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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bodgan Petrov (ranked 2290 p4p, 267 weight class) and Kazushi Aoki (ranked 3609 p4p, 387 weight class). Bodgan Petrov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bodgan Petrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kazushi Aoki!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Petrov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Aoki throws a hook to the side of Petrov's head but Petrov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aoki scores with a decent looking hook.
Petrov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Petrov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aoki.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Aoki has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Petrov looks to throw the jab but Aoki is out of range.
Aoki has his takedown stuffed
and Petrov moves into the clinch.
Petrov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Petrov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Petrov throws the left hand but Aoki avoids the punch easily.
Petrov walks into a left hand.
Petrov scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aoki closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Aoki lands in his opponent's guard.
Petrov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Aoki doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Aoki manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Petrov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Aoki defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov keeping moving, preventing Aoki from controlling successfully.
Petrov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aoki is one step ahead there.
Petrov keeping moving, preventing Aoki from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Petrov 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.
Petrov manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Aoki manages to get himself to full guard.
Petrov works over Aoki with some ground and pound from guard.
Petrov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Aoki is keeping the position for now.
Aoki pulls Petrov in close to his closed guard and prevents Petrov from doing any damage or advancing position.
Petrov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki keeping full guard, as Petrov tries to pass.
Aoki is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Petrov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Petrov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Aoki bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Petrov's guard.
Petrov looking for a guillotine here but Aoki defends easily.
Aoki scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki connects with a couple of short punches.
Petrov has his foot on Aoki's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Aoki works his way back into a safe position though.
Petrov is looking for a triangle but Aoki pushes his legs off easily.
Petrov keeping moving, preventing Aoki from controlling successfully.
Petrov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aoki is one step ahead there.
Aoki lands a couple of digs.
It looks like Bodgan Petrov has been cut.
Aoki won't allow Petrov to sweep him here.
Aoki postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Aoki controls from within his opponent's guard.
Petrov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Petrov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Aoki is one step ahead there.
Aoki makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bodgan Petrov's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aoki scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jeez, Bodgan Petrov's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bodgan Petrov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kazushi Aoki!
A relieved looking Kazushi Aoki thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Oliveira (ranked 616 p4p, 59 weight class) and Teodors Ozolinsh (ranked 1422 p4p, 136 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Fernando Oliveira has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Fernando Oliveira seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fernando Oliveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teodors Ozolinsh!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ozolinsh works the jab nicely.
Ozolinsh clinches up against the cage.
Oliveira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ozolinsh blocks it with crossed arms.
Ozolinsh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ozolinsh struggles to land a body shot inside as Oliveira controls his hands.
Ozolinsh lands a left hand.
Ozolinsh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oliveira pushes Ozolinsh back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oliveira lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ozolinsh softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ozolinsh tries to throw a body punch but Oliveira avoids it by throwing Ozolinsh back against the cage.
Oliveira misses with a knee to the head.
Oliveira's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oliveira softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oliveira prevents a body shot from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh throws a head punch that misses.
Ozolinsh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ozolinsh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ozolinsh lands a body punch in the clinch.
Oliveira can't find room to land a body shot as Ozolinsh controls the action.
Ozolinsh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oliveira with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Oliveira takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Oliveira lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ozolinsh backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozolinsh struggles to land a body shot inside as Oliveira controls his hands.
Oliveira misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ozolinsh.
Oliveira can't find room to land a body shot as Ozolinsh controls the action.
Oliveira tries to land knees in the clinch but Ozolinsh avoids the damage to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Oliveira.
Oliveira lands an elbow that stopped Ozolinsh in his tracks for a moment.
Ozolinsh lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ozolinsh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oliveira scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ozolinsh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ozolinsh scores with a shot to the side of Oliveira's head.
Oliveira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oliveira working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ozolinsh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oliveira's elbow.
Ozolinsh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Oliveira backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ozolinsh lands a nice shot to the body.
Oliveira lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A right hook to the body lands for Oliveira.
Ozolinsh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ozolinsh struggles to land a body shot inside as Oliveira controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ozolinsh creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Ozolinsh.
Oliveira looking to throw knees to the head but Ozolinsh is blocking nicely.
Oliveira misses with a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Oliveira tries to land a knee to the head but Ozolinsh blocks with his arms.
Ozolinsh tries to work over Oliveira's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ozolinsh.
Oliveira tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ozolinsh's elbow.
Ozolinsh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oliveira landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Oliveira lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ozolinsh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oliveira fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Oliveira.
Ozolinsh lands a nice uppercut.
Oliveira misses with the head strike.
Oliveira tries to land a knee to the head but Ozolinsh blocks with his arms.
Ozolinsh pushes Oliveira back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ozolinsh lands a body shot.
Ozolinsh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Ozolinsh on the inside.
Ozolinsh throws a punch but it's blocked by Oliveira.
Ozolinsh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oliveira's elbow.
Ozolinsh has a couple of punches blocked by Oliveira.
Oliveira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ozolinsh manages to break the clinch.
Oliveira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ozolinsh was well out of range. Poor timing from Oliveira.
Oliveira scores with a leg kick.
Oliveira catches Ozolinsh with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ozolinsh throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ozolinsh throws a shot from downtown. Oliveira moves away and avoids it.
Ozolinsh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ozolinsh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oliveira throws out the jab.
Oliveira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ozolinsh misses with a looping left.
An attempted straight right counter from Oliveira misses the target.
That kick from Ozolinsh tenderised Oliveira's leg. Oliveira is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oliveira moves out of range of the strikes.
Ozolinsh throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ozolinsh misses with a straight left.
Ozolinsh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Oliveira swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oliveira fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ozolinsh moves away from the strike by Oliveira.
Ozolinsh lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh swings away with a body shot that misses
and Oliveira counters with a straight right hand.
Oliveira throws a jab when Ozolinsh was well out of range.
Ozolinsh is looking to slow Oliveira down with leg kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ozolinsh lands a right hook to the body.
Ozolinsh looks to throw the jab but Oliveira is out of range.
Oliveira takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Teodors Ozolinsh will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ozolinsh throws a leg kick
and Oliveira counters with a straight right hand.
Oliveira digs a good body shot into Ozolinsh's ribs.
Teodors Ozolinsh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ozolinsh misses with a body shot
and Oliveira counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oliveira misses with an uppercut.
Oliveira misses with a looping left.
Ozolinsh misses the jab.
Oliveira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ozolinsh.
Oliveira is looking to counter punch.
Ozolinsh throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oliveira swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Oliveira keeps the fight on the outside.
Ozolinsh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oliveira digs a good hook to Ozolinsh's body.
Oliveira attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ozolinsh takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A slow jab from Ozolinsh misses its intended target.
A counter left hand to the body from Oliveira misses its target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ozolinsh throws a solid leg kick but Oliveira takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Ozolinsh.
Oliveira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh thuds his shin into the meat of Oliveira's side.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh lands a glancing blow to the side of Oliveira's head.
Oliveira misses with a body shot.
Ozolinsh misses with an uppercut
and Oliveira counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ozolinsh cracks Oliveira with a good jab.
Ozolinsh slips a straight right by Oliveira.
Ozolinsh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oliveira tries to clinch but Ozolinsh moves out of range.
Oliveira displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ozolinsh throws out the jab.
Oliveira with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira misses with an uppercut. Ozolinsh saw that one coming.
Ozolinsh doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ozolinsh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oliveira was well out of range. Poor timing from Ozolinsh.
Oliveira avoids the body shot from Ozolinsh.
Oliveira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ozolinsh manages to avoid it.
Oliveira misses with a body shot.
Ozolinsh throws out a counter right but Oliveira avoids it with no problem.
Oliveira swings for the body but Ozolinsh moves out of range.
Oliveira cracks Ozolinsh with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Oliveira takes a swing at Ozolinsh's ribcage but misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ozolinsh in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A lazy body kick from Ozolinsh
and Oliveira counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oliveira takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Oliveira misses with a low kick as Ozolinsh jumps back.
Ozolinsh swings for the body but Oliveira moves out of range.
Good exchange - Oliveira coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ozolinsh tests Oliveira's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oliveira throws a good cross that connects.
Oliveira throws a right hand that Ozolinsh ducks under and follows up with a left that Ozolinsh also avoids with ease.
Oliveira moves out of range of the body kick.
Good exchange - Ozolinsh coming out on top.
Ozolinsh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oliveira moves away.
It looked like Oliveira wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Oliveira fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oliveira ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ozolinsh moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ozolinsh! But no joy.
Ozolinsh looks to score with a jab to the body but Oliveira is just out of range.
Ozolinsh scores with a jab to the head.
Ozolinsh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Teodors Ozolinsh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ozolinsh feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Oliveiras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ozolinsh throws a body kick that misses.
Oliveira appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ozolinsh attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Ozolinsh wants to clinch.
Oliveira gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oliveira has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Oliveira there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ozolinsh lands a nice leg kick that just misses Oliveira's sensitive parts.
Oliveira avoids the body shot from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ozolinsh misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Teodors Ozolinsh will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Oliveira misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh lands with a thumping leg kick.
Oliveira throws a right hand that Ozolinsh ducks under and follows up with a left that Ozolinsh also avoids with ease.
Ozolinsh was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Oliveira scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ozolinsh lands a jab to the nose.
Oliveira slips under a jab from Ozolinsh.
Oliveira appears to be looking for a big counter.
A big right from Ozolinsh misses.
Oliveira looks to land a right hand but Ozolinsh moved out of range.
Ozolinsh throws a hook but Oliveira avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ozolinsh throws a hook but Oliveira blocks it.
Oliveira takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ozolinsh throws a sloppy body shot
and Oliveira counters with a straight right hand.
Ozolinsh lands a leg kick that knocks Oliveira off balance momentarily.
Ozolinsh is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ozolinsh has time to react.
Ozolinsh finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ozolinsh throws a poor cross that misses
and Oliveira counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ozolinsh tries to land a body kick
enabling Oliveira to counter with a crisp jab.
Ozolinsh misses with a straight left.
Ozolinsh lands a head shot.
Ozolinsh takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice shot lands for Ozolinsh.
Oliveira misses with a body shot.
Oliveira connects with a crisp jab.
Ozolinsh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oliveira.
Oliveira misses with a straight right.
Ozolinsh works Oliveira's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd cheers as Ozolinsh lands an impressive looking overhand right. Oliveira doesn't seem phased though.
Oliveira avoids the head kick by Ozolinsh.
Oliveira throwing a counter right hand but Ozolinsh manages to avoid it.
Ozolinsh on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Oliveira. Oliveira obviously looking to wear him down.
Oliveira throws a front kick aimed at Ozolinsh's knee but Ozolinsh avoids it well.
That kick from Ozolinsh tenderised Oliveira's leg. Oliveira is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ozolinsh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Oliveira.
Oliveira throws a leg kick but Ozolinsh moved away.
Ozolinsh throws a hook to the side of Oliveira's head but Oliveira sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oliveira is looking to counter punch.
Ozolinsh connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A lazy body kick from Ozolinsh
and Oliveira counters with a straight right hand.
Ozolinsh throws a hook to the side of Oliveira's head but Oliveira sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oliveira throws a leg kick but Ozolinsh checks it.
Oliveira lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ozolinsh circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ozolinsh lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Oliveira at a distance.
Oliveira throws a jab but it's blocked by Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh throws a leg kick
and Oliveira counters with a stiff right hand.
Oliveira just misses with a punch to the body.
Oliveira connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ozolinsh cracks a nice hook into Oliveira's ribs.
Fernando Oliveira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ozolinsh lands with a thumping leg kick.
Oliveira moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A big left from Oliveira misses.
Oliveira swings widly with a right hand
and Ozolinsh counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Oliveira thinking.
Ozolinsh tries to work over Oliveira's front leg with a kick but Oliveira checks it.
Oliveira appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ozolinsh!
Ozolinsh blocks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ozolinsh fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ozolinsh. Oliveira does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oliveira is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Oliveira ducks under a wild hook from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh walks into a jab.
Ozolinsh instigates a clinch.
Oliveira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oliveira throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ozolinshs head.
Oliveira is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A shot in the inside from Oliveira.
Ozolinsh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oliveira blocks an uppercut.
Oliveira lands a body shot.
Teodors Ozolinsh seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ozolinsh softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Oliveira.
Oliveira lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ozolinsh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ozolinsh blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ozolinsh.
Oliveira lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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 Fernando Oliveira.
I think Ozolinsh 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Teodors Ozolinsh!
Teodors Ozolinsh managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Reaper Combatwear, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maxim Bok (ranked 591 p4p, 11 weight class) and Gordon Mundi (ranked 1562 p4p, 44 weight class). Bok comes to the cage accompanied by Give It Revolution. Mundi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Swallow The Sun - Hold This Woe. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maxim Bok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gordon Mundi!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bok tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mundi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bok somewhat.
Mundi misses with a body shot.
Mundi misses the body punch
and Bok counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mundi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mundi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mundi misses with a hook
and Bok decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mundi's guard.
Mundi wants to get back to his feet but Bok passes into half guard.
Bok looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bok controlling the action here.
Bok seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mundi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bok passes to full mount!
Bok looking to ground and pound but Mundi is blocking nicely.
Mundi felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Bok wants to control but instead Mundi manages to regain half guard.
Bok is trying to work for a kimura but Mundi is defending well.
Bok is trying to work for a kimura but Mundi is defending well.
Bok is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mundi wants to control but Bok is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bok is looking for a kimura but Mundi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bok to get the leverage.
Mundi controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Mundi is defending against the submission attempts here by Bok.
Bok prevents Mundi from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mundi wants to control but Bok is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mundi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bok seems to be looking for submissions.
Mundi is refusing to be controlled, as Bok sits in half guard.
Bok trying to mount his opponent but Mundi defends it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bok is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
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.
Bok is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Bok is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mundi has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bok is looking for a kimura but Mundi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bok to get the leverage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bok not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bok is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mundi has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bok is pressing down on Mundi's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mundi is holding on for now.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxim Bok dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mundi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice straight punches there by Mundi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mundi.
It looks like Maxim Bok has been cut.
Bok closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Mundi's guard.
Bok forces his way into half guard.
Bok is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mundi sees it coming and defends easily.
Bok seems to be looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bok stalling away here and it's allowed Mundi to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Bok loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mundi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bok. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mundi keeping moving, preventing Bok from controlling successfully.
Bok is really struggling to control Mundi but he's trying to hold on to the position.
We've been hearing good reports from Bok's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Bok pushing down on Mundi's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bok is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bok is thwarting Mundi's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bok is looking for a kimura here.
Bok slows the pace down in half guard.
Bok tries to pass to full mount but Mundi defends it.
Bok performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bok passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Mundi!
Mundi slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bok in particular looking to stall.
Bok is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mundi is just riding it out for now. Bok eventually gives up the hold.
Bok seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mundi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bok has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bok pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Bok here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bok prevents Mundi from getting the reversal.
Bok tries to control but Mundi wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxim Bok dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Maxim Bok's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bok throws a big shot that misses.
Bok lands with a good body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Bok misses the target.
Bok lands a jab to the nose.
Bok is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mundi.
Bok shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mundi pinned against the cage. Mundi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bok misses the body punch
and Mundi counters with a three punch combo that has Bok backing up. Bok nods at Mundi to acknowledge the strikes.
Bok lands a nice hook to Mundi's body. Mundi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mundi. Bok does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mundi throws a body shot but no joy.
Mundi throws an overhand right that lands on Bok's shoulder, as Bok tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Bok on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bok drives through with a takedown into Mundi's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bok trying to control the position from guard on top but Mundi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mundi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bok wants to control from the top but Mundi keeps moving.
Bok trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bok trying to control the position from guard on top but Mundi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bok is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mundi is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bok pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mundi is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bok content to stall in guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bok throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bok slips a jab from Mundi.
Bok attempts a counter takedown but Mundi avoids it well and moves away.
Bok throws a body punch but Mundi moves out of range.
Mundi moves away from the strike by Bok.
Bok looks to land a left hand but Mundi moved out of range nicely.
Mundi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mundi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Mundi misses.
Bok tests Mundi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bok tests Mundi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mundi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mundi avoids the head kick by Bok.
Bok looks to land a left hand but Mundi moved out of range nicely.
Gordon Mundi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mundi connects with a body shot that sends Bok's belly button to the back.
Mundi throws an overhand right that lands on Bok's shoulder, as Bok tries to avoid the shot.
Bok is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mundi can do to turn this around?
Mundi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bok swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maxim Bok is winning the standup battle so far.
Bok scores with a nice right hand.
Mundi throws a series of strikes that have Bok backpedaling.
Mundi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bok looks to score with a jab to the body but Mundi is just out of range.
Mundi throws an overhand right that lands on Bok's shoulder, as Bok tries to avoid the shot.
Bok defending well as Mundi loads up on a big left hand.
Bok moves out of range as Mundi strikes.
Mundi throws a hook but Bok blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mundi looks to land a left hand but Bok moved out of range nicely.
Bok changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mundi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bok changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Mundi throws a body punch but Bok moves out of range.
Bok ducks under a wild hook from Mundi.
Mundi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mundi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mundi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bok fails with a takedown attempt.
Bok shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mundi wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Bok manages to pass to side control.
Bok is looking for a kimura but Mundi is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bok to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxim Bok clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Maxim Bok's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mundi misses with an uppercut
and Mundi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mundi throws a looping overhand right but Bok ducks down to avoid it.
Bok uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mundi.
Mundi tries to clinch but Bok moves out of range.
Bok was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Mundi throws a combination that misses
and Bok counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A big left from Mundi misses.
Mundi has managed to clinch.
Bok's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bok lands with a right hand.
Bok ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bok lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mundi leaves Bok with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bok tries for a takedown but Mundi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mundi looks to clinch
and Bok decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mundi's guard.
Mundi is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
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!
Mundi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bok slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Mundi is looking for a sweep.
Bok is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Bok goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Mundi rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bok's guard! Nice work there by Mundi!
Bok 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mundi wants to control from the top but Bok keeps moving.
Bok wants to sweep here but Mundi controlling him for the moment.
Bok is working hard here to advance position.
Bok is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mundi defends well.
Mundi seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bok is trying to control the position but Mundi postures up.
Bok had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mundi defends it easily.
Mundi trying to control the position from guard on top but Bok is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Bok looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Mundi puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Bok looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bok tries to get to full guard but Mundi has control of the leg.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mundi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mundi closes the distance but Bok moves to the side
enabling Bok to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxim Bok had his way with Gordon Mundi in that round.
The cut man is working on Maxim Bok'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!
Bok throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mundi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bok. Mundi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mundi looks to throw the jab but Bok is out of range.
Bok feints and as Mundi raises his hands in defense, Bok changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bok wants to control from the top but Mundi keeps moving.
Mundi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bok throws a strike but Mundi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Maxim Bok overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bok is looking to cinch up a triangle. Mundi throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Bok's body to avoid the submission. Bok has instead reached around Mundi's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Bok arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Maxim Bok!
A victorious Maxim Bok thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Randleman (ranked 968 p4p, 106 weight class) and Samuel Douglas (ranked 1082 p4p, 125 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Douglas's choice of entrance music: Bob Marley - Three Little Birds. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Quinton Randleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Samuel Douglas!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Randleman as he checks the leg kick.
Randleman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Randleman fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Douglas to the ground. Randleman is now in Douglas's guard.
Douglas working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Randleman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Randleman manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Randleman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Douglas not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Douglas keeping moving, preventing Randleman from controlling successfully.
Randleman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Douglas had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Randleman defends it easily.
Randleman scoring with some ground and pound.
Douglas has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Randleman is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Douglas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Douglas is trying to get back to half guard.
Randleman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Douglas keeps working.
Randleman just content to control the position.
Randleman working the body and head with strikes.
Douglas is looking for a sweep.
Randleman scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Douglas to see if he's OK.
The referee asks Randleman politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Randleman prefers to stall for the moment though.
Douglas sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Douglas actively working from the bottom here.
Douglas looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas actively working from the bottom here.
Douglas tries to roll over but Randleman keeps him under control.
Randleman seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Randleman is nestled in close to Douglas, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Douglas looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Randleman working over Douglas with some ground and pound. Douglas looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Randleman is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Randleman'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.
Douglas makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Douglas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Douglas is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Randleman is aware though and is defending well.
Douglas is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Randleman is aware though and is defending well.
Douglas is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Randleman slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Randleman chips away with some ground and pound.
Randleman engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Randleman has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Randleman working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Douglas's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Randleman content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Douglas looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Douglas is looking for a triangle but Randleman pushes his legs off easily.
Randleman is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Douglas has an active guard here but Randleman has managed to pass into half guard.
Douglas looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quinton Randleman dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Douglas lets loose with a powerful body kick. Randleman will feel that in the morning.
Randleman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Randleman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Douglas.
Randleman cracks Douglas with a good jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Douglas takes one to the side of the head.
Randleman slips a straight right by Douglas.
Randleman scores with a takedown into Douglas's guard.
Our spies down at at Nemesis Gym inform us that Douglas has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Randleman trying to control but Douglas is working from the bottom.
Douglas is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Douglas keeping moving, preventing Randleman from controlling successfully.
Randleman is sitting in close to Douglas's body. Douglas has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Randleman is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Randleman is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Douglas.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Samuel Douglas!
Samuel Douglas thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Quinton Randleman stepped up to the mic, saying 'Really? i dident loose. everybody knows that. the judges got paid.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tony Bunker (ranked 505 p4p, 57 weight class) and Steve Sanchez (ranked 1096 p4p, 113 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sanchez's choice of entrance music: Where is My Mind? by Pixies. 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Bunker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steve Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Sanchez misses.
It looked like Bunker wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Steve Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Bunker.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanchez lands a slapping body shot.
Bunker connects with an inside leg kick.
Sanchez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sanchez duly obliges.
Sanchez throws an overhand right that lands on Bunker's shoulder, as Bunker tries to avoid the shot.
Sanchez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bunker's calf.
Bunker misses with a head kick.
Bunker misses with a hook. Sanchez ducked under it nicely.
Bunker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sanchez misses with a wild body shot.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut
and Bunker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sanchez moves out of range of the body kick.
Sanchez looks to score with a jab to the body but Bunker is just out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bunker ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Sanchez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bunker misses with a hook.
Sanchez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Sanchez.
We've been hearing reports that Bunker has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Sanchez sizes up Bunker with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bunker slips under a jab from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bunker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sanchez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bunker throws a solid leg kick but Sanchez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bunker.
And Sanchez tries to counter it with a takedown but Bunker pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Sanchez lands with a nice body kick.
Sanchez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sanchez checks a low kick from Bunker.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanchez has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Sanchez misses with a left hand
and Bunker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sanchez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bunker throws a low kick but Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Bunker moves in looking to clinch but Sanchez pushes him off.
A big right from Sanchez misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Bunker misses the target.
Bunker staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez looks to land a left hand but Bunker moved out of range nicely.
Bunker pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sanchez is out of range and Bunker settles back down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab by Bunker.
Sanchez throws a body punch but Bunker moves out of range.
Sanchez throws a body punch but Bunker moves out of range.
Sanchez moves into range and clinches up with Bunker.
Bunker blocks an elbow strike from Sanchez.
Bunker misses with a punch on the inside.
Sanchez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bunker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bunker takes an elbow to the temple.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bunker.
Bunker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sanchez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sanchez is stalling here.
Bunker blocks an uppercut.
Sanchez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sanchez's elbow.
Bunker lands a hook that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Sanchez looking to slow down the pace here.
Bunker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bunker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sanchez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sanchez misses with an elbow strike.
Bunker blocks an elbow strike from Sanchez.
Sanchez pushes off an throws an elbow but Bunker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sanchez throws an elbow but it misses.
Bunker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sanchez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bunker misses with some punches.
Bunker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Bunker dodges an elbow strike from Sanchez.
Bunker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bunker backwards.
Bunker tries to throw a body punch but Sanchez avoids it by throwing Bunker back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sanchez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bunker's brow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez being controlled against the cage.
Bunker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bunker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bunker.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bunker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sanchez just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bunker's brow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bunker.
Sanchez lands an elbow inside.
Bunker lands a shoulder strike.
Bunker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bunker blocks an elbow strike from Sanchez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Steve Sanchez will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bunker throws a leg kick but Sanchez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Steve Sanchez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big right from Bunker misses.
Sanchez connects with a leg kick. Bunker looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bunker tries to work over Sanchez's front leg with a kick but Sanchez checks it.
Sanchez drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bunker defends it well.
Sanchez scores with a jab. Bunker acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bunker connects with a single shot there.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut.
Sanchez looks to throw the jab but Bunker is out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Bunker blocks the leg kick.
Bunker's corner calls for a 1-2. Bunker obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sanchez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bunker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bunker lands with an uppercut that bounces Sanchez off the cage and back into range.
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bunker manages to avoid it.
Bunker moves out of range as Sanchez strikes.
Bunker connects with a right hand. Sanchez shakes it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Bunker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sanchez feints the counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez swinging wildly here.
Bunker looks to land a body kick but Sanchez moved away.
Sanchez wants to land a leg kick but Bunker is out of range.
Bunker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bunker throws a nice head kick!
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Bunker avoids them all with ease.
Bunker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Bunker.
Sanchez throws an off balance right hand
and Bunker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bunker lands with a good body shot.
Bunker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanchez.
Sanchez drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bunker defends it well.
Sanchez misses with a low kick as Bunker jumps back.
Bunker takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Sanchez misses with a straight left.
Bunker is looking to chop away at Sanchez's legs.
Sanchez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sanchez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bunker. Bunker circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bunker throws a nice outside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Bunker.
Sanchez throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Bunker wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sanchez throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Bunker to counter with a crisp jab.
Sanchez swings widly with a right hand
and Bunker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sanchez moves out of range of the body kick from Bunker.
A slow jab from Bunker misses its intended target.
Bunker on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sanchez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bunker finds it's way round the side to connect with Sanchez's head.
Sanchez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bunker blocks a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Bunker on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut. Bunker saw that one coming.
Sanchez moves out of range of the strikes.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanchez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sanchez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sanchez misses with a straight right.
Bunker quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a slapping body shot.
Bunker wants to clinch up but Sanchez keeps it at a distance.
Bunker slips a straight right by Sanchez.
Bunker feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bunker just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez with the counter takedown but Bunker avoids it easily.
Sanchez digs a good body shot into Bunker's ribs.
Bunker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bunker throws out a loose jab but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bunker wants to clinch.
Sanchez with the counter takedown but Bunker avoids it easily.
Sanchez misses with a straight right.
Bunker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sanchez on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sanchez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bunker slips a jab from Sanchez.
A big right from Sanchez misses.
Bunker misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a lazy right hand but Bunker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Bunker misses the target.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut.
Bunker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bunker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sanchez scores with a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Bunker misses.
Sanchez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bunker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bunker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanchez.
Bunker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanchez looks to land a combination but Bunker avoids it well.
Bunker throws a nice head kick!
Sanchez throws a leg kick that misses.
Bunker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sanchez walks into a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sanchez misses the shot to the body.
Bunker bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Bunker 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!
Bunker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bunker staying out of range there.
Bunker lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sanchez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bunker momentarily.
Bunker lands a nice looking body shot.
Sanchez throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sanchez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bunker throws a head kick that misses.
Sanchez throws out a loose jab but Bunker uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Sanchez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sanchez throws a hook to the side of Bunker's head but Bunker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sanchez thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bunker moves out of range as Sanchez strikes.
Bunker tried to counter with a leg kick but Sanchez avoided it.
A big right from Sanchez misses.
Bunker throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sanchez's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez slips under a jab from Bunker.
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
Bunker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sanchez feints the counter takedown.
Sanchez scores with a jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bunker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sanchez throws a punch but it's blocked by Bunker.
Sanchez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bunker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sanchez misses with a knee strike.
Bunker takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bunker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanchez taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sanchez pushes off an throws an elbow but Bunker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bunker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bunker misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanchez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez taking a breather.
Nice elbow from Sanchez.
Sanchez lands an elbow inside that Bunker shrugs off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bunker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sanchez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bunker.
Bunker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sanchez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sanchez is trying to maintain a safe position but Bunker gets an underhook and turns Sanchez into the cage.
Tony Bunker has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sanchez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sanchez blocks an uppercut.
Bunker scores with a shot to the side of Sanchez's head.
Sanchez trying to control the position but instead, Bunker has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sanchez into the cage.
Bunker misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Bunker fails to land.
Bunker lands a shoulder strike.
Sanchez is rocked!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bunker.
Sanchez is still on wobbly legs! Can Bunker finish him?
Sanchez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bunker prevents Sanchez from breaking the clinch.
Bunker presses Sanchez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sanchez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sanchez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bunker.
Bunker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Bunker blocks an uppercut.
Sanchez connects with a knee to the head.
Sanchez slowing the pace effectively.
Bunker dodges an elbow strike from Sanchez.
Bunker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bunker blocks an elbow strike from Sanchez.
Bunker blocks a body shot from Sanchez.
Bunker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bunker gets through Sanchez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bunker lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Sanchez to his knees! Bunker keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Bunker!
A relieved looking Tony Bunker thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harold Nicolas (ranked 520 p4p, 68 weight class) and James Jordon (ranked 666 p4p, 98 weight class). Nicolas comes to the cage accompanied by I'm Too Sexy by Right Said Fred. Harold Nicolas could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to James Jordon's chin.
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202 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Harold Nicolas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Jordon!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordon tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jordon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nicolas finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nicolas throws a jab when Jordon was well out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Nicolas misses the target.
Jordon feints a counter leg kick.
Jordon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jordon tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jordon needs to keep his hands up - Nicolas had a free shot at his head there.
Jordon looks to land a left hand but Nicolas moved out of range nicely.
Jordon misses with a low kick as Nicolas jumps back.
Jordon takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nicolas scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nicolas lands with a right hand.
Jordon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jordon works Nicolas's body with a nice hook.
Nicolas scores with a hook to the body. Jordon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nicolas looks to land a left hand but Jordon moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nicolas. Jordon does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicolas misses with a straight right.
Nicolas lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nicolas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jordon was well out of range. Poor timing from Nicolas.
Despite the aggression on Jordon's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nicolas is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Nicolas checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jordon moves away from the strike by Nicolas.
Jordon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nicolas swings for the body but Jordon moves out of range.
Nicolas looks to land a right hand but Jordon moved out of range.
Nicolas tries to land a leg kick but Jordon saw it coming and moves away.
Nicolas throws a body shot but no joy.
Jordon throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A quick step to the side and Nicolas tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nicolas misses the shot to the body.
Nicolas blocks a head kick by Jordon.
Jordon misses with a body shot.
Nicolas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jordon was well out of range. Poor timing from Nicolas.
Nicolas has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym in the buildup to the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicolas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Jordon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nicolas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jordon walks into a jab.
Nicolas lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nicolas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jordon.
Nicolas throws a body punch but Jordon moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Jordon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jordon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nicolas manages to avoid it.
Nicolas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nicolas throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jordon misses the body punch
and Nicolas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nicolas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nicolas is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jordon misses with a straight right.
Jordon is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nicolas rather than just go for the knockout.
Jordon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A jab from Jordon misses.
Jordon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nicolas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicolas swings for the body but Jordon moves out of range.
Nicolas scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nicolas throws an overhand right that lands on Jordon's shoulder, as Jordon tries to avoid the shot.
Jordon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nicolas finds it's way round the side to connect with Jordon's head.
Jordon slips a jab from Nicolas.
Nicolas finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jordon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nicolas doesn't seem bothered though.
Jordon attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nicolas cracks Jordon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nicolas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jordon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jordon misses with a body shot.
Jordon is looking to land body kicks.
Nicolas throws the left hand but Jordon avoids the punch easily.
Jordon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nicolas in his tracks.
It looks like Harold Nicolas has been cut.
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!
Jordon slips a jab from Nicolas.
Nicolas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jordon.
Nicolas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jordon moves out of range as Nicolas strikes.
Jordon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jordon lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Jordon throws a low kick but Nicolas avoids it.
Jordon takes one to the side of the head.
Jordon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jordon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nicolas throws out the jab.
Nicolas lands a jab.
Nicolas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jordon manages to avoid it.
Nicolas misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nicolas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jordon staying out of range there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jordon lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Nicolas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Nicolas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nicolas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harold Nicolas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harold Nicolas's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nicolas misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nicolas. Jordon does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jordon! But no joy.
Jordon misses with a series of wild punches.
Jordon 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.
Nicolas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nicolas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jordon.
Jordon counters with a body kick.
Jordon looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jordon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Despite the aggression on Jordon's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nicolas dodges the punch combination from Jordon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nicolas scores with a body shot.
Nicolas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jordon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jordon will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nicolas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jordon can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicolas listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nicolas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jordons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nicolas scores with a jab to the body.
Nicolas scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nicolas misses with a straight right.
Nicolas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nicolas jabs Jordon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nicolas. That's going to slow Jordon down.
Nicolas fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice uppercut there from Nicolas.
Jordon takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jordon throws a leg kick but Nicolas moved away.
Nicolas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jordon.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jordon!
Jordon misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicolas throws a leg kick but Jordon moved away.
Jordon avoids the body shot from Nicolas.
Jordon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nicolas. Nicolas obviously looking to wear him down.
Nicolas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jordon tries to clinch but Nicolas is having none of it.
Nicolas moves out of range as Jordon strikes.
It looked like Nicolas was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jordon.
Nicolas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nicolas there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nicolas misses with a body shot.
Nicolas moves away from the strike by Jordon.
Nicolas cracks Jordon with a good jab.
Jordon misses the shot to the body.
Jordon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jordon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nicolas.
Nicolas misses with a hook. Jordon ducked under it nicely.
Nicolas 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicolas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nicolas moves into the clinch successfully.
Jordon tries to pull guard but Nicolas forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jordon.
Jordon just leaning against Nicolas, taking a breather.
A short body shot lands from Jordon as the two fighters clinch.
Jordon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jordon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jordon working aggressively here.
Nicolas tries to throw a body punch but Jordon avoids it by throwing Nicolas back against the cage.
Nicolas tries to work over Jordon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nicolas misses with a body punch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jordon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jordon blocks an uppercut.
Nicolas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nicolas lands a nice uppercut.
Jordon throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jordon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nicolas's elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nicolas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jordon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nicolas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jordon tries to pull guard but Nicolas forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Nicolas blocking some punches.
Jordon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nicolas misses with a punch to the body.
Nicolas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jordon's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jordon.
Jordon has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Nicolas seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Jordon can turn it around.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nicolas.
Nicolas lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jordon pushes Nicolas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nicolas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jordon blocks an uppercut.
Jordon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jordon misses with a punch to the body.
Jordon blocking some punches.
Nicolas tries to work over Jordon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Harold Nicolas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Harold Nicolas's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nicolas throws a lazy right hand but Jordon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nicolas moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jordon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nicolas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nicolas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jordon can pounce on him.
Nicolas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jordon lands with a right to the head.
Jordon struggles to land a body shot inside as Nicolas controls his hands.
Jordon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jordon blocks a body shot from Nicolas.
Nicolas blocks a body shot from Jordon.
A body shot lands from Nicolas.
Nicolas digs a right hand underneath Jordon's ribcage. Jordon let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nicolas working aggressively here.
Nicolas throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nicolas lands a shoulder strike.
Nicolas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jordon stalling in the clinch but Nicolas improves position.
Nicolas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jordon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jordon has a couple of punches blocked by Nicolas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nicolass head.
Nicolas misses with a body punch.
A short left from Nicolas.
James Jordon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nicolas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nicolas tries to throw a body punch but Jordon avoids it by throwing Nicolas back against the cage.
Jordon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nicolas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jordon pushes Nicolas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nicolas gets through Jordon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nicolas softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jordon misses with the head strike.
Jordon lands a hook that snaps the head of Nicolas backwards.
Nicolas lands a shoulder strike.
Jordon scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nicolas working aggressively here.
Nicolas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nicolas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jordon is looking to control Nicolas's arms but Nicolas gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jordon has his back to the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nicolas backwards.
Jordon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nicolas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jordon misses with some punches.
A short left from Nicolas.
Nicolas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nicolas blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Jordon.
Nicolas misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nicolas.
Nice body punch from Jordon.
Nicolas misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Nicolas fails to land.
Jordon jumps guard but Nicolas turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jordon misses with the head strike.
Nicolas lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jordon lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Jordon fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jordon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordon lands a shot to the body.
Jordon working aggressively here.
Nicolas lands a hook that snaps the head of Jordon backwards.
Nicolas throws a punch but it's blocked by Jordon.
A right handed body shot lands from Nicolas.
Jordon struggles to land a body shot inside as Nicolas controls his hands.
Jordon avoiding damage.
Jordon blocks an uppercut.
Nicolas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jordon is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jordon'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.
Nicolas lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nicolas blocks an uppercut.
Jordon scores with a shoulder strike.
Jordon digs a right hand into Nicolas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nicolas's gas tank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicolas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nicolas throws a head punch that misses.
Jordon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nicolas's elbow.
Jordon working aggressively here.
Jordon blocking some punches.
Jordon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nicolas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jordon lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jordon misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nicolas.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nicolas.
Nicolas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jordon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nicolas's elbow.
Jordon tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nicolas stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Nicolas on the inside.
Nicolas lands a shot to the body.
Nicolas lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jordon or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harold Nicolas clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Harold Nicolas's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jordon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nicolas.
Nicolas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nicolas ducks under a wild hook from Jordon.
Nicolas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jordon throws a counter combo.
Harold Nicolas is winning the standup battle so far.
Nicolas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nicolas tests Jordon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nicolas takes the fight into the clinch.
Jordon swings wildly with an uppercut but Nicolas uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jordon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jordon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nicolas stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jordon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nicolas cracks Jordon with a nice body shot.
Nicolas throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Nicolas.
Jordon is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nicolas.
Nicolas lands with a left to the head.
Nicolas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nicolas misses with a punch to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nicolas as Jordon tries to tie him up.
Nicolas tries to work over Jordon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nicolas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jordon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nicolass head.
Jordon tries to work over Nicolas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Nicolas scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jordon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jordon has a couple of punches blocked by Nicolas.
Nicolas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jordon content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nicolas pushes Jordon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicolas tries a body shot but Jordon blocks it.
Nicolas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nicolas misses with a punch on the inside.
Jordon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nicolas is leaning against Jordon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nicolas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jordon backwards.
Jordon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nicolas can't find room to land a body shot as Jordon controls the action.
Nicolas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nicolas can't find room to land a body shot as Jordon controls the action.
Jordon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jordon tries a body shot but Nicolas blocks it.
Nicolas gets through Jordon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jordon misses with a body punch.
Jordon manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nicolas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jordon is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jordon tries to stall but Nicolas uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jordon seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Nicolas blocking some punches.
Jordon struggles to land a body shot inside as Nicolas controls his hands.
Nicolas misses with a punch on the inside.
Nicolas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jordon backwards.
Jordon swings wildly with an uppercut but Nicolas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jordon misses with the head strike.
Nicolas misses with the head strike.
Nicolas tries to work over Jordon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nicolas misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nicolas tries a body shot but Jordon blocks it.
Jordon lands a nice uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jordon.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jordon misses with some punches.
Nicolas lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jordon backwards.
A right hand to the body from Jordon.
Jordon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nicolas backwards.
Nicolas lands a hook that snaps the head of Jordon backwards.
Nicolas misses with some punches.
Nicolas misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jordon.
Nicolas pushes Jordon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jordon leaning his opponent against the cage.
Nicolas can't find room to land a body shot as Jordon controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Nicolas.
Nicolas can't find room to land a body shot as Jordon controls the action.
Nicolas is leaning against Jordon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nicolas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jordon's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harold Nicolas had his way with James Jordon in that round.
The cut man is working on Harold Nicolas'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!
Nicolas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jordon swinging wildly here.
Jordon throws a big shot that misses.
Nicolas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jordon moves away.
Nicolas misses the shot to the body.
Nicolas with a hook.
Jordon jabs Nicolas right on the nose. Nicolas blinks but takes it well.
Harold Nicolas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nicolas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jordon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jordon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nicolas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nicolas connects with a crisp jab.
Jordon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nicolas.
Nicolas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jordon on the side of the head.
Jordon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nicolas.
A nice side step and Jordon releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Jordon.
Nicolas throws a hook to the side of Jordon's head but Jordon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jordon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nicolas lands a glancing blow to the side of Jordon's head.
Nicolas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nicolas lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jordon has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jordon and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jordon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nicolas swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jordon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nicolas scores with a punch to the head.
Jordon misses the jab.
Jordon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nicolas throws a hook to the side of Jordon's head but Jordon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nicolas connects with a right hand. Jordon shakes it off.
James Jordon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jordon thuds his right hand into Nicolas's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
An inside leg kick lands from Nicolas.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nicolas.
Jordon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nicolas misses with a looping right.
Jordon tries a quick counter leg kick but Nicolas is wise to it.
Jordon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jordon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jordon lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nicolas scores with a jab to the body.
Nicolas scores with a shot to the body.
Jordon checks a low kick from Nicolas.
Nicolas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nicolas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nicolas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jordon.
Jordon tries to land a leg kick but Nicolas saw it coming and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordon lands with a shot to the body.
Jordon is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nicolas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
An inside leg kick lands from Nicolas.
Jordon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jordon tries to work over Nicolas's front leg with a kick but Nicolas checks it.
A jab from Nicolas does it's job there.
Nicolas tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nicolas misses the jab.
Jordon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nicolas.
Jordon slips under a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nicolas.
Nicolas thumps Jordon with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nicolas lands with a hook. Jordon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordon wants to land a leg kick but Nicolas is out of range.
Jordon defending well as Nicolas loads up on a big left hand.
Nicolas loads up on a big right hand but Jordon slips the punch.
As Nicolas backs off Jordon throws a huge counter combo but Nicolas manages to avoid it all.
Jordon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jordon takes a swing at Nicolas's ribcage but misses.
Nicolas lands a leg kick that knocks Jordon off balance momentarily.
Nicolas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jordon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nicolas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jordon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jordon shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nicolas lands a glancing blow to the side of Jordon's head.
Jordon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jordon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nicolas throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harold Nicolas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nicolas 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 50:45
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harold Nicolas!
Harold Nicolas retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Harold Nicolas rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marat Magomedov (ranked 400 p4p, 40 weight class) and Junior Vilson (ranked 140 p4p, 21 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Magomedov might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Evangelion OST - The Beast II. The crowd seem to be enjoying Vilson's choice of entrance music: Haiti Voodoo Music. 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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160 lbs
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157 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Marat Magomedov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Junior Vilson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomedov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vilson avoids the body shot from Magomedov.
Magomedov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've been informed that Vilson 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.
Vilson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Magomedov circles away quickly and effectively.
Vilson slips a jab from Magomedov.
Magomedov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Magomedov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Vilson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Magomedov.
Magomedov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Magomedov connects with a nice looking jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov misses with a hook.
Magomedov backing away here, and Vilson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
The fighters circling - Vilson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Magomedov instigates a clinch.
Magomedov swings wildly with an uppercut but Vilson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vilson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vilson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Magomedov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Magomedov tries to clinch but Vilson moves out of range.
Magomedov fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vilson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Magomedov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Magomedov misses with an uppercut
and Vilson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vilson misses with a hook.
Junior Vilson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Magomedov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vilson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Magomedov.
Vilson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Vilson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Magomedov. That's going to slow Vilson down.
Magomedov throws a shot from downtown. Vilson moves away and avoids it.
Vilson cracks Magomedov with a good jab.
A solid body kick from Magomedov.
Magomedov thuds his right hand into Vilson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vilson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Magomedov is out of range and Vilson settles back down.
Magomedov is looking to counter the offense by Vilson and move into the clinch.
Magomedov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magomedov ducks under a wild hook from Vilson.
Magomedov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Magomedov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice straight punches there by Magomedov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Magomedov.
Vilson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Vilson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Magomedov manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Magomedov.
Magomedov scores with a nice body kick.
Vilson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vilson swats away the attempt to clinch by Magomedov.
Vilson tries to work over Magomedov's front leg with a kick but Magomedov checks it.
Magomedov moves out of range of the strikes.
Magomedov lands with a right hand.
Vilson scores with a nice strike.
Magomedov throws a shot from downtown. Vilson moves away and avoids it.
Vilson misses with a shot to the body
and Magomedov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Magomedov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Vilson. Vilson obviously looking to wear him down.
Magomedov scores with a punch to the head.
Vilson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vilson.
Vilson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Magomedov slips under a jab.
Magomedov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Magomedov checks a low kick from Vilson.
Vilson misses with an uppercut.
A little feinted left hand from Magomedov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Magomedov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vilson.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vilson checks a leg kick.
Magomedov moves out of range of the leg kick from Vilson.
Magomedov half committed to a counter leg kick.
Vilson slips under a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Magomedov. Those never looked like landing.
Magomedov clinches up against the cage.
Magomedov misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Magomedov on the inside.
Vilson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vilson breaks the clinch.
A slow jab from Vilson misses its intended target.
Vilson throws a hook to the side of Magomedov's head but Magomedov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slapping leg kick lands for Magomedov.
Magomedov moves away from the strike by Vilson.
Vilson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vilson tries to land a leg kick but Magomedov saw it coming and moves away.
Magomedov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vilson.
Vilson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Magomedov moves away.
Magomedov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The fighters circling - Vilson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Magomedov fires out a quick counter leg kick but Vilson just manages to avoid it.
Vilson lands a nice looking body shot.
Magomedov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vilson.
Magomedov throws a hook but Vilson avoids it easily.
Vilson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magomedov scores with a kick to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Junior Vilson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vilson throws a hook but Magomedov avoids it easily.
A clash of legs there as Magomedov blocks the low kick.
Marat Magomedov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vilson blocks a head kick by Magomedov.
Vilson ducks under a wild hook from Magomedov.
Vilson misses with an uppercut.
Vilson 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.
Vilson swings for the body but Magomedov moves out of range.
Magomedov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vilson.
A shot to the liver by Vilson. Beautiful body shot.
Vilson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Magomedov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Vilson checks the leg kick.
Magomedov lands with an overhand left.
Vilson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Vilson throws a good cross that connects.
Magomedov tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov looks to throw the jab but Vilson is out of range.
Vilson throws an overhand right that lands on Magomedov's shoulder, as Magomedov tries to avoid the shot.
Magomedov chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vilson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Magomedov ducks under a wild hook from Vilson.
Magomedov drops down looking for a counter takedown but Vilson sprawls and moves away.
Vilson throws a shot to the body.
Vilson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vilson misses with a low kick.
A big right from Vilson misses.
Vilson connects with a looping right hand.
Magomedov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vilson on the side of the head.
Magomedov has Vilson up against the cage in a clinch.
Magomedov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Magomedov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Magomedov misses with a punch on the inside.
Vilson misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov tries to throw a body punch but Vilson avoids it by throwing Magomedov back against the cage.
Vilson struggles to land a body shot inside as Magomedov controls his hands.
Magomedov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Vilson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Magomedov misses with some punches.
Vilson lands a left hand.
Magomedov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Magomedov misses with a punch on the inside.
Vilson breaks from the clinch.
Magomedov clinches up with Vilson and pushes him back against the cage.
Magomedov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Magomedov tries to stall but Vilson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Vilson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vilson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Magomedov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vilson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Magomedov throws a poor cross that misses
and Vilson counters with a right hand to the body.
Vilson checks a leg kick.
Vilson wants to slow Magomedov down by chopping away at his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilson misses with a body shot
and Magomedov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Magomedov punishes Vilson's body with a nice straight punch.
Magomedov lands a jab to the head.
Vilson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Magomedov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vilson throws a leg kick which misses Magomedov's front leg but catches the back leg as Magomedov tries to avoid it.
Magomedov is looking to chop away at Vilson's legs.
Vilson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Magomedov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Magomedov catches Vilson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vilson defending well as Magomedov loads up on a big left hand.
Vilson looks to throw the jab but Magomedov is out of range.
Vilson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Magomedov. Magomedov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Magomedov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vilson.
Vilson throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vilson loads up on a big right hand but Magomedov slips the punch.
Vilson throws a body punch but Magomedov moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Magomedov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vilson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Magomedov throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Magomedov misses with a straight left.
Magomedov closes the distance and clinches up with Vilson, looking for a takedown. Magomedov pushes Vilson against the cage but Vilson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Vilson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vilson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Vilson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Vilson throws a shot from downtown. Magomedov moves away and avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vilson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Magomedov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Magomedov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Magomedov looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Magomedov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vilson catches Magomedov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Magomedov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vilson on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vilson throws a jab when Magomedov was well out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Magomedov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice takedown defense from Vilson. No joy for Magomedov on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Junior Vilson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Vilson throws out a leg kick but Magomedov moves out of range and Vilson only half commits.
Magomedov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vilson to score with a decent uppercut.
Vilson swats away the attempt to clinch by Magomedov.
Vilson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Magomedov looking to score a takedown here. Vilson is defending well but Magomedov drives through and ends up in Vilson's guard.
Vilson trying to control the position.
Magomedov wants to pass the guard but Vilson is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Magomedov.
Magomedov looking to sit in guard and control but Vilson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Magomedov looking for a sweep. Not yet Magomedov, not yet.
Vilson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Magomedov trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vilson's guard.
Magomedov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Magomedov content to stall in guard here.
Magomedov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Magomedov wants to pass the guard but Vilson is keeping the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vilson is on top in guard.
Magomedov wants to sweep here but Vilson controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilson controlling from the top position.
Magomedov looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Vilson passes into side control.
Vilson works to advance to full mount. Magomedov defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Magomedov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Vilson controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Vilson avoids the attempt from Magomedov to control.
Vilson content just to control the position here.
Magomedov is working to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Junior Vilson just about did enough to take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Vilson blocks a head kick by Magomedov.
Vilson throws out a counter right but Magomedov avoids it with no problem.
Magomedov avoids a kick to the body.
Vilson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Magomedov moves in looking to clinch but Vilson pushes him off.
Vilson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Junior Vilson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Magomedov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Magomedov fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Vilson to the ground. Magomedov is now in Vilson's guard.
Vilson pulls Magomedov in to control the position.
Magomedov postures up in Vilson's guard and throws a big left but Vilson blocks it.
Vilson is trying to hold Magomedov in close to prevent damage but Magomedov has managed to pass into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vilson won't allow Magomedov to pass to mount.
Magomedov performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Magomedov looks to land a strike but Vilson avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vilson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Marat Magomedov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vilson keeping moving, preventing Magomedov from controlling successfully.
Magomedov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vilson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Vilson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Magomedov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vilson is keeping the position for now.
Magomedov wants to control from the top but Vilson keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Vilson looks to land a body kick but Magomedov moved away.
Magomedov moves out of range of the leg kick from Vilson.
Magomedov blocks a jab.
Magomedov moves out of range of the strikes.
Magomedov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Magomedov stuns Vilson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Magomedov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Vilson misses the jab.
Vilson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Magomedov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilson working a defensive guard here.
Vilson has his hands on Magomedov's head, controlling the position.
Magomedov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Magomedov trying to control but Vilson is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Vilson holds on and takes a little breather.
That's four 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.
Magomedov throwing strikes but missing.
Vilson wants to sweep here but Magomedov controlling him for the moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Magomedov trying to control the position from guard on top but Vilson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Magomedov tries to close the distance and clinch but Vilson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Magomedov takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Magomedov misses with a body shot.
Vilson feints a counter leg kick.
Magomedov misses the shot to the body.
Vilson looks to throw the jab but Magomedov is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marat Magomedov had his way with Junior Vilson in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A low kick from Magomedov is predictable there
and Vilson counters with a nice body kick.
Vilson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vilson looks to land a left hand but Magomedov moved out of range nicely.
Magomedov throws a big shot that misses.
Vilson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Magomedov.
Magomedov blocks a leg kick.
Magomedov blocks a leg kick.
Magomedov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Magomedov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vilson moves away.
Magomedov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vilson pinned against the cage. Vilson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magomedov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vilson scores with a hook to the body. Magomedov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vilson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Magomedov if he has to take too many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov checks the leg kick.
Magomedov throws a jab when Vilson was well out of range.
Vilson moves forwards but Magomedov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vilson defending well as Magomedov loads up on a big left hand.
And Vilson responds with a good body kick, but Magomedov manages to step out the way in time.
Vilson stuffs the takedown.
Vilson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Magomedov checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Vilson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Magomedov.
Magomedov blocks a jab.
Magomedov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vilson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vilson throws a shot from downtown. Magomedov moves away and avoids it.
Magomedov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vilson looks to throw the jab but Magomedov is out of range.
Magomedov loads up on a big right hand but Vilson slips the punch.
Magomedov slips under a jab.
Marat Magomedov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Vilson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Magomedov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Magomedov closes the distance and clinches up with Vilson, looking for a takedown. Magomedov pushes Vilson against the cage but Vilson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marat Magomedov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Magomedov scores with a kick to the midsection.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vilson. That's going to slow Magomedov down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magomedov takes one to the chin there.
Vilson throws a solid leg kick but Magomedov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vilson.
Magomedov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Vilson misses with a hook.
Magomedov scores with a jab. Vilson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Vilson moves out of range of the leg kick from Magomedov.
Magomedov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vilson motions for Magomedov to come forward. Vilson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vilson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Magomedov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Magomedov throws a series of punches but Vilson avoids them all with ease.
Vilson scores with a leg kick.
Magomedov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vilson misses with a low kick.
Vilson throws a leg kick that misses.
Vilson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Vilson misses with a leg kick.
Magomedov misses with a right hand
letting Vilson counter with a right hand.
A leg kick checked by Vilson.
Vilson tries to land a leg kick but Magomedov saw it coming and moves away.
Vilson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Vilson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vilson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vilson tries to score with a low kick but Magomedov moves his leg out of the way.
A jab from Vilson misses.
Magomedov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Magomedov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vilson misses with an uppercut
and Magomedov counters with a straight right hand.
Vilson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Magomedov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magomedov ducks right into an uppercut from Vilson.
Magomedov ducks under a wild hook from Vilson.
Magomedov throws a low kick but Vilson avoids it.
Magomedov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vilson throws out the jab.
Magomedov lands a jab.
Magomedov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Vilson finds it's way round the side to connect with Magomedov's head.
Vilson looks to land a right hand but Magomedov moved out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Junior Vilson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Vilson 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 46:49
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 47:49
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Junior Vilson!
Junior Vilson is the new lightweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Junior Vilson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Marat Magomedov had this to say: 'Finally, someone that gave the Beast a challenge. I expected Vilson to be a difficult opponent but I did not think he would beat me. Congratulations to him. I will be back'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Larry Shreve Jr (ranked 306 p4p, 35 weight class) and Lennart Lennartsson (ranked 603 p4p, 73 weight class). Lennartsson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bruno Mars - Runaway Baby. Larry Shreve Jr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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272 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Larry Shreve Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lennart Lennartsson!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lennartsson with a jab.
Nice shot by Shreve Jr.
Shreve Jr cracks Lennartsson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Shreve Jr throws a hook but Lennartsson blocks it.
Lennartsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lennartsson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lennartsson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lennartsson lands a left and a right that send Shreve Jr crashing to the mat, dazed. Lennartsson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Larry Shreve Jr has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lennartsson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Shreve Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Shreve Jr scores with a body shot.
Shreve Jr swings for the body but Lennartsson moves out of range.
Larry Shreve Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shreve Jr misses with a straight left.
A little jabbing left from Lennartsson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shreve Jr jabs Lennartsson right on the nose. Lennartsson blinks but takes it well.
Lennartsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shreve Jr throws a lazy right hand but Lennartsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lennartsson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Shreve Jr throws a looping overhand right but Lennartsson ducks down to avoid it.
Lennartsson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lennartsson misses with a hook
and Shreve Jr counters with a nice body kick.
Shreve Jr is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Shreve Jr's corner calls for a 1-2. Shreve Jr obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lennartsson is rocked!
Lennartsson walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Shreve Jr! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Larry Shreve Jr!
During a confident post fight interview, Larry Shreve Jr 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eyeam Yurmommy (ranked 207 p4p, 12 weight class) and Reco Penn (ranked 346 p4p, 19 weight class). Yurmommy's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Peanut Butter Jelly Time - Galantis. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Eyeam Yurmommy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Reco Penn!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Yurmommy throws a lazy right hand but Penn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yurmommy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Penn.
Penn connects with a right hand. Yurmommy shakes it off.
Penn throws a shot to the body.
Penn throws a leg kick which misses Yurmommy's front leg but catches the back leg as Yurmommy tries to avoid it.
Yurmommy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Penn defending well as Yurmommy loads up on a big left hand.
Penn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Penn scores with a body shot.
Penn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penn scores with a body shot.
Penn cracks Yurmommy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Penn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn misses with a looping left.
Reco Penn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Penn throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Yurmommy counters with a series of strikes. Penn will be more careful next time no doubt.
Yurmommy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Penn under the eye.
Penn is rocked!
Penn ducks into an uppercut from Yurmommy and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eyeam Yurmommy!
Eyeam Yurmommy retains his bantamweight title!
A relieved looking Eyeam Yurmommy thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Reco Penn stepped up to the mic, saying 'vittu!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrey Kuznetcov (ranked 232 p4p, 25 weight class) and Iosefa Umaga (ranked 155 p4p, 18 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Umaga's choice of entrance music: Ky-Mani Marley - Warriors. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Iosefa Umaga enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrey Kuznetcov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Iosefa Umaga!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuznetcov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kuznetcov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Umaga displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kuznetcov throws out the jab.
Kuznetcov moves away from the strike by Umaga.
Kuznetcov drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kuznetcov is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kuznetcov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Umaga has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Umaga's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuznetcov throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetcov looking to pass the guard.
Kuznetcov throwing strikes from guard but Umaga blocks nicely.
Kuznetcov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kuznetcov advances to half guard.
Kuznetcov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kuznetcov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kuznetcov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Umaga's head.
Umaga tries to get to full guard but Kuznetcov has control of the leg.
Umaga trying to control but Kuznetcov postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetcov takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Umaga is doing well to control the position and prevent Kuznetcov from advancing to side control.
Umaga has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Umaga keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Umaga is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kuznetcov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kuznetcov with the ground and pound but Umaga uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Kuznetcov throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umaga has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kuznetcov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kuznetcov is looking to work some ground and pound but Umaga has wrist control.
Kuznetcov scoring with some ground and pound.
Kuznetcov stopping the sweep attempt from Umaga.
Kuznetcov trying to control but Umaga is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kuznetcov throws an elbow that misses. Umaga uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kuznetcov's guard. Nice move by Umaga!
Kuznetcov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Umaga looking to pass the guard.
Kuznetcov has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kuznetcov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kuznetcov pulls Umaga in close to prevent any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrey Kuznetcov dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice defenses there by Umaga.
The fighters circling - Kuznetcov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Umaga throws a nice head kick!
Kuznetcov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Donk. Umaga catches Kuznetcov right on the button with a cross.
Umaga shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Umaga lands a nice shot that snaps Kuznetcov's head back.
A combination from Kuznetcov does no damage.
Umaga attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kuznetcov tries to counter with a takedown but Umaga is quick to defend against it.
Umaga has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Umaga there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kuznetcov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Umaga misses its intended target.
Umaga tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kuznetcov is able to avoid easily.
Umaga fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kuznetcov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuznetcov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Umaga.
Kuznetcov with a nice cross.
Andrey Kuznetcov is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetcov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A jab from Umaga misses.
Umaga fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kuznetcov.
Umaga lands a nice shot that snaps Kuznetcov's head back.
Kuznetcov shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Umaga manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Umaga keeping moving, preventing Kuznetcov from controlling successfully.
Kuznetcov content to stall in guard here.
Umaga wants to sweep but no luck.
Andrey Kuznetcov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetcov trying to control the position from guard on top but Umaga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kuznetcov's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Umaga preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kuznetcov 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.
Kuznetcov postures up in Umaga's guard and throws a big left but Umaga blocks it.
Kuznetcov throws an elbow that misses. Umaga uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kuznetcov's guard. Nice move by Umaga!
Kuznetcov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kuznetcov is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuznetcov wants to sweep here but Umaga controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umaga engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kuznetcov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Umaga is one step ahead there.
Kuznetcov keeping full guard, as Umaga tries to pass.
That's four 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.
Kuznetcov controlling the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A big right from Kuznetcov misses.
Umaga scores with a nice right hand.
Umaga throws a sloppy head kick and Kuznetcov moves out of range easily.
Kuznetcov is looking to counter punch.
Kuznetcov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Umaga on the side of the head.
Umaga fakes the leg kick and cracks Kuznetcov in the body.
Umaga throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kuznetcov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Umaga turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Umaga lands a nice shot that snaps Kuznetcov's head back.
Umaga takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kuznetcov avoids the body shot from Umaga.
Umaga takes a swing at Kuznetcov's ribcage but misses.
Umaga slips a straight right by Kuznetcov.
Umaga was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iosefa Umaga 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.
Nice takedown defense from Umaga. No joy for Kuznetcov on that attempt.
Umaga looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuznetcov is just out of range.
Umaga walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Umaga looks to land a body kick but Kuznetcov moved away.
Umaga throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kuznetcov slips a jab from Umaga.
Kuznetcov tries to counter with a takedown but Umaga is quick to defend against it.
Umaga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Umaga let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kuznetcov throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Umaga was covering up waiting for the punch and Kuznetcov finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Umaga pulls Kuznetcov in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuznetcov works over Umaga with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetcov wants to control from the top but Umaga keeps moving.
Kuznetcov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Umaga avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kuznetcov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kuznetcov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Umaga works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kuznetcov trying to control but Umaga is working from the bottom.
Kuznetcov preventing the sweep.
Umaga is looking to sweep but instead, Kuznetcov has passed into half guard.
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.
Kuznetcov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kuznetcov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kuznetcov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Umaga defending well though.
Kuznetcov controlling the action here.
Umaga moves into full guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Kuznetcov's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Kuznetcov wants to control from the top but Umaga keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetcov landing with the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Umaga is on top in guard.
Kuznetcov is pulling down on Umaga's head. It's preventing any offense from Umaga, at least for the moment.
Umaga is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kuznetcov keeping full guard, as Umaga tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetcov wants to stand up but Umaga is controlling him.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kuznetcov pulls Umaga in close to prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Umaga throws a leg kick but Kuznetcov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Umaga tries to move into range but Kuznetcov moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Umaga throws out a leg kick but Kuznetcov moves out of range and Umaga only half commits.
Umaga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrey Kuznetcov clearly takes that round.
That's time! Kuznetcov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Umaga throws a jab when Kuznetcov was well out of range.
Kuznetcov staying out of range there.
Kuznetcov tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Umaga manages to circle out of the way.
Umaga moves out of range as Kuznetcov strikes.
Umaga scores with a punch to the head.
Kuznetcov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Umaga.
Kuznetcov looks to land a right hand but Umaga moved out of range.
Umaga just misses with a punch to the body.
Kuznetcov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Umaga scores with the left hand. Kuznetcov knows he should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Umaga fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kuznetcov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good standup being displayed there by Kuznetcov as he connects with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Kuznetcov.
Kuznetcov throws out a loose jab but Umaga uses good head movement to avoid it.
Umaga buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Umaga moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
No luck for Kuznetcov with that takedown attempt.
Umaga needs to keep his hands up - Kuznetcov had a free shot at his head there.
Umaga on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kuznetcov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Umaga can pounce on him.
Umaga changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Umaga with a nice cross.
Umaga scores with a head kick. Kuznetcov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kuznetcov throws an overhand right that lands on Umaga's shoulder, as Umaga tries to avoid the shot.
Umaga appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kuznetcov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Umaga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kuznetcov.
A big right from Kuznetcov misses.
Kuznetcov fails with a takedown attempt.
Kuznetcov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Umaga fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Umaga tries a head kick but it misses.
Kuznetcov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kuznetcov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Umaga counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kuznetcov throws a hook but Umaga avoids it easily.
Umaga throws a front kick aimed at Kuznetcov's knee but Kuznetcov avoids it well.
Kuznetcov is looking to counter the offense by Umaga and move into the clinch.
Umaga misses with a wild body shot.
Umaga is looking to land body kicks.
Umaga throws a lazy uppercut
and Kuznetcov counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Umaga!
Umaga parries the strikes from Kuznetcov easily there. Kuznetcov is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Umaga to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umaga isn't going anywhere.
Umaga is looking to reverse the position.
Kuznetcov in side control lands a decent elbow.
Kuznetcov fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Kuznetcov working away.
Kuznetcov looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Umaga is avoiding damage well.
Kuznetcov working the body and head with strikes.
Umaga can't do much from the bottom here.
Kuznetcov misses with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Umaga avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kuznetcov.
Kuznetcov creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Umaga sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Kuznetcov scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Umaga to see if he's OK.
Umaga struggling a bit here.
Kuznetcov working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Kuznetcov scores with punches from side control.
Kuznetcov landing a few strikes.
Umaga is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Andrey Kuznetcov will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kuznetcov shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kuznetcov showed some decent athleticism there.
Umaga trying to control but Kuznetcov postures up.
Kuznetcov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kuznetcov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Umaga's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Umaga is staying active underneath Kuznetcov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kuznetcov controlling the pace.
Umaga wants to control but Kuznetcov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuznetcov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kuznetcov is pressing down on Umaga's thigh, looking to free his foot. Umaga is holding on for now.
Kuznetcov missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ground and pound from Kuznetcov.
Umaga tries to get to full guard but Kuznetcov has control of the leg.
Ground and pound from Kuznetcov.
Umaga is trying to maintain the position but Kuznetcov is very close to passing his half guard.
Umaga gets back to full guard.
Iosefa Umaga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuznetcov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kuznetcov wants to control from the top but Umaga keeps moving.
Kuznetcov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Umaga's head.
Kuznetcov not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Umaga is controlling Kuznetcov's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kuznetcov clinches up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Umaga throws a punch but it's blocked by Kuznetcov.
A shot in the inside from Umaga.
Umaga's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Umaga slips under a jab.
Iosefa Umaga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Umaga turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Kuznetcov scores with a four punch combination!
Umaga throws a big shot that misses.
Umaga stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Umaga wants it to stay on the feet.
Umaga looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kuznetcov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Umaga. Umaga obviously looking to wear him down.
Kuznetcov swings for the body but Umaga moves out of range.
Kuznetcov throws a right hand that misses
and Umaga counters with a right hand to the body.
Kuznetcov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Umaga's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Umaga scores with a nice head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Umaga takes one to the side of the head.
A leg kick checked by Kuznetcov.
Kuznetcov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kuznetcov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Umaga.
Umaga connects with a body shot.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Kuznetcov fails to land the takedown.
Kuznetcov misses with a hook to the body
and Umaga counters with a straight right hand.
Kuznetcov fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrey Kuznetcov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab by Umaga.
A swing and a miss from Umaga.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Iosefa Umaga.
I think Kuznetcov 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 49:47
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 48:47
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrey Kuznetcov!
Andrey Kuznetcov retains his heavyweight title!
Andrey Kuznetcov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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