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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bong Ji Woo (ranked 962 p4p, 1260 weight class) and Khuchtei Bokhchuud (ranked 112 p4p, 146 weight class). Ji Woo comes to the cage accompanied by 나쁜 달 상승. Bokhchuud has chosen ErgeSholee Biste Turda as his entrance music. Bong Ji Woo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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 26 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bong Ji Woo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Khuchtei Bokhchuud!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ji Woo misses the shot to the body.
Bokhchuud moves away from the strike by Ji Woo.
Ji Woo sets himself, and Bokhchuud steps forward looking for the clinch! Ji Woo avoids it this time.
Ji Woo moves out of range as Bokhchuud throws a body kick.
Bokhchuud slips under a jab.
Bokhchuud is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bokhchuud bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ji Woo is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bokhchuud's half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bokhchuud tries to roll over but Ji Woo keeps him under control.
Bokhchuud is defending against the submission attempts here by Ji Woo.
Bokhchuud works his way to full guard. Good work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ji Woo won't allow Bokhchuud to sweep him here.
Ji Woo is fighting to break Bokhchuud's control of his arms but Bokhchuud is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bokhchuud controls Ji Woo momentarily but Ji Woo frees himself.
Bokhchuud controlling Ji Woo's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ji Woo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bokhchuud keeping moving, preventing Ji Woo from controlling successfully.
Bokhchuud really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ji Woo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bokhchuud is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ji Woo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bokhchuud is keeping the position for now.
Bokhchuud wants to sweep but no luck.
Ji Woo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bokhchuud is keeping the position for now.
Bokhchuud not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ji Woo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bokhchuud looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ji Woo trying to control but Bokhchuud is working from the bottom.
Bokhchuud has control of Ji Woo's left arm, preventing Ji Woo from doing any damage.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
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.
Bokhchuud keeping full guard, as Ji Woo tries to pass.
Bokhchuud not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ji Woo. Bokhchuud does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bong Ji Woo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ji Woo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bokhchuud takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bokhchuud tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ji Woo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ji Woo fails with the takedown.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Bokhchuud enables Ji Woo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bokhchuud manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bokhchuud keeping full guard, as Ji Woo tries to pass.
Ji Woo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bokhchuud looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bokhchuud keeping moving, preventing Ji Woo from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bokhchuud trying to control the position.
Bokhchuud managing to control the position.
Ji Woo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ji Woo throws a big right hand that misses.
Ji Woo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ji Woo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ji Woo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Ji Woo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bokhchuud is trying to keep Ji Woo in close.
Bokhchuud can't keep his opponent in guard - Ji Woo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ji Woo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ji Woo trying to control the action but Bokhchuud is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bokhchuud trying to control here.
Ji Woo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bokhchuud is trying to control but can't.
Ji Woo passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Bokhchuud!
Ji Woo throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Ji Woo looking to secure an arm triangle but Bokhchuud defends it well.
Bokhchuud prevents Ji Woo from taking his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bokhchuud trying desperately to get to his feet.
Ji Woo looking to ground and pound but Bokhchuud is blocking nicely.
Ji Woo throwing strikes here but Bokhchuud is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Ji Woo thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bong Ji Woo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bokhchuud takes one on the button.
Ji Woo cracks Bokhchuud with a good jab.
Bokhchuud tries to bum rush Ji Woo with a series of wild strikes but Ji Woo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bokhchuud is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ji Woo loads up on a big right hand but Bokhchuud slips the punch.
Bokhchuud takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A combination from Ji Woo does no damage.
Bokhchuud steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ji Woo.
A lazy left from Ji Woo finds it's target.
Ji Woo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bokhchuud can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bokhchuud throws out a leg kick but Ji Woo moves out of range and Bokhchuud only half commits.
Ji Woo misses with a takedown attempt - Bokhchuud sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bokhchuud tries to counter with a clinch but Ji Woo shakes him off and moves away.
Ji Woo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bokhchuud was well out of range. Poor timing from Ji Woo.
Khuchtei Bokhchuud is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bokhchuud moves into the clinch successfully.
Ji Woo takes an elbow to the temple.
 It looks like Bong Ji Woo has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bokhchuud keeps control of Ji Woo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ji Woo lands with a short shot to the head.
Ji Woo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bokhchuud throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ji Woos head.
Bokhchuud trying to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Bokhchuud.
Ji Woo blocks the elbow strike.
Ji Woo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bokhchuud looking to throw knees to the head but Ji Woo is blocking nicely.
Bokhchuud tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ji Woo avoids it.
Bokhchuud trying to land knees to the body.
Bokhchuud throws a punch but it's blocked by Ji Woo.
Bokhchuud doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ji Woo blocks an elbow strike from Bokhchuud.
Ji Woo breaks from the clinch.
Ji Woo closes the distance and pushes Bokhchuud back into the cage.
Bokhchuud lands a nice elbow.
Ji Woo lands a hook that snaps the head of Bokhchuud backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ji Woo misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo blocks an elbow strike.
Ji Woo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bokhchuud lands a nice knee to the body.
Ji Woo blocks an elbow strike from Bokhchuud.
Ji Woo is looking to control Bokhchuud's arms but Bokhchuud gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ji Woo has his back to the cage.
Bokhchuud scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bokhchuud letting Ji Woo take a breather here.
Bokhchuud lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bokhchuud tries to work over Ji Woo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Bokhchuud on the inside.
Ji Woo avoiding damage.
Bokhchuud misses with a body punch.
Ji Woo avoiding damage as Bokhchuud throws knees to the body.
Ji Woo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bokhchuud after a bit of a struggle.
Bokhchuud prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bong Ji Woo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ji Woo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ji Woo gets control of Bokhchuud's arms and successfully pulls guard. Ji Woo will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Ji Woo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ji Woo keeping full guard, as Bokhchuud tries to pass.
Ji Woo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ji Woo 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.
Bokhchuud trying to control the position from guard on top but Ji Woo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ji Woo wants to sweep but no luck.
Bokhchuud tries to free his leg and advance position but Ji Woo is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bokhchuud gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bokhchuud wants to control from the top but Ji Woo keeps moving.
Bokhchuud sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ji Woo is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bokhchuud is aware though and is defending well.
Bong Ji Woo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ji Woo is looking to sweep but instead, Bokhchuud has passed into half guard.
Ji Woo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ji Woo is trying to control but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bong Ji Woo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bong Ji Woo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bokhchuud darts in and clinches Ji Woo up against the cage.
Ji Woo is looking to take this one to the mat.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ji Woo.
Ji Woo digs a right hand into Bokhchuud's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bokhchuud's gas tank.
Bokhchuud prevents a body shot from Ji Woo.
Bokhchuud lands with a light punch inside.
Ji Woo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bokhchuud walks away with a smile on his face. Ji Woo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ji Woo throws a jab but it's blocked by Bokhchuud.
Ji Woo lands with a nice body punch.
Ji Woo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ji Woo shoots in but Bokhchuud avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bong Ji Woo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bokhchuud takes the fight into the clinch.
Bokhchuud throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bokhchuud pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Khuchtei Bokhchuud seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bokhchuud blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ji Woo scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bokhchuud.
Bokhchuud gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bokhchuud misses with a punch to the body.
Bokhchuud goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ji Woo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bokhchuud blocks an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Bokhchuud.
Ji Woo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bokhchuud has him pressed against the cage.
Bokhchuud throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bokhchuud.
Ji Woo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bokhchuud looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ji Woo stalling against the cage.
Ji Woo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bokhchuud backwards.
Ji Woo looking for a takedown.
A short uppercut from Ji Woo.
Khuchtei Bokhchuud has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bong Ji Woo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ji Woo lands with a right to the head.
Bokhchuud lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ji Woo backwards.
Ji Woo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bokhchuud fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bokhchuud moves into range and clinches up with Ji Woo.
Ji Woo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bokhchuud throws an elbow but misses.
Bokhchuud blocking some punches.
Ji Woo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ji Woo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ji Woo looking for a takedown.
Ji Woo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bokhchuud stuffs the takedown attempt from Ji Woo. Ji Woo gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bokhchuud tries to score with a low kick but Ji Woo moves his leg out of the way.
Bokhchuud's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ji Woo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bokhchuud scrambles back to his feet.
Ji Woo lands the left hand.
Ji Woo throws a big shot that misses.
Ji Woo throws a big shot that misses.
Ji Woo cracks Bokhchuud with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bokhchuud keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bokhchuud ducks under a wild hook from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo closes the distance and pushes Bokhchuud back into the cage.
Bokhchuud struggles to land a body shot inside as Ji Woo controls his hands.
Ji Woo has a couple of punches blocked by Bokhchuud.
Ji Woo blocks an elbow strike.
Ji Woo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bokhchuud misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ji Woo scores with a one two! Bokhchuud had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Khuchtei Bokhchuud is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ji Woo throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ji Woo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bokhchuud on the side of the head.
Bokhchuud tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ji Woo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bokhchuud clinches.
Bokhchuud misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bokhchuud has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ji Woo seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bokhchuud can turn it around.
Ji Woo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ji Woo trying to control the position but instead, Bokhchuud has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ji Woo into the cage.
Bokhchuud tries to land knees in the clinch but Ji Woo avoids the damage to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ji Woo.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bokhchuud.
Ji Woo misses with a body punch.
Ji Woo takes an elbow to the temple.
Bokhchuud digs a right hand underneath Ji Woo's ribcage. Ji Woo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bokhchuud throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bokhchuud stops a takedown attempt from Ji Woo.
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 Bong Ji Woo.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ji Woo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bong Ji Woo!
An out of breath Bong Ji Woo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Khuchtei Bokhchuud spoke after the fight, saying 'Сайн байна "Sain baina"-Translation well Shit!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Makarov (ranked 945 p4p, 919 weight class) and James Pearson (ranked 111 p4p, 110 weight class). Sergey Makarov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Excellent boxer
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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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Makarov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Pearson!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makarov misses with a looping left.
Pearson throws a big counter head kick but Makarov avoids it with no problem.
Makarov 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.
Makarov with a poor takedown
and Pearson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Sergey Makarov has been cut.
Pearson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Makarov tries for a takedown but Pearson circles away easily
and Pearson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Makarov with the inside leg kick.
Makarov rushes Pearson and presses him up against the cage.
Pearson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pearson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pearson lands a nice uppercut.
Our sources have told us that Makarov has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Pearson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Makarov or not.
Pearson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pearson tries to throw a body punch but Makarov avoids it by throwing Pearson back against the cage.
Pearson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pearson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Makarov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pearson avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makarov tries to land knees in the clinch but Pearson avoids the damage to the body.
Pearson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Pearson.
Makarov is breathing heavily.
Pearson slows down the pace here.
Pearson breaks the clinch.
Pearson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Makarov counters with a takedown into side control.
Pearson controls the position for a moment.
Makarov will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Pearson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pearson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makarov is putting a hurting on Pearson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Check out the look on Makarov's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
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!
Pearson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Makarov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pearson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pearson tries to roll over but Makarov keeps him under control.
Makarov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Makarov is trying to control. Pearson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Makarov 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.
Pearson wants to control but Makarov is keeping busy.
Pearson is refusing to be controlled, as Makarov sits in half guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Pearson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Makarov is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Makarov throwing shots but Pearson is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson is looking to improve his position.
Pearson is trying to control but can't.
Makarov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pearson is concentrating on defense, preventing Makarov from advancing position.
Makarov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Makarov winds up and cracks Pearson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pearson keeping hold of Makarov's head, controlling as best he can.
Makarov prevents Pearson from improving his position.
Pearson gets back to full guard.
Makarov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pearson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makarov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pearson looking for a sweep. Not yet Pearson, not yet.
Pearson keeping moving, preventing Makarov from controlling successfully.
Pearson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Makarov.
Makarov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Makarov passes Pearson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Makarov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pearson is trying to get back to full guard.
Pearson moves into full guard.
Makarov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Makarov scoring with punches to the head and body.
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 Sergey Makarov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sergey Makarov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Makarov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pearson moves away.
Makarov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pearson. Pearson obviously looking to wear him down.
Pearson keeps the fight on the outside.
Pearson stuffs the takedown attempt from Makarov. Makarov gets slowly back to his feet.
Makarov moves away from the strike by Pearson.
Makarov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pearson. That did some damage!
Makarov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pearson.
Makarov tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makarov scores with the left hand. Pearson knows he should have avoided that one.
Makarov shoots for a takedown but Pearson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pearson moves out of range of the leg kick from Makarov.
Pearson misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makarov gets a clinch.
Pearson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Makarov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pearson avoids it.
Pearson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pearson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pearson blocks an elbow strike.
Pearson breaks from the clinch.
Pearson lands a nice shot to the body.
Pearson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pearson misses with a body shot.
Makarov scores with a jab.
Makarov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pearson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sergey Makarov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from Makarov.
Makarov ducks under a wild hook from Pearson.
Makarov misses with a lunging right hand
and Pearson counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pearson missing with a left hand there. Makarov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Makarov misses with a takedown attempt
and Pearson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergey Makarov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Makarov connects with the punch.
A head kick misses from Makarov.
Pearson throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Makarov stumbling backwards into the cage! Makarov bounces back off the cage towards Pearson, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Pearson lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Pearson celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). James Pearson!
Our winner, James Pearson, 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 George Peterson (ranked 910 p4p, 663 weight class) and Ibrahim Camara (ranked 134 p4p, 104 weight class). 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 light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ibrahim Camara!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camara lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Peterson tries to clinch up but Camara circles away and keeps his distance.
Peterson tries to clinch but Camara moves out of range.
Camara throws a low kick but it's checked well by Peterson.
Camara gets tackled into the cage by Peterson. Peterson maintains the clinch.
Camara blocks a body shot from Peterson.
Peterson tries to throw a body punch but Camara avoids it by throwing Peterson back against the cage.
Peterson tries to break free but Camara pushes him back against the cage.
Camara lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
Camara swings wildly with an uppercut but Peterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peterson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Camara's elbow.
Camara throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Petersons head.
Peterson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Camara.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson blocking some punches.
Peterson lands with a light punch inside.
Camara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Camara swings wildly with an uppercut but Peterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Peterson as Camara tries to tie him up.
Peterson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
 It looks like Ibrahim Camara has been cut.
Peterson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Camara's face.
Peterson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Camara's defenses.
Camara lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
Peterson misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Camara fails to land.
Camara misses with some punches.
Peterson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Peterson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Camara working aggressively here.
Peterson is working Camara over against the cage.
Peterson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Camara backwards.
Camara stalling in the clinch but Peterson improves position.
Peterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Camara stalls.
Camara takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Camara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Camara blocks a body shot from Peterson.
Peterson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Camara has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Camara.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Camara.
Camara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Camara has a couple of punches blocked by Peterson.
Peterson trying to land knees to the body.
Peterson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Camara misses with the head strike.
Camara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Peterson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Peterson being controlled against the cage.
Peterson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Peterson with a knee to the head.
That has opened up Ibrahim Camara's cut even more.
Peterson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Peterson cracks Camara with a nice body shot.
Peterson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Camara has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Peterson.
Peterson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Camara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Peterson tries to throw a body punch but Camara avoids it by throwing Peterson back against the cage.
Peterson breaks the clinch.
Peterson darts in and clinches Camara up against the cage.
Camara content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Peterson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Camara or not.
Peterson lands a nice uppercut.
Camara prevents a body shot from Peterson.
Camara blocks a body shot from Peterson.
Peterson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Camara lands a left hand that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
Peterson pushes Camara back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Camara looks winded!
Peterson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Peterson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The cut above Ibrahim Camara's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Peterson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Peterson lands with a short shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Peterson.
Camara swings wildly with an uppercut but Peterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Camara fails to land.
Peterson has a couple of punches blocked by Camara.
Peterson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Camara misses with a straight left.
The fight stays on the outside here - Peterson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Peterson thuds a left hand into Camara's body.
Peterson misses the jab.
Peterson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Camara takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ibrahim Camara's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A punch combination from Peterson misses.
Peterson takes the fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
George Peterson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ibrahim Camara's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Peterson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Peterson doesn't manage to clinch there - Camara circles away.
Peterson misses the shot to the body.
Camara works the jab nicely.
Peterson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Peterson is looking to clinch.
Peterson backing away here, and Camara unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Peterson takes a swing at Camara's ribcage but misses.
Peterson misses with a straight right.
Camara tests Peterson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Peterson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camara avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A good leg kick by Camara.
Peterson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Peterson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Camara.
Peterson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Camara.
Peterson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Camara can do to turn this around?
Peterson forces Camara back against the cage and clinches.
Camara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camara swings wildly with an uppercut but Peterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peterson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Camara stalls.
Peterson blocking some punches.
Peterson has a couple of punches blocked by Camara.
Peterson lands a right hand.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Camara takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Peterson is leaning against Camara and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Camara working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Peterson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Camara backwards.
Peterson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
George Peterson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice body punch from Peterson.
Camara tries to stall but Peterson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Peterson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Peterson tries to clinch up but Camara circles away and keeps his distance.
Camara is looking for the big counter here.
Camara throws a jab when Peterson was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Camara misses the target.
Camara avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Peterson scores with a nice right hand.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ibrahim Camara's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). George Peterson!
An out of breath and clearly excited George Peterson thanked Aspire Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jim Jones Jr (ranked 321 p4p, 184 weight class) and Roderick Turnbull (ranked 47 p4p, 23 weight class). Jones Jr's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Brian Jonestown Massacre - Ballad of Jim Jones. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jim Jones Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Roderick Turnbull!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turnbull looks for the body kick but Jones Jr saw that one coming.
Turnbull cracks Jones Jr with a good jab.
Jones Jr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jones Jr closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Turnbull quickly recovers to half guard.
Jones Jr misses with a head shot. Turnbull uses the momentum to regain guard.
Jones Jr wants to control from the top but Turnbull keeps moving.
Jones Jr throws a strike but Turnbull rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jones Jr wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones Jr working for a triangle but Turnbull defends it easily.
Turnbull showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnbull slips nicely into half guard.
Jones Jr is trying to get back to full guard.
Jones Jr wants to control but Turnbull is keeping busy.
Jones Jr looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Turnbull prevents Jones Jr from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jones Jr slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jones Jr controls Turnbull momentarily but Turnbull frees himself.
Turnbull is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jones Jr looking to control.
Jones Jr working for a triangle but Turnbull defends it easily.
Jones Jr isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Turnbull stacks Jones Jr 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 Turnbull!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Jones Jr sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Turnbull defending well though.
Jones Jr missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jones Jr not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jones Jr landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Turnbull keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jones Jr missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jones Jr frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Jones Jr dominating with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull regains half guard.
Turnbull is looking to control Jones Jr's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Turnbull avoid being mounted?
Ground and pound from Jones Jr.
Jones Jr not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nice strikes from Jones Jr 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!
Turnbull blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jones Jr.
Jones Jr thows a huge punch but Turnbull dodges it nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones Jr throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Turnbull on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Turnbull avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jones Jr.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Jones Jr dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Turnbull throws a leg kick
and Jones Jr counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Roderick Turnbull has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones Jr trying to control the action but Turnbull is working from the bottom.
Jones Jr is taking a breather. Turnbull says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Turnbull is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jones Jr scores with a couple of nice shots.
Turnbull is staying active underneath Jones Jr, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Turnbull keeping control of the position.
Jones Jr throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Turnbull to regain full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turnbull being controlled here, momentarily.
Turnbull preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnbull looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones Jr is one step ahead there.
Jones Jr prevents Turnbull from getting back to his feet.
Turnbull is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jones Jr is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jones Jr trying to control but Turnbull is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones Jr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones Jr won't allow Turnbull to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jones Jr is looking to work some ground and pound but Turnbull has wrist control.
Jones Jr passes Turnbull's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Jones Jr sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Turnbull defending well though.
Jones Jr not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jones Jr throwing shots but Turnbull is blocking nicely.
Jones Jr trying to control the action but Turnbull is working from the bottom.
Turnbull tries to roll over but Jones Jr keeps him under control.
Jones Jr looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Turnbull with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jim Jones Jr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones Jr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones Jr is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Turnbull has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jones Jr throws a strike but Turnbull avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Jones Jr throws an elbow that misses. Turnbull uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jones Jr's guard. Nice move by Turnbull!
Jones Jr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Turnbull is one step ahead there.
Jones Jr throws his legs up looking for a submission but Turnbull uses it to pass to side control.
Jones Jr is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull taking a breather here.
Jones Jr can't do much from the bottom here.
Jones Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Turnbull can do to turn this around?
Jones Jr is looking for a sweep.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jones Jr manages to work his way to half guard, despite Turnbull's best efforts.
Jones Jr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Jones Jr dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Jones Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Turnbull keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turnbull feints a counter leg kick.
Turnbull displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones Jr throws out the jab.
Turnbull missing with a left hand there. Jones Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones Jr moves out of range as Turnbull strikes.
Jones Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Turnbull in his tracks.
Jones Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Turnbull. No joy for Jones Jr on that attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Turnbull! But no joy.
Jones Jr avoids the body shot from Turnbull.
Jones Jr tries to counter with a takedown but Turnbull is quick to defend against it.
Turnbull comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jones Jr lands a body shot.
Turnbull stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Roderick Turnbull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turnbull manages to avoid it.
Turnbull misses with a straight right.
Turnbull takes one to the side of the head.
Jones Jr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Turnbull finds it's way round the side to connect with Jones Jr's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jones Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnbull looks to throw the jab but Jones Jr is out of range.
Jones Jr bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Turnbull.
Turnbull throws a leg kick but Jones Jr checks it.
Jones Jr gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Turnbull gets tackled into the cage by Jones Jr. Jones Jr maintains the clinch.
Turnbull throws a head punch that misses.
A right hand to the body from Jones Jr.
Turnbull lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones Jr softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Turnbull lands a shoulder strike.
Turnbull misses with a hook from the clinch.
Turnbull prevents a body shot from Jones Jr.
Turnbull throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones Jr.
Turnbull lands with a short punch from the clinch.
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!
Jones Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Turnbulls head.
Jones Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Turnbull lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones Jr backwards.
Turnbull misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull lands an uppercut.
Turnbull goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Jones Jr.
Turnbull works on Jones Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
Turnbull swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Turnbull swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Turnbull.
Jones Jr wants a takedown.
Jones Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Turnbull controls his hands.
Jones Jr blocks a body shot from Turnbull.
Turnbull misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Jones Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Turnbull controls his hands.
Turnbull cracks Jones Jr with a nice body shot.
Jones Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jones Jr lands a shoulder strike.
Roderick Turnbull seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A left hand lands to the body for Jones Jr.
Turnbull misses with a punch to the body.
Jones Jr lands a body punch.
Jim Jones Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Turnbull.
Turnbull misses with a punch on the inside.
Turnbull tries to work over Jones Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Turnbull misses with a body punch.
Jones Jr prevents a body shot from Turnbull.
Jones Jr tries a body shot but Turnbull blocks it.
Jones Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turnbull pushes Jones Jr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Turnbull blocking some punches.
Jones Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Turnbull controls the action.
Jones Jr lands a shoulder strike.
Turnbull lands with a short shot to the head.
Turnbull misses with a punch to the body.
Turnbull working aggressively here.
Jones Jr gets through Turnbull's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Turnbull tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones Jr lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turnbull stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jones Jr trying to control the position but instead, Turnbull has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jones Jr into the cage.
Jones Jr misses with a body punch.
Turnbull misses with some punches.
Jones Jr tries to work over Turnbull's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones Jr tries to throw a body punch but Turnbull avoids it by throwing Jones Jr back against the cage.
Jones Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Turnbull uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turnbull struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones Jr controls his hands.
Jones Jr digs a right hand into Turnbull's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Turnbull's gas tank.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turnbull works on Jones Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
Turnbull misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Turnbull misses with some punches.
Turnbull misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jones Jr lands a shot to the body.
Jones Jr blocks a body shot from Turnbull.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Roderick Turnbull.
I think Jones Jr 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Jones Jr!
During a confident post fight interview, Jim Jones Jr 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 Paulie Greene (ranked 407 p4p, 487 weight class) and Ryan Rodriguez (ranked 46 p4p, 64 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paulie Greene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Rodriguez!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greene tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rodriguez was well out of range. Poor timing from Greene.
Greene steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Greene.
Greene throws a leg kick but Rodriguez sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Rodriguez moves out of range as Greene strikes.
Rodriguez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Greene uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez with the inside leg kick.
Greene tries to clinch but Rodriguez moves out of range.
Paulie Greene seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rodriguez.
Greene moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jab from Rodriguez.
It looks like Paulie Greene has been cut.
Rodriguez fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Greene checks it well.
Greene tries to clinch but Rodriguez moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Rodriguez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rodriguez throws an overhand right that lands on Greene's shoulder, as Greene tries to avoid the shot.
Greene moves away from the strike by Rodriguez.
A jab from Greene does it's job there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Greene takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rodriguez delivers a nice body kick.
Rodriguez throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Greene was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Rodriguez does it's job there.
Rodriguez misses with a wild body shot.
As Rodriguez tries to get set, Greene tries to push him back and clinch up but Rodriguez manages to avoid the attempt.
Greene steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez cracks Greene with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Greene throws a jab when Rodriguez was well out of range.
Rodriguez throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Greene gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rodriguez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rodriguez thumps Greene with a low kick.
Rodriguez misses with a low kick.
Rodriguez throws a leg kick that is checked
and Greene counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Greene.
Greene misses with a punch to the body.
Greene fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Greene is trying to maintain a safe position but Rodriguez gets an underhook and turns Greene into the cage.
Greene throws a head punch that misses.
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!
Greene fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Greene on the inside.
Rodriguez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene throws a leg kick
and Rodriguez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Paulie Greene's cut is getting worse.
Rodriguez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Greene uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rodriguez.
Greene has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Jeffery Epstein Suicide Center in the buildup to the fight.
Rodriguez delivers a nice body kick.
Rodriguez looks to land a left hand but Greene moved out of range nicely.
Rodriguez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rodriguez lands a jab.
Rodriguez looks to land a right hand but Greene moved out of range.
Rodriguez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Greene moves in looking to clinch but Rodriguez pushes him off.
Rodriguez delivers a nice body kick.
Rodriguez throws a body kick that misses.
Rodriguez lands a really nice looking cross but Greene seems unphased.
Rodriguez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Greene.
A bone on bone clash there as Rodriguez blocks the leg kick.
And Rodriguez responds with a good body kick, but Greene manages to step out the way in time.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rodriguez.
Greene will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Rodriguez. Greene shrugs it off though.
Greene tries to close the distance and clinch but Rodriguez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene throws a leg kick that misses.
A jab from Greene misses.
Greene rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rodriguez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rodriguez is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Greene had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
A low kick lands for Rodriguez.
Greene on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rodriguez with a jab.
Rodriguez throws a hook but Greene avoids it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Greene misses with a looping right.
Rodriguez throws out a counter right but Greene avoids it with no problem.
Greene clinches up against the cage.
Greene tries to throw a body punch but Rodriguez avoids it by throwing Greene back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Rodriguez - that landed with a thud.
Greene has a couple of punches blocked by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rodriguez lands a really nice looking cross but Greene seems unphased.
Greene throws a leg kick
and Rodriguez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodriguez cracks Greene with an open hand slap.
Greene thumps Rodriguez with a low kick.
Greene uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rodriguez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greene slips a jab from Rodriguez.
Greene throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Greene cracks Rodriguez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Greene throws an off balance right hand
and Rodriguez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
 Greene is rocked!
Rodriguez misses the jab.
A jab from Rodriguez misses.
Rodriguez looks to throw the jab but Greene is out of range.
Greene misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Rodriguez to counter with a crisp jab.
Oh Greene is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Paulie Greene's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Rodriguez drops Greene with a naaaaasty hook - Greene is in real trouble here! Rodriguez dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Rodriguez!
An out of breath Ryan Rodriguez thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Paulie Greene had this to say: '20 Feb 2021 Fucked up and start fight at 91% oh great !'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Enitan Arendse (ranked 44 p4p, 217 weight class) and Teodors Ozolinsh (ranked 5 p4p, 27 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 40 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Enitan Arendse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teodors Ozolinsh!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arendse looks to throw the jab but Ozolinsh is out of range.
Arendse is looking to slow Ozolinsh down with leg kicks.
Ozolinsh steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Arendse. That one must have hurt.
Arendse keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ozolinsh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Arendse scores with a shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ozolinsh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Arendse lands a glancing blow to the side of Ozolinsh's head.
Arendse thuds his shin into the meat of Ozolinsh's side.
Ozolinsh chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ozolinsh tries a low kick but Arendse avoids it.
Arendse misses with a straight left.
Ozolinsh misses with a wild body shot.
Ozolinsh misses with a body kick.
Ozolinsh lands a lovely overhand right.
Arendse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arendse tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ozolinsh was well out of range. Poor timing from Arendse.
Arendse seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Arendse pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Arendse walks into a stiff left hand from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh ducks under a wild hook from Arendse.
Ozolinsh misses the shot to the body.
Arendse misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arendse misses with a kick to the body.
Arendse misses with a body shot.
Ozolinsh just misses with a punch to the body.
Ozolinsh lands a leg kick that knocks Arendse off balance momentarily.
Arendse throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A countering left hand to the body from Ozolinsh misses.
Arendse throws a right hand that Ozolinsh ducks under and follows up with a left that Ozolinsh also avoids with ease.
Ozolinsh cracks Arendse with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ozolinsh throws a hook to the side of Arendse's head but Arendse sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ozolinsh scores with a shot to the body.
Arendse fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ozolinsh manages to avoid it.
Arendse's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ozolinsh connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Arendse scrambles back to his feet.
The fighters circling - Ozolinsh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little feinted left hand from Arendse on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ozolinsh tries to keep at a distance but Arendse has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ozolinsh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ozolinsh blocking some punches.
Ozolinsh lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Arendse backwards.
Arendse blocks a body shot from Ozolinsh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arendse.
Ozolinsh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Arendse lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arendse throws a punch but it's blocked by Ozolinsh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ozolinsh misses with a punch to the body.
Ozolinsh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ozolinsh tries a body shot but Arendse blocks it.
Good body shot from Arendse.
A short left from Arendse.
A right handed body shot lands from Arendse.
Arendse misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arendse misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ozolinsh.
Good body shot from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arendse throws a head punch that misses.
Ozolinsh struggles to land a body shot inside as Arendse controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Ozolinsh.
A head punch on the inside from Arendse fails to land.
Arendse swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ozolinsh throws a head punch that misses.
Ozolinsh misses with the head strike.
Ozolinsh lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Arendse.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Arendse.
Ozolinsh blocks an uppercut.
Ozolinsh lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ozolinsh struggles to land a body shot inside as Arendse controls his hands.
Ozolinsh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Arendse backwards.
Arendse misses with a punch on the inside.
Arendse tries to work over Ozolinsh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Arendse tries to work over Ozolinsh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Arendse misses with some punches.
Ozolinsh misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Ozolinsh as the two fighters clinch.
Ozolinsh lands a right hand.
Arendse wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ozolinsh pushes Arendse back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ozolinsh scores with a shot to the side of Arendse's head.
Arendse fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arendse has a couple of punches blocked by Ozolinsh.
Arendse prevents a body shot from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arendse struggles to land a body shot inside as Ozolinsh controls his hands.
Ozolinsh blocks a body shot from Arendse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ozolinsh has a couple of punches blocked by Arendse.
A head punch on the inside from Ozolinsh fails to land.
Arendse tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ozolinsh's elbow.
Ozolinsh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arendse lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ozolinsh.
Arendse misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arendse.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ozolinsh.
Arendse lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Arendse misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Arendse scores with a hook to the body.
Arendse lands a shot to the body.
Ozolinsh misses with some punches.
Ozolinsh tries to throw a body punch but Arendse avoids it by throwing Ozolinsh back against the cage.
Arendse lands a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arendse misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ozolinsh lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ozolinsh blocks a body shot from Arendse.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Arendse creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ozolinsh has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Ozolinsh misses with a body punch.
Arendse's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Teodors Ozolinsh will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ozolinsh gets a clinch.
Enitan Arendse has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ozolinsh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arendse stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Arendse's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Enitan Arendse is winning the standup battle so far.
Arendse uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh throws a big shot that misses.
Arendse moves away from the strike by Ozolinsh.
Arendse thows a body kick. Ozolinsh tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ozolinsh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arendse.
Ozolinsh misses with a body shot.
Arendse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh digs a good body shot into Arendse's ribs.
Arendse keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arendse ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut there from Arendse.
Arendse misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ozolinsh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arendse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ozolinsh is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Arendse with a body shot.
Arendse scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arendse connects with a solid leg kick.
Arendse lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arendse blocks a leg kick.
Arendse lands a nice hook to Ozolinsh's body. Ozolinsh takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A lazy left from Ozolinsh finds it's target.
Ozolinsh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arendse sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Arendse misses with a looping right.
Ozolinsh fakes the leg kick and cracks Arendse in the body.
Nice cross by Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh's corner calls for a 1-2. Ozolinsh obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Arendse throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ozolinsh sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ozolinsh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arendse was well out of range. Poor timing from Ozolinsh.
Arendse keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arendse throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ozolinsh looks to land a right hand but Arendse moved out of range.
Ozolinsh lands a really nice looking cross but Arendse seems unphased.
Arendse throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ozolinsh sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ozolinsh misses with a hook. Arendse ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Ozolinsh finds it's way through Arendse's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arendse slips under a jab from Ozolinsh.
Enitan Arendse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ozolinsh gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Arendse.
Ozolinsh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozolinsh throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ozolinsh throws a hook to the side of Arendse's head but Arendse sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arendse. Ozolinsh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arendse throws an overhand right that lands on Ozolinsh's shoulder, as Ozolinsh tries to avoid the shot.
Ozolinsh is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Arendse with a body shot.
Arendse cracks Ozolinsh with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Arendse lands a head shot.
Ozolinsh needs to keep his hands up - Arendse had a free shot at his head there.
Ozolinsh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arendse was well out of range. Poor timing from Ozolinsh.
Arendse is looking to counter with a body kick.
Ozolinsh moves out of range of the body kick.
Ozolinsh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arendse moves forwards but Ozolinsh connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ozolinsh misses with a hook.
A jab from Ozolinsh finds it's way through Arendse's defenses.
Ozolinsh cracks Arendse with an open hand slap.
Arendse blocks a jab.
Arendse is looking to slow Ozolinsh down with leg kicks.
Ozolinsh loads up on a big right hand but Arendse slips the punch.
Ozolinsh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arendse bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Arendse tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ozolinsh takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ozolinsh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arendse scores with the left hand. Ozolinsh knows he should have avoided that one.
Arendse lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Arendse dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ozolinsh cracks Arendse with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Arendse throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ozolinsh.
Arendse takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Arendse throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ozolinsh.
Arendse throws a body kick that misses.
Arendse swings for the body but Ozolinsh moves out of range.
Arendse tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Arendse looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Arendse throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting Ozolinsh counter with a right hand.
A shot to the liver by Arendse. Beautiful body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Arendse throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ozolinsh fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Arendse looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ozolinsh misses with a wild body shot.
A punch combination from Arendse misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arendse avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arendse chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ozolinsh can pounce on him.
The crowd cheers as Ozolinsh lands an impressive looking overhand right. Arendse doesn't seem phased though.
Arendse throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Arendse doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arendse. Ozolinsh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arendse avoids the body shot from Ozolinsh.
Arendse throws a looping overhand right but Ozolinsh ducks down to avoid it.
Ozolinsh has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Arendse swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ozolinsh looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ozolinsh swings for the body but Arendse moves out of range.
Ozolinsh misses with a looping right.
Ozolinsh gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Arendse.
Arendse throws a hook but Ozolinsh blocks it.
The fighters circling - Arendse throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ozolinsh uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Arendse has time to react.
Arendse misses the shot to the body.
Ozolinsh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Arendse.
Arendse misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ozolinsh blocks a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Enitan Arendse 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ozolinsh lands a jab to the nose.
Ozolinsh feints and then cracks Arendse's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Arendse down.
Arendse takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A left lands for Ozolinsh.
Arendse moves into the clinch successfully.
Still in the clinch, Ozolinsh scores with a nice short uppercut.
Arendse throws a head punch that misses.
Ozolinsh lands a right hand that snaps the head of Arendse backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Arendse.
Arendse can't find room to land a body shot as Ozolinsh controls the action.
Ozolinsh struggles to land a body shot inside as Arendse controls his hands.
Arendse swings wildly with an uppercut but Ozolinsh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ozolinsh lands an uppercut.
Arendse tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Arendse lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ozolinsh backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good body shot from Ozolinsh.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Arendse.
Ozolinsh misses with a body punch.
Ozolinsh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arendse tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ozolinsh was well out of range. Poor timing from Arendse.
The fighters circling - Arendse throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Arendse throws a leg kick but Ozolinsh checks it.
Arendse tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ozolinsh was well out of range. Poor timing from Arendse.
Ozolinsh misses the shot to the body.
Ozolinsh ducks under a wild hook from Arendse.
Arendse moves out of range as Ozolinsh throws a body kick.
Arendse is looking to counter punch.
Arendse punishes Ozolinsh's body with a nice straight punch.
Arendse misses with a body shot.
Arendse has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ozolinsh finds it's way round the side to connect with Arendse's head.
Arendse throws a leg kick
and Ozolinsh makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Arendse wants to slow Ozolinsh down by chopping away at his legs.
Arendse clinches with his opponent.
Arendse swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ozolinsh lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Arendse fails to land.
Ozolinsh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arendse fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Arendse lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left hand lands to the body for Arendse.
Ozolinsh tries a body shot but Arendse blocks it.
Arendse has a couple of punches blocked by Ozolinsh.
Arendse works on Ozolinsh's body with a couple of short punches.
Arendse cracks Ozolinsh with a nice body shot.
Arendse misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arendse working aggressively here.
Arendse tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ozolinsh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ozolinsh working aggressively here.
Ozolinsh lands an uppercut.
Arendse lands a left hand.
A hook to the body from Ozolinsh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ozolinsh softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Ozolinsh as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ozolinsh.
Arendse misses with a hook from the clinch.
Arendse takes a shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arendse gets through Ozolinsh's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Arendse.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ozolinsh creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ozolinsh scores with a shot to the side of Arendse's head.
Ozolinsh can't find room to land a body shot as Arendse controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ozolinsh.
Ozolinsh scores with a shoulder strike.
Arendse escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ozolinsh connects with an inside leg kick.
Ozolinsh takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ozolinsh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arendse.
Ozolinsh works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ozolinsh has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Arendse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arendse takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Arendse with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ozolinsh looks to score with a jab to the body but Arendse is just out of range.
Arendse appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ozolinsh doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Arendse rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ozolinsh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Ozolinsh.
Arendse feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ozolinshs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Arendse ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ozolinsh moves away.
Ozolinsh checks a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Ozolinsh misses the target.
Arendse lands a nice shot to the body.
Arendse tries to land a front kick but Ozolinsh steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Arendse misses with a hook. Ozolinsh ducked under it nicely.
A low kick lands for Arendse.
Arendse lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Arendse throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Arendse with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ozolinsh to score with a decent uppercut.
Ozolinsh misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ozolinsh misses with an attempted mid kick.
Arendse misses with an uppercut.
Ozolinsh appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Arendse will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Ozolinsh.
A clash of legs there as Ozolinsh blocks the low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Teodors Ozolinsh.
I think Ozolinsh 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Teodors Ozolinsh!
Teodors Ozolinsh managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Reaper Combatwear, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christophe Dupree (ranked 252 p4p, 155 weight class) and Gniewomir Lach (ranked 41 p4p, 29 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lach's choice of entrance music: Soel. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 27 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Christophe Dupree!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gniewomir Lach!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lach walks into a left hand.
It looks like Gniewomir Lach has been cut.
Christophe Dupree seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lach bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dupree's head.
Dupree scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dupree pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dupree misses with an uppercut
and Lach counters with a stiff right hand.
Dupree throws a hook but Lach avoids it easily.
Dupree throws a looping overhand right but Lach ducks down to avoid it.
Dupree blocks a low kick nicely.
Lach pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dupree throws a hook but Lach avoids it easily.
Dupree throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lach counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lach misses with a hook.
Dupree checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lach scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lach scoring well with a low kick there.
Dupree misses with a hook
and Lach counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dupree works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dupree throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lach counters with a left to the body.
Dupree looks to score with a jab to the body but Lach is just out of range.
Lach avoids the body shot from Dupree.
Lach 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.
Dupree is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lach.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lach! But no joy.
Dupree takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lach looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice shot by Dupree.
Lach ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dupree misses the jab.
Lach with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dupree throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lach connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lach feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Duprees jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lach throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dupree takes a swing at Lach's ribcage but misses.
Lach drops Dupree with a beautiful combination! Dupree stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Lach is looking for the KO!
Dupree is rocked!
It looks like Christophe Dupree has been cut.
Dupree is breathing heavily.
Lach moves out of range of the strikes.
Dupree avoids the head kick by Lach.
Dupree misses with a looping right.
Lach cracks Dupree with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Dupree looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Lach finish him?
Lach drops Dupree with a naaaaasty hook - Dupree is in real trouble here! Lach dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gniewomir Lach!
After winning the bout, Gniewomir Lach thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Christophe Dupree was interviewed post fight and said ' '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ross Kemp (ranked 102 p4p, 118 weight class) and Kusal Perera (ranked 16 p4p, 22 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Ross Kemp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kusal Perera!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perera is looking to score with low kicks.
Kemp throws a body punch but Perera moves out of range.
Kemp scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kemp fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Kemp.
Kemp lands a head kick!
Kemp works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kemp throws a right hand that misses
and Perera counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Ross Kemp has been cut.
A big right from Perera misses.
Perera lands with a kick to the ribs.
Perera jabs at Kemp's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kemp just misses with a punch to the body.
Perera tries to counter by closing the distance.
Perera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kemp was well out of range. Poor timing from Perera.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kemp scores with a leg kick.
Perera looks to throw the jab but Kemp is out of range.
Kemp looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Perera misses the shot to the body.
Kemp steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perera.
Perera takes a swing at Kemp's ribcage but misses.
Kemp has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Pantheon of Paroxysm in the buildup to the fight.
Kemp tries to clinch up but Perera circles away and keeps his distance.
Perera looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Perera pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Perera fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Perera tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A cross from Perera lands.
Kemp connects with a solid leg kick.
A left lands for Kemp.
Kemp thumps Perera with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perera dodges the punch combination from Kemp.
Perera tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kemp tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Perera is able to avoid easily.
Perera is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kemp with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kemp dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Perera. That did some damage!
Kemp throws out a loose jab but Perera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perera steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kemp.
A slow jab from Perera misses its intended target.
Kemp half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ross Kemp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kemp scores with a nice head shot.
Perera chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kemp can pounce on him.
Perera throws a hook but Kemp avoids it easily.
Kemp throws the left hand but Perera avoids the punch easily.
Perera is looking for the big counter here.
Kemp throws out a loose jab but Perera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kemp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perera.
Kemp checks a leg kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kemp uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perera.
Perera avoids the body shot from Kemp.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kemp.
Kemp moves into the clinch.
Perera prevents a body shot from Kemp.
Perera tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kemp's elbow.
Kemp blocks a body shot from Perera.
Kemp goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kemp misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kemp swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kemp throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Perera fails to land.
Perera goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Perera tries to throw a body punch but Kemp avoids it by throwing Perera back against the cage.
Kemp lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Perera backwards.
Perera misses with a short punch on the inside.
Perera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kemp lands a right hand that snaps the head of Perera backwards.
Perera cracks Kemp with a nice body shot.
Kemp tries a body shot but Perera blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Perera to work.
Perera struggles to land a body shot inside as Kemp controls his hands.
Perera pushes Kemp back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kemp lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kemp blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A body shot lands from Perera.
Kemp is breathing heavily.
Perera lands a right hand.
Kemp can't find room to land a body shot as Perera controls the action.
Perera lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kemp backwards.
A short left from Perera.
Perera pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kemp waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Perera.
Kemp scores with a jab to the jaw.
Perera throws a jab but it's blocked by Kemp.
Kemp throws a body shot but no joy.
Perera looks to score with a jab to the body but Kemp is just out of range.
A jab from Perera misses.
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 Ross Kemp will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ross Kemp's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Perera misses with a body punch
letting Kemp counter with a right hand.
Perera lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kemp takes a step back to recover.
Kemp avoids the body shot from Perera.
Kemp bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kemp scores with a jab to the head.
Kemp swings for the body but Perera moves out of range.
Kemp sets himself, and Perera steps forward looking for the clinch! Kemp avoids it this time.
Perera throws a body shot but no joy.
Kemp lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kemp rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Perera connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perera throws a lazy uppercut
and Kemp counters with an outside leg kick.
Perera takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Perera takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Perera scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kemp with a nice calf kick.
Perera misses the jab.
Kemp misses with a wild body shot.
Perera lands with a nice body punch.
Perera takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kemp lands a leg kick that knocks Perera off balance momentarily.
Kemp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perera was well out of range. Poor timing from Kemp.
Perera unleashes a big counter combination but Kemp bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
The fighters circling - Perera throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ross Kemp is winning the standup battle so far.
Kemp buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Perera blocks a leg kick.
Kemp defending well as Perera loads up on a big left hand.
Kemp moves out of range of the leg kick from Perera.
Perera misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perera just misses with a punch to the body.
Kemp comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Perera lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kemp checks a low kick from Perera.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Perera looks to land a left hand but Kemp moved out of range nicely.
Kemp throws a lazy uppercut
and Perera counters with a low kick, right behind Kemp 's knee.
Kemp throws a low kick but Perera avoids it.
Perera throws a chopping leg kick but Kemp manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kemp on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kemp takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kemp moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kemp moves out of range as Perera throws a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perera blocks a head kick by Kemp.
Kemp swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Perera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kemp throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jab, jab by Perera - just one landing.
Kemp slips a jab from Perera.
Kemp misses with a body shot.
Perera misses with a body shot.
Kemp blocks a leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Perera there.
Perera lands with a right hand.
Kemp is rocked!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Perera checks a leg kick.
Perera misses with a hook. Kemp ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perera throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A quick step to the side and Kemp tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kemp scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A punch lands to the side of Perera 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Some wild striking there from Perera.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Perera scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kemp doesn't seem bothered though.
Kemp misses the shot to the body.
Perera throws a looping overhand right but Kemp ducks down to avoid it.
Kemp throws a big counter combination but Perera scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kemp scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kemp throws a body punch but Perera moves out of range.
Kemp connects with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kusal Perera will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ross Kemp's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Perera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kusal Perera seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Perera tries a body shot but Kemp blocks it.
Kemp misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kemp misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kemp has a couple of punches blocked by Perera.
Kemp goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Perera lands a shoulder strike.
Perera has a couple of punches blocked by Kemp.
A body shot lands from Perera.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Perera creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kemp swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Perera.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perera misses with a punch to the body.
Perera misses with a punch to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Perera.
Perera tries a body shot but Kemp blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Perera digs a right hand into Kemp's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kemp's gas tank.
Perera scores with a shot to the side of Kemp's head.
A short body shot lands from Perera as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Perera.
Perera misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kemp is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A body shot lands from Perera.
Perera working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oh Kemp is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Perera throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Perera lands a body shot.
Perera lands a big right hand that drops Kemp! The killer instinct kicks in and Perera finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Perera!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kusal Perera!
After winning the bout, Kusal Perera 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimitri Buriak (ranked 131 p4p, 45 weight class) and Harald Gormsson (ranked 24 p4p, 9 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Gormsson's choice of entrance music: Saor - Children of the Mist. Harald Gormsson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dimitri Buriak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harald Gormsson!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gormsson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Buriak moves away.
Gormsson blocks the body kick.
Buriak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gormsson lands a nice looking body kick.
Buriak forces Gormsson back against the cage and clinches.
Gormsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gormsson breaks the clinch.
Gormsson sizes up Buriak with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Buriak lands a glancing blow to the side of Gormsson's head.
Gormsson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Buriak throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Harald Gormsson has been cut.
Gormsson moves out of range of the body kick.
Buriak throws a head kick that misses.
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!
Buriak swings for the body but Gormsson moves out of range.
As Buriak backs off Gormsson throws a huge counter combo but Buriak manages to avoid it all.
Gormsson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Buriak.
Buriak walks into a left hand.
Buriak throws a sloppy head kick and Gormsson moves out of range easily.
Gormsson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gormsson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Buriak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gormsson.
Gormsson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Buriak moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gormsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Buriak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gormsson throws out a counter right but Buriak avoids it with no problem.
Buriak lands with a good body shot.
Buriak clinches.
Buriak lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gormsson.
Gormsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Buriak tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Buriak tries a body shot but Gormsson blocks it.
A short left from Gormsson.
Buriak misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gormsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Buriak presses Gormsson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Good body shot from Gormsson.
Buriak misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buriak working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gormsson tries a body shot but Buriak blocks it.
Gormsson breaks from the clinch.
Buriak has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Desert Fitness & Training -13 Elites/1 Sensational in the buildup to the fight.
Buriak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Buriak throws a lazy head kick
enabling Gormsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Buriak lands a head kick. Gormsson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Buriak slips a jab from Gormsson.
Buriak tries a head kick but it misses.
Gormsson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Buriak uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gormsson has time to react.
Buriak scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Buriak lands a jab to the head.
Buriak moves out of range of the body kick from Gormsson.
Buriak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gormsson lands a nice shot to the body.
Buriak lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buriak lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gormsson lands with a good body shot.
Buriak swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Gormsson counter with a right hand.
Gormsson walks into a jab.
Gormsson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Buriak circles away quickly and effectively.
Gormsson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gormsson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dimitri Buriak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buriak looks to land a left hand but Gormsson moved out of range nicely.
Buriak throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gormsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Buriak closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slapping body kick lands there for Buriak.
Buriak misses with a two punch combination.
A little jabbing left from Gormsson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Buriak throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gormsson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Buriak lands a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buriak tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gormsson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gormsson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Buriak scores with a body shot.
Buriak throws out a loose jab but Gormsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buriak cracks Gormsson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Buriak swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gormsson moves out of range of the body kick from Buriak.
Buriak looks to land a right hand but Gormsson moved out of range.
Gormsson throws a wild body kick that Buriak sees coming a mile off.
Buriak looks to throw a body kick
and Gormsson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Buriak throws a leg kick but Gormsson sees it coming and moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buriak tries a head kick but it misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gormsson.
Buriak lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dimitri Buriak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harald Gormsson's cut.
That's time! Buriak's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gormsson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Buriak looks to score with a jab to the body but Gormsson is just out of range.
Buriak is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gormsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A solid leg kick lands there for Buriak.
Buriak throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Gormsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Buriak scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gormsson in his tracks.
No joy there for Gormsson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Buriak lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Buriak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gormsson misses with a body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gormsson.
Gormsson moves out of range as Buriak throws a body kick.
Gormsson throws an overhand right that lands on Buriak's shoulder, as Buriak tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buriak throws a nice looking combination but Gormsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gormsson throws a right hand that Buriak ducks under and follows up with a left that Buriak also avoids with ease.
Gormsson tests Buriak's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Buriak is rocked!
Buriak rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gormsson counters with a huge right that knocks Buriak out cold! Gormsson is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Harald Gormsson!
During a confident post fight interview, Harald Gormsson 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tong Po (ranked 3 p4p, 37 weight class) and Scotty Bapp (ranked 1 p4p, 7 weight class). Po's entrance music is Muay Thai Music - Wai Khru Ram Muay. A fine choice. 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 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tong Po!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Scotty Bapp!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shirou Masuda and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bapp getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Po tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bapp paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bapp throws a good cross that connects.
Bapp fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Po manages to avoid it.
Bapp is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Po on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bapp misses with a body shot.
Po was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bapp avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bapp connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Po throws a right and a left that Bapp avoids nicely.
Bapp just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Po on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bapp misses the shot to the body.
Bapp swings for the body but Po moves out of range.
Po looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bapp misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Bapp misses its intended target.
Bapp throws a body punch but Po moves out of range.
Bapp lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bapp throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Po stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Po takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bapp scores with a jab.
Bapp's jab looks to have found its range, popping Po under the eye.
Po uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bapp.
Bapp lunges at Po with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Po's hand.
Bapp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Po moves away.
Bapp misses with a straight right.
A jab from Bapp misses.
Bapp misses with a hook.
Po definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Po slips under a jab.
Po half committed to a counter leg kick.
Bapp fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Po throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Po moves away from the strike by Bapp.
It looked like Po was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bapp.
Bapp scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
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!
Bapp cracks Po with a good jab.
Bapp misses with a straight left.
Scotty Bapp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bapp just misses with a punch to the body.
Bapp with a nice cross.
Bapp lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Po avoids the body shot from Bapp.
Bapp displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Po throws out the jab.
Bapp looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Po avoids the body shot from Bapp.
Po tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bapp manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bapp now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Po takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bapp is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Po had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Bapp digs a good hook to Po's body.
Bapp swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bapp is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bapp misses with a wild body shot.
Po went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bapp just misses with a punch to the body.
Po throwing a counter right hand but Bapp manages to avoid it.
Bapp misses the jab.
Po is looking to counter punch.
Po ducks under a wild hook from Bapp.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Po.
Po takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bapp scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bapp scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bapp throws a poor cross that misses
and Po counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bapp swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice cross by Bapp.
Nice straight punches there by Bapp. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bapp.
Bapp misses with a lunging right hand
and Po counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bapp cracks Po with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Po looks to land a left hand but Bapp moved out of range nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Bapp misses.
Bapp misses with a right hand
and Po counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A shot to the liver by Bapp. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Po's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bapp connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Po scrambles back to his feet.
Bapp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Po throws a series of punches but Bapp moves out of range.
Bapp misses with a looping left.
Po went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bapp has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Po drops his hands momentarily and Bapp takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Po has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Po there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bapp lands a glancing blow to the side of Po's head.
Po looks to land a body kick but Bapp moved away.
Bapp scores with a body shot.
Po staying out of range there.
Po throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Po defending well as Bapp loads up on a big left hand.
Po staying out of range there.
Bapp misses the jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scotty Bapp dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bapp connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bapp's corner calls for a 1-2. Bapp obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Bapp misses the target.
Po tried to counter with a leg kick but Bapp avoided it.
Po takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bapp digs a good hook to Po's body.
Bapp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Po pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Scotty Bapp seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bapp throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Po counters with a nice body kick.
Bapp lands a right hook to the body.
Po misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bapp misses with a shot to the body
enabling Po to counter with a crisp jab.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Po might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Bapp takes a swing at Po's ribcage but misses.
Po has Bapp up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bapp breaks from the clinch.
Bapp throws a body punch but Po moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bapp manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Bapp.
Bapp swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bapp has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bapp scores with a jab to the head.
Po looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Po tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bapp was well out of range. Poor timing from Po.
Bapp appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bapp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Po moves away.
Bapp takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bapp connects with a crisp jab.
Bapp lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bapp just misses with a punch to the body.
Po thinks about countering with a head kick.
Bapp misses with a hook.
Bapp misses with a hook. Po ducked under it nicely.
Bapp thuds his right hand into Po's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bapp lands an overhand right.
Bapp comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A lazy left from Bapp finds it's target.
Bapp takes a swing at Po's ribcage but misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Bapp as he connects with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Po.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bapp. Po does a little dance to reset his feet.
Po tries to score with a low kick but Bapp moves his leg out of the way.
Po walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A telegraphed right hand from Bapp misses the target.
A quick step to the side and Po tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab lands there for Po.
Bapp paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bapp scores with a jab to the head.
Po on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bapp waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Po.
It appears Po was looking to counter with a kick there.
Po throws out a loose jab but Bapp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bapp appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The crowd cheers as Bapp lands an impressive looking overhand right. Po doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Po misses with a body kick.
Po uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bapp.
Bapp cracks Po with an open hand slap.
Bapp waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Po.
Bapp is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Po.
Bapp misses the shot to the body.
Bapp misses with a looping right.
Bapp jabs Po right on the nose. Po blinks but takes it well.
Po walks into a straight right hand from Bapp.
Bapp connects with a body shot that sends Po's belly button to the back.
Po misses with a right hand
and Bapp counters with a nice body shot.
Po takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bapp scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Po takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Po shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bapp throws a body punch but Po moves out of range.
Bapp throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Po sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bapp. Po does a little dance to reset his feet.
Po looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bapp scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bapp with a nice cross.
Po shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice defenses there by Po.
Po takes a swing at Bapp's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bapp fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Po manages to avoid it.
Bapp connects with a looping right hand.
Bapp misses the shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scotty Bapp 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!
Bapp keeps the fight on the outside.
Bapp misses with a wild body shot.
Po throwing a counter right hand but Bapp manages to avoid it.
Po keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bapp connects with a jab.
Bapp misses with a straight left.
Po is looking to counter with a body kick.
Bapp fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Po manages to avoid it.
Po jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Bapp looks to land a left hand but Po moved out of range nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Po misses the target.
Bapp lands with a cross.
Bapp fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Po looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bapp misses with an uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Bapp there.
Po moves away from the strike by Bapp.
It looked like Po wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Po tries to move into range but Bapp moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bapp takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po looks for the body kick but Bapp saw that one coming.
Bapp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Po was well out of range. Poor timing from Bapp.
Po misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bapp lands a jab to the nose.
A cross from Bapp lands.
Bapp misses with a hook
and Po counters with a nice uppercut.
Bapp uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Po throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Po uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bapp.
A little feinted left hand from Po on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A head kick by Po misses
and Bapp counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bapp looks to score with a jab to the body but Po is just out of range.
Po moves away from the strike by Bapp.
Po waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bapp.
Po lands a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bapp comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bapp throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Po on the side of the head.
Bapp scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bapp misses with a left hand
and Po counters with a nice body kick.
Po avoids the body shot from Bapp.
Bapp throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Po sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bapp throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A swing and a miss from Po.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bapp! But no joy.
Bapp misses the body punch
and Po counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bapp swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Po takes a swing at Bapp's ribcage but misses.
Bapp cracks a nice hook into Po's ribs.
Bapp throws an off balance right hand
and Po counters with a body kick that stops Bapp in his tracks momentarily.
Bapp takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bapp avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bapp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bapp uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Po has time to react.
Bapp works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Po. Bapp shrugs it off though.
Po looks to land a left hand but Bapp moved out of range nicely.
Bapp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Po avoids the body shot from Bapp.
Po throwing a counter right hand but Bapp manages to avoid it.
Bapp uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Po.
A countering left hand to the body from Bapp misses.
Bapp lands a body shot.
Bapp tests Po's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bapp dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bapp swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Po counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Po throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bapp sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Bapp misses its intended target.
Bapp misses with a left hand
and Po counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Po.
Bapp takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bapp throws a sloppy body shot
and Po counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Po tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bapp misses with a lunging right hand
and Po connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Po throws a lazy right hand but Bapp sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bapp throws a body punch but Po moves out of range.
Po throws a sloppy head kick and Bapp moves out of range easily.
Po gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bapp.
Po pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bapp doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Scotty Bapp just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Po's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Po takes one to the side of the head.
Bapp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Po moves away.
Bapp works the jab nicely.
Po uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bapp.
Bapp takes a swing at Po's ribcage but misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Bapp. That snapped Po's head back.
Bapp dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bapp fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Po looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Po closes the distance and pushes Bapp back into the cage.
Po lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Po doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Po will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bapp up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Bapp's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bapp is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Bapp pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po closes the distance looking to clinch
and Po takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bapp swings for the body but Po moves out of range.
A big right from Bapp misses.
Po was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Po slips under a jab.
Bapp scores with a jab.
Po throws a hook but Bapp blocks it.
Bapp looks to score with a jab to the body but Po is just out of range.
Po throws out a loose jab but Bapp uses good head movement to avoid it.
Po misses with a head kick.
Bapp now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Po misses with the combination.
Bapp swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bapp lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bapp.
Po connects with a single shot there.
Bapp scores with a jab to the body.
Po closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Po tries to throw a body punch but Bapp avoids it by throwing Po back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bapp blocks a body shot from Po.
Bapp escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bapp connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Po blocks a jab.
Bapp moves away from the strike by Po.
Jab by Bapp.
Bapp has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Po.
Bapp moves out of range of the body kick from Po.
Bapp with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po fails in his attempt to clinch.
Po blocks a jab.
Bapp throws a shot from downtown. Po moves away and avoids it.
Bapp lands a glancing blow to the side of Po's head.
Po takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Po slips under a jab from Bapp.
An attempted straight right counter from Po misses the target.
Bapp lands a jab to Po's midsection.
Bapp stuns Po with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bapp misses with a straight right.
Bapp misses with a hook
and Po connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bapp lands a jab to the head.
Bapp tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Po was well out of range. Poor timing from Bapp.
The crowd cheers as Bapp lands an impressive looking overhand right. Po doesn't seem phased though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Po is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bapp misses with a jab to the body
and Po counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bapp scores with the left hand. Po knows he should have avoided that one.
Bapp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Po moves away.
Bapp throws a big shot that misses.
Bapp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Po moves away.
Po is looking to counter with head kicks.
Bapp misses with an uppercut.
Po moves in looking to clinch but Bapp pushes him off.
Bapp scores with a jab to the jaw.
Po keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Po throws a looping overhand right but Bapp ducks down to avoid it.
Po takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scotty Bapp dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Po's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bapp pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bapp circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bapp throws a jab but it's blocked by Po.
Po throws a quick counter kick to the body but Bapp avoids it.
Bapp thuds a left hand into Po's body.
Nice defenses there by Po.
It looked like Po wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Po staying out of range there.
Po blocks a jab.
Bapp lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Po bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bapp slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bapp lands a body shot.
Po throws a head kick that misses.
Po looks to land a left hand but Bapp moved out of range nicely.
Bapp looks to land a right hand but Po moved out of range.
Po was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bapp throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bapp throws a sloppy body shot
and Po counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Po takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bapp lands a head shot.
Bapp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Po.
Po is looking to counter punch.
Po gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bapp.
Bapp misses with a hook
and Po makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bapp works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Po tries to move into range but Bapp moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice uppercut there from Po.
Bapp connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bapp scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bapp misses the jab.
Po ducks under a wild hook from Bapp.
Bapp takes one to the chin there.
Bapp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Po moves away.
Po is looking to counter punch.
Po pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bapp fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bapp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Po moves away.
Po displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bapp throws out the jab.
Bapp lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bapp throws a looping overhand right but Po ducks down to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Po on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Po tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bapp paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Po keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Po throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bapp scores with a jab.
Po drops his hands momentarily and Bapp takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bapp misses with a body shot
and Po cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Po misses with a body kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Bapp misses.
Po takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bapp lands a slapping body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Bapp as he connects with a hook.
Bapp is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Po.
Bapp connects with a body shot.
Bapp jabs at Po's body.
Bapp keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bapp swings for the body but Po moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bapp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Po.
Tong Po has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Scotty Bapp is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bapp wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Po keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bapp.
Bapp fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bapp misses with a left hand
and Po counters with a nice right hand that sends Bapp toppling to the canvas! Bapp scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Po finish him?!
 Bapp is rocked!
A jab from Bapp does it's job there.
Bapp is still on wobbly legs! Can Po finish him?
Po misses with a right hand
and Bapp counters with a stiff right hand.
Po takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bapp seems to have recovered his senses.
Po takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bapp throws a shot from downtown. Po moves away and avoids it.
Bapp getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Po tries to close the distance and clinch but Bapp swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bapp is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Po with a body shot.
Po throws a sloppy head kick and Bapp moves out of range easily.
Po walks into a left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scotty Bapp comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bapp 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 45:50
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 45:50
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scotty Bapp!
Scotty Bapp is the new light heavyweight champion!
A victorious Scotty Bapp thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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