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PFC 224 Monkey vs Gravas PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fiyero Lermontov (ranked 1254 p4p, 712 weight class) and Anti Half Assed (ranked 153 p4p, 90 weight class). Anti Half Assed has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Great wrestler
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World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Fiyero Lermontov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anti Half Assed!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Half Assed moves out of range of the strikes.
Lermontov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lermontov closes the distance and clinches.
Half Assed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lermontov.
Lermontov cracks Half Assed with a nice body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Half Assed.
Half Assed tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Lermontov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lermontov lands a body punch.
Half Assed tries a body shot but Lermontov blocks it.
Lermontov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Half Assed gets a double leg takedown into Lermontov's guard.
Lermontov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Half Assed can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lermontov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lermontov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Half Assed passes Lermontov's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Lermontov trying to control but Half Assed postures up.
Half Assed is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Half Assed prevents Lermontov from improving his position.
Lermontov is staying active underneath Half Assed, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lermontov trying to control from the bottom.
Lermontov is looking for a sweep. Half Assed is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lermontov trying to control here.
Lermontov actively working from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lermontov looking for submissions off his back.
Half Assed is trying to work for a kimura but Lermontov is defending well.
Half Assed not doing much here.
Half Assed is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Half Assed has control of Lermontov's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Lermontov regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Half Assed working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lermontov is squirming around, avoiding Half Assed's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lermontov sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Half Assed wants to work for an arm triangle but Lermontov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lermontov is pressing down on Half Assed's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lermontov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Half Assed doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Half Assed manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lermontov looking for a guillotine here but Half Assed defends easily.
Half Assed trying to control but Lermontov is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Half Assed avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lermontov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Half Assed can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Half Assed tries to free his leg and advance position but Lermontov is retaining full guard.
Half Assed is pushing down on Lermontov's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lermontov is fighting to maintain full guard but Half Assed has managed to sneak the leg through.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lermontov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lermontov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
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 Fiyero Lermontov will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lermontov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Half Assed throws a looping overhand right but Lermontov ducks down to avoid it.
Half Assed throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lermontov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Half Assed moves out of range of the strikes.
Lermontov misses the jab.
Lermontov connects with a right hand. Half Assed shakes it off.
Half Assed closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Half Assed looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lermontov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lermontov looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Half Assed keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Half Assed looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Half Assed is trying to control. Lermontov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lermontov moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Half Assed controls from within his opponent's guard.
Half Assed preventing the sweep.
Half Assed avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Half Assed is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lermontov looking for a guillotine here but Half Assed defends easily.
Lermontov is trying to hold Half Assed in close to prevent damage but Half Assed has managed to pass into half guard.
Half Assed seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lermontov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lermontov trying to hold on to Half Assed's head to control him but Half Assed postures up.
Half Assed is trying to work for a kimura but Lermontov is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lermontov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Half Assed is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Half Assed trying to control the action but Lermontov is working from the bottom.
Lermontov trying to hold on to Half Assed's head to control him but Half Assed postures up.
Lermontov is looking to improve his position.
Half Assed perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lermontov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lermontov trying to hold on to Half Assed's head to control him but Half Assed postures up.
Half Assed is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lermontov tries to roll over but Half Assed keeps him under control.
Lermontov gets back to full guard.
Half Assed trying to control the position from guard on top but Lermontov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lermontov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anti Half Assed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Lermontov staying out of range there.
Lermontov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Half Assed takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lermontov tries to clinch but Half Assed moves out of range.
Half Assed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lermontov forces Half Assed back against the cage and clinches.
Half Assed prevents Lermontov from breaking the clinch.
Half Assed fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Half Assed softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lermontov pushes Half Assed back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lermontov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Half Assed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lermontov struggles to land a body shot inside as Half Assed controls his hands.
Half Assed tries to throw a body punch but Lermontov avoids it by throwing Half Assed back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Half Assed.
Half Assed prevents Lermontov from breaking the clinch.
Lermontov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Half Assed scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lermontov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Half Assed circles away from the clinch attempt
and Half Assed counters with a stiff right hand.
Lermontov misses with a hook.
Lermontov thows a body kick. Half Assed tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Half Assed avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Lermontov misses the target.
Lermontov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Half Assed keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab from Half Assed misses.
Lermontov clinches up with Half Assed and pushes him back against the cage.
Half Assed misses with some punches.
Half Assed can't find room to land a body shot as Lermontov controls the action.
Half Assed fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lermontov throws a punch but it's blocked by Half Assed.
Half Assed jumps into guard, dragging Lermontov to the mat.
Anti Half Assed has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lermontov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Half Assed is keeping the position for now.
Half Assed working a defensive guard here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Half Assed is on top in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Half Assed slips nicely into half guard.
Half Assed is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lermontov doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Half Assed.
Lermontov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lermontov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lermontov is not content to let Half Assed control the position.
Lermontov tries to roll over but Half Assed keeps him under control.
Lermontov is looking to control Half Assed's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lermontov avoid being mounted?
Lermontov is staying active underneath Half Assed, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lermontov looking for submissions off his back.
Half Assed is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lermontov is trying to maintain the position but Half Assed is very close to passing his half guard.
Lermontov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Half Assed seems to be working for a kimura but Lermontov defends the submission attempt.
Lermontov is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Half Assed is tapping! Great win for Lermontov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Fiyero Lermontov!
A very excited looking Fiyero Lermontov rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Murphy (ranked 526 p4p, 433 weight class) and Starling Silva (ranked 78 p4p, 62 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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World class MT
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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 23 - 14 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tobias Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Starling Silva!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy throws a leg kick but Silva moved away.
Silva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Murphy's head backwards.
Murphy tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Murphy thuds a left hand into Silva's body.
Murphy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Good standup being displayed there by Silva as he connects with a hook.
Murphy tries to score with a low kick but Silva moves his leg out of the way.
Silva throws a push kick but Murphy slaps the foot to one side.
Murphy throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Murphy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Silva under the eye.
Murphy punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
Murphy lands with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murphy thinks about countering with a body kick.
Murphy lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Murphy fakes the leg kick and cracks Silva in the body.
Silva slips under a jab.
Murphy misses with a looping left.
Silva appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Murphy misses with a straight left.
Murphy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The fighters circling - Murphy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva defending well as Murphy loads up on a big left hand.
Silva is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Silva checks a low kick from Murphy.
Murphy drops Silva with a beautiful combination! Silva stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Murphy is looking for the KO!
 Silva is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Murphy avoids the body shot from Silva.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Murphy finish him?
Murphy drops Silva with a naaaaasty hook - Silva is in real trouble here! Murphy dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tobias Murphy!
A victorious Tobias Murphy 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Sasha Beliy (ranked 328 p4p, 385 weight class) and Morgan Wade (ranked 41 p4p, 51 weight class). Beliy comes to the cage accompanied by Havana. Wade is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Bleeding. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sasha Beliy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 24 - 3, fighting out of New York, Morgan Wade!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beliy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wade.
Beliy works the jab nicely.
Beliy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wade checks it well.
Morgan Wade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beliy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beliy blocks a leg kick.
Wade moves out of range of the strikes.
Wade misses with a wild body shot.
Beliy slips a jab and a cross from Wade.
Wade has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Wade takes one to the side of the head.
Wade slips under a jab.
Beliy defending well as Wade loads up on a big left hand.
Beliy lands with a kick to the temple. Wade shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wade throws a looping overhand right but Beliy ducks down to avoid it.
Wade chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Beliy can pounce on him.
Wade fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wade avoids the head kick by Beliy.
Beliy misses with a straight left.
Beliy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wade chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Beliy can pounce on him.
Beliy lands a body shot.
Wade throws a wild body kick that Beliy sees coming a mile off.
And Beliy counters with a quick kick to the body but Wade blocks it.
Beliy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Beliy is looking to counter punch.
Beliy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wade misses with a hook
letting Beliy counter with a right hand.
Beliy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wade.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beliy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wade checks it well.
A head kick misses from Beliy.
Wade misses with a hook
and Beliy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wade ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beliy moves away.
Wade bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wade on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wade blocks a head kick by Beliy.
Wade swings widly with a right hand
and Beliy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wade misses with a hook. Beliy ducked under it nicely.
Nice cross by Beliy.
Beliy blocks a jab.
Beliy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wade's head backwards.
Wade will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wade misses with a series of wild punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wade is looking to score with low kicks.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Beliy throws a jab but it's blocked by Wade.
Beliy slips a jab from Wade.
Beliy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Beliy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beliy moves away from the strike by Wade.
Beliy lands a slapping body shot.
Wade misses with a series of wild punches.
Beliy ducks under a wild hook from Wade.
No joy there for Wade, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wade is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beliy.
Wade scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Beliy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wade doesn't seem phased though.
Beliy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Beliy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Beliy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Beliy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wade.
Wade misses with a two punch combination.
Wade misses with a double jab.
Beliy cracks a nice hook into Wade's ribs.
Wade walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Beliy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wade attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wade.
Beliy throws a leg kick but Wade sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wade throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wade chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Beliy can pounce on him.
Beliy is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wade connects with an inside leg kick.
Beliy with a hook.
Wade looks to throw the jab but Beliy is out of range.
Beliy tries a head kick but it misses.
Wade misses with a looping left.
Beliy loads up on a big right hand but Wade slips the punch.
Beliy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Beliy feints and then cracks Wade's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wade down.
Beliy misses with a body shot.
Beliy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wade. Beliy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wade lands with a hook. Beliy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The fighters circling - Wade throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wade has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Beliy finds it's way round the side to connect with Wade's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beliy connects with a right hand. Wade shakes it off.
Wade swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Beliy ducks under a wild hook from Wade.
Beliy looks to land a body kick but Wade moved away.
Beliy works the jab nicely.
Wade throws a right hand that misses
and Beliy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wade throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beliy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wade throws out the jab.
Beliy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Beliy misses with a low kick.
Wade slips a jab from Beliy.
Wade misses with a hook.
Wade missing with a left hand there. Beliy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Beliy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wade at a distance.
A leg kick checked by Beliy.
Wade tries to work over Beliy's front leg with a kick but Beliy checks it.
Beliy checks a low kick from Wade.
Beliy changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Wade connects with the punch.
Wade throws a lazy right hand but Beliy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wade swings for the body but Beliy moves out of range.
A lazy left from Wade finds it's target.
Wade throws a hook to the side of Beliy's head but Beliy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Beliy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beliy tests Wade's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Beliy lands with a nice body punch.
Wade avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wade throws a hook but Beliy blocks it.
Wade just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBeliy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sasha Beliy dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wade dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Beliy. That did some damage!
Beliy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sasha Beliy is winning the standup battle so far.
Wade on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Beliy.
Wade's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Beliy connects with an inside leg kick.
Beliy's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Beliy duly obliges.
Wade misses with a straight right.
Beliy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Beliy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wades jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wade looks to land a combination but Beliy avoids it well.
Nice shot by Beliy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wade works over Beliy's head and body with a nice combination.
Beliy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd cheers as Wade lands an impressive looking overhand right. Beliy doesn't seem phased though.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wade. That's going to slow Beliy down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Beliy.
Beliy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wade was well out of range. Poor timing from Beliy.
Wade scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Beliy lands a nice shot that snaps Wade's head back.
Beliy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wade is out of range.
Beliy has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Beliy digs a good body shot into Wade's ribs.
Wade on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Wade.
Beliy is looking for a counter combo.
Wade has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wade throws a chopping leg kick but Beliy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Beliy lands with a kick to the temple. Wade shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wade throws a leg kick that is checked
and Beliy counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Beliy gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Beliy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Beliy misses with an uppercut. Wade saw that one coming.
Beliy sizes up Wade with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wade tries to score with a low kick but Beliy moves his leg out of the way.
Beliy connects with a high kick.
Wade stuns Beliy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wade looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Beliy misses with a leg kick.
Wade swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Wade misses.
Wade swings widly with a right hand
and Beliy counters with a nice leg kick.
Beliy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wade can do to turn this around?
Wade throws a shot from downtown. Beliy moves away and avoids it.
Beliy misses with a body shot.
Wade blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Beliy.
Wade blocks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Beliy.
Beliy delivers a nice body kick.
A big left from Wade misses.
Beliy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wade stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Beliy slips a jab and a cross from Wade.
Wade throws a big shot that misses.
A head kick misses from Wade.
Beliy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wade throws an overhand right that lands on Beliy's shoulder, as Beliy tries to avoid the shot.
Wade tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Beliy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wade's head.
Beliy throws a leg kick that misses.
Wade checks a low kick from Beliy.
Wade sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A punch combination from Wade misses.
Beliy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Beliy lands a nice looking kick to the body. Wade takes a step back to recover.
Beliy stuns Wade with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beliy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wade avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Beliy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Beliy slips under a jab from Wade.
Beliy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Beliy.
Beliy is looking to chop away at Wade's legs.
Beliy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beliy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wade takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wade misses with a jab, cross combination.
Beliy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Beliy slips a straight right by Wade.
Wade tries a head kick but it misses.
Wade with a jab.
Wade avoids the head kick by Beliy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beliy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wade checks a low kick from Beliy.
Wade throws out a loose jab but Beliy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wade checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Beliy.
Wade drops his hands momentarily and Beliy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Beliy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wade throws a shot from downtown. Beliy moves away and avoids it.
Beliy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wade.
Beliy moves out of range of the body kick from Wade.
It looked like Beliy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wade.
Wade is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beliy.
Beliy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wade pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Beliy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Beliy scores with a hook.
Beliy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Beliy punishes Wade's body with a nice straight punch.
Wade is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beliy.
A good leg kick by Wade.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beliy misses with a few strikes there.
Wade throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Beliy connects with a body shot that sends Wade's belly button to the back.
Beliy slips under a jab from Wade.
Beliy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sasha Beliy dominated that second round.
That's time! Beliy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A nice leg kick lands there from Beliy.
Beliy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Beliy scores with a decent looking hook.
Beliy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A punch combination from Beliy misses.
Wade takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wade misses with a straight right.
Beliy staying out of range there.
Wade misses with an uppercut.
Wade throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wade checks the leg kick nicely there.
Beliy tests Wade's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Beliy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wade.
Wade takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wade tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Beliy is able to avoid easily.
Beliy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wade moves away.
Beliy cracks a nice hook into Wade's ribs.
Beliy thumps Wade with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Beliy.
Wade connects with a single shot there.
Beliy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beliy throws a leg kick but Wade checks it.
Wade throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Beliy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Beliy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wade.
Good standup being displayed there by Beliy as he connects with a hook.
Wade takes a swing at Beliy's ribcage but misses.
Wade throws a nice looking combination but Beliy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wade missing with a left hand there. Beliy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An inside leg kick lands from Beliy.
Beliy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Beliy moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromWade.
Wade throws a hook to the side of Beliy's head but Beliy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Beliy scoring well with a low kick there.
Beliy throws a looping overhand right but Wade ducks down to avoid it.
Wade pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wade blocks a head kick by Beliy.
Beliy tests Wade's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A clash of legs there as Beliy blocks the low kick.
Good shot there by Beliy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wade waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Beliy.
Morgan Wade has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wade throws a hook but Beliy blocks it.
Wade jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Beliy connects with an inside leg kick.
Beliy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beliy throws a body shot but no joy.
Wade throws a leg kick but Beliy checks it.
Wade thows a left - swing and a miss!
A clash of legs there as Beliy blocks the low kick.
Wade tries a head kick but it misses.
Beliy digs a good body shot into Wade's ribs.
Beliy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wade throws out the jab.
Beliy misses with a few strikes there.
Wade throws a jab when Beliy was well out of range.
Wade throws the kick towards the body but Beliy avoids it.
Wade looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wade throws a good cross that connects.
Good leg kick by Beliy.
Wade swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wade walks into a stiff left hand from Beliy.
A slow jab from Beliy misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Beliy.
Wade staying out of range there.
Wade misses with a hook. Beliy ducked under it nicely.
Wade throws a leg kick but Beliy checks it.
Wade throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Beliy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Beliy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wade misses with a head kick.
Wade lands a lovely overhand right.
Wade takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wade on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Beliy. Beliy obviously looking to wear him down.
Beliy thuds a left hand into Wade's body.
Wade misses with an uppercut
enabling Beliy to counter with a crisp jab.
Wade connects with a crisp jab.
Beliy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
 Beliy is rocked!
A decent looking cross lands there for Beliy.
Oh Beliy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wade cracks Beliy with a hook to the temple - Beliy is on wobbly legs here! Wade swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Beliy falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Wade wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Morgan Wade!
Morgan Wade decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Sasha Beliy spoke after the fight, saying 'Its tough to beat a Stepdad!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Murhaa (ranked 740 p4p, 897 weight class) and Mikhail Martynov (ranked 87 p4p, 106 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Murhaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikhail Martynov!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhaa slips under a jab from Martynov.
Murhaa ducks under a wild hook from Martynov.
Murhaa tries to counter by clinching up but Martynov breaks away and moves out of range.
Martynov moves into the clinch successfully.
Murhaa avoids the elbow strike from Martynov, against the cage.
Martynov told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Martynov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Martynov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Murhaa lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Martynov blocks an uppercut.
Murhaa misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Martynov.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Martynov.
Martynov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Murhaa is keeping busy.
Martynov stalling.
Martynov lands an elbow inside.
 It looks like Mike Murhaa has been cut.
Martynov blocks an uppercut.
Martynov just leaning against Murhaa, taking a breather.
Murhaa has a couple of punches blocked by Martynov.
Murhaa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Murhaa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
I was talking to Murhaa's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Martynov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Murhaa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martynov's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martynov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murhaa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martynov's elbow.
Murhaa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martynov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Murhaa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martynov blocks an uppercut.
Martynov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Murhaa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Martynov blocks an uppercut.
Martynov lands a right hand.
Martynov lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Murhaa being controlled against the cage.
Martynov tries to land knees in the clinch but Murhaa avoids the damage to the body.
Murhaa working aggressively here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Martynov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Murhaa scores with a shoulder strike.
Murhaa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martynov tries to circle away but Murhaa has him pinned against the cage.
Martynov stalling against the cage.
Martynov blocks an uppercut.
Martynov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Martynov.
Murhaa has a couple of punches blocked by Martynov.
Murhaa has a couple of punches blocked by Martynov.
Martynov scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martynov landing knees to the head.
Martynov blocks a body shot from Murhaa.
The referee is keeping an eye on Martynov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Martynov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Martynov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Martynov misses with a hook. Murhaa ducked under it nicely.
Martynov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Murhaa punishes Martynov's body with a nice straight punch.
Murhaa lands a lovely overhand right.
Murhaa moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murhaa misses with a punch on the inside.
Martynov is trying to break the clinch but Murhaa has him pressed against the cage.
Martynov prevents a body shot from Murhaa.
A body shot lands from Martynov.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Martynov.
Martynov tries a body shot but Murhaa blocks it.
Murhaa can't find room to land a body shot as Martynov controls the action.
Martynov just leaning against Murhaa, taking a breather.
Martynov lands with a left to the head.
Martynov lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Murhaa.
Murhaa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Martynov.
Murhaa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Martynov tries to stall but Murhaa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Martynov trying to land knees to the body.
Murhaa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Martynov.
Murhaa is breathing heavily.
Martynov slowing the pace effectively.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Martynov.
Martynov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Murhaa up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Martynov.
Martynov misses with the head strike.
Murhaa misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murhaa throws a punch but it's blocked by Martynov.
Martynov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Murhaa backwards.
Martynov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Martynov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Murhaa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martynov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Murhaa backwards.
Martynov stalling in the clinch but Murhaa improves position.
Murhaa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Murhaa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Martynov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Murhaa misses with the head strike.
Murhaa can't find room to land a body shot as Martynov controls the action.
Murhaa misses with the head strike.
Murhaa misses with some punches.
Martynov can't find room to land a body shot as Murhaa controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikhail Martynov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Murhaa's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Martynov cracks Murhaa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Murhaa instigates a clinch.
Martynov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Martynov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Murhaa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mikhail Martynov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Murhaa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Martynov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Murhaa is keeping busy.
With the fighters up against the cage, Martynov throws an elbow but misses.
A shot in the inside from Martynov.
Martynov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Martynov connects with a knee to the head.
Murhaa is rocked!
Murhaa swings wildly with an uppercut but Martynov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oh Murhaa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Murhaa is trapped in a tight thai clinch here. Martynov pulls him left and then right before unleashing a vicious knee to the head. Oh damn - Murhaa is out cold! That's some serious business! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Mikhail Martynov!
Mikhail Martynov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rich Silva Jr (ranked 253 p4p, 330 weight class) and Solomon Nao (ranked 35 p4p, 50 weight class). Silva Jr kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sleeping Giant. Nao has chosen The End as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Solomon Nao enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rich Silva Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Solomon Nao!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nao throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silva Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nao.
Silva Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Donk. Silva Jr catches Nao right on the button with a cross.
Silva Jr throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Nao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva Jr misses with a straight left.
Nao works the jab nicely.
Silva Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nao was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva Jr.
Nao moves into range and connects with a jab.
Silva Jr takes a swing at Nao's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nao listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Silva Jr avoids a kick to the body.
Silva Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva Jr tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Nao manages to circle out of the way.
Silva Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nao ducks under a wild hook from Silva Jr.
Silva Jr is looking to wear down Nao with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Silva Jr with a nice calf kick.
Nao misses with a wild body shot.
Silva Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva Jr misses the target.
Silva Jr pushes Nao up against the cage in a clinch.
Nao working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silva Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva Jr manages to pull guard.
Silva Jr wants to sweep here but Nao controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nao looking to pass the guard.
Silva Jr working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nao doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nao manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nao looking to pass the guard.
Nao controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Let's hope that Nao has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr wants to sweep but no luck.
Nao is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nao throws a looping overhand right but Silva Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Silva Jr seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Silva Jr looks to throw the jab but Nao is out of range.
Nao tries to work over Silva Jr's front leg with a kick but Silva Jr checks it.
Nao throws a chopping leg kick but Silva Jr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nao misses with a looping right.
Nao misses with an uppercut.
Silva Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nao takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva Jr.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva Jr. Nao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nao tries a quick counter leg kick but Silva Jr is wise to it.
Silva Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nao throws a head punch that misses.
Nao misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nao misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva Jr.
A head punch on the inside from Nao fails to land.
Nao lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nao pushes Silva Jr back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Silva Jr is breathing heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nao.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva Jr jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nao walks away with a smile on his face. Silva Jr gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Silva Jr avoids a kick to the body.
Nao misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Solomon Nao 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.
Nao throws a big shot that misses.
Silva Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nao at a distance.
Nao paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Silva Jr misses with a looping right.
Nao throws a shot from downtown. Silva Jr moves away and avoids it.
Silva Jr throws a jab when Nao was well out of range.
Silva Jr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nao.
Silva Jr misses with a body shot
and Silva Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nao.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva Jr jabs Nao to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A combination from Nao does no damage.
Silva Jr wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Silva Jr slips a jab from Nao.
Nao pivots, looking for a leg kick but Silva Jr is out of range and Nao settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva Jr. Nao does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva Jr. Nao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nao misses with a leg kick.
Silva Jr scores with a nice strike.
Nao tries to keep at a distance but Silva Jr has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva Jr lands a right hand.
A hook to the body from Silva Jr.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nao softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Silva Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nao tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva Jr jumps guard but Nao stands there with Silva Jr around his waist. Silva Jr gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nao misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr tries to pull guard but Nao holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva Jr drops back down to his feet.
Nao throws a head punch that misses.
Nao lands a left hand.
Nao misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Silva Jr.
Nao lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva Jr has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Nao uses from the top position.
Silva Jr keeping full guard, as Nao tries to pass.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Nao. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Nao is looking to stand up but Silva Jr won't let him.
Nao decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Silva Jr, up you get!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nao counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nao takes one on the button.
Good exchange - Silva Jr coming out on top.
Silva Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nao walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silva Jr checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Silva Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Solomon Nao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Nao.
Silva Jr throws a combination that misses
and Nao counters with a straight right hand.
Nao keeps the fight on the outside.
Nao steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Nao throws a hook but Silva Jr avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr throws a jab when Nao was well out of range.
Silva Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Nao looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nao takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silva Jr throws a front kick aimed at Nao's knee but Nao avoids it well.
Nao appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Silva Jr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nao is able to avoid easily.
Silva Jr with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva Jr is looking to clinch.
Silva Jr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Silva Jr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Silva Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nao was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva Jr.
Nao flicks out a counter leg kick but Silva Jr steps away.
Nao throws a leg kick but Silva Jr sees it coming and moves out of range.
Silva Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Nao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rich Silva Jr will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Silva Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva Jr misses the body punch
and Nao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva Jr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silva Jr cracks Nao with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nao looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silva Jr with the inside leg kick.
Nao uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva Jr.
Silva Jr backing away here, and Nao unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Silva Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nao manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A countering left hand to the body from Nao misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva Jr on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Silva Jr checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nao scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Silva Jr thows a body kick. Nao tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva Jr scores with a shot to the body.
Nao tests Silva Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nao avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva Jr looks for the body kick but Nao saw that one coming.
Silva Jr ducks under a wild hook from Nao.
Nao connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Silva Jr momentarily.
Silva Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nao.
Silva Jr misses with a body kick.
Silva Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nao.
Silva Jr punishes Nao's body with a nice straight punch.
Silva Jr lands with a kick to the ribs.
Silva Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nao makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nao slips a jab and a cross from Silva Jr.
Nao swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Silva Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nao.
Nao looks to throw the jab but Silva Jr is out of range.
Nao gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silva Jr.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nao.
Nao misses with a body kick.
Silva Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nao sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nao looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Silva Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Naos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Silva Jr moves to clinch but Nao breaks away
and Nao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nao swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva Jr.
Nao lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nao ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rich Silva Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nao misses with a hook.
Silva Jr tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Nao counter with a right hand.
Nao looks to land a body kick but Silva Jr moved away.
Silva Jr tries to clinch
and Nao counters with a nice body shot.
Silva Jr moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva Jr tries to counter by clinching up but Nao breaks away and moves out of range.
Nao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr ducks under a wild hook from Nao.
Nao on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Silva Jr smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Silva Jr looks to clinch
and Nao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva Jr misses with a hook
and Nao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva Jr is rocked!
Silva Jr slips a straight right by Nao.
Silva Jr shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Oh Silva Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Some bone on bone action there as Nao checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Silva Jr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Nao swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Solomon Nao.
I think Nao has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Solomon Nao!
Solomon Nao thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Rich Silva Jr was interviewed post fight and said 'Me hungry!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ulysses Blazkov (ranked 203 p4p, 176 weight class) and Closet Case Conservative (ranked 29 p4p, 27 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ulysses Blazkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 43 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Closet Case Conservative!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conservative has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Blazkov finds it's way round the side to connect with Conservative's head.
Conservative gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A leg kick checked by Conservative.
Conservative let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Conservative pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Blazkov sizes up Conservative with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A jab from Blazkov finds it's way through Conservative's defenses.
Blazkov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Blazkov lands an overhand right.
Blazkov looks to land a combination but Conservative avoids it well.
Blazkov scores with a sloppy right hand. Conservative should have avoided that one.
A decent looking cross lands there for Blazkov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blazkov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Conservative takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Conservative, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blazkov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Conservative avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Conservative! But no joy.
Blazkov scores with a leg kick.
Blazkov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Conservative looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Conservative defending well as Blazkov loads up on a big left hand.
Jab from Blazkov.
Blazkov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Conservative throws out the jab.
Conservative walks forward, straight into a front kick from Blazkov.
Conservative misses with a hook. Blazkov ducked under it nicely.
Conservative lets loose with a powerful body kick. Blazkov will feel that in the morning.
Conservative avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blazkov throws a leg kick but Conservative sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Conservative tries a quick counter leg kick but Blazkov is wise to it.
Conservative takes one on the button.
Conservative moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Conservative tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blazkov was well out of range. Poor timing from Conservative.
Conservative doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Conservative needs to keep his hands up - Blazkov had a free shot at his head there.
Conservative with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Blazkov to score with a decent uppercut.
Blazkov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Blazkov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Conservative finds it's way round the side to connect with Blazkov's head.
Conservative ducks under a wild hook from Blazkov.
Blazkov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Conservative, pushing him back against the cage.
Blazkov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Conservative backwards.
A short right from Blazkov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Conservative.
Blazkov cracks Conservative with a nice body shot.
Conservative looks winded!
Blazkov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Blazkov presses Conservative against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Blazkov.
Blazkov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Conservative backwards.
Nice body punch from Blazkov.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blazkov.
Blazkov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Conservative takes an elbow to the forehead.
A shot in the inside from Blazkov.
Blazkov lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blazkov presses Conservative against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Blazkov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Blazkov breaks from the clinch.
Blazkov lands a jab to the head.
Conservative throws a hook but Blazkov avoids it easily.
Blazkov lands with a cross.
Blazkov scoring well with a low kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blazkov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Blazkov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Conservative manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Conservative looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Blazkov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Blazkov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Blazkov - that will leave a mark!
Blazkov has managed to clinch.
Blazkov swings wildly with an uppercut but Conservative uses good head movement to avoid it.
Conservative blocks a body shot from Blazkov.
Blazkov breaks from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Conservative keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ulysses Blazkov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheers as Blazkov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Conservative doesn't seem phased though.
Conservative is looking to land body kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ulysses Blazkov dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Conservative gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Blazkov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Conservative takes one to the side of the head.
A nice leg kick from Blazkov, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blazkov slips a straight right by Conservative.
Conservative misses with a low kick as Blazkov jumps back.
Blazkov is looking to counter punch.
Conservative swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blazkov jabs Conservative to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Blazkov throws a leg kick
and Conservative counters with a good low kick that Blazkov was not able to check.
Blazkov has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Blazkov throws a body punch but Conservative moves out of range.
Conservative swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Conservative takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blazkov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Blazkov misses.
Blazkov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Conservative has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jab from Blazkov.
Blazkov blocks a leg kick.
Blazkov moves out of range of the body kick from Conservative.
Blazkov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A cross from Blazkov lands.
Blazkov takes a swing at Conservative's ribcage but misses.
Good leg kick by Blazkov.
Blazkov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick from Blazkov.
Conservative is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Conservative checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Blazkov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Blazkov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Blazkov with the inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Conservative throws the kick towards the body but Blazkov avoids it.
Conservative on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Blazkov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Conservative swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Blazkov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Conservative stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Blazkov connects with an inside leg kick.
Blazkov is looking to slow Conservative down with leg kicks.
Blazkov connects with a good right hand that stumbles Conservative. Conservative circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Blazkov.
Blazkov throws a leg kick which misses Conservative's front leg but catches the back leg as Conservative tries to avoid it.
Conservative misses with a wild body shot.
Blazkov throws a poor cross that misses
and Conservative counters with a nice uppercut.
Blazkov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Conservative momentarily.
Blazkov keeps Conservative at a distance using the push kick.
Conservative walks into a left hand.
Conservative's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Blazkov slips a jab and a cross from Conservative.
Ulysses Blazkov is winning the standup battle so far.
Blazkov lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Blazkov throws a lazy body kick
and Conservative counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blazkov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blazkov throws a right hand that misses
and Conservative counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conservative has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Blazkov finds it's way round the side to connect with Conservative's head.
Conservative attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Conservative takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Despite the aggression on Conservative's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Blazkov lands with a nice body punch.
Conservative takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Blazkov moves out of range as Conservative strikes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Blazkov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Conservative chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Blazkov can pounce on him.
Conservative misses with a head kick.
You can see that Conservative has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Blazkov scores with a jab. Conservative acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blazkov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ulysses Blazkov dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Blazkov wants to clinch.
Jab from Blazkov.
Blazkov throws a lazy head kick
and Conservative counters with a stiff right hand.
Blazkov forces Conservative back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Conservative has a couple of punches blocked by Blazkov.
Blazkov swings wildly with an uppercut but Conservative uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blazkov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Conservative stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Blazkov swings wildly with an uppercut but Conservative uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ulysses Blazkov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Blazkov is looking to control Conservative's arms but Conservative gets an underhook and turns him. Now Blazkov has his back to the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blazkov misses with the head strike.
Conservative wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Blazkov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Conservative lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Blazkov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Conservative takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blazkov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Conservative breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blazkov throws a body punch but Conservative moves out of range.
Conservative drops his hands momentarily and Blazkov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Blazkov with the inside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Blazkov lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Conservative has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Conservative and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Conservative replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Blazkov blocks it well.
Blazkov looks to score with a jab to the body but Conservative is just out of range.
Blazkov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Blazkov misses with a hook. Conservative ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blazkov throws a looping overhand right but Conservative ducks down to avoid it.
Blazkov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Conservative, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Conservative fails to land.
Blazkov tries to throw a body punch but Conservative avoids it by throwing Blazkov back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Conservative just misses with a elbow thrown towards Blazkov's brow.
Conservative is trying to force a seperation but Blazkov has the dominant position.
Conservative tries a body shot but Blazkov blocks it.
Conservative can't break the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Blazkov.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Blazkov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blazkov pushes Conservative back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Blazkov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Blazkov lands an uppercut.
Blazkov lands with a short shot to the head.
Blazkov leaning his opponent against the cage.
Blazkov cracks Conservative with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blazkov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Blazkov misses with a punch to the body.
Blazkov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Conservative can do to turn this around?
A short uppercut from Blazkov.
Blazkov breaks from the clinch.
Blazkov delivers a nice body kick.
Blazkov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Blazkov lands a front kick.
Conservative has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Blazkov.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Blazkov.
Conservative takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Blazkov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Conservative is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Blazkov with a body shot.
Blazkov scores with a sloppy right hand. Conservative should have avoided that one.
Blazkov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Conservative sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Blazkov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blazkov lands a head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Conservative throws a hook but Blazkov avoids it easily.
Blazkov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Closet Case Conservative has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blazkov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Conservative looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Conservative throws a shot from downtown. Blazkov moves away and avoids it.
A low kick lands for Blazkov.
Blazkov scoring well with a low kick there.
Blazkov lands a right hook to the body.
Conservative takes a jab right on the kisser.
Blazkov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ulysses Blazkov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Blazkov 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ulysses Blazkov!
Our winner, Ulysses Blazkov, 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Ephram Urani (ranked 187 p4p, 89 weight class) and Teodors Ozolinsh (ranked 28 p4p, 10 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 17 - 2, fighting out of New York, Ephram Urani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teodors Ozolinsh!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urani throws a leg kick which misses Ozolinsh's front leg but catches the back leg as Ozolinsh tries to avoid it.
Ozolinsh works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Urani throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Urani walks into a stiff left hand from Ozolinsh.
Urani's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ozolinsh connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Urani scrambles back to his feet.
Ozolinsh is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Ozolinsh swings for the body but Urani moves out of range.
Ozolinsh misses with a shot to the body
and Urani counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Urani.
Ozolinsh is trying to break the clinch but Urani has him pressed against the cage.
Ozolinsh can't find room to land a body shot as Urani controls the action.
Ozolinsh is trying to break free.
Ozolinsh tries to work over Urani's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Urani has a couple of punches blocked by Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Urani lands a nice uppercut.
Urani blocks an uppercut.
Ozolinsh scores with a hook to the body.
Ozolinsh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Urani lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Urani blocks an uppercut.
Urani doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ozolinsh misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozolinsh misses with the head strike.
Urani tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ozolinsh just stands there and leans against the cage.
Ozolinsh can't find room to land a body shot as Urani controls the action.
Urani scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ozolinsh working aggressively here.
Ozolinsh tries to throw a body punch but Urani avoids it by throwing Ozolinsh back against the cage.
Urani misses with a body punch.
Urani lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Urani fails to land.
Ozolinsh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Urani backwards.
Urani prevents a body shot from Ozolinsh.
Urani tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ozolinsh smiles and moves away.
Ozolinsh with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ozolinsh misses with a left hand
and Urani holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ozolinsh scores with a shot to the side of Urani's head.
Urani goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Urani lands a body punch.
Ozolinsh blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozolinsh throws a punch but it's blocked by Urani.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ozolinsh working aggressively here.
Ozolinsh lands a hook that snaps the head of Urani backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ozolinsh blocking some punches.
Ozolinsh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ozolinsh's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ozolinsh's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Urani pulls Ozolinsh into guard.
Urani is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ozolinsh is aware though and is defending well.
Urani is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Urani has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Ozolinsh is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Urani.
Urani is not content to let Ozolinsh control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urani is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Ozolinsh is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Urani is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ozolinsh looking to control and managing it successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Urani tries to lock up and control but Ozolinsh gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urani is trying to escape the mount.
Ozolinsh controlling from the full mount.
Urani is looking to improve his position but Ozolinsh isn't that keen on the idea.
Ozolinsh controlling the position easily from mount.
Urani is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Teodors Ozolinsh will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ozolinsh lands a jab to Urani's midsection.
Ozolinsh catches Urani with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Teodors Ozolinsh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ozolinsh slips under a jab.
Urani tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ozolinsh throws a body punch but Urani moves out of range.
Urani avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It appears Urani was looking to counter with a kick there.
Urani on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ozolinsh throws a lazy right hand but Urani sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Some wild striking there from Urani.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ozolinsh fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Urani is out of range.
Ozolinsh fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ozolinsh lands a jab.
Ozolinsh cracks Urani with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Ozolinsh tenderised Urani's leg. Urani is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ozolinsh throws a nice outside leg kick.
Urani blocks a head kick by Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ozolinsh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Urani throws a shot from downtown. Ozolinsh moves away and avoids it.
Urani avoids the body shot from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh misses with a body punch
and Urani counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Urani takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ozolinsh has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ozolinsh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ozolinsh lands with a kick to the ribs.
Urani misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh throws a big shot that misses.
Ozolinsh tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Urani fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ozolinsh manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozolinsh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ozolinsh misses with a body shot
and Urani counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ozolinsh closes the distance and clinches.
Ozolinsh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Urani working aggressively here.
Ozolinsh tries to work over Urani's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ozolinsh misses with the head strike.
Ozolinsh gets through Urani's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Urani blocks a body shot from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ozolinsh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ozolinsh swings wildly with an uppercut but Urani uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ozolinsh swings wildly with an uppercut but Urani uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ozolinsh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ozolinsh slips under a jab from Urani.
Urani tries to land a leg kick but Ozolinsh saw it coming and moves away.
Ozolinsh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Urani moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urani throws a body punch but Ozolinsh moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Urani. Ozolinsh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ozolinsh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Ozolinsh misses the target.
Urani moves out of range of the leg kick from Ozolinsh.
It looked like Urani wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ozolinsh lands a leg kick that knocks Urani off balance momentarily.
Ozolinsh has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Ozolinsh takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ozolinsh lands with a nice body punch.
Ozolinsh lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ozolinsh scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ozolinsh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Urani.
A counter left hand to the body from Urani misses its target.
Ozolinsh throws a leg kick
letting Urani counter with a right hand.
Ozolinsh swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Urani.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ozolinsh misses the body punch
and Urani counters by moving into the clinch.
Ozolinsh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Urani wants to slow Ozolinsh down by chopping away at his legs.
A telegraphed right hand from Ozolinsh misses the target.
Ozolinsh misses with a low kick.
Urani throws a leg kick but Ozolinsh sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ozolinsh. Urani does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ozolinsh getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ozolinsh throws a sloppy body shot
and Urani counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Urani swings widly with a right hand
and Ozolinsh counters with a straight right hand.
Urani scores with the left hand. Ozolinsh knows he should have avoided that one.
Urani digs a good hook to Ozolinsh's body.
Urani walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Teodors Ozolinsh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Urani fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teodors Ozolinsh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! 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.
Ozolinsh tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Urani counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ozolinsh thinking.
Urani scores with a jab to the body.
Ozolinsh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Urani jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Urani seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Urani tries to clinch but Ozolinsh moves out of range.
Ozolinsh misses with a lunging right hand
letting Urani counter with a right hand.
Urani has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ozolinsh finds it's way round the side to connect with Urani's head.
Ozolinsh lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Urani scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ozolinsh doesn't seem bothered though.
Ozolinsh throws a leg kick
and Urani connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ozolinsh scores with the left hand. Urani knows he should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ozolinsh misses with a looping left.
Ozolinsh gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Urani counter with a right hand.
Ozolinsh is rocked!
Ozolinsh fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Urani has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ozolinsh is still on wobbly legs! Can Urani finish him?
Ozolinsh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ozolinsh thuds a left hand into Urani's body.
Ozolinsh throws a jab but it's blocked by Urani.
Urani was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ozolinsh seems to have recovered his senses.
BOOM! Urani lands a beautiful left hook that drops Ozolinsh. Ozolinsh tries to recover but Urani is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Ozolinsh lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ephram Urani!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roderick Turnbull (ranked 41 p4p, 31 weight class) and Herb Krison (ranked 6 p4p, 5 weight class). Krison comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rebelution kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Roderick Turnbull had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 29 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Roderick Turnbull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Herb Krison!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turnbull doesn't manage to clinch there - Krison circles away.
Turnbull throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A telegraphed right hand from Turnbull misses the target.
Turnbull slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Turnbull takes one on the button.
Krison misses with a looping right.
Turnbull is looking to counter punch.
Turnbull takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Turnbull throws the left hand but Krison avoids the punch easily.
Krison steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turnbull.
A thudding body kick lands there by Krison!
We've been informed that Krison has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Turnbull blocks a leg kick.
Roderick Turnbull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turnbull wants to land a leg kick but Krison is out of range.
Krison swats away the attempt to clinch by Turnbull.
Turnbull stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Krison.
Krison tries to land a front kick but Turnbull steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Krison lands with a right hand.
Turnbull moves out of range as Krison throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnbull scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Krison misses with an uppercut. Turnbull saw that one coming.
Turnbull pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Turnbull moves into range and clinches up with Krison.
Krison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krison tries to throw a body punch but Turnbull avoids it by throwing Krison back against the cage.
I was talking to Turnbull's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Turnbull lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Krison blocks a body shot from Turnbull.
Krison blocks an uppercut.
Turnbull blocks a body shot from Krison.
Krison tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Krison prevents a body shot from Turnbull.
Krison can't find room to land a body shot as Turnbull controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Krison.
Good body shot from Krison.
Krison lands a hook that snaps the head of Turnbull backwards.
Turnbull doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Krison scores with a nice hook to the head.
Krison scores with a hook to the body.
Krison misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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!
Krison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krison goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Krison struggles to land a body shot inside as Turnbull controls his hands.
Turnbull blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Krison.
Krison goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Krison throws a punch but it's blocked by Turnbull.
Krison lands with a light punch inside.
Krison misses with a hook from the clinch.
Turnbull tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Turnbull tries to work over Krison's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Krison wants to break free but Turnbull has control.
Turnbull throws a punch but it's blocked by Krison.
Krison can't find room to land a body shot as Turnbull controls the action.
Turnbull goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Turnbull scores with a nice short uppercut.
Krison lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Turnbull fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Krison fails to land.
Turnbull working aggressively here.
Krison lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krison misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Krison lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Turnbull lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Krison.
Turnbull doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Krison can't find room to land a body shot as Turnbull controls the action.
Turnbull struggles to land a body shot inside as Krison controls his hands.
Krison tries a body shot but Turnbull blocks it.
Turnbull swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Krison misses with a punch to the body.
Krison working aggressively here.
Turnbull misses with a punch to the body.
Krison lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Turnbull backwards.
Turnbull scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Turnbull lands a shot to the body.
Turnbull softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Turnbull lands a body shot in the clinch.
Turnbull lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krison lands a left hand.
Krison blocks an uppercut.
Krison tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krison.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krison.
Turnbull throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Krison digs a right hand into Turnbull's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Turnbull's gas tank.
Krison prevents a body shot from Turnbull.
Krison doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Krison doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Krison tries a body shot but Turnbull blocks it.
Turnbull goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Turnbull blocks an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Krison.
Turnbull goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Turnbull lands a nice uppercut.
Turnbull lands a hook to the side of the head.
Turnbull prevents a body shot from Krison.
Turnbull lands with a left to the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Turnbull throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good body shot from Krison.
Turnbull lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Turnbull.
Krison doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Herb Krison will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Turnbull takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Roderick Turnbull has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Krison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Krison lands with a thumping leg kick.
Krison scores with a hook.
Krison scores with a jab to the head.
Krison 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.
Krison fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Turnbull on the side of the head.
Krison blocks a jab.
Krison throws out a counter right but Turnbull avoids it with no problem.
Krison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turnbull manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Krison.
Turnbull steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Krison.
A left lands for Turnbull.
Krison throws a leg kick but Turnbull moved away.
Turnbull scores with a body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Turnbull fails in his attempt to clinch.
Turnbull uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Krison.
Turnbull throws a body punch but Krison moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Krison. That's going to slow Turnbull down.
Good leg kick by Krison.
Herb Krison seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Turnbull lands with a cross.
Turnbull drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Krison takes a swing at Turnbull's ribcage but misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Turnbull misses the target.
Krison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turnbull throws a body kick that misses
and Krison counters with a solid body kick.
Krison throws a leg kick that misses.
Turnbull turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That kick from Turnbull tenderised Krison's leg. Krison is trying to keep his angry face on.
Turnbull misses with a looping left.
Krison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turnbull throws an off balance right hand
and Krison counters with a leg kick.
A lazy body kick from Turnbull
and Krison counters with a solid body kick.
Good shot there by Turnbull.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Krison does it's job there.
Krison throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A counter left hand to the body from Turnbull misses its target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krison throws a hook but Turnbull blocks it.
Turnbull misses with a kick to the body.
Krison follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Krison swings for the body but Turnbull moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Krison.
Krison throws a lazy uppercut
letting Turnbull counter with a right hand.
Krison throws a low kick but Turnbull avoids it.
Turnbull walks into a straight right hand from Krison.
Turnbull keeps Krison at a distance using the push kick.
Turnbull uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Krison.
Krison rushes Turnbull and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Turnbull is leaning against Krison and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Turnbull misses with a punch to the body.
Turnbull prevents a body shot from Krison.
Turnbull lands a hook to the side of the head.
Roderick Turnbull has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Turnbull fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Turnbull has a couple of punches blocked by Krison.
Turnbull swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull prevents a body shot from Krison.
Krison lands a left hand.
Turnbull tries a body shot but Krison blocks it.
Krison misses with a punch to the body.
Turnbull blocks a body shot from Krison.
A short uppercut from Turnbull.
Still in the clinch, Turnbull scores with a nice short uppercut.
Turnbull tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Turnbull.
Krison tries to work over Turnbull's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Krison blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krison.
A left hand lands to the body for Krison.
Krison gets through Turnbull's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Turnbull tries a body shot but Krison blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Krison.
Turnbull misses with a body punch.
Turnbull lands a shot to the body.
Turnbull blocking some punches.
Krison misses with a body punch.
Krison blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turnbull lands a nice shot to the body.
Turnbull misses with some punches.
Krison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Turnbull throws a head punch that misses.
Krison trying to land knees to the body.
Turnbull lands a hook that snaps the head of Krison backwards.
Turnbull has a couple of punches blocked by Krison.
A head punch on the inside from Turnbull fails to land.
Turnbull lands with a left to the head.
Turnbull working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Turnbull lands a hook to the side of the head.
Krison can't find room to land a body shot as Turnbull controls the action.
Turnbull lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Turnbull misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Krison fails to land.
Krison makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Krison tries to throw a body punch but Turnbull avoids it by throwing Krison back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Krison.
Turnbull blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Herb Krison will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Turnbull's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Turnbull stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Krison.
Turnbull gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Turnbull uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krison.
Turnbull thinks about countering with a body kick.
Krison connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Turnbull throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Krison works the jab nicely.
Krison takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Turnbull checks a leg kick nicely.
Turnbull lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Krison misses with a hook. Turnbull ducked under it nicely.
Turnbull misses with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Krison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Krison misses the shot to the body.
Turnbull misses with a looping left.
Krison getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Turnbull.
Turnbull tests Krison's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Krison misses with a hook.
Krison lands a nice hook to Turnbull's body. Turnbull takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Turnbull. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Turnbull.
A bone on bone clash there as Turnbull blocks the leg kick.
Krison swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Turnbull counters with a straight right hand.
Krison lands the left hand.
Turnbull looks to throw the jab but Krison is out of range.
Krison looks to land a body kick but Turnbull moved away.
Turnbull throws a body punch but Krison moves out of range.
Krison feints a counter leg kick.
Krison throws a body shot but no joy.
Turnbull throws a leg kick but Krison checks it.
Krison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turnbull connects with a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Krison scores with a sloppy right hand. Turnbull should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krison lands a jab.
Krison fails with an attempt to clinch.
Krison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turnbull.
Turnbull goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Turnbull throws a looping overhand right but Krison ducks down to avoid it.
Krison lands with a good body shot.
Turnbull dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Krison misses with an attempted mid kick.
Turnbull wants to clinch but Krison slips to the side
letting Krison counter with a right hand.
Turnbull misses with a leg kick.
Turnbull throws a leg kick
and Krison counters with a low kick, right behind Turnbull 's knee.
Turnbull slips under a jab.
Nice shot by Turnbull.
Turnbull darts in and clinches Krison up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Turnbull.
Krison pushes Turnbull back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krison can't find room to land a body shot as Turnbull controls the action.
A right handed body shot lands from Krison.
A head punch on the inside from Turnbull fails to land.
Krison goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Krison lands a body shot.
Krison misses with a hook to the ribs.
Krison blocks an uppercut.
Krison tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turnbull's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Krison.
Turnbull misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Krison tries a body shot but Turnbull blocks it.
Krison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Krison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Krison misses the shot to the body.
Krison connects with a body shot that sends Turnbull's belly button to the back.
Turnbull looks to score with a jab to the body but Krison is just out of range.
Krison swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turnbull pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krison looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Krison scores with a three punch combo!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Turnbull tries to throw a body punch but Krison avoids it by throwing Turnbull back against the cage.
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!
Krison blocking some punches.
Turnbull lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Krison backwards.
Turnbull misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Turnbull.
Turnbull lands a shot to the body.
Turnbull blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krison blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Turnbull fails to land.
Krison throws a punch but it's blocked by Turnbull.
Krison throws a head punch that misses.
Turnbull makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Krison misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Turnbull.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krison pushes Turnbull back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Roderick Turnbull.
I think Krison has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Herb Krison!
Our winner, Herb Krison, 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Graves (ranked 48 p4p, 84 weight class) and Yves Trudeau (ranked 8 p4p, 11 weight class). Graves comes into the arena with Rage Against the Machine - Bulls on Parade blaring out of the sound system. This should be a great matchup!
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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 37 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yves Trudeau!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Graves lands an impressive looking overhand right. Trudeau doesn't seem phased though.
 It looks like Yves Trudeau has been cut.
Trudeau slips a jab from Graves.
Good standup being displayed there by Trudeau as he connects with a hook.
Trudeau throws a good cross that connects.
Trudeau throws a right hand that misses
and Trudeau takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Trudeau misses with a straight left.
Graves comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Graves using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Trudeau breaks from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Graves tests Trudeau's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Graves is looking to clinch.
Trudeau has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Graves.
Graves closes the distance and clinches.
Graves misses with a hook from the clinch.
Graves works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice right hand lands inside from Graves.
Trudeau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Trudeau's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Trudeau lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Graves lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Trudeau misses with some punches.
Graves has Trudeau pressed against the cage, preventing Trudeau from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Trudeau's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Trudeau blocks a body shot from Graves.
Trudeau lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trudeau.
Graves misses with the head strike.
Graves tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Graves lands with a short shot to the head.
Graves definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Graves lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trudeau pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Trudeau misses the target.
Trudeau misses with a right hand
and Graves counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That has opened up Yves Trudeau's cut even more.
Graves misses with an uppercut.
Graves just misses with a punch to the body.
Trudeau throws out a loose jab but Graves uses good head movement to avoid it.
Graves closes the distance looking to clinch
and Trudeau counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Trudeau misses with a leg kick
and Graves cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves scores with a jab.
Trudeau throws a leg kick
and Graves counters with a nice right hand that sends Trudeau toppling to the canvas! Trudeau scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Graves finish him?!
Trudeau is rocked!
The cut above Yves Trudeau's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Graves moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Graves.
Graves can't find room to land a body shot as Trudeau controls the action.
Trudeau wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Graves has him pressed against the cage.
Graves scores a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Graves missing with knees to the body.
Graves trying to stall but Trudeau improves his position.
Graves working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yves Trudeau's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Trudeau has had enough of the clinch but Graves keeps him there for the moment.
Graves digs a right hand into Trudeau's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Trudeau's gas tank.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trudeau.
Graves tries to work over Trudeau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Graves lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Trudeau backwards.
Graves tries to work over Trudeau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Graves lands with a right to the head.
Trudeau manages to break the clinch.
Trudeau scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau looks to land a left hand but Graves moved out of range nicely.
Trudeau throws a jab but it's blocked by Graves.
Graves is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Trudeau swinging wildly here.
Nice straight punches there by Graves. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Graves.
A telegraphed right hand from Graves misses the target.
Graves throws out a powerful jab.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Yves Trudeau's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Nick Graves!
During a confident post fight interview, Nick Graves thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Demon Monkey (ranked 17 p4p, 6 weight class) and Latka Gravas (ranked 3 p4p, 1 weight class). Monkey kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bransjehora. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Demon Monkey!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Latka Gravas !
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monkey feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gravas s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gravas throws a shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Monkey 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Monkey connects with a right hand. Gravas shakes it off.
Monkey is looking to land body kicks.
Gravas throws a hook to the side of Monkey's head but Monkey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gravas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gravas lands a front kick.
Gravas looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gravas lands a glancing blow to the side of Monkey's head.
It looks like Demon Monkey has been cut.
Latka Gravas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gravas lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monkey on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gravas . Gravas obviously looking to wear him down.
Monkey looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gravas lands with a nice body kick.
A big left from Gravas misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gravas , as that shot connected.
Nice cross by Gravas .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravas looks to land a left hand but Monkey moved out of range nicely.
Monkey half committed to a counter leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gravas - that will leave a mark!
Gravas throws a lazy head kick
and Monkey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gravas misses with a jab to the body
and Monkey counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Monkey slips a straight right by Gravas .
Gravas tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A good leg kick by Gravas .
Gravas misses with an uppercut
and Monkey counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Monkey takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gravas scores with a crisp jab that stopped Monkey in his tracks.
Gravas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Monkeys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gravas lands a jab to Monkey's midsection.
Monkey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravas throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Monkey on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gravas fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gravas connects with a crisp jab.
Demon Monkey's cut is getting worse.
Monkey avoids the body shot from Gravas .
Good exchange - Gravas coming out on top.
Monkey throws a leg kick that is checked
and Monkey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gravas throws a sloppy head kick and Monkey moves out of range easily.
Monkey was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gravas connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Monkey's hands.
Monkey walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gravas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gravas dodges the punch combination from Monkey.
Monkey throws a sloppy head kick and Gravas moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Gravas throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gravas takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gravas takes a swing at Monkey's ribcage but misses.
Monkey moves out of range of the leg kick from Gravas .
Gravas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gravas throws a nice looking combination but Monkey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Monkey half committed to a counter leg kick.
Gravas throws a hook to the side of Monkey's head but Monkey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gravas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Monkey.
Gravas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Monkey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gravas was well out of range. Poor timing from Monkey.
Gravas misses with a lunging right hand
and Monkey counters with an outside leg kick.
Gravas works over Monkey's head and body with a nice combination.
Monkey scores with a push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gravas misses with a few strikes there.
Gravas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Monkey.
Gravas scores with a jab.
Gravas throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Monkey to counter with a crisp jab.
Monkey lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gravas at a distance.
Monkey thows a leg kick but Gravas checks it
and Gravas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gravas throws a hook but Monkey avoids it easily.
Gravas throws a right hand that Monkey ducks under and follows up with a left that Monkey also avoids with ease.
Gravas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Monkey works Gravas 's body with a nice hook.
Monkey takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Monkey takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Latka Gravas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Demon Monkey's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gravas misses with a straight right.
Gravas connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gravas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gravas moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gravas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A telegraphed right hand from Monkey misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Gravas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gravas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Monkey's sensitive parts.
Monkey slips a straight right by Gravas .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monkey sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gravas swings widly with a right hand
and Monkey counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gravas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Monkey counters with a leg kick.
Monkey ducks right into an uppercut from Gravas .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravas throws a lazy uppercut
and Monkey counters with a nice uppercut.
Gravas connects with a looping right hand.
Monkey lands with a nice body punch.
Nice jab there from Gravas .
Gravas throws out a loose jab but Monkey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gravas lands a jab to Monkey's midsection.
Latka Gravas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gravas misses with a hook.
Gravas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Monkey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gravas throws out the jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Monkey.
Gravas keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice uppercut there from Gravas .
Monkey walks into a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gravas loads up on a big right hand but Monkey slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monkey moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good work by Monkey as he checks the leg kick.
Gravas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gravas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Monkey thinks about countering with a body kick.
Monkey takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Monkey lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gravas stalks Monkey and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Monkey's face. Monkey staggers backwards, shaken.
Monkey moves out of range as Gravas strikes.
Monkey looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Monkey feints and then cracks Gravas 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gravas down.
Gravas throws a lazy right hand but Monkey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gravas smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gravas with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravas throws a hook to the side of Monkey's head but Monkey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Monkey throws a body kick that misses.
Gravas misses with a head kick.
Monkey on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gravas throws a big shot that misses.
Monkey looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Gravas misses with the body kick
and Monkey counters with a body kick.
Monkey will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Monkey moves away from the strike by Gravas .
Monkey moves out of range of the strikes.
Gravas checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A lazy body kick from Gravas
and Monkey counters with a low kick, right behind Gravas 's knee.
Monkey avoids a kick to the body.
Gravas thuds his right hand into Monkey's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Monkey. Gravas shrugs it off though.
The crowd cheers as Monkey lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gravas doesn't seem phased though.
Monkey lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gravas scores with the left hand. Monkey knows he should have avoided that one.
Gravas throws a lazy uppercut
and Monkey counters with a nice uppercut.
Gravas looks to throw a body kick
and Monkey counters with a thumping low kick.
Gravas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Monkey counters with a good low kick that Gravas was not able to check.
Gravas is breathing heavily.
Monkey takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gravas cracks Monkey with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Monkey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Monkey misses with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Monkey blocks a low kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Latka Gravas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Demon Monkey'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.
Monkey throws a hook but Gravas avoids it easily.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Monkey might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Gravas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Gravas throws a solid leg kick but Monkey takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gravas .
Gravas 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gravas throws a body shot but no joy.
Gravas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Monkey has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Gravas tries to land a front kick but Monkey steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Monkey was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gravas misses with a body kick.
Monkey moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gravas misses with a kick to the body
and Monkey counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gravas with a nice calf kick.
A leg kick checked by Gravas .
A little jabbing left from Gravas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gravas scores with a jab to the body.
Gravas throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravas throws a lazy right hand but Monkey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Monkey looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Gravas throws a hook but Monkey blocks it.
Monkey lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gravas throws a jab but it's blocked by Monkey.
Gravas misses the jab.
Monkey lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Gravas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good work by Monkey as he checks the leg kick.
Gravas takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Monkey lands a nice looking body shot.
Gravas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Monkey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Monkey is looking to counter with a body kick.
Monkey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Gravas lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravas misses with a straight right.
Monkey misses the shot to the body.
Gravas misses with a hook. Monkey ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Gravas misses the target.
Gravas throws the left hand but Monkey avoids the punch easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monkey takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A swing and a miss from Gravas .
Gravas looks to land a left hand but Monkey moved out of range nicely.
Monkey throws a quick counter head kick but Gravas was just out of range.
Gravas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Monkey's head.
Monkey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Monkey throws out a loose jab but Gravas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gravas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Monkey.
Gravas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Monkey throws a quick counter kick to the body but Gravas avoids it.
Gravas misses with an uppercut. Monkey saw that one coming.
Some bone on bone action there as Monkey checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gravas lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Gravas throws a right hand that misses
and Monkey makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Monkey moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gravas swings widly with a right hand
and Monkey counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gravas 's knee momentarily.
Monkey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gravas walks into a left hand.
Monkey dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gravas . That did some damage!
Gravas blocks a head kick by Monkey.
A lazy body kick from Gravas
and Monkey counters with a body kick that stops Gravas in his tracks momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravas closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gravas lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gravas misses with a left hand
and Monkey counters with a thumping low kick.
Gravas wants to land a leg kick but Monkey is out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gravas checks a leg kick.
Gravas lands a really nice looking cross but Monkey seems unphased.
Gravas misses with a hook
and Monkey counters with an inside leg kick.
Gravas misses with a left hand
and Monkey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Monkey ducks under a wild hook from Gravas .
Monkey moves out of range of the strikes.
Gravas misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Latka Gravas just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Demon Monkey's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gravas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Monkey.
Monkey takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Monkey lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gravas throws a looping overhand right but Monkey ducks down to avoid it.
Gravas throws a leg kick
and Monkey counters with a stiff right hand.
Gravas misses with a hook
and Monkey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gravas misses with a looping left.
Monkey feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Gravas is looking to land body kicks.
A counter left hand to the body from Monkey misses its target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gravas looks to throw a body kick
and Gravas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gravas misses with the combination.
Gravas throws a jab but it's blocked by Monkey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Monkey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gravas throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Monkey blocks the leg kick.
Monkey thinks about countering with a head kick.
Gravas connects with a single shot there.
Monkey lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gravas wants to land a leg kick but Monkey is out of range.
Gravas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Monkey looks to throw the jab but Gravas is out of range.
Monkey walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Monkey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gravas was well out of range. Poor timing from Monkey.
Gravas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Monkey.
Monkey swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Gravas .
Gravas catches Monkey with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gravas misses with a kick to the body.
Monkey lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gravas thows a leg kick but Monkey checks it
and Monkey counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Monkey moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Monkey takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Monkey moves out of range as Gravas strikes.
Monkey tried to counter with a leg kick but Gravas avoided it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gravas . Monkey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gravas misses with a hook. Monkey ducked under it nicely.
Monkey is looking to counter punch.
Gravas tries to bum rush Monkey with a series of wild strikes but Monkey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monkey avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Monkey scoring well with a low kick there.
Gravas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Monkey takes one on the button.
Gravas moves out of range of the body kick from Monkey.
Gravas shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
An attempted straight right counter from Monkey misses the target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Monkey.
Monkey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gravas .
Monkey lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Monkey checks a leg kick.
Gravas throws a leg kick that is checked
and Monkey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gravas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Monkey counters with an outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Monkey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gravas .
Monkey was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Monkey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gravas .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Monkey staying out of range there.
Monkey throws a quick counter head kick but Gravas was just out of range.
Monkey throws an overhand right that lands on Gravas 's shoulder, as Gravas tries to avoid the shot.
Gravas throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Monkey feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Gravas throws a hook to the side of Monkey's head but Monkey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It appears Monkey was looking to counter with a kick there.
Gravas throws a hook but Monkey avoids it easily.
Gravas throws a solid leg kick but Monkey takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gravas .
Monkey quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Gravas takes a jab right on the kisser.
A low kick from Gravas misses
and Monkey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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 Demon Monkey will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Demon Monkey's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Monkey moves away from the strike by Gravas .
Monkey ducks under a wild hook from Gravas .
Gravas scores with a jab to the head.
Gravas with a nice calf kick.
Good leg kick by Gravas .
Gravas tries to land a body kick
and Monkey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Monkey misses with a leg kick
and Gravas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gravas thows a leg kick but Monkey checks it
and Monkey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gravas misses the shot to the body.
Gravas lands with a good body shot.
Gravas misses with a hook.
Gravas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monkey throws out a loose jab but Gravas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gravas misses the body punch
and Monkey counters with a stiff right hand.
Monkey avoids the body shot from Gravas .
Gravas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Gravas misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Monkey counters with a body kick that stops Gravas in his tracks momentarily.
Gravas is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Gravas moves out of range of the leg kick from Monkey.
Gravas misses with a hook. Monkey ducked under it nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gravas lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Monkey has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Monkey and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gravas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Monkey makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gravas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Monkey.
It looked like Monkey was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gravas .
Monkey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Demon Monkey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Latka Gravas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravas misses with a looping right.
Nice body kick there by Monkey.
Monkey throws a wild body kick that Gravas sees coming a mile off.
Gravas looks to land a body kick but Monkey moved away.
Gravas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monkey misses with a low kick.
Gravas tries a quick counter leg kick but Monkey is wise to it.
Nice defenses there by Gravas .
Gravas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Monkey throws a right hand that misses
and Gravas counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Monkey on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gravas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Monkey with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gravas to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravas misses with a body kick.
Monkey slips under a jab from Gravas .
Monkey is looking to counter with a body kick.
Good exchange - Gravas coming out on top.
Gravas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Monkey throws out the jab.
Monkey throws a hook but Gravas blocks it.
Monkey bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Monkey lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gravas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gravas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gravas misses with an uppercut
and Monkey makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Gravas misses the target.
Monkey tried to counter with a leg kick but Gravas avoided it.
Monkey keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gravas lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Monkey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Monkey appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gravas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gravas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Monkey counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gravas feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Monkeys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Crunch! Gravas slams his shin into Monkey's torso.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gravas checks a low kick from Monkey.
Gravas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gravas cracks Monkey with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gravas catches Monkey with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Monkey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice side step and Gravas releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gravas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Monkey counters with a left and a right that stings Gravas .
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Latka Gravas .
Well Gravas 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 45:50
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 45:50
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Latka Gravas !
An out of breath Latka Gravas thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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