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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between JJ King (ranked 3616 p4p, 24965 weight class) and George Smith (ranked 235 p4p, 318 weight class). Smith has chosen Beckham as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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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 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, JJ King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, George Smith!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Smith.
Smith looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Some wild striking there from King.
King is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Smith is trying hard to land a takedown here. King sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
King seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Smith shoots in for a double leg but King sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
King feinted with a counter takedown.
Smith misses with a takedown
and King counters by clinching up.
JJ King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Smith.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith is fighting off a takedown attempt but King is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Smith to the mat. Smith regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
King keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Smith's head.
Smith looking to control.
King tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells King's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
King thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
King landing some decent shots from guard.
King is in close to Smith's body, working some short punches and elbows.
King lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
King connects with a couple of short punches.
King working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Smith's head.
King content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
King lands a couple of elbows.
 Smith is rocked!
King chips away with some ground and pound.
Smith is still in real trouble! Can King finish him?
King passes easily into side control. Nice work.
King in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Smith looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! King turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). JJ King!
George Smith was interviewed post fight and said 'I just want to thank Dana White and my opponent for giving me this opportunity.. that's it.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ha Jyung Gong (ranked 2584 p4p, 5101 weight class) and Koa Aka (ranked 274 p4p, 444 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ha Jyung Gong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Koa Aka!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jyung Gong sizes up Aka with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
 It looks like Koa Aka has been cut.
Aka stuns Jyung Gong with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jyung Gong takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Aka avoids the body shot from Jyung Gong.
Aka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aka throws a body shot but no joy.
Jyung Gong tries to keep at a distance but Aka has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jyung Gong is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Aka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jyung Gong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aka backwards.
Aka tries to throw a body punch but Jyung Gong avoids it by throwing Aka back against the cage.
A short left from Aka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aka avoiding damage as Jyung Gong throws knees to the body.
Jyung Gong pushes Aka back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jyung Gong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aka.
Aka blocks a body shot from Jyung Gong.
We've been informed that Aka has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Jyung Gong misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aka.
Jyung Gong is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jyung Gong creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jyung Gong with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jyung Gong lands a body punch in the clinch.
Aka lands with a right to the head.
Aka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aka pushes Jyung Gong back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jyung Gong prevents a body shot from Aka.
Aka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Aka.
Aka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jyung Gong lands a shot to the body.
Jyung Gong misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aka lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jyung Gong backwards.
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!
Jyung Gong misses with a punch on the inside.
Jyung Gong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aka backwards.
Aka struggles to land a body shot inside as Jyung Gong controls his hands.
Jyung Gong's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Aka has Jyung Gong pushed against the cage.
Aka throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jyung Gongs head.
Jyung Gong misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from Jyung Gong.
Aka looks winded!
A head punch on the inside from Jyung Gong fails to land.
Jyung Gong definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Aka has a couple of punches blocked by Jyung Gong.
Jyung Gong taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aka.
Aka lands a hook that snaps the head of Jyung Gong backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jyung Gong.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Aka creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Aka misses with some punches.
Aka lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Aka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aka misses with a body punch.
Aka working aggressively here.
Jyung Gong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jyung Gong misses with a punch on the inside.
Aka lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Aka tries to work over Jyung Gong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jyung Gong tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aka's elbow.
Jyung Gong is leaning against Aka and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Aka scores with a shot to the side of Jyung Gong's head.
Aka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jyung Gong looking to slow down the pace here.
Jyung Gong lands a left hand that snaps the head of Aka backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jyung Gong.
Jyung Gong is looking to control Aka's arms but Aka gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jyung Gong has his back to the cage.
Jyung Gong lands a right hand that snaps the head of Aka backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Aka as the two fighters clinch.
Aka swings wildly with an uppercut but Jyung Gong uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Aka creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jyung Gong taking a breather.
Aka misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aka lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aka.
Jyung Gong lands a knee to the head.
Jyung Gong with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jyung Gong misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Aka.
Aka throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Aka lands a shoulder strike.
Jyung Gong misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jyung Gong is looking to control Aka's arms but Aka gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jyung Gong has his back to the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Aka.
Aka has a couple of punches blocked by Jyung Gong.
Jyung Gong takes a shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Koa Aka will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Koa Aka's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Jyung Gong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oooooh!!! Jyung Gong has knocked Aka down with a huge combo! Jyung Gong steps away and waves a wobbly Aka back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Jyung Gong lands a big uppercut and Aka crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Aka looks OK. Jyung Gong waves Aka back to his feet!
Aka is rocked!
That has opened up Koa Aka's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jyung Gong.
Jyung Gong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Aka gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The cut above Koa Aka's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Aka misses with a shot to the body
and Jyung Gong counters with a left and a right... and another left... and another!! That last one turned off the lights! Aka has no idea who he is and is as he gazes up at the spotlights. Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ha Jyung Gong!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jeong Yeong Lee (ranked 2632 p4p, 3619 weight class) and Jaka Prawira (ranked 211 p4p, 267 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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BJJ Purple Belt
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Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jeong Yeong Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jaka Prawira!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prawira thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee lands an overhand right.
Prawira looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
No joy there for Prawira, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Prawira pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Prawira tries a head kick but it misses.
Lee misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee misses with a double jab
and Prawira counters with a good low kick that Lee was not able to check.
Prawira lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lee connects with the punch.
Prawira throws a low kick but Lee moves out of range easily.
It looked like Lee wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Prawira lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lee backs up against the cage.
Jeong Yeong Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Prawira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Prawira moves away.
Prawira lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The fighters circling - Prawira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prawira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Lee connects with a good right hand that stumbles Prawira. Prawira circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Prawira swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Prawira takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Prawira lands a jab to Lee's midsection.
Lee looks to land a combination but Prawira avoids it well.
Prawira throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Lee wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Prawira throws a right hand that misses
and Lee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Prawira's shoulder, as Prawira tries to avoid the shot.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Prawira slips a jab from Lee.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Prawira! But no joy.
A low kick from Prawira is predictable there
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Prawira throws a poor cross that misses
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prawira drives through and clinches with Lee against the cage.
Lee manages to break the clinch.
Lee misses with a left hand
and Prawira counters with a three punch combo that has Lee backing up. Lee nods at Prawira to acknowledge the strikes.
Prawira lands a nice looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lee is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Prawira throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Prawira takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lee smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Prawira misses with a straight right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jaka Prawira will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Prawira throws a body kick that misses.
Prawira looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Lee misses the target.
Prawira misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lee counters with a straight right hand.
Jaka Prawira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prawira tries to clinch there but Lee circles away.
Lee misses with a hook. Prawira ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prawira misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Lee on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Prawira misses with a takedown
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Lee throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Prawira on the side of the head.
Prawira throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Prawira is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lee.
Prawira tries to land a body kick
enabling Lee to counter with a crisp jab.
Prawira has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Prawira there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lee slips under a jab from Prawira.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Prawira closes the distance but Lee moves to the side
letting Lee counter with a right hand.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Prawira slips the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prawira walks into a stiff left hand from Lee.
Prawira is looking to clinch.
Lee is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Prawira moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Prawira tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lee takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lee misses with a hook
and Prawira counters with a one-two to the body.
Prawira throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Prawira looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Prawira takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Prawira.
A jab from Prawira finds it's way through Lee's defenses.
Prawira thuds his right hand into Lee's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee moves out of range as Prawira throws a body kick.
It looked like Lee wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Prawira swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Lee to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Lee defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Prawira.
Lee is looking for a counter combo.
Prawira rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lee throwing a counter right hand but Prawira manages to avoid it.
A big left from Lee misses.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Prawira was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lee scores with a nice head shot.
Lee connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeong Yeong Lee dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Prawira has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lee keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lee pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Prawira back to the cage. Lee follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Prawira connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lee's hands.
Prawira throws a head kick that misses
and Lee counters with a series of strikes. Prawira will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prawira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Lee misses the target.
An inside leg kick from Prawira misses.
It looked like Lee wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee slips under a jab.
Prawira slips a straight right by Lee.
Lee throws a hook but Prawira blocks it.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Lee backs off Prawira throws a huge counter combo but Lee manages to avoid it all.
Prawira thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Lee misses the target.
Prawira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Prawira misses with a double jab
and Lee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prawira misses with a lunging right hand
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Prawira lands with a straight right. Lee didn't see that one coming.
Prawira throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lee moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Prawira is looking to clinch.
Prawira walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Prawira swings widly with a right hand
and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Prawira's shoulder, as Prawira tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prawira throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lee avoids a kick to the body.
Prawira throws a right hand that misses
and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Prawira throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Prawira can do to turn this around?
Lee throws a hook to the side of Prawira's head but Prawira sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Prawira scores with a leg kick.
Prawira tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Prawira is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
Prawira misses with a takedown
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Prawira misses with a left hand
and Lee counters with a three punch combo that has Prawira backing up. Prawira nods at Lee to acknowledge the strikes.
Prawira pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Prawira slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prawira slips under a jab.
Prawira only half commits to the counter leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeong Yeong Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lee 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeong Yeong Lee!
Jeong Yeong Lee tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
Jaka Prawira spoke after the fight, saying 'This is not a loss, it's just a lesson on how to get better'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Deandre Little (ranked 424 p4p, 1164 weight class) and Mao Feng (ranked 37 p4p, 102 weight class). Feng has chosen OKE as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Deandre Little!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mao Feng!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Feng fails in his attempt to clinch.
Little moves forwards but Feng connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Little checks the leg kick nicely there.
An attempted straight right counter from Little misses the target.
Feng fails with an attempt to clinch.
Little throws a big counter combination but Feng scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Feng fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Little manages to avoid it.
Little circles away from the clinch attempt.
Feng misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Little to counter with a crisp jab.
Little fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Feng manages to avoid it.
Little fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Feng manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Feng tries to clinch but Little moves out of range.
Feng throws a quick inside leg kick.
Little lands a nice looking body shot.
Feng ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Little moves away.
Feng throws a series of punches but Little moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Little misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Feng walks into a straight right hand from Little.
Little cracks Feng with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Little takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Feng misses with a shot to the body
and Little cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Feng looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Feng throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Little lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice jab there from Feng.
Feng ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It seemed like Feng was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Little throws a hook to the side of Feng's head but Feng sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Feng moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Feng finds it's way through Little's defenses.
Little throws a lazy right hand but Feng sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Feng is looking to clinch.
Little definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nice jab there from Feng.
Little moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Feng misses the jab.
Feng misses with a series of wild punches.
Feng is looking to clinch.
Little takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Little misses with the combination.
Little doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feng misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
An inside leg kick lands from Feng.
Feng misses with a right hand
and Little counters with a nice uppercut.
Little works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Little gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Feng.
Little steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Feng.
Feng rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Little counters with a nice uppercut.
Feng is rocked!
Feng throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Feng ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Little moves away.
Little feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Feng jabs Little right on the nose. Little blinks but takes it well.
Feng scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Feng misses with a double jab.
Little takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Feng misses with a head kick.
Mao Feng seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Feng doesn't manage to clinch there - Little circles away.
Feng ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Little is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Little takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Feng cracks a nice hook into Little's ribs.
Good standup being displayed there by Feng as he connects with a hook.
Feng throws a sloppy head kick
and Little counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Feng misses with an uppercut
and Little counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Feng thinking.
Feng lands with a thumping leg kick.
Feng displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mao Feng dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A nice inside leg kick there by Little. That's going to slow Feng down.
Little takes a jab right on the kisser.
Feng keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Little.
Feng scores with a nice head shot.
 It looks like Deandre Little has been cut.
Feng throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Little is looking to counter with head kicks.
Feng has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice straight punches there by Little. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Little.
Feng misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Little wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Feng slips a straight right by Little.
Little circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Feng scores with a crisp jab that stopped Little in his tracks.
Feng throws a right hand that misses
and Little connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mao Feng seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Little misses with a low kick.
Feng is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Little misses with a leg kick
and Feng counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little walks into a straight right hand from Feng.
Feng connects with a good right hand that stumbles Little. Little circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Feng lands a nice shot that snaps Little's head back.
 Little is rocked!
Feng connects with a right that clearly hurt Little. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Feng proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Little collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mao Feng!
Mao Feng is the new featherweight champion!
Mao Feng decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justus Oneill (ranked 559 p4p, 1027 weight class) and Quinton St Pierre (ranked 72 p4p, 137 weight class). St Pierre comes into a darkened arena with his song building. What U Gon' Do - Lil Jon and The East Side Boyz kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Justus Oneill could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Quinton St Pierre's chin.
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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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Justus Oneill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Quinton St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre lands with a cross.
It looks like Justus Oneill has been cut.
St Pierre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oneill manages to avoid it.
Oneill tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Pierre was well out of range. Poor timing from Oneill.
A telegraphed right hand from St Pierre misses the target.
St Pierre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
St Pierre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oneill.
Donk. Oneill catches St Pierre right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Quinton St Pierre has been cut.
St Pierre fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
St Pierre swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Pierre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oneill.
Oneill misses with a shot to the body
and St Pierre counters with a lovely straight right hand!
St Pierre looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
St Pierre scores with a hook to the body. Oneill takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre lands a nice looking body shot.
St Pierre fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
St Pierre lands with an uppercut that bounces Oneill off the cage and back into range.
St Pierre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oneill takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A looping hook to the body misses from St Pierre. Oneill does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oneill is looking to counter punch.
St Pierre with a poor takedown
and St Pierre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oneill definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
St Pierre misses with a body punch
and St Pierre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oneill scores with a jab to the head.
St Pierre scores with a jab to the jaw.
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!
Oneill lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
St Pierre swings for the body but Oneill moves out of range.
St Pierre misses with a double jab
and Oneill counters with a lovely straight right hand!
St Pierre is rocked!
Oneill throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent St Pierre stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
St Pierre looks winded!
Oneill throws a shot from downtown. St Pierre moves away and avoids it.
St Pierre doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
St Pierre swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Oneill counters with a big right hand! Oh St Pierre is in trouble here! Oneill follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Justus Oneill!
A very excited looking Justus Oneill made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Quinton St Pierre was interviewed post fight and said 'It was a rough night. Hats off to my opponent.
I'll be back soon!'.
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