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Z23: Borislav vs. Leif PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terenze Gazardo (ranked 4959 p4p, 5052 weight class) and Tasia Tupua (ranked 370 p4p, 376 weight class). Gazardo comes into the arena with Sergio Mendes - Magalenha blaring out of the sound system. Tupua is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Don't Wanna Be Meeh.. Terenze Gazardo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tasia Tupua's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Terenze Gazardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Tasia Tupua!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gazardo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tupua. Tupua obviously looking to wear him down.
Gazardo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tupua counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gazardo shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Tupua looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gazardo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tupua does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tupua is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Gazardo is tapping! Great win for Tupua!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tasia Tupua!
Tasia Tupua decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dorian Yates (ranked 25237 p4p, 4275 weight class) and Jerry Mander (ranked 486 p4p, 430 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dorian Yates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jerry Mander!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yates lands the left hand.
Yates cracks Mander with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
 It looks like Jerry Mander has been cut.
Mander avoids the body shot from Yates.
Mander misses with a straight left.
Yates chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yates is looking to slow Mander down with leg kicks.
Mander looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mander throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yates throws a head kick but Mander moves out of range.
Yates looks to land a right hand but Mander moved out of range.
Mander swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Yates works Mander's body with a nice hook.
Yates misses with a lunging right hand
and Mander counters with a nice uppercut.
Yates missing with a left hand there. Mander was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mander looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yates misses with a hook to the body
and Mander cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yates with the inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mander takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Yates throws a shot to the body.
Mander takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yates throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mander misses with a body shot.
Yates half committed to a counter leg kick.
Yates throws a poor cross that misses
and Mander counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yates digs a good hook to Mander's body.
Mander takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yates lands a leg kick that knocks Mander off balance momentarily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yates.
Yates connects with a right hand. Mander shakes it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mander tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dorian Yates seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mander looks to land a left hand but Yates moved out of range nicely.
Yates with the inside leg kick.
Yates tries a head kick but it misses.
Yates swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mander.
Yates ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yates misses with a jab to the body
and Mander counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mander takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yates throws a body punch but Mander moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Yates.
Mander takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yates lands a leg kick that knocks Mander off balance momentarily.
Mander uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yates.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yates throws a body shot but no joy.
Yates looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Yates misses with an uppercut. Mander saw that one coming.
Mander is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Yates with a body shot.
Yates buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yates swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mander's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mander pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mander takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mander slips a straight right by Yates.
Some wild striking there from Mander.
Yates scores with a kick to the body.
Yates keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yates moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yates.
Yates looks to throw the jab but Mander is out of range.
Nice body kick from Yates.
Yates loads up on a big right hand but Mander slips the punch.
Mander throws a lazy uppercut
and Yates counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mander 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.
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!
Yates fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mander on the side of the head.
Mander takes a jab right on the kisser.
Yates connects with the punch.
Mander rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yates moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yates looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Mander throws a lazy right hand but Yates sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mander needs to keep his hands up - Yates had a free shot at his head there.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Yates feints and then cracks Mander's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mander down.
Yates lands a leg kick that knocks Mander off balance momentarily.
Yates jabs Mander right on the nose. Mander blinks but takes it well.
Yates scores with a spinning back kick!
Yates throws out a loose jab but Mander uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yates bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mander looks to score with a jab to the body but Yates is just out of range.
Yates jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
A good leg kick by Yates.
Mander throws a hook but Yates blocks it.
Mander takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yates lands a leg kick that knocks Mander off balance momentarily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Mander fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Yates misses its intended target.
Mander is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Yates with a body shot.
Yates staying out of range there.
Mander tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yates pushes Mander away with a front kick.
Mander jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yates throws a big shot that misses.
Yates lands a nice looking body kick.
Yates connects with a leg kick.
Yates smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yates darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Yates ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mander moves away.
Mander thows a left - swing and a miss!
An attempted straight right counter from Yates misses the target.
Yates with the inside leg kick.
Yates misses with a wild body shot.
Mander throws a big shot that misses.
Yates scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yates is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mander throws a shot from downtown. Yates moves away and avoids it.
Mander takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mander throws a lazy right hand but Yates sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yates loads up on a big right hand but Mander slips the punch.
Yates fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mander has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That kick from Yates tenderised Mander's leg. Mander is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mander has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Yates.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Yates throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mander steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yates.
Yates throws out a loose jab but Mander uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mander just misses with a punch to the body.
Mander throws a lazy uppercut
and Mander takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
The fighters circle momentarily. Yates darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Yates lands an overhand right.
Mander swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yates appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Yates connects with a leg kick.
Yates scores with a nice strike.
Yates throws a hook but Mander avoids it easily.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Mander takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yates dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mander. That did some damage!
Yates is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Yates!
Yates turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yates scores with a nice head shot.
Mander jabs Yates to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yates misses with an uppercut
and Mander counters with a stiff right hand.
Yates thuds a left hand into Mander's body.
Yates lands an overhand right.
Yates connects with a leg kick.
Yates throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dorian Yates dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jerry Mander's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Yates throws a leg kick which misses Mander's front leg but catches the back leg as Mander tries to avoid it.
Yates throws the left hand but Mander avoids the punch easily.
Yates turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mander keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yates.
A nice side step and Mander releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mander throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yates.
Yates moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Yates!
Mander has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yates scores with the left hand. Mander knows he should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mander checks a leg kick.
Yates pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yates is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Yates slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mander slips a jab and a cross from Yates.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mander! But no joy.
Yates throws a right hand that Mander ducks under and follows up with a left that Mander also avoids with ease.
Yates uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mander.
Mander moves out of range of the leg kick from Yates.
Yates throws a low kick but Mander moves out of range easily.
Mander let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Yates lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yates scores with a nice right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yates.
Yates throws a lazy right hand but Mander sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mander is looking for the big counter here.
Yates misses with a left hand
and Mander counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mander takes a swing at Yates's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mander gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Yates.
Yates throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good standup being displayed there by Yates as he connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yates lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mander throws a body shot but no joy.
You can see that Mander has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Yates misses with a right hand
and Yates takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mander thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yates lands with a straight right. Mander didn't see that one coming.
A cross from Yates lands.
Mander keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mander scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yates throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yates cracks Mander with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Yates throws a jab when Mander was well out of range.
Mander swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yates moves out of range of the strikes.
Yates throws a shot from downtown. Mander moves away and avoids it.
Yates lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Yates stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Yates dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mander. That did some damage!
Mander takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Yates lands a lovely overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yates moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Yates.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yates scores with a push kick.
Yates lands a really nice looking cross but Mander seems unphased.
 Mander is rocked!
Mander throws a right hand that misses
and Yates counters with a right hand to the body.
Mander is still on wobbly legs! Can Yates finish him?
Mander ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yates moves away.
Yates scores with a nice body kick.
Mander is breathing heavily.
Yates drops Mander with a big left hand! Mander is injured, injured bad! Yates jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dorian Yates!
Dorian Yates decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Star (ranked 3455 p4p, 2525 weight class) and Galdin Anatoliy (ranked 325 p4p, 252 weight class). Anatoliy is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Jurij Shatunov - Bielyje rozy. On his way into the ring it seems that Patrick Star has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Patrick Star seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Patrick Star!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Galdin Anatoliy!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Star looks to score with a jab to the body but Anatoliy is just out of range.
Anatoliy looks to land a right hand but Star moved out of range.
Star swings for the body but Anatoliy moves out of range.
Anatoliy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Star.
Anatoliy misses with a two punch combination.
Star fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Anatoliy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Anatoliy throws a body shot but no joy.
Anatoliy slips under a jab.
Star moves away from the strike by Anatoliy.
Star on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
 It looks like Patrick Star has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anatoliy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A cross from Anatoliy lands.
Star throws a big shot that misses.
Star works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anatoliy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Anatoliy misses with a straight right.
A big right from Star misses.
Star gets a clinch.
Anatoliy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anatoliy looks to land a right hand but Star moved out of range.
Anatoliy misses with a hook
and Star cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Star has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Physical Graffiti in the buildup to the fight.
Star keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anatoliy.
Star bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Star drives through and clinches with Anatoliy against the ropes.
Star misses with a hook from the clinch.
Anatoliy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Star moves into the clinch successfully.
Star digs a right hand underneath Anatoliy's ribcage. Anatoliy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Star.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anatoliy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Star misses with a punch on the inside.
Star misses with the head strike.
Star lands a shot to the body.
Star lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Anatoliy looks winded!
Star throws a head punch that misses.
Star misses with a hook from the clinch.
Star working aggressively here.
Star lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Anatoliy or not.
Star misses with a short punch on the inside.
Star misses with some punches.
Star is working Anatoliy over against the ropes.
Star lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Anatoliy backwards.
Anatoliy blocks a body shot from Star.
A short right from Star on the inside.
Star misses with a punch on the inside.
Star working aggressively here.
Anatoliy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Star cracks Anatoliy with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Star has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Anatoliy to stand back up!
Star cracks Anatoliy with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the ropes! Anatoliy falls to his knees and Star doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Star!
An out of breath Patrick Star thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Riku Fujimoto (ranked 1926 p4p, 1964 weight class) and Nico Mejia (ranked 209 p4p, 213 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Riku Fujimoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nico Mejia!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mejia throws a hook but Fujimoto avoids it easily.
A quick step to the side and Fujimoto tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fujimoto just misses with a punch to the body.
Fujimoto tries to bum rush Mejia with a series of wild strikes but Mejia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mejia tries to score with a low kick but Fujimoto moves his leg out of the way.
Mejia thows a leg kick but Fujimoto checks it
and Fujimoto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mejia just misses with a punch to the body.
Mejia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fujimoto.
Mejia shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fujimoto sprawls well. Fujimoto wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mejia gets slowly back to his feet.
Nico Mejia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fujimoto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mejia circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mejia 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.
Fujimoto went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Fujimoto looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mejia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fujimoto.
A big left from Mejia misses.
Mejia misses with a hook
and Fujimoto connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mejia swings widly with a right hand
and Fujimoto counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mejia rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fujimoto counters with a nice right hand that sends Mejia toppling to the canvas! Mejia scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Fujimoto finish him?!
Mejia is rocked!
Fujimoto is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Mejia hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Riku Fujimoto!
A very excited looking Riku Fujimoto 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Cairns (ranked 1118 p4p, 2552 weight class) and Mario Gracie (ranked 129 p4p, 256 weight class). Marcus Cairns has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Cairns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mario Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie staying out of range there.
Cairns throws a shot from downtown. Gracie moves away and avoids it.
Cairns scores with a nice right hand.
It looks like Mario Gracie has been cut.
Cairns tries to sprawl but Gracie drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Cairns is not content to let Gracie control the position.
Cairns is in trouble now - Gracie has advanced to mount!
Gracie scoring with strikes but Cairns is staying in there.
Gracie is landing with some decent strikes but Cairns is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cairns definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cairns in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie wants to control the pace but Cairns is squirming around nicely.
Gracie is landing with some decent strikes but Cairns is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Cairns taking shots to the head.
Cairns taking shots to the head.
Cairns knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
Gracie has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Cairns's face.
Gracie misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Cairns taking shots to the head.
 Cairns is rocked!
It looks like Marcus Cairns has been cut.
Gracie drops a big elbow. That's hurt Cairns! More shots from Gracie and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mario Gracie!
Mario Gracie decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Francis Gold (ranked 1315 p4p, 1703 weight class) and Trey Walter (ranked 125 p4p, 153 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Francis Gold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Trey Walter!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walter throws an off balance right hand
and Gold counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Walter tries to land a knee to the head but Gold blocks with his arms.
Walter misses with a knee strike.
Walter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Walter misses with the head strike.
Walter missing with knees to the body.
Walter trying to land knees to the body.
Gold prevents a takedown attempt there.
Walter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Walter lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gold has a couple of punches blocked by Walter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walter missing with knees to the body.
Gold scores with a nice hook to the head.
Walter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gold blocks it with crossed arms.
Gold blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gold blocking some punches.
Gold softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gold is defending well for now.
Gold lands a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Gold.
Gold blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gold lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Walter.
Walter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gold is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walter.
Walter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gold goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gold working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gold managing to block the knees to the body from Walter.
Walter blocking some punches.
Gold throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Walters head.
Gold scores with a shoulder strike.
Walter landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gold blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Walter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gold tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gold managing to block the knees to the body from Walter.
Walter tries a knee to the head but Gold blocks it.
We've been informed that Walter has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Walter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gold blocks it with crossed arms.
Good body shot from Gold.
Walter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gold lands a right hand that snaps the head of Walter backwards.
Gold lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gold definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Walter misses with a knee strike.
Walter tries to land a knee to the head but Gold blocks with his arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gold.
Walter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Walter unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Walter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Walter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Walter drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gold pulls his leg out and moves away.
Gold slips a jab from Walter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold throws a hook but Walter blocks it.
Gold jabs Walter right on the nose. Walter blinks but takes it well.
Walter just misses with a punch to the body.
Walter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gold seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Walter tries to clinch but Gold is having none of it.
Walter is looking to clinch.
Walter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gold.
Gold lands with a shot to the body.
Walter misses with a hook. Gold ducked under it nicely.
Gold is looking to counter the offense by Walter and move into the clinch.
Gold swats away the attempt to clinch by Walter.
Gold tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Walter manages to circle out of the way.
Walter wants to clinch up but Gold keeps it at a distance.
Gold is looking to counter the offense by Walter and move into the clinch.
Walter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Walter looks to throw the jab but Gold is out of range.
Gold thuds his right hand into Walter's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Gold paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walter ducks under a wild hook from Gold.
Walter let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Gold misses the target.
Walter misses with a wild body shot.
Gold is looking to counter the offense by Walter and move into the clinch.
Walter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gold tries to counter by clinching up but Walter breaks away and moves out of range.
Gold ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As Walter tries to get set, Gold tries to push him back and clinch up but Walter manages to avoid the attempt.
Gold steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Walter.
Gold is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Walter.
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!
Walter fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gold slips a jab from Walter.
Walter tests Gold's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Walter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gold seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gold blocks an uppercut.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Gold on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Walter tries to land a knee to the head but Gold blocks with his arms.
Gold tries to work over Walter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Walter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Walter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Walter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gold has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A shot in the inside from Gold.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gold.
Walter trying to land knees to the body.
Walter lands a knee to the head.
Gold pushes Walter back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Walter trying to land knees to the body.
Walter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Walter looks winded!
Gold gets through Walter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Walter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A shot in the inside from Gold.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gold is defending well for now.
Walter tries for a takedown. No joy.
Francis Gold has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trey Walter.
Walter misses with a punch to the body.
Walter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Walter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gold scores with a shoulder strike.
Walter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gold throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Walters head.
Gold lands a right hand that snaps the head of Walter backwards.
Gold lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Gold scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gold lands with a short shot to the head.
Walter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gold avoids it.
Gold blocks an uppercut.
Walter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gold on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gold lands a hook that snaps the head of Walter backwards.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gold works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gold.
Gold has a couple of punches blocked by Walter.
Walter trying to land knees to the body.
Gold managing to block the knees to the body from Walter.
Gold lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Walter backwards.
Walter is rocked!
Gold blocks a body shot from Walter.
Gold lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Walter is still on wobbly legs! Can Gold finish him?
Gold on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Walter misses with a knee to the head.
Walter seems to have recovered his senses.
Walter throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gold lands a left hand that snaps the head of Walter backwards.
Gold lands with a left to the head.
Walter missing with knees to the body.
Gold lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Walter tries a body shot but Gold blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gold is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Walter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gold blocks it with crossed arms.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gold scores with a shoulder strike.
Gold pushes Walter back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gold pushes Walter back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gold creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Walter with a big uppercut! Walter tries to clinch up but Gold pushes him back against the ropes and lands another monster strike that crumples Walter to the mat! Walter covers up and Gold unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Francis Gold!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kareem Sanchez (ranked 1082 p4p, 1792 weight class) and Emmanuel Adebayor (ranked 125 p4p, 196 weight class). Adebayor is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Kool + The Gang - Celebration. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kareem Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Emmanuel Adebayor!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez moves away from the strike by Adebayor.
Sanchez clinches.
Sanchez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but Adebayor won't allow it.
Adebayor lands an elbow just above Sanchez 's eye.
It looks like Kareem Sanchez has been cut.
Adebayor swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanchez manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Adebayor trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanchez has his foot on Adebayor's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Adebayor works his way back into a safe position though.
Sanchez has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Adebayor defends well.
Adebayor is posturing up here but Sanchez has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Adebayor tries to roll out but it's too tight and Adebayor has to tap! Slick submission there by Sanchez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kareem Sanchez!
Kareem Sanchez tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rowan Branch (ranked 563 p4p, 1453 weight class) and Haruki Fujimoto (ranked 75 p4p, 169 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Branch might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Head Of The Table. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rowan Branch!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Haruki Fujimoto!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fujimoto misses with an uppercut. Branch saw that one coming.
Fujimoto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Branch.
Fujimoto misses the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Branch on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fujimoto looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fujimoto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fujimoto throws a hook to the side of Branch's head but Branch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Branch appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Branch throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fujimoto misses with a hook. Branch ducked under it nicely.
Branch just misses with a punch to the body.
Branch tries to move into range but Fujimoto moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujimoto misses with an uppercut
and Branch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Branch lands a glancing blow to the side of Fujimoto's head.
It looks like Haruki Fujimoto has been cut.
Fujimoto staying out of range there.
Fujimoto throws a lazy uppercut
and Branch counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fujimoto thinking.
Fujimoto misses the jab.
Branch swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Fujimoto takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fujimoto slips a straight right by Branch.
Branch definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fujimoto walks into a stiff left hand from Branch.
Branch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fujimoto.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Branch.
A little feinted left hand from Branch on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Branch scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Branch cracks Fujimoto with a right hand to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fujimoto throws a combination that misses
and Fujimoto takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A swing and a miss from Fujimoto.
Fujimoto misses with a combination
and Branch counters with a crisp right hand that drops Fujimoto! Branch lets Fujimoto back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Fujimoto is rocked!
Fujimoto swings widly with a right hand
and Branch counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Fujimoto out cold! What a finish! Branch is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rowan Branch!
Rowan Branch retains his heavyweight title!
An out of breath Rowan Branch thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Isaak Borislav (ranked 584 p4p, 730 weight class) and Leif Glima (ranked 84 p4p, 98 weight class). Borislav comes to the ring accompanied by GET MONEY. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Isaak Borislav!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Leif Glima!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borislav ducks right into an uppercut from Glima.
Borislav forces Glima back against the ropes and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Borislav.
Glima wants to take the fight to the mat but Borislav manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Glima tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Borislav's elbow.
Glima blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Glima is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Borislav is defending well.
Borislav lands a body shot in the clinch.
Glima misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Glima.
A nice left hand lands by Glima.
Borislav lands a body punch.
Borislav digs a right hand underneath Glima's ribcage. Glima let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Borislav misses with a punch to the body.
Borislav tries to work over Glima's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Glima throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Borislavs head.
Borislav throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Glimas head.
Glima looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Borislav misses with a punch to the body.
Glima misses with the head strike.
A short left from Glima.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borislav lands a body punch.
Borislav tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Glima's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Glima.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Borislav.
Borislav misses with a hook from the clinch.
Glima tries to work over Borislav's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Glima softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Glima lands a hook that snaps the head of Borislav backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Glima.
Borislav blocking some punches.
Borislav struggles to land a body shot inside as Glima controls his hands.
Borislav blocking some punches.
Glima tries to throw a body punch but Borislav avoids it by throwing Glima back against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Glima.
Glima misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Borislav has a couple of punches blocked by Glima.
Borislav misses with a hook to the ribs.
Borislav lands with a short shot to the head.
Borislav lands a hook that snaps the head of Glima backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borislav throws a punch but it's blocked by Glima.
Glima lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Glima tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Borislav tries to work over Glima's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Glima tries a body shot but Borislav blocks it.
Glima misses with a punch on the inside.
Glima can't find room to land a body shot as Borislav controls the action.
Glima throws a head punch that misses.
Glima tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Borislav tries a body shot but Glima blocks it.
Borislav blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Borislav blocking some punches.
Glima swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Borislav misses with a punch to the body.
Glima fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Glima has a couple of punches blocked by Borislav.
Borislav can't find room to land a body shot as Glima controls the action.
Borislav misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glima digs a right hand into Borislav's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Borislav's gas tank.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Borislav.
Borislav tries to throw a body punch but Glima avoids it by throwing Borislav back against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Borislav as the two fighters clinch.
Borislav throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Borislav tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Glima's elbow.
Glima misses with a punch to the body.
Borislav throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Borislav.
Glima misses with some punches.
Glima misses with a body punch.
Glima lands an uppercut.
Glima swings wildly with an uppercut but Borislav uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Borislav.
Glima lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Borislav backwards.
A shot in the inside from Glima.
Glima cracks Borislav with a nice body shot.
Glima blocks a body shot from Borislav.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Borislav.
A short body shot lands from Glima as the two fighters clinch.
Borislav blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Borislav blocking some punches.
Borislav struggles to land a body shot inside as Glima controls his hands.
Borislav tries to throw a body punch but Glima avoids it by throwing Borislav back against the ropes.
Glima throws a punch but it's blocked by Borislav.
Borislav can't find room to land a body shot as Glima controls the action.
Borislav blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Glima gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Borislav is trying to keep Glima in close.
Glima trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Glima throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Borislav works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Glima throwing strikes but missing.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Glima pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Borislav is keeping the position for now.
Glima passes Borislav's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Glima wants to pass to mount but Borislav is defending the position.
Glima throwing shots but Borislav is blocking nicely.
Glima wants to take a breather but Borislav is having none of it.
Glima seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Glima is looking to stall here but Borislav recovers full guard.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Borislav looking for a sweep. Not yet Borislav, not yet.
Glima must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Glima pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Borislav is keeping the position for now.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Glima.
Borislav throws a hook to the side of Glima's head but Glima sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Glima is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Borislav looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Glima displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Borislav throws out the jab.
Glima looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Borislav pulls Glima in close to his closed guard and prevents Glima from doing any damage or advancing position.
Glima throwing strikes from guard but Borislav blocks nicely.
Glima wants to control from the top but Borislav keeps moving.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Glima distracts Borislav with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Glima stopping the sweep attempt from Borislav.
Borislav controls Glima momentarily but Glima frees himself.
Glima is looking to advance position but Borislav has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Borislav connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Borislav dominating with strikes here.
Glima tries to hold on but Borislav postures up.
Borislav landing strikes from the mount.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Borislav wants to control the pace but Glima is squirming around nicely.
Glima in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Glima tries to hold on but Borislav pushes him away.
Glima regains half guard.
Glima trying to hold on to Borislav's head to control him but Borislav postures up.
Glima makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Glima.
Borislav wants to control from the top but Glima keeps moving.
Glima looking for a sweep. Not yet Glima, not yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Leif Glima will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Borislav takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Borislav shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Glima is trying to defend but Borislav finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Borislav looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Glima is refusing to be controlled, as Borislav sits in half guard.
Glima taking some punishment here, with Borislav in his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glima on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Borislav is nestled in close to Glima, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Borislav drops an elbow to the side of Glima's head.
Borislav prevents Glima from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glima manages to get to full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Glima tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Borislav lands a couple of digs.
Glima striking off his back but it's not causing Borislav any problems.
Borislav postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Borislav connects with a couple of short punches.
Glima is trying to control the position but Borislav postures up.
Borislav wants to control from the top but Glima keeps moving.
Borislav working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glima 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.
Borislav trying to control but Glima is working from the bottom.
Borislav stopping the sweep attempt from Glima.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Borislav's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Borislav postures up and lands a big shot to Glima's brow.
Isaak Borislav overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Glima keeping moving, preventing Borislav from controlling successfully.
Borislav makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Borislav lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Borislav wants to control from the top but Glima keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borislav is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Glima keeping moving, preventing Borislav from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Glima is on top in guard.
Glima trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Glima with a flurry of punches that miss.
Borislav tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Borislav trying to keep a closed guard but Glima is proving a slippery customer.
Glima wants to control from the top but Borislav keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glima is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Glima throws a big right hand that misses.
Borislav trying to control the position.
Glima advances position into side control!
Borislav regains half guard, as Glima was trying to land strikes.
Glima is looking to stall here but Borislav recovers full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Glima showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Glima throws a big elbow that misses.
Glima postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Glima looking to sit in guard and control but Borislav gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Borislav connects with a couple of short punches.
Borislav has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Borislav wants to control from the top but Glima keeps moving.
Borislav looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Glima wants to sweep but no luck.
Borislav landing with the ground and pound.
Borislav wants to control from the top but Glima keeps moving.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Borislav lands a couple of digs.
Borislav stopping the sweep attempt from Glima.
Borislav trying to control the position from guard on top but Glima is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Glima has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Borislav has passed into side control.
Borislav trying to control the position but Glima is working away.
Glima is trying to work for a sweep but Borislav has mounted him!
Glima tries to reverse the position but Borislav maintains control.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Glima is still trying to improve position.
Borislav postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Glima looks a forlorn figure.
Borislav wants to control the pace but Glima is squirming around nicely.
Borislav landing strikes from the mount and Glima is in trouble!
Borislav landing strikes from the mount.
Borislav breaks from Glima's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Borislav scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Glima?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Glima is trying to escape the mount.
Glima taking shots to the head.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Borislav looking to finish Glima with some ground and pound. This is bad for Glima!
Borislav is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Glima can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Borislav lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Glima hang on?
Glima takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Glima is rocked!
Glima is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Borislav has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Glima's face.
Borislav scoring with strikes but Glima is staying in there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Isaak Borislav dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jab, jab by Borislav - just one landing.
Glima throws a hook to the side of Borislav's head but Borislav sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A cross from Borislav lands.
Glima gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Glima blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Borislav is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Glima can do to turn this around?
Borislav misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Glima.
Glima misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Borislav working aggressively here.
Borislav misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borislav prevents a body shot from Glima.
Borislav misses with a punch to the body.
Glima has a couple of punches blocked by Borislav.
Borislav lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Borislav tries a body shot but Glima blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borislav tries a body shot but Glima blocks it.
Borislav misses with a hook to the ribs.
Borislav tries to throw a body punch but Glima avoids it by throwing Borislav back against the ropes.
Glima misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Borislav.
Borislav struggles to land a body shot inside as Glima controls his hands.
Leif Glima seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Borislav goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Glima.
Glima is leaning against Borislav and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Borislav tries a body shot but Glima blocks it.
Glima lands a left hand that snaps the head of Borislav backwards.
Glima scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Glima blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Borislav doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Borislav lands a body punch in the clinch.
Glima takes a shot to the head.
Glima goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glima doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Glima prevents a body shot from Borislav.
Glima misses with some punches.
Glima throws a punch but it's blocked by Borislav.
Borislav lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Borislav doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Borislav lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Borislav misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Borislav.
Glima takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice body punch from Borislav.
Glima has a couple of punches blocked by Borislav.
Borislav working aggressively here.
Borislav blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Borislav goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Borislav fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Borislav.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borislav misses with some punches.
Glima blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Borislav goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Borislav can't find room to land a body shot as Glima controls the action.
Borislav misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Glima lands an uppercut.
Glima takes a shot to the head.
Borislav swings wildly with an uppercut but Glima uses good head movement to avoid it.
Borislav lands with a right to the head.
Borislav misses with the head strike.
Borislav blocks an uppercut.
Borislav tries a body shot but Glima blocks it.
A short right from Glima on the inside.
Good body shot from Borislav.
Glima wants to get back to striking at distance but Borislav won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borislav misses with a hook to the ribs.
Borislav goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Borislav.
Borislav lands a right hand.
Borislav blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Glima misses with a body punch.
Borislav lands a body punch in the clinch.
Glima blocks a body shot from Borislav.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Borislav misses with a short punch on the inside.
Glima is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Borislav is defending well.
Borislav misses with the head strike.
Glima misses with a body punch.
Borislav tries to throw a body punch but Glima avoids it by throwing Borislav back against the ropes.
Borislav lands a body punch in the clinch.
Glima fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Glima tries a body shot but Borislav blocks it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Glima swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Glima misses with the head strike.
Borislav struggles to land a body shot inside as Glima controls his hands.
Borislav prevents a body shot from Glima.
Glima misses with a punch to the body.
Borislav lands a right hand.
Glima tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Borislav can't find room to land a body shot as Glima controls the action.
Glima tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Borislav's elbow.
Glima can't find room to land a body shot as Borislav controls the action.
Borislav misses with a punch on the inside.
Borislav lands a shot to the body.
Glima's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Glima blocks a body shot from Borislav.
A left hand lands to the body for Borislav.
Borislav lands a body punch.
Borislav blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Borislav is leaning against Glima and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Borislav throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Glimas head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Borislav.
Glima goes for a takedown in the clinch but Borislav prevents it.
Still in the clinch, Borislav scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Borislav lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Glima prevents a body shot from Borislav.
Glima blocks a body shot from Borislav.
Borislav misses with a hook to the ribs.
Borislav misses with a body punch.
Glima scores with a nice hook to the head.
Borislav misses with a hook to the ribs.
Glima doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Borislav tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Borislav presses Glima against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Glima goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Borislav misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Borislav.
Borislav can't find room to land a body shot as Glima controls the action.
Glima tries to throw a body punch but Borislav avoids it by throwing Glima back against the ropes.
Borislav struggles to land a body shot inside as Glima controls his hands.
Borislav blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leif Glima has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Borislav.
Glima lands a body punch in the clinch.
Borislav scores with a nice hook to the head.
Borislav tries a body shot but Glima blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Borislav.
Glima misses with some punches.
Glima fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Borislav tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Glima throws a punch but it's blocked by Borislav.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Borislav lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Glima backwards.
Glima misses with a short punch on the inside.
Glima struggles to land a body shot inside as Borislav controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Glima.
Borislav working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Glima misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Borislav.
Borislav prevents a body shot from Glima.
Glima tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Borislav misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Borislav misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Borislav tries a body shot but Glima blocks it.
Borislav misses with a body punch.
Glima misses with a body punch.
Glima drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Isaak Borislav has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leif Glima.
Borislav throws a punch but it's blocked by Glima.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Borislav tries to throw a body punch but Glima avoids it by throwing Borislav back against the ropes.
Borislav tries to work over Glima's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Glima prevents a body shot from Borislav.
Borislav misses with a short punch on the inside.
Borislav tries to work over Glima's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Glima blocking some punches.
Glima tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Borislav's elbow.
Borislav struggles to land a body shot inside as Glima controls his hands.
Glima swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Borislav.
Glima is trying to break free.
Borislav blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Glima tries to throw a body punch but Borislav avoids it by throwing Glima back against the ropes.
Borislav lands with a short shot to the head.
Glima lands a hook that snaps the head of Borislav backwards.
Borislav misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Isaak Borislav showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Borislav has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Isaak Borislav!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Isaak Borislav!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Isaak Borislav!
Isaak Borislav wins by unanimous decision!
Isaak Borislav retains his middleweight title!
A victorious Isaak Borislav thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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