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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tim Armstrong (ranked 2699 p4p, 2976 weight class) and Nathaniel Syndicate (ranked 347 p4p, 372 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190
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Good wrestling
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tim Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathaniel Syndicate!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Syndicate gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Armstrong misses with a looping left.
Armstrong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Armstrong misses with an uppercut.
Nice uppercut lands for Armstrong. That snapped Syndicate's head back.
Armstrong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Syndicate.
Armstrong misses with a straight left.
Armstrong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A good leg kick by Armstrong.
Armstrong lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Syndicate throws a shot from downtown. Armstrong moves away and avoids it.
Armstrong swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Syndicate counter with a right hand.
Syndicate's jab looks to have found its range, popping Armstrong under the eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Armstrong misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong looks to score with a jab to the body but Syndicate is just out of range.
Syndicate ducks under a wild hook from Armstrong.
Armstrong defending well as Syndicate loads up on a big left hand.
Armstrong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Armstrong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Syndicate.
Syndicate avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Syndicate throws a counter combo.
Armstrong ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Armstrong turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Syndicate throws a right and a left that Armstrong avoids nicely.
Armstrong misses with a wild body shot.
Armstrong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Syndicate checks a leg kick.
Armstrong takes a swing at Syndicate's ribcage but misses.
Syndicate loads up on a big right hand but Armstrong slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong scores with a jab to the body.
Syndicate connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Armstrong throws a body shot but no joy.
Syndicate throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Syndicate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Armstrong.
A chopping leg kick lands by Armstrong.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Armstrong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Syndicate was well out of range. Poor timing from Armstrong.
Syndicate takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Armstrong swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Syndicate.
Syndicate staying out of range there.
Syndicate looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Syndicate misses with a body punch
and Armstrong counters with a straight right hand.
Syndicate thuds a left hand into Armstrong's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Syndicate avoids the body shot from Armstrong.
Armstrong's corner calls for a 1-2. Armstrong obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Armstrong keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Armstrong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Armstrong misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Syndicate.
Armstrong throws a body punch but Syndicate moves out of range.
Armstrong sizes up Syndicate with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Armstrong connects with a leg kick.
Armstrong scores with a sloppy right hand. Syndicate should have avoided that one.
Syndicate looks to land a right hand but Armstrong moved out of range.
Syndicate throws a hook to the side of Armstrong's head but Armstrong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Armstrong jabs Syndicate right on the nose. Syndicate blinks but takes it well.
Armstrong uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Syndicate has time to react.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Syndicate slips under a jab from Armstrong.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Syndicate misses with a few strikes there.
Armstrong tried to counter with a leg kick but Syndicate avoided it.
Syndicate takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Armstrong is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Syndicate swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Syndicate walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Armstrong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Syndicate manages to avoid it.
Armstrong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Syndicate.
Armstrong lands with a right hand.
Syndicate throws a nice looking combination but Armstrong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Armstrong throwing a counter right hand but Syndicate manages to avoid it.
Syndicate throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Armstrong dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Armstrong throws a body shot but no joy.
Syndicate throws a right and a left that both miss.
Armstrong misses with a body shot.
Syndicate throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Syndicate slips a jab from Armstrong.
Armstrong is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Syndicate can do to turn this around?
Armstrong buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Armstrong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Syndicate moves away.
A combination from Syndicate does no damage.
Armstrong swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Syndicate catches Armstrong with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Armstrong on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Armstrong throws a body shot but no joy.
Armstrong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Armstrong. Syndicate does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armstrong throws a lazy right hand but Syndicate sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Syndicate uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Armstrong.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Syndicate might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Armstrong has got the better of the exchanges.
Syndicate keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Syndicate might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Armstrong getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Good work by Syndicate as he checks the leg kick.
It seemed like Syndicate was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Syndicate throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Armstrong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Syndicate.
Armstrong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Syndicate moves away.
Syndicate misses with a wild body shot.
Armstrong on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Armstrong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Syndicate misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong throws a body punch but Syndicate moves out of range.
Syndicate moves out of range of the strikes.
Syndicate throws a predictable looking body shot
and Armstrong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Syndicate will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Armstrong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Syndicate manages to avoid it.
Armstrong showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Syndicate.
Syndicate throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Armstrong counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Syndicate waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Armstrong.
Armstrong with a hook.
Syndicate slips under a jab from Armstrong.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Syndicate misses with a hook.
Syndicate scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Armstrong doesn't seem bothered though.
Syndicate takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Syndicate throws a shot from downtown. Armstrong moves away and avoids it.
Armstrong rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Syndicate counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tim Armstrong is winning the standup battle so far.
Armstrong uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Syndicate.
Armstrong takes a swing at Syndicate's ribcage but misses.
Syndicate throws a counter combo.
Syndicate throws a hook but Armstrong avoids it easily.
Syndicate looks to land a right hand but Armstrong moved out of range.
Armstrong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Armstrong with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Syndicate to score with a decent uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Syndicate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Armstrong misses with a body shot.
Syndicate throws out a counter right but Armstrong avoids it with no problem.
Syndicate throws a hook but Armstrong avoids it easily.
Syndicate avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Syndicate looks to score with a jab to the body but Armstrong is just out of range.
Syndicate throws a jab but it's blocked by Armstrong.
Armstrong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Armstrong misses with a body shot.
Syndicate throws a looping overhand right but Armstrong ducks down to avoid it.
Armstrong was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Armstrong throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Syndicate scores with a body shot.
Syndicate's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Syndicate looks to land a left hand but Armstrong moved out of range nicely.
Syndicate has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Syndicate there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nathaniel Syndicate will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Armstrong throws a hook but Syndicate avoids it easily.
Armstrong slips under a jab.
Syndicate tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Armstrong was well out of range. Poor timing from Syndicate.
Syndicate lands a jab to the nose.
Armstrong thuds a left hand into Syndicate's body.
Syndicate lands a nice shot to the body.
Armstrong keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Armstrong throws a body punch but Syndicate moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Armstrong misses with a looping right.
Armstrong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Armstrong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Syndicate moves away.
Armstrong misses with a jab to the body
and Syndicate counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Syndicate throws a jab but it's blocked by Armstrong.
An attempted straight right counter from Armstrong misses the target.
Syndicate misses with a looping right.
Syndicate misses the jab.
Syndicate misses with a wild combination.
Armstrong throwing a counter right hand but Syndicate manages to avoid it.
Armstrong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Armstrong is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Armstrong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Syndicate scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A slow jab from Syndicate misses its intended target.
Armstrong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Armstrong misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Syndicate counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong looks to land a right hand but Syndicate moved out of range.
A little jabbing left from Syndicate on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Syndicate keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Armstrong lands a head shot.
Armstrong 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!
Armstrong misses with a body shot.
Armstrong slips a jab from Syndicate.
Syndicate works the jab nicely.
Syndicate lands a nice looking body shot.
Syndicate throws a shot from downtown. Armstrong moves away and avoids it.
Armstrong misses with a body shot
and Armstrong takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Syndicate moves away from the strike by Armstrong.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Syndicate throws a right hand that Armstrong ducks under and follows up with a left that Armstrong also avoids with ease.
It looked like Armstrong was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Syndicate.
Armstrong bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Armstrong swings for the body but Syndicate moves out of range.
Syndicate displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Armstrong throws out the jab.
Armstrong misses with a body punch
and Syndicate counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Syndicate looks to throw the jab but Armstrong is out of range.
A shot to the body from Armstrong misses
and Syndicate cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Syndicate with a jab.
Syndicate paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Syndicate throws a right hand that misses
and Armstrong counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Armstrong. Syndicate does a little dance to reset his feet.
Armstrong throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong misses with a straight left.
Syndicate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Armstrong.
Syndicate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Armstrong moves away.
Syndicate ducks under a wild hook from Armstrong.
Syndicate doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Armstrong throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Syndicate sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Armstrong misses with a wild body shot.
Armstrong catches Syndicate with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Decent striking displayed by Syndicate there.
Armstrong gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Armstrong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Armstrong takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nathaniel Syndicate comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Syndicate 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathaniel Syndicate!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Naiki Nekele (ranked 1748 p4p, 2187 weight class) and Paul OConnell (ranked 69 p4p, 85 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Naiki Nekele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 21 - 1, fighting out of New York, Paul OConnell!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nekele slips a jab and a cross from OConnell.
OConnell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nekele shoots in and drives through. OConnell sprawls well.
OConnell looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
OConnell takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
OConnell lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
OConnell throws a hook but Nekele avoids it easily.
OConnell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
OConnell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nekele pushes OConnell up against the cage in a clinch.
Nekele escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nekele gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nekele can't find room to land a body shot as OConnell controls the action.
OConnell is trying to break the clinch but Nekele has him pressed against the cage.
OConnell tries to circle away but Nekele has him pinned against the cage.
Nekele throws a blind hook that connects with the side of OConnells head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OConnell lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nekele lands with a right to the head.
Nekele's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A cross from OConnell lands.
OConnell lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
 It looks like Naiki Nekele has been cut.
OConnell digs a good body shot into Nekele's ribs.
OConnell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nekele dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on OConnell. That did some damage!
Paul OConnell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
OConnell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
OConnell throws a hook but Nekele avoids it easily.
Nekele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nekele fires out a quick counter leg kick but OConnell just manages to avoid it.
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!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nekele.
Nekele tries to close the distance and clinch up but OConnell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nekele takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
OConnell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
OConnell swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Nekele to counter with a crisp jab.
Nekele gets a clinch.
Nekele is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables OConnell to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Naiki Nekele. That's going to take a lot out of him.
OConnell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
OConnell wants to break free but Nekele has control.
Nekele blocks an uppercut.
Nekele tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nekele blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
OConnell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nekele has him pressed against the cage.
OConnell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
OConnell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OConnell misses with a wild combination.
OConnell throws a sloppy head kick and Nekele moves out of range easily.
OConnell just misses with a punch to the body.
OConnell misses with a body shot.
Nekele connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
OConnell tries to bum rush Nekele with a series of wild strikes but Nekele uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
OConnell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nekele counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
OConnell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nekele avoids the head kick by OConnell.
Nekele tried to counter with a leg kick but OConnell avoided it.
OConnell swats away the attempt to clinch by Nekele.
OConnell throws a series of punches but Nekele moves out of range.
OConnell is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Nekele rather than just go for the knockout.
OConnell works Nekele's body with a nice hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nekele uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from OConnell.
Nekele steps to the side to avoid the strikes from OConnell.
Nekele moves out of range of the strikes.
A head kick misses from OConnell.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
OConnell takes a swing at Nekele's ribcage but misses.
A quick step to the side and Nekele tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
OConnell misses with a wild combination.
Nekele connects with a high kick.
Nekele scores with the left hand. OConnell knows he should have avoided that one.
OConnell throws a sloppy head kick and Nekele moves out of range easily.
OConnell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nekele.
OConnell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Nekele counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul OConnell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Naiki Nekele's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nekele bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
OConnell is looking to reverse the position.
OConnell trying to control but Nekele flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Nekele controlling well, preventing OConnell from escaping the position.
OConnell is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Nekele off. It looks like it's working - Nekele slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! OConnell displaying calm under pressure there.
Nekele moves into range and clinches up with OConnell.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
OConnell avoids the elbow strike from Nekele, against the cage.
OConnell tries to break free but Nekele pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nekele lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nekele makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
OConnell wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on OConnell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
OConnell tries to land knees in the clinch but Nekele avoids the damage to the body.
OConnell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nekele lands with a right to the head.
Nekele has OConnell pressed against the cage, preventing OConnell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
OConnell can't break the clinch.
Nekele blocking some punches.
OConnell misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nekele lands a right hand.
Nekele misses with a shot to the kidneys.
OConnell is looking to break free of the clinch but Nekele has double underhooks.
Nekele fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nekele escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nekele moves into the clinch successfully.
OConnell breaks the clinch.
Nekele clinches.
OConnell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
OConnell misses with a straight left.
Nekele swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nekele moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
OConnell throws a series of punches but Nekele avoids them all with ease.
Nekele gets in close and instigates a clinch.
OConnell is trying to push Nekele away but Nekele has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nekele working aggressively here.
OConnell pushes Nekele back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
OConnell blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OConnell tries to circle away but Nekele has him pinned against the cage.
Nice body punch from OConnell.
Nekele works on OConnell's body with a couple of short punches.
OConnell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nekele breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paul OConnell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
OConnell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nekele.
Paul OConnell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nekele with a hook.
Nekele closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
OConnell wants to get back to striking at distance but Nekele won't allow it.
OConnell tries to break the clinch but Nekele is controlling the position.
OConnell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nekele tries to clinch up.
Nekele avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nekele uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from OConnell.
Nekele fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nekele is looking to chop away at OConnell's legs.
As Nekele backs off OConnell throws a huge counter combo but Nekele manages to avoid it all.
Nekele tries to clinch there but OConnell circles away.
OConnell is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nekele moves in looking to clinch but OConnell pushes him off.
Nekele is looking to clinch.
Nekele lands a body shot.
OConnell punishes Nekele's body with a nice straight punch.
OConnell moves forwards but Nekele connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
OConnell scores with a jab to the body.
OConnell throws a lazy right hand but Nekele sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nekele tries to close the distance and clinch up but OConnell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Naiki Nekele dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Naiki Nekele's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
OConnell looks to land a combination but Nekele avoids it well.
OConnell throws a lazy right hand but Nekele sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nekele tests OConnell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nekele bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps OConnell's head backwards.
A punch combination from OConnell misses.
Nekele wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nekele wants to clinch up but OConnell keeps it at a distance.
Nekele connects with a body shot that sends OConnell's belly button to the back.
OConnell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nekele was well out of range. Poor timing from OConnell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OConnell tries to keep at a distance but Nekele has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nekele.
Nekele lands a right hand that snaps the head of OConnell backwards.
OConnell presses Nekele against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nekele makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nekele's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
OConnell connects with a nice looking jab.
OConnell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nekele moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It looked like Nekele wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nekele closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
OConnell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
OConnell digs a good hook to Nekele's body.
A left and a right from OConnell both land. Nice combination.
Nekele fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with OConnell, pushing him back against the cage.
OConnell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Paul OConnell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nekele wants to clinch up but OConnell keeps it at a distance.
Nekele throws a sloppy head kick and OConnell moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
OConnell connects with a body shot.
Nekele tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. OConnell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nekele scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
OConnell throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
OConnell misses with the combination.
OConnell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
OConnell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nekele tries to clinch up.
OConnell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nekele counters with a straight right hand.
Nice defenses there by Nekele.
OConnell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nekele moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nekele is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
OConnell throws a push kick but Nekele slaps the foot to one side.
OConnell throws a lazy head kick
and Nekele counters with a straight right hand.
OConnell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
OConnell takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nekele moves in looking to clinch but OConnell pushes him off.
OConnell is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nekele with a body shot.
Nekele clinches with his opponent.
OConnell takes a knee right on the jaw!
OConnell tries to throw a body punch but Nekele avoids it by throwing OConnell back against the cage.
Nekele taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nekele breaks from the clinch.
OConnell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab from Nekele.
OConnell tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nekele lands an overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Nekele.
OConnell swats away the attempt to clinch by Nekele.
OConnell throws a right and a left that both miss.
OConnell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab from Nekele does it's job there.
OConnell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nekele counters with a big right hand! Oh OConnell is in trouble here! Nekele follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Naiki Nekele!
Naiki Nekele really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that HELLBENT logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ari Silver (ranked 865 p4p, 2756 weight class) and Jun Liu (ranked 129 p4p, 372 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Ari Silver has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ari Silver seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ari Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jun Liu!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch but Liu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silver takes one on the button.
Silver blocks the body kick.
Silver fails in his attempt to clinch.
Liu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silver throws a body punch but Liu moves out of range.
A solid body kick from Liu.
Silver doesn't manage to clinch there - Liu circles away.
Liu looks to land a combination but Silver avoids it well.
Liu throws a big shot that misses.
Silver slips under a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silver looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liu throws a body shot but no joy.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Liu.
Liu fakes the leg kick and cracks Silver in the body.
Liu explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Liu misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Liu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Liu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silver wants to clinch up but Liu keeps it at a distance.
Silver is looking to clinch but Liu is avoiding it.
Liu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Liu throws the kick towards the body but Silver avoids it.
Liu throws a wild body kick that Silver sees coming a mile off.
Silver rushes Liu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Silver.
Liu throws a punch but it's blocked by Silver.
Liu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Liu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silver darts in and clinches Liu up against the cage.
Liu blocks a body shot from Silver.
Liu is trying to force a seperation but Silver has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liu prevents a body shot from Silver.
Silver pushes off an throws an elbow but Liu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Liu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
Liu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silver has him pressed against the cage.
Liu throws a head punch that misses.
Liu blocks the elbow strike.
Silver is trying to stall.
Our sources have told us that Silver has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Liu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liu pushes Silver back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Liu working aggressively here.
Liu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Liu tries to break the clinch but Silver is controlling the position.
Liu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silver moves out of range of the body kick.
Liu 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.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch up but Liu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu lands a two punch combo.
A thudding body kick lands there by Liu!
Silver moves in looking to clinch but Liu pushes him off.
Liu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Silver momentarily.
Liu moves away from the strike by Silver.
Liu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silver.
Silver lands an overhand right.
 It looks like Jun Liu has been cut.
Liu keeps the fight on the outside.
Liu thinks about the counter body kick.
No joy there for Liu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Liu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Silver throws a right and a left that Liu avoids nicely.
Silver darts in and clinches Liu up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liu lands with a right to the head.
Liu manages to break the clinch.
Silver scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Liu doesn't seem bothered though.
Danga de danga de dang - Liu scores with a four punch combination!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Liu.
Silver moves forwards but Liu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A jab from Liu misses.
Liu lands a nice hook to Silver's body. Silver takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Silver moves out of range as Liu throws a body kick.
Silver will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Silver tries to clinch up but Liu circles away and keeps his distance.
Silver fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silver wants to clinch.
Liu misses with a body shot.
Liu looks for the body kick but Silver saw that one coming.
Liu slips a jab and a cross from Silver.
Silver tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Liu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Liu looks to land a combination but Silver avoids it well.
Silver tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jun Liu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jun Liu's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Silver doesn't manage to clinch there - Liu circles away.
Silver misses with an uppercut.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Liu.
Liu connects with a single shot there.
Silver rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Liu counters with a body kick.
Silver takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Liu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Silver has taken the fight to the clinch.
Liu throws a head punch that misses.
Liu tries to break the clinch but Silver is controlling the position.
Liu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Liu is trying to force a seperation but Silver has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liu blocks an uppercut.
Liu has a couple of punches blocked by Silver.
Liu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Liu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Liu scores with a nice hook to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silver digs a right hand underneath Liu's ribcage. Liu let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Liu.
Liu lands a hook that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
Liu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jun Liu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Liu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silver's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Liu lands a head kick!
Jun Liu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silver throws a hook but Liu blocks it.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Liu. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Silver keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Liu.
Liu cracks Silver with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Silver clinches up against the cage.
Silver is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Silver is working Liu over against the cage.
Liu breaks the clinch.
Silver gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Silver fails to land.
Liu trying to control the position but instead, Silver has worked for underhooks and has pushed Liu into the cage.
Liu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silver prevents Liu from breaking the clinch.
Liu is trying to break the clinch but Silver is controlling him.
Silver blocks a body shot from Liu.
Liu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
It looks like Ari Silver has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Silver fails to land.
Liu tries to break the clinch but Silver is controlling the position.
Liu takes an elbow to the temple.
Liu is trying to break free.
Liu lands with a left to the head.
Silver gets through Liu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Liu in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Liu lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Liu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silver lands an elbow just above Liu 's eye.
Liu blocks an uppercut.
Silver prevents Liu from breaking the clinch.
Liu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Liu misses the jab.
Liu misses with a wild combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silver. Liu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silver wants to clinch.
Liu scores with a spinning back kick!
Silver blocks the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Liu thows a body kick. Silver tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Liu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Liu tries to land a front kick but Silver steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silver closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Liu swings wildly with an uppercut but Silver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silver scores with a hook to the body.
Liu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Liu swings wildly with an uppercut but Silver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liu stalling.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silver.
Liu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jun Liu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Both fighters circling a little - Liu finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Silver has taken the fight to the clinch.
Liu wants to get back to striking at distance but Silver won't allow it.
Liu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silver throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Liu.
Silver lands a shot to the body.
Liu gets through Silver's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silver lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silver comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silver misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silver tries a body shot but Liu blocks it.
Silver lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short left from Liu.
Silver pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liu wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liu misses with some punches.
Silver doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Liu lands with a left to the head.
Liu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Liu is looking to break free of the clinch but Silver has double underhooks.
Liu scores with a shot to the side of Silver's head.
Liu has a couple of punches blocked by Silver.
A head punch on the inside from Liu fails to land.
Liu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Liu misses with some punches.
Liu manages to break the clinch.
Silver fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silver throws a right and a left that both miss.
Liu appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Silver misses with a hook to the body
and Liu counters with a nice uppercut.
Silver on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Good shot there by Liu.
Ari Silver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver connects with a jab.
That has opened up Jun Liu's cut even more.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Liu.
Silver has Liu up against the cage in a clinch.
Silver misses with a punch to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Liu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silver breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Liu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch but Liu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jun Liu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silver tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Liu counters with a stiff right hand.
Liu swats away the attempt to clinch by Silver.
Liu thinks about the counter body kick.
Silver fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Liu, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu tries to circle away but Silver has him pinned against the cage.
Silver lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Liu backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silver.
Silver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silver tries to throw a body punch but Liu avoids it by throwing Silver back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silver.
Liu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Liu tries to break the clinch but Silver is controlling the position.
Liu is trying to push Silver away but Silver has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Liu misses with some punches.
Liu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Liu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Liu lands with a left to the head.
Liu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvers head.
Silver pushes off an throws an elbow but Liu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Liu fails to land.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Silver gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silver misses with a hook from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silver misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silver is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Liu is trying to break the clinch but Silver is controlling him.
Liu has a couple of punches blocked by Silver.
Silver lands an elbow that stopped Liu in his tracks for a moment.
The cut above Jun Liu's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Liu manages to break the clinch.
Liu looks to score with a jab to the body but Silver is just out of range.
Liu tries to bum rush Silver with a series of wild strikes but Silver uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silver throws an overhand right that lands on Liu's shoulder, as Liu tries to avoid the shot.
Liu's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Liu duly obliges.
Silver ducks under a wild hook from Liu.
Silver lands a jab to the nose.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jun Liu.
I've got Liu winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jun Liu!
Jun Liu decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Deviante Russell (ranked 1373 p4p, 1613 weight class) and Enzo Viticello (ranked 197 p4p, 228 weight class). Deviante Russell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Deviante Russell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Enzo Viticello!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Russell tries to pull guard but Viticello forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Russell is looking for a takedown.
Viticello tries for a takedown. No joy.
Viticello's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Russell misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Viticello to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Deviante Russell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Viticello stuffs the takedown attempt from Russell. Russell gets slowly back to his feet.
Viticello shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Russell manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Viticello is pushing down on Russell's leg trying to pass to half guard. Russell is fighting to maintain full guard but Viticello has managed to sneak the leg through.
Viticello is trying to control the action in half guard but Russell is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Viticello looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Russell looking for submissions off his back.
Viticello takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Viticello 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.
Russell is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Viticello pulls his head out easily.
Russell looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Russell regains full guard. Nicely done.
Viticello slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Russell keeping moving, preventing Viticello from controlling successfully.
Russell has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Viticello can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Viticello looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Viticello trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Russell is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Viticello sitting in guard here, content to control.
Russell has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Viticello can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Viticello looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Russell is working an open guard so Viticello takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A slow jab from Viticello misses its intended target.
Russell darts in looking for a takedown but Viticello gets double underhooks and turns Russell into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Viticello circles away from the clinch attempt.
Viticello rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Russell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Russell fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice takedown defense from Viticello. No joy for Russell on that attempt.
Viticello lands a really nice looking cross but Russell seems unphased.
It looks like Deviante Russell has been cut.
Russell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Russell manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Viticello on his heels. He'll look to pass Viticello's guard now, I'm sure.
Russell advances position into side control!
Russell working away.
Viticello dodges the ground and pound from Russell.
Viticello is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Russell trying to control the action but Viticello is working from the bottom.
Viticello tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viticello keeps trying to improve his position.
Viticello can't do much from the bottom here.
Viticello felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Russell is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Viticello has escaped the position, nice work there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Viticello is trying to control Russell's posture but Russell avoids it.
Russell looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enzo Viticello dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Deviante Russell'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.
Russell has his takedown stuffed
and Viticello holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Viticello tightens his grip and picks Russell up, before dumping him to the ground. Russell manages to land in guard.
Russell throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Viticello looking to pass the guard.
Viticello wants to control from the top but Russell keeps moving.
Russell throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Viticello escapes and throws Russell's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Viticello trying to control the position but Russell is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Viticello wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Russell, who protects the arm well.
Russell manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Viticello manages to get to full guard.
Russell tries to stand but Viticello is controlling from the bottom.
Russell throwing strikes from guard but Viticello blocks nicely.
Viticello looking for a sweep. Not yet Viticello, not yet.
Russell thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Russell wanted to stand there but Viticello had control of the position.
Russell postures up.
Viticello has a closed guard, preventing Russell from standing up.
Viticello seems keen to control Russell's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Russell drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Russell jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Russell is looking to stand up but Viticello won't let him.
Viticello looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Viticello.
Viticello working a defensive guard here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Russell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Viticello.
Russell moves to clinch but Viticello breaks away
and Viticello counters with a two punch combo.
Russell shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Viticello as he jumps to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Viticello.
Jab, jab by Russell - just one landing.
Viticello displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Russell throws out the jab.
Viticello throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Viticello has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Russell wants to clinch.
Russell lands with a hook. Viticello tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Russell tries to close the distance and clinch but Viticello swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Viticello tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Russell was well out of range. Poor timing from Viticello.
Russell has closed the distance and engaged Viticello in a clinch.
Russell tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Viticello smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Deviante Russell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Russell gets a double leg takedown into Viticello's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Viticello controlling the position.
Russell would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Viticello is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Viticello pulls Russell in close to prevent any damage.
Viticello tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Russell wants to stand and escape but instead Viticello has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Viticello seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Russell is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Viticello defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Enzo Viticello will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Deviante Russell's cut.
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.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Viticello!
Russell looks to clinch
so Viticello counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Russell is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Viticello defends well.
Viticello pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Russell is keeping the position for now.
Viticello slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Viticello looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Russell had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Viticello defends it easily.
Russell looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Russell throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Viticello avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Russell keeping moving, preventing Viticello from controlling successfully.
Russell being controlled here, momentarily.
Viticello trying to control but Russell is working from the bottom.
Russell can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Viticello controls the pace.
Deviante Russell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Russell is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Viticello is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Deviante Russell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Russell, as that shot connected.
It looks like Enzo Viticello has been cut.
Viticello swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Russell shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Viticello sprawls well. Viticello wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Russell gets slowly back to his feet.
Enzo Viticello is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russell dives in and grabs Viticello's left leg, looking for a takedown. Viticello pushes down on Russell's head and hops out.
Viticello drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Russell defends it well.
Russell shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Russell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Russell shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Viticello but Viticello pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Deviante Russell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Russell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Viticello.
A little feinted left hand from Russell on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Russell scores with a nice head shot.
Russell swings for the body but Viticello moves out of range.
Viticello drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Russell defends it well.
Viticello swings for the body but Russell moves out of range.
Russell manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Viticello on his heels. He'll look to pass Viticello's guard now, I'm sure.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Viticello pulls Russell in close to prevent any damage.
Viticello tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russell being controlled here momentarily.
Viticello trying to control the position.
Russell lands a couple of elbows.
Viticello is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Russell scoring with some ground and pound.
Viticello has Russell pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Russell content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Viticello has his hands on Russell's head, controlling the position.
Viticello bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Russell's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Enzo Viticello comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Viticello winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Enzo Viticello!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jaro Lalla (ranked 2009 p4p, 2127 weight class) and Aleksey Viktorov (ranked 113 p4p, 121 weight class). Lalla's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, ЛЮБИ. The crowd seem to be enjoying Viktorov's choice of entrance music: Lyube - Davay Za. On his way into the cage it seems that Jaro Lalla has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Jaro Lalla seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 14 - 2, fighting out of London, Jaro Lalla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aleksey Viktorov!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lalla.
You can see the frustration on Viktorov's face as Lalla controls the position.
Lalla trying to control the position but Viktorov is working away.
We've been hearing good reports from Lalla's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lalla in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Lalla in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Viktorov is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jaro Lalla!
Jaro Lalla thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rasmus Reedtz (ranked 624 p4p, 1417 weight class) and Jargon Gin (ranked 83 p4p, 170 weight class). Jargon Gin will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rasmus Reedtz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jargon Gin!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reedtz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Reedtz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gin gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Reedtz to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Reedtz trying to control the position from guard on top but Gin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gin wants to stand up but Reedtz is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gin is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Gin keeping moving, preventing Reedtz from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rasmus Reedtz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gin tries to sprawl but Reedtz drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Reedtz scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Reedtz seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gin wants to get back to his feet.
Gin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Reedtz scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gin wants to get back to his feet.
Reedtz lands strikes from half guard.
Gin wants to get back to his feet.
Reedtz winds up and cracks Gin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gin is trying to stand up here but Reedtz is controlling him well.
Reedtz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reedtz is working for a kimura but Gin is defending it quite comfortably.
Gin tries to kick Reedtz off but Reedtz keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gin pushes Reedtz off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reedtz fails with the takedown
and Gin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reedtz moves away.
Gin misses with a right hand
so Reedtz counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Reedtz lands a couple of digs.
Gin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Reedtz is controlling him.
Reedtz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gin's head.
Gin has his feet on Reedtz's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Reedtz shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gin napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Gin bucks up and tries to throw Reedtz off but instead Reedtz has got his back!
Reedtz lands shots from the back.
Reedtz scores with punches from the back.
Reedtz looking for the choke but no joy.
Gin is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Gin is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Gin prevents Reedtz from getting a body triangle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gin manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reedtz takes a swing at Gin's ribcage but misses.
Good work by Gin as he checks the leg kick.
Reedtz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Reedtz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gin walks into a jab.
Reedtz throws a lazy right hand but Gin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gin takes a swing at Reedtz's ribcage but misses.
Gin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Reedtz on the side of the head.
Gin throws a jab but it's blocked by Reedtz.
Gin cracks Reedtz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Reedtz misses the shot to the body.
Gin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Gin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reedtz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rasmus Reedtz dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reedtz misses with a series of wild punches.
Reedtz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Reedtz.
A leg kick checked by Gin.
Reedtz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gin.
Reedtz is looking to counter punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Reedtz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reedtz shoots in and bounces Gin off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Reedtz stops Gin from standing up.
Reedtz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reedtz has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Reedtz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gin wants to get back to his feet but Reedtz is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Reedtz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gin wants to stand and escape but Reedtz is having none of it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gin cracks Reedtz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Reedtz slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reedtz misses with a hook.
Gin misses with a two punch combination.
Gin lands with a right hand.
Gin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Reedtz in his tracks.
Reedtz connects with the punch.
Reedtz blocks a head kick by Gin.
Reedtz feinted with a counter takedown.
A big left from Gin misses.
Reedtz drives through with a takedown into Gin's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Reedtz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Gin is wriggling around but Reedtz manages to pass to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Reedtz in particular looking to stall.
Reedtz stops Gin from getting back to his feet.
Reedtz is taking a breather. Gin says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Reedtz stops Gin from getting back to his feet.
Gin has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Reedtz is on him like a limpet, forcing Gin back against the cage.
Reedtz blocks an uppercut.
Reedtz struggles to land a body shot inside as Gin controls his hands.
Reedtz is trying to stall.
Reedtz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gin can't find room to land a body shot as Reedtz controls the action.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gin prevents a takedown attempt there.
The referee calls for Reedtz to work.
Reedtz misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Reedtz looking to stall.
Gin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gin slips a jab and a cross from Reedtz.
Reedtz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reedtz misses with a wild combination.
Gin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Reedtz walks into a stiff left hand from Gin.
Reedtz scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reedtz closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Gin to the mat! Gin manages to get full guard.
Reedtz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gin wants to stand but Reedtz is controlling the position.
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 Rasmus Reedtz will probably get the nod.
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!
Gin staying out of range there.
Reedtz slips under a jab.
Reedtz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gin throws a right hand that misses
and Reedtz counters with an outside leg kick.
Reedtz swinging wildly here.
Nice sprawl there from Gin as Reedtz shoots in.
Gin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Reedtz slips a jab from Gin.
Reedtz went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Reedtz lands a nice hook to Gin's body. Gin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reedtz. Gin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reedtz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Reedtz has a takedown stuffed.
Gin throws a sloppy head kick and Reedtz moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reedtz misses with a straight left.
Reedtz throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Reedtz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gin.
It seemed like Gin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gin throws out a powerful jab.
Gin misses with a body shot.
Gin misses with a straight right.
Reedtz lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Gin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Reedtz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gin stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rasmus Reedtz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gin avoids the body shot from Reedtz.
Gin looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Reedtz throws a shot to the body.
Gin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reedtz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jargon Gin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Reedtz.
Reedtz takes one on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch combination from Reedtz misses.
Gin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gin cracks Reedtz with a right hand to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Gin misses the target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gin, as that shot connected.
Gin checks a low kick from Reedtz.
Gin wants to counter with a clinch but Reedtz pushes him away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gin.
Reedtz shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gin sprawls well. Gin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Reedtz gets slowly back to his feet.
Reedtz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reedtz closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gin quickly recovers to half guard.
Gin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Reedtz pulls his head out easily.
Reedtz lands strikes from half guard.
Reedtz drops an elbow to the side of Gin's head.
Gin actively working from the bottom here.
Reedtz working Gin over with strikes.
Gin tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Reedtz manages to move to mount!
Gin trying desperately to get to his feet.
Reedtz putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Reedtz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gin is looking to escape.
Gin is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reedtz looking to control but Gin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gin is trying to stand up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gin throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Reedtz wants to control the pace but Gin is squirming around nicely.
Gin wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Gin throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
A nice elbow there by Reedtz.
 Gin is rocked!
Reedtz blocks Gin's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Rasmus Reedtz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Reedtz landing punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rasmus Reedtz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Reedtz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rasmus Reedtz!
An out of breath Rasmus Reedtz thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Earl Ravenberg (ranked 959 p4p, 1014 weight class) and Yodsawan Sitsongrit (ranked 57 p4p, 59 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Earl Ravenberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yodsawan Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, 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!
Ravenberg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ravenberg stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit looks to land a body kick but Ravenberg moved away.
It looked like Ravenberg was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Ravenberg slips under a jab from Sitsongrit.
Ravenberg digs a good hook to Sitsongrit's body.
Ravenberg checks a leg kick nicely.
It looked like Ravenberg wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ravenberg jabs Sitsongrit right on the nose. Sitsongrit blinks but takes it well.
Ravenberg swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ravenberg takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick that knocks Ravenberg off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when Ravenberg was well out of range.
Sitsongrit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ravenberg swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ravenberg fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ravenberg on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sitsongrit takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ravenberg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sitsongrit jabs Ravenberg right on the nose. Ravenberg blinks but takes it well.
Sitsongrit lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ravenberg takes a step back to recover.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit scores with a hook to the body. Ravenberg takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ravenberg takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ravenberg blocks a low kick nicely.
Ravenberg is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit looks to land a left hand but Ravenberg moved out of range nicely.
Ravenberg throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sitsongrit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ravenberg throwing a counter right hand but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit scoring well with a low kick there.
Sitsongrit has closed the distance and engaged Ravenberg in a clinch.
Sitsongrit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ravenberg works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ravenberg tries to stall but Sitsongrit uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ravenberg.
Sitsongrit lands a hook that snaps the head of Ravenberg backwards.
Ravenberg scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sitsongrit misses with the head strike.
Sitsongrit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sitsongrit.
Ravenberg throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit lands with a light punch inside.
Ravenberg scores with a shoulder strike.
Sitsongrit swings wildly with an uppercut but Ravenberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sitsongrit tries a body shot but Ravenberg blocks it.
Ravenberg lands an uppercut.
Ravenberg tries for a takedown but Sitsongrit manages to get underhooks.
Ravenberg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ravenberg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ravenberg can't find room to land a body shot as Sitsongrit controls the action.
Sitsongrit lands a shoulder strike.
Ravenberg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yodsawan Sitsongrit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sitsongrit throws a right hand that misses
and Ravenberg counters with a left to the body.
Sitsongrit misses the shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Sitsongrit - just one landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Ravenberg is out of range.
Sitsongrit stuns Ravenberg with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sitsongrit connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Sitsongrit.
Ravenberg misses with an uppercut.
Ravenberg throws a big shot that misses.
Sitsongrit looks to land a right hand but Ravenberg moved out of range.
Ravenberg pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ravenberg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sitsongrit paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Ravenberg on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sitsongrit. Sitsongrit obviously looking to wear him down.
Ravenberg lands with an uppercut that bounces Sitsongrit off the cage and back into range.
Ravenberg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sitsongrit turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sitsongrit has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Sitsongrit throws a jab but it's blocked by Ravenberg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yodsawan Sitsongrit dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ravenberg shoots in and gets a takedown into Sitsongrit's guard.
Sitsongrit has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Ravenberg off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Sitsongrit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ravenberg avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Ravenberg tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sitsongrit manages to circle out of the way.
Sitsongrit swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ravenberg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice uppercut lands for Sitsongrit. That snapped Ravenberg's head back.
Ravenberg misses with a straight right.
Sitsongrit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sitsongrit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ravenberg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit just misses with a punch to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a looping overhand right but Ravenberg ducks down to avoid it.
Ravenberg is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit throws a solid leg kick but Ravenberg takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit looks to land a combination. Ravenberg sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sitsongrit throws out a loose jab but Ravenberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
As Sitsongrit looks to move away, Ravenberg throws a big counter combo but Sitsongrit just gets out of the way.
Sitsongrit misses the jab.
Yodsawan Sitsongrit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ravenberg uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ravenberg thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sitsongrit swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ravenberg.
Sitsongrit connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sitsongrit with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sitsongrit closes the distance but Ravenberg moves to the side
and Ravenberg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ravenberg takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sitsongrit misses with a body kick.
Ravenberg throwing a counter right hand but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Sitsongrit scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sitsongrit darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sitsongrit rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ravenberg counters with a nice body shot.
A big left from Ravenberg misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sloppy strikes from Ravenberg. Those never looked like landing.
Good exchange - Sitsongrit coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit looks to land a left hand but Ravenberg moved out of range nicely.
Ravenberg was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ravenberg scores with a hook.
Ravenberg avoids the body shot from Sitsongrit.
Ravenberg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sitsongrit.
Ravenberg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sitsongrit.
Ravenberg appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sitsongrit cracks Ravenberg with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sitsongrit connects with a solid leg kick.
Ravenberg thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sitsongrit swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sitsongrit looks to throw the jab but Ravenberg is out of range.
Sitsongrit swings for the body but Ravenberg moves out of range.
Ravenberg will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ravenberg. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ravenberg keeps the fight on the outside.
Ravenberg is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yodsawan Sitsongrit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but Ravenberg sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sitsongrit with the inside leg kick.
A low kick lands for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick
and Ravenberg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sitsongrit tries a low kick but Ravenberg avoids it.
Ravenberg throws a combination. Sitsongrit tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Ravenberg takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sitsongrit. That's going to slow Ravenberg down.
A nice leg kick from Sitsongrit, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ravenberg is looking to clinch.
Sitsongrit misses with a right hand
and Ravenberg counters with a left to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sitsongrit punishes Ravenberg's body with a nice straight punch.
Sitsongrit with a nice cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Ravenberg misses its intended target.
Sitsongrit replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Ravenberg blocks it well.
Nice defenses there by Ravenberg.
Ravenberg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ravenberg misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sitsongrit scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ravenberg is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit looks for the body kick but Ravenberg saw that one coming.
Ravenberg drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sitsongrit sprawls and moves away.
Sitsongrit cracks Ravenberg with an open hand slap.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sitsongrit bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Ravenberg is just out of range.
Ravenberg swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sitsongrit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ravenberg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yodsawan Sitsongrit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Ravenberg's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Sitsongrit throws out a leg kick but Ravenberg moves out of range and Sitsongrit only half commits.
Ravenberg appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Yodsawan Sitsongrit is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ravenberg tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sitsongrit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sitsongrit is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ravenberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sitsongrit manages to avoid it.
Ravenberg cracks Sitsongrit with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ravenberg looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ravenberg has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ravenberg there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ravenberg looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ravenberg tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sitsongrit paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sitsongrit misses with a leg kick.
Ravenberg appears to be looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ravenberg takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sitsongrit jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ravenberg takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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!
Sitsongrit lands a leg kick that knocks Ravenberg off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sitsongrit.
Ravenberg misses the shot to the body.
A nice side step and Sitsongrit releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sitsongrit tests Ravenberg's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ravenberg connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ravenberg misses with a wild combination.
Sitsongrit misses with a straight left.
Ravenberg moves away from the strike by Sitsongrit.
Ravenberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sitsongrit moves away.
Sitsongrit uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ravenberg has time to react.
Ravenberg blocks a jab.
Ravenberg circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ravenberg counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sitsongrit thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ravenberg misses with a double jab.
Sitsongrit connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ravenberg takes one to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd cheers as Sitsongrit lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ravenberg doesn't seem phased though.
A jab from Ravenberg misses.
Ravenberg walks into a stiff left hand from Sitsongrit.
Ravenberg misses with a wild body shot.
Ravenberg lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sitsongrit circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Ravenberg misses.
A jab lands there for Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit throws a one two combo.
Sitsongrit moves into range and clinches up with Ravenberg.
Yodsawan Sitsongrit seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ravenberg lands with a right to the head.
Ravenberg prevents a body shot from Sitsongrit.
A head punch on the inside from Ravenberg fails to land.
Ravenberg effectively controlling the action here.
Ravenberg lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sitsongrit pushes Ravenberg back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ravenberg scores with a shot to the side of Sitsongrit's head.
Ravenberg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ravenberg misses with a body punch.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ravenberg's elbow.
Ravenberg stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ravenberg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sitsongrit's elbow.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ravenberg lands with a light punch inside.
Ravenberg working aggressively here.
A short left from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ravenberg's elbow.
Ravenberg working aggressively here.
Ravenberg throws a head punch that misses.
Sitsongrit lands with a right to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ravenberg wants a takedown.
Ravenberg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sitsongrit looks to score with a jab to the body but Ravenberg is just out of range.
It looked like Ravenberg was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sitsongrit.
Sitsongrit jabs at Ravenberg's body.
Sitsongrit sizes up Ravenberg with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ravenberg staying out of range there.
Earl Ravenberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sitsongrit scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yodsawan Sitsongrit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sitsongrit winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yodsawan Sitsongrit!
A very excited looking Yodsawan Sitsongrit made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cerberus Dionisy (ranked 236 p4p, 559 weight class) and Roland Weudke (ranked 37 p4p, 83 weight class). Dionisy comes into the arena with Voodoo blaring out of the sound system. On his way into the cage it seems that Cerberus Dionisy has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Cerberus Dionisy seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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216
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Cerberus Dionisy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roland Weudke!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dionisy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Weudke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Weudke avoids the body shot from Dionisy.
A nice side step and Weudke releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dionisy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Weudke misses the shot to the body.
Dionisy is looking to counter punch.
Weudke misses with a left hand
and Dionisy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dionisy has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Dr Hatsumi's Clinic in the buildup to the fight.
A leg kick checked by Dionisy.
Weudke misses with an uppercut.
Dionisy appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weudke throws a jab but it's blocked by Dionisy.
Dionisy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dionisy throws a shot to the body.
Dionisy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weudke has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dionisy.
Dionisy lands a jab to Weudke's midsection.
Dionisy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
It looks like Roland Weudke has been cut.
Weudke is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dionisy throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Weudke takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dionisy misses with a right hand
and Weudke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Weudke misses with an uppercut.
Weudke misses with a right hand
and Dionisy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dionisy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weudke misses with a straight right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dionisy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Weudke lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Dionisy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Weudke finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dionisy swings for the body but Weudke moves out of range.
Dionisy misses the body punch
letting Weudke counter with a right hand.
Weudke on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That has opened up Roland Weudke's cut even more.
Weudke moves out of range as Dionisy strikes.
Weudke slips under a jab from Dionisy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weudke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Weudke jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Weudke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dionisy.
Dionisy is looking to chop away at Weudke's legs.
A combination from Weudke does no damage.
Dionisy jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Dionisy misses with a body shot
and Weudke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Weudke misses the target.
Dionisy with a nice calf kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weudke just misses with a punch to the body.
Dionisy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dionisy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Weudke.
Dionisy throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Weudke to counter with a crisp jab.
Dionisy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dionisy darts in and clinches Weudke up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dionisy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Weudke scores with a hook to the body.
Dionisy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Weudke's elbow.
Weudke taking a breather.
Weudke lands a nice shot to the body.
Weudke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dionisy misses with a hook. Weudke ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cerberus Dionisy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roland Weudke's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dionisy thows a leg kick but Weudke checks it
and Weudke counters with a nice uppercut.
Dionisy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dionisy shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Weudke is trying to counter with his kicks.
Dionisy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A left and a right from Weudke both land. Nice combination.
Cerberus Dionisy is winning the standup battle so far.
Dionisy throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weudke throws a looping overhand right but Dionisy ducks down to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Dionisy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dionisy ducks under a wild hook from Weudke.
Dionisy delivers a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weudke avoids a kick to the body.
Weudke tries to bum rush Dionisy with a series of wild strikes but Dionisy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Weudke throws a right and a left that Dionisy avoids nicely.
Dionisy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Weudke looks to land a left hand but Dionisy moved out of range nicely.
Dionisy lands a jab to the head.
Dionisy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Weudke ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dionisy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weudke thuds a left hand into Dionisy's body.
Weudke lands with a cross.
That kick from Dionisy tenderised Weudke's leg. Weudke is trying to keep his angry face on.
Weudke sizes up Dionisy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dionisy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cerberus Dionisy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dionisy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Weudke's head backwards.
Dionisy looks to throw a body kick
and Weudke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dionisy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Weudke checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dionisy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dionisy misses with a looping right.
Weudke throws a lazy right hand but Dionisy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dionisy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dionisy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dionisy looks to land a body kick but Weudke moved away.
Dionisy wants to land a leg kick but Weudke is out of range.
Dionisy throws out a loose jab but Weudke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dionisy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Weudke there.
Weudke lands the left hand.
Dionisy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Weudke's head backwards.
Weudke connects with a body shot that sends Dionisy's belly button to the back.
Dionisy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Weudke is out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Weudke misses with a looping right.
Dionisy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Weudke.
Weudke doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The crowd cheers as Weudke lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dionisy doesn't seem phased though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roland Weudke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Roland Weudke's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Dionisy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Weudke lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dionisy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Weudke throws a fast counter high kick but Dionisy manages to duck under it in time.
Dionisy throws out a loose jab but Weudke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Weudke swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dionisy counters with a three punch combo that has Weudke backing up. Weudke nods at Dionisy to acknowledge the strikes.
Dionisy throws a leg kick but Weudke sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dionisy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Some bone on bone action there as Dionisy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dionisy lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weudke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dionisy.
A little jabbing left from Weudke on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Weudke misses with a series of wild punches.
Dionisy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dionisy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dionisy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Weudke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dionisy tests Weudke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Weudke lands a slapping body shot.
Weudke cracks Dionisy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dionisy throws a jab but it's blocked by Weudke.
Weudke throws out a counter right but Dionisy avoids it with no problem.
Weudke misses with a looping right.
Dionisy throws a quick counter kick to the body but Weudke avoids it.
Dionisy lands a nice looking kick to the body. Weudke takes a step back to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Weudke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weudke moves out of range of the body kick.
Dionisy misses with a hook
and Weudke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dionisy walks into a left hand.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dionisy.
Dionisy ducks under a wild hook from Weudke.
Weudke looks to land a combination but Dionisy avoids it well.
Weudke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dionisy throws out the jab.
Dionisy lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weudke looks to throw the jab but Dionisy is out of range.
Weudke sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Weudke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Weudke walks forward, straight into a front kick from Dionisy.
Dionisy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dionisy.
The cut above Roland Weudke's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That kick from Dionisy tenderised Weudke's leg. Weudke is trying to keep his angry face on.
Weudke loads up on a big right hand but Dionisy slips the punch.
Dionisy rushes Weudke and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cerberus Dionisy clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Roland Weudke'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.
Dionisy loads up on a big right hand but Weudke slips the punch.
Weudke checks a low kick from Dionisy.
Weudke swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dionisy has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Weudke.
A good leg kick by Dionisy.
Weudke lands with a good body shot.
Dionisy with a nice cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dionisy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Weudke is out of range and Dionisy settles back down.
Weudke fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dionisy misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Weudke to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weudke takes a swing at Dionisy's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Dionisy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Weudke.
Weudke moves out of range of the leg kick from Dionisy.
Dionisy ducks under a wild hook from Weudke.
Weudke takes a swing at Dionisy's ribcage but misses.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dionisy!
Dionisy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Weudke misses with a hook
and Dionisy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weudke lands with a hook. Dionisy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A leg kick checked by Weudke.
Weudke misses with an uppercut.
Dionisy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dionisy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dionisy slips under a jab.
As Weudke looks to move away, Dionisy throws a big counter combo but Weudke just gets out of the way.
Dionisy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Weudke blocks a low kick nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Weudke! But no joy.
Dionisy misses with a lunging right hand
and Weudke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weudke looks to score with a jab to the body but Dionisy is just out of range.
Dionisy throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dionisy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dionisy scores with a nice strike.
Weudke has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dionisy.
Dionisy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dionisy. Weudke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dionisy lands a jab to Weudke's midsection.
Weudke's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Weudke throws a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dionisy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Weudke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little jabbing left from Weudke on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Weudke crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dionisy - the referee stops the clock and Weudke gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dionisy. Weudke manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dionisy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dionisy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Weudke's hands.
Roland Weudke's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Weudke 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.
Weudke throws a shot from downtown. Dionisy moves away and avoids it.
Dionisy blocks a jab.
Dionisy throwing a counter right hand but Weudke manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cerberus Dionisy had his way with Roland Weudke in that round.
The cut man is working on Roland Weudke's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Dionisy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Weudke lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A low kick from Weudke is predictable there
and Dionisy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Weudke's knee momentarily.
Dionisy cracks Weudke with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
An inside leg kick lands from Dionisy.
Dionisy moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weudke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dionisy lands a hook that snaps the head of Weudke backwards.
Dionisy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Weudke throws a punch but it's blocked by Dionisy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dionisy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weudke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Weudke misses with a body punch.
Weudke tries to break the clinch but Dionisy is controlling the position.
Weudke has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Weudke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Weudke breaks the clinch.
Weudke takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Weudke throws out a counter right but Dionisy avoids it with no problem.
Dionisy moves out of range as Weudke strikes.
Weudke thumps Dionisy with a low kick.
Weudke throws a right hand that misses
and Dionisy counters with a nice leg kick.
Dionisy misses with a wild body shot.
Weudke lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Dionisy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dionisy looks to throw a body kick
and Weudke counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A swing and a miss from Weudke.
It looked like Dionisy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Weudke.
Dionisy misses with a left hand
and Weudke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters circle momentarily. Weudke darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Weudke gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dionisy thumps Weudke with a low kick.
Weudke thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weudke missing with a left hand there. Dionisy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
It looked like Dionisy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Weudke.
Dionisy throws a leg kick
and Weudke counters with a right hand to the body.
Weudke takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Weudke scores with a jab.
Roland Weudke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dionisy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dionisy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dionisy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Weudke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Dionisy.
Dionisy scores with a head kick. Weudke tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Roland Weudke's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Cerberus Dionisy!
Cerberus Dionisy retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Cerberus Dionisy made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ted Bundy (ranked 487 p4p, 483 weight class) and Pittsburgh Steelers (ranked 18 p4p, 17 weight class). Pittsburgh Steelers will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ted Bundy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pittsburgh Steelers!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steelers takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Steelers tries a head kick but it misses.
Steelers misses with a two punch combination.
Steelers gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bundy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Steelers wants to stand and escape but Bundy is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bundy wants to control from the top but Steelers keeps moving.
Steelers avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bundy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Steelers works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bundy chips away with some ground and pound.
Bundy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bundy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steelers keeping moving, preventing Bundy from controlling successfully.
Bundy prevents Steelers from getting back to his feet.
Steelers working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bundy.
Bundy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bundy prevents Steelers from getting back to his feet.
Bundy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bundy scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bundy is looking to work some ground and pound but Steelers has wrist control.
Bundy pushes down on Steelers's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bundy thows a huge punch but Steelers dodges it nicely.
Bundy throwing shots but Steelers is blocking nicely.
Bundy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundy with the ground and pound but Steelers uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Bundy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Steelers keeping moving, preventing Bundy from controlling successfully.
Bundy throws a big elbow that misses.
Steelers preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Steelers avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bundy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Steelers works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Steelers utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bundy tries to free his leg and advance position but Steelers is retaining full guard.
Steelers working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bundy.
Bundy throws a big elbow that misses.
Bundy with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bundy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Steelers preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bundy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bundy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Steelers keeping moving, preventing Bundy from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
No luck for Bundy with that takedown attempt.
Bundy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Bundy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Steelers parries the strikes from Bundy easily there. Bundy is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Steelers to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bundy misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Bundy throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bundy tries to score with some ground and pound. Steelers controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bundy misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Bundy in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bundy looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bundy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bundy works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Bundy wants to control but Steelers is keeping him busy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bundy throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Steelers works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ted Bundy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bundy takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Ted Bundy has been cut.
Bundy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Steelers looks to land a left hand but Bundy moved out of range nicely.
Steelers lands a jab.
Bundy shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Steelers is trying to defend but Bundy finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steelers is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bundy scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bundy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Steelers defending well though.
Bundy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bundy working the head and body with strikes.
Bundy throwing shots but Steelers is blocking nicely.
Bundy is nestled in close to Steelers, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bundy thows a huge punch but Steelers dodges it nicely.
Bundy is working for a kimura but Steelers is defending it quite comfortably.
Bundy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Steelers with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bundy is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Steelers has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bundy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Steelers keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bundy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steelers can do to turn this around?
Bundy is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ted Bundy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Steelers on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bundy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Steelers defending well though.
Bundy working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bundy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Steelers avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bundy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steelers manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Bundy keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Steelers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Steelers misses with a combination
and Bundy counters with a nice uppercut.
Steelers throws a leg kick but Bundy moved away.
Bundy connects with a body shot that sends Steelers's belly button to the back.
Nice defenses there by Bundy.
Bundy clinches up against the cage.
Steelers tries to work over Bundy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bundy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bundy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Steelers is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Bundy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bundy drags the fight down to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bundy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Steelers is one step ahead there.
Steelers stands up from Bundy's guard - Steelers perhaps looking for a knockout.
Steelers misses with a right hand
and Bundy counters with a nice uppercut.
Steelers throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ted Bundy's cut is getting worse.
Bundy misses the shot to the body.
Bundy lands a head shot.
Steelers throws a lazy uppercut
and Steelers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Steelers is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ted Bundy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ted Bundy's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bundy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Steelers counters with a left to the body.
A head kick misses from Steelers.
Pittsburgh Steelers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steelers shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bundy eats them both and turns towards Steelers to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bundy goes for a double leg but Steelers avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Steelers continues to drive forward.
Bundy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Steelers gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Steelers scrambles and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steelers feints with a jab and clips Bundy right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Bundy is sent crashing into the canvas and Steelers leaps in for the kill! Bundy tries to get to his feet but Steelers is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Bundy is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pittsburgh Steelers!
After the fight, Pittsburgh Steelers was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doppo Orochi (ranked 153 p4p, 571 weight class) and Frank Granger (ranked 23 p4p, 71 weight class). Orochi's entrance music is RISE - I Prevail. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Doppo Orochi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Granger!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Granger takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Granger swings for the body but Orochi moves out of range.
Frank Granger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orochi lands a jab.
Orochi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at High Kicks in the buildup to the fight.
Orochi scores with a nice right hand.
Granger swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Orochi.
Granger's corner calls for a 1-2. Granger obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Orochi.
Orochi cracks Granger with a good jab.
Granger moves into the clinch.
Granger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Granger cracks Orochi with a nice body shot.
Granger breaks the clinch.
Orochi slips a straight right by Granger.
Granger lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Granger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Orochi.
Orochi throws a leg kick but Granger sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Orochi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Granger looks to score with a jab to the body but Orochi is just out of range.
Granger darts in and clinches Orochi up against the cage.
Granger is trying to break the clinch but Orochi is controlling him.
A right hook to the body lands for Granger.
Granger misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Granger lands a shot to the body.
Orochi scores with a shoulder strike.
Orochi blocks a body shot from Granger.
A body shot lands from Granger.
Orochi is breathing heavily.
Granger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Look low, kick high! Granger uses the oldest trick in the book to send Orochi tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Granger is absolutely delighted - when Orochi wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Frank Granger!
Frank Granger is the new heavyweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Frank Granger started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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