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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Bayner (ranked 24772 p4p, 24622 weight class) and Georg Weber (ranked 659 p4p, 658 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thomas Bayner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Georg Weber!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weber takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bayner cracks Weber with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Weber takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Weber steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bayner.
Bayner swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Weber.
A punch combination from Bayner misses.
Weber counters with a body kick.
Bayner scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Good standup being displayed there by Bayner as he connects with a hook.
Weber moves out of range as Bayner strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weber shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bayner lands a head shot.
Thomas Bayner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weber avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Weber throws out a counter right but Bayner avoids it with no problem.
Bayner digs a good hook to Weber's body.
Bayner bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bayner scores with a shot to the body.
Bayner lands an overhand right.
Thomas Bayner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bayner tests Weber's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weber walks into a straight right hand from Bayner.
Weber takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Weber takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bayner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Weber was well out of range. Poor timing from Bayner.
Weber throws out a counter right but Bayner avoids it with no problem.
Bayner connects with a single shot there.
Bayner scores with a one two! Weber had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bayner misses with a wild combination.
Weber drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bayner defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bayner scores with a one two! Weber had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Weber on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Weber shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bayner looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bayner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Weber manages to avoid it.
Weber replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Bayner blocks it well.
Good standup being displayed there by Bayner as he connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Bayner.
Bayner jabs Weber right on the nose. Weber blinks but takes it well.
Bayner lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Weber backs up against the cage.
 Weber is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bayner throws an overhand right that drops Weber like a sack of potatoes! Bayner dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Bayner!
During a confident post fight interview, Thomas Bayner thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dima Williams (ranked 4085 p4p, 4602 weight class) and Mo Pierre (ranked 458 p4p, 501 weight class). Dima Williams has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dima Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mo Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams is looking to clinch.
Despite the aggression on Pierre's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Williams clinches up with Pierre and pushes him back against the cage.
Pierre is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Williams pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Williams lands a right hand.
Pierre wants a takedown.
Williams scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Williams.
Pierre has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Williams avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dima Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mo Pierre.
A short uppercut from Williams.
Williams lands with a right to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Williams.
Williams pushes Pierre back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pierre backwards.
Williams is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Pierre's coach down at HARDCORE MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Pierre's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Williams.
Williams lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Williams.
Pierre looks winded!
Williams lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Williams lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pierre has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Williams is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A shot in the inside from Williams.
Williams gets through Pierre's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Williams lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pierre backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Williams.
Williams lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pierre backwards.
Pierre has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Williams avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Pierre tries for a takedown but Williams manages to get underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Williams.
Williams scores with a nice hook to the head.
Williams lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Williams lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Williams lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Williams.
Williams lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pierre's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Williams scores with a shoulder strike.
Williams lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pierre is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Williams pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Williams lands with a short shot to the head.
Pierre is rocked!
Williams lands a nice uppercut.
Pierre is still on wobbly legs! Can Williams finish him?
Williams working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Williams.
Williams lands a hook to the side of the head.
Williams lands a right hand.
Williams creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Pierre's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Pierre drops to his knees and Williams pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dima Williams!
Dima Williams decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ralph Long (ranked 3766 p4p, 6118 weight class) and Stefan King (ranked 381 p4p, 492 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ralph Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stefan King!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Long. Those never looked like landing.
King takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
 It looks like Stefan King has been cut.
King moves into the clinch.
King tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Long is leaning against King and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
King working aggressively here.
King misses with some punches.
Long is trying to trip King. He has hold of a leg but King is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Long persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
King preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Long working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
King wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Long manages to pass to side control.
Long is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
King is trying to stand up here but Long is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Long controlling the pace.
Long missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Long is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. King doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Long.
King misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Long looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two 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.
King avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Long.
Long missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Long controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Long decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
King lands a leg kick that knocks Long off balance momentarily.
A big right from Long misses.
Long darts in and clinches King up against the cage.
Long is leaning against King and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
King looks winded!
Long working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Long displaying some good clinch control by pressing King up against the cage.
A short left from Long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
King is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Long is defending well for now.
Long manages to break the clinch.
Long connects with a right hand. King shakes it off.
King checks the leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Long. No joy for King on that attempt.
King tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
King takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Long cracks King with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends King tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Long pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! King is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ralph Long!
Ralph Long seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Artem Petrov (ranked 3609 p4p, 4285 weight class) and Norris Chow (ranked 345 p4p, 389 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Artem Petrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Norris Chow!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chow looks to land a combination but Petrov avoids it well.
Petrov shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Chow is trying to defend but Petrov finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Petrov is thwarting Chow's attempts to control the position.
Petrov is looking to advance position but Chow won't allow it.
Petrov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chow's head.
Petrov lands strikes from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Chow is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Petrov connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Petrov dominating with strikes here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov raining down shots from the mount!
Chow is rocked!
Chow tries to lock up and control but Petrov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Chow is still in real trouble! Can Petrov finish him?
Petrov drops a big elbow. That's hurt Chow! More shots from Petrov and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Artem Petrov!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jib Mubagy (ranked 3508 p4p, 7337 weight class) and Hiroshi Papo (ranked 157 p4p, 216 weight class). Jib Mubagy has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jib Mubagy !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroshi Papo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Papo fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Mubagy to the ground. Papo is now in Mubagy 's guard.
Mubagy is trying to keep Papo in close.
Mubagy pulls Papo in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Papo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mubagy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mubagy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Papo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mubagy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Papo manages to get himself to full guard.
Mubagy pushes down on Papo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Papo is looking for a sweep. Mubagy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Papo has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Advanced Fitness Inc.. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Papo tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papo is holding on to half guard well.
Mubagy passes the guard and advances to mount!
Mubagy throws a wild left hand from mount and Papo manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Mubagy seems to be looking for submissions.
Mubagy is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papo is looking for a sweep. Mubagy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mubagy is pressing down on Papo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Papo is holding on for now.
Papo is looking for a sweep. Mubagy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mubagy tries to pass to full mount but Papo defends it.
Mubagy with the ground and pound but Papo uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mubagy trying to control but Papo is working from the bottom.
Papo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Mubagy throwing strikes but missing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mubagy looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Papo feints and as Mubagy raises his hands in defense, Papo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mubagy lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Mubagy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Papo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Papo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mubagy trying to control the position from guard on top but Papo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mubagy won't allow Papo to sweep him here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Papo keeping full guard, as Mubagy tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jib Mubagy will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Papo scores with a takedown into Mubagy 's guard.
Papo stays in close to Mubagy 's body and controls the position.
Mubagy is looking to sweep but instead, Papo has passed into half guard.
Mubagy wants to get back to full guard.
Mubagy trying to control here.
Papo controlling the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mubagy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mubagy trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Mubagy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Papo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Mubagy has his hands clasped together around Papo's back. He's all about the action.
Mubagy is looking for a sweep. Papo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mubagy is pressing down on Papo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Papo 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 two 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.
Mubagy keeping full guard, as Papo tries to pass.
Papo postures up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mubagy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Papo avoids it really well and circles away.
Mubagy fails with the takedown.
Papo looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Papo seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Mubagy is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mubagy gets back to full guard.
Papo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Papo tries to free his leg and advance position but Mubagy is retaining full guard.
Mubagy is trying to control the position but Papo postures up.
Mubagy is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Mubagy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mubagy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Papo's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mubagy wants to pass the guard but Papo is keeping the position.
Mubagy is working hard here to advance position.
Mubagy showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Papo keeping moving, preventing Mubagy from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroshi Papo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Papo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mubagy is trying to defend but Papo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Mubagy wants to improve his position but Papo is controlling well.
Papo is controlling the pace.
Papo prevents Mubagy from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Papo controlling the action here.
Mubagy is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Papo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Papo's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papo trying to control the action but Mubagy just sinks the hooks in.
Mubagy tries to keep control of the position but Papo is staying busy.
Mubagy punches the canvas rather than the man.
Mubagy is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Papo knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Papo for a finish.
Mubagy throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Papo tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mubagy thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Mubagy unloads with some shots from mount but Papo bucks and avoids them well.
Mubagy looking to control but Papo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mubagy is really struggling to control Papo but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Papo is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Papo is looking to improve his position but Mubagy isn't that keen on the idea.
Mubagy postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Papo looks a forlorn figure.
Mubagy wants to control the pace but Papo is squirming around nicely.
Papo working to try and regain half guard.
Mubagy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Papo is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mubagy controlling from the full mount.
Mubagy sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Mubagy sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mubagy trying to control but Papo is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jib Mubagy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mubagy has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zackmarius Tacktheritrix (ranked 3748 p4p, 7091 weight class) and Jon Rambo (ranked 357 p4p, 464 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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145
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Counter fighter
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Zackmarius Tacktheritrix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Rambo!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tacktheritrix looking to score a takedown here. Rambo is defending well but Tacktheritrix drives through and ends up in Rambo's guard.
Tacktheritrix stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rambo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tacktheritrix trying to control but Rambo is working from the bottom.
Tacktheritrix has gone for a leg lock! Rambo slips out almost immediately though and dives into Tacktheritrix's guard.
Tacktheritrix isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Rambo stacks Tacktheritrix on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Rambo!
Tacktheritrix tries to buck Rambo off but Rambo is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rambo trying to control the action but Tacktheritrix is working from the bottom.
Tacktheritrix is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rambo is looking to take a break and control but Tacktheritrix is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tacktheritrix is looking for a sweep.
Tacktheritrix struggling a bit here.
Rambo stands up.
Tacktheritrix fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Rambo to the ground. Tacktheritrix is now in Rambo's guard.
Tacktheritrix knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rambo on the ground.
Rambo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tacktheritrix defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tacktheritrix trying to control but Rambo is working from the bottom.
Tacktheritrix tries to free his leg and advance position but Rambo is retaining full guard.
Tacktheritrix got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rambo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tacktheritrix has managed to get both his arms back between Rambo's legs - danger averted.
Tacktheritrix tries to free his leg and advance position but Rambo is retaining full guard.
Rambo looking for a guillotine here but Tacktheritrix defends easily.
Tacktheritrix trying to move into half guard but instead Rambo has managed to sweep!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tacktheritrix escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rambo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tacktheritrix throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rambo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rambo is posturing up here but Tacktheritrix has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Rambo tries to roll out but it's too tight and Rambo has to tap! Slick submission there by Tacktheritrix!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Zackmarius Tacktheritrix!
After winning the bout, Zackmarius Tacktheritrix 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Orr (ranked 3487 p4p, 2169 weight class) and Rammsie Hartmann (ranked 445 p4p, 297 weight class). 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samuel Orr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rammsie Hartmann!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartmann thuds his right hand into Orr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Orr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Orr shoots in looking for a takedown. Hartmann tries to sprawl out of it but Orr keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hartmann manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Orr slips a jab and a cross from Hartmann.
Hartmann connects with a jab.
Hartmann scores with a nice strike.
Hartmann is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Hartmann paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Hartmann throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Orr with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hartmann cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Hartmann scores with the left hand. Orr knows he should have avoided that one.
Hartmann is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Hartmann displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
 Orr is rocked!
Orr tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hartmann sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Orr somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Orr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartmann clinches.
Hartmann's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Orr shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hartmann but Hartmann pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hartmann is looking for the big counter here.
A punch combination from Hartmann misses.
Hartmann has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Orr is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Orr dives in for a single leg takedown but Hartmann sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Hartmann is looking to score with low kicks.
Orr appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hartmann fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Orr manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann misses with a series of wild punches.
Hartmann drives through and clinches with Orr against the cage.
Hartmann breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hartmann moves into the clinch.
Orr tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hartmann manages to break the clinch.
Hartmann jabs Orr right on the nose. Orr blinks but takes it well.
Orr with a poor takedown
and Hartmann counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orr shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Orr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hartmann.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Hartmann. Those never looked like landing.
Orr tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hartmann defends well and Orr ends up having to push Hartmann into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hartmann misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hartmann has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hartmann fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hartmann misses with a few strikes there.
Orr has his takedown stuffed
and Orr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hartmann lands a jab to Orr's midsection.
Hartmann misses with a low kick.
Hartmann ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orr moves away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hartmann.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orr blocks a jab.
Orr has a takedown stuffed.
Hartmann moves into the clinch successfully.
Hartmann's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hartmann slaps away a takedown attempt from Orr, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Orr is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hartmann.
Hartmann lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Orr changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hartmann tries to avoid it but Orr manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hartmann to the ground. Hartmann escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rammsie Hartmann dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hartmann throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Orr seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Orr 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.
Orr throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Orr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hartmann trying to control the position here.
Orr might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hartmann is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hartmann avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hartmann has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hartmann is looking to stand up but Orr isn't so interested in that idea.
Orr throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Orr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hartmann works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartmann is looking to stand up but Orr isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hartmann utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hartmann has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hartmann misses with a two punch combination.
Orr attempts a counter takedown but Hartmann avoids it well and moves away.
Orr looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Hartmann!
Orr cracks Hartmann with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hartmann tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hartmann sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Hartmann regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Orr.
Orr loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orr throws a big right hand that misses.
Orr is working Hartmann over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Orr won't allow Hartmann to get back to his feet.
Hartmann manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Orr manages to get himself to full guard.
Hartmann lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hartmann scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orr wants to stand but Hartmann is controlling the position.
Hartmann landing some decent shots from guard.
Hartmann works over Orr with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hartmann scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hartmann working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hartmann is working Orr over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hartmann is looking to pass into half guard but Orr pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Orr is in guard.
Hartmann controlling the position.
Hartmann is looking to stand up but Orr isn't so interested in that idea.
Orr keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hartmann's head.
Orr stopping the sweep attempt from Hartmann.
Orr connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Orr is controlling him.
Orr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hartmann swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Orr working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hartmann's head.
Orr stops Hartmann from standing up.
Hartmann has Orr pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Orr looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hartmann is fending him off so far but Orr persists. Nope, Hartmann circles away and we're back to standing.
Orr fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Orr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rammsie Hartmann will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hartmann keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Samuel Orr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hartmann smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Orr drops his hands momentarily and Hartmann takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Orr tries for a takedown but Hartmann circles away easily
letting Hartmann counter with a right hand.
Hartmann misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orr throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hartmann's waist but Hartmann gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Orr off to one side.
Hartmann doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Orr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Orr goes for a double leg but Hartmann avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hartmann continues to drive forward.
Hartmann lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hartmann closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Orr quickly recovers to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartmann lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Orr has hold of Hartmann's hands but Hartmann slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Orr on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hartmann lands a nice short elbow.
Hartmann lands strikes from half guard.
Oh Orr is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Orr 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.
Hartmann wants to free his trapped foot but Orr is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Hartmann lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Orr is trying to stand up here but Hartmann is controlling him well.
Hartmann takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartmann landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hartmann slips a nice elbow through Orr's hands, connecting with Orr's forehead.
Hartmann creates some space for himself and unloads with a monster right hand! That one landed with a sickening thud - Orr is out cold and this one is all over! Hartmann climbs onto the cage to celebrate with his corner!! He's shouting something into the camera but he's still got his mouthpiece in so God knows what he's actually saying.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rammsie Hartmann!
Rammsie Hartmann really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sydney Fight Gear (London Rebirth) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ekkei Satori (ranked 2421 p4p, 6146 weight class) and Eno Hlaalu (ranked 254 p4p, 436 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Hlaalu's choice of entrance music: Release the Panic. Ekkei Satori 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ekkei Satori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eno Hlaalu!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Satori forces Hlaalu back against the cage and clinches.
Hlaalu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Satori stalling in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hlaalu fails to land.
Satori breaks the clinch.
Satori throws out a loose jab but Hlaalu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hlaalu tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Satori clinches up against the cage.
Hlaalu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Satori blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Satori blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hlaalu misses with the head strike.
Hlaalu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Satori lands an uppercut.
Satori tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hlaalu swings wildly with an uppercut but Satori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hlaalu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Satori slows down the pace here.
Hlaalu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hlaalu misses with some punches.
Hlaalu lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hlaalu misses with some punches.
Hlaalu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hlaalu misses with the head strike.
Satori blocks an uppercut.
Satori tries to land knees in the clinch but Hlaalu avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hlaalu.
Satori blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Hlaalu fails to land.
Satori blocks an uppercut.
Satori using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hlaalu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Satori taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satori breaks from the clinch.
Satori pushes Hlaalu up against the cage in a clinch.
Hlaalu misses with the head strike.
Satori pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Satori closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hlaalu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hlaalu has a couple of punches blocked by Satori.
Hlaalu misses with the head strike.
Satori using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hlaalu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hlaalu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hlaalu throws a punch but it's blocked by Satori.
Hlaalu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Satori blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Satori.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hlaalu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hlaalu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Satori manages to break the clinch.
Satori lands with a straight right. Hlaalu didn't see that one coming.
Satori throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And Hlaalu tries to counter it with a takedown but Satori pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Satori fails to land with a series of punches.
Hlaalu tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Satori throws a jab but it's blocked by Hlaalu.
Satori swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hlaalu is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Satori does no damage.
Satori lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hlaalu circles away quickly and effectively.
Hlaalu with the counter takedown but Satori avoids it easily.
Satori clinches up with Hlaalu and pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Satori.
Satori blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hlaalu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hlaalu managing to block the knees to the body from Satori.
Hlaalu has a couple of punches blocked by Satori.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hlaalu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Satori throws an elbow that misses.
Hlaalu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ekkei Satori will probably get the nod.
That's time! Satori's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Satori lands a jab.
Satori clinches with his opponent.
Hlaalu throws a head punch that misses.
Satori's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Satori misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hlaalu changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Satori fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Satori moves into range and clinches up with Hlaalu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satori tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Satori tries to land knees in the clinch but Hlaalu avoids the damage to the body.
Hlaalu misses with a punch on the inside.
Satori takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hlaalu.
Satori gets through Hlaalu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Satori creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hlaalu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Satori lands a nice uppercut.
Satori throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hlaalu blocks it with crossed arms.
Hlaalu swings wildly with an uppercut but Satori uses good head movement to avoid it.
Satori working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Satori lands a hook that snaps the head of Hlaalu backwards.
Satori is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hlaalu can do to turn this around?
Satori blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Satori.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Satori lands with a right to the head.
Satori pushes Hlaalu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hlaalu.
A head punch on the inside from Hlaalu fails to land.
Satori lands a body punch.
Hlaalu misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hlaalu.
Satori lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hlaalu or not.
Hlaalu throws a punch but it's blocked by Satori.
Hlaalu throws a head punch that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Satori - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hlaalu.
Hlaalu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Satori avoiding damage.
Satori is trying to stall.
Hlaalu blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hlaalu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Satori.
Hlaalu misses with a punch on the inside.
Satori breaks the clinch.
Satori moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Satori comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Satori clinches.
We've been informed that Hlaalu has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Hlaalu throws a punch but it's blocked by Satori.
Hlaalu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hlaalu has a couple of punches blocked by Satori.
Satori gets through Hlaalu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Satori misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hlaalu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hlaalu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Satori blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hlaalu.
Satori blocks an uppercut.
Satori tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hlaalu avoids it.
Satori tries a knee to the head but Hlaalu blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Satori blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hlaalu misses with some punches.
Hlaalu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hlaalu.
Hlaalu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hlaalu misses with some punches.
Eno Hlaalu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Satori tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Satori blocking some punches.
Hlaalu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Satori working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hlaalu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hlaalu throws a punch but it's blocked by Satori.
Hlaalu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ekkei Satori dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Satori clinches up against the cage.
Satori throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Satori misses with a hook to the ribs.
Satori tries a knee to the head but Hlaalu blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Satori as the two fighters clinch.
Hlaalu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hlaalu lands a hook that snaps the head of Satori backwards.
Hlaalu throws a punch but it's blocked by Satori.
Hlaalu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Satori blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hlaalu being controlled against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hlaalu.
Satori taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hlaalu throws a punch but it's blocked by Satori.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Satori.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Satori escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Satori connects with a jab.
Satori has managed to clinch.
Satori trying to stall but Hlaalu improves his position.
Hlaalu throws a punch but it's blocked by Satori.
Satori pushes off an throws an elbow but Hlaalu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Satori goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hlaalu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hlaalu avoiding damage as Satori throws knees to the body.
Hlaalu misses with some punches.
Satori throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hlaalu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Satori manages to break the clinch.
Satori misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satori swings for the body but Hlaalu moves out of range.
Satori throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Satori forces Hlaalu back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Satori.
Satori effectively controlling the action here.
Satori escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A combination from Satori does no damage.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Satori closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hlaalu throws a head punch that misses.
Satori manages to break the clinch.
Satori clinches with his opponent.
A bit of stalling here from Satori.
Satori pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hlaalu avoids the head kick by Satori.
Hlaalu moves away from the strike by Satori.
Hlaalu changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satori misses with an uppercut. Hlaalu saw that one coming.
Hlaalu gets tackled into the cage by Satori. Satori maintains the clinch.
Hlaalu throws a punch but it's blocked by Satori.
Satori stalling in the clinch but Hlaalu improves position.
Come on Satori - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Satori lands a knee to the head.
A short right from Hlaalu on the inside.
Satori makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Eno Hlaalu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Satori blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ekkei Satori showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Satori has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ekkei Satori!
Ekkei Satori thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Asakura (ranked 1864 p4p, 4077 weight class) and Kev McKill (ranked 267 p4p, 490 weight class). Asakura comes into the arena with JJBA - Giorno's Theme blaring out of the sound system. McKill has chosen Welcome to the jungle, Guns n Roses. as his entrance music. Kev McKill is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyson Asakura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Kev McKill !
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Asakura.
Asakura has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
McKill 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Asakura under the eye.
 It looks like Tyson Asakura has been cut.
Asakura tests McKill 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tyson Asakura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the liver by Asakura. Beautiful body shot.
Asakura throws a good cross that connects.
Asakura looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Asakura thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McKill on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McKill looking for submissions off his back.
Asakura missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Asakura not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asakura is pressing down on McKill 's thigh, looking to free his foot. McKill is holding on for now.
McKill is looking to control Asakura's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can McKill avoid being mounted?
Asakura scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McKill wants to control but Asakura is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Asakura scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Asakura missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Asakura seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Asakura working the head and body with strikes.
Asakura thows a huge punch but McKill dodges it nicely.
McKill is trying to get back to full guard.
Asakura is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKill on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Asakura is trying to control. McKill wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Asakura lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
McKill has a hand on Asakura's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Asakura takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Asakura connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Asakura with a couple of short strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Asakura with the ground and pound from mount.
Asakura lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asakura landing strikes from the mount.
Asakura landing strikes, looking to finish!
Asakura raining down shots from the mount!
McKill 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.
Asakura lands a couple of good shots and McKill has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Asakura has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for McKill .
McKill is rocked!
Asakura scores with punches and elbows.
McKill is still in real trouble! Can Asakura finish him?
Asakura lands strikes to the head.
You can see the frustration on McKill 's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
McKill seems to have recovered his senses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Asakura trying to control momentarily.
McKill is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asakura lands a shot to the body.
McKill is taking damage to the body and head.
McKill is covering up but some of the strikes from Asakura are getting through and doing damage.
You can see the frustration on McKill 's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Asakura lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Asakura.
Asakura loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can McKill hold on?
I really don't envy McKill right now.
Asakura scores with strikes from the back.
Asakura throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting McKill !
McKill covers up after that shot from Asakura.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Asakura dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyson Asakura's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
McKill misses with a kick to the body
and Asakura moves into the clinch.
Asakura gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Asakura is trying to control. McKill wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ground and pound from Asakura.
Asakura with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Asakura 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.
Asakura wants to lay and pray for a moment but McKill keeps working.
McKill taking some punishment here, with Asakura in his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asakura is stalling here. McKill is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Asakura seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and McKill has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Asakura tries to bench press McKill off him but McKill keeps the position.
Asakura tries to control but McKill manages to take his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asakura tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Asakura tries to hold on but McKill pushes him away.
Asakura is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
McKill wants to control the pace but Asakura is squirming around nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Asakura tries to lock up and control but McKill gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
McKill is trying to take his opponent's back.
Asakura really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
McKill lands a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asakura wants to control but McKill is having none of it.
Asakura is wriggling around trying to escape.
McKill looking to secure an arm triangle but Asakura defends it well.
McKill wants to control the pace but Asakura is squirming around nicely.
Asakura is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
McKill unloads with some shots from mount but Asakura bucks and avoids them well.
Asakura tries to hold on but McKill pushes him away.
Asakura tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asakura tries to lock up and control but McKill gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Asakura is trying to reverse the position but instead McKill has taken his back - oops!
McKill is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Asakura is really stuck here.
Asakura trying to control the action but McKill just sinks the hooks in.
Asakura is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Asakura trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKill punishes Asakura with strikes from the back mount.
Asakura tries to break free.
McKill is not going to allow Asakura to sit and survive in this position.
McKill looking to break Asakura's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Asakura remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise McKill will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Asakura is in bad spot here.
Asakura turns into McKill and is now in his guard.
McKill wants to control the position but Asakura says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
McKill is looking to control Asakura's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can McKill avoid being mounted?
Ground and pound from Asakura.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kev McKill showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tyson Asakura'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!
Asakura feints and as McKill raises his hands in defense, Asakura changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Asakura landing some decent shots from guard.
Asakura lands a couple of elbows.
McKill can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Asakura controls the pace.
Asakura with a nice head shot there.
McKill keeping moving, preventing Asakura from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asakura postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asakura keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McKill 's head.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McKill is on top in guard.
Asakura looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Asakura working for a triangle but McKill defends it easily.
Asakura isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. McKill stacks Asakura on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by McKill !
You can see the frustration on Asakura's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asakura regains half guard.
Asakura looking for submissions off his back.
Asakura trying to control from the bottom.
Asakura actively working from the bottom here.
McKill sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Asakura defending well though.
McKill perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKill is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Asakura looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Asakura looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Asakura looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Asakura has hold of McKill 's hands but McKill slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
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.
Asakura regains full guard. Nicely done.
McKill trying to control the position from guard on top but Asakura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Asakura keeping full guard, as McKill tries to pass.
Asakura looking for a guillotine here but McKill defends easily.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Asakura lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyson Asakura showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Asakura has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyson Asakura!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Niek Mulder (ranked 727 p4p, 2284 weight class) and Lucky Lévesque (ranked 91 p4p, 279 weight class). Mulder comes to the cage accompanied by Lose yourself. Niek Mulder has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Niek Mulder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucky Lévesque !
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lévesque instigates a clinch.
Mulder drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lévesque gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mulder wants a takedown.
Lévesque wants a takedown but no success here.
Lévesque gets underhooks to prevent Mulder's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niek Mulder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lévesque is trying to trip Mulder. He has hold of a leg but Mulder is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Lévesque persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Lévesque passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Lévesque controls the position from side control.
Mulder tries to improve position but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lévesque remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Lévesque has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulder is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mulder tries to hold on but Lévesque postures up.
Mulder really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lévesque takes Mulder's back.
Mulder rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Lévesque is looking to take a break and control but Mulder is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mulder is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lévesque with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lévesque frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mulder is desperately trying to improve his position but Lévesque has a good base and remains in mount.
Mulder is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mulder is desperately trying to improve his position but Lévesque has a good base and remains in mount.
Mulder is controlling an arm, preventing Lévesque from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Lévesque controlling the pace for now.
Mulder keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mulder tries to hold on but Lévesque pushes him away.
Mulder really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lévesque takes Mulder's back.
Mulder is trying to get back to his feet but Lévesque has full control of the position and if anything, Mulder has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Mulder staying busy and making it hard for Lévesque to control.
Lévesque biding his time, controlling Mulder.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lévesque has the hooks in. Mulder is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Mulder is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Lévesque 's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Lévesque trying to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
I really don't envy Mulder right now.
A lull in the action here.
What can Mulder do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucky Lévesque dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mulder shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lévesque manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Mulder trying to control but Lévesque is working from the bottom.
Lévesque wants to stand up but Mulder is controlling him.
Mulder sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Lévesque looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mulder is looking to work some ground and pound but Lévesque has wrist control.
Lévesque is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mulder trying to control but Lévesque is working from the bottom.
Mulder trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulder stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lévesque swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mulder wants to control from the top but Lévesque keeps moving.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lévesque wants to sweep but no luck.
Lévesque being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lévesque fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Mulder to the ground. Lévesque is now in Mulder's guard.
Lévesque 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.
Lévesque preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lévesque stays in close to Mulder's body and controls the position.
Mulder not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lévesque wants to control from the top but Mulder keeps moving.
Lévesque won't allow Mulder to sweep him here.
Lévesque postures up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Lévesque engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Niek Mulder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mulder fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lévesque 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.
Lévesque stopping the sweep attempt from Mulder.
Lévesque controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mulder controls Lévesque momentarily but Lévesque frees himself.
Mulder throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Lévesque 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.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lévesque looking to pass the guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lévesque closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mulder circles away.
Lévesque shoots in looking for a takedown. Mulder tries to sprawl out of it but Lévesque keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mulder manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lévesque closes the distance and clinches.
Mulder drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lévesque gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lévesque has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mulder tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niek Mulder. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lévesque escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mulder closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mulder is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lévesque taking some punishment here, with Mulder in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lucky Lévesque will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lévesque gets caught napping as Mulder dives in and scores a takedown. Lévesque manages to retain guard.
Mulder trying to control but Lévesque is working from the bottom.
Mulder throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lévesque works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lévesque is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lévesque looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mulder working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mulder preventing the sweep.
Mulder trying to control but Lévesque is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mulder trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mulder stops Lévesque from standing up.
Lévesque keeping moving, preventing Mulder from controlling successfully.
Mulder with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulder stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lévesque swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mulder looking to sit in guard and control but Lévesque gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mulder is trying to keep Lévesque in close.
Lévesque tries to stand but Mulder is controlling from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mulder is on top in guard.
Lévesque controls Mulder momentarily but Mulder frees himself.
Mulder trying to control but Lévesque is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mulder stopping the sweep attempt from Lévesque .
Lévesque trying to control the position here.
Lévesque looking for a sweep. Not yet Lévesque , not yet.
Mulder tries to free his leg and advance position but Lévesque is retaining full guard.
Mulder working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mulder scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lévesque lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Lévesque is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Mulder not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mulder looking for a sweep. Not yet Mulder, not yet.
Mulder is working hard here to advance position.
Lévesque sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Mulder looking for a sweep. Not yet Mulder, not yet.
Lévesque passes Mulder's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Lévesque is looking to take a break and control but Mulder is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mulder wants to improve his position but Lévesque is controlling well.
That's four 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.
Mulder wants to control but Lévesque passes into side.
Mulder tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lévesque tries to advance to mount but can't.
Mulder looks to move to half guard but instead Lévesque has passed into mount! Damn!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lévesque fails to take his opponent's back.
Lucky Lévesque has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mulder is looking to improve his position but Lévesque isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Niek Mulder did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mulder manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Lévesque on his heels. He'll look to pass Lévesque 's guard now, I'm sure.
Lévesque wriggles free and stands up.
Mulder shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Mulder is keen to just control but Lévesque is a slippery customer.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mulder lands a nice short elbow.
Lévesque is looking for a sweep. Mulder is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lévesque gets back to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mulder stopping the sweep attempt from Lévesque .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulder trying to control the position from guard on top but Lévesque is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mulder scoring with some ground and pound.
Mulder stands up over Lévesque , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mulder content to stall in guard here.
Lévesque looking for a sweep. Not yet Lévesque , not yet.
Mulder stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lévesque swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mulder looking to sit in guard and control but Lévesque gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mulder 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.
Lévesque engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Mulder is working an open guard so Lévesque takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Lévesque shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lévesque pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mulder is keeping the position for now.
Lévesque trying to control the position from guard on top but Mulder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lévesque 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.
Mulder is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lévesque wants to improve his position but Mulder is controlling well.
We've been hearing that Mulder has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Mulder controlling the action here.
Mulder missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mulder scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mulder is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Mulder lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lévesque is pressing down on Mulder's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lévesque looking for a sweep. Not yet Lévesque , not yet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mulder's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mulder controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lévesque 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.
Mulder cracks Lévesque with a solid left hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mulder's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lévesque is trying to control the position but Mulder postures up.
Lévesque wants to get back to his feet but Mulder is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
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 Niek Mulder will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Lévesque has closed the distance and engaged Mulder in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mulder.
Lévesque gets underhooks to prevent Mulder's takedown attempt.
Lévesque breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mulder looks to land a right hand but Lévesque moved out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mulder.
Mulder gets a double leg takedown into Lévesque 's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mulder keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lévesque 's head.
Mulder advances to half guard.
Lévesque makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lévesque .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulder stopping the sweep attempt from Lévesque .
Mulder forces his way into half guard.
Mulder trying to control the action but Lévesque is working from the bottom.
Mulder not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mulder stops Lévesque from getting back to his feet.
Mulder working Lévesque over with strikes.
Mulder scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mulder missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mulder trying to mount his opponent but Lévesque defends it.
Lévesque is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mulder's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mulder's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lévesque keeps control of the position as Mulder tries to break free.
What can Mulder do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Mulder is trying to break free.
Lévesque is looking to control Mulder but Mulder is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Mulder manages to reverse the position and now he's in Lévesque 's guard. Nice work there by Mulder.
Mulder missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mulder trying to control the position from guard on top but Lévesque is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lévesque tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lévesque trying to strike off his back.
Mulder stopping the sweep attempt from Lévesque .
Mulder is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Mulder is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mulder pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lévesque is keeping the position for now.
Lévesque looking for a sweep. Not yet Lévesque , not yet.
That's four 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.
Lévesque is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mulder throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lévesque works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lévesque not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mulder pushes down on Lévesque 's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Mulder seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mulder is trying to control. Lévesque wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mulder looks to land a strike but Lévesque avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Mulder preventing the sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lévesque not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mulder scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lévesque wants to sweep but no luck.
Mulder trying to control the position from guard on top but Lévesque is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Niek Mulder showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mulder 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 48:48
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 48:48
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 48:48
The fight is ruled a draw!
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