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PANDA 60 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adsawin Jindasawat (ranked 2978 p4p, 4118 weight class) and Michael MP (ranked 330 p4p, 417 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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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 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Adsawin Jindasawat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 22 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael MP!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Jindasawat misses.
MP uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jindasawat.
MP changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jindasawat tries to avoid it but MP manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jindasawat to the ground. Jindasawat escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jindasawat throws a sloppy head kick and MP moves out of range easily.
MP gets a takedown into half guard.
Jindasawat trying to control from the bottom.
Jindasawat might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jindasawat is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Jindasawat keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MP winds up and cracks Jindasawat with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jindasawat is controlling MP's trapped leg to prevent MP from advancing to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MP is looking to take a break and control but Jindasawat is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jindasawat has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. MP is working away from the top position though.
MP has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Tycoon Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Jindasawat regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jindasawat looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Jindasawat wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
MP postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Jindasawat looking to control.
MP preventing the sweep.
Jindasawat pulls MP in close to his closed guard and prevents MP from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
MP blocks a head kick by Jindasawat.
MP drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jindasawat defends it well.
Jindasawat with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jindasawat misses with a looping left.
MP shoots in but Jindasawat avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Michael MP seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MP shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jindasawat sprawls well. Jindasawat wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. MP gets slowly back to his feet.
Adsawin Jindasawat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael MP.
Jindasawat lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MP shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jindasawat as he jumps to the side.
Jindasawat appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
MP manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jindasawat on his heels. He'll look to pass Jindasawat's guard now, I'm sure.
MP is fighting to break Jindasawat's control of his arms but Jindasawat is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
MP missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
MP is fighting to break Jindasawat's control of his arms but Jindasawat is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
MP working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
MP working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jindasawat controls MP momentarily but MP frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jindasawat defends well against a solid takedown attempt from MP.
MP closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Jindasawat's guard.
Jindasawat working for a triangle but MP defends it easily.
MP is looking to work some ground and pound but Jindasawat has wrist control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jindasawat is trying to keep MP in close.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael MP dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jindasawat looks to score with a jab to the body but MP is just out of range.
We've been told by Jindasawat's head coaches at LA Vale Tudo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
MP looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jindasawat scores with a leg kick.
Jindasawat changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
MP tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jindasawat swivels and escapes.
MP shoots in and drives through. Jindasawat sprawls well.
Adsawin Jindasawat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael MP.
MP shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jindasawat defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MP tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jindasawat sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten MP somewhat.
Jindasawat throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice straight punches there by Jindasawat. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jindasawat.
MP shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jindasawat pinned against the cage. Jindasawat gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MP with a poor takedown
and Jindasawat counters with a straight right hand.
MP stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jindasawat.
Michael MP is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
MP will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
MP gets the takedown into side control.
Jindasawat on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Jindasawat looks to move to half guard but instead MP has passed into mount! Damn!
MP avoids the attempt from Jindasawat to control.
MP lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jindasawat hang on?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jindasawat wants to hold on but MP pushes him away.
MP wants to control the pace but Jindasawat is squirming around nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jindasawat tries to hold on but MP postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
MP controlling from mount.
Jindasawat tries to reverse the position but MP maintains control.
Jindasawat is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
MP controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jindasawat is desperately trying to improve his position but MP has a good base and remains in mount.
MP wants to control the pace but Jindasawat is squirming around nicely.
MP with a couple of short strikes.
MP controlling from mount.
MP lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jindasawat hang on?
MP looking to finish Jindasawat with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jindasawat!
MP wants to control the pace but Jindasawat is squirming around nicely.
Jindasawat is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MP tries to control but Jindasawat wriggling away.
MP scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jindasawat?
Jindasawat holds of for dear life.
Michael MP has got the better of the ground game so far.
MP prevents Jindasawat from getting the reversal.
MP controlling the position easily from mount.
Jindasawat working to try and regain half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael MP showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Jindasawat's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
MP tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Jindasawat defends well and MP ends up having to push Jindasawat into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jindasawat lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jindasawat fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jindasawat throws a looping overhand right but MP ducks down to avoid it.
Jindasawat slaps away a takedown attempt from MP, before circling back to the center of the mat.
MP slips under a jab from Jindasawat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jindasawat.
Jindasawat pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jindasawat misses with a hook.
Jindasawat misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MP has a takedown stuffed.
Adsawin Jindasawat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael MP.
MP moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jindasawat lands a jab to the head.
 It looks like Michael MP has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MP looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Jindasawat!
The strikes coming from MP are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Jindasawat gets back to half guard.
Jindasawat is looking for a sweep. MP is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Jindasawat is looking to improve his position.
Jindasawat trying to hold on to MP's head to control him but MP postures up.
Jindasawat is pressing down on MP's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
MP looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jindasawat looking to control.
MP missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jindasawat is trying to control the position but MP postures up.
Jindasawat looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
MP postures up in Jindasawat's guard and throws a big left but Jindasawat blocks it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jindasawat connects with a crisp jab.
MP is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jindasawat sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jindasawat tried to counter with a leg kick but MP avoided it.
MP fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Jindasawat as MP shoots in.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Jindasawat.
That kick from Jindasawat tenderised MP's leg. MP is trying to keep his angry face on.
MP gets the takedown into side control.
Jindasawat wants to control but MP postures up.
Jindasawat is trying to get back to half guard.
MP staying calm.
Jindasawat tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but MP wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jindasawat struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MP moves into full mount!
Jindasawat tries to lock up and control but MP gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jindasawat bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Jindasawat in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
MP is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Adsawin Jindasawat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now MP is on top in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MP avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adsawin Jindasawat showed his dominance in that final round.
I think MP has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael MP!
After the big win, Michael MP made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Sydney Fight Gear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus St Stone (ranked 3147 p4p, 22964 weight class) and Thanos Eternal (ranked 124 p4p, 198 weight class). Marcus St Stone has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus St Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thanos Eternal!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Stone darts in and clinches Eternal up against the cage.
Eternal jumps guard but St Stone stands there with Eternal around his waist. Eternal gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
St Stone putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Eternal in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
St Stone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Eternal is defending well for now.
Eternal tries to pull guard but St Stone won't allow it.
Eternal has a couple of punches blocked by St Stone.
St Stone lands a knee to the body.
Eternal jumps guard but St Stone turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Marcus St Stone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thanos Eternal.
St Stone gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
St Stone lands a damaging elbow.
St Stone lands an elbow just above Eternal 's eye.
St Stone lands an elbow inside that Eternal shrugs off.
It looks like Thanos Eternal has been cut.
Eternal jumps into guard, dragging St Stone to the mat.
Eternal looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Stone slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
St Stone has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Eternal is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. St Stone yanks on the arm and Eternal is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by St Stone.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marcus St Stone!
Marcus St Stone tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Edgy Brah (ranked 3979 p4p, 4157 weight class) and Will Norris (ranked 353 p4p, 366 weight class). Brah comes into the arena with Dropped by Smoke Serpent blaring out of the sound system. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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 14 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edgy Brah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Will Norris!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Norris throws a hook but Brah blocks it.
Norris throws a jab when Brah was well out of range.
Norris throws a jab but it's blocked by Brah.
Brah attempts a counter takedown but Norris avoids it well and moves away.
Norris lands a lovely overhand right.
Brah moves out of range as Norris strikes.
Brah drops down looking for a counter takedown but Norris sprawls and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Norris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brah has been working on his balance at Crapollas Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Norris.
Brah moves out of range as Norris throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Norris misses with a right hand
so Brah counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Brah gets to his feet - Norris follows without any prompting.
Norris misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Norris throws a right hand that misses
and Brah counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Norris makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
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!
Norris missing with a left hand there. Brah was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brah half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brah takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A lazy body kick from Norris
and Brah counters with a nice double leg into side control. Norris won't be happy with that.
Brah stands up.
Norris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brah sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Norris misses with a few strikes there.
Brah tries to counter with a takedown but Norris is quick to defend against it.
Norris forces Brah back against the cage and clinches.
Brah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brah misses with some punches.
Norris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Brah fails to land.
Norris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brah moves out of range of the leg kick from Norris.
A nice leg kick lands there from Norris.
Norris misses with an uppercut.
Brah tries to counter with a takedown but Norris is quick to defend against it.
Norris throws a leg kick but Brah checks it.
Norris throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Brah counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Norris!
Norris tries to escape but Brah is in control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris can't do much from the bottom here.
Brah decides to stand back up.
Norris paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Will Norris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norris throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Will Norris dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Norris throws a looping overhand right but Brah ducks down to avoid it.
Brah feinted with a counter takedown.
Nice uppercut there from Norris.
Brah takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Norris lands a body shot.
Norris with the inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Norris scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Norris thumps Brah with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Brah backs up against the cage.
Norris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Norris has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Norris lands a nice looking body shot.
Norris throws out a loose jab but Brah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brah tries to keep at a distance but Norris has taken the fight into the clinch.
Brah working aggressively here.
Brah lands with a light punch inside.
Brah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Norris displaying some good clinch control by pressing Brah up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Norris lands a right hand.
Norris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Will Norris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brah slips under a jab.
Norris closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Norris blocks an uppercut.
Norris blocking some punches.
Brah gets through Norris's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Norris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brahs head.
Norris has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Brah seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Norris can turn it around.
Norris leaning against his opponent.
Brah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Norris blocking some punches.
Norris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris throws a jab but it's blocked by Brah.
Brah attempts a counter takedown but Norris avoids it well and moves away.
Norris swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brah counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Brah.
Brah decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Norris, up you get!
Norris stuns Brah with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Norris swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Brah feinted with a counter takedown.
Norris works over Brah's head and body with a nice combination.
A swing and a miss from Norris.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brah blocks a head kick by Norris.
Brah attempts a counter takedown but Norris avoids it well and moves away.
Norris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brah avoids the body shot from Norris.
Brah half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Norris looks to throw the jab but Brah is out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Norris misses with a looping right.
Norris connects with a good right hand that stumbles Brah. Brah circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Will Norris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Norris rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brah counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Brah stands up and waves to Norris to follow him.
Brah blocks a low kick nicely.
Brah appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Brah on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Norris. Norris obviously looking to wear him down.
Norris misses with a hook.
Brah changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brah slips a jab and a cross from Norris.
Norris tries to bum rush Brah with a series of wild strikes but Brah uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brah counters with a single leg into guard. Norris didn't expect that.
Norris has his feet on Brah's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Norris throws a leg kick
and Brah counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Norris manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Will Norris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Norris misses with a shot to the body
and Brah counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Brah decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Norris.
Brah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Norris.
Brah half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Brah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Norris.
Brah changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Norris throws the left hand but Brah avoids the punch easily.
Norris looks to land a right hand but Brah moved out of range.
Brah tries to counter with a takedown but Norris is quick to defend against it.
Norris connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris misses with a body shot.
Brah half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Norris gets a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Norris.
Brah lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Norris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Norris fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Brah has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Brah tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Brah half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brah gets tackled into the cage by Norris. Norris maintains the clinch.
Brah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Norris lands with a right to the head.
Brah working aggressively here.
Norris breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Norris.
Brah feinted with a counter takedown.
Norris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Norris throws a series of punches but Brah moves out of range.
Brah changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
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!
Norris tried to score with a low kick but Brah checks it.
Edgy Brah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Norris gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Will Norris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Norris winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Will Norris!
During a confident post fight interview, Will Norris thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rikiya Goromaru (ranked 3822 p4p, 2885 weight class) and Miguel Machin (ranked 341 p4p, 284 weight class). Machin has chosen Pandora's Music Box as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Rikiya Goromaru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 17 - 0, fighting out of London, Miguel Machin!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goromaru shoots in and drives through. Machin sprawls well.
A shot to the body from Machin misses
and Goromaru cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Machin cracks a nice hook into Goromaru's ribs.
Goromaru swats away the attempt to clinch by Machin.
Machin misses the body punch
and Goromaru counters with a stiff right hand.
Goromaru moves into range and connects with a jab.
Goromaru throws a leg kick which misses Machin's front leg but catches the back leg as Machin tries to avoid it.
Machin misses with a looping right.
As Machin backs away, Goromaru returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Machin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Goromaru throwing a counter right hand but Machin manages to avoid it.
Goromaru scores with a crisp jab that stopped Machin in his tracks.
A head kick misses from Machin.
Machin darts in trying to clinch
and Goromaru makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goromaru drops Machin with a straight right hand, right on the button! Goromaru follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rikiya Goromaru!
A relieved looking Rikiya Goromaru thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lotay Wangchuck (ranked 2267 p4p, 2695 weight class) and Lord Sebastian Mountbatten Dillinger (ranked 247 p4p, 301 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Lotay Wangchuck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Lord Sebastian Mountbatten Dillinger!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mountbatten Dillinger thows a leg kick but Wangchuck checks it
and Wangchuck counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Wangchuck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wangchuck stopping the sweep attempt from Mountbatten Dillinger.
Wangchuck controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mountbatten Dillinger wants to sweep but no luck.
Mountbatten Dillinger is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wangchuck controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wangchuck trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mountbatten Dillinger is controlling Wangchuck's posture.
Wangchuck sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mountbatten Dillinger trying to keep a closed guard but Wangchuck is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Wangchuck misses with a takedown
letting Mountbatten Dillinger counter with a right hand.
 It looks like Lotay Wangchuck has been cut.
Wangchuck with a poor takedown
and Wangchuck takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wangchuck shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mountbatten Dillinger as he avoids it easily.
Mountbatten Dillinger appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lotay Wangchuck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wangchuck shoots in looking for a takedown. Mountbatten Dillinger tries to sprawl out of it but Wangchuck keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mountbatten Dillinger manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mountbatten Dillinger displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wangchuck.
Mountbatten Dillinger with a nice calf kick.
Mountbatten Dillinger keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lotay Wangchuck seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wangchuck with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mountbatten Dillinger counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Wangchuck to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Mountbatten Dillinger!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Lord Sebastian Mountbatten Dillinger!
Lord Sebastian Mountbatten Dillinger took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, WARHORSE Fightwear for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Derek Vinyard (ranked 1971 p4p, 568 weight class) and Lu Wai Ping (ranked 212 p4p, 70 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Derek Vinyard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lu Wai Ping!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinyard throws a big shot that misses.
Wai Ping throws a low kick, looking for Vinyard's leg but Vinyard calmly moves out of range.
Vinyard takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Vinyard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wai Ping throws out the jab.
Vinyard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wai Ping catches Vinyard with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lu Wai Ping seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vinyard misses with an uppercut.
Vinyard throws a big shot that misses.
Vinyard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good shot there by Wai Ping.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wai Ping ducks under a wild hook from Vinyard.
Wai Ping misses with the body kick
and Vinyard counters with a nice uppercut.
Vinyard misses with a hook. Wai Ping ducked under it nicely.
Wai Ping lands a really nice looking cross but Vinyard seems unphased.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vinyard throws a lazy right hand but Wai Ping sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinyard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wai Ping paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wai Ping thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wai Ping keeps the fight on the outside.
Vinyard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wai Ping.
Wai Ping throws a head kick that misses.
Wai Ping jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vinyard swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wai Ping looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Vinyard moves out of range of the body kick.
Wai Ping bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vinyard's head backwards.
Wai Ping throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vinyard throws a looping overhand right but Wai Ping ducks down to avoid it.
Wai Ping let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Vinyard throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vinyard misses with a straight left.
Wai Ping throws a chopping leg kick but Vinyard manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinyard throws a lazy right hand but Wai Ping sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vinyard is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Wai Ping's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Vinyard throws a hook but Wai Ping avoids it easily.
Vinyard pushes Wai Ping up against the cage in a clinch.
Wai Ping tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vinyard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vinyard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vinyard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wai Ping blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vinyard.
Wai Ping has a couple of punches blocked by Vinyard.
Wai Ping lands a hook that snaps the head of Vinyard backwards.
Wai Ping misses with a punch to the body.
Vinyard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vinyard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wai Ping misses with a knee strike.
Vinyard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wai Ping misses with a punch to the body.
Vinyard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wai Ping throws a head kick but Vinyard moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinyard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wai Ping.
Wai Ping slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wai Ping gets tackled into the cage by Vinyard. Vinyard maintains the clinch.
Wai Ping has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Vinyard lands an uppercut.
Wai Ping misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vinyard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vinyard blocks an elbow strike from Wai Ping.
Vinyard breaks from the clinch.
Vinyard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wai Ping sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wai Ping walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wai Ping has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Wai Ping misses with a looping left.
Wai Ping throws a body kick that misses.
Vinyard takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wai Ping uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vinyard.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vinyard checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wai Ping tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vinyard was well out of range. Poor timing from Wai Ping.
Wai Ping misses with a body shot
and Vinyard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vinyard with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wai Ping to score with a decent uppercut.
Vinyard darts in and clinches Wai Ping up against the cage.
Wai Ping lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vinyard cracks Wai Ping with a nice body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wai Ping.
Vinyard blocking some punches.
I was talking to Vinyard's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Vinyard misses with some punches.
Wai Ping scores with a shot to the side of Vinyard's head.
Vinyard has a couple of punches blocked by Wai Ping.
Wai Ping misses with an elbow strike.
Vinyard has a couple of punches blocked by Wai Ping.
Vinyard lands a body punch.
Vinyard lands a shoulder strike.
Wai Ping tries a knee to the head but Vinyard blocks it.
Vinyard lands a nice shot to the body.
Vinyard lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wai Ping backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot in the inside from Vinyard.
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 Derek Vinyard will probably get the nod.
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.
Wai Ping throws a looping overhand right but Vinyard ducks down to avoid it.
Vinyard takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wai Ping throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vinyard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wai Ping connects with an inside leg kick.
Lu Wai Ping seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vinyard misses with a two punch combination.
An inside leg kick from Wai Ping misses.
Wai Ping throws a looping overhand right but Vinyard ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Vinyard misses the target.
Vinyard steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Wai Ping. That one must have hurt.
Wai Ping swings for the body but Vinyard moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinyard misses with a low kick.
Vinyard goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vinyard throws a hook to the side of Wai Ping's head but Wai Ping sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vinyard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wai Ping scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wai Ping scores with a kick to the body.
Wai Ping misses with a body shot.
Vinyard was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wai Ping with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vinyard to score with a decent uppercut.
Vinyard misses with a two punch combination.
A big left from Wai Ping misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Wai Ping misses the target.
Wai Ping throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wai Ping lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vinyard's sensitive parts.
Wai Ping looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vinyard was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wai Ping feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vinyards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Vinyard throws a right and a left that Wai Ping avoids nicely.
Vinyard misses the jab.
Wai Ping looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vinyard blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wai Ping misses with an uppercut. Vinyard saw that one coming.
Wai Ping on the wrong end of a nice hook.
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!
Vinyard turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vinyard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wai Ping misses with a right hand
and Vinyard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wai Ping tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Vinyard is able to avoid easily.
Wai Ping lands with a straight right. Vinyard didn't see that one coming.
Vinyard checks a low kick from Wai Ping.
Vinyard throwing a counter right hand but Wai Ping manages to avoid it.
Vinyard lunges at Wai Ping with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wai Ping's hand.
Wai Ping throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Vinyard.
Vinyard tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vinyard throws a big shot that misses.
Vinyard lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinyard misses with a series of wild punches.
Wai Ping tries a low kick but Vinyard avoids it.
Vinyard clinches up against the cage.
Vinyard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vinyard throws a head punch that misses.
Wai Ping misses with a knee strike.
Vinyard lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vinyard scores with a hook to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Vinyard can't find room to land a body shot as Wai Ping controls the action.
Wai Ping misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vinyard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vinyard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vinyard lands a shoulder strike.
Wai Ping working aggressively here.
Vinyard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wai Ping blocks a body shot from Vinyard.
Vinyard dodges an elbow strike from Wai Ping.
Derek Vinyard has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinyard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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!
Wai Ping blocking some punches.
Vinyard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vinyard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vinyard blocks a body shot from Wai Ping.
Vinyard misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vinyard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wai Ping backwards.
Vinyard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wai Ping misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wai Ping pushes off an throws an elbow but Vinyard leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wai Ping can't find room to land a body shot as Vinyard controls the action.
Vinyard lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wai Ping.
Vinyard working aggressively here.
Vinyard cracks Wai Ping with a nice body shot.
Vinyard is leaning against Wai Ping and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wai Ping blocks a body shot from Vinyard.
Vinyard blocks a body shot from Wai Ping.
Vinyard throws a punch but it's blocked by Wai Ping.
Wai Ping struggles to land a body shot inside as Vinyard controls his hands.
Vinyard throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Vinyard dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Wai Ping misses with a hook.
Vinyard swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wai Ping throws a shot to the body.
Wai Ping misses with a jab to the body
and Vinyard counters with a straight right hand.
Wai Ping is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vinyard.
Vinyard lands a jab to the head.
Vinyard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wai Ping.
Wai Ping throws a leg kick
and Vinyard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vinyard tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vinyard ducks under a wild hook from Wai Ping.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wai Ping misses with a low kick.
Wai Ping throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wai Ping misses the shot to the body.
Vinyard with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wai Ping to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wai Ping misses with a head kick.
Wai Ping swings widly with a right hand
enabling Vinyard to counter with a crisp jab.
Wai Ping connects with a single shot there.
Good leg kick by Wai Ping.
Wai Ping rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vinyard counters with a nice uppercut.
 Wai Ping is rocked!
Wai Ping lands with a cross.
Wai Ping is still on wobbly legs! Can Vinyard finish him?
Wai Ping misses with a looping right.
Vinyard was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wai Ping throws a hook to the side of Vinyard's head but Vinyard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wai Ping seems to have recovered his senses.
Wai Ping lands with a nice combination. Vinyard backs away looking to recover.
Wai Ping keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vinyard.
Wai Ping gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
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 nice leg kick from Vinyard, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lu Wai Ping has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinyard throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wai Ping ducks under a wild hook from Vinyard.
Wai Ping throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Vinyard to counter with a crisp jab.
Vinyard misses with a straight right.
Wai Ping swats away the attempt to clinch by Vinyard.
Vinyard tries to clinch but Wai Ping is having none of it.
Vinyard jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vinyard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wai Ping.
Vinyard throws a hook but Wai Ping avoids it easily.
Derek Vinyard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wai Ping throws the kick towards the body but Vinyard avoids it.
Vinyard swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wai Ping lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wai Ping throws a poor cross that misses
letting Vinyard counter with a right hand.
Vinyard takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vinyard.
Nice body kick there by Vinyard.
Vinyard connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wai Ping momentarily.
Vinyard ducks under a wild hook from Wai Ping.
Wai Ping throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wai Ping throws a leg kick but Vinyard sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Good leg kick by Vinyard.
Wai Ping takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wai Ping takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wai Ping misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vinyard.
Vinyard ducks under a wild hook from Wai Ping.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinyard connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wai Ping's hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wai Ping ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wai Ping misses the body punch
enabling Vinyard to counter with a crisp jab.
Vinyard takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A big left from Vinyard misses.
Vinyard scores with a body shot.
Wai Ping throws a body shot but no joy.
Wai Ping lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wai Ping misses with a left hand
and Vinyard counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wai Ping has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wai Ping thows a leg kick but Vinyard checks it
and Vinyard counters with a stiff right hand.
Wai Ping misses with a wild body shot.
A quick step to the side and Vinyard tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wai Ping throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vinyard stalks Wai Ping and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wai Ping's face. Wai Ping staggers backwards, shaken.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derek Vinyard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vinyard 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Vinyard!
Derek Vinyard seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Lu Wai Ping had this to say: 'Ill train hard and win fans '.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zilch Filch (ranked 1503 p4p, 1183 weight class) and Liquid Gold (ranked 166 p4p, 138 weight class). Zilch Filch has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, Zilch Filch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 29 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Liquid Gold!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gold takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gold throws the kick towards the body but Filch avoids it.
Gold connects with a looping right hand.
Gold throws a left and a right that both miss
and Filch holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Filch working aggressively here.
Gold lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Filch backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Gold fails to land.
Gold misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Filch as the two fighters clinch.
Filch lands with a short shot to the head.
Gold has a couple of punches blocked by Filch.
Gold misses with a punch on the inside.
Filch lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gold backwards.
Filch misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gold misses with some punches.
Filch presses Gold against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Filch.
Gold misses with the head strike.
Filch cracks Gold with a nice body shot.
A short right from Filch on the inside.
Gold looks winded!
Gold blocks a body shot from Filch.
Filch lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gold.
Filch misses with a knee strike.
Filch has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Gold uses from the top position.
Filch wants to hit a sweep here but Gold passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Filch there!
Filch is wriggling around trying to escape.
Filch is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Filch swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Gold is looking to work his way around to Filch's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filch slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Filch throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Filch is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Filch wants to get back to full guard but Gold has passed into side control.
Filch is looking to regain half guard here but Gold keeps moving and retains side control.
Filch is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Gold wants to stand up but Filch has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Filch is looking for a sweep. Gold is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Filch flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Filch punching from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filch gets full guard.
Filch looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Filch manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gold manages to get himself to full guard.
Filch throws an elbow that misses. Gold uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Filch's guard. Nice move by Gold!
Filch throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Filch looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gold is one step ahead there.
Filch throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Gold preventing the sweep.
Gold wants to control from the top but Filch keeps moving.
Gold has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Desert Fitness & Training -13 Elites/1 Sensational. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Filch wants to sweep here but Gold controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filch is looking to sweep but instead, Gold has passed into half guard.
Filch works his way to full guard. Good work.
Filch is striking from the bottom but Gold uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Filch makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Filch.
Filch looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Filch doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
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 Zilch Filch will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Filch is defended easily by Gold.
Gold lands a lovely overhand right.
Filch tries to land a front kick but Gold steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A jab lands there for Gold.
Gold swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gold stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Gold gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Gold throws a jab when Filch was well out of range.
Gold lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filch looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Filch landing some decent shots from guard.
Filch throwing strikes but missing.
Filch scoring with some ground and pound.
Gold preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Filch stands up over Gold, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gold avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Filch is looking to work some ground and pound but Gold has wrist control.
Gold wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Filch accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filch throws a big elbow that misses.
Filch in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Filch is looking to work some ground and pound but Gold has wrist control.
Filch with a flurry of punches that miss.
Filch throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gold works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Filch trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Filch tries to free his leg and advance position but Gold is retaining full guard.
Filch throwing strikes but missing.
Filch with a flurry of punches that miss.
Filch stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gold swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gold tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Filch is in close to Gold's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gold avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Filch in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Filch scoring with some ground and pound.
Gold preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Filch missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Filch throws a strike but Gold rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Filch thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Filch looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Filch doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Filch 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.
Filch trying to strike off his back.
Filch thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Filch bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gold's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filch landing with the ground and pound.
Zilch Filch overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Filch postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Filch is in close to Gold's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gold working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Filch.
Filch landing with the ground and pound.
Filch trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Filch throws an elbow that misses. Gold uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Filch's guard. Nice move by Gold!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Filch trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Filch tries to strike from the bottom.
Gold wants to control from the top but Filch keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zilch Filch dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Filch slips a jab and a cross from Gold.
Filch jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Filch throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gold counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gold throws a leg kick but Filch sees it coming and checks it nicely.
It looked like Filch was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gold.
Gold dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Filch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gold.
Gold throws a looping overhand right but Filch ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Filch wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big right from Gold misses.
Gold smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gold throws a poor cross that misses
and Filch counters with a stiff right hand.
Filch darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Filch drops an elbow to the side of Gold's head.
Gold is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filch working over Gold with some ground and pound. Gold looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gold is still in real trouble! Can Filch finish him?
Filch looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Filch not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Filch missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Filch scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gold keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gold is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gold takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Filch not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Filch throwing shots but Gold is blocking nicely.
Filch lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Filch is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Filch thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gold's head.
Filch sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gold defending well though.
Filch thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gold's head.
Gold keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Filch not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Filch thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gold keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Filch scores with a big shot! Gold's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Gold! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zilch Filch!
Zilch Filch decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis Maestre (ranked 1524 p4p, 1786 weight class) and Paul Greenland (ranked 66 p4p, 75 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Greenland's choice of entrance music: I Wanna Be Like You. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luis Maestre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Greenland!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maestre connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Greenland needs to keep his hands up - Maestre had a free shot at his head there.
Greenland swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
No joy there for Greenland, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Greenland slips under a jab.
Oooooh!!! Maestre has knocked Greenland down with a huge combo! Maestre steps away and waves a wobbly Greenland back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Paul Greenland has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maestre throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Greenland sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Greenland looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maestre definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Maestre lands a jab to Greenland's midsection.
Greenland dodges the punch combination from Maestre.
Maestre scores with a shot to the body.
Greenland looks winded!
Maestre tries to bum rush Greenland with a series of wild strikes but Greenland uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maestre bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maestre connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Maestre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Greenland was well out of range. Poor timing from Maestre.
Maestre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Greenland.
Maestre throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Maestre.
Greenland on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Greenland has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Maestre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Greenland moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Greenland misses with an uppercut. Maestre saw that one coming.
Greenland gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Maestre gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Greenland is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luis Maestre!
A relieved looking Luis Maestre thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Evil Dead (ranked 289 p4p, 298 weight class) and Ryan Landry (ranked 42 p4p, 44 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evil Dead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Landry!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dead keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Landry.
Landry has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dead finds it's way round the side to connect with Landry's head.
That kick from Dead tenderised Landry's leg. Landry is trying to keep his angry face on.
Landry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dead waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Landry.
Despite the aggression on Landry's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Landry moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dead looks to score with a jab to the body but Landry is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dead scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Landry throws a leg kick but Dead moved away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Landry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dead throws a chopping leg kick but Landry manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Landry on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dead slips under a jab from Landry.
Dead swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Landry misses with a hook.
Dead scores with a body shot.
Dead lands a jab to the nose.
Dead blocks a jab.
Dead looks to land a left hand but Landry moved out of range nicely.
Dead scores with a crisp jab that stopped Landry in his tracks.
Landry misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landry throws an off balance right hand
and Dead counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Landry thows a leg kick but Dead checks it
and Dead counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dead throws a body shot but no joy.
Landry wants to land a leg kick but Dead is out of range.
Evil Dead seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Landry checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dead connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Donk. Dead catches Landry right on the button with a cross.
A slow jab from Landry misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dead tests Landry's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Landry tries to work over Dead's front leg with a kick but Dead checks it.
Dead lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dead fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Landry manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Landry on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dead misses with a leg kick
and Landry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Landry throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dead jabs Landry right on the nose. Landry blinks but takes it well.
Landry throws out a loose jab but Dead uses good head movement to avoid it.
Landry getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Landry checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landry throws a series of punches but Dead avoids them all with ease.
Dead motions for Landry to come forward. Dead throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dead ducks under a wild hook from Landry.
Landry misses with a series of wild punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dead lands with an overhand left.
Dead misses with a body shot
and Landry counters with an inside leg kick.
Dead misses with a hook
and Landry counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Evil Dead dominated that round.
That's time! Dead's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dead misses with a leg kick
and Dead takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Landry takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Landry pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dead throws a poor cross that misses
letting Landry counter with a right hand.
Dead looks to throw the jab but Landry is out of range.
Landry misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dead fires out a quick counter leg kick but Landry just manages to avoid it.
Landry slips a jab from Dead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dead connects with a right hand. Landry shakes it off.
Landry misses with a left hand
and Dead counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dead throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dead throws an overhand right that lands on Landry's shoulder, as Landry tries to avoid the shot.
Dead shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Landry! But no joy.
Landry looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dead swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Landry to counter with a crisp jab.
Dead missing with a left hand there. Landry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Landry let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dead keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Landry.
An attempted straight right counter from Dead misses the target.
Dead takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dead looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dead punishes Landry's body with a nice straight punch.
Landry misses the shot to the body.
Dead seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dead.
A nice side step and Landry releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dead connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Landry loads up on a big right hand but Dead slips the punch.
A quick step to the side and Dead tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good exchange - Dead coming out on top.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Landry checks a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dead buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Landry connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dead's hands.
Dead throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dead. Landry does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landry drops Dead with a big left hand! Dead is injured, injured bad! Landry jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Landry!
A victorious Ryan Landry thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jabbar Omarov (ranked 935 p4p, 951 weight class) and Arthur Menezes (ranked 131 p4p, 134 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jabbar Omarov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arthur Menezes!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Omarov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Menezes.
Menezes scores with a jab to the body.
Menezes takes a swing at Omarov's ribcage but misses.
Menezes looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Omarov!
Omarov gets back to half guard.
Menezes is working for a kimura but Omarov is defending it quite comfortably.
Menezes is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Omarov doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Menezes.
Omarov is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menezes is looking for a kimura here.
Menezes wants to pass the guard but Omarov is defending well.
Menezes is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Omarov is trying to get back to full guard.
Omarov is refusing to be controlled, as Menezes sits in half guard.
Omarov wants to improve his position but Menezes is controlling well.
Menezes is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Menezes wants to pass to mount but Omarov is defending the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Omarov manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Omarov looking for a guillotine here but Menezes defends easily.
My spies in Soul Supremacy Rio inform me that Menezes has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Menezes tries to free his leg and advance position but Omarov is retaining full guard.
Omarov looking for a guillotine here but Menezes defends easily.
Omarov keeping moving, preventing Menezes from controlling successfully.
Menezes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Omarov is keeping the position for now.
Menezes working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Omarov's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omarov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Omarov working for a triangle but Menezes defends it easily.
Menezes wants to control from the top but Omarov keeps moving.
Omarov is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Menezes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Omarov pulls his head out easily.
Menezes actively working from the bottom here.
Menezes is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Omarov pulls his head out easily.
Menezes looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ground and pound from Omarov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Menezes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Omarov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Omarov looks to land a strike but Menezes avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Omarov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Omarov postures up and lands a big shot to Menezes's brow.
Omarov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Menezes has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Omarov has managed to get both his arms back between Menezes's legs - danger averted.
Omarov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Menezes is trying to control the position but Omarov postures up.
Omarov works over Menezes with some ground and pound from guard.
Menezes trying to keep a closed guard but Omarov is proving a slippery customer.
Omarov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Omarov passes into half guard.
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!
Omarov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Omarov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jabbar Omarov will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Omarov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Omarov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Omarov misses with a body shot.
Menezes digs a good body shot into Omarov's ribs.
A swing and a miss from Menezes.
A cross from Menezes lands.
Menezes lands with a cross.
A slow jab from Omarov misses its intended target.
Omarov slips a jab from Menezes.
A little feinted left hand from Omarov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Omarov misses with the combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Omarov. Menezes does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Omarov ducks under a wild hook from Menezes.
Omarov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Omarov throws a series of punches but Menezes avoids them all with ease.
Menezes throws a body shot but no joy.
Omarov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Menezes misses with a straight left.
Omarov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Omarov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menezes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Menezes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Menezes throws a body punch but Omarov moves out of range.
Menezes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Menezes throws a right hand that misses
and Omarov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Menezes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Menezes swinging wildly here.
Menezes walks into a straight right hand from Omarov.
Arthur Menezes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Menezes shoots in and drives through. Omarov sprawls well.
Menezes misses with a hook. Omarov ducked under it nicely.
Omarov is looking to clinch but Menezes is avoiding it.
Omarov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Omarov wants it to stay on the feet.
Omarov was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jabbar Omarov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arthur Menezes.
Omarov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omarov cracks a nice hook into Menezes's ribs.
Menezes shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Omarov napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Omarov is trying to work for a sweep but Menezes has mounted him!
Omarov bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Omarov postures up in Menezes's guard and throws a big left but Menezes blocks it.
Menezes keeping full guard, as Omarov tries to pass.
Menezes working for a triangle but Omarov defends it easily.
Omarov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Menezes is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Omarov is aware though and is defending well.
Menezes working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Omarov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Omarov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jabbar Omarov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Omarov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menezes escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Omarov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Menezes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Omarov's guard.
Omarov looking for a sweep. Not yet Omarov, not yet.
Menezes has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Omarov to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Menezes is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Omarov pulls down on the head and he's put Menezes to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jabbar Omarov!
Jabbar Omarov managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Altitude Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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