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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iakuhana Sakuraba (ranked 6274 p4p, 693 weight class) and Genji Kamogawa (ranked 24596 p4p, 849 weight class). Kamogawa is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rob Bailey & The Hustle Standard - Hungry. Iakuhana Sakuraba had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Iakuhana Sakuraba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Genji Kamogawa!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakuraba throws a head kick that misses.
Sakuraba tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sakuraba on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Genji Kamogawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kamogawa throws a wild body kick that Sakuraba sees coming a mile off.
Kamogawa tries to land a leg kick but Sakuraba saw it coming and moves away.
Kamogawa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sakuraba. That did some damage!
Kamogawa scores with a jab to the jaw.
It looks like Iakuhana Sakuraba has been cut.
Kamogawa misses with a kick to the body.
Sakuraba tries to clinch up but Kamogawa circles away and keeps his distance.
Kamogawa cracks Sakuraba with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Kamogawa has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Sakuraba to stand back up!
Sakuraba is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kamogawa ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Sakuraba out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Genji Kamogawa!
Genji Kamogawa was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roli Poli (ranked 8252 p4p, 625 weight class) and Mark Smith (ranked 5269 p4p, 491 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roli Poli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Smith!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poli darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Smith takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Smith takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Poli lands a nice shot to the body.
Smith misses with a jab to the body
and Poli makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Smith throws a hook to the side of Poli's head but Poli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Poli lands with a nice body punch.
Poli lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Poli throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Smith on the side of the head.
Smith throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Poli counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Smith thinking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poli digs a good body shot into Smith's ribs.
Poli moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with a lunging right hand
and Poli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Poli lunges at Smith with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Smith's hand.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Smith 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.
Poli cracks Smith with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Poli scores with a hook to the body. Smith takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Poli cracks a nice hook into Smith's ribs.
Poli fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smith looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Smith throws a right hand that misses
and Poli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Poli scores with a jab.
Smith gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Poli uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Smith has time to react.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poli cracks Smith with an open hand slap.
Poli is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Smith throws a predictable looking body shot
and Poli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Poli, as that shot connected.
Poli scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Smith throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab by Poli.
Poli connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Poli works Smith's body with a nice hook.
Poli ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poli fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Smith looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Poli lands an overhand right.
Poli paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Poli scores with a shot to the body.
Poli sizes up Smith with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Smith has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Poli ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Poli lands with an overhand left.
A nice combination there by Poli.
Poli scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Smith misses with a body punch
and Poli counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Smith thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poli lands a nice shot to the body.
Poli connects with the punch.
Smith misses with an uppercut
and Poli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Smith misses with a right hand
and Poli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Poli scores with a body shot.
Poli works Smith's body with a nice hook.
Poli scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Poli connects with a right hand. Smith shakes it off.
Poli clobbers Smith with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Poli scores with a one two! Smith had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Poli tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Poli lands a jab-cross combination.
Poli scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jab from Poli.
Poli lands a nice hook to Smith's body. Smith takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mark Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poli with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Roli Poli is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smith gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Poli ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Poli is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd cheers as Poli lands an impressive looking overhand right. Smith doesn't seem phased though.
Poli lands with a nice body punch.
Poli connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Smith takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Poli connects with a body shot that sends Smith's belly button to the back.
A cross from Poli lands.
Poli lands a head shot.
Smith takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A left lands for Poli.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Poli lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice shot lands for Poli.
Poli stuns Smith with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Smith moves forwards but Poli connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Smith shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Poli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smith looks winded!
Poli scores with a one two! Smith had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Poli lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Smith at a distance.
Poli lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Smith is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Danga de danga de dang - Poli scores with a four punch combination!
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Poli finish him?
Poli cracks Smith with a hook to the temple - Smith is on wobbly legs here! Poli swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Smith falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Poli wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Roli Poli!
Our winner, Roli Poli, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dominick Bidon Cruz (ranked 4725 p4p, 364 weight class) and Tenshin Kitano (ranked 5103 p4p, 381 weight class). Kitano has chosen 逆境無頼カイジ as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dominick Bidon Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tenshin Kitano!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kitano lands with a cross.
Kitano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cruz.
Kitano steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cruz.
Kitano tries a quick counter leg kick but Cruz is wise to it.
Kitano misses with a hook.
Cruz slips under a jab from Kitano.
Kitano walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cruz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kitano. Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kitano pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cruz is out of range and Kitano settles back down.
Kitano connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cruz. Cruz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kitano connects with a body shot that sends Cruz's belly button to the back.
Cruz has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Midnight MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Cruz throws a wild body kick that Kitano sees coming a mile off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good work by Cruz as he checks the leg kick.
Cruz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cruz throws a head kick that misses.
Tenshin Kitano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Kitano.
Kitano rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cruz counters with a left and a right that stings Kitano.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kitano misses with a low kick.
Cruz throws a quick counter kick to the body but Kitano avoids it.
Kitano lands a jab to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Cruz misses the target.
Cruz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kitano wants to land a leg kick but Cruz is out of range.
Kitano misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cruz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kitano looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kitano lands a jab to the nose.
Kitano throws a solid leg kick but Cruz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kitano.
Kitano scores with a head kick. Cruz tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kitano throws a push kick but Cruz slaps the foot to one side.
Cruz throws a head kick but Kitano moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Cruz.
Kitano feints and then cracks Cruz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cruz down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kitano works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kitano looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cruz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cruz throws a head kick that misses.
Kitano cracks Cruz with an open hand slap.
Kitano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruz moves away.
Kitano with a hook.
Cruz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kitano scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cruz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kitano.
Kitano feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cruzs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kitano throws a right hand that misses
and Cruz counters with a series of strikes. Kitano will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kitano throws a lazy right hand but Cruz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cruz throws a counter high kick but Kitano was just alert enough to avoid it.
Kitano misses with a body kick.
Kitano is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cruz had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kitano throws a body punch but Cruz moves out of range.
Cruz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kitano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruz moves away.
Kitano works the jab nicely.
Nice shot lands for Kitano.
Kitano throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice uppercut there from Kitano.
Kitano blocks a head kick by Cruz.
Kitano throws out a loose jab but Cruz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kitano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cruz.
Kitano lands a really nice looking cross but Cruz seems unphased.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cruz checks a leg kick.
Kitano connects with a looping right hand.
Kitano thuds his right hand into Cruz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cruz moves out of range of the strikes.
Kitano rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cruz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kitano throws a lazy body kick
and Kitano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kitano gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cruz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kitano takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cruz moves out of range of the strikes.
Kitano lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cruz's sensitive parts.
Cruz with a jab.
Kitano misses with an uppercut.
Kitano scores with a push kick.
Kitano looks to throw the jab but Cruz is out of range.
Cruz half committed to a counter leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Cruz blocks the leg kick.
Cruz throws a one two combo.
Cruz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kitano.
Kitano 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.
Kitano wants to land a leg kick but Cruz is out of range.
Kitano misses with a low kick.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cruz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kitano throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kitano just misses with a punch to the body.
Kitano misses with a leg kick
and Cruz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kitano thinking.
Kitano fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kitano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cruz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kitano attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kitano misses with a low kick.
It looked like Cruz was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kitano looks for the body kick but Cruz saw that one coming.
Kitano misses with a low kick as Cruz jumps back.
Cruz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kitano jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cruz tries a head kick but it misses.
Kitano works Cruz's body with a nice hook.
Cruz takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kitano wants to slow Cruz down by chopping away at his legs.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kitano looks to throw a body kick
and Cruz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
Cruz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kitano finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cruz blocks a jab.
An inside leg kick from Kitano misses.
Kitano tries a low kick but Cruz avoids it.
Kitano throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kitano attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cruz looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Kitano misses with a leg kick.
Kitano lands the left hand.
Cruz throws a head kick that misses.
Kitano throws a lazy right hand but Cruz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cruz avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kitano avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Cruz blocks the leg kick.
Kitano just misses with a punch to the body.
Kitano tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cruz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kitano punishes Cruz's body with a nice straight punch.
Kitano dips to his left and cracks Cruz with an uppercut!
Cruz throws a sloppy head kick and Kitano moves out of range easily.
Cruz looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cruz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kitano chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cruz can pounce on him.
Good standup being displayed there by Cruz as he connects with a hook.
Kitano just misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cruz needs to keep his hands up - Kitano had a free shot at his head there.
Kitano with a hook.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kitano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruz tries a head kick but it misses.
Kitano swings widly with a right hand
and Cruz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big left from Kitano misses.
Kitano misses with a wild body shot.
Kitano fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kitano bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cruz's head backwards.
Kitano misses with a leg kick.
It looked like Cruz was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The fighters circling - Kitano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kitano avoids the head kick by Cruz.
An inside leg kick from Kitano misses.
Cruz slips under a jab.
Cruz appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kitano misses with a straight left.
Kitano sizes up Cruz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A big left from Kitano misses.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kitano moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cruz moves out of range of the leg kick from Kitano.
Good work by Cruz as he checks the leg kick.
Kitano lands a glancing blow to the side of Cruz's head.
Cruz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kitano getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kitano tries to land a leg kick but Cruz saw it coming and moves away.
Cruz lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kitano walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cruz checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kitano misses with a looping right.
Cruz drops his hands momentarily and Kitano takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kitano scores with a jab.
Kitano fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cruz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A low kick from Kitano misses
and Cruz counters with a straight right hand.
Cruz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tenshin Kitano dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A swing and a miss from Kitano.
Kitano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kitano jabs Cruz to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cruz misses with a wild body shot.
Cruz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kitano digs a good body shot into Cruz's ribs.
Kitano attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kitano moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kitano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cruz moves away.
Kitano lands with a hook. Cruz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kitano tried to score with a low kick but Cruz checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kitano checks it well.
Kitano scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cruz in his tracks.
Cruz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kitano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cruz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cruz went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kitano lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cruz takes a step back to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kitano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kitano throws a leg kick but Cruz sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Kitano.
Kitano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kitano lands a head shot.
Cruz blocks a low kick nicely.
Cruz ducks right into an uppercut from Kitano.
Kitano throws a low kick, looking for Cruz's leg but Cruz calmly moves out of range.
Kitano throws a hook but Cruz avoids it easily.
Kitano thuds his right hand into Cruz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Good exchange - Kitano coming out on top.
Kitano tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cruz is able to avoid easily.
Kitano takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kitano misses with a leg kick
and Cruz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kitano misses with an attempted mid kick.
A jab from Kitano does it's job there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cruz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kitano was well out of range. Poor timing from Cruz.
Kitano throws a low kick, looking for Cruz's leg but Cruz calmly moves out of range.
Kitano jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kitano throws a jab but it's blocked by Cruz.
Cruz looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Good exchange - Kitano coming out on top.
Cruz scores with a head kick.
Cruz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kitano attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kitano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cruz.
Cruz connects with a crisp jab.
Kitano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kitano fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cruz on the side of the head.
Kitano scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kitano punishes Cruz's body with a nice straight punch.
Cruz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kitano throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kitano throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tenshin Kitano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cruz checks a leg kick.
A cross from Kitano lands.
Kitano misses with a left hand
and Cruz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kitano blocks a head kick by Cruz.
Cruz moves out of range as Kitano strikes.
A low kick from Kitano misses
and Cruz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dominick Bidon Cruz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kitano throws a leg kick
enabling Cruz to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz moves away from the strike by Kitano.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Kitano.
Kitano throws a hook but Cruz blocks it.
Cruz blocks a low kick nicely.
Cruz looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kitano throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cruz throws a quick counter head kick but Kitano was just out of range.
Kitano sizes up Cruz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kitano throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cruz.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Kitano.
Cruz went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kitano throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cruz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cruz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kitano avoids a kick to the body.
Kitano flicks out a counter leg kick but Cruz steps away.
Jab by Kitano.
Kitano stuns Cruz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cruz checks a low kick from Kitano.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kitano avoids a kick to the body.
A little jabbing left from Kitano on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kitano takes a swing at Cruz's ribcage but misses.
Kitano tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cruz is able to avoid easily.
Kitano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kitano slips a jab from Cruz.
Kitano shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kitano stalks Cruz and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cruz's face. Cruz staggers backwards, shaken.
Kitano connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kitano moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kitano changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kitano showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cruz.
Good leg kick by Kitano there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kitano connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kitano throws a jab when Cruz was well out of range.
Kitano lands a leg kick that knocks Cruz off balance momentarily.
Cruz ducks under a wild hook from Kitano.
Kitano throws a jab but it's blocked by Cruz.
Kitano throws a low kick, looking for Cruz's leg but Cruz calmly moves out of range.
Kitano misses with a leg kick
and Cruz counters with a low kick, right behind Kitano 's knee.
A head kick misses from Cruz.
Kitano takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kitano fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cruz has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kitano finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cruz moves out of range of the strikes.
Kitano misses with a low kick.
As Kitano looks to move away, Cruz throws a big counter combo but Kitano just gets out of the way.
Kitano takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kitano avoids the body shot from Cruz.
Kitano fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cruz on the side of the head.
Cruz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kitano lands an overhand right.
Cruz slips under a jab from Kitano.
Kitano lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A head kick misses from Cruz.
Kitano throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cruz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kitano throws a chopping leg kick but Cruz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kitano throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cruz.
Kitano with a jab.
Kitano scores with a body shot.
Cruz misses with a head kick.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cruz moves out of range as Kitano throws a body kick.
Kitano throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kitano lands a glancing blow to the side of Cruz's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cruz attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kitano jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cruz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kitano.
Kitano's corner calls for a 1-2. Kitano obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kitano tries to land a front kick but Cruz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kitano uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cruz has time to react.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kitano. Cruz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kitano punishes Cruz's body with a nice straight punch.
Cruz looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kitano misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Cruz.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kitano sizes up Cruz with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kitano just misses with a punch to the body.
Kitano with a hook.
Kitano scores with a jab to the head.
Cruz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cruz cracks Kitano with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kitano misses with a wild body shot.
Dominick Bidon Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kitano connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cruz momentarily.
A head kick by Kitano misses
and Cruz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Kitano.
Cruz throwing a counter right hand but Kitano manages to avoid it.
Kitano tries to score with a low kick but Cruz moves his leg out of the way.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kitano.
A jab lands there for Kitano.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tenshin Kitano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kitano has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Tenshin Kitano!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Tenshin Kitano!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Tenshin Kitano!
Tenshin Kitano wins by unanimous decision!
Tenshin Kitano decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Steffen Baier (ranked 6253 p4p, 223 weight class) and Satirinpong Thaichenpaew (ranked 4655 p4p, 185 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Satirinpong Thaichenpaew enters the ring!
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135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Steffen Baier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Satirinpong Thaichenpaew!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baier shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Baier showed some decent athleticism there.
Thaichenpaew 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.
Baier is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Thaichenpaew!
Baier working for a submission but Thaichenpaew is keeping him at bay.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Baier with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Baier won't let Thaichenpaew get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Baier wants to control the pace but Thaichenpaew is squirming around nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thaichenpaew really wants to buck Baier off and get back to his feet.
Baier has hold of Thaichenpaew's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Thaichenpaew manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Baier tries to take his opponent's back but Thaichenpaew turns with him and manages to move into guard on the top. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baier is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Baier has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Thaichenpaew can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Baier has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Thaichenpaew should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Baier has tightened it up now! Thaichenpaew should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Steffen Baier!
After winning the bout, Steffen Baier thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ori Anna (ranked 4581 p4p, 587 weight class) and Stef Power Jr (ranked 4542 p4p, 584 weight class). Ori Anna had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ori Anna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Stef Power Jr!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anna ducks right into an uppercut from Power Jr.
A punch combination from Power Jr misses.
Power Jr lands a jab to the nose.
Power Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Anna takes a jab right on the kisser.
Power Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Anna.
Power Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Anna.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Power Jr misses with some punches.
Power Jr lands with a left to the head.
Power Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Power Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Anna backwards.
Power Jr wants to get back to striking at distance but Anna won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Anna fails to land.
Anna pushes Power Jr back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Power Jr.
Power Jr has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Power Jr blocking some punches.
Anna definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Anna tries to stall but Power Jr uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Anna holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Power Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anna throws a sloppy head kick and Power Jr moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power Jr clobbers Anna with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Power Jr tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Anna manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Anna takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Power Jr misses with a hook.
Anna takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Power Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anna.
Power Jr connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Anna momentarily.
Anna throws a leg kick that is checked
and Power Jr counters with a nice body shot.
Power Jr is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Power Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anna.
Power Jr moves out of range of the body kick.
Power Jr is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Anna misses with a kick to the body.
Anna cracks a nice hook into Power Jr's ribs.
Anna slips a straight right by Power Jr.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Power Jr throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Anna's head.
Power Jr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anna tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Power Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anna tries to clinch but Power Jr moves out of range.
Nice shot by Power Jr.
Power Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Anna in his tracks.
Anna dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Power Jr misses the target.
Power Jr is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Anna had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A jab lands there for Anna.
Anna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Power Jr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Power Jr has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Anna throws a lazy right hand but Power Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Power Jr is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Anna with a body shot.
Anna takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Power Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Power Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Anna throws a punch but it's blocked by Power Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Anna backwards.
Anna trying to stall but Power Jr improves his position.
Power Jr takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Power Jr.
Power Jr blocks a body shot from Anna.
Power Jr prevents a body shot from Anna.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anna.
Power Jr lands a shoulder strike.
Anna lands a right hand.
Anna lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Power Jr backwards.
Power Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Anna backwards.
Power Jr lands a right hand.
A body shot lands from Power Jr.
Anna is breathing heavily.
Power Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anna swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Power Jr pushes Anna back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Power Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Anna misses with a hook. Power Jr ducked under it nicely.
Power Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
A big left from Anna misses.
Power Jr swinging wildly here.
Anna was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Power Jr.
Power Jr dips to his left and cracks Anna with an uppercut!
Anna thows a leg kick but Power Jr checks it
and Power Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Power Jr clinches up against the ropes.
A nice left hand lands by Anna.
Power Jr breaks from the clinch.
Power Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
No joy there for Power Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Power Jr misses with a looping left.
Power Jr takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Good exchange - Power Jr coming out on top.
Power Jr cracks Anna with a good jab.
Anna avoids the body shot from Power Jr.
Power Jr might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Power Jr looks to land a right hand but Anna moved out of range.
Anna swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Power Jr lands a head shot.
Anna takes one to the chin there.
Power Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anna darts in and clinches Power Jr up against the ropes.
Anna is trying to maintain a safe position but Power Jr gets an underhook and turns Anna into the ropes.
Anna softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Power Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anna misses with a left hand
and Power Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anna throws a hook but Power Jr avoids it easily.
Anna scores with a head kick. Power Jr tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Power Jr instigates a clinch.
Anna jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Power Jr walks away with a smile on his face. Anna gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Power Jr tries to clinch but Anna moves out of range.
Anna takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Power Jr scores with a jab to the jaw.
Power Jr lands a big head kick that sends Anna tumbling to the mat! Power Jr takes a step backwards and waves Anna back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Anna is rocked!
Power Jr cracks Anna with a left hook right on the temple and Anna goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Power Jr lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Anna is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stef Power Jr!
Stef Power Jr bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Conor McGregor (ranked 4763 p4p, 461 weight class) and Pyrrhus Epirus (ranked 3313 p4p, 362 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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171 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Conor McGregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pyrrhus Epirus!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGregor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Epirus is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
McGregor misses with a hook
and McGregor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McGregor misses with an uppercut. Epirus saw that one coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Epirus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Epirus closes the distance and pushes McGregor back into the ropes.
McGregor misses with some punches.
A short right from McGregor.
Epirus pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
McGregor prevents a body shot from Epirus.
Epirus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Epirus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGregor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Epirus tries to land knees in the clinch but McGregor avoids the damage to the body.
Epirus lands a right hand.
Epirus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGregor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McGregor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big right from McGregor misses.
Epirus lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor misses with a looping right.
Epirus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McGregor throws out the jab.
As McGregor backs off Epirus throws a huge counter combo but McGregor manages to avoid it all.
McGregor throws a hook but Epirus avoids it easily.
Epirus flicks out a counter leg kick but McGregor steps away.
McGregor throws a hook to the side of Epirus's head but Epirus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McGregor connects with a good right hand that stumbles Epirus. Epirus circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McGregor dodges the punch combination from Epirus.
McGregor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McGregor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Epirus counters with a low kick, right behind McGregor 's knee.
McGregor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Epirus.
McGregor misses the jab.
Epirus is clearly trying to counter these attacks from McGregor with a body shot.
McGregor misses with an uppercut. Epirus saw that one coming.
Epirus now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
McGregor throws an off balance right hand
and McGregor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McGregor looks to land a left hand but Epirus moved out of range nicely.
Epirus is looking to clinch but McGregor is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor throws an off balance right hand
and McGregor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McGregor misses with a looping left.
McGregor throws the left hand but Epirus avoids the punch easily.
Epirus closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGregor throws a big shot that misses.
McGregor throws a shot from downtown. Epirus moves away and avoids it.
Epirus is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
McGregor looks to throw the jab but Epirus is out of range.
McGregor looks to land a left hand but Epirus moved out of range nicely.
McGregor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Epirus moves away.
McGregor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Epirus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Epirus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McGregor.
A telegraphed right hand from McGregor misses the target.
McGregor misses with an uppercut.
Epirus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Epirus closes the distance and pushes McGregor back into the ropes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Epirus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Epirus throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Epirus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Epirus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McGregor is defending well for now.
McGregor breaks the clinch.
McGregor misses with a looping right.
McGregor throws an overhand right that lands on Epirus's shoulder, as Epirus tries to avoid the shot.
Epirus scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
McGregor throws a jab but it's blocked by Epirus.
A countering left hand to the body from Epirus misses.
The fighters circling - McGregor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Epirus steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from McGregor misses its intended target.
Epirus slips under a jab.
Epirus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McGregor.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Epirus! But no joy.
Epirus blocks a jab.
Epirus is clearly trying to counter these attacks from McGregor with a body shot.
Epirus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McGregor.
Epirus only half commits to the counter leg kick.
McGregor misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGregor has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Epirus.
McGregor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Epirus.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGregor swats away the attempt to clinch by Epirus.
Epirus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Epirus looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A swing and a miss from McGregor.
Epirus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McGregor throws out the jab.
Epirus appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
McGregor swings widly with a right hand
and Epirus counters with a solid body kick.
Epirus slips a jab from McGregor.
McGregor is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
McGregor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Epirus.
The fighters circling - McGregor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McGregor looks to score with a jab to the body but Epirus is just out of range.
Epirus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Epirus swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McGregor throws the left hand but Epirus avoids the punch easily.
As McGregor backs off Epirus throws a huge counter combo but McGregor manages to avoid it all.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
McGregor thows a left - swing and a miss!
McGregor moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. McGregor darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
McGregor throws a shot from downtown. Epirus moves away and avoids it.
McGregor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Epirus doesn't manage to clinch there - McGregor circles away.
Conor McGregor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice cross by McGregor.
Epirus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McGregor has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Epirus slips a jab from McGregor.
As McGregor backs off Epirus throws a huge counter combo but McGregor manages to avoid it all.
McGregor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Epirus fails in his attempt to clinch.
McGregor throws a hook but Epirus avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from McGregor misses the target.
McGregor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Epirus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Epirus tries to close the distance and clinch up but McGregor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Epirus moves in looking to clinch but McGregor pushes him off.
Epirus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McGregor.
Epirus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Despite the aggression on Epirus's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Epirus slips under a jab from McGregor.
McGregor moves into range and connects with a jab.
McGregor misses with a lunging right hand
and Epirus counters with a one-two to the body.
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!
Donk. McGregor catches Epirus right on the button with a cross.
McGregor misses with a wild body shot.
McGregor throws the left hand but Epirus avoids the punch easily.
McGregor throws a jab when Epirus was well out of range.
Epirus drives through and clinches with McGregor against the ropes.
Epirus cracks McGregor with a nice body shot.
Epirus lands a body punch.
McGregor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from McGregor fails to land.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Epirus lands a left hand.
Epirus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McGregor is defending well for now.
Good body shot from Epirus.
McGregor is breathing heavily.
McGregor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Epirus is working McGregor over against the ropes.
Epirus lands a body punch.
Epirus lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Epirus.
Epirus is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McGregor is defending well for now.
Epirus lands a knee to the body.
Epirus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Epirus digs a right hand into McGregor's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McGregor's gas tank.
Epirus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Epirus lands a body shot in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Epirus lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Epirus lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Conor McGregor has been cut.
McGregor blocks a body shot from Epirus.
Epirus stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Epirus misses with a punch to the body.
McGregor blocks an uppercut.
McGregor throws a punch but it's blocked by Epirus.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Epirus creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McGregor's defenses.
McGregor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Epirus lands a right hand that snaps the head of McGregor backwards.
Epirus throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Epirus.
McGregor makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McGregor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Epirus trying to land knees to the body.
McGregor working hard to break the clinch.
Epirus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Epirus throws a head punch that misses.
Epirus creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McGregor tries to break free but Epirus pushes him back against the ropes.
Epirus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt McGregor or not.
Epirus working aggressively here.
McGregor blocks a body shot from Epirus.
Epirus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Epirus.
McGregor misses with some punches.
Epirus works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Epirus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Epirus tries to work over McGregor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Epirus throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Epirus pushes McGregor back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Epirus scores with a hook to the body.
Epirus lands an elbow just above McGregor 's eye.
Epirus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Epirus throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Epirus lands with a short shot to the head.
Epirus tries to throw a body punch but McGregor avoids it by throwing Epirus back against the ropes.
Epirus trying to land knees to the body.
Epirus is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Epirus lands a hook that snaps the head of McGregor backwards.
Epirus tries to land knees in the clinch but McGregor avoids the damage to the body.
Epirus landing some nice looking knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Epirus.
McGregor prevents a body shot from Epirus.
Epirus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McGregors head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Epirus pushes McGregor back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Epirus connects with a knee to the head.
Epirus lands a right hand.
Epirus struggles to land a body shot inside as McGregor controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pyrrhus Epirus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Conor McGregor's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Epirus tries to close the distance and clinch up but McGregor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McGregor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Epirus.
Despite the aggression on Epirus's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
McGregor throws a looping overhand right but Epirus ducks down to avoid it.
Epirus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
McGregor swings wildly with an uppercut but Epirus uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGregor breaks from the clinch.
McGregor throws a shot from downtown. Epirus moves away and avoids it.
Epirus lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
McGregor looks to land a right hand but Epirus moved out of range.
Epirus is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Epirus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McGregor.
Epirus is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Epirus slips a straight right by McGregor.
Epirus was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Epirus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McGregor.
McGregor throws a hook but Epirus avoids it easily.
Epirus moves out of range of the strikes.
Epirus takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epirus moves out of range of the strikes.
McGregor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Epirus.
Epirus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McGregor misses with a straight left.
Epirus clinches.
Epirus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pyrrhus Epirus seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McGregor breaks the clinch.
McGregor misses with an uppercut
and Epirus counters with a series of strikes. McGregor will be more careful next time no doubt.
McGregor scores with the left hand. Epirus knows he should have avoided that one.
McGregor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Epirus counters with a two punch combo.
Epirus takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
McGregor looks to throw the jab but Epirus is out of range.
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!
Epirus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but McGregor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McGregor misses with an uppercut
and Epirus counters with a one-two to the body.
Conor McGregor's cut is getting worse.
McGregor throws an off balance right hand
and Epirus counters with a three punch combo that has McGregor backing up. McGregor nods at Epirus to acknowledge the strikes.
McGregor is rocked!
Pyrrhus Epirus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Epirus tries to clinch but McGregor moves out of range.
Oh McGregor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Epirus slips a straight right by McGregor.
McGregor seems to have got his legs back now.
Epirus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McGregor.
Epirus is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
McGregor throws a jab but it's blocked by Epirus.
McGregor works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Epirus tries to clinch but McGregor is having none of it.
McGregor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Epirus was well out of range. Poor timing from McGregor.
Epirus clinches up with McGregor and pushes him back against the ropes.
Epirus working aggressively here.
Epirus misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Epirus.
Epirus misses with a punch to the body.
McGregor wants to break the clinch but can't.
Epirus throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McGregor avoiding damage as Epirus throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Epirus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Epirus misses with a body punch.
McGregor is trying to push Epirus away but Epirus has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Epirus swings wildly with an uppercut but McGregor uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGregor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Epirus has him pressed against the ropes.
Epirus throws a head punch that misses.
McGregor throws a punch but it's blocked by Epirus.
McGregor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGregor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGregor on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Epirus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McGregor avoids it.
McGregor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McGregor.
McGregor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A shot in the inside from McGregor.
Epirus misses with a hook from the clinch.
McGregor working aggressively here.
McGregor is trying to break free.
McGregor avoiding damage as Epirus throws knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Epirus.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Epirus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McGregor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Epirus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McGregor avoids it.
McGregor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Epirus lands an elbow just above McGregor 's eye.
McGregor has a couple of punches blocked by Epirus.
McGregor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Epirus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Epirus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGregor is trying to break the clinch but Epirus is controlling him.
A short right from Epirus.
Epirus lands a nice shot to the body.
Epirus throws a head punch that misses.
McGregor tries to circle away but Epirus has him pinned against the ropes.
McGregor pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McGregor looks to land a right hand but Epirus moved out of range.
Epirus is trying to counter with his kicks.
Epirus moves out of range as McGregor strikes.
Epirus uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McGregor.
Epirus tries to clinch but McGregor is having none of it.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Epirus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McGregor throws out the jab.
McGregor throws a lazy right hand but Epirus sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Epirus thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on McGregor if he has to take too many more of those.
Epirus scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Epirus slips under a jab.
McGregor swings widly with a right hand
and Epirus counters with a nice body kick.
McGregor throws the left hand but Epirus avoids the punch easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Epirus! But no joy.
Epirus tries to clinch up but McGregor circles away and keeps his distance.
Epirus ducks under a wild hook from McGregor.
Epirus blocks a jab.
McGregor misses with a wild body shot.
Epirus throws a counter combo.
McGregor loads up on a big right hand but Epirus slips the punch.
Epirus unleashes a big counter combination but McGregor bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
McGregor throws a hook but Epirus avoids it easily.
McGregor misses with a hook
and Epirus counters with a slapping leg kick.
McGregor stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McGregor throws a jab when Epirus was well out of range.
Epirus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As McGregor backs off Epirus throws a huge counter combo but McGregor manages to avoid it all.
McGregor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Epirus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Epirus lands with a thumping leg kick.
McGregor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Epirus lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGregor throws a good cross that connects.
A jab from McGregor misses.
A jab from McGregor misses.
McGregor misses with a straight right.
McGregor throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Epirus counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Conor McGregor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Epirus takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Epirus scoring well with a low kick there.
Epirus tries to close the distance and clinch but McGregor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McGregor lands a jab.
McGregor throws a hook to the side of Epirus's head but Epirus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Epirus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but McGregor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McGregor throws a hook but Epirus avoids it easily.
McGregor misses with an uppercut
and Epirus counters with a nice uppercut.
Conor McGregor's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A swing and a miss from McGregor.
McGregor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Epirus.
Epirus clinches up with McGregor and pushes him back against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from McGregor fails to land.
Epirus throws an elbow that misses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Epirus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Epirus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McGregor backwards.
Epirus tries a body shot but McGregor blocks it.
Epirus working aggressively here.
Epirus struggles to land a body shot inside as McGregor controls his hands.
Epirus misses with a body punch.
Epirus tries to land knees in the clinch but McGregor avoids the damage to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGregor lands with a light punch inside.
McGregor working hard to break the clinch.
Epirus looking to throw knees to the head but McGregor is blocking nicely.
Epirus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Epirus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGregor blocks a body shot from Epirus.
McGregor is trying to break the clinch but Epirus has him pressed against the ropes.
Epirus misses with the head strike.
McGregor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Epirus landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Epirus fails to land.
Epirus with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
McGregor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McGregor throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Epirus counters with a straight right hand.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
McGregor throws a hook but Epirus blocks it.
Epirus is looking for the big counter here.
Epirus drives through and clinches with McGregor against the ropes.
McGregor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Epirus backwards.
Epirus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McGregor backwards.
McGregor breaks from the clinch.
McGregor misses with a left hand
and Epirus counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
McGregor misses with a hook.
McGregor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Epirus counters with a nice kick to the body.
Epirus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McGregor.
McGregor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Epirus.
Epirus rushes McGregor and presses him up against the ropes.
Epirus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pyrrhus Epirus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Epirus stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pyrrhus Epirus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Epirus 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Pyrrhus Epirus!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Pyrrhus Epirus!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Pyrrhus Epirus!
Pyrrhus Epirus wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hederson Bautista Da Silva (ranked 5187 p4p, 491 weight class) and Salman Shamkhalaev (ranked 1811 p4p, 213 weight class). Shamkhalaev has chosen Alter Bridge - Ties That Bind as his entrance music. Salman Shamkhalaev has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Hederson Bautista Da Silva 's chin.
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hederson Bautista Da Silva !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Salman Shamkhalaev!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shamkhalaev.
Da Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shamkhalaev feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Da Silva 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.
Shamkhalaev is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Da Silva has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Shamkhalaev scoring with punches to the head and body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Silva working for a triangle but Shamkhalaev defends it easily.
Da Silva looking to control but Shamkhalaev passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Shamkhalaev is taking a breather. Da Silva says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Shamkhalaev tries to pass the half guard into mount. Da Silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Da Silva wants to control but Shamkhalaev is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Shamkhalaev is trying to control the action in half guard but Da Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Da Silva slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Da Silva is trying to control the position but Shamkhalaev postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Shamkhalaev is stalling in the full guard.
Shamkhalaev avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Shamkhalaev wants to control from the top but Da Silva keeps moving.
Shamkhalaev postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Shamkhalaev stopping the sweep attempt from Da Silva .
Shamkhalaev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Da Silva is keeping the position for now.
Da Silva looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Shamkhalaev passes into half guard.
Shamkhalaev is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Da Silva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Shamkhalaev.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Da Silva has hold of Shamkhalaev's hands but Shamkhalaev slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Shamkhalaev working the head and body with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Shamkhalaev lands a nice short elbow.
Well, if Shamkhalaev is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Shamkhalaev trying to mount his opponent but Da Silva defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Shamkhalaev prevents Da Silva from improving his position.
Shamkhalaev is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Da Silva is just riding it out for now. Shamkhalaev eventually gives up the hold.
Shamkhalaev drops an elbow to the side of Da Silva 's head.
Shamkhalaev is trying to control. Da Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Shamkhalaev scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva tries to roll over but Shamkhalaev keeps him under control.
Shamkhalaev is looking to take a break and control but Da Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shamkhalaev slows the pace down in half guard.
Shamkhalaev working Da Silva over with strikes.
Shamkhalaev prevents Da Silva from improving his position.
Da Silva on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Shamkhalaev seems to be looking for submissions.
Da Silva makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Da Silva .
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev got a little sloppy there for a moment and Da Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Shamkhalaev has managed to get both his arms back between Da Silva 's legs - danger averted.
Da Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Shamkhalaev must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Shamkhalaev landing with the ground and pound.
Shamkhalaev distracts Da Silva with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Shamkhalaev stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Da Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shamkhalaev looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Shamkhalaev pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Da Silva is keeping the position for now.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Shamkhalaev stands and throws Da Silva 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Da Silva is not content to let Shamkhalaev control the position.
Da Silva is looking to regain half guard here but Shamkhalaev keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Shamkhalaev lands a few punches from side control.
Da Silva tries to bench press Shamkhalaev off him but Shamkhalaev keeps the position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva manages to get back to half guard.
Shamkhalaev seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Shamkhalaev seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Shamkhalaev is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Da Silva sees it coming and defends easily.
Da Silva is staying active underneath Shamkhalaev, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Da Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Shamkhalaev working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Da Silva gets full guard.
Da Silva has momentary wrist control but Shamkhalaev slips an elbow through the middle.
Shamkhalaev stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Da Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shamkhalaev controlling from the top position.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev postures up and lands a big shot to Da Silva 's brow.
Shamkhalaev trying to control the position from guard on top but Da Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Da Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Da Silva , not yet.
Da Silva keeping moving, preventing Shamkhalaev from controlling successfully.
Shamkhalaev with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Da Silva is trying to keep Shamkhalaev in close.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shamkhalaev stays in close to Da Silva 's body and controls the position.
Shamkhalaev wants to pass the guard but Da Silva is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Salman Shamkhalaev dominated that round.
That's time! Da Silva 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Da Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shamkhalaev shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Shamkhalaev was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
You can see the frustration on Da Silva 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Da Silva taking a bit of punishment here - Shamkhalaev scoring with strikes.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamkhalaev scoring with punches from side control.
Da Silva manages to get back to half guard.
Shamkhalaev trying to control from half guard but Da Silva is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Da Silva with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Shamkhalaev seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Da Silva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Da Silva is positioning himself well to prevent Shamkhalaev advancing to mount.
Da Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Shamkhalaev wants to free his trapped foot but Da Silva is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Shamkhalaev lands with a punch from half guard.
Shamkhalaev prevents Da Silva from improving his position.
Salman Shamkhalaev has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Shamkhalaev wants to lay and pray for a moment but Da Silva keeps working.
Da Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Shamkhalaev lands strikes from half guard.
Shamkhalaev has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Da Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Da Silva wants to control but Shamkhalaev is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shamkhalaev is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Da Silva !
Shamkhalaev tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Shamkhalaev unloading with bombs!
Shamkhalaev landing punches.
Da Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Shamkhalaev dominating with strikes here.
Shamkhalaev trying to control but Da Silva is having none of it.
The referee warns Da Silva that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Da Silva is rocked!
Shamkhalaev lands with some strikes.
Oh Da Silva is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shamkhalaev cracks Da Silva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Shamkhalaev lands a big elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Da Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Shamkhalaev tries to control but Da Silva wriggling away.
Shamkhalaev lands a big shot there that rocks Da Silva but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Shamkhalaev landing strikes, looking to finish!
Da Silva tries to hold on but Shamkhalaev postures up.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Shamkhalaev cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Shamkhalaev wants to control the pace but Da Silva is squirming around nicely.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva tries to hold on but Shamkhalaev postures up.
Da Silva gets back to half guard.
Da Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Shamkhalaev content to control rather than advance.
Da Silva is refusing to be controlled, as Shamkhalaev sits in half guard.
Shamkhalaev is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Da Silva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Shamkhalaev.
Shamkhalaev is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's six 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.
Da Silva tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Shamkhalaev has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Shamkhalaev looking to control and managing it successfully.
Da Silva tries to lock up and control but Shamkhalaev gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Shamkhalaev scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Da Silva wants to control but Shamkhalaev is having none of it.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Da Silva 's face.
Shamkhalaev raining down shots from the mount!
Da Silva tries to hold on but Shamkhalaev pushes him away.
Shamkhalaev landing punches.
Shamkhalaev controlling the pace for now.
Da Silva tries to hold on but Shamkhalaev postures up.
Da Silva is in a horrible position here. Shamkhalaev smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Da Silva is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Shamkhalaev putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Shamkhalaev lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Da Silva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shamkhalaev breaks from Da Silva 's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Shamkhalaev with a couple of short strikes.
Shamkhalaev lands a big shot to the head and Da Silva winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Salman Shamkhalaev!
A victorious Salman Shamkhalaev 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 Ross Kemp (ranked 860 p4p, 92 weight class) and Li Chong Po (ranked 2504 p4p, 232 weight class). Ross Kemp had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ross Kemp!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Li Chong Po!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kemp misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chong Po catches Kemp with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Chong Po slips under a jab from Kemp.
A lazy left from Chong Po finds it's target.
Nice defenses there by Kemp.
Kemp throws a shot to the body.
Kemp throws a right hand that Chong Po ducks under and follows up with a left that Chong Po also avoids with ease.
Chong Po uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kemp.
Kemp lands a jab to the head.
Kemp misses with a wild body shot.
Chong Po gets tackled into the ropes by Kemp. Kemp maintains the clinch.
Chong Po tries to break the clinch but Kemp is controlling the position.
Chong Po tries to circle away but Kemp has him pinned against the ropes.
A short right from Kemp on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kemp blocks an uppercut.
Chong Po tries to break free but Kemp pushes him back against the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Kemp.
Kemp makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kemp misses with some punches.
Chong Po can't break the clinch.
Kemp scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kemp tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chong Po is trying to force a seperation but Kemp has the dominant position.
Kemp working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
It looks like Li Chong Po has been cut.
A short right from Kemp on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kemp.
Kemp throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Chong Po looks winded!
Chong Po tries to break the clinch but Kemp is controlling the position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kemp.
A short uppercut from Kemp.
Kemp lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Kemp.
Kemp lands with a left to the head.
Kemp pushes Chong Po back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
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!
Kemp works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kemp softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Kemp scores with a hook to the body.
Kemp scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kemp working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kemp lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chong Po.
Kemp lands a left hand.
Kemp lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Kemp.
Kemp lands a hook that snaps the head of Chong Po backwards.
Kemp lands a right hand.
Chong Po is rocked!
Kemp working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chong Po is still on wobbly legs! Can Kemp finish him?
Kemp working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kemp dips a shoulder and cracks Chong Po with a mighty uppercut! Chong Po falls back against the ropes and Kemp unloads with a barrage of strikes! Chong Po is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the ropes! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Kemp screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ross Kemp!
Ross Kemp retains his heavyweight title!
After the fight, Ross Kemp was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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