent looking hook.
Korpi just misses with a punch to the body.
Korpi misses the shot to the body.
Korpi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Guerrera.
Guerrera on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Korpi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Korpi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Korpi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Korpi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Guerrera throws out the jab.
Korpi throwing a counter right hand but Guerrera manages to avoid it.
Korpi misses with an uppercut.
Korpi throws a jab but it's blocked by Guerrera.
Korpi scores with a body shot.
Guerrera lands a nice shot that snaps Korpi's head back.
Guerrera lands a nice hook to Korpi's body. Korpi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Korpi throws a hook but Guerrera avoids it easily.
Guerrera throws a right hand that Korpi ducks under and follows up with a left that Korpi also avoids with ease.
A jab from Korpi misses.
Korpi moves out of range of the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Korpi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korpi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Guerrera looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Korpi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Guerrera throws a looping overhand right but Korpi ducks down to avoid it.
Korpi thinks about countering with a head kick.
Guerrera throws a series of punches but Korpi moves out of range.
Guerrera misses with a wild body shot.
Guerrera throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Korpi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Korpi fails to land with a series of punches.
Guerrera tries to counter by closing the distance.
Guerrera has managed to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guerrera missing with knees to the body.
Korpi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Guerrera tries to land knees in the clinch but Korpi avoids the damage to the body.
Korpi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Santos Guerrera will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aatami Korpi's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Korpi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Korpi scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Guerrera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guerrera looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Korpi scores with the left hand. Guerrera knows he should have avoided that one.
Korpi misses with a double jab.
Korpi throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Guerrera counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Guerrera will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Korpi misses with a jab to the body
and Guerrera counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Korpi misses with a combination
and Guerrera counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Korpi throws a looping overhand right but Guerrera ducks down to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guerrera wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Korpi looks to score with a jab to the body but Guerrera is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korpi scoring well with a low kick there.
Korpi throws a hook but Guerrera avoids it easily.
Guerrera throws a body punch but Korpi moves out of range.
Guerrera misses with a straight left.
Korpi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Aatami Korpi is winning the standup battle so far.
Korpi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Guerrera at a distance.
Guerrera lands with a straight right. Korpi didn't see that one coming.
A combination from Korpi does no damage.
Guerrera takes one to the chin there.
Korpi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Guerrera darts in and clinches Korpi up against the cage.
Korpi struggles to land a body shot inside as Guerrera controls his hands.
Guerrera is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Guerrera has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Korpi avoiding damage as Guerrera throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerrera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Korpi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Guerrera lands an elbow inside.
Guerrera swings wildly with an uppercut but Korpi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guerrera throws an elbow that misses.
Korpi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Korpi is trying to break free.
Guerrera prevents a body shot from Korpi.
Guerrera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Korpi throws a head punch that misses.
Santos Guerrera seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Guerrera.
Korpi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Guerrera is keeping busy.
Guerrera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Guerrera lands a nice knee to the body.
Guerrera trying to land knees to the body.
Guerrera throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Korpi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Korpi misses.
A lazy left from Korpi finds it's target.
Guerrera misses with a body shot.
Guerrera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Korpi throws out the jab.
A little jabbing left from Guerrera on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Korpi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Guerrera checks the leg kick nicely there.
A jab from Korpi misses.
Guerrera tries to counter with a clinch but Korpi shakes him off and moves away.
Korpi cracks Guerrera with a right hand to the side of the head.
No joy there for Korpi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A little jabbing left from Guerrera on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Korpi throws a lazy right hand but Guerrera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Some wild striking there from Korpi.
Guerrera wants to counter with a clinch but Korpi pushes him away.
Guerrera misses with an uppercut. Korpi saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Korpi misses.
Guerrera tries to counter by closing the distance.
Korpi just misses with a punch to the body.
Guerrera tries to counter by closing the distance.
Guerrera misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Korpi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Korpi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Korpi misses with an uppercut. Guerrera saw that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guerrera scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Guerrera 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Korpi. Guerrera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Korpi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Guerrera lands with a good body shot.
Guerrera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Korpi was well out of range. Poor timing from Guerrera.
Korpi feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Korpi misses with a lunging right hand
and Guerrera counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Korpi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Guerrera connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A punch combination from Korpi misses.
A nice side step and Guerrera releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Korpi lands a nice hook to Guerrera's body. Guerrera takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
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 Aatami Korpi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aatami Korpi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nice straight punches there by Korpi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Korpi.
Korpi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Korpi connects with the punch.
Guerrera takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Korpi punishes Guerrera's body with a nice straight punch.
Korpi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Guerrera has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Korpi cracks a nice hook into Guerrera's ribs.
Guerrera ducks under a wild hook from Korpi.
Korpi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guerrera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Korpi sets himself, and Guerrera steps forward looking for the clinch! Korpi avoids it this time.
The crowd cheers as Guerrera lands an impressive looking overhand right. Korpi doesn't seem phased though.
Korpi throws a jab but it's blocked by Guerrera.
Guerrera slips under a jab from Korpi.
Guerrera let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab lands there for Guerrera.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerrera is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Korpi.
Guerrera takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Guerrera digs a good body shot into Korpi's ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Korpi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Guerrera blocks a head kick by Korpi.
Guerrera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Korpi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slow jab from Korpi misses its intended target.
Korpi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guerrera was well out of range. Poor timing from Korpi.
Guerrera throws a body punch but Korpi moves out of range.
Korpi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Guerrera connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Korpi catches Guerrera with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Korpi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Guerrera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Korpi moves away.
Guerrera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Guerrera is looking to clinch but Korpi is avoiding it.
Guerrera throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Korpi.
Guerrera throws a body shot but no joy.
Korpi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Guerrera checks it well.
Guerrera fails in his attempt to clinch.
As Guerrera backs away, Korpi returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Guerrera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Korpi was well out of range. Poor timing from Guerrera.
Korpi lands a lovely overhand right.
Korpi misses with a leg kick.
Guerrera keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guerrera wants to counter the offense by Korpi and move into the clinch position.
Korpi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korpi throws a sloppy head kick
and Guerrera counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Korpi lands with a hook. Guerrera tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Korpi throws out a powerful jab.
Korpi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Guerrera bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Guerrera defending well as Korpi loads up on a big left hand.
Korpi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Guerrera throws out the jab.
Korpi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Korpi throws a looping overhand right but Guerrera ducks down to avoid it.
Guerrera uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Korpi misses with a hook.
Korpi throws a right hand that misses
and Guerrera cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korpi staying out of range there.
Guerrera throws a hook to the side of Korpi's head but Korpi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Korpi throws a right hand that misses
and Guerrera counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from Korpi does no damage.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Guerrera crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Korpi - the referee stops the clock and Guerrera gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Korpi. Guerrera manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sloppy strikes from Guerrera. Those never looked like landing.
Guerrera takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Korpi throws a lazy right hand but Guerrera sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Guerrera looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Korpi defending well as Guerrera loads up on a big left hand.
A little feinted left hand from Korpi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Korpi.
Nice shot lands for Guerrera.
Guerrera looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Guerrera waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Korpi.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aatami Korpi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Korpi 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aatami Korpi!
A victorious Aatami Korpi 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pavo Kosar (ranked 1279 p4p, 1124 weight class) and Benjamin Foster (ranked 161 p4p, 139 weight class). Kosar kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Čavoglave. Benjamin Foster 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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pavo Kosar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Benjamin Foster!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foster works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Foster lands a jab.
Kosar looks to land a body kick but Foster moved away.
Foster misses with a takedown attempt
and Kosar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
 It looks like Benjamin Foster has been cut.
Foster misses with a takedown attempt
and Foster takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Foster takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kosar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Foster throws out the jab.
Kosar throws a quick counter kick to the body but Foster avoids it.
Kosar looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Foster misses with a left hand
and Kosar counters with a left to the body.
Foster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kosar.
Foster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kosar moves away.
Kosar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Foster tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kosar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kosar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kosar lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Foster looks winded!
Kosar throws a front kick that sends Foster stumbling back into the cage.
Kosar bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That has opened up Benjamin Foster's cut even more.
Foster walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Foster limp body while Kosar jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pavo Kosar!
Pavo Kosar took some time post fight to say the following; 'Filipo Mirković, my dear friend! There are 2 winners in this fight and 0 losers! Long live our beloved Croatia and our Croatian dream! Stoji Hrvat do Hrvata, mi smo braća svi, nećete u Čavoglave dok smo živi mi! 925. - 2025.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Pogie (ranked 1878 p4p, 1440 weight class) and Kimbino Slice (ranked 217 p4p, 181 weight class). Pogie comes to the cage accompanied by Nobody’s Angel. Slice is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Put Up Or Shut Up. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Pogie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimbino Slice!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pogie looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Slice clinches with his opponent.
Slice misses with some punches.
Slice scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Slice looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A body shot lands from Slice.
Slice makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pogie drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Slice lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Slice lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice drops Pogie onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Pogie is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Pogie is rocked!
Pogie is breathing heavily.
Slice has Pogie pressed against the cage. Pogie drops his hands and Slice takes advantage by unloading with a massive hook that sends Pogie tumbling to the canvas! Slice rains down with more punches but Pogie was already out! That's a highlight reel knockout for Slice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kimbino Slice!
A victorious Kimbino Slice 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Harrison (ranked 487 p4p, 1060 weight class) and Omnipotent Que (ranked 68 p4p, 129 weight class). Harrison kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is All of the Above. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Omnipotent Que!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison misses with a few strikes there.
Harrison avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harrison throws a body punch but Que moves out of range.
Que misses with a looping right.
Harrison is looking to counter punch.
Harrison lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Que at a distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Harrison as he connects with a hook.
Harrison scores with a nice right hand.
Harrison swings away with a body shot that misses
and Que counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harrison lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Harrison drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Que sizes up Harrison with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Que swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Harrison throwing a counter right hand but Que manages to avoid it.
Que throws a poor cross that misses
letting Harrison counter with a right hand.
Harrison connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The fighters circling - Que throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Que misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harrison thuds a left hand into Que's body.
Que throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Harrison scores with the left hand. Que knows he should have avoided that one.
 Que is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison drops Que with a big left hand! Que is injured, injured bad! Harrison jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Harrison!
Michael Harrison bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kai Chen (ranked 349 p4p, 394 weight class) and Tobiasz Wawrzyniak (ranked 34 p4p, 39 weight class). Tobiasz Wawrzyniak has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kai Chen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tobiasz Wawrzyniak!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chen lands a nice looking body shot.
Chen motions for Wawrzyniak to come forward. Chen throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wawrzyniak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chen.
A jab from Wawrzyniak misses.
Wawrzyniak connects with a looping right hand.
Chen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chen moves out of range of the strikes.
Chen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wawrzyniak has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Wawrzyniak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chen misses with an uppercut. Wawrzyniak saw that one coming.
Wawrzyniak scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chen doesn't seem bothered though.
Chen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tobiasz Wawrzyniak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wawrzyniak jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wawrzyniak throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Chen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice shot lands for Wawrzyniak.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chen throws a jab when Wawrzyniak was well out of range.
Wawrzyniak misses with a looping left.
Wawrzyniak cracks a nice hook into Chen's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wawrzyniak misses with a two punch combination.
Chen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tobiasz Wawrzyniak is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wawrzyniak misses the shot to the body.
Chen attempts a counter takedown but Wawrzyniak avoids it well and moves away.
Chen blocks a jab.
Chen misses with a low kick.
Wawrzyniak throws out a loose jab but Chen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wawrzyniak throws a body punch but Chen moves out of range.
Wawrzyniak lands an overhand right.
Jab, jab by Wawrzyniak - just one landing.
Wawrzyniak misses with a right hand
and Chen counters with a straight right hand.
A lazy left from Wawrzyniak finds it's target.
Wawrzyniak waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chen.
Nice straight punches there by Wawrzyniak. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wawrzyniak.
Chen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wawrzyniak.
Wawrzyniak is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chen.
Chen seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Wawrzyniak is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Chen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Wawrzyniak swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wawrzyniak misses with a hook.
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!
Chen connects with a body shot.
Wawrzyniak slips a jab from Chen.
Wawrzyniak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wawrzyniak fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chen fails with a takedown attempt.
Wawrzyniak connects with a nice looking jab.
Chen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wawrzyniak scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wawrzyniak paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wawrzyniak misses with a hook. Chen ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen blocks a jab.
Chen avoids the body shot from Wawrzyniak.
Chen throws a looping overhand right but Wawrzyniak ducks down to avoid it.
Chen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wawrzyniak.
Jab by Wawrzyniak.
Wawrzyniak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chen clinches.
Chen has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Wawrzyniak is trying to keep an underhook but Chen manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Chen moves nicely into side control.
Chen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wawrzyniak has escaped the position, nice work there.
Chen works to advance to full mount. Wawrzyniak defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chen controlling from the full mount.
Wawrzyniak is trying to stand up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chen looking for a guillotine from mount but Wawrzyniak is having none of it.
Chen trying to control but Wawrzyniak is having none of it.
Chen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wawrzyniak squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tobiasz Wawrzyniak dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wawrzyniak checks a leg kick.
Wawrzyniak has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wawrzyniak cracks Chen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wawrzyniak throws a hook to the side of Chen's head but Chen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A slow jab from Wawrzyniak misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Wawrzyniak.
Wawrzyniak looks to land a right hand but Chen moved out of range.
As Wawrzyniak tries to get set, Chen tries to push him back and clinch up but Wawrzyniak manages to avoid the attempt.
Chen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chen changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
The fighters circling - Wawrzyniak throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wawrzyniak throws a shot from downtown. Chen moves away and avoids it.
Chen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wawrzyniak checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wawrzyniak jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wawrzyniak misses with a looping left.
Wawrzyniak misses with a left hand
and Chen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wawrzyniak misses the jab.
Wawrzyniak lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wawrzyniak throws a lazy uppercut
and Chen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wawrzyniak throws a body punch but Chen moves out of range.
A low kick from Chen is predictable there
and Wawrzyniak counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wawrzyniak thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wawrzyniak misses with a series of wild punches.
Wawrzyniak digs a good body shot into Chen's ribs.
Wawrzyniak lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wawrzyniak misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Chen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wawrzyniak might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Wawrzyniak slips under a jab.
A big right from Wawrzyniak misses.
Wawrzyniak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wawrzyniak scores with the left hand. Chen knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wawrzyniak ducks under a wild hook from Chen.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chen moves out of range as Wawrzyniak strikes.
Chen is looking to counter punch.
Chen avoids the body shot from Wawrzyniak.
Chen lands with a nice body punch.
Chen throws a looping overhand right but Wawrzyniak ducks down to avoid it.
Wawrzyniak misses with a straight left.
It looked like Chen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wawrzyniak slips a straight right by Chen.
A little jabbing left from Wawrzyniak on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Chen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Chen slips a straight right by Wawrzyniak.
Chen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wawrzyniak tries to avoid it but Chen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wawrzyniak to the ground. Wawrzyniak escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wawrzyniak looks to throw the jab but Chen is out of range.
Wawrzyniak misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Chen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wawrzyniak.
A slow jab from Chen misses its intended target.
Chen throws an overhand right that lands on Wawrzyniak's shoulder, as Wawrzyniak tries to avoid the shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Chen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen walks into a stiff left hand from Wawrzyniak.
A nice combination there by Wawrzyniak.
A punch combination from Wawrzyniak misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Chen misses the target.
Chen misses with a body shot.
Wawrzyniak looks to land a left hand but Chen moved out of range nicely.
Wawrzyniak goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wawrzyniak lands the left hand.
Chen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wawrzyniak manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Wawrzyniak on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Chen is looking to clinch.
Wawrzyniak checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Wawrzyniak drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wawrzyniak lands a jab to Chen's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wawrzyniak moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wawrzyniak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wawrzyniak throws a right hand that Chen ducks under and follows up with a left that Chen also avoids with ease.
Chen misses with a hook.
Wawrzyniak misses with the combination.
Chen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Chen scores with a leg kick.
Chen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Chen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Chen throws a hook but Wawrzyniak blocks it.
It seemed like Wawrzyniak was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wawrzyniak misses with a hook.
Chen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Chen tries to move into range but Wawrzyniak moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wawrzyniak lands a jab to the head.
A jab from Wawrzyniak does it's job there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tobiasz Wawrzyniak showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wawrzyniak looks to land a left hand but Chen moved out of range nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Wawrzyniak.
Wawrzyniak cracks Chen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wawrzyniak looks to land a right hand but Chen moved out of range.
Chen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wawrzyniak misses with a looping left.
Wawrzyniak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chen throws out the jab.
Wawrzyniak looks to land a combination. Chen sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wawrzyniak stuffs the takedown.
A little jabbing left from Wawrzyniak on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wawrzyniak misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chen looks to score with a jab to the body but Wawrzyniak is just out of range.
Wawrzyniak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Chen misses with a hook. Wawrzyniak ducked under it nicely.
Wawrzyniak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chen.
Wawrzyniak swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen fails with a takedown attempt.
Chen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wawrzyniak.
Chen misses with a low kick as Wawrzyniak jumps back.
Chen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Chen misses with a looping left.
Wawrzyniak lands with an overhand left.
Chen lands with a right hand.
Wawrzyniak moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wawrzyniak throws a looping overhand right but Chen ducks down to avoid it.
Chen avoids a punch combination nicely.
A low kick from Chen misses
and Wawrzyniak cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chen moves out of range as Wawrzyniak strikes.
Wawrzyniak staying out of range there.
Wawrzyniak throws a shot from downtown. Chen moves away and avoids it.
Wawrzyniak fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A lazy left from Chen finds it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wawrzyniak.
Chen lands a nice looking body shot.
Chen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wawrzyniak.
Chen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chen tries to clinch there but Wawrzyniak circles away.
Chen takes one to the side of the head.
Wawrzyniak tests Chen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wawrzyniak throws a right hand that Chen ducks under and follows up with a left that Chen also avoids with ease.
Wawrzyniak falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Chen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen wants to pass the guard but Wawrzyniak is keeping the position.
Chen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Wawrzyniak is refusing to be controlled, as Chen sits in half guard.
Chen wants to pass the guard but Wawrzyniak is defending well.
Chen is looking for a kimura here.
Chen is pressing down on Wawrzyniak's thigh, looking to free his foot. Wawrzyniak is holding on for now.
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.
Chen is trying to work for a kimura but Wawrzyniak is defending well.
Chen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wawrzyniak keeps working.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tobiasz Wawrzyniak really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wawrzyniak loads up on a big right hand but Chen slips the punch.
Wawrzyniak throws a shot from downtown. Chen moves away and avoids it.
Chen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chen misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Wawrzyniak misses its intended target.
Chen looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Wawrzyniak throws a jab when Chen was well out of range.
Nice defenses there by Chen.
Chen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wawrzyniak manages to avoid it.
Wawrzyniak uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chen.
Chen looks to throw the jab but Wawrzyniak is out of range.
It seemed like Wawrzyniak was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wawrzyniak misses with a hook. Chen ducked under it nicely.
Wawrzyniak waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chen.
Wawrzyniak loads up on a big right hand but Chen slips the punch.
Chen misses with a straight right.
Wawrzyniak throws a body punch but Chen moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen staying out of range there.
Chen tries to work over Wawrzyniak's front leg with a kick but Wawrzyniak checks it.
Wawrzyniak blocks a leg kick.
Chen throws out a loose jab but Wawrzyniak uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wawrzyniak goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Chen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wawrzyniak on the side of the head.
Wawrzyniak connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wawrzyniak missing with a left hand there. Chen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wawrzyniak throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chen tries to work over Wawrzyniak's front leg with a kick but Wawrzyniak checks it.
Wawrzyniak swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chen looks to land a left hand but Wawrzyniak moved out of range nicely.
Wawrzyniak throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A shot to the liver by Wawrzyniak. Beautiful body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Wawrzyniak throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wawrzyniak throws a jab but it's blocked by Chen.
Chen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Wawrzyniak manages to circle out of the way.
Wawrzyniak looks to land a right hand but Chen moved out of range.
Wawrzyniak misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chen walks into a jab.
Chen looks to land a left hand but Wawrzyniak moved out of range nicely.
Wawrzyniak misses with a looping right.
A left lands for Wawrzyniak.
Tobiasz Wawrzyniak seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chen slips a straight right by Wawrzyniak.
Wawrzyniak throws the left hand but Chen avoids the punch easily.
Chen cracks Wawrzyniak with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wawrzyniak.
Chen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wawrzyniak.
Wawrzyniak throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wawrzyniak connects with a right hand. Chen shakes it off.
Wawrzyniak lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chen circles away quickly and effectively.
Wawrzyniak pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Chen back to the cage. Wawrzyniak follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wawrzyniak takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chen slips a jab from Wawrzyniak.
Chen cracks Wawrzyniak with a right hand to the side of the head.
Chen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sloppy strikes from Wawrzyniak. Those never looked like landing.
A little feinted left hand from Chen on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wawrzyniak throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Chen counter with a right hand.
Chen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wawrzyniak.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chen avoids the body shot from Wawrzyniak.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wawrzyniak.
Wawrzyniak looks to score with a jab to the body but Chen is just out of range.
Chen throws a hook but Wawrzyniak blocks it.
Wawrzyniak ducks under a wild hook from Chen.
Chen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wawrzyniak.
Chen has closed the distance and engaged Wawrzyniak in a clinch.
Chen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wawrzyniak's elbow.
Wawrzyniak wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chen pulls guard effortlessly.
Wawrzyniak wants to stand but Chen is controlling his posture from full guard.
Chen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tobiasz Wawrzyniak dominated that fourth 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. This is the final round!
A cross from Chen lands.
Wawrzyniak on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A jab from Wawrzyniak misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wawrzyniak. Chen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wawrzyniak looks to land a combination but Chen avoids it well.
Chen blocks a jab.
Wawrzyniak throws a hook but Chen avoids it easily.
Wawrzyniak throws a body punch but Chen moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chen lands a body shot.
Wawrzyniak closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Chen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chen is looking to counter the offense by Wawrzyniak and move into the clinch.
Wawrzyniak throws a lazy right hand but Chen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wawrzyniak misses with a body shot.
Chen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wawrzyniak.
Chen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tobiasz Wawrzyniak is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A big right from Wawrzyniak misses.
Wawrzyniak throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A big left from Wawrzyniak misses.
Chen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wawrzyniak.
Wawrzyniak misses with the combination.
Wawrzyniak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wawrzyniak misses with the combination.
Chen moves out of range of the strikes.
Chen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wawrzyniak moves away.
A swing and a miss from Wawrzyniak.
Wawrzyniak connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chen. Chen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wawrzyniak uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chen.
Wawrzyniak ducks under a wild hook from Chen.
Chen misses with a straight left.
Chen throws a big shot that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wawrzyniak checks a leg kick.
Chen tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wawrzyniak darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Chen scores with a decent looking hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wawrzyniak uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chen.
Wawrzyniak clobbers Chen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Chen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wawrzyniak to score with a decent uppercut.
Chen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Chen is looking to chop away at Wawrzyniak's legs.
Wawrzyniak lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wawrzyniak throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wawrzyniak misses the jab.
Wawrzyniak misses with a hook. Chen ducked under it nicely.
Wawrzyniak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chen changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Chen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wawrzyniak is out of range and Chen settles back down.
It seemed like Wawrzyniak was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wawrzyniak cracks Chen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wawrzyniak throws the left hand but Chen avoids the punch easily.
Wawrzyniak swings away with a body shot that misses
and Chen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wawrzyniak breaks from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wawrzyniak defending well as Chen loads up on a big left hand.
Wawrzyniak lands with a straight right. Chen didn't see that one coming.
Chen misses with a looping right.
Kai Chen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chen misses with a body shot.
Chen throws a jab but it's blocked by Wawrzyniak.
Wawrzyniak doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wawrzyniak throws a hook to the side of Chen's head but Chen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wawrzyniak throws a series of strikes that have Chen backpedaling.
Chen staying out of range there.
Wawrzyniak cracks Chen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wawrzyniak cracks Chen with a good jab.
Wawrzyniak lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wawrzyniak.
Wawrzyniak throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tobiasz Wawrzyniak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wawrzyniak 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 45:50
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 45:50
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tobiasz Wawrzyniak!
Tobiasz Wawrzyniak is the new featherweight champion!
Tobiasz Wawrzyniak decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Filipo Mirkovic (ranked 619 p4p, 648 weight class) and Bolle Gijs (ranked 83 p4p, 86 weight class). Gijs has chosen Holle bolle Gijs 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Filipo Mirkovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bolle Gijs!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mirkovic looks to throw a body kick
and Gijs counters with a shoot takedown. Mirkovic fights it but they end up in guard.
Mirkovic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gijs.
Gijs scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mirkovic working a defensive guard here.
Gijs lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gijs with a nice head shot there.
Gijs postures up in Mirkovic's guard and throws a big left but Mirkovic blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mirkovic keeping moving, preventing Gijs from controlling successfully.
Gijs engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Let's hope that Gijs 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.
Mirkovic on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mirkovic tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirkovic is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gijs is controlling him.
Mirkovic definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mirkovic trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Gijs working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gijs with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Gijs wants to control from the top but Mirkovic keeps moving.
Gijs lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gijs in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mirkovic pulls Gijs in to control the position.
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.
Gijs missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gijs lands a couple of elbows.
Gijs is working Mirkovic over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gijs is looking to work some ground and pound but Mirkovic has wrist control.
Mirkovic keeping moving, preventing Gijs from controlling successfully.
Gijs is working Mirkovic over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gijs is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gijs throwing strikes from guard but Mirkovic blocks nicely.
Gijs has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mirkovic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gijs is working Mirkovic over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gijs connects with a couple of short punches.
Gijs content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gijs lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mirkovic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gijs throws a big elbow that misses.
Gijs working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gijs 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.
Gijs in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gijs throws a big right hand that misses.
Gijs scoring with some ground and pound.
Mirkovic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gijs on the ground.
Gijs content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gijs loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mirkovic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gijs.
Gijs trying to control the position from guard on top but Mirkovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mirkovic working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gijs is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gijs throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gijs is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gijs in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gijs throwing strikes from guard but Mirkovic blocks nicely.
Gijs connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gijs wants to control from the top but Mirkovic keeps moving.
Gijs throwing strikes from guard but Mirkovic blocks nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bolle Gijs dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mirkovic throws a sloppy head kick and Gijs moves out of range easily.
Mirkovic loads up on a big right hand but Gijs slips the punch.
Mirkovic throws a lazy body kick
and Gijs counters with a single leg into guard. Mirkovic didn't expect that.
Gijs throws a big right hand that misses.
Gijs throwing strikes but missing.
Mirkovic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gijs is working Mirkovic over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gijs postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gijs postures up.
Gijs controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gijs drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gijs jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gijs lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gijs trying to control the position from guard on top but Mirkovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gijs advances to half guard.
Mirkovic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gijs.
Gijs tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mirkovic knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gijs throwing shots but Mirkovic is blocking nicely.
Gijs drops an elbow to the side of Mirkovic's head.
Gijs thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mirkovic's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Gijs.
Mirkovic keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gijs lands with a punch from half guard.
Gijs is nestled in close to Mirkovic, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gijs working over Mirkovic with some ground and pound. Mirkovic looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gijs thows a huge punch but Mirkovic dodges it nicely.
Gijs lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mirkovic trying to control but Gijs postures up.
Gijs is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mirkovic is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gijs content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Gijs looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mirkovic with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gijs lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Gijs working the head and body with strikes.
Gijs is looking to advance position but Mirkovic won't allow it.
Gijs works his way into side control.
Gijs cracks Mirkovic with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Gijs has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Gijs punishing his opponent with strikes.
Oh Mirkovic is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
It looks like Filipo Mirkovic has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gijs lands a big shot to the head and Mirkovic winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Bolle Gijs!
An intense looking Bolle Gijs took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Papier hier'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frane Vinkovic (ranked 300 p4p, 1235 weight class) and Aleki Veainu (ranked 43 p4p, 155 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Excellent boxer
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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 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frane Vinkovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aleki Veainu!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinkovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Veainu needs to keep his hands up - Vinkovic had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Aleki Veainu has been cut.
Vinkovic lands a glancing blow to the side of Veainu's head.
Vinkovic flashes Veainu a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Veainu's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Veainu crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Vinkovic punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Frane Vinkovic!
Frane Vinkovic looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Shout out to the Fighter Factory. The Best Gym with the Best Coaches in the WORLD! Props to my opponent, I'm gunna be back in the gym tomorrow but not after celebrating! Thank you everyone!'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Declan McCoy (ranked 105 p4p, 119 weight class) and Chick Hamland (ranked 15 p4p, 17 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Declan McCoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chick Hamland!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCoy moves away from the strike by Hamland.
It looked like McCoy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
McCoy throws a hook but Hamland avoids it easily.
Hamland moves into the clinch.
McCoy gets underhooks to prevent Hamland's takedown attempt.
Hamland wants a takedown but no success here.
Hamland goes for a takedown attempt but McCoy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Declan McCoy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chick Hamland.
Hamland connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed McCoy momentarily.
Hamland throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McCoy's waist but McCoy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hamland off to one side.
It looked like McCoy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hamland.
Hamland looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for McCoy!
Hamland tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
McCoy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hamland on the ground.
McCoy takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamland is trying to get an arm triangle but McCoy is defending well.
Hamland tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hamland has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hamland postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
McCoy takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hamland lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear McCoy down.
The ground and pound from Hamland seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Check out the look on Hamland's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Hamland scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at McCoy to see if he's OK.
The ground and pound from Hamland seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
My spies in Outlier Martial Arts New York inform me that Hamland has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCoy parries the strikes from Hamland easily there. Hamland is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable McCoy to escape.
McCoy tries to escape but Hamland is in control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hamland working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hamland working the ground and pound but McCoy is defending the strikes.
Hamland wants to lay and pray for a moment but McCoy keeps working.
Hamland throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
McCoy dodges the ground and pound from Hamland.
McCoy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if McCoy tries to get out of the position.
Hamland scoring with punches and elbows.
Hamland scores with a couple of short elbows.
McCoy parries the strikes from Hamland easily there. Hamland is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable McCoy to escape.
McCoy is not content to let Hamland control the position.
McCoy defending against the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamland wants to control but McCoy is keeping him busy.
Hamland working the ground and pound but McCoy is defending the strikes.
The strikes coming from Hamland are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Hamland lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
McCoy takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hamland tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
McCoy is trying to control Hamland's posture but Hamland avoids it.
McCoy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
McCoy dodges the ground and pound from Hamland.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamland trying to control the position but McCoy is working away.
Hamland tries to score with some ground and pound. McCoy controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hamland throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and McCoy works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Nice strikes from Hamland there.
Hamland working the head and body with strikes.
Hamland throwing shots but McCoy is blocking nicely.
Hamland is looking to take a break and control but McCoy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McCoy keeping control of the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hamland working McCoy over with strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chick Hamland dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice shot lands for Hamland.
McCoy moves out of range of the strikes.
Hamland throws a hook to the side of McCoy's head but McCoy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McCoy appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A jab from Hamland misses.
It looked like McCoy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hamland.
Hamland moves into range and clinches up with McCoy.
Hamland has a couple of punches blocked by McCoy.
McCoy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McCoy cracks Hamland with a nice body shot.
Hamland is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Still in the clinch, Hamland scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hamland has McCoy pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Hamland pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending McCoy tumbling to the mat - Hamland dives into McCoy's guard.
Hamland is looking to work some ground and pound but McCoy has wrist control.
Hamland with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCoy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hamland's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hamland pushing down on McCoy's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hamland is looking to take a break and control but McCoy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hamland winds up and cracks McCoy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
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. Hamland connects with a nice short shot to McCoy's temple.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hamland lands with a punch from half guard.
Hamland wants to take a breather but McCoy is having none of it.
McCoy wants to get back to full guard.
Hamland has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McCoy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hamland.
McCoy has hold of Hamland's hands but Hamland slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hamland is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hamland thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McCoy's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamland sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McCoy defending well though.
Hamland missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hamland not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hamland with the ground and pound but McCoy uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Hamland landing some decent shots from guard.
Hamland passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Hamland has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hamland is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. McCoy looks calm but he's in trouble here. Hamland gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. McCoy is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Hamland lets go of the hold and McCoy can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chick Hamland!
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hype
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pop
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