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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Drama (ranked 14403 p4p, 19690 weight class) and Yogi Adi (ranked 577 p4p, 575 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Drama might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Vicious White Kids No Lip. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Drama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Yogi Adi!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Drama circles away.
Adi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
 It looks like Yogi Adi has been cut.
Adi slips a jab and a cross from Drama.
Nice body punch from Drama.
Drama thuds a left hand into Adi's body.
Drama connects with an inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Drama.
Adi shoots and misses
and Drama counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Adi looks winded!
Drama scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Adi is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Drama just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Adi has gone limp and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Johnny Drama!
Johnny Drama seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Brown (ranked 3425 p4p, 3225 weight class) and Saenchai Sor (ranked 374 p4p, 352 weight class). Brown comes to the cage accompanied by I’ll Whip Ya Head Boy. 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 39 - 49 - 5, fighting out of Hilo, John Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Saenchai Sor!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sor connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Brown momentarily.
Brown shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sor's guard.
Brown throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sor wants to get back to his feet but Brown is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Brown looking to sit in guard and control but Sor gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
My spies in Triple XXX inform me that Sor has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Brown wants to sweep here but Sor controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown has control of Sor's left arm, preventing Sor from doing any damage.
Sor won't allow Brown to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Brown looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown pulls Sor in close to his closed guard and prevents Sor from doing any damage or advancing position.
Sor stopping the sweep attempt from Brown.
Sor is fighting to break Brown's control of his arms but Brown is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Brown closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sor is trying to buck Brown off.
Brown tries to score with some ground and pound. Sor controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
We've been hearing that Brown has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Sor parries the strikes from Brown easily there. Brown is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Sor to escape.
Sor being controlled for a moment.
Sor tries to escape but Brown is in control.
Brown scoring with punches from side control.
Brown cracks Sor with a big right hand but Sor just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Sor regains half guard there - taking advantage of Brown's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Brown content to control rather than advance.
Brown has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brown sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sor defending well though.
Brown thows a huge punch but Sor dodges it nicely.
Brown throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sor blocking the ground and pound attempt from Brown.
Sor is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Brown scores with a couple of nice shots.
Brown lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Brown thows a huge punch but Sor dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sor blocking the ground and pound attempt from Brown.
Sor blocking the ground and pound attempt from Brown.
Sor wants to get back to his feet.
Brown throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Brown thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sor's head.
Sor is not content to let Brown control the position.
Sor pushes Brown off but Brown dives into side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sor takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Brown throws a strike aimed at the side of Sor's head but Sor avoids it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
John Brown dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice sprawl there from Sor as Brown shoots in.
Sor throws a leg kick that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sor.
Sor throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brown counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sor misses with a lunging right hand
and Brown counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brown looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Brown trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown is working hard here to advance position.
Sor keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Brown working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sor's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sor wants to stand up but Brown is controlling him.
Brown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sor is keeping the position for now.
Sor avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brown trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Sor manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Brown seems keen to control Sor's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Brown not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brown looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Brown tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Brown is pulling down on Sor's head to control his posture.
Brown wants to sweep here but Sor controlling him for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Brown is on top in guard.
Sor is looking to stand up but Brown isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a strike but Sor rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Brown wants to improve his position but instead Sor has moved into half guard.
Sor postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Brown to stand up.
Sor tries to bum rush Brown with a series of wild strikes but Brown uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brown avoids a kick to the body.
Brown avoids the head kick by Sor.
Sor tries to score with a low kick but Brown moves his leg out of the way.
Saenchai Sor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice shot lands for Sor.
Sor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brown counters with a stiff right hand.
Sor lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sor takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sor throws a shot from downtown. Brown moves away and avoids it.
Sor lands a nice shot that snaps Brown's head back.
A big left from Brown misses.
Sor misses with a double jab
and Brown counters with a stiff right hand.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sor checks a leg kick.
Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sor.
Saenchai Sor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick from Sor, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Saenchai Sor will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No joy there for Sor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It looked like Brown wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Brown has a takedown stuffed.
Sor looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brown lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sor takes a step back to recover.
Brown throws a body kick that misses
and Sor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sor throws a series of punches but Brown avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sor throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Brown.
Brown misses with a low kick.
Sor misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sor avoids the head kick by Brown.
Brown on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That kick from Sor tenderised Brown's leg. Brown is trying to keep his angry face on.
Saenchai Sor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brown looks for a takedown but Sor sprawls well.
Sor throws a leg kick which misses Brown's front leg but catches the back leg as Brown tries to avoid it.
Brown drives through with a takedown into guard.
Brown prevents Sor from getting back to his feet.
Brown throwing strikes from guard but Sor blocks nicely.
Sor avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown stops Sor from standing up.
Brown lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Brown working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Brown lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Brown missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Brown connects with a couple of short punches.
Brown keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sor's head.
Brown throws a big elbow that misses.
Sor keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Brown postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brown accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Sor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sor wants to stand but Brown is controlling the position.
Sor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brown postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Brown prevents Sor from getting back to his feet.
Brown throws a big right hand that misses.
Brown postures up in Sor's guard and throws a big left but Sor blocks it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Brown tries for a takedown but Sor circles away easily
and Sor counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Brown. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sor throws a poor cross that misses
and Brown counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brown ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Brown wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sor lands a nice leg kick that just misses Brown's sensitive parts.
Sor throws an off balance right hand
letting Brown counter with a right hand.
Sor thows a leg kick but Brown checks it
and Brown counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Sor moves out of range easily.
Sor with a nice cross.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Sor enables Brown to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Sor manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
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!
Brown trying to control but Sor is working from the bottom.
Brown throws a strike but Sor rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to John Brown.
I think Brown has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... John Brown!
John Brown took some time post fight to say the following; 'Spas "The Hammer" Spasov Wanna Fight?'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Lennon (ranked 2846 p4p, 4152 weight class) and Augustine Tupper (ranked 149 p4p, 200 weight class). Tupper has chosen Can't Stop: Red Hot Chili Peppers as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Lennon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Augustine Tupper!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lennon misses with a right hand
and Tupper counters with a nice uppercut.
Tupper checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lennon throws a hook but Tupper blocks it.
Lennon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tupper misses with a two punch combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Lennon misses the target.
Lennon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lennon loads up on a big right hand but Tupper slips the punch.
Lennon misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tupper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lennon misses with an uppercut. Tupper saw that one coming.
Lennon moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lennon misses with a lunging right hand
and Tupper counters with a nice uppercut.
Lennon misses with a hook
and Tupper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tupper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've been informed that Tupper has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lennon moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Lennon - that landed with a thud.
Tupper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lennon.
A short body shot lands from Lennon as the two fighters clinch.
Lennon lands an elbow inside.
Lennon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lennon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tupper looks winded!
Lennon throws an elbow but it misses.
Lennon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tupper blocks an elbow strike from Lennon.
Lennon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tupper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tupper pulls guard effortlessly.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Tupper pushes a forearm under Lennon's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Lennon is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Augustine Tupper!
Our winner, Augustine Tupper, 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xande Moreno (ranked 2161 p4p, 1986 weight class) and Nick Tessier (ranked 280 p4p, 267 weight class). Xande Moreno could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nick Tessier's chin.
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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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xande Moreno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nick Tessier!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moreno misses the jab.
Moreno walks into a jab.
Moreno fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tessier on the side of the head.
Moreno fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Moreno scores with a kick to the midsection.
Tessier takes one on the button.
Moreno on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tessier. Tessier obviously looking to wear him down.
Tessier takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tessier throws a right and a left that Moreno avoids nicely.
Moreno misses with a jab, cross combination.
Moreno has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Doc Dannis Death Squad in the buildup to the fight.
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!
Moreno turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Moreno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tessier sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Moreno.
Tessier thows a leg kick but Moreno checks it
letting Moreno counter with a right hand.
Moreno is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Tessier throws a leg kick but Moreno moved away.
Moreno takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tessier chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Moreno lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tessier circles away quickly and effectively.
Moreno connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
 Tessier is rocked!
Tessier tries to score with a low kick but Moreno moves his leg out of the way.
Moreno circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looked like Moreno wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Moreno drops Tessier with a huge uppercut! Tessier drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Moreno is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Xande Moreno!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rou Joukani (ranked 2059 p4p, 2046 weight class) and Konichiwa Jempsa (ranked 286 p4p, 283 weight class). The key to victory for Rou Joukani has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rou Joukani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Konichiwa Jempsa!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jempsa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Joukani stuffs the takedown attempt from Jempsa. Jempsa gets slowly back to his feet.
Jempsa cracks Joukani with an open hand slap.
Joukani throws a hook but Jempsa avoids it easily.
Jempsa misses with a takedown attempt
and Joukani cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Konichiwa Jempsa has been cut.
Jempsa throws the left hand but Joukani avoids the punch easily.
Joukani misses with a body shot.
Joukani moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jempsa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Joukani counters with a nice uppercut.
Rou Joukani has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Konichiwa Jempsa.
Joukani thuds his shin into the meat of Jempsa's side.
Jempsa misses with a jab to the body
and Joukani counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jempsa throws a poor cross that misses
and Joukani cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jempsa fails to land the takedown.
Jempsa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Joukani lands a leg kick that knocks Jempsa off balance momentarily.
Joukani ducks right into an uppercut from Jempsa.
Jempsa dives in for a single leg takedown but Joukani sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jempsa closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Joukani quickly recovers to half guard.
Jempsa thows a huge punch but Joukani dodges it nicely.
Jempsa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Joukani won't allow Jempsa to pass to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Jempsa seems content to control.
Joukani is trying to get back to full guard.
Jempsa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jempsa seems to be looking for submissions.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jempsa stalling.
Joukani desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jempsa controlling the pace.
Joukani keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Jempsa slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rou Joukani is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jempsa dives in for a single leg takedown but Joukani sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Joukani throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jempsa! But no joy.
Jempsa scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jempsa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jempsa stalling.
Jempsa missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Still in half guard, Jempsa seems content to control.
Jempsa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Konichiwa Jempsa will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Konichiwa Jempsa's cut.
That's time! Joukani's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jempsa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Joukani lands a lovely overhand right.
Jempsa darts in looking for a takedown but Joukani gets double underhooks and turns Jempsa into the cage.
Joukani loads up on a big right hand but Jempsa slips the punch.
Jempsa takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jempsa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jempsa shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Joukani knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jempsa on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joukani keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jempsa is controlling the pace.
Joukani avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jempsa.
Jempsa takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jempsa lands strikes from half guard.
Jempsa controlling the pace.
Joukani wants to improve his position but Jempsa is controlling well.
Joukani trying to control here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joukani slaps away a takedown attempt from Jempsa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rou Joukani has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Konichiwa Jempsa.
Jempsa looks to throw the jab but Joukani is out of range.
Joukani swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Joukani keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've been told by Joukani's head coaches at Zenarals' House that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jempsa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joukani is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jempsa or perhaps it was just good defense by Joukani, which made it look bad.
Jempsa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Joukani's hands.
Jempsa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Joukani misses the target.
Jempsa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jempsa gets the takedown into side control.
Jempsa is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Joukani's shoulder. That is not cool.
Jempsa trying to control the position but Joukani is working away.
Jempsa cracks Joukani with a big right hand but Joukani just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Joukani trying his best to control but Jempsa has mounted him.
Jempsa landing punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jempsa working Joukani over with strikes here.
Joukani manages to control the position for a moment.
Jempsa looking to ground and pound but Joukani is blocking nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Konichiwa Jempsa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Konichiwa Jempsa's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jempsa throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Joukani was covering up waiting for the punch and Jempsa finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jempsa stays in close to Joukani's body and controls the position.
Jempsa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Joukani wants to sweep here but Jempsa controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jempsa is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jempsa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joukani looking to control.
Jempsa is pushing down on Joukani's leg trying to pass to half guard. Joukani is fighting to maintain full guard but Jempsa has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jempsa takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jempsa is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Joukani has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jempsa scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jempsa sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Joukani defending well though.
Jempsa not doing much here.
Joukani taking some punishment here, with Jempsa in his half guard.
Rou Joukani has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jempsa looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jempsa connects with a nice short shot to Joukani's temple.
Jempsa seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Konichiwa Jempsa has got the better of the ground game so far.
Joukani on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jempsa is controlling the pace.
Jempsa's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jempsa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Joukani throws a push kick but Jempsa slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jempsa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Joukani avoids it really well and circles away.
Joukani swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jempsa walks into a left hand.
Joukani is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jempsa.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jempsa! But no joy.
Jempsa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jempsa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jempsa dives in for a single leg takedown but Joukani sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
It looked like Joukani wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rou Joukani has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Konichiwa Jempsa.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jempsa misses with a takedown attempt - Joukani sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Konichiwa Jempsa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jempsa 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Konichiwa Jempsa!
Konichiwa Jempsa thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Skjoldr Leifsson (ranked 1170 p4p, 1357 weight class) and Abdul Rahman (ranked 166 p4p, 196 weight class). Abdul Rahman has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Skjoldr Leifsson's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Skjoldr Leifsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abdul Rahman!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leifsson misses with an uppercut. Rahman saw that one coming.
Rahman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rahman blocks a head kick by Leifsson.
Leifsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Leifsson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rahman misses with a straight left.
Leifsson moves away from the strike by Rahman.
Leifsson throws a head kick but Rahman moves out of range.
Rahman misses with an uppercut
and Leifsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Leifsson throws a looping overhand right but Rahman ducks down to avoid it.
Leifsson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Leifsson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Leifsson avoids the body shot from Rahman.
Leifsson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Leifsson lands a front kick.
Rahman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Leifsson jabs Rahman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
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!
Rahman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Leifsson is looking to counter punch.
Leifsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Leifsson throws a nice head kick!
Rahman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leifsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leifsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rahman.
Leifsson throwing a counter right hand but Rahman manages to avoid it.
Leifsson throws a head kick that misses.
Rahman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rahman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Leifsson to score with a decent uppercut.
Rahman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rahman lands a right hook to the body.
Good shot there by Leifsson.
Abdul Rahman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rahman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leifsson manages to avoid it.
Rahman looks to land a right hand but Leifsson moved out of range.
Leifsson moves away from the strike by Rahman.
Rahman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab lands there for Rahman.
 It looks like Skjoldr Leifsson has been cut.
Leifsson throws a head kick that misses.
Leifsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rahman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Leifsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Rahman shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Leifsson eats them both and turns towards Rahman to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Leifsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leifsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rahman thuds a left hand into Leifsson's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rahman misses with a lunging right hand
and Leifsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Rahman checks a low kick from Leifsson.
Rahman throws a jab but it's blocked by Leifsson.
Rahman sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rahman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rahman takes a swing at Leifsson's ribcage but misses.
Leifsson walks into a jab.
Rahman throws an overhand right that lands on Leifsson's shoulder, as Leifsson tries to avoid the shot.
Leifsson throws a head kick that misses.
Rahman misses the shot to the body.
Rahman swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Leifsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Rahman lands with a hook. Leifsson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Leifsson walks into a left hand.
Rahman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Leifsson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Leifsson connects with a high kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rahman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rahman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rahman moves away from the strike by Leifsson.
Rahman misses the shot to the body.
Leifsson slips under a jab from Rahman.
Leifsson throwing a counter right hand but Rahman manages to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rahman, as that shot connected.
Rahman looks to land a right hand but Leifsson moved out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Leifsson 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 Rahman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rahman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rahman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Leifsson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Leifsson throws out a loose jab but Rahman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rahman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rahman is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Leifsson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
No joy there for Leifsson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rahman misses with a straight left.
Leifsson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rahman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rahman looks to land a combination but Leifsson avoids it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Rahman misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rahman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Leifsson to score with a decent uppercut.
Leifsson throws a solid leg kick but Rahman takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Leifsson.
Rahman swings widly with a right hand
and Rahman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Leifsson throws a sloppy head kick and Rahman moves out of range easily.
Rahman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rahman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Leifsson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rahman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rahman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rahman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Leifsson manages to avoid it.
Leifsson moves away from the strike by Rahman.
Rahman throws out a loose jab but Leifsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rahman looks to throw the jab but Leifsson is out of range.
Leifsson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leifsson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rahman's sensitive parts.
Rahman just misses with a punch to the body.
Rahman looks to land a right hand but Leifsson moved out of range.
Rahman's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Leifsson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rahman scrambles back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Skjoldr Leifsson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Skjoldr Leifsson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Rahman misses the shot to the body.
Leifsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rahman throws out the jab.
Leifsson takes one to the side of the head.
Rahman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leifsson.
Leifsson tries a head kick but it misses.
Rahman misses with a hook.
Leifsson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rahman lands with a straight right. Leifsson didn't see that one coming.
Leifsson lands with a right hand.
Rahman swings away with a body shot that misses
and Leifsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Leifsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leifsson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Some bone on bone action there as Rahman checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rahman avoids the head kick by Leifsson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rahman. Leifsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rahman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rahman bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Leifsson's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick from Leifsson misses.
Leifsson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rahman.
Abdul Rahman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rahman lands a really nice looking cross but Leifsson seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Rahman or perhaps it was just good defense by Leifsson, which made it look bad.
Rahman swings for the body but Leifsson moves out of range.
Leifsson throws a hook to the side of Rahman's head but Rahman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leifsson connects with a nice looking jab.
Leifsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rahman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Leifsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Rahman.
Rahman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rahman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rahman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leifsson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rahman throws a hook to the side of Leifsson's head but Leifsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leifsson tries to land a front kick but Rahman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rahman misses with a left hand
and Leifsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rahman loads up on a big right hand but Leifsson slips the punch.
Rahman takes a swing at Leifsson's ribcage but misses.
Leifsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rahman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Rahman misses
and Leifsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Rahman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Leifsson.
Leifsson moves forwards but Rahman connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch lands to the side of Leifsson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rahman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rahman looks to land a left hand but Leifsson moved out of range nicely.
Leifsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rahman.
Rahman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rahman swings for the body but Leifsson moves out of range.
Leifsson lands with a shot to the body.
Leifsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rahman misses with a lunging right hand
and Leifsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rahman with a hook.
Leifsson swings for the body but Rahman moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Leifsson slips a jab from Rahman.
Rahman throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Leifsson misses the target.
Leifsson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Leifsson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rahman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leifsson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rahman misses with a two punch combination.
Leifsson moves out of range as Rahman strikes.
Rahman throws out a powerful jab.
Leifsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rahman.
Rahman lands a nice hook to Leifsson's body. Leifsson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rahman missing with a left hand there. Leifsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rahman throws a shot to the body.
No joy there for Rahman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Leifsson blocks a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Leifsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Leifsson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Leifsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rahman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rahman misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leifsson throws a hook but Rahman blocks it.
Rahman throws a right hand that misses
enabling Leifsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Rahman avoids the head kick by Leifsson.
A slapping leg kick lands for Leifsson.
Rahman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Leifssons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rahman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rahman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rahman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Leifsson.
Leifsson misses with a few strikes there.
Rahman looks to score with a jab to the body but Leifsson is just out of range.
A leg kick checked by Rahman.
Leifsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rahman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rahman misses the jab.
Leifsson throwing a counter right hand but Rahman manages to avoid it.
Rahman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leifsson moves away.
Rahman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Abdul Rahman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Skjoldr Leifsson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Leifsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rahman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rahman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Leifsson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rahman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Leifsson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rahman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Leifsson circles away quickly and effectively.
Leifsson tests Rahman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rahman throws a poor cross that misses
and Leifsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Rahman throws a good cross that connects.
Rahman digs a good hook to Leifsson's body.
Rahman throws a series of punches but Leifsson avoids them all with ease.
Rahman misses with a straight left.
Rahman lands with a nice combination. Leifsson backs away looking to recover.
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!
Leifsson misses with a few strikes there.
Leifsson misses with a few strikes there.
Leifsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Leifsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahman just misses with a punch to the body.
Leifsson is looking to counter punch.
Leifsson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rahman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Leifsson to score with a decent uppercut.
Rahman swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Leifsson.
Rahman has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rahman throws an overhand right that lands on Leifsson's shoulder, as Leifsson tries to avoid the shot.
Leifsson is looking to counter punch.
Leifsson staying out of range there.
Rahman jabs at Leifsson's body.
Leifsson throws a head kick but Rahman moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rahman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rahman misses with a straight right.
Rahman misses with a body shot.
Leifsson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A leg kick checked by Rahman.
Leifsson throws a right hand that Rahman ducks under and follows up with a left that Rahman also avoids with ease.
Leifsson defending well as Rahman loads up on a big left hand.
Leifsson missing with a left hand there. Rahman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leifsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rahman throws a right hand that misses
and Rahman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Leifsson moves away from the strike by Rahman.
Leifsson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rahman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Leifsson.
Rahman looks to land a right hand but Leifsson moved out of range.
Rahman avoids the head kick by Leifsson.
Leifsson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rahman scores with a nice head shot.
Rahman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rahman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Leifsson on the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Rahman.
Rahman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rahman dips to his left and cracks Leifsson with an uppercut!
Leifsson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rahman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rahman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
 Leifsson is rocked!
Leifsson avoids the body shot from Rahman.
Rahman clobbers Leifsson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Oh Leifsson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rahman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Leifsson seems to have got his legs back now.
Rahman jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Leifsson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Leifsson defending well as Rahman loads up on a big left hand.
Leifsson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rahman misses with a looping left.
Rahman connects with a body shot that sends Leifsson's belly button to the back.
Leifsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rahman manages to avoid it.
Rahman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Leifsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rahman.
Rahman moves out of range as Leifsson strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rahman connects with a nice looking jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rahman scores with a nice right hand.
Rahman takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rahman throws a body punch but Leifsson moves out of range.
Leifsson throwing a counter right hand but Rahman manages to avoid it.
Rahman cracks Leifsson with an open hand slap.
Leifsson lands a high kick!
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Leifsson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Rahman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rahman throws an off balance right hand
and Leifsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rahman misses the shot to the body.
Rahman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Leifsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rahman.
Leifsson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rahman misses with an uppercut. Leifsson saw that one coming.
A shot to the body from Rahman misses
and Leifsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Leifsson connects with a single shot there.
Leifsson throws a sloppy head kick and Rahman moves out of range easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abdul Rahman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rahman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abdul Rahman!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Volkov (ranked 1147 p4p, 1254 weight class) and Daniel Sainty (ranked 147 p4p, 158 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Volkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Sainty!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volkov throws a poor cross that misses
and Sainty counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Volkov throws a combination that misses
and Volkov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Sainty 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.
Volkov closes the distance and pushes Sainty back into the cage.
Volkov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sainty blocks a body shot from Volkov.
Volkov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sainty pulls guard successfully.
Sainty working for a triangle but Volkov defends it easily.
Volkov wants to control from the top but Sainty keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Volkov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Volkov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sainty working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Volkov.
Sainty looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Volkov cracks Sainty with a solid left hand.
Volkov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sainty is keeping the position for now.
Volkov trying to control but Sainty is working from the bottom.
Sainty has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Volkov is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Sainty.
Volkov swings around for an armbar but Sainty sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Volkov's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sainty stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Volkov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Volkov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Volkov looking for subs off his back but Sainty has passed one foot through into half guard.
Sainty works his way into side control.
Sainty trying to control the action but Volkov is working from the bottom.
Sainty content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volkov holding on.
Volkov is trying to work for a sweep but Sainty has mounted him!
Sainty looking to control but Volkov is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Volkov is working to get back to half guard.
Volkov wants to hold on but Sainty pushes him away.
Volkov is looking to improve his position but Sainty isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov is working hard here to advance position.
Sainty controlling from the full mount.
Volkov is working to get back to half guard.
Volkov tries to hold on but Sainty pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Volkov is in all sorts of trouble here.
Volkov slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Sainty is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Volkov doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sainty.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Sainty dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Volkov manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sainty on his heels. He'll look to pass Sainty's guard now, I'm sure.
Daniel Sainty has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sainty preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Volkov slips nicely into half guard.
Sainty is pressing down on Volkov's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sainty is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Volkov postures up and lands a big shot to Sainty's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov trying to control the position from guard on top but Sainty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Volkov lands a couple of elbows.
Volkov wants to control from the top but Sainty keeps moving.
Volkov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Volkov scoring with some ground and pound.
We've been hearing that Volkov has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Volkov landing with the ground and pound.
Sainty is looking for a triangle but Volkov pushes his legs off easily.
Volkov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sainty has his foot on Volkov's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Volkov works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volkov slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Volkov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sainty throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Volkov postures up and lands a big shot to Sainty's brow.
Sainty has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Volkov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Volkov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sainty's head.
Sainty is looking for a triangle but Volkov pushes his legs off easily.
Volkov lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sainty is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Volkov defends well.
Volkov trying to control but Sainty is working from the bottom.
Sainty has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Volkov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sainty isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Volkov stacks Sainty on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Volkov!
Volkov is trying to get an arm triangle but Sainty is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sainty tries to improve position but can't.
Check out the look on Volkov's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Volkov wants to control but Sainty is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sainty tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Volkov lands a nice forearm strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Volkov dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sainty gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Sainty is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Volkov defends well.
Volkov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Volkov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Volkov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Volkov is in close to Sainty's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov trying to control but Sainty is working from the bottom.
Volkov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Volkov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sainty has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Volkov has managed to get both his arms back between Sainty's legs - danger averted.
Volkov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sainty is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Volkov wants to pass the guard but Sainty is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Volkov wants to control from the top but Sainty keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Volkov is in close to Sainty's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sainty is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Volkov distracts Sainty with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Volkov is in close to Sainty's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Volkov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sainty had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Volkov defends it easily.
Sainty is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Volkov postures up and lands a big shot to Sainty's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sainty escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Volkov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Volkov wants to control from the top but Sainty keeps moving.
Sainty can't keep his opponent in guard - Volkov advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Volkov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Volkov is looking for a kimura but Sainty is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Volkov to get the leverage.
Volkov is just content to waste time from the top position. Sainty takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Sainty has momentary wrist control but Volkov slips an elbow through the middle.
Volkov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sainty can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov trying to control the position from guard on top but Sainty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Volkov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sainty throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Volkov avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sainty keeping moving, preventing Volkov from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sainty has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Volkov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Volkov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Volkov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Volkov!
After winning the bout, Ivan Volkov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yusuke Urameshi (ranked 636 p4p, 1556 weight class) and Kevin Lee (ranked 75 p4p, 186 weight class). Urameshi comes to the cage accompanied by Smile Bomb. 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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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yusuke Urameshi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Lee!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Urameshi sprawls well. Urameshi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lee gets slowly back to his feet.
Lee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Urameshi throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
Lee avoids the body shot from Urameshi.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Urameshi.
Lee swings away with a body shot that misses
and Urameshi counters with a stiff right hand.
Lee misses with a few strikes there.
Urameshi throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Urameshi is fending him off so far but Lee persists. Nope, Urameshi circles away and we're back to standing.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee goes for a double leg but Urameshi avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Urameshi continues to drive forward.
Yusuke Urameshi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Lee.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Urameshi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee lands a jab to Urameshi's midsection.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yusuke Urameshi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Urameshi digs a good hook to Lee's body.
Lee doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Urameshi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Urameshi was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Urameshi.
Urameshi looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
Urameshi throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Lee swings for the body but Urameshi moves out of range.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Urameshi tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Urameshi misses with a left hand
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee misses with a jab to the body
and Urameshi counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Urameshi. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee throws out a counter right but Urameshi avoids it with no problem.
Urameshi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Urameshi jabs Lee to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Urameshi throws a body shot but no joy.
Kevin Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee connects with a body shot.
Lee staying out of range there.
Lee throws out a counter right but Urameshi avoids it with no problem.
Lee gets the takedown into side control.
Urameshi takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Urameshi is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Lee is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Urameshi is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Urameshi wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Lee scoring with punches from side control.
Lee lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Urameshi down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi throws Lee to one side and escapes!
Urameshi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lee scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lee prevents Urameshi from escaping the position.
Lee is staying tight to Urameshi's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Lee works to advance to full mount. Urameshi defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Lee wants to finish this one by submission but Urameshi is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Lee.
Urameshi somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Urameshi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Urameshi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Sloppy strikes from Lee. Those never looked like landing.
Lee lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Urameshi lands a jab to Lee's midsection.
Lee swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Urameshi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee's corner calls for a 1-2. Lee obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Urameshi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Urameshi thuds a left hand into Lee's body.
Urameshi throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Lee to counter with a crisp jab.
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Urameshi rather than just go for the knockout.
Urameshi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee feints a jab promting Urameshi to slip. Lee then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Urameshi slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lee throws the left hand but Urameshi avoids the punch easily.
Lee stuns Urameshi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Urameshi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Urameshi looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Lee swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lee closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Urameshi did well to prevent Lee getting side control.
Urameshi kicks Lee off and gets back to his feet.
Urameshi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lees jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yusuke Urameshi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Urameshi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lee shoots in but no luck this time.
Urameshi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lee has his takedown stuffed
and Urameshi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yusuke Urameshi is winning the standup battle so far.
Urameshi takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Lee staying out of range there.
Urameshi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
Urameshi tries to sprawl but Lee drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Urameshi kicks Lee off and gets back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Urameshi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Urameshi wants it to stay on the feet.
Yusuke Urameshi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Lee.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt.
Urameshi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urameshi looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Urameshi throws out a powerful jab.
Urameshi lands a slapping body shot.
Lee dodges the punch combination from Urameshi.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Urameshi's head but Urameshi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good shot there by Lee.
Lee slips under a jab from Urameshi.
Urameshi throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Urameshi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Urameshi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Urameshi.
The fighters circling - Urameshi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lee connects with a right hand. Urameshi shakes it off.
Urameshi looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
It seemed like Lee was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee walks into a straight right hand from Urameshi.
Urameshi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee shoots and misses
and Urameshi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lee throws a series of punches but Urameshi moves out of range.
Urameshi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Urameshi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Urameshi throws a combination that misses
letting Lee counter with a right hand.
Lee misses with a double jab.
Urameshi walks into a stiff left hand from Lee.
Urameshi with a nice cross.
Urameshi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Urameshi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
A little jabbing left from Lee on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Urameshi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Urameshi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lee.
Lee swings for the body but Urameshi moves out of range.
Urameshi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Urameshi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.
Lee comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lee takes a swing at Urameshi's ribcage but misses.
Urameshi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lee's hands.
Urameshi looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
Urameshi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A big left from Lee misses.
Urameshi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Urameshi digs a good hook to Lee's body.
Urameshi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Urameshi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Urameshi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee scores with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi misses with an uppercut
enabling Lee to counter with a crisp jab.
Urameshi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lee.
Urameshi misses the body punch
and Lee counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lee wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Urameshi slips a jab and a cross from Lee.
A punch lands to the side of Lee 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Urameshi misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
Lee walks into a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Urameshi counter with a right hand.
Lee changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Urameshi tries to avoid it but Lee manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Urameshi to the ground. Urameshi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lee is trying hard to land a takedown here. Urameshi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lee tries for a takedown but Urameshi circles away easily
and Urameshi counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yusuke Urameshi dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Lee jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lee tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Urameshi defends well and Lee ends up having to push Urameshi into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lee.
Lee shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Urameshi but Urameshi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Yusuke Urameshi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Lee.
Urameshi misses with an uppercut.
Urameshi connects with a body shot.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt
and Urameshi counters with a nice uppercut.
Urameshi cracks Lee with a good jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee throws a body punch but Urameshi moves out of range.
Lee misses with a body shot
and Urameshi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lee is defended easily by Urameshi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urameshi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Urameshi loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Urameshi throws a poor cross that misses
letting Lee counter with a right hand.
Lee takes a swing at Urameshi's ribcage but misses.
Urameshi throwing a counter right hand but Lee manages to avoid it.
Urameshi scores with the left hand. Lee knows he should have avoided that one.
Urameshi looks to throw the jab but Lee is out of range.
Lee tries to score a power double leg takedown but Urameshi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lee somewhat.
Lee shoots for a takedown but Urameshi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Urameshi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Urameshi throws a body shot but no joy.
Lee looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lee takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Urameshi slips the punch.
An attempted straight right counter from Urameshi misses the target.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Urameshi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but Urameshi shows good takedown defense.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Urameshi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Urameshi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Lee on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Urameshi misses with a right hand
and Lee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Urameshi throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Lee takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lee swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Urameshi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lee takes a swing at Urameshi's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Urameshi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lee throws a poor cross that misses
and Urameshi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Lee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee swings for the body but Urameshi moves out of range.
Urameshi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Urameshi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Urameshi.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Urameshi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lee closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lee cracks Urameshi with a big elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee in side control lands a decent elbow.
Urameshi is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Lee is controlling him well.
Urameshi bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Urameshi staying out of range there.
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Urameshi ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urameshi missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lee misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Urameshi to counter with a crisp jab.
Urameshi misses the shot to the body.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Urameshi is out of range.
Urameshi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Urameshi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yusuke Urameshi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Urameshi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Urameshi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lee can do to turn this around?
Urameshi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lee takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lee scores with a jab to the head.
Urameshi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kevin Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Urameshi.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yusuke Urameshi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Urameshi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yusuke Urameshi!
A very excited looking Yusuke Urameshi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alojz Sanel (ranked 1431 p4p, 912 weight class) and John Muir (ranked 190 p4p, 128 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alojz Sanel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Muir!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muir uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sanel has time to react.
Sanel looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Muir steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sanel.
Muir misses with a jab to the body
enabling Sanel to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Muir. Sanel does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Sanel misses the target.
Sanel misses with an uppercut.
Sanel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Muir misses with a wild body shot.
Sanel throws a body punch but Muir moves out of range.
Sanel misses with a looping right.
Sanel with a hook.
Alojz Sanel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muir throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Muir shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sanel slips under a jab from Muir.
Sanel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Muir was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanel.
Sanel looks to land a left hand but Muir moved out of range nicely.
Sanel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Muir on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muir slips under a jab from Sanel.
Muir throws a low kick, looking for Sanel's leg but Sanel calmly moves out of range.
Muir scores with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sanel swings for the body but Muir moves out of range.
Sanel comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Muir misses with an uppercut. Sanel saw that one coming.
Muir connects with the punch.
Muir swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Muir looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Muir misses with a hook.
Muir ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice straight punches there by Muir. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Muir.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanel misses the target.
Muir misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sanel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanel misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Muir was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Muir misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Muir throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sanel checks the leg kick nicely there.
Muir just misses with a punch to the body.
A cross from Sanel lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Muir throws a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Sanel misses.
Muir blocks a jab.
Nice shot by Muir.
Muir getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sanel takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Muir throws a lazy right hand but Sanel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Muir throws a body punch but Sanel moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Sanel misses the target.
Muir takes a swing at Sanel's ribcage but misses.
Muir ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Sanel misses.
Muir scores with a takedown into Sanel's guard.
Muir throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sanel works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Muir working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sanel is pulling down on Muir's head to control his posture.
Sanel continues to stall.
Muir has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanel keeping full guard, as Muir tries to pass.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Muir with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sanel looking for a sweep. Not yet Sanel, not yet.
Sanel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Muir.
Sanel is pulling down on Muir's head. It's preventing any offense from Muir, at least for the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Muir scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice uppercut lands for Sanel. That snapped Muir's head back.
Sanel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Muir moves away.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Muir will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Muir takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sanel throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Muir sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Muir on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sanel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Muir.
Alojz Sanel is winning the standup battle so far.
Muir misses with a two punch combination.
Muir lands a nice shot that snaps Sanel's head back.
Sanel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanel. Muir does a little dance to reset his feet.
Muir throws out a counter right but Sanel avoids it with no problem.
Sanel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Muir throws a low kick, looking for Sanel's leg but Sanel calmly moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Sanel. Beautiful body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanel. Muir does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muir throws a jab when Sanel was well out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Muir, as that shot connected.
Muir keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Muir.
A little jabbing left from Muir on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Muir 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.
An attempted straight right counter from Sanel misses the target.
Sanel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muir scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Muir jabs Sanel right on the nose. Sanel blinks but takes it well.
Muir swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sanel moves out of range as Muir throws a body kick.
Muir keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanel.
Sanel misses with a hook
and Muir counters with a straight right hand.
Sanel misses the jab.
Sanel doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sanel misses with a hook
letting Muir counter with a right hand.
Sanel misses with a hook.
Muir has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A solid leg kick lands there for Muir.
Muir closes the distance and clinches.
Sanel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Muir tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Muir is leaning against Sanel and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Muir blocks a body shot from Sanel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 right handed body shot lands from Muir.
Sanel throws a head punch that misses.
Muir lands a right hand.
Muir tries to throw a body punch but Sanel avoids it by throwing Muir back against the cage.
Muir throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sanel lands with a short shot to the head.
Muir tries to throw a body punch but Sanel avoids it by throwing Muir back against the cage.
Muir looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sanel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Muirs head.
Sanel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sanel throws a good cross that connects.
Muir throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Muir looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sanel is fending him off so far but Muir persists. Nope, Sanel circles away and we're back to standing.
Sanel lands with a right hand.
Sanel swats away the attempt to clinch by Muir.
Sanel throws an overhand right that lands on Muir's shoulder, as Muir tries to avoid the shot.
Sanel lands a nice hook to Muir's body. Muir takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Muir.
Nice defenses there by Muir.
Sanel ducks right into an uppercut from Muir.
Muir buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sanel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sanel was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Muir staying out of range there.
Muir swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Sanel ducks under a wild hook from Muir.
Muir keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanel.
Muir shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sanel swings widly with a right hand
and Muir connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sanel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Muir.
Muir on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sanel lands a right hook to the body.
Sanel throws a body shot but no joy.
Sanel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Muir.
Sanel works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muir fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanel throws a jab when Muir was well out of range.
Sanel walks into a straight right hand from Muir.
Muir loads up on a big right hand but Sanel slips the punch.
An attempted straight right counter from Sanel misses the target.
Muir avoids the body shot from Sanel.
Muir swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Muir throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Muir manages to avoid it.
Sanel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Muir tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sanel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sanel throws a body punch but Muir moves out of range.
Muir drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sanel wriggles free and stands up.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice inside leg kick there by Muir. That's going to slow Sanel down.
Sanel checks a low kick from Muir.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John Muir will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Muir misses with an uppercut.
Muir throws a leg kick
and Sanel counters with a stiff right hand.
Muir throws a leg kick but Sanel moved away.
Sanel looks to land a right hand but Muir moved out of range.
Muir lands a slapping body shot.
Muir doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sanel throws a body punch but Muir moves out of range.
Sanel throws a big shot that misses.
Sanel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Muir. Muir obviously looking to wear him down.
Muir misses with an uppercut. Sanel saw that one coming.
Muir wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muir lands a nice shot to the body.
Muir ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sanel misses with a body punch
and Muir counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Muir misses with a hook. Sanel ducked under it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good work by Sanel as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muir misses the jab.
Muir misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanel.
Muir ducks under a wild hook from Sanel.
Sanel checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sanel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sanel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Muir looks like he wants to counter punch here.
An inside leg kick lands from Muir.
Sanel fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sanel scores with a body shot.
Sanel lands with an uppercut that bounces Muir off the cage and back into range.
Muir dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Muir 's head but he takes it in his stride.
No joy there for Muir, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Muir gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Muir tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sanel's elbow.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Muir as Sanel tries to tie him up.
Muir blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanel misses with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Muir struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanel controls his hands.
Sanel lands a body punch.
Sanel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Muir lands a right hand.
Muir misses with a body punch.
Sanel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Muir's elbow.
Muir swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Muir goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Muir tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sanel's elbow.
Sanel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sanel gets through Muir's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sanel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sanel blocks a body shot from Muir.
Muir throws a head punch that misses.
Muir blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Sanel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sanel lands a right hand.
Muir takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Muir.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muir has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Sanel clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Sanel tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Sanel sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Muir missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Muir seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Muir lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sanel preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Sanel regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanel is controlling Muir's posture.
Alojz Sanel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanel lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Sanel pushes down on Muir's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanel controlling the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alojz Sanel.
I think Muir 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Muir!
An out of breath John Muir thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Alojz Sanel had this to say: 'Thanks for coming...I'll be back'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iron Jussi (ranked 87 p4p, 466 weight class) and Spinning Fire (ranked 5 p4p, 17 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 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iron Jussi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Spinning Fire!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Fire as he checks the leg kick.
Fire slips a jab from Jussi.
Fire throws out a counter right but Jussi avoids it with no problem.
Jussi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jussi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fire looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jussi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fire looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jussi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jussi looks to throw a body kick
and Fire counters with a single leg into guard. Jussi didn't expect that.
Jussi is adopting a defensive guard.
Fire scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fire postures up in Jussi's guard and throws a big left but Jussi blocks it.
Jussi wants to stand but Fire is controlling the position.
Jussi has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Fire has passed into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fire fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Jussi wants to control but Fire postures up.
Fire has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jussi tries to bench press Fire off him but Fire keeps the position.
Fire sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Jussi is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jussi bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Jussi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jussi loads up on a big right hand but Fire slips the punch.
It seemed like Fire was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jussi misses with a hook. Fire ducked under it nicely.
Fire looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jussi throws a leg kick
and Fire counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fire trying to control the position from guard on top but Jussi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fire throws a big right hand that misses.
Fire trying to control the position from guard on top but Jussi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fire pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jussi is keeping the position for now.
Jussi pulls Fire in close to prevent any damage.
Jussi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jussi manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jussi throws a punch but it's blocked by Fire.
Jussi throws a punch but it's blocked by Fire.
Jussi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fire blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fire blocks a body shot from Jussi.
Jussi is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jussi throws a head punch that misses.
Jussi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fire content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Jussi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fire takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jussi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jussi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jussi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jussi taking a breather.
Jussi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Jussi.
Fire is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jussi to keep the fight standing.
Jussi breaks from the clinch.
Jussi connects with a body shot that sends Fire's belly button to the back.
Jussi swings for the body but Fire moves out of range.
Jussi throws a right hand that misses
and Jussi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jussi throws a body punch but Fire moves out of range.
Iron Jussi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jussi. That's going to slow Fire down.
Jussi scores with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jussi connects with a single shot there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Iron Jussi dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jussi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jussi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jussi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fire sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fire looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fire 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.
Nice cross by Jussi.
Fire avoids a kick to the body.
Jussi gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Fire counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Fire.
Jussi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jussi is pulling down on Fire's head. It's preventing any offense from Fire, at least for the moment.
Spinning Fire has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jussi continues to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fire wants to control from the top but Jussi keeps moving.
Jussi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fire sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Fire is fighting to break Jussi's control of his arms but Jussi is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Jussi keeping moving, preventing Fire from controlling successfully.
Jussi pushes Fire off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Fire checks the leg kick.
Fire with the counter takedown but Jussi avoids it easily.
A shot to the liver by Jussi. Beautiful body shot.
Fire staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fire ducks under a wild hook from Jussi.
Jussi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jussi throws out a loose jab but Fire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jussi tries to score with a low kick but Fire moves his leg out of the way.
Jussi thows a leg kick but Fire checks it
and Fire counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jussi wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jussi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jussi pulls Fire in close to prevent any damage.
Fire pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jussi is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jussi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fire.
Jussi wants to stand up but Fire is controlling him.
Fire preventing the sweep.
Jussi controls Fire momentarily but Fire frees himself.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jussi.
Jussi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fire! But no joy.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jussi.
Jussi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jussi misses with a body shot.
Fire swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jussi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jussi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jussi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fire blocks a jab.
Iron Jussi is winning the standup battle so far.
Jussi throws a leg kick
and Fire counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Jussi!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fire wants to control but Jussi is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Jussi's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jussi tries to buck Fire off but Fire is having none of it.
Jussi is trying to control Fire's posture but Fire avoids it.
Fire creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Iron Jussi dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jussi throws a head kick but Fire moves out of range.
Fire looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jussi gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Fire counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fire trying to control but Jussi is working from the bottom.
Jussi has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jussi is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Jussi misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jussi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fires head.
A right hand to the body from Jussi.
Come on Jussi - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jussi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jussi is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Fire's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jussi throws a looping overhand right but Fire ducks down to avoid it.
Fire swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fire has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fire there as he acknowledges the shot.
A shot to the liver by Jussi. Beautiful body shot.
Fire blocks a head kick by Jussi.
Fire looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jussi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fire.
Jussi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jussi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fire manages to avoid it.
Fire uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jussi.
Fire looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Jussi looks to throw a body kick
and Fire counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jussi has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Fire is on him like a limpet, forcing Jussi back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fire tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jussi working aggressively here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jussi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fire can do to turn this around?
Jussi is trying to break free.
Jussi has a couple of punches blocked by Fire.
Fire's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jussi has a couple of punches blocked by Fire.
Jussi working aggressively here.
Jussi misses with the head strike.
Come on Jussi - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Fire is trying to break the clinch but Jussi is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fire manages to break the clinch.
Jussi scoring well with a low kick there.
Jussi swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Fire cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jussi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fire counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jussi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
You can see that Fire has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Jussi thumps Fire with a low kick.
Jussi throws a jab but it's blocked by Fire.
Fire moves away from the strike by Jussi.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fire! But no joy.
Jussi misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Fire on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jussi is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jussi throws a leg kick but Fire checks it.
Fire feints the counter takedown.
Jussi throws the kick towards the body but Fire avoids it.
Fire with the counter takedown but Jussi avoids it easily.
Jussi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fire.
And Fire tries to counter it with a takedown but Jussi pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jussi.
Jussi misses with a low kick.
Fire with the counter takedown but Jussi avoids it easily.
Fire steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jussi. That one must have hurt.
Jussi throws a leg kick but Fire checks it.
Jussi takes a swing at Fire's ribcage but misses.
Fire looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jussi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jussi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fire changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Iron Jussi clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jussi misses the jab.
Fire throws out a counter right but Jussi avoids it with no problem.
Jussi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jussi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fire sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jussi throws out a loose jab but Fire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jussi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fire is out of range.
Jussi misses with a leg kick
and Fire counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fire trying to control from half guard but Jussi is working away.
Fire is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jussi is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jussi makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jussi.
Jussi looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Fire puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Fire throwing shots but Jussi is blocking nicely.
Jussi tries to get to full guard but Fire has control of the leg.
Fire not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jussi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fire.
Fire perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Fire seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jussi does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jussi has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fire is working away from the top position though.
Fire seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jussi is positioning himself well to prevent Fire advancing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jussi is trying to control but can't.
Fire drops an elbow to the side of Jussi's head.
Jussi trying to control here.
Jussi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fire.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Fire slips a nice elbow through Jussi's hands, connecting with Jussi's forehead.
Jussi is trying to stand.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fire connects with a nice short shot to Jussi's temple.
Jussi is concentrating on defense, preventing Fire from advancing position.
Fire is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jussi wants to improve his position but Fire is controlling well.
Fire prevents Jussi from standing back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jussi throws a poor cross that misses
and Fire connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fire ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jussi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fire checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fire feints the counter takedown.
Jussi connects with a looping right hand.
Jussi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jussi throws a sloppy head kick and Fire moves out of range easily.
Jussi throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fire is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Jussi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fire checks a leg kick.
Fire avoids the body shot from Jussi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jussi misses the jab.
Fire throws out a counter right but Jussi avoids it with no problem.
Jussi throws a body kick that misses
so Fire counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fire sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Fire throwing strikes from guard but Jussi blocks nicely.
Fire is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fire won't allow Jussi to sweep him here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fire wants to control from the top but Jussi keeps moving.
Fire prevents Jussi from getting back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Spinning Fire 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!
Jussi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fire takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fire blocks a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Jussi misses the target.
Fire swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jussi is looking to score with low kicks.
And Fire tries to counter it with a takedown but Jussi pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jussi clobbers Fire with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fire moves away from the strike by Jussi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jussi scores with a shot to the body.
Jussi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fire moves away.
Jussi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fire at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Fire 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jussi misses with a low kick.
Iron Jussi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jussi throws out a loose jab but Fire uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jussi scores with a shot to the body.
Jussi fakes the leg kick and cracks Fire in the body.
Fire is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Fire takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fire takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fire takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Jussi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fire in his tracks.
Fire takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Spinning Fire has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fire takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jussi misses with a head kick.
Fire avoids the head kick by Jussi.
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!
Jussi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fire takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jussi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fire changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A clash of legs there as Fire blocks the low kick.
And Fire tries to counter it with a takedown but Jussi pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jussi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jussi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fire might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jussi throws a leg kick
and Fire decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jussi's guard.
Jussi uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Jussi misses with a straight left.
Fire swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jussi throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Jussi misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fire! But no joy.
Jussi throws a right and a left that Fire avoids nicely.
Jussi throws an overhand right that lands on Fire's shoulder, as Fire tries to avoid the shot.
Jussi lands a jab.
Jussi scores with a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jussi lands with a kick to the temple. Fire shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jussi scores with a nice strike.
A big left from Jussi misses.
Jussi misses with a hook
and Fire counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fire avoids the body shot from Jussi.
Jussi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jussi throws a leg kick
and Fire counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fire wants to control from the top but Jussi keeps moving.
Jussi is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jussi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Iron Jussi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jussi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 50:46
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 50:46
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iron Jussi!
Iron Jussi retains his super heavyweight title!
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