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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Huma Krynn (ranked 6982 p4p, 21227 weight class) and Chief Killer (ranked 640 p4p, 684 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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4 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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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 35 - 59 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Huma Krynn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Killer!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krynn gets caught flat footed, as Killer shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Killer arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Krynn's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Chief Killer!
Chief Killer decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alika Hakekia (ranked 5900 p4p, 4524 weight class) and Jesus Sanchez (ranked 579 p4p, 516 weight class). Sanchez has chosen Duele El Carazon as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jesus Sanchez has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alika Hakekia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesus Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hakekia walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sanchez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hakekia throwing a counter right hand but Sanchez manages to avoid it.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hakekia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Hakekia moves out of range.
Sanchez pushes Hakekia up against the cage in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Hakekia.
Sanchez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hakekia works on Sanchez's body with a couple of short punches.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sanchez has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A hook to the body from Hakekia.
Hakekia struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanchez controls his hands.
Sanchez trying to land knees to the body.
Hakekia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hakekia scores with a jab to the jaw.
A punch lands to the side of Sanchez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hakekia cracks Sanchez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hakekia connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sanchez chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hakekia scores with a punch to the head.
Sloppy strikes from Hakekia. Those never looked like landing.
Hakekia with the inside leg kick.
Hakekia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hakekia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez has managed to clinch.
Sanchez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hakekia prevents the takedown attempt.
Sanchez fails to pull guard.
Alika Hakekia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Sanchez.
Sanchez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sanchez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hakekia to keep the fight standing.
Hakekia digs a right hand underneath Sanchez's ribcage. Sanchez let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hakekia lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sanchez or not.
Hakekia lands with a light punch inside.
Hakekia lands a nice uppercut.
Hakekia works on Sanchez's body with a couple of short punches.
Sanchez looks winded!
A short right from Hakekia.
Hakekia with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
 It looks like Jesus Sanchez has been cut.
Hakekia lands a shoulder strike.
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!
Hakekia digs a right hand into Sanchez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sanchez's gas tank.
Hakekia scores a nice knee to the body.
Hakekia lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sanchez.
Hakekia manages to break the clinch.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hakekia.
Sanchez blocks a head kick by Hakekia.
Jesus Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hakekia tests Sanchez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hakekia.
Sanchez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hakekia.
Hakekia connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hakekia lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hakekia.
Alika Hakekia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hakekia 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.
Hakekia avoids the body shot from Sanchez.
It looks like Hakekia has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Sanchez tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hakekia defends well and Sanchez ends up having to push Hakekia into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Hakekia with a nice calf kick.
Hakekia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanchez throws a big shot that misses.
Hakekia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hakekia lands a glancing blow to the side of Sanchez's head.
Sanchez moves into range and clinches up with Hakekia.
Nice body punch from Hakekia.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hakekia scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hakekia lands a left hand.
Hakekia lands an elbow just above Sanchez 's eye.
Still in the clinch, Hakekia scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hakekia lands a shoulder strike.
Hakekia works on Sanchez's body with a couple of short punches.
Hakekia lands an elbow inside.
Hakekia throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hakekia connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sanchez's face.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hakekia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hakekia lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sanchez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hakekia stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sanchez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sanchez managing to block the knees to the body from Hakekia.
Hakekia lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hakekia lands a nice elbow.
Hakekia landing knees to the body.
Hakekia gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hakekia tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanchez avoids the damage to the body.
Hakekia stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez blocks an elbow strike from Hakekia.
Hakekia stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hakekia gets through Sanchez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hakekia lands a right hand.
Hakekia lands an elbow that stopped Sanchez in his tracks for a moment.
That has opened up Jesus Sanchez's cut even more.
Sanchez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hakekia is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short body shot lands from Hakekia as the two fighters clinch.
Hakekia lands a hook that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Hakekia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sanchezs head.
Hakekia lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sanchez blocks an elbow strike.
Hakekia manages to break the clinch.
Hakekia dips to his left and cracks Sanchez with an uppercut!
A nice leg kick lands there from Hakekia.
Sanchez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez throws a lazy head kick
enabling Hakekia to counter with a crisp jab.
Hakekia lands a nice looking body shot.
Hakekia lands a leg kick that knocks Sanchez off balance momentarily.
Hakekia cracks Sanchez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hakekia digs a good body shot into Sanchez's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alika Hakekia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jesus Sanchez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sanchez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hakekia pinned against the cage. Hakekia gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hakekia throws a quick counter head kick but Sanchez was just out of range.
Hakekia misses with a wild body shot.
Hakekia scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sanchez doesn't seem bothered though.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown but Hakekia shows good takedown defense.
Sanchez misses with a series of wild punches.
Hakekia throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hakekia dips to his left and cracks Sanchez with an uppercut!
A good leg kick by Hakekia.
Hakekia lands an overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Hakekia.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sanchez checks a leg kick.
Sanchez dives in for a single leg takedown but Hakekia sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Alika Hakekia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Sanchez.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Sanchez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hakekia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Hakekia lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hakekia.
Hakekia lands with a cross.
Hakekia connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sanchez doesn't manage to clinch there - Hakekia circles away.
Sanchez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hakekia throws a low kick but Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Hakekia works over Sanchez's head and body with a nice combination.
 Sanchez is rocked!
Hakekia throws a push kick but Sanchez slaps the foot to one side.
Jesus Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanchez clinches up against the cage.
Hakekia pushes Sanchez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hakekia managing to block the knees to the body from Sanchez.
Hakekia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanchez can do to turn this around?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez is trying to drag Hakekia to the mat but Hakekia just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Hakekia missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hakekia.
Hakekia breaks the clinch.
Hakekia darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Hakekia does no damage.
An inside leg kick from Hakekia misses.
Hakekia scores with a jab to the head.
Hakekia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hakekia checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hakekia appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hakekia uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sanchez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Hakekia.
Sanchez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hakekia tries to land a front kick but Sanchez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hakekia will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sanchez throws a counter combo.
Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hakekia.
Sanchez tried to score with a low kick but Hakekia checks it.
Sanchez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hakekia dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hakekia just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanchez avoids a kick to the body.
Hakekia throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hakekia moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hakekia moves out of range of the body kick.
Hakekia is looking to counter with head kicks.
Sanchez misses with a hook to the body
and Hakekia counters with a straight right hand.
Hakekia lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hakekia cracks Sanchez with a good jab.
Sanchez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sanchez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sanchez is looking to clinch but Hakekia is avoiding it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sanchez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hakekia has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hakekia and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sanchez misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanchez blocks a low kick nicely.
Hakekia connects with a leg kick.
Hakekia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Hakekia throws a sloppy head kick and Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Hakekia moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sanchez throws a looping overhand right but Hakekia ducks down 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!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hakekia - that will leave a mark!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hakekia.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sanchez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hakekia lands a jab to the nose.
Sanchez ducks right into an uppercut from Hakekia.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sanchez.
Sanchez shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Sanchez is keen to just control but Hakekia is a slippery customer.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hakekia slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sanchez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hakekia swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alika Hakekia dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jesus Sanchez's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Hakekia misses with a straight left.
Hakekia lands a jab.
Sanchez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hakekia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanchez tries to pull guard but Hakekia forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Alika Hakekia has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hakekia lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sanchez.
Hakekia pushes Sanchez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hakekia misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanchez.
Sanchez managing to block the knees to the body from Hakekia.
Hakekia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hakekia blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Hakekia on the inside.
Good body shot from Hakekia.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Hakekia.
Sanchez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sanchez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hakekia is pressed up against the cage. Sanchez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hakekia down to the mat. Hakekia avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Alika Hakekia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Sanchez.
Sanchez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hakekia sprawls well. Hakekia wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hakekia scores with a body shot.
Sanchez needs to keep his hands up - Hakekia had a free shot at his head there.
Hakekia connects with a solid leg kick.
Sanchez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hakekia.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hakekia.
Hakekia lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hakekia lands the left hand.
Sanchez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hakekia feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sanchezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hakekia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Hakekia.
Alika Hakekia is winning the standup battle so far.
Sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hakekia comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sanchez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hakekia scores with a head kick. Sanchez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hakekia. That's going to slow Sanchez down.
Hakekia misses with an uppercut. Sanchez saw that one coming.
Sanchez is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sanchez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hakekia can pounce on him.
Hakekia uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sanchez has time to react.
Sanchez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hakekia lands a glancing blow to the side of Sanchez's head.
Hakekia staying out of range there.
Hakekia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good leg kick by Hakekia.
Sanchez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hakekia. That's going to slow Sanchez down.
Sanchez misses with a head kick.
Hakekia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sanchez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hakekia.
Hakekia fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sanchez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hakekia swings for the body but Sanchez moves out of range.
Hakekia throws a head kick that half lands.
Hakekia lands a leg kick that knocks Sanchez off balance momentarily.
Sanchez throws a hook but Hakekia avoids it easily.
Sanchez drives through and clinches with Hakekia against the cage.
Sanchez has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Hakekia is trying to keep an underhook but Sanchez manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Sanchez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hakekia doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sanchez.
Sanchez wants to pass the guard but Hakekia is defending well.
Hakekia is refusing to be controlled, as Sanchez sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sanchez wants to control but Hakekia is keeping him busy.
Sanchez sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Sanchez is trying to control the action in half guard but Hakekia is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sanchez seems to be looking for submissions.
Hakekia is looking to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alika Hakekia showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hakekia, 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alika Hakekia!
Our winner, Alika Hakekia, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Toktogulovich Bakiyev (ranked 4031 p4p, 3147 weight class) and Quintet Tarantino (ranked 444 p4p, 370 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 39 - 49 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toktogulovich Bakiyev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Quintet Tarantino!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarantino smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tarantino digs a good body shot into Bakiyev's ribs.
Bakiyev looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tarantino looks to land a left hand but Bakiyev moved out of range nicely.
Tarantino shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bakiyev counters with a stiff right hand.
Tarantino digs a good body shot into Bakiyev's ribs.
Tarantino blocks a jab.
Tarantino throws a body punch but Bakiyev moves out of range.
Tarantino has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A shot to the body from Tarantino misses
and Bakiyev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bakiyev bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tarantino's head.
Bakiyev ducks under a wild hook from Tarantino.
Tarantino throws a hook but Bakiyev blocks it.
Tarantino keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bakiyev.
Tarantino gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tarantino takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Tarantino throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice cross by Tarantino.
Bakiyev misses with a body shot.
Bakiyev slaps away a takedown attempt from Tarantino, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Toktogulovich Bakiyev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quintet Tarantino.
Bakiyev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tarantino.
Nice takedown defense from Bakiyev. No joy for Tarantino on that attempt.
Bakiyev is looking to counter punch.
Bakiyev slips under a jab from Tarantino.
Nice body punch from Bakiyev.
Tarantino misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakiyev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tarantino avoids the body shot from Bakiyev.
Quintet Tarantino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bakiyev stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bakiyev wants it to stay on the feet.
Tarantino misses with a straight right.
Tarantino misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bakiyev.
Tarantino uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bakiyev.
Tarantino changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tarantino takes a swing at Bakiyev's ribcage but misses.
Bakiyev on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bakiyev swings for the body but Tarantino moves out of range.
Toktogulovich Bakiyev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bakiyev connects with a looping right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tarantino connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bakiyev. Bakiyev circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tarantino lands a jab-cross combination.
Nice uppercut there from Tarantino.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakiyev takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
 Bakiyev is rocked!
Tarantino ducks under a wild hook from Bakiyev.
Oh Bakiyev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tarantino misses with a wild combination.
Bakiyev walks straight into a right hand from Tarantino - that's dropped him! Tarantino jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Bakiyev from any more punishment! Bakiyev complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Quintet Tarantino!
A very excited looking Quintet Tarantino 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Rikiya Goromaru (ranked 3248 p4p, 2829 weight class) and Hans Richter (ranked 320 p4p, 294 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Hans Richter was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rikiya Goromaru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Hans Richter!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, 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!
Goromaru closes the distance and pushes Richter back into the cage.
Goromaru manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Goromaru is looking for a triangle here but Richter uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Richter decides to stand back up. Richter steps back and let's Goromaru get back to his feet.
Richter tries to clinch up but Goromaru circles away and keeps his distance.
Richter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Richter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Richter looking to stall.
Richter blocking some punches.
A short right from Richter on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goromaru's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A bit of stalling here from Richter.
Goromaru's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Goromaru instigates a clinch.
Goromaru taking a breather.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Goromaru blocking some punches.
Goromaru misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goromaru lands a hook that snaps the head of Richter backwards.
Richter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Goromaru blocks a body shot from Richter.
Goromaru throws a head punch that misses.
Richter blocking some punches.
Goromaru lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Richter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
I was talking to Goromaru's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Richter lands a hook to the side of the head.
Goromaru lands with a short shot to the head.
Richter throws a punch but it's blocked by Goromaru.
Goromaru goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Richter stalling against the cage.
Richter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Goromaru scores with a shot to the side of Richter's head.
Richter throws a head punch that misses.
Richter stalls.
Come on Goromaru - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Goromaru struggles to land a body shot inside as Richter controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goromaru has a couple of punches blocked by Richter.
Goromaru has a couple of punches blocked by Richter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richter scores with a shoulder strike.
Goromaru blocking some punches.
Richter trying to stall but Goromaru improves his position.
Goromaru trying to control the position but instead, Richter has worked for underhooks and has pushed Goromaru into the cage.
Goromaru stalling in the clinch.
Richter is pushing Goromaru up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Goromaru tries a body shot but Richter blocks it.
Goromaru misses with a hook to the ribs.
Richter stalling in the clinch but Goromaru improves position.
Richter blocks an uppercut.
Richter tries to stall but Goromaru uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Richter.
Goromaru stalling in the clinch but Richter improves position.
Goromaru's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Richter breaks from the clinch.
Richter throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Goromaru stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Richter.
Richter looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Richter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Goromaru swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Richter is looking to clinch.
Richter swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Goromaru.
Goromaru steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Richter.
Nice shot by Richter.
Jab from Richter.
Goromaru swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Richter.
Richter throws a combination that misses
and Goromaru counters with a single leg into guard. Richter didn't expect that.
Richter has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Goromaru is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goromaru tries to work over Richter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Goromaru misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Goromaru.
Richter is trying to break the clinch but Goromaru is controlling him.
Richter content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Goromaru blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Richter tries a body shot but Goromaru blocks it.
Goromaru misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goromaru misses with the head strike.
Goromaru works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Goromaru misses with a hook to the ribs.
Goromaru is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Richter is keeping busy.
Richter misses with a body punch.
Richter wants to break the clinch but can't.
Richter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Richter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Goromaru works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Richter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Richter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Goromaru digs a right hand underneath Richter's ribcage. Richter let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Goromaru slowing the pace effectively.
A short left from Goromaru.
Goromaru lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Richter tries to break the clinch but Goromaru is controlling the position.
Goromaru stalling.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Goromaru.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hans Richter will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Richter gets tackled into the cage by Goromaru. Goromaru maintains the clinch.
Richter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Goromaru throws a head punch that misses.
Richter misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Goromaru creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Goromaru is trying to pull guard but Richter turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Goromaru's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Goromaru.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Richter.
Richter scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Richter.
Richter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Goromaru stalling against the cage.
Richter is stalling here.
Goromaru is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Goromaru lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Richter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Goromaru misses with a hook from the clinch.
Richter has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Goromaru creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Richter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Goromaru lands with a right to the head.
Goromaru misses with a short punch on the inside.
Richter misses with some punches.
Goromaru lands with a left to the head.
Richter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Goromaru blocks a low kick nicely.
Goromaru defending well as Richter loads up on a big left hand.
Goromaru fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Richter, pushing him back against the cage.
Richter is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Richter blocking some punches.
Goromaru trying to stall but Richter improves his position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Goromaru as Richter tries to tie him up.
Goromaru digs a right hand into Richter's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Richter's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richter pressing his opponent against the cage.
Richter breaks the clinch.
Hans Richter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Goromaru clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goromaru scores with a shot to the side of Richter's head.
Richter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Richter misses the jab.
Goromaru appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Goromaru staying out of range there.
Goromaru clinches up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Goromaru - that landed with a thud.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Goromaru.
Richter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Goromaru backwards.
Goromaru breaks the clinch.
Richter throws the left hand but Goromaru avoids the punch easily.
Goromaru has taken the fight to the clinch.
Goromaru stalling in the clinch but Richter improves position.
Goromaru drags the fight down to the ground.
Richter stands and steps away. Goromaru gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goromaru has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rikiya Goromaru has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Richter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Goromaru shoots for a double leg takedown but Richter sprawls well. He's pushed Goromaru's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Goromaru slips a straight right by Richter.
Richter looks to throw the jab but Goromaru is out of range.
Goromaru slips under a jab.
Richter slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hans Richter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Goromaru looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rikiya Goromaru. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goromaru slips a straight right by Richter.
Richter closes the distance and pushes Goromaru back into the cage.
Goromaru tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Richter misses with a punch on the inside.
Goromaru misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Richter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Richter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goromaru displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Richter throws out the jab.
Goromaru closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Goromaru swings wildly with an uppercut but Richter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goromaru manages to pull guard.
Goromaru is working an open guard so Richter takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Goromaru gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Richter misses with a low kick as Goromaru jumps back.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Richter.
Goromaru drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Goromaru shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Richter pushes Goromaru off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Hans Richter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Goromaru fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Richter, pushing him back against the cage.
Goromaru lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Richter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Richter misses with a lunging right hand
and Goromaru decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Richter's guard.
Richter is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Goromaru is controlling him.
Goromaru wants to control from the top but Richter keeps moving.
Richter manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richter tries to close the distance and clinch but Goromaru swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Goromaru closes the distance and clinches.
Richter working aggressively here.
Richter lands with a short shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Goromaru.
Goromaru jumps guard but Richter turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richter is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Richter throws a head punch that misses.
Goromaru is looking to control Richter's arms but Richter gets an underhook and turns him. Now Goromaru has his back to the cage.
Richter has Goromaru pushed against the cage.
Goromaru working aggressively here.
Richter struggles to land a body shot inside as Goromaru controls his hands.
Goromaru tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Richter smiles and moves away.
Richter throws the left hand but Goromaru avoids the punch easily.
Richter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Goromaru.
Nice straight punches there by Richter. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Richter.
Richter throws the left hand but Goromaru avoids the punch easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Goromaru.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rikiya Goromaru. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Richter misses.
Goromaru forces Richter back against the cage and clinches.
Richter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goromaru throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Richters head.
Goromaru misses with some punches.
Goromaru is trying to pull guard but Richter turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Richter working aggressively here.
Richter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Richter breaks the clinch.
Richter tries to clinch but Goromaru is having none of it.
Hans Richter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Richter stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Richter lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good standup being displayed there by Richter as he connects with a hook.
Goromaru rushes Richter and presses him up against the cage.
Richter scores with a shoulder strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Richter is pushing Goromaru up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Goromaru tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Goromaru blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richter's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Richter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Richter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Richter throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Goromaru gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Goromaru goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Come on Goromaru - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Richter is stalling here.
Goromaru lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Goromaru.
Richter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut there from Richter.
Richter bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Richter throws a right hand that misses
and Goromaru counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Goromaru.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goromaru engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hans Richter is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goromaru sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Richter's guard.
Goromaru controlling the action here.
Richter wants to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hans Richter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Richter 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hans Richter!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mateus Gracie (ranked 1525 p4p, 2077 weight class) and Daniel Sainty (ranked 179 p4p, 234 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mateus Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Sainty!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sainty tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
Gracie throws a hook to the side of Sainty's head but Sainty sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but Sainty is out of range.
Sainty scores with a jab. Gracie acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gracie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sainty.
A leg kick checked by Sainty.
Sainty with the counter takedown but Gracie avoids it easily.
Gracie misses with a jab to the body
and Sainty counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sainty throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gracie drives through and clinches with Sainty against the cage.
Gracie pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie avoiding damage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Gracie for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Sainty turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Sainty passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Gracie!
Sainty prevents Gracie from getting the reversal.
Gracie tries to hold on but Sainty pushes him away.
Sainty is trying to take his opponent's back.
Sainty is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gracie tries to hold on but Sainty pushes him away.
Sainty controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has given up his back here.
Sainty tries to keep control of the position but Gracie is staying busy.
We've been hearing good reports from Gracie'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.
Sainty not allowing Gracie to control his hands.
Sainty trying to control.
Gracie looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Gracie trying to control but not successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sainty is looking for the choke from the back position but Gracie is controlling his hands well.
Well, with Sainty on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Gracie is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Sainty controls the action.
Sainty gets his hands free as Gracie looks to control.
Sainty slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
I really don't envy Gracie right now.
Gracie prevents Sainty from getting a body triangle.
Gracie tries to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sainty is not going to allow Gracie to sit and survive in this position.
Gracie rolls, trying to escape but Sainty keeps control of the position.
Sainty is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Gracie knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Gracie for a finish.
Sainty really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Gracie.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gracie wants to control his opponent's hands but Sainty gets his hands free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Sainty dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sainty looks to land a body kick but Gracie moved away.
Gracie thows a leg kick but Sainty checks it
and Sainty counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Sainty pushes his legs off easily.
Gracie is looking for a triangle here but Sainty uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Sainty has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Gracie!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sainty jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Gracie manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Gracie is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Sainty wants to control but Gracie is keeping him busy.
Gracie holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Sainty tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sainty has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gracie wants to control but Sainty postures up.
You can see the frustration on Gracie's face as Sainty controls the position.
Sainty working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sainty gets to mount! Gracie was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Sainty can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gracie is looking to escape.
Gracie is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gracie wants to control but Sainty is having none of it.
Gracie is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking to improve his position but Sainty isn't that keen on the idea.
Sainty controlling his opponent.
Gracie is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sainty sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Gracie keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gracie reaches up to try and control the position but Sainty seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Gracie rolls and tries to escape and now Sainty has his back!
Gracie trying to control the action but Sainty just sinks the hooks in.
Sainty biding his time, controlling Gracie.
Gracie wants to control his opponent's hands but Sainty gets his hands free.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sainty is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Gracie with him. Gracie is trying to defend but Sainty has an arm under the chin now! Gracie grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Daniel Sainty!
Daniel Sainty made sure to mention his sponsor, Brooklyn Apothecary in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pauke Murhaa (ranked 2329 p4p, 2544 weight class) and Mister Liu (ranked 313 p4p, 339 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pauke Murhaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mister Liu!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murhaa throws a poor cross that misses
and Liu counters with a nice uppercut.
Murhaa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murhaa throws a jab when Liu was well out of range.
Liu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Liu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murhaa tries to score with a low kick but Liu moves his leg out of the way.
Murhaa throws the left hand but Liu avoids the punch easily.
Murhaa throws an off balance right hand
letting Liu counter with a right hand.
Murhaa just misses with a punch to the body.
Liu scores with a punch to the head.
Liu misses with a looping right.
Liu connects with a crisp jab.
Liu throws a low kick but Murhaa avoids it.
Murhaa throws a shot from downtown. Liu moves away and avoids it.
Liu has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Murhaa is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Liu throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Murhaa to counter with a crisp jab.
Murhaa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Liu checks it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murhaa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Murhaa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Liu attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Liu misses.
Murhaa throws out a loose jab but Liu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Liu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A low kick lands for Liu.
Liu is looking to land body kicks.
Murhaa avoids the head kick by Liu.
A swing and a miss from Liu.
Liu throws a leg kick which misses Murhaa's front leg but catches the back leg as Murhaa tries to avoid it.
Liu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Murhaa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Liu.
Liu throws out a counter right but Murhaa avoids it with no problem.
Murhaa lands with a right hand.
Liu throws a hook but Murhaa blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Liu.
Murhaa misses with a hook. Liu ducked under it nicely.
The crowd cheers as Murhaa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Liu doesn't seem phased though.
Liu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murhaa.
Liu shapes to counter with a head kick.
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!
Murhaa lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A good leg kick by Murhaa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liu looks to land a body kick but Murhaa moved away.
Liu looks to score with a jab to the body but Murhaa is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Liu.
Liu moves out of range as Murhaa strikes.
Liu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Murhaa is out of range.
Murhaa misses with an uppercut.
Liu throws a sloppy head kick and Murhaa moves out of range easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Liu.
Murhaa has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Liu misses with a head kick.
Murhaa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Liu.
Murhaa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A cross from Liu lands.
Liu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Murhaa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murhaa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A jab lands there for Liu.
Murhaa throws a poor cross that misses
and Liu counters with a thumping low kick.
Murhaa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Liu.
A head kick misses from Liu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Liu ducks under a wild hook from Murhaa.
Liu bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Murhaa misses with a lunging right hand
and Liu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Murhaa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Liu lands a leg kick that knocks Murhaa off balance momentarily.
Murhaa misses with an uppercut
and Liu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Murhaa checks a leg kick nicely.
A big right from Murhaa misses.
Liu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A little feinted left hand from Murhaa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Murhaa misses with a hook. Liu ducked under it nicely.
Liu is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Murhaa had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Murhaa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Liu tries a head kick but it misses.
Liu ducks under a wild hook from Murhaa.
Murhaa misses the jab.
Murhaa looks to land a body kick but Liu moved away.
Murhaa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murhaa lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liu misses with a head kick.
Murhaa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Murhaa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Liu throws a head kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murhaa misses with a hook. Liu ducked under it nicely.
Liu avoids the body shot from Murhaa.
A bone on bone clash there as Liu blocks the leg kick.
Liu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Murhaa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Murhaa throws a low kick but Liu avoids it.
A low kick from Murhaa misses
enabling Liu to counter with a crisp jab.
Liu misses with a leg kick
and Murhaa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Murhaa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Murhaa blocks a head kick by Liu.
Liu throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Murhaa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mister Liu dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Liu drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Liu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Murhaa.
Liu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murhaa.
Murhaa throws a jab when Liu was well out of range.
Murhaa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mister Liu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Murhaa ducks under a wild hook from Liu.
Liu scores with a leg kick.
Murhaa staying out of range there.
Murhaa throws a leg kick which misses Liu's front leg but catches the back leg as Liu tries to avoid it.
Liu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Murhaa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Liu.
Murhaa checks a leg kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liu misses with a straight right.
Murhaa moves out of range of the leg kick from Liu.
Liu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Murhaa on the side of the head.
Liu will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Liu throws a hook but Murhaa blocks it.
Murhaa jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murhaa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Liu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Liu lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Murhaa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Murhaa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Murhaa looks to land a right hand but Liu moved out of range.
Murhaa misses with a low kick.
Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Liu.
Murhaa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Murhaa throws a shot from downtown. Liu moves away and avoids it.
Murhaa thuds his right hand into Liu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Liu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Murhaa throws out the jab.
Liu blocks a jab.
Murhaa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Murhaa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Liu ducks under a wild hook from Murhaa.
Liu shapes to counter with a head kick.
Liu lands with an uppercut that bounces Murhaa off the cage and back into range.
Liu is looking to chop away at Murhaa's legs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Liu. That's going to slow Murhaa down.
A low kick lands for Liu.
Murhaa throws the left hand but Liu avoids the punch easily.
Murhaa throws a series of punches but Liu moves out of range.
Liu takes a swing at Murhaa's ribcage but misses.
Murhaa appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liu scores with a head kick. Murhaa tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liu delivers a nice body kick.
Murhaa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Liu.
Liu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murhaa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Liu is out of range.
Good exchange - Liu coming out on top.
Liu looks for the body kick but Murhaa saw that one coming.
Liu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Murhaa on the side of the head.
Liu throws out a loose jab but Murhaa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Liu scores with a head kick. Murhaa tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Murhaa misses with a looping right.
Decent striking displayed by Murhaa there.
Murhaa lunges at Liu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Liu's hand.
Liu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Liu takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Liu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Murhaa half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu ducks under a wild hook from Murhaa.
Liu throws a push kick but Murhaa slaps the foot to one side.
Liu connects with a body shot.
Liu does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Liu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Liu blocks the leg kick.
Murhaa is looking to clinch but Liu is avoiding it.
Murhaa delivers a nice body kick.
Murhaa moves out of range of the strikes.
Liu ducks under a wild hook from Murhaa.
Liu ducks under a wild hook from Murhaa.
Liu was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A good leg kick by Liu.
Murhaa throws a shot from downtown. Liu moves away and avoids it.
Murhaa misses with a straight right.
Liu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Liu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Murhaa tries to move into range but Liu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab lands there for Murhaa.
Murhaa lands the left hand.
Liu throws a head kick that misses.
Liu connects with an inside leg kick.
Murhaa walks into a left hand.
Murhaa throws a hook to the side of Liu's head but Liu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murhaa avoids the head kick by Liu.
Murhaa throws a looping overhand right but Liu ducks down to avoid it.
Liu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Liu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murhaa.
Liu appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Murhaa might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Murhaa throws a low kick but Liu moves out of range easily.
A big right from Murhaa misses.
Liu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Liu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murhaa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Murhaa misses with a lunging right hand
and Liu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Liu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mister Liu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Murhaa misses with a hook.
Liu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Liu connects with a leg kick.
Murhaa lands with a straight right. Liu didn't see that one coming.
Liu throws a body shot but no joy.
Murhaa throws a low kick but Liu moves out of range easily.
Murhaa looks to throw the jab but Liu is out of range.
Liu lands a jab to Murhaa's midsection.
Liu misses with a left hand
and Murhaa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Murhaa takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Murhaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Liu.
Murhaa throwing a counter right hand but Liu manages to avoid it.
Liu misses the body punch
and Murhaa counters with a stiff right hand.
Liu moves out of range of the strikes.
An inside leg kick from Murhaa misses.
Liu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Murhaa.
Murhaa throws a looping overhand right but Liu ducks down to avoid it.
Liu throws a big counter head kick but Murhaa avoids it with no problem.
Liu tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Murhaas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That kick from Liu tenderised Murhaa's leg. Murhaa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Murhaa throws an overhand right that lands on Liu's shoulder, as Liu tries to avoid the shot.
Murhaa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Liu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Murhaa misses its intended target.
Murhaa misses with a low kick.
Murhaa misses with a looping right.
Murhaa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Liu.
That kick from Liu tenderised Murhaa's leg. Murhaa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Liu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Murhaa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A slow jab from Liu misses its intended target.
A solid body kick from Liu.
Murhaa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Liu. That's going to slow Murhaa down.
Murhaa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Liu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pauke Murhaa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mister Liu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liu scores with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Murhaa avoids a kick to the body.
Liu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Murhaa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Liu takes a jab right on the kisser.
Liu is rocked!
Murhaa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Liu is still on wobbly legs! Can Murhaa finish him?
Liu thumps Murhaa with a low kick.
Liu seems to have recovered his senses.
Murhaa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Murhaa misses with a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Murhaa.
Liu checks a leg kick nicely.
Murhaa moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromLiu.
Liu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Liu walks into a jab.
Murhaa throws a half hearted mid kick.
Liu appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Murhaa. That's going to slow Liu down.
Murhaa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Murhaa is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liu wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Murhaa steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Liu. That one must have hurt.
Murhaa missing with a left hand there. Liu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Murhaa checks a leg kick.
Liu blocks a jab.
Liu throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Murhaa to counter with a crisp jab.
Murhaa throws a big shot that misses.
Murhaa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Murhaa takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Liu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murhaa.
Murhaa backing away here, and Liu unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Murhaa cracks Liu with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Liu looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Murhaa finish him?
Liu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murhaa was well out of range. Poor timing from Liu.
Murhaa defending well as Liu loads up on a big left hand.
Liu ducks under a wild hook from Murhaa.
Liu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Murhaa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Murhaa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liu lands an overhand right.
Murhaa fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Liu square on the jaw! Damn, Liu is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pauke Murhaa!
Our winner, Pauke Murhaa, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Spas Spasov (ranked 3327 p4p, 1955 weight class) and Chief Seminole (ranked 388 p4p, 239 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Spas Spasov has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Spas Spasov seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Spas Spasov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Seminole!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spasov shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Seminole sprawls well. Seminole wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Spasov gets slowly back to his feet.
Seminole is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Spasov's half guard.
Seminole 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.
Seminole prevents Spasov from standing back up.
Spasov has hold of Seminole's hands but Seminole slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Spasov has hold of Seminole's hands but Seminole slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Seminole landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Spasov wants to get back to his feet.
Seminole lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Seminole scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Spasov is looking to escape.
Seminole looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seminole lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Seminole lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Spasov is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spasov has hold of Seminole's hands but Seminole slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Seminole is nestled in close to Spasov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Seminole lands strikes from half guard.
Spasov is trying to get back to full guard.
Seminole winds up and cracks Spasov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Spasov is looking to escape.
Spasov wants to get back to full guard.
Seminole prevents Spasov from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nice strikes from Seminole there.
Seminole stops Spasov from getting back to his feet.
Seminole slips a nice elbow through Spasov's hands, connecting with Spasov's forehead.
Seminole winds up and cracks Spasov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Spasov tries to kick Seminole off but Seminole keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Seminole has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ground and pound from Seminole.
Seminole scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Spasov has one foot on Seminole's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seminole gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spasov struggles to land a body shot inside as Seminole controls his hands.
Spasov is trying to break the clinch but Seminole is controlling him.
Spasov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Seminole or not.
Spasov is trying to maintain a safe position but Seminole gets an underhook and turns Spasov into the cage.
Spasov tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Spasov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spasov misses with a body punch.
Spasov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Seminole has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Spasov after a bit of a struggle.
Spasov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spasov trying to stall but Seminole improves his position.
Spasov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spas Spasov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seminole is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Spasov can't fight it off and eventually Seminole manages to take the fight to the floor. Spasov looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Seminole content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Spasov looking for a sweep. Not yet Spasov, not yet.
Seminole working some strikes from top position.
Spasov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Seminole on the ground.
Spasov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Seminole is controlling him.
Spasov trying to keep a closed guard but Seminole is proving a slippery customer.
Seminole stands up over Spasov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Spasov throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Seminole keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Spasov's head.
Seminole working some strikes from top position.
Seminole stands up over Spasov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Seminole postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Seminole scoring with punches to the head and body.
Seminole with a nice head shot there.
Spasov has momentary wrist control but Seminole slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spasov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Seminole chips away with some ground and pound.
Seminole distracts Spasov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Seminole scoring with punches to the head and body.
Spasov trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Seminole is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Spasov is rocked!
Seminole lands a couple of digs.
Oh Spasov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Seminole with a nice head shot there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Seminole's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Seminole keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Spasov's head.
Seminole stops Spasov from standing up.
Seminole postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Seminole is working Spasov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Seminole pushing down on Spasov's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Spasov tries to get to full guard but Seminole has control of the leg.
Seminole 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chief Seminole dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Spasov gets tackled into the cage by Seminole. Seminole maintains the clinch.
Spasov seems to have got his legs back now.
Spasov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Seminole is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Spasov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spasov tries to throw a body punch but Seminole avoids it by throwing Spasov back against the cage.
Spasov is trying to pull guard but Seminole has him pressed against the cage.
Spasov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Seminole has him pressed against the cage.
Spasov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Seminole backwards.
Seminole has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Spasov is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spasov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spasov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spasov misses with a punch to the body.
Seminole blocks a body shot from Spasov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spasov stalling the fight.
Spasov tries to break the clinch but Seminole is controlling the position.
Seminole's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Spasov pulls guard effortlessly.
Spasov looking for a sweep. Not yet Spasov, not yet.
Spasov has momentary wrist control but Seminole slips an elbow through the middle.
Seminole landing with the ground and pound.
Seminole postures up and lands a big shot to Spasov's brow.
Seminole is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Seminole working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Chief Seminole has got the better of the ground game so far.
Seminole landing some decent shots from guard.
Seminole keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Spasov's head.
Seminole connects with a couple of short punches.
Spasov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Seminole is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seminole makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Seminole stands up over Spasov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seminole postures up and lands a big shot to Spasov's brow.
Spasov is looking to stand up but Seminole isn't so interested in that idea.
Seminole postures up and lands a big shot to Spasov's brow.
Spasov is looking to stand up but Seminole isn't so interested in that idea.
Seminole lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Spasov is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Seminole presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Spasov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spasov misses with a body punch.
Seminole lands a takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seminole postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Seminole is working Spasov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Spasov has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Seminole has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Spasov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spasov wants to get back to striking at distance but Seminole won't allow it.
Seminole blocks a body shot from Spasov.
Spasov tries a body shot but Seminole blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Spasov.
Nice body punch from Spasov.
Seminole keeps control of Spasov as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Spasov tries to throw a body punch but Seminole avoids it by throwing Spasov back against the cage.
Spasov misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spasov tries a body shot but Seminole blocks it.
Spasov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Spasov is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Seminole to keep the fight standing.
Spasov misses with a punch to the body.
Seminole is working for takedown but Spasov is calmly controlling the position for now.
Spas Spasov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chief Seminole.
Spasov tries to work over Seminole's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spasov is trying to maintain a safe position but Seminole gets an underhook and turns Spasov into the cage.
I was talking to Spasov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Spasov drags the fight down to the ground.
Seminole landing some decent shots from guard.
Seminole lands a couple of elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Seminole's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Seminole is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Seminole is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Chief Seminole will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Spasov is trying to break the clinch but Seminole is controlling him.
Spasov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Seminole goes for a takedown in the clinch but Spasov prevents it.
Spasov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Spasov can't find room to land a body shot as Seminole controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seminole gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Spasov moves into full guard.
Seminole scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spasov wants to stand up but Seminole is controlling him.
Seminole avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Seminole working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Spasov's head.
Seminole postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Seminole connects with a couple of short punches.
Seminole preventing the sweep.
Spasov wants to stand and escape but Seminole is having none of it.
Spasov throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Seminole works over Spasov with some ground and pound from guard.
Seminole working some strikes from top position.
Seminole lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Seminole scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Seminole loads up on a big left hand. Spasov felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Seminole looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Spasov can't hide his disappointment, as Seminole celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chief Seminole!
During a confident post fight interview, Chief Seminole thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Watson (ranked 2272 p4p, 1942 weight class) and Marcus St Stone (ranked 88 p4p, 77 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus St Stone!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Stone fails in his attempt to clinch.
St Stone tries to close the distance and clinch but Watson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
St Stone tries to clinch but Watson is having none of it.
St Stone wants to clinch.
Marcus St Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Stone walks into a straight right hand from Watson.
It looks like Marcus St Stone has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Stone tries to clinch up but Watson circles away and keeps his distance.
St Stone wants to clinch but Watson slips to the side
and Watson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
St Stone doesn't manage to clinch there - Watson circles away.
Watson looks to land a right hand but St Stone moved out of range.
St Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Watson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
An attempted straight right counter from Watson misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson swats away the attempt to clinch by St Stone.
Watson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
St Stone fails with an attempt to clinch.
St Stone tries to close the distance and clinch but Watson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Watson throws a shot from downtown. St Stone moves away and avoids it.
St Stone wants to clinch.
St Stone tries to close the distance and clinch up but Watson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
St Stone tries to close the distance and clinch but Watson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Watson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
St Stone instigates a clinch.
Watson blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Stone effectively controlling the action here.
St Stone throws an elbow that misses.
Watson takes an elbow to the forehead.
 It looks like Dave Watson has been cut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, St Stone just misses with a elbow thrown towards Watson's brow.
St Stone throws an elbow but it misses.
St Stone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
St Stone creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
St Stone throws a knee to the head but misses.
Watson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
St Stone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from St Stone - that landed with a thud.
St Stone misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, St Stone throws an elbow but misses.
Watson is working for takedown but St Stone is calmly controlling the position for now.
St Stone tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
St Stone pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
St Stone gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
St Stone tries a knee to the head but Watson blocks it.
Watson dodges an elbow strike from St Stone.
St Stone lands a nice elbow.
St Stone missing with knees to the body.
St Stone is trying to maintain a safe position but Watson gets an underhook and turns St Stone into the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Watson dodges an elbow strike from St Stone.
St Stone trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Stone pushes off an throws an elbow but Watson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, St Stone just misses with a elbow thrown towards Watson's brow.
St Stone tries to work over Watson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St Stone using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Watson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
St Stone throws an elbow that misses.
Watson lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed St Stone's head.
Watson is thwarting St Stone's attempts to control the position.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Watson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
St Stone wants to control but Watson is keeping busy.
St Stone is looking to improve his position.
Watson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marcus St Stone will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - St Stone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A little feinted left hand from Watson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
St Stone closes the distance looking to clinch
and Watson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The cut above Marcus St Stone's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
St Stone wants to clinch up but Watson keeps it at a distance.
Watson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
St Stone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
St Stone closes the distance but Watson moves to the side
and Watson scores with a counter punch that sends St Stone to the canvas! Watson smells blood - he's punishing St Stone with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! St Stone has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dave Watson!
A victorious Dave Watson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Penkosip Bizihwaile (ranked 694 p4p, 1050 weight class) and Abdul Rahman (ranked 97 p4p, 148 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Penkosip Bizihwaile!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abdul Rahman!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rahman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bizihwaile lands an overhand right.
Rahman cracks Bizihwaile with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Abdul Rahman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rahman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rahman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bizihwaile is defending well for now.
Bizihwaile managing to block the knees to the body from Rahman.
Rahman has a couple of punches blocked by Bizihwaile.
Bizihwaile leaning against his opponent.
Bizihwaile lands a left hand.
Rahman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bizihwaile's elbow.
Rahman swings wildly with an uppercut but Bizihwaile uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Rahman fails to land.
Bizihwaile lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bizihwaile.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bizihwaile lands with a left to the head.
Rahman misses with some punches.
A short right from Rahman on the inside.
Bizihwaile tries to throw a body punch but Rahman avoids it by throwing Bizihwaile back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bizihwaile tries to work over Rahman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rahman misses with a punch on the inside.
Bizihwaile looking to slow down the pace here.
Rahman can't find room to land a body shot as Bizihwaile controls the action.
Bizihwaile slowing the pace effectively.
Bizihwaile wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bizihwaile breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rahman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bizihwaile counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bizihwaile slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Abdul Rahman has been cut.
Bizihwaile keeps the fight on the outside.
Bizihwaile is looking to counter with head kicks.
Rahman misses with a hook
enabling Bizihwaile to counter with a crisp jab.
Rahman clinches up with Bizihwaile and pushes him back against the cage.
Bizihwaile blocks an uppercut.
Bizihwaile's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rahman throws an overhand right that lands on Bizihwaile's shoulder, as Bizihwaile tries to avoid the shot.
Bizihwaile closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaile lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rahman backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bizihwaile pushes Rahman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rahman working Bizihwaile over with knees to the body.
Bizihwaile stalling against the cage.
A short right from Bizihwaile on the inside.
Bizihwaile avoiding damage as Rahman throws knees to the body.
Bizihwaile breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rahman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bizihwaile in his tracks.
Rahman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bizihwaile was well out of range. Poor timing from Rahman.
Rahman wants to clinch but Bizihwaile slips to the side
and Bizihwaile counters with a nice uppercut.
Bizihwaile takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bizihwaile scores with a three punch combo!
Rahman is rocked!
Rahman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rahman is still on wobbly legs! Can Bizihwaile finish him?
Bizihwaile finds Rahman's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Rahman flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Bizihwaile lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Rahman will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Penkosip Bizihwaile!
Penkosip Bizihwaile tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Muhapuro (ranked 528 p4p, 663 weight class) and Arthur Menezes (ranked 73 p4p, 95 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Muhapuro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arthur Menezes!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Menezes lands a jab to Muhapuro's midsection.
Muhapuro misses with a low kick.
Muhapuro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Menezes manages to avoid it.
Menezes tries to close the distance and clinch but Muhapuro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Muhapuro smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A telegraphed right hand from Menezes misses the target.
Muhapuro throws out a powerful jab.
Menezes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Menezes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Muhapuro.
Menezes clobbers Muhapuro with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Muhapuro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Muhapuro takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A big left from Muhapuro misses.
Menezes fails with the takedown.
Menezes jabs at Muhapuro's body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A shot to the body from Menezes misses
and Muhapuro counters with a low kick, right behind Menezes 's knee.
Menezes misses with a hook. Muhapuro ducked under it nicely.
Muhapuro takes a swing at Menezes's ribcage but misses.
Muhapuro looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muhapuro just misses with a punch to the body.
Menezes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Muhapuro manages to avoid it.
Muhapuro half committed to a counter leg kick.
Menezes shoots in and drives through. Muhapuro sprawls well.
Menezes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Menezes closes the distance and clinches up with Muhapuro, looking for a takedown. Menezes pushes Muhapuro against the cage but Muhapuro circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Paul Muhapuro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur Menezes.
A cross from Menezes lands.
Muhapuro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Paul Muhapuro is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Muhapuro lands a nice shot to the body.
Menezes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Muhapuro throws a nice outside leg kick.
Muhapuro slips a jab from Menezes.
Menezes looks to throw the jab but Muhapuro is out of range.
Menezes blocks the body kick.
Menezes feints the counter takedown.
An inside leg kick from Muhapuro misses.
Menezes throws a shot from downtown. Muhapuro moves away and avoids it.
A left lands for Menezes.
Muhapuro tries to land a leg kick but Menezes saw it coming and moves away.
Arthur Menezes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Menezes fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Menezes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muhapuro throws a sloppy head kick and Menezes moves out of range easily.
Muhapuro throws a leg kick but Menezes checks it.
Muhapuro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Menezes lands a head shot.
We've been told by Muhapuro's head coaches at Gymi that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Menezes throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Muhapuro stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Muhapuro misses the jab.
Muhapuro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Menezes.
Menezes lands an overhand right.
Muhapuro throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Muhapuro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Muhapuro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Menezes tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Muhapuro swivels and escapes.
Menezes connects with a crisp jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Menezes, as that shot connected.
Menezes misses with a wild body shot.
Menezes misses with a straight right.
A decent looking cross lands there for Muhapuro.
Muhapuro digs a good body shot into Menezes's ribs.
An inside leg kick from Muhapuro misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menezes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Muhapuro.
Menezes has managed to clinch.
Menezes struggles to land a body shot inside as Muhapuro controls his hands.
Menezes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Menezes gets through Muhapuro's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Muhapuro.
Muhapuro blocks a body shot from Menezes.
Muhapuro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good work by Menezes as he checks the leg kick.
Menezes blocks the body kick.
Muhapuro lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Menezes looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Muhapuro!
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!
Muhapuro tries to buck Menezes off but Menezes is having none of it.
Menezes working away.
Who's going to make the next move?
Menezes tries to score with some ground and pound. Muhapuro controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Menezes tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
You can see the frustration on Muhapuro's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Menezes goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Muhapuro has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Menezes but great work by Muhapuro.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Menezes is looking to reverse the position.
Menezes is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Muhapuro off and has taken his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Muhapuro controlling his opponent's hands, preventing the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Arthur Menezes 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.
Muhapuro delivers a nice body kick.
Menezes takes a swing at Muhapuro's ribcage but misses.
Muhapuro throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Menezes dodges the punch combination from Muhapuro.
Menezes dives in for a single leg takedown but Muhapuro sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Menezes shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Menezes showed some decent athleticism there.
Muhapuro is not content to let Menezes control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muhapuro wants to get back to full guard.
Menezes seems to be working for a kimura but Muhapuro defends the submission attempt.
Menezes is trying to control. Muhapuro wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muhapuro is looking for a sweep. Menezes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Menezes wants to take a breather but Muhapuro is having none of it.
Muhapuro is looking for a sweep. Menezes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Menezes is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Menezes is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Muhapuro is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Menezes is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Muhapuro has managed to free his arm - good work.
Muhapuro desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Menezes trying to control the action but Muhapuro is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Muhapuro moves into full guard.
Menezes wants to control from the top but Muhapuro keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muhapuro wants to get back to his feet but Menezes is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Menezes steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Muhapuro. That one must have hurt.
Muhapuro connects with a solid leg kick.
Muhapuro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Muhapuro takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Menezes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Menezes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Menezes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Menezes just misses with a punch to the body.
Menezes looks to score with a jab to the body but Muhapuro is just out of range.
Muhapuro throws a chopping leg kick but Menezes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Menezes connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Menezes comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Menezes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Muhapuro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Muhapuro will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Menezes changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Muhapuro tries to avoid it but Menezes manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Muhapuro to the ground. Muhapuro escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Muhapuro misses with a low kick as Menezes jumps back.
Menezes misses with a body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Menezes tries to clinch but Muhapuro is having none of it.
Some bone on bone action there as Menezes checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Muhapuro throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Menezes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Menezes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Paul Muhapuro is winning the standup battle so far.
Muhapuro throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Menezes. Muhapuro does a little dance to reset his feet.
Muhapuro is looking to chop away at Menezes's legs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Menezes blocks a low kick nicely.
Menezes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Menezes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Menezes swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Muhapuro.
Menezes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Muhapuro.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Arthur Menezes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Muhapuro displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Menezes throws out the jab.
Menezes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Menezes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Muhapuro.
Menezes lands with a shot to the body.
Muhapuro takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Menezes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Muhapuro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Menezes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Muhapuro tries to keep at a distance but Menezes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Muhapuro breaks from the clinch.
Muhapuro throws a jab but it's blocked by Menezes.
Muhapuro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Menezes.
Muhapuro is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Menezes throws a lazy right hand but Muhapuro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Menezes misses with a body shot.
Menezes tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Muhapuro throws a low kick but Menezes moves out of range easily.
Menezes's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Menezes lands with a shot to the body.
Menezes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Muhapuro connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Menezes scrambles back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muhapuro throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Menezes throws a body punch but Muhapuro moves out of range.
Menezes wants to clinch.
Menezes throws a jab when Muhapuro was well out of range.
Muhapuro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Menezes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Muhapuro.
Menezes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Menezes has closed the distance and engaged Muhapuro in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Menezes fails to land.
Menezes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Menezes just misses with a punch to the body.
Muhapuro throws a quick counter kick to the body but Menezes avoids it.
Muhapuro scores with a kick to the body.
Menezes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Menezes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Muhapuro.
The fighters circling - Muhapuro throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Menezes changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Muhapuro motions for Menezes to come forward. Muhapuro throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Menezes with the counter takedown but Muhapuro avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Menezes.
Menezes keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Muhapuro.
Muhapuro delivers a nice body kick.
Menezes slips a straight right by Muhapuro.
Muhapuro cracks Menezes with a good jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Menezes's jab looks to have found its range, popping Muhapuro under the eye.
Menezes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Muhapuro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Muhapuro was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Menezes takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Menezes misses with a hook. Muhapuro ducked under it nicely.
A clash of legs there as Menezes blocks the low kick.
Muhapuro throws a head kick that misses.
Menezes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Menezes's corner calls for a 1-2. Menezes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Menezes steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Muhapuro. That one must have hurt.
Muhapuro fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Menezes checks it well.
A low kick lands for Muhapuro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muhapuro connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Menezes closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Muhapuro quickly recovers to half guard.
Muhapuro has one foot on Menezes's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Menezes drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Menezes is trying to get an arm triangle but Muhapuro is defending well.
Menezes working away.
Menezes goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Muhapuro has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Menezes but great work by Muhapuro.
Menezes manages to work his way to half guard, despite Muhapuro's best efforts.
Menezes is looking for a sweep. Muhapuro is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muhapuro perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Menezes actively working from the bottom here.
Menezes has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Menezes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Arthur Menezes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Muhapuro is pressing down on Menezes's thigh, looking to free his foot. Menezes is holding on for now.
Menezes is trying to maintain the position but Muhapuro is very close to passing his half guard.
Muhapuro trying to mount his opponent but Menezes defends it.
Paul Muhapuro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Menezes is trying to maintain the position but Muhapuro is very close to passing his half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Muhapuro showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Menezes has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Paul Muhapuro!
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