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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jakobe Blankenship (ranked 24530 p4p, 4904 weight class) and Rinya Nakamura (ranked 310 p4p, 297 weight class). The key to victory for Jakobe Blankenship has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 1 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jakobe Blankenship!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rinya Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamura closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Nakamura throws a strike aimed at the side of Blankenship's head but Blankenship avoids it well.
Blankenship is trying to escape the position but Nakamura is controlling the position.
Nakamura lands a few punches from side control.
Blankenship is trying to escape the position but Nakamura is controlling the position.
Nakamura wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Blankenship, who protects the arm well.
Blankenship is being controlled here.
Nakamura landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Nakamura lands a nice forearm strike.
Nakamura working the body and head with strikes.
Nakamura is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Blankenship is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Nakamura throws an elbow but Blankenship slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura working away.
Nakamura grinds an elbow into Blankenship's temple.
Nakamura working the head with strikes.
Blankenship might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nakamura lands an elbow.
Nakamura lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nakamura cracks Blankenship with a big right hand but Blankenship just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Nakamura landing strikes.
Nakamura scores with a couple of short elbows.
Nakamura is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Blankenship knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Nakamura tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nakamura has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Nakamura creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura working the ground and pound from side control.
Blankenship is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Blankenship's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nakamura controls the position from side control.
Nakamura scoring with punches and elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blankenship takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
You can see the frustration on Blankenship's face as Nakamura controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Blankenship to see if he's OK.
Nakamura in side control lands a decent elbow.
Nakamura is staying tight to Blankenship's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Nakamura landing a few strikes.
 Blankenship is rocked!
Nakamura lands a strong strike to the head of Blankenship. That's dazed him! Nakamura looking to finish here. Blankenship is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Nakamura lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rinya Nakamura!
A victorious Rinya Nakamura thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kwame Redcliffe (ranked 2018 p4p, 2824 weight class) and Bam Bam Joshy (ranked 195 p4p, 259 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Granite 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 34 - 22 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kwame Redcliffe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bam Bam Joshy!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Taro Takaoka and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Joshy!
Joshy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Redcliffe throws a looping overhand right but Joshy ducks down to avoid it.
Joshy throws the left hand but Redcliffe avoids the punch easily.
Joshy swings widly with a right hand
and Redcliffe counters with a stiff right hand.
Redcliffe thumps Joshy with a low kick.
Joshy gets tackled into the cage by Redcliffe. Redcliffe maintains the clinch.
Redcliffe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
 It looks like Bam Bam Joshy has been cut.
Joshy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Redcliffe walks away with a smile on his face. Joshy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Redcliffe looks to land a left hand but Joshy moved out of range nicely.
It seemed like Joshy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Redcliffe moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot in the inside from Redcliffe.
Redcliffe misses with a body punch.
Joshy is trying to pull guard but Redcliffe turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Redcliffe misses with a body punch.
Joshy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Joshy takes a shot to the head.
Joshy trying to land knees to the body.
Redcliffe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Joshy tries to pull guard but Redcliffe forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kwame Redcliffe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bam Bam Joshy.
Redcliffe misses with the head strike.
Joshy manages to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joshy has his foot on Redcliffe's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Redcliffe works his way back into a safe position though.
Redcliffe's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Redcliffe looking to pass the guard.
Joshy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Joshy has his foot on Redcliffe's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Redcliffe works his way back into a safe position though.
Joshy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Redcliffe defends well.
Redcliffe not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Redcliffe's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Redcliffe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Joshy. That did some damage!
Joshy takes one on the button.
Nice body punch from Redcliffe.
Redcliffe throws a jab but it's blocked by Joshy.
Joshy is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Joshy throws a lazy uppercut
and Redcliffe counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Redcliffe lands a nice looking body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redcliffe avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Decent striking displayed by Redcliffe there.
Redcliffe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Redcliffe works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That has opened up Bam Bam Joshy's cut even more.
Joshy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Redcliffe appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Joshy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Redcliffe.
Redcliffe throws an off balance right hand
letting Joshy counter with a right hand.
Redcliffe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Joshy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Redcliffe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Joshy.
Joshy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Redcliffe pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Redcliffe scoring well with a low kick there.
Redcliffe misses with an uppercut. Joshy saw that one coming.
Redcliffe throws out a leg kick but Joshy moves out of range and Redcliffe only half commits.
Redcliffe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Joshy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Joshy missing with a left hand there. Redcliffe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Redcliffe misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joshy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Redcliffe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Joshy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Redcliffe does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Redcliffe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Redcliffe throws a leg kick
and Redcliffe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Joshy throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd cheers as Redcliffe lands an impressive looking overhand right. Joshy doesn't seem phased though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Redcliffe. Joshy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Joshy takes a swing at Redcliffe's ribcage but misses.
Redcliffe throws a predictable looking body shot
and Joshy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Redcliffe wants to clinch.
Joshy throws out a loose jab but Redcliffe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joshy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Redcliffe.
Joshy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Redcliffe.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kwame Redcliffe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bam Bam Joshy's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Joshy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Joshy with a nice cross.
Joshy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Redcliffe.
Joshy swings for the body but Redcliffe moves out of range.
Joshy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Joshy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Redcliffe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kwame Redcliffe is winning the standup battle so far.
Redcliffe swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Joshy! But no joy.
Redcliffe throws out a leg kick but Joshy moves out of range and Redcliffe only half commits.
A little jabbing left from Joshy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Joshy 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.
Redcliffe misses with a low kick as Joshy jumps back.
Joshy misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Joshy misses.
Redcliffe fires out a quick counter leg kick but Joshy just manages to avoid it.
Redcliffe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Joshy lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Joshy misses with a hook. Redcliffe ducked under it nicely.
Joshy throws a right hand that misses
and Redcliffe counters with an outside leg kick.
Joshy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joshy digs a good hook to Redcliffe's body.
Redcliffe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Joshy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Redcliffe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Joshy can do to turn this around?
Redcliffe shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Joshy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Joshy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Redcliffe.
Redcliffe tests Joshy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Redcliffe connects with an inside leg kick.
Joshy ducks under a wild hook from Redcliffe.
Joshy moves out of range as Redcliffe strikes.
Redcliffe connects with a leg kick.
Joshy tries to land a leg kick but Redcliffe saw it coming and moves away.
Redcliffe wants to slow Joshy down by chopping away at his legs.
Jab from Joshy.
Joshy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Joshy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A slow jab from Joshy misses its intended target.
Joshy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab by Redcliffe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joshy takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Joshy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Redcliffe misses with a low kick.
Redcliffe defending well as Joshy loads up on a big left hand.
Kwame Redcliffe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joshy misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Joshy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Joshy misses with a body shot.
Joshy gets tackled into the cage by Redcliffe. Redcliffe maintains the clinch.
Redcliffe lands with a light punch inside.
Redcliffe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Joshy tries to pull guard but Redcliffe won't allow it.
Joshy is trying to pull guard but Redcliffe turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
I was talking to Redcliffe's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Redcliffe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Redcliffe.
Redcliffe lands a shot to the body.
Joshy is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Redcliffe to keep the fight standing.
Kwame Redcliffe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bam Bam Joshy.
Joshy is breathing heavily.
Joshy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Joshy tries a body shot but Redcliffe blocks it.
Joshy jumps guard but Redcliffe turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Redcliffe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Joshy backwards.
The cut above Bam Bam Joshy's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kwame Redcliffe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Redcliffe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Redcliffe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Joshy backwards.
Bam Bam Joshy's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Joshy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Redcliffe just stands there and leans against the cage.
Joshy tries to pull guard but Redcliffe forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Joshy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Redcliffe just stands there and leans against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Redcliffe.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Redcliffe.
A short right from Redcliffe on the inside.
Redcliffe pushes Joshy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Redcliffe - that landed with a thud.
Redcliffe lands a nice shot to the body.
Redcliffe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bam Bam Joshy's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kwame Redcliffe!
A victorious Kwame Redcliffe 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Milton Goodman (ranked 2881 p4p, 2372 weight class) and Kai Asakura (ranked 229 p4p, 200 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Milton Goodman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kai Asakura!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goodman misses with a straight left.
Goodman throws a combination that misses
letting Asakura counter with a right hand.
Goodman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Goodman fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Asakura to the ground. Goodman is now in Asakura's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goodman stops Asakura from standing up.
Goodman controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Goodman slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Goodman is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Asakura has escaped the position, nice work there.
Goodman tries to move to mount but Asakura blocks the move with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asakura is not content to let Goodman control the position.
Asakura is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Goodman prevents Asakura from escaping the position.
Goodman throws a strike aimed at the side of Asakura's head but Asakura avoids it well.
Goodman landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Asakura on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Asakura is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodman controls the position from side control.
Asakura pushes Goodman away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Goodman gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Goodman slows the pace down.
Goodman is looking to take a break and control but Asakura is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Asakura stops Goodman from passing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodman wants to control but Asakura is keeping him busy.
Goodman controlling from side mount.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Some bone on bone action there as Goodman checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Goodman misses with a wild body shot.
Asakura misses with an uppercut
enabling Goodman to counter with a crisp jab.
Goodman punishes Asakura's body with a nice straight punch.
Asakura tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Asakura rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Goodman to counter with a crisp jab.
Asakura misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Goodman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Goodman blocks a head kick by Asakura.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goodman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Asakura.
An attempted straight right counter from Goodman misses the target.
Asakura throws a right hand that misses
enabling Goodman to counter with a crisp jab.
Goodman sizes up Asakura with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Asakura throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Asakura falls off balance throwing a combination
and Asakura takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Goodman drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Asakura taking punishment in the form of punches.
Goodman staying calm.
Goodman cracks Asakura with a big right hand but Asakura just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Milton Goodman dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Asakura stuns Goodman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Asakura misses with a wild body shot.
Goodman swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Goodman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Asakura avoids it really well and circles away.
Goodman shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Asakura sprawls well. Asakura wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Goodman gets slowly back to his feet.
Goodman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Goodman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Asakura.
Asakura throws a hook but Goodman blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goodman blocks a head kick by Asakura.
Asakura throws a hook but Goodman avoids it easily.
Asakura lands with an overhand left.
Asakura gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Goodman.
It looks like Goodman has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Asakura listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asakura cracks Goodman with a good jab.
A punch lands to the side of Goodman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Goodman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Asakura looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Asakura throws a head kick that Goodman semi-blocks.
Goodman lands a really nice looking cross but Asakura seems unphased.
Goodman lands a jab.
Goodman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Despite the aggression on Asakura's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Milton Goodman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goodman takes a kick to the side of the head.
Goodman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Asakura. Asakura obviously looking to wear him down.
A big left from Asakura misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goodman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Asakura counters with a three punch combo that has Goodman backing up. Goodman nods at Asakura to acknowledge the strikes.
Asakura lands a high kick!
Goodman throws a sloppy head kick and Asakura moves out of range easily.
Asakura is looking for the big counter here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Goodman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goodman fails with a takedown attempt.
Goodman blocks a head kick by Asakura.
Asakura throws a lazy right hand but Goodman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Goodman lands with a straight right. Asakura didn't see that one coming.
Asakura takes a swing at Goodman's ribcage but misses.
Asakura misses with a head kick.
Goodman shoots in and bounces Asakura off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Asakura wants to stand up but Goodman is controlling him.
Goodman trying to control but Asakura is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodman pushing down on Asakura's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Goodman seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Goodman stops Asakura from getting back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Goodman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Asakura pinned against the cage. Asakura gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Asakura throws a good cross that connects.
A jab from Asakura finds it's way through Goodman's defenses.
Asakura misses the shot to the body.
Goodman closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Asakura did well to prevent Goodman getting side control.
Asakura pushes Goodman off and gets back to his feet.
Goodman connects with a right hand. Asakura shakes it off.
Goodman ducks right into an uppercut from Asakura.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Asakura showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Asakura lands a nice shot that snaps Goodman's head back.
Goodman shoots for a double leg takedown but Asakura sprawls well. He's pushed Goodman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Goodman lunges at Asakura with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Asakura's hand.
Goodman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Asakura counters with a stiff right hand.
Asakura throws a series of strikes that have Goodman backpedaling.
Asakura uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Goodman.
Asakura misses with a looping right.
Asakura throws a jab when Goodman was well out of range.
Goodman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Asakura throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Goodman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Asakura counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Asakura throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It looked like Goodman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goodman slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goodman lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Asakura defending well as Goodman loads up on a big left hand.
Asakura looks to throw a body kick
and Goodman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Goodman is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Goodman lands a head shot.
Asakura misses with a hook. Goodman ducked under it nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Goodman on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Goodman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Asakura swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Milton Goodman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Asakura throws a head kick that misses.
Asakura missing with a left hand there. Goodman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Asakura uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Goodman with a poor takedown
and Asakura cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Asakura drops his hands momentarily and Goodman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Goodman avoids the head kick by Asakura.
Asakura waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Goodman.
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!
Goodman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Goodman is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Milton Goodman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asakura moves away from the strike by Goodman.
Asakura misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Goodman drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Asakura tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Milton Goodman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Goodman is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Asakura. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goodman has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Asakura's body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A lull in the action here.
Even with his hooks in, Goodman manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Goodman connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Asakura to escape the position.
The referee is taking a good look at Asakura as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Goodman!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asakura is trying to stand back up.
Asakura looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Goodman lands shots from the back.
Goodman controlling from the back.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kai Asakura.
I think Asakura has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Kai Asakura!
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Kai Asakura!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Kai Asakura!
Kai Asakura wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Kai Asakura thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jani Hurme (ranked 2677 p4p, 2295 weight class) and Kristian Kent (ranked 289 p4p, 265 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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7 - 11 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jani Hurme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kristian Kent!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kent stuns Hurme with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hurme looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hurme misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Kent on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kent throws a poor cross that misses
and Hurme counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hurme slips under a jab from Kent.
Nice straight punches there by Kent. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kent.
Hurme throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hurme takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hurme lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Kristian Kent has been cut.
Hurme throws a body punch but Kent moves out of range.
Hurme cracks Kent with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kent moves out of range as Hurme throws a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hurme throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hurme looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kent is fending him off so far but Hurme persists. Nope, Kent circles away and we're back to standing.
Hurme jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kent scores with a shot to the body.
Hurme throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurme is looking to clinch but Kent is avoiding it.
Hurme scores with a hook.
Hurme clinches up with Kent and pushes him back against the cage.
Hurme scores a nice knee to the body.
Hurme misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Hurme fails to land.
Kent slowing the pace effectively.
I was talking to Hurme's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hurme tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hurme tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kent avoids it.
Kent wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hurme has him pressed against the cage.
Kent tries to break the clinch but Hurme is controlling the position.
Still in the clinch, Kent scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hurme lands a shot to the body.
Kent misses with a punch to the body.
Kent swings wildly with an uppercut but Hurme uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kent tries to break the clinch but Hurme is controlling the position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kent.
Kent breaks from the clinch.
Hurme throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kent doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hurme takes a swing at Kent's ribcage but misses.
Hurme dips to his left and cracks Kent with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kent scores with a jab.
Kent throws a jab when Hurme was well out of range.
Hurme lands with a cross.
Kent missing with a left hand there. Hurme was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hurme misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kent.
A big right from Hurme misses.
Hurme takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kent looks to land a right hand but Hurme moved out of range.
Hurme is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kent's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hurme connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kent scrambles back to his feet.
Hurme gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kent counters with a stiff right hand.
Hurme lands a nice looking body shot.
Hurme throws an off balance right hand
and Kent counters with a nice uppercut.
Kent misses with the combination.
Kent takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hurme misses with a head kick.
Kent swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hurme blocks a jab.
Hurme stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hurme swings for the body but Kent moves out of range.
Hurme looks to land a left hand but Kent moved out of range nicely.
Kristian Kent is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hurme tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kent paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Kent.
Hurme throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Kent on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hurme takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hurme throws out a powerful jab.
Kent misses with the combination.
Hurme shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hurme showed some decent athleticism there.
Hurme works his way into full mount!
Hurme controlling the pace for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jani Hurme will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kristian Kent's cut.
That's time! Hurme's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hurme misses with a hook.
Hurme fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kent manages to avoid it.
Kent throws a lazy right hand but Hurme sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hurme throws a head kick that misses.
Hurme misses with a combination
and Kent cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hurme misses with a few strikes there.
Kent scores with a one two! Hurme had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kent uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hurme.
Hurme misses with a wild body shot.
Hurme keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kent 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kent takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hurme avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jani Hurme is winning the standup battle so far.
Kent looks to throw the jab but Hurme is out of range.
Hurme was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kent listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurme stuns Kent with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hurme lands with a good body shot.
Hurme blocks a jab.
Kent slips a jab and a cross from Hurme.
Hurme connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kent walks into a jab.
A left and a right from Kent both land. Nice combination.
Hurme ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kent misses with a wild body shot.
Kent misses with a lunging right hand
and Hurme counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hurme ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
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!
Kent looks to land a right hand but Hurme moved out of range.
Kent throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kent misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kent slips a straight right by Hurme.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kent throws a nice looking combination but Hurme bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hurme throws a shot from downtown. Kent moves away and avoids it.
Kent jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A punch combination from Hurme misses.
Kent uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hurme ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hurme throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kent misses with a hook. Hurme ducked under it nicely.
Kent moves out of range of the body kick from Hurme.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hurme lands with a right hand.
Kent misses with a series of wild punches.
As Kent tries to get set, Hurme tries to push him back and clinch up but Kent manages to avoid the attempt.
Hurme clinches up with Kent and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kent tries to stall but Hurme uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kent tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kent pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Hurme with that takedown attempt.
Hurme throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kent sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kent swings widly with a right hand
and Hurme counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hurme wants to clinch up but Kent keeps it at a distance.
Hurme blocks a jab.
Hurme looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hurme tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kent was well out of range. Poor timing from Hurme.
Kent throws a jab when Hurme was well out of range.
Kent slips under a jab from Hurme.
Hurme jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kent waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hurme.
Kent lands a jab-cross combination.
Kent throws a right hand that misses
and Hurme counters with a left to the body.
Hurme throws a hook to the side of Kent's head but Kent sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hurme lands with a hook. Kent tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kent throws a one two combo.
Hurme wants to land a leg kick but Kent is out of range.
Kent throws a poor cross that misses
and Hurme counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Kent misses the target.
Hurme changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kent looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hurme looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kent is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hurme's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
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 Jani Hurme will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kristian Kent's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hurme swings widly with a right hand
and Kent counters with a one-two to the body.
Hurme is still looking wobbly from the end of the last round!
Kent missing with a left hand there. Hurme was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kent fails to land with a series of punches.
Hurme jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hurme throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kent misses with a hook. Hurme ducked under it nicely.
Hurme loads up on a big right hand but Kent slips the punch.
Hurme slips a jab from Kent.
Hurme seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hurme throws a right hand that misses
and Kent connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kent looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hurme throws a head kick that Kent semi-blocks.
Hurme swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kent throws out a counter right but Hurme avoids it with no problem.
Kent ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hurme misses with an uppercut. Kent saw that one coming.
Kent throws a poor cross that misses
and Hurme makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kent tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hurme was well out of range. Poor timing from Kent.
Hurme fails with the takedown.
Hurme throws a looping overhand right but Kent ducks down to avoid it.
Kent now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hurme. Kent does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kent throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hurme counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kent is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hurme misses with a right hand
and Kent counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hurme takes a swing at Kent's ribcage but misses.
Kent connects with a looping right hand.
Kent fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hurme avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab, jab by Kent - just one landing.
Oh Hurme is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kent is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Hurme flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Hurme is out cold! Kent holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kristian Kent!
Kristian Kent seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Snake (ranked 24229 p4p, 2194 weight class) and Antti Kokko (ranked 430 p4p, 257 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, John Snake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Kokko!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kokko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Snake drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kokko sprawls and moves away.
No joy there for Kokko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Snake tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kokko manages to circle out of the way.
Kokko misses with a two punch combination.
Kokko shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kokko lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kokko slaps away a takedown attempt from Snake, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kokko throws a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snake wants to clinch
and Kokko counters with a left and a right that stings Snake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kokko throws a wild body kick that Snake sees coming a mile off.
Snake is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kokko.
Kokko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kokko throws a nice looking combination but Snake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kokko throws a series of punches but Snake moves out of range.
Kokko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Snake moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Snake dodges the punch combination from Kokko.
Kokko throws a right hand that Snake ducks under and follows up with a left that Snake also avoids with ease.
Snake showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kokko.
Kokko looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kokko moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kokko misses with a series of wild punches.
Kokko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Snake.
Snake is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kokko's half guard.
Kokko manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Snake keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kokko misses with some punches.
Snake prevents Kokko from breaking the clinch.
Kokko has a couple of punches blocked by Snake.
Kokko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kokko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kokko is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A shot in the inside from Kokko.
Snake just leaning against Kokko, taking a breather.
Kokko wants to break the clinch but can't.
Snake is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kokko gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Snake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snake drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kokko throws a punch but it's blocked by Snake.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kokko wants to break the clinch but can't.
Snake is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kokko pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Snake blocking some punches.
Kokko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kokko fails to land.
Kokko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kokko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kokko has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kokko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kokko is trying to break the clinch but Snake has him pressed against the cage.
Kokko working aggressively here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Snake takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kokko misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Antti Kokko dominated that round.
That's time! Snake's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kokko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Snake feinted with a counter takedown.
Kokko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
No joy there for Kokko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kokko defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Snake.
No joy there for Kokko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kokko lands with a nice combination. Snake backs away looking to recover.
Snake rushes Kokko and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snake effectively controlling the action here.
Kokko misses with some punches.
Kokko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kokko looks to land a combination but Snake avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snake moves to clinch but Kokko breaks away
and Kokko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Antti Kokko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kokko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Snake.
Kokko displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Snake.
Snake shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kokko is defending against the submission attempts here by Snake.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snake is looking for a kimura but Kokko is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Snake to get the leverage.
Kokko tries to get to full guard but Snake has control of the leg.
Kokko holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kokko tries to roll over but Snake keeps him under control.
Kokko is looking to control Snake's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kokko avoid being mounted?
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Snake wants to control but Kokko is keeping him busy.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A combination from Kokko does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kokko throws a nice looking combination but Snake bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Snake moves out of range as Kokko strikes.
Antti Kokko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kokko slaps away a takedown attempt from Snake, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Snake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Snake shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kokko as he jumps to the side.
Snake slips a jab from Kokko.
Snake wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kokko throws a right hand that Snake ducks under and follows up with a left that Snake also avoids with ease.
Kokko throws a shot from downtown. Snake moves away and avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Antti Kokko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Snake's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Snake drives through with a takedown into Kokko's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
John Snake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Snake throws a strike but Kokko rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Snake working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kokko doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kokko manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Snake looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kokko is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snake is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Antti Kokko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snake throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Snake is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Snake had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kokko defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Snake looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kokko controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kokko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Snake is keeping the position for now.
John Snake overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Snake is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kokko is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kokko works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kokko wants to control but Snake is keeping him busy.
Kokko is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Snake manages to get to full guard.
Kokko wants to get up but he can't break Snake's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kokko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A combination from Kokko does no damage.
Snake attempts a counter takedown but Kokko avoids it well and moves away.
No luck for Snake with that takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kokko scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kokko fails to land with a series of punches.
As Kokko tries to get set, Snake tries to push him back and clinch up but Kokko manages to avoid the attempt.
Kokko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Kokko does no damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Snake's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Snake duly obliges.
It looks like Antti Kokko has been cut.
Snake misses with a low kick.
Kokko throws a counter combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to John Snake.
I think Kokko has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Antti Kokko!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Antti Kokko!
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight for Antti Kokko!
Antti Kokko wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Miles Morales (ranked 1456 p4p, 1419 weight class) and Anakin Osborne (ranked 178 p4p, 175 weight class). Osborne comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Anakin's Dark Deeds - John Williams kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Miles Morales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anakin Osborne!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morales lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Osborne throws out a loose jab but Morales uses good head movement to avoid it.
Osborne lands with a shot to the body.
Morales clinches with his opponent.
Morales misses with a hook to the ribs.
Osborne lands a right hand.
Osborne lands a shoulder strike.
Morales lands a nice shot to the body.
Morales struggles to land a body shot inside as Osborne controls his hands.
Osborne pushes Morales back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morales working aggressively here.
Osborne tries to stall but Morales uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Osborne.
Morales lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Osborne pushes Morales back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morales is working Osborne over against the cage.
Morales tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Osborne is trying to maintain a safe position but Morales gets an underhook and turns Osborne into the cage.
Osborne makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Osborne throws a head punch that misses.
Osborne throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osborne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Osborne manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Osborne is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A head punch on the inside from Morales fails to land.
Osborne blocks an uppercut.
Osborne tries a body shot but Morales blocks it.
Morales prevents a body shot from Osborne.
Osborne is struggling to control the position.
Morales misses with a punch on the inside.
Morales can't find room to land a body shot as Osborne controls the action.
A short right from Morales.
Osborne working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Osborne throws a head punch that misses.
Osborne lands with a light punch inside.
Osborne gets through Morales's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Morales as the two fighters clinch.
Morales has a couple of punches blocked by Osborne.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osborne struggles to land a body shot inside as Morales controls his hands.
Morales lands a right hand that snaps the head of Osborne backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Morales goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morales throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Morales misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Osborne lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Osborne blocking some punches.
Osborne tries a body shot but Morales blocks it.
Morales tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Osborne's elbow.
Morales lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Morales fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Osborne pushes Morales back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morales.
Morales blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Osborne lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Morales blocks a body shot from Osborne.
Morales misses with a hook to the ribs.
Morales misses with a body punch.
Osborne lands a body punch.
Morales misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osborne is trying to maintain a safe position but Morales gets an underhook and turns Osborne into the cage.
Osborne pushes Morales back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morales digs a right hand underneath Osborne's ribcage. Osborne let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Morales misses with a hook to the ribs.
Osborne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Morales misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morales throws a punch but it's blocked by Osborne.
A short right from Osborne.
Morales lands a left hand.
Morales misses with a body punch.
Osborne lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Osborne manages to break the clinch.
Miles Morales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morales tries to clinch but Osborne is having none of it.
Morales tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morales moves into the clinch.
Osborne tries to stall but Morales uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osborne lands a body shot in the clinch.
Osborne has a couple of punches blocked by Morales.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Osborne.
Morales is working Osborne over against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morales swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Morales tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Osborne's elbow.
Osborne misses with a hook from the clinch.
Osborne makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Morales misses with some punches.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Osborne tries to circle away but Morales has him pinned against the cage.
A body shot lands from Osborne.
Osborne misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Morales.
Morales lands a hook to the side of the head.
Osborne misses with some punches.
Morales scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Morales misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Anakin Osborne will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Morales tries to clinch there but Osborne circles away.
Osborne let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Osborne scoring well with a low kick there.
Morales clinches up against the cage.
Morales prevents a body shot from Osborne.
Osborne prevents a body shot from Morales.
Osborne working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Osborne lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Still in the clinch, Morales scores with a nice short uppercut.
It looks like Anakin Osborne has been cut.
Osborne lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Morales creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Osborne struggles to land a body shot inside as Morales controls his hands.
Osborne swings wildly with an uppercut but Morales uses good head movement to avoid it.
Osborne is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Osborne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Osborne stalling against the cage.
Morales working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales misses with a body punch.
Osborne is leaning against Morales and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Morales.
Osborne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Morales's elbow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Morales lands with a left to the head.
Osborne misses with a body punch.
Osborne throws a head punch that misses.
Osborne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Morales misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Morales lands a body punch in the clinch.
Morales misses with a short punch on the inside.
Osborne tries a body shot but Morales blocks it.
Osborne lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Osborne fails to land.
Osborne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Osborne throws the left hand but Morales avoids the punch easily.
Osborne moves forwards but Morales connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Morales clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osborne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Osborne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Osborne misses.
Morales scores with the left hand. Osborne knows he should have avoided that one.
Morales lands with a hook. Osborne tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Morales misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Osborne.
The crowd cheers as Morales lands an impressive looking overhand right. Osborne doesn't seem phased though.
Morales lands with a hook. Osborne tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Morales loads up on a big right hand but Osborne slips the punch.
A countering left hand to the body from Osborne misses.
Morales looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Morales tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morales misses with a body shot
letting Osborne counter with a right hand.
Osborne checks a leg kick.
Morales tries to clinch there but Osborne circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Osborne misses.
Morales tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Osborne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osborne fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
An inside leg kick lands from Morales.
Morales turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Morales has managed to clinch.
Morales goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Osborne is struggling to control the position.
Osborne tries a body shot but Morales blocks it.
Osborne wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice right hand lands inside from Morales.
Osborne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Osborne blocks a body shot from Morales.
Morales throws a punch but it's blocked by Osborne.
A head punch on the inside from Osborne fails to land.
Osborne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A swing and a miss from Osborne.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales moves in looking to clinch but Osborne pushes him off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Osborne! But no joy.
Osborne takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Miles Morales is winning the standup battle so far.
Osborne takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Osborne lands an overhand right.
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!
Osborne on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Osborne throws a leg kick but Morales sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Morales throws a series of punches but Osborne avoids them all with ease.
Morales connects with a body shot that sends Osborne's belly button to the back.
Morales tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A countering left hand to the body from Osborne misses.
Osborne throws a leg kick but Morales sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nice jab there from Morales.
A slow jab from Osborne misses its intended target.
Morales closes the distance and pushes Osborne back into the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Miles Morales dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anakin Osborne's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Osborne takes a swing at Morales's ribcage but misses.
Morales cracks Osborne with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A solid leg kick lands there for Morales.
Morales misses with an attempted mid kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Osborne! But no joy.
Osborne moves out of range as Morales strikes.
A little jabbing left from Osborne on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Morales with a nice cross.
Osborne gets tackled into the cage by Morales. Morales maintains the clinch.
Morales lands a nice shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Osborne creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Come on Osborne - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left hand lands to the body for Morales.
Osborne misses with a body punch.
Morales lands with a light punch inside.
Miles Morales has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Morales prevents a body shot from Osborne.
Osborne lands a hook to the side of the head.
Morales misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales lands a nice shot to the body.
Morales throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Osbornes head.
 Osborne is rocked!
Osborne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Morales is leaning against Osborne and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Morales's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Osborne tries to throw a body punch but Morales avoids it by throwing Osborne back against the cage.
Morales misses with a hook to the ribs.
Osborne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Anakin Osborne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morales is working Osborne over against the cage.
Morales doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Morales throws a punch but it's blocked by Osborne.
Osborne misses with a hook from the clinch.
Osborne tries to break free but Morales pushes him back against the cage.
Morales works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Still in the clinch, Morales scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Morales.
A short uppercut from Morales.
Osborne is still on wobbly legs! Can Morales finish him?
Morales misses with a punch on the inside.
Osborne seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Osborne blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Morales.
Morales struggles to land a body shot inside as Osborne controls his hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Osborne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Morales stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Morales misses with a hook from the clinch.
Osborne wants to stall.
Morales fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Morales on the inside.
Morales throws a head punch that misses.
Morales swings wildly with an uppercut but Osborne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morales misses with some punches.
Osborne misses with a punch to the body.
Morales fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Osborne is trying to push Morales away but Morales has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osborne struggles to land a body shot inside as Morales controls his hands.
Morales swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Morales misses with a punch to the body.
Miles Morales is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Morales cracks Osborne with a nice body shot.
Osborne lands a shoulder strike.
Osborne throws a punch but it's blocked by Morales.
Osborne lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Morales.
Morales misses with a hook from the clinch.
Osborne lands with a short shot to the head.
Morales misses with a short punch on the inside.
Morales prevents a body shot from Osborne.
Osborne working hard to break the clinch.
Osborne is trying to force a seperation but Morales has the dominant position.
Osborne throws a punch but it's blocked by Morales.
A hook to the body from Osborne.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Morales.
Morales prevents a body shot from Osborne.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales misses with a short punch on the inside.
Osborne working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Morales misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Osborne can't find room to land a body shot as Morales controls the action.
Morales lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Osborne blocking some punches.
Morales misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Osborne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Morales.
Osborne lands with a right to the head.
Osborne swings wildly with an uppercut but Morales uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morales tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Osborne has a couple of punches blocked by Morales.
Osborne misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miles Morales showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Morales has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 for Miles Morales!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Miles Morales!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Miles Morales!
Miles Morales wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Miles Morales thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arriorus Adee (ranked 1875 p4p, 654 weight class) and Bastien Harris (ranked 235 p4p, 90 weight class). Bastien Harris has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 34 - 29 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arriorus Adee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bastien Harris!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adee throws a head kick that misses.
It seemed like Harris was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Adee scores with the left hand. Harris knows he should have avoided that one.
Harris avoids the head kick by Adee.
A little jabbing left from Harris on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Arriorus Adee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris throws a body shot but no joy.
Adee connects with a body shot that sends Harris's belly button to the back.
Harris uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Adee.
Adee misses with a looping left.
Adee misses with a left hand
and Adee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harris goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adee throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Harris counters with a nice uppercut.
Adee misses with a head kick.
Adee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adee throws a head kick but Harris moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Harris throws a jab when Adee was well out of range.
Adee lands a jab.
Adee throws a sloppy head kick and Harris moves out of range easily.
Adee tries to clinch but Harris moves out of range.
Adee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Adee slips a jab from Harris.
Adee swings away with a body shot that misses
and Adee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Adee walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Harris checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Harris fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Harris bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Adee's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Adee.
Adee throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Harris counters with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Adee throws a sloppy body shot
and Harris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from Adee misses its intended target.
Adee lands with a kick to the ribs.
Adee misses with an uppercut. Harris saw that one coming.
Adee misses with a looping right.
Adee works the jab nicely.
Adee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
Harris appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Adee tries to land a body kick
and Adee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
 It looks like Arriorus Adee has been cut.
Harris uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Adee.
Harris doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris slips under a jab.
Harris now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Harris takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A nice inside leg kick there by Adee. That's going to slow Harris down.
Adee moves out of range as Harris strikes.
Adee throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Harris counter with a right hand.
Harris has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Harris scores with a nice strike.
Adee looks to land a body kick but Harris moved away.
Harris looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Adee fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Adee throws a nice inside leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Adee
and Harris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Adee throws a poor cross that misses
and Harris counters with a nice right hand that sends Adee toppling to the canvas! Adee scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Harris finish him?!
Adee is rocked!
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!
Harris throws a lazy uppercut
and Adee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oh Adee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adee takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.
Adee seems to have got his legs back now.
Harris on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Adee throws a poor cross that misses
and Harris counters with a stiff right hand.
Arriorus Adee's cut is getting worse.
Adee throws a low kick but it's checked well by Harris.
Adee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Harris ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Adee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harris tries a quick counter leg kick but Adee is wise to it.
Adee defending well as Harris loads up on a big left hand.
Adee misses with a body kick.
Harris ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Adee fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bastien Harris will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arriorus Adee's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adee moves away.
Harris walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Adee moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Harris takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Adee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adee thuds a left hand into Harris's body.
Adee misses with a lunging right hand
and Harris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Adee throws a head kick but Harris moves out of range.
A nice side step and Harris releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adee misses with a shot to the body
and Harris counters with a straight right hand.
Adee comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Adee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adee moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adee misses with a straight left.
Adee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harris.
Harris swings for the body but Adee moves out of range.
Adee throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Harris on the side of the head.
Harris cracks Adee with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Adee throws the left hand but Harris avoids the punch easily.
Adee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Adee misses with an uppercut
and Harris counters with a straight right hand.
Arriorus Adee's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Adee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Harris drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adee misses with a hook
and Harris counters with a nice uppercut.
Harris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adee.
Adee throws a big shot that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some bone on bone action there as Harris checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Adee looks to land a body kick but Harris moved away.
Adee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Adee tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Harris counters with a stiff right hand.
Harris throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Adee counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Adee.
Adee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harris breaks the clinch.
Harris keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Harris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Adee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adee pivots, looking for a leg kick but Harris is out of range and Adee settles back down.
Adee misses with a leg kick
and Harris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Adee looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Adee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harris takes one to the chin there.
Adee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Adee lands with a good body shot.
A head kick from Harris lands but Adee takes it in his stride.
Jeez, Arriorus Adee's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Harris takes a swing at Adee's ribcage but misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Adee misses its target.
Harris avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Harris! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Adee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Harris lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Adee at a distance.
Harris scores with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adee just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the body from Adee misses
and Harris counters with a straight right hand.
Adee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harris.
Adee throws a quick counter head kick but Harris was just out of range.
Adee lunges at Harris with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Harris's hand.
Adee lets loose with a powerful body kick. Harris will feel that in the morning.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bastien Harris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Arriorus Adee's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Adee with a hook.
Adee looks to throw the jab but Harris is out of range.
Harris looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Adee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harris manages to avoid it.
Adee misses with a looping left.
Harris was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Adee misses with a hook. Harris ducked under it nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Harris.
Adee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Adee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Harris looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adee jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Harris looks to land a left hand but Adee moved out of range nicely.
A leg kick checked by Adee.
Harris drops his hands momentarily and Adee takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adee misses with the body kick
and Harris counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Adee thinking.
Adee misses with a jab to the body
and Harris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Adee tries to land a leg kick but Harris saw it coming and moves away.
A nice side step and Harris releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Adee misses with a body shot.
Harris feints a counter leg kick.
Adee takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Adee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Adee misses with a hook
and Adee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Adee misses with a right hand
letting Harris counter with a right hand.
Harris scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Arriorus Adee's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bastien Harris!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Nunez (ranked 2052 p4p, 1105 weight class) and Oliver Ewing (ranked 253 p4p, 147 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 Las Vegas, Jorge Nunez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Oliver Ewing!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nunez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ewing's head backwards.
Ewing misses with a hook. Nunez ducked under it nicely.
Nunez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nunez scores with a decent looking hook.
Nunez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That kick from Ewing tenderised Nunez's leg. Nunez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nunez jabs Ewing to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A jab from Nunez finds it's way through Ewing's defenses.
Ewing uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nunez.
Nunez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ewing.
Ewing avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ewing throws an overhand right that lands on Nunez's shoulder, as Nunez tries to avoid the shot.
Nunez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ewing.
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!
Nunez lands with a nice body punch.
Ewing looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A right-left combo lands from Ewing.
Ewing misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nunez lands a jab to the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ewing, as that shot connected.
Nunez lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ewing misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nunez.
Nunez jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ewing comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ewing misses with a series of wild punches.
Nunez throws a leg kick but Ewing checks it.
Nunez works the jab nicely.
Nunez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ewing paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ewing throws a jab but it's blocked by Nunez.
A low kick lands for Nunez.
Ewing misses with a leg kick.
Nunez lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ewing takes a step back to recover.
Nunez is looking to clinch.
Nunez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice body kick there by Nunez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ewing moves forwards but Nunez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ewing lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nunez at a distance.
Jorge Nunez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nunez swings for the body but Ewing moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ewing! But no joy.
Ewing drops his hands momentarily and Nunez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nunez throws a body punch but Ewing moves out of range.
Nunez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nunez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ewing.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nunez - that will leave a mark!
Nunez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ewing fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nunez manages to avoid it.
Ewing throws out a loose jab but Nunez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ewing misses with a lunging right hand
and Nunez counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nunez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ewing takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nunez tries to land a front kick but Ewing steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nunez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ewing looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ewing just misses with a punch to the body.
Nunez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nunez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nunez has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nunez tries to work over Ewing's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nunez tries to work over Ewing's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nunez can't find room to land a body shot as Ewing controls the action.
Nunez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ewing's efforts to push away.
Nunez misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Nunez on the inside.
Nunez has a couple of punches blocked by Ewing.
Nunez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ewing breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nunez throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ewing on the side of the head.
Nunez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nunez cracks Ewing with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nunez forces Ewing back against the cage and clinches.
Ewing pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ewing showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nunez.
Nunez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ewing breaks the clinch.
Ewing misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nunez slips under a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ewing throws an off balance right hand
enabling Nunez to counter with a crisp jab.
Nunez moves out of range of the strikes.
Nunez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ewing lands a jab.
That kick from Nunez tenderised Ewing's leg. Ewing is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ewing takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nunez is looking to slow Ewing down with leg kicks.
Nunez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ewing waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nunez.
Ewing lands with a nice body kick.
Ewing pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nunez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ewing swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A jab from Nunez misses.
A slow jab from Ewing misses its intended target.
Nunez throws a hook to the side of Ewing's head but Ewing sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Nunez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Nunez.
Nunez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ewing manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nunez thumps Ewing with a low kick.
Nunez thumps Ewing with a low kick.
Ewing's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nunez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ewing scrambles back to his feet.
Ewing throws a right hand that misses
and Nunez counters with an outside leg kick.
Ewing throws a leg kick but Nunez checks it.
Nunez lands a slapping body shot.
Ewing throws a big shot that misses.
Ewing moves away from the strike by Nunez.
Nunez doesn't manage to clinch there - Ewing circles away.
Nunez throws out a loose jab but Ewing uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nunez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ewing.
Nunez slips a jab from Ewing.
Nunez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A little jabbing left from Ewing on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ewing circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nunez tries to clinch up.
Nunez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ewing can do to turn this around?
Ewing is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nunez misses with a leg kick.
Ewing pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nunez lands a jab to the nose.
Nunez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nunez tries a body shot but Ewing blocks it.
Nunez working aggressively here.
Ewing is trying to push Nunez away but Nunez has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ewing prevents a body shot from Nunez.
Ewing wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nunez has him pressed against the cage.
Ewing breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nunez closes the distance and pushes Ewing back into the cage.
Ewing working hard to break the clinch.
Ewing blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nunez working aggressively here.
Ewing wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ewing wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nunez has him pressed against the cage.
Ewing blocks an uppercut.
Nunez scores with a shot to the side of Ewing's head.
Ewing tries to circle away but Nunez has him pinned against the cage.
Nunez is working Ewing over against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ewing tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Nunez smiles and moves away.
Jorge Nunez is winning the standup battle so far.
Ewing thuds a left hand into Nunez's body.
Ewing throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nunez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nunez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nunez works the jab nicely.
Ewing is rocked!
Ewing misses with a body shot.
Ewing is still on wobbly legs! Can Nunez finish him?
Nunez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ewing seems to have recovered his senses.
Ewing wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nunez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ewing escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ewing avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ewing tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nunez fails with an attempt to clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nunez.
Ewing's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ewing misses with a few strikes there.
A big left from Ewing misses.
Nunez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nunez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nunez struggles to land a body shot inside as Ewing controls his hands.
Nunez tries to throw a body punch but Ewing avoids it by throwing Nunez back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Nunez.
Ewing breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nunez scores with a shot to the body.
Ewing moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nunez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ewing throws a hook but Nunez avoids it easily.
Ewing throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nunez is looking to counter punch.
Nunez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ewing on the side of the head.
Nunez scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nunez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
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!
Ewing swings for the body but Nunez moves out of range.
A left lands for Nunez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ewing takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nunez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nunez rushes Ewing and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nunez prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ewing has had enough of the clinch but Nunez keeps him there for the moment.
Nunez has a couple of punches blocked by Ewing.
Ewing has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ewing escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nunez connects with an inside leg kick.
Ewing is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A slow jab from Ewing misses its intended target.
Ewing takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nunez moves to clinch but Ewing breaks away
and Ewing counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ewing is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nunez.
Nunez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ewing connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nunez scrambles back to his feet.
Nunez lands with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ewing lands a jab to the nose.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jorge Nunez dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Ewing misses with a kick to the body.
Nunez works Ewing's body with a nice hook.
Ewing misses with an uppercut
and Nunez counters with a right hand to the body.
Nunez lands a nice looking body shot.
Ewing takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nunez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nunez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nunez tries a body shot but Ewing blocks it.
Ewing wants to break free but Nunez has control.
Nunez is working Ewing over against the cage.
Nunez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ewing is looking to break free of the clinch but Nunez has double underhooks.
A short left from Nunez.
Ewing is trying to break the clinch but Nunez has him pressed against the cage.
Nunez lands with a light punch inside.
Nunez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ewing up against the cage.
Ewing wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nunez has him pressed against the cage.
Ewing tries to break the clinch but Nunez is controlling the position.
Ewing is trying to break free.
Ewing wants to get back to striking at distance but Nunez won't allow it.
Ewing has had enough of the clinch but Nunez keeps him there for the moment.
Nunez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nunez dips a shoulder and cracks Ewing with a mighty uppercut! Ewing falls back against the cage and Nunez unloads with a barrage of strikes! Ewing is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Nunez screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jorge Nunez!
A very excited looking Jorge Nunez 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.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Jefferson (ranked 435 p4p, 705 weight class) and Mario Leonardo (ranked 64 p4p, 101 weight class). Leonardo has chosen Price Check Death Threat as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jeff Jefferson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mario Leonardo!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leonardo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jefferson throws out the jab.
Jefferson tries a low kick but Leonardo avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Jefferson.
Leonardo throws a big shot that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Jefferson misses its target.
Leonardo moves out of range of the body kick.
Jefferson jabs at Leonardo's body.
Jefferson throws a good cross that connects.
Jefferson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jefferson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Leonardo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jefferson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Leonardo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jefferson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Leonardo missing with a left hand there. Jefferson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jefferson misses with an uppercut.
Jefferson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Leonardo momentarily.
Leonardo misses with a straight left.
Leonardo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
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!
Leonardo tries to clinch but Jefferson is having none of it.
Leonardo clobbers Jefferson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Leonardo tries to clinch but Jefferson moves out of range.
Leonardo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jefferson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jefferson scores with a kick to the body.
Jefferson throws a lazy right hand but Leonardo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonardo misses with a hook. Jefferson ducked under it nicely.
Jefferson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Jefferson there.
Jefferson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Leonardo sizes up Jefferson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Leonardo checks a low kick from Jefferson.
Leonardo tests Jefferson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Leonardo scores with a punch to the head.
Jefferson lands a glancing blow to the side of Leonardo's head.
Leonardo walks into a stiff left hand from Jefferson.
Jefferson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Leonardo throws a wild body kick that Jefferson sees coming a mile off.
Leonardo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jefferson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A shot to the body from Leonardo misses
and Jefferson counters with a nice uppercut.
We've been told by Jefferson's head coaches at The Pit that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jefferson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice uppercut there from Jefferson.
Leonardo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jefferson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jefferson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Leonardo. That did some damage!
Jefferson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A head kick misses from Jefferson.
A good leg kick by Jefferson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leonardo throws a body punch but Jefferson moves out of range.
Leonardo throws a hook but Jefferson blocks it.
Leonardo rushes Jefferson and presses him up against the cage.
Leonardo lands with a short shot to the head.
Leonardo tries to throw a body punch but Jefferson avoids it by throwing Leonardo back against the cage.
Jefferson misses with the head strike.
Jefferson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jefferson scores with a shoulder strike.
Leonardo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leonardo lands a right hand.
Jefferson is leaning against Leonardo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jefferson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Leonardo.
Leonardo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jefferson breaks from the clinch.
Leonardo moves out of range of the body kick from Jefferson.
Jefferson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice straight punches there by Jefferson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jefferson.
Jefferson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jefferson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Leonardo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jefferson throws a head kick that misses.
Jefferson staying out of range there.
Jefferson lands a lovely overhand right.
A big right from Jefferson misses.
Jefferson fakes the leg kick and cracks Leonardo in the body.
Leonardo tries a head kick but it misses.
Leonardo cracks Jefferson with an open hand slap.
Leonardo staying out of range there.
Leonardo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jefferson. That one must have hurt.
Leonardo swings for the body but Jefferson moves out of range.
A lazy left from Leonardo finds it's target.
Leonardo ducks under a wild hook from Jefferson.
It seemed like Leonardo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Leonardo misses the jab.
Jefferson misses with a low kick.
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!
Leonardo fails in his attempt to clinch.
It looked like Jefferson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice defenses there by Leonardo.
Leonardo lands a head kick!
Jefferson misses with an uppercut.
Jefferson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Jefferson.
Leonardo tries to clinch up but Jefferson circles away and keeps his distance.
Jefferson throws the kick towards the body but Leonardo avoids it.
Jefferson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jefferson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Leonardo checks the leg kick.
Leonardo is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Leonardo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jefferson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Leonardo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jefferson.
Leonardo moves out of range of the body kick.
Jefferson throws a low kick, looking for Leonardo's leg but Leonardo calmly moves out of range.
Jefferson misses with a kick to the body.
Jefferson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jefferson scores with a three punch combo!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leonardo throws out a leg kick but Jefferson moves out of range and Leonardo only half commits.
Leonardo throws a shot from downtown. Jefferson moves away and avoids it.
Jefferson lands a nice looking body shot.
Jefferson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jefferson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Jefferson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jefferson lands with a hook. Leonardo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jefferson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Leonardo can do to turn this around?
Leonardo misses the jab.
Jefferson connects with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Leonardo.
Jefferson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jefferson moves out of range of the strikes.
A low kick lands for Jefferson.
Leonardo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jeff Jefferson is winning the standup battle so far.
Leonardo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jefferson lands with a cross.
Jefferson lands a body shot.
Leonardo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jefferson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Leonardo.
Jefferson lands with a good body shot.
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!
Leonardo clinches up against the cage.
Jefferson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jefferson tries a low kick but Leonardo avoids it.
Jefferson throws a jab but it's blocked by Leonardo.
Jefferson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Leonardo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jefferson.
Jefferson cracks Leonardo with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jefferson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Leonardo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jefferson wants to slow Leonardo down by chopping away at his legs.
Jefferson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Leonardo looks to score with a jab to the body but Jefferson is just out of range.
Leonardo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Leonardo tries to clinch but Jefferson is having none of it.
Jefferson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jefferson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Leonardo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Leonardo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jefferson throws a body shot but no joy.
Jefferson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leonardo.
Jefferson half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jefferson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Leonardo at a distance.
Jefferson blocks a jab.
Jefferson connects 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!
Jefferson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jefferson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jefferson blocks the body kick.
Jefferson scores with a body shot.
Jefferson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leonardo.
Jefferson throws a big shot that misses.
A big right from Jefferson misses.
Leonardo misses with a straight left.
Jefferson looks to score with a jab to the body but Leonardo is just out of range.
Leonardo slips a straight right by Jefferson.
Jefferson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jefferson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Leonardo throws out a loose jab but Jefferson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jefferson throws the kick towards the body but Leonardo avoids it.
Leonardo throws a head kick but Jefferson moves out of range.
Leonardo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jefferson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leonardo.
Leonardo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leonardo walks into a jab.
Jefferson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jefferson throws a body kick that misses.
Jefferson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jefferson pushes Leonardo away with a front kick.
Leonardo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jefferson on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson misses with a straight right.
Leonardo throws out a counter right but Jefferson avoids it with no problem.
Jefferson connects with a leg kick.
Leonardo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Leonardo misses with an uppercut. Jefferson saw that one coming.
Jefferson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Crunch! Jefferson slams his shin into Leonardo's torso.
Jefferson cracks Leonardo with an open hand slap.
Jefferson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jefferson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Leonardo walks into a left hand.
Leonardo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jefferson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leonardo.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Jefferson, as that shot connected.
Nice shot lands for Jefferson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jefferson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A jab from Jefferson finds it's way through Leonardo's defenses.
Leonardo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jefferson. Leonardo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Leonardo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jefferson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo throws a looping overhand right but Jefferson ducks down to avoid it.
Leonardo missing with a left hand there. Jefferson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good shot there by Leonardo.
Leonardo uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Leonardo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Leonardo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jefferson appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Leonardo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jefferson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Leonardo scrambles back to his feet.
Jefferson is looking to slow Leonardo down with leg kicks.
Jefferson moves out of range of the strikes.
Jefferson looks for the body kick but Leonardo saw that one coming.
Jefferson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Leonardo closes the distance and pushes Jefferson back into the cage.
Jefferson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jefferson working aggressively here.
Jefferson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jefferson takes a swing at Leonardo's ribcage but misses.
Nice jab there from Jefferson.
Leonardo throws a lazy right hand but Jefferson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jefferson lands a jab to Leonardo's midsection.
Jefferson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Jefferson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A jab from Jefferson misses.
Jeff Jefferson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jefferson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jefferson tries to land a body kick
and Leonardo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Leonardo avoids the body shot from Jefferson.
Leonardo is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Leonardo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Leonardo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Leonardo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jefferson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jefferson throws a front kick that sends Leonardo stumbling back into the cage.
Leonardo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jefferson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jefferson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Leonardo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Leonardo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Leonardo takes a swing at Jefferson's ribcage but misses.
Jefferson quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Leonardo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jefferson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jefferson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Leonardo is looking to clinch.
Jefferson ducks under a wild hook from Leonardo.
Leonardo misses with a hook
and Jefferson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jefferson lands a right hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jefferson misses the shot to the body.
Jefferson slips a straight right by Leonardo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leonardo misses with an uppercut
and Jefferson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jefferson needs to keep his hands up - Leonardo had a free shot at his head there.
Jefferson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jefferson lands with a straight right. Leonardo didn't see that one coming.
Jefferson misses with a straight right.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jefferson. That's going to slow Leonardo down.
Jefferson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A low kick lands for Jefferson.
Jefferson takes a swing at Leonardo's ribcage but misses.
Jefferson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jefferson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jefferson is looking to counter punch.
Leonardo tries to clinch but Jefferson is having none of it.
Jefferson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Leonardo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice defenses there by Jefferson.
Jefferson looks to throw the jab but Leonardo is out of range.
A low kick lands for Jefferson.
Jefferson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Leonardo takes a step back to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jefferson clobbers Leonardo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jefferson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jefferson misses with a body shot.
Jefferson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jefferson cracks Leonardo with an open hand slap.
Jefferson just misses with a punch to the body.
Leonardo misses the shot to the body.
Jefferson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Leonardo.
Jefferson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leonardo.
Jefferson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leonardo was well out of range. Poor timing from Jefferson.
Leonardo connects with a right hand. Jefferson shakes it off.
Leonardo moves out of range of the body kick.
Jefferson ducks under a wild hook from Leonardo.
Jefferson throws a chopping leg kick but Leonardo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Leonardo throws a jab when Jefferson was well out of range.
Jefferson is looking to counter punch.
Leonardo drives through and clinches with Jefferson against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leonardo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jefferson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Leonardo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leonardo pushes Jefferson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leonardo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leonardo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leonardo stalling in the clinch but Jefferson improves position.
Leonardo misses with some punches.
Jefferson misses with a punch to the body.
Jefferson throws a punch but it's blocked by Leonardo.
Leonardo lands with a short shot to the head.
Mario Leonardo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Leonardo misses with the head strike.
Mario Leonardo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leonardo has a couple of punches blocked by Jefferson.
A head punch on the inside from Leonardo fails to land.
Leonardo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leonardo misses with the head strike.
Leonardo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Leonardo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Leonardo throws a head punch that misses.
Jefferson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leonardo tries to work over Jefferson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jefferson blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Jefferson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jefferson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Jeff Jefferson!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Jeff Jefferson!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Jeff Jefferson!
Jeff Jefferson wins by unanimous decision!
Jeff Jefferson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Brown (ranked 101 p4p, 256 weight class) and Zdravko Mihaijlovic (ranked 17 p4p, 39 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by Gloom, Doom, Heartache and Whiskey. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Brown!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Zdravko Mihaijlovic!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown has a takedown stuffed.
Mihaijlovic throws out a counter right but Brown avoids it with no problem.
Brown scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mihaijlovic in his tracks.
A cross from Brown lands.
Brown throws a good cross that connects.
Brown looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Brown looks to score with a jab to the body but Mihaijlovic is just out of range.
Mihaijlovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab.
Brown scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mihaijlovic keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mihaijlovic walks into a jab.
Mihaijlovic shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown slips under a jab.
Mihaijlovic walks into a left hand.
Brown throws a jab but it's blocked by Mihaijlovic.
Mihaijlovic needs to keep his hands up - Brown had a free shot at his head there.
Brown scores with a nice head shot.
Brown fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Brown works the jab nicely.
Brown misses with a straight right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mihaijlovic! But no joy.
Mihaijlovic gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Brown is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Brown is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mihaijlovic.
Brown moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMihaijlovic.
Brown misses with a hook to the body
and Mihaijlovic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Brown connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mihaijlovic. Mihaijlovic circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Zdravko Mihaijlovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mihaijlovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown lands the left hand.
Brown throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mihaijlovic counters with a left to the body.
Brown swings for the body but Mihaijlovic moves out of range.
Brown throws a right hand that misses
and Mihaijlovic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mihaijlovic gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Brown to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Mihaijlovic manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Brown missing with a left hand there. Mihaijlovic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brown lands a nice hook to Mihaijlovic's body. Mihaijlovic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Brown catches Mihaijlovic with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Brown lands with a straight right. Mihaijlovic didn't see that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mihaijlovic.
Mihaijlovic raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A big left from Mihaijlovic misses.
Mihaijlovic throws a jab but it's blocked by Brown.
Brown throws a sloppy body shot
and Mihaijlovic makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Brown really felt that one!
Brown fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Brown tries for a takedown but Mihaijlovic circles away easily
and Mihaijlovic counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brown connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Brown lands a nice looking body shot.
Brown throws out a loose jab but Mihaijlovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Brown shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Mihaijlovic to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a lunging right hand
and Brown takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown misses with a left hand
and Mihaijlovic counters with a left to the body.
Frank Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown blocks a head kick by Mihaijlovic.
A jab from Brown does it's job there.
Nice defenses there by Mihaijlovic.
A little jabbing left from Mihaijlovic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Brown fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brown misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mihaijlovic counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mihaijlovic cracks Brown with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Brown scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Brown dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Brown dives in for a single leg takedown but Mihaijlovic sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mihaijlovic! But no joy.
Brown working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brown misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brown misses with some punches.
Mihaijlovic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brown is defending well for now.
Brown avoiding damage as Mihaijlovic throws knees to the body.
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mihaijlovic can do to turn this around?
Mihaijlovic can't find room to land a body shot as Brown controls the action.
Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brown throws a looping overhand right but Mihaijlovic ducks down to avoid it.
Brown moves out of range as Mihaijlovic throws a body kick.
Brown tests Mihaijlovic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mihaijlovic takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mihaijlovic has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Brown misses.
Mihaijlovic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mihaijlovic slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown takes a swing at Mihaijlovic's ribcage but misses.
Brown lands with a cross.
Brown misses with a hook
and Mihaijlovic counters with a straight right hand.
Brown misses with a looping right.
Mihaijlovic appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Brown misses with a lunging right hand
and Mihaijlovic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brown shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Brown was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mihaijlovic tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Brown wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Mihaijlovic is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Mihaijlovic rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Brown's guard! Nice work there by Mihaijlovic!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown wants to sweep here but Mihaijlovic controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mihaijlovic gets to his feet - Brown follows without any prompting.
Brown lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Brown lands a jab to Mihaijlovic's midsection.
Donk. Brown catches Mihaijlovic right on the button with a cross.
Brown misses the jab.
Brown throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brown shoots in looking for a takedown but Mihaijlovic manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brown's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Brown misses with a takedown attempt
and Mihaijlovic counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A cross from Brown lands.
Brown throws a shot from downtown. Mihaijlovic moves away and avoids it.
Brown misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown looks to land a left hand but Mihaijlovic moved out of range nicely.
Mihaijlovic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mihaijlovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mihaijlovic throws a big counter head kick but Brown avoids it with no problem.
Frank Brown is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice cross by Brown.
Mihaijlovic thuds his shin into the meat of Brown's side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brown loads up on a big right hand but Mihaijlovic slips the punch.
Brown is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mihaijlovic.
Brown throws a hook to the side of Mihaijlovic's head but Mihaijlovic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mihaijlovic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brown fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Brown closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mihaijlovic to the mat! Mihaijlovic manages to get full guard.
Brown controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mihaijlovic working for a triangle but Brown defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown looking to sit in guard and control but Mihaijlovic gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Brown had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mihaijlovic defends it easily.
Brown bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mihaijlovic's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mihaijlovic wants to stand but Brown is controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Brown dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Brown misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Mihaijlovic was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mihaijlovic on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mihaijlovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Brown.
Brown advances to full mount.
Mihaijlovic is trying desperately to improve position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown wants to finish this one by submission but Mihaijlovic is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Brown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mihaijlovic is looking to escape.
Brown controlling the pace for now.
Brown tries to control but Mihaijlovic wriggling away.
Mihaijlovic can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Brown moves to his opponent's back but Mihaijlovic bucks him off and ends up in guard. A bit of a disaster there for Brown.
Brown has his foot on Mihaijlovic's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mihaijlovic works his way back into a safe position though.
Mihaijlovic gets to his feet. Brown looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Brown takes a swing at Mihaijlovic's ribcage but misses.
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mihaijlovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Mihaijlovic throws a fast counter high kick but Brown manages to duck under it in time.
Brown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mihaijlovic moves away.
Mihaijlovic throws a sloppy head kick and Brown moves out of range easily.
Brown ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mihaijlovic walks into a straight right hand from Brown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mihaijlovic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brown tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mihaijlovic was well out of range. Poor timing from Brown.
Brown misses with a body shot
and Mihaijlovic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mihaijlovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.
Mihaijlovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab.
Mihaijlovic ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Mihaijlovic throws out a counter right but Brown avoids it with no problem.
Mihaijlovic misses with a straight right.
Brown looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mihaijlovic tries to get to full guard but Brown has control of the leg.
Brown is working for a kimura but Mihaijlovic is defending it quite comfortably.
Frank Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to pass the guard but Mihaijlovic is defending well.
Brown wants to take a breather but Mihaijlovic is having none of it.
Brown is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mihaijlovic is trying to stand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Brown clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mihaijlovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brown.
Mihaijlovic slips a straight right by Brown.
Brown swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brown fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mihaijlovic on the side of the head.
Brown thuds his right hand into Mihaijlovic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Brown looks to throw the jab but Mihaijlovic is out of range.
Mihaijlovic appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Brown is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mihaijlovic.
Brown throws a right hand that misses
and Mihaijlovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown lands a jab to the head.
Mihaijlovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Brown throws a body punch but Mihaijlovic moves out of range.
Brown looks to throw the jab but Mihaijlovic is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mihaijlovic on the side of the head.
Brown lands with a shot to the body.
Brown connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mihaijlovic momentarily.
Brown moves out of range as Mihaijlovic throws a body kick.
Mihaijlovic has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mihaijlovic there as he acknowledges the shot.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big right from Brown misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Mihaijlovic misses.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mihaijlovic shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Mihaijlovic saw that one coming.
Brown throws an off balance right hand
and Mihaijlovic counters with a nice body shot.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mihaijlovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Mihaijlovic saw that one coming.
Mihaijlovic slips a straight right by Brown.
Mihaijlovic doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Brown bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown is working to tighten his grip on Mihaijlovic's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Mihaijlovic has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Brown is really squeezing tight and eventually Mihaijlovic passes out! Brown breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Frank Brown!
Frank Brown retains his light heavyweight title!
Frank Brown decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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