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PANDA 70 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bina Raga (ranked 5248 p4p, 3773 weight class) and Detektyw Pikachu (ranked 539 p4p, 439 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Bina Raga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Detektyw Pikachu!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pikachu doesn't manage to clinch there - Raga circles away.
Pikachu fails with a takedown attempt.
Pikachu bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Pikachu tries for a kimura but Raga is defending well.
Pikachu wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Raga, who protects the arm well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pikachu is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Raga is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Raga wants to control but Pikachu postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raga is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Pikachu is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Raga tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pikachu wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Pikachu tries to move into full mount but can't pass Raga's legs.
Pikachu is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Raga has escaped the position, nice work there.
Pikachu is trying to get an arm triangle but Raga is defending well.
Raga is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Pikachu asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Raga tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raga trying to control the hands but Pikachu won't let him.
Raga tries to escape the position.
Pikachu working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Raga manages to reverse the position and now he's in Pikachu's guard. Nice work there by Raga.
Pikachu is trying to control the position but Raga postures up.
Pikachu has his foot on Raga's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Raga works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pikachu looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Raga tries to free his leg and advance position but Pikachu is retaining full guard.
Our spies down at at EFC Gym inform us that Pikachu has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Pikachu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Raga is one step ahead there.
Pikachu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Raga stands and steps away. Pikachu gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Pikachu looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Raga is fending him off so far but Pikachu persists. Nope, Raga circles away and we're back to standing.
Raga leaves Pikachu with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bina Raga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Detektyw Pikachu.
A solid leg kick lands there for Raga.
Pikachu closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Raga quickly recovers to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pikachu prevents Raga from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pikachu is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Raga wants to improve his position but Pikachu is controlling well.
Raga wants to control but Pikachu is keeping busy.
Pikachu is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pikachu passes the guard and advances to mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Detektyw Pikachu dominated that round.
That's time! Raga's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pikachu darts in looking for a takedown but Raga gets double underhooks and turns Pikachu into the cage.
Raga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pikachu shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Raga as he avoids it easily.
Pikachu closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Raga to the mat! Raga manages to get full guard.
Raga can't keep his opponent in guard - Pikachu advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Raga is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at JAG Battle Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Pikachu is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Raga sees it coming and defends easily.
Raga is looking for a sweep. Pikachu is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raga wants to control but Pikachu is keeping busy.
Detektyw Pikachu has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pikachu trying to control the action but Raga is working from the bottom.
Pikachu stalling away here and it's allowed Raga to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pikachu trying to control the position from guard on top but Raga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Raga is controlling Pikachu's posture.
Pikachu stopping the sweep attempt from Raga.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raga working for submissions but it's allowed Pikachu to get to half guard.
Raga wants to get back to his feet.
Pikachu is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pikachu sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Raga kicks Pikachu off and gets back to his feet.
Pikachu shoots in but Raga avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bina Raga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Detektyw Pikachu.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pikachu is defended easily by Raga.
Raga throws a right hand that Pikachu ducks under and follows up with a left that Pikachu also avoids with ease.
Raga lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pikachu's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pikachu misses with a wild body shot.
Raga throws a head kick that misses.
Pikachu takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Pikachu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Raga, pushing him back against the cage.
Raga manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Pikachu trying to control the position from guard on top but Raga is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Raga wants to hit a sweep here but Pikachu passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Raga there!
Pikachu is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Raga to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Raga shrugs it off.
Pikachu is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Raga is surviving well by controlling Pikachu's body position as best he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pikachu working for a guillotine from mount but Raga is in no mood to give up.
Raga gets back to half guard.
Raga tries to get to full guard but Pikachu has control of the leg.
Pikachu seems to be looking for submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Raga has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pikachu is working away from the top position though.
Raga is staying active underneath Pikachu, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
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 Bina Raga will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Pikachu looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Raga scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Raga swats away the attempt to clinch by Pikachu.
Raga avoids the body shot from Pikachu.
Raga darts in and clinches Pikachu up against the cage.
Raga breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pikachu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Raga tried to counter with a leg kick but Pikachu avoided it.
Detektyw Pikachu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pikachu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pikachu fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Raga went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pikachu shoots in but no luck this time.
Bina Raga is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Raga lands with a nice combination. Pikachu backs away looking to recover.
 It looks like Detektyw Pikachu has been cut.
Pikachu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Pikachu is looking to clinch but Raga is avoiding it.
Raga misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pikachu closes this distance looking for a takedown but Raga circles away.
Bina Raga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Detektyw Pikachu.
Raga throws a low kick, looking for Pikachu's leg but Pikachu calmly moves out of range.
Pikachu doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Pikachu darts in looking for a takedown but Raga gets double underhooks and turns Pikachu into the cage.
Pikachu throws a jab when Raga was well out of range.
Pikachu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Raga.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pikachu lands a nice looking body shot.
Bina Raga is winning the standup battle so far.
Pikachu throws a series of punches but Raga moves out of range.
Raga lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pikachu backs up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pikachu takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Pikachu doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Raga counters with a stiff right hand.
Raga 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.
Raga throws a shot to the body.
Bina Raga is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pikachu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pikachu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raga throws a right and a left that Pikachu avoids nicely.
No joy there for Raga, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A countering left hand to the body from Pikachu misses.
Pikachu fails with the takedown
and Raga counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pikachu's knee momentarily.
An inside leg kick from Raga misses.
A nice side step and Pikachu releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Pikachu is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Raga rather than just go for the knockout.
Pikachu dives in and grabs Raga's left leg, looking for a takedown. Raga pushes down on Pikachu's head and hops out.
Raga is looking for a counter combo.
Pikachu has a takedown stuffed.
Raga throws a quick counter kick to the body but Pikachu avoids it.
Pikachu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Raga misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pikachu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pikachu moves in looking to clinch but Raga pushes him off.
Pikachu shoots in but Raga avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Pikachu will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Raga went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Pikachu forces Raga back against the cage and clinches.
Pikachu jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Raga walks away with a smile on his face. Pikachu gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Raga takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Pikachu fails with the takedown
and Raga counters with a big head kick but Pikachu shrugs it off.
Pikachu has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Raga.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bina Raga showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Raga 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bina Raga!
Bina Raga seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nate Palmer (ranked 5172 p4p, 19730 weight class) and Ken Shamrock (ranked 498 p4p, 630 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Solid boxing
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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 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nate Palmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ken Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palmer moves out of range of the strikes.
Palmer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Palmer misses with a body shot.
Palmer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shamrock doesn't seem bothered though.
Shamrock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A shot to the liver by Shamrock. Beautiful body shot.
Palmer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Palmer scores with a jab to the body.
Palmer connects with a nice looking jab.
Palmer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Palmer staying out of range there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palmer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Palmer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shamrock.
Shamrock's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Palmer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Shamrock scrambles back to his feet.
Palmer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Shamrock takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Palmer stuns Shamrock with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Palmer avoids the body shot from Shamrock.
Palmer misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shamrock.
Palmer half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Shamrock looks to score with a jab to the body but Palmer is just out of range.
Palmer thuds a left hand into Shamrock's body.
Palmer punishes Shamrock's body with a nice straight punch.
Shamrock looks winded!
Shamrock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Palmer.
Palmer attempts a counter takedown but Shamrock avoids it well and moves away.
Palmer digs a good body shot into Shamrock's ribs.
Palmer looks to score with a jab to the body but Shamrock is just out of range.
Palmer throws a body shot but no joy.
Shamrock drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Palmer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Shamrock walks into a left hand.
 Shamrock is rocked!
Palmer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shamrock doesn't seem bothered though.
Shamrock is still on wobbly legs! Can Palmer finish him?
Shamrock looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palmer lands a nice shot to the body.
Palmer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Palmer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Palmer steps in with a hook that catches Shamrock right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Palmer follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Shamrock looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nate Palmer!
Nate Palmer took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, The Thrift Shop - Cheap Clothes and Laundry for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Saenchai Sor (ranked 4002 p4p, 4145 weight class) and Spas Spasov (ranked 422 p4p, 435 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Saenchai Sor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Spas Spasov!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sor scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Spasov tries for a takedown but Sor sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Spasov closes the distance and pushes Sor back into the cage.
Sor has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A hook to the body from Sor.
Spasov tries to pull guard but Sor forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Spasov tries to break free but Sor pushes him back against the cage.
Spasov looking to stall.
Sor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spasov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sor misses with a body punch.
Spasov lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sor or not.
Spasov trying to stall but Sor improves his position.
Sor pushes Spasov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spasov lands with a short shot to the head.
Sor lands a left hand that snaps the head of Spasov backwards.
Sor scores with a hook to the body.
Spasov tries to work over Sor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spasov is trying to pull guard but Sor turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Saenchai Sor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spas Spasov.
Sor lands a shoulder strike.
Spasov slowing the pace effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sor pushes Spasov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sor misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Sor fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Spasov.
Spasov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spasov's elbow.
Spasov displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sor up against the cage.
Sor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spasov cracks Sor with a nice body shot.
Spasov has had enough of the clinch but Sor keeps him there for the moment.
Spasov misses with a body punch.
Sor lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sor tries to throw a body punch but Spasov avoids it by throwing Sor back against the cage.
Sor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sor lands a shoulder strike.
Spasov is looking to control Sor's arms but Sor gets an underhook and turns him. Now Spasov has his back to the cage.
Spasov is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Spasov seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
A short left from Spasov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sor blocks a body shot from Spasov.
Sor prevents Spasov from breaking the clinch.
Spasov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sor seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Spasov can turn it around.
Spasov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Spasov.
Sor misses with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Spasov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sor misses with a body punch.
Sor misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Sor as the two fighters clinch.
Spasov blocking some punches.
Sor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Spasov is trying to break the clinch but Sor is controlling him.
Sor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sor is working Spasov over against the cage.
Sor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Spasov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sor is working Spasov over against the cage.
Sor scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spasov looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Spasov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sor lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Spasov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Spasov throws a series of punches but Sor moves out of range.
Spasov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sor.
Spasov rushes Sor and presses him up against the cage.
Sor misses with some punches.
Spasov blocks a body shot from Sor.
A short left from Sor.
Spasov wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sor working aggressively here.
Stalling in the clinch from Spasov.
Spasov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spasov lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Sor.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spasov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spasov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spasov struggles to land a body shot inside as Sor controls his hands.
Spasov cracks Sor with a nice body shot.
Spasov tries to work over Sor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spasov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Spasov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Spasov is looking to control Sor's arms but Sor gets an underhook and turns him. Now Spasov has his back to the cage.
Spasov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sor has him pressed against the cage.
Sor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sor misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Spasov - that landed with a thud.
Spasov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sor misses with a body punch.
Sor lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Spasov.
Spasov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Spasov backwards.
Sor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sor misses with a body punch.
Spasov blocks a body shot from Sor.
Sor misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sor.
Sor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Spasov backwards.
Spasov can't break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Saenchai Sor dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Spasov.
Sor scores with a crisp jab that stopped Spasov in his tracks.
Sor takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Spasov fails with the takedown.
Spasov looks to land a combination but Sor avoids it well.
Spasov throws a series of punches but Sor moves out of range.
Sor lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Spasov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A punch combination from Spasov misses.
Spasov misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spasov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sor. Sor obviously looking to wear him down.
Spas Spasov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spasov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Spasov.
Saenchai Sor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spas Spasov.
Spasov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sor pinned against the cage. Sor gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spasov misses with a wild combination.
Spasov has managed to clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spasov.
Saenchai Sor has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sor scores with a shoulder strike.
Sor lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sor throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sor cracks Spasov with a nice body shot.
Sor lands with a light punch inside.
Sor misses with a body punch.
Sor throws a head punch that misses.
Sor lands a left hand that snaps the head of Spasov backwards.
Nice body punch from Sor.
Spasov is breathing heavily.
Sor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Sor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sor tries a body shot but Spasov blocks it.
Sor misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sor can't find room to land a body shot as Spasov controls the action.
Sor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spasov digs a right hand into Sor's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sor's gas tank.
Spasov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sor misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sor.
Spasov tries to break the clinch but Sor is controlling the position.
Spasov wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sor has him pressed against the cage.
Sor throws a punch but it's blocked by Spasov.
Sor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Spasovs head.
Spasov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sor smiles and moves away.
Spasov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sor clobbers Spasov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Spasov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Spas Spasov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Spasov has closed the distance and engaged Sor in a clinch.
Sor lands a body shot.
Spasov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sor lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spasov's elbow.
Sor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spasov can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spasov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Spasovs head.
Sor lands a body punch in the clinch.
Spasov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Spasov tries to throw a body punch but Sor avoids it by throwing Spasov back against the cage.
Sor lands a body shot.
Sor tries a body shot but Spasov blocks it.
Sor struggles to land a body shot inside as Spasov controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spasov.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Spasov.
Still in the clinch, Sor scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sor lands a right hand.
Sor scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sor prevents a body shot from Spasov.
Sor scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A body shot lands from Sor.
Spasov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sor scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sor has a couple of punches blocked by Spasov.
Sor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sor misses with a body punch.
Sor lands with a left to the head.
Spasov throws a punch but it's blocked by Sor.
Spasov pushes Sor back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Sor digs a right hand underneath Spasov's ribcage. Spasov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spasov presses Sor against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Spasov pulls guard.
Sor gets to his feet - Spasov follows without any prompting.
Sor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spasov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sor misses with a straight left.
Spasov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sor scores with a jab to the jaw.
Spasov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Spasov clinches with his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Saenchai Sor dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Spasov fails to land with a series of punches.
Sor scores with a leg kick.
Spasov slips a jab and a cross from Sor.
Sor cracks Spasov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Spasov misses with a few strikes there.
A cross from Sor lands.
Spasov has closed the distance and engaged Sor in a clinch.
Sor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sor tries a body shot but Spasov blocks it.
Sor lands a body shot in the clinch.
Good body shot from Spasov.
Spasov is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Sor misses with a body punch.
Sor gets through Spasov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Spasov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sor tries a body shot but Spasov blocks it.
Sor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Spasov - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spasov lands a nice shot to the body.
Sor scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sor struggles to land a body shot inside as Spasov controls his hands.
Spasov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spasov is working Sor over against the cage.
Spasov tries to pull guard but Sor won't allow it.
Spasov trying to control the position but instead, Sor has worked for underhooks and has pushed Spasov into the cage.
Sor prevents a body shot from Spasov.
Spasov successfully pulls guard.
Sor decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Spasov, up you get!
Sor misses with a hook. Spasov ducked under it nicely.
Spasov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sor scores with a decent looking hook.
Spasov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Spasov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sor scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spasov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Spasov shoots for a double leg takedown but Sor sprawls well. He's pushed Spasov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Saenchai Sor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spas Spasov.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sor throws a big shot that misses.
Sor darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Spasov ducks under a wild hook from Sor.
Spasov blocks a head kick by Sor.
Spasov is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Sor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sor connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A low kick lands for Sor.
Sor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spasov misses with a takedown attempt
and Sor counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Spasov throws a punch but it's blocked by Sor.
Spasov blocking some punches.
Spasov misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Spasov scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spasov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spasov jumps guard but Sor stands there with Spasov around his waist. Spasov gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Spasov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sor tries to throw a body punch but Spasov avoids it by throwing Sor back against the cage.
Sor lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sor tries to work over Spasov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spas Spasov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice body punch from Sor.
Sor lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Spasov backwards.
Sor has a couple of punches blocked by Spasov.
Sor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Spasov misses with a body punch.
Sor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Spasov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sor can't find room to land a body shot as Spasov controls the action.
Spasov trying to control the position but instead, Sor has worked for underhooks and has pushed Spasov into the cage.
Spasov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spasov's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Sor.
Spasov blocking some punches.
Sor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sor struggles to land a body shot inside as Spasov controls his hands.
Spasov tries to work over Sor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spasov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Spasov on the inside.
Sor lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spasov's elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Sor.
Sor digs a right hand into Spasov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Spasov's gas tank.
Spasov is trying to push Sor away but Sor has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A right hand to the body from Sor.
Spasov can't find room to land a body shot as Sor controls the action.
Sor lands an uppercut.
Sor pushes Spasov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spasov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Saenchai Sor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sor, 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saenchai Sor!
A very excited looking Saenchai Sor rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gino Trecozze (ranked 2593 p4p, 2395 weight class) and Rikiya Goromaru (ranked 260 p4p, 248 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 9 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gino Trecozze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Rikiya Goromaru!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trecozze misses with a takedown
and Goromaru counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Trecozze closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Goromaru looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Goromaru keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Goromaru looking for submissions off his back.
Trecozze wants to work for an arm triangle but Goromaru is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goromaru taking some punishment here, with Trecozze in his half guard.
Trecozze is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Goromaru is just riding it out for now. Trecozze eventually gives up the hold.
Goromaru looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Goromaru avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Trecozze.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trecozze lands strikes from half guard.
Trecozze throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Goromaru moves into full guard.
Trecozze working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Goromaru looking to hit a scissor sweep but Trecozze is one step ahead there.
Goromaru escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Trecozze gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Goromaru keeping moving, preventing Trecozze from controlling successfully.
Trecozze postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trecozze avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Trecozze connects with a couple of short punches.
Trecozze is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Goromaru is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Goromaru has escaped and now he's on top!
Trecozze is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Trecozze is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Goromaru is aware though and is defending well.
Goromaru works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Trecozze actively working from the bottom here.
Goromaru is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goromaru thows a huge punch but Trecozze dodges it nicely.
Goromaru wants to pass to mount but Trecozze is defending the position.
Goromaru throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Trecozze looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Goromaru looks to land a strike but Trecozze avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Trecozze is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Goromaru forces his way into half guard.
Trecozze looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trecozze actively working from the bottom here.
Goromaru lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Trecozze tries to get to full guard but Goromaru has control of the leg.
Goromaru is trying to control the action in half guard but Trecozze is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Trecozze actively working from the bottom here.
Goromaru passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Trecozze!
Goromaru has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Trecozze's face.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Goromaru prevents Trecozze from getting the reversal.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rikiya Goromaru will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Goromaru gets tackled into the cage by Trecozze. Trecozze maintains the clinch.
Goromaru doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Goromaru lands a shoulder strike.
Trecozze wants to take the fight to the mat but Goromaru manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Trecozze is trying to drag Goromaru to the mat but Goromaru just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Trecozze's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Goromaru blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Trecozze lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Goromaru trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goromaru moves into full guard.
Goromaru looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Goromaru is trying to keep Trecozze in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goromaru had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Trecozze defends it easily.
Goromaru avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Trecozze trying to control but Goromaru is working from the bottom.
Goromaru wants to control but Trecozze passes easily into half guard.
Trecozze working the head and body with strikes.
Goromaru slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Goromaru controlling Trecozze's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goromaru looking to hit a scissor sweep but Trecozze is one step ahead there.
Goromaru throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goromaru trying to keep a closed guard but Trecozze is proving a slippery customer.
Trecozze looking to sit in guard and control but Goromaru gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Goromaru working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Trecozze escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Goromaru gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goromaru landing with the ground and pound.
Trecozze keeping moving, preventing Goromaru from controlling successfully.
Trecozze has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Goromaru doesn't defend quickly enough and Trecozze has managed to lock this one up! Can Goromaru escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Trecozze on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Gino Trecozze!
Gino Trecozze took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Yes guys!
Thanks Skull for this incredible fight.
Most of all I want to say thank you to all my supporters! I promise you the belt!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Masa Funaki (ranked 1980 p4p, 1775 weight class) and Severo Del Bosque (ranked 225 p4p, 200 weight class). Del Bosque has chosen Mimosa - Drippin as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Masa Funaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 35 - 0, fighting out of London, Severo Del Bosque!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funaki lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Del Bosque walks into a stiff left hand from Funaki.
A telegraphed right hand from Del Bosque misses the target.
Jab from Funaki.
Funaki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Del Bosque to counter with a crisp jab.
Funaki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Funaki checks a leg kick nicely.
Del Bosque uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Funaki.
Del Bosque throws a jab but it's blocked by Funaki.
Del Bosque throws a leg kick that misses.
Funaki is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Funaki darts in and clinches Del Bosque up against the cage.
Del Bosque takes an elbow to the temple.
Funaki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Del Bosques head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Del Bosque avoids a wild elbow strike from Funaki.
A bit of stalling here from Funaki.
Del Bosque takes an elbow to the forehead.
Del Bosque with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Del Bosque misses with the head strike.
Del Bosque throws a punch but it's blocked by Funaki.
Funaki managing to block the knees to the body from Del Bosque.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Del Bosque just misses with a elbow thrown towards Funaki's brow.
Del Bosque lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Funaki misses with a body punch.
Funaki is leaning against Del Bosque and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Del Bosque being controlled against the cage.
Nice elbow from Funaki.
It looks like Severo Del Bosque has been cut.
Funaki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Del Bosque backwards.
Del Bosque tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Funaki misses with a body punch.
Del Bosque lands a nice shot to the body.
Funaki pushes Del Bosque back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Del Bosque cracks Funaki with a nice body shot.
Funaki blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Funaki.
Funaki blocks the elbow strike.
Del Bosque using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
I was talking to Funaki's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Del Bosque lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Funaki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Del Bosque lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Bosque looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Funaki has a couple of punches blocked by Del Bosque.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Del Bosque.
Del Bosque tries to land knees in the clinch but Funaki avoids the damage to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Del Bosque.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Del Bosque.
 It looks like Masa Funaki has been cut.
Good body shot from Funaki.
Funaki is looking to control Del Bosque's arms but Del Bosque gets an underhook and turns him. Now Funaki has his back to the cage.
Del Bosque digs a right hand underneath Funaki's ribcage. Funaki let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Funaki tries to work over Del Bosque's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Del Bosque misses with a knee to the head.
A body shot lands from Del Bosque.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Del Bosque.
Funaki throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Del Bosque throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Funakis head.
Del Bosque is leaning against Funaki and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Funaki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Del Bosque takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Del Bosque.
Funaki is breathing heavily.
Del Bosque working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Funaki misses with a body punch.
Del Bosque is working Funaki over against the cage.
Funaki creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Funaki misses with a body punch.
Del Bosque tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Funaki's elbow.
Del Bosque managing to block the knees to the body from Funaki.
Funaki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Del Bosque lands a damaging elbow.
Funaki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Del Bosque avoids it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Funaki throws an elbow but misses.
Del Bosque doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Funaki trying to land knees to the body.
Del Bosque lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Del Bosque scores with a shoulder strike.
Funaki tries to work over Del Bosque's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Del Bosque misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Funaki misses with an elbow strike.
Del Bosque lands a body punch.
Del Bosque putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Funaki in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Del Bosque tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Del Bosque misses with an elbow strike.
Del Bosque lands with a light punch inside.
Del Bosque lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Funaki misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Del Bosque.
Del Bosque working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Del Bosque blocks an elbow strike.
Funaki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Del Bosque managing to block the knees to the body from Funaki.
Del Bosque digs a right hand into Funaki's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Funaki's gas tank.
Del Bosque escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Del Bosque cracks Funaki with an open hand slap.
Del Bosque looks to land a left hand but Funaki moved out of range nicely.
Funaki is looking to counter the offense by Del Bosque and move into the clinch.
Del Bosque throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Funaki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Del Bosque.
Del Bosque connects with a good right hand that stumbles Funaki. Funaki circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Del Bosque scores with a kick to the midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Severo Del Bosque dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Del Bosque lands the left hand.
Funaki misses with a low kick.
A shot to the liver by Del Bosque. Beautiful body shot.
Del Bosque connects with an inside leg kick.
Funaki blocks a low kick nicely.
Del Bosque scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Funaki doesn't seem bothered though.
Del Bosque defending well as Funaki loads up on a big left hand.
Funaki tries to land a leg kick but Del Bosque saw it coming and moves away.
Severo Del Bosque seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Del Bosque fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Del Bosque swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Funaki on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Funaki moves out of range of the body kick from Del Bosque.
Funaki jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Funaki moves into the clinch successfully.
Funaki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Del Bosque can't find room to land a body shot as Funaki controls the action.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Funaki has a couple of punches blocked by Del Bosque.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Funaki just misses with a elbow thrown towards Del Bosque's brow.
Del Bosque managing to block the knees to the body from Funaki.
Del Bosque blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Funaki misses with the head strike.
Del Bosque struggles to land a body shot inside as Funaki controls his hands.
Del Bosque throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Funakis head.
Funaki tries to throw a body punch but Del Bosque avoids it by throwing Funaki back against the cage.
Severo Del Bosque seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Del Bosque tries to throw a body punch but Funaki avoids it by throwing Del Bosque back against the cage.
Del Bosque breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Del Bosque looks to land a body kick but Funaki moved away.
Del Bosque just misses with a punch to the body.
Funaki moves away from the strike by Del Bosque.
A shot to the liver by Del Bosque. Beautiful body shot.
Funaki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Del Bosque scores with a crisp jab that stopped Funaki in his tracks.
Del Bosque throws a head kick that misses.
Funaki lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Bosque checks the leg kick nicely there.
Severo Del Bosque seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice uppercut there from Del Bosque.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Del Bosque avoids the body shot from Funaki.
Del Bosque jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An inside leg kick from Del Bosque misses.
A nice leg kick from Del Bosque, right into the meat of the thigh.
Del Bosque's corner calls for a 1-2. Del Bosque obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Del Bosque swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Del Bosque fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Funaki connects with a right hand. Del Bosque shakes it off.
Funaki scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Funaki misses the target.
Funaki connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Funaki throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Del Bosque.
Del Bosque has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Del Bosque swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Del Bosque ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Funaki moves away.
Funaki fails with an attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Del Bosque. Funaki does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the liver by Del Bosque. Beautiful body shot.
Del Bosque misses with a low kick.
Del Bosque checks a low kick from Funaki.
Del Bosque throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Funaki tries to clinch there but Del Bosque circles away.
Del Bosque waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Funaki.
Funaki clinches up against the cage.
Funaki scores with a hook to the body.
Del Bosque lands a damaging elbow.
Del Bosque blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Bosque misses with a punch to the body.
Funaki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Del Bosque's elbow.
Del Bosque lands with a short shot to the head.
Del Bosque blocks the elbow strike.
Funaki tries to land a knee to the head but Del Bosque blocks with his arms.
Del Bosque misses with a punch to the body.
Funaki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Del Bosque is defending well for now.
Funaki unloads a knee to the mid-section.
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!
Funaki misses with some punches.
Del Bosque blocks an uppercut.
Funaki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Funaki stalling in the clinch but Del Bosque improves position.
Funaki misses with a punch to the body.
Good body shot from Del Bosque.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Del Bosque on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Del Bosque's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Del Bosque missing with a left hand there. Funaki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Funaki tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Del Bosque manages to circle out of the way.
Funaki lands a jab to the nose.
Del Bosque scores with the left hand. Funaki knows he should have avoided that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Severo Del Bosque showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Del Bosque works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Funaki throws the kick towards the body but Del Bosque avoids it.
Funaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Funaki!
Funaki avoids a kick to the body.
That kick from Funaki tenderised Del Bosque's leg. Del Bosque is trying to keep his angry face on.
Del Bosque stuns Funaki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Funaki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Del Bosque throws a leg kick but Funaki sees it coming and moves out of range.
Funaki looks to land a body kick but Del Bosque moved away.
Funaki cracks Del Bosque with a good jab.
Del Bosque is looking to chop away at Funaki's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Bosque throws a quick inside leg kick.
Del Bosque ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Del Bosque throws a hook to the side of Funaki's head but Funaki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Del Bosque with the inside leg kick.
Del Bosque throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Del Bosque misses with a hook
and Funaki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Del Bosque misses with a hook. Funaki ducked under it nicely.
Funaki jabs at Del Bosque's body.
Funaki misses with a few strikes there.
Funaki misses with a body shot.
Del Bosque lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Funaki looks to clinch
and Del Bosque counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Funaki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Del Bosque scores with a punch to the head.
Funaki on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Funaki throws a push kick but Del Bosque slaps the foot to one side.
Del Bosque swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A telegraphed right hand from Funaki misses the target.
Del Bosque jabs Funaki right on the nose. Funaki blinks but takes it well.
Del Bosque scores with a push kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Del Bosque explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Funaki fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Del Bosque is out of range.
Del Bosque lands an overhand right.
Del Bosque attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Funaki appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Funaki.
Nice shot by Del Bosque.
A solid body kick from Funaki.
Masa Funaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice shot by Funaki.
Funaki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Bosque is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Funaki tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Del Bosque is able to avoid easily.
Del Bosque uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Funaki.
Funaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Del Bosque swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Del Bosque with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Funaki throws a body shot but no joy.
Funaki on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Del Bosque scores with a jab.
 Funaki is rocked!
Funaki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oh Funaki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Del Bosque drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Funaki right on the button. Funaki goes down! Del Bosque follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Del Bosque gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Severo Del Bosque!
Post fight, an emotional Severo Del Bosque said 'Alika "Guardian" Hakekia, I Want You Bitch. Before Facing A Top 10 Opponent, Face Me Bitch'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Murley (ranked 1680 p4p, 2200 weight class) and Anatoli Vasiliev (ranked 222 p4p, 293 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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40
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7 - 5 - 0 |
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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 23 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Scott Murley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Anatoli Vasiliev!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasiliev clinches up against the cage.
Vasiliev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Murleys head.
Murley misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Murley.
Vasiliev throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Murley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vasiliev with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vasiliev has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Murley regains guard immediately.
Murley is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Vasiliev trying to control but Murley is working from the bottom.
Murley seems keen to control Vasiliev's posture.
Murley keeping moving, preventing Vasiliev from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murley has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Vasiliev has passed into side control.
Vasiliev is looking to take a break and control but Murley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vasiliev working away.
Murley is looking to regain half guard here but Vasiliev keeps moving and retains side control.
Vasiliev is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Murley knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Vasiliev taking a breather here.
Murley tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasiliev looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Vasiliev wants to control but Murley is keeping him busy.
Vasiliev misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Murley tries to improve position but can't.
Vasiliev working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Vasiliev tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Vasiliev has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Murley is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasiliev is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Murley has escaped the position, nice work there.
Murley tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Murley manages to work his way to half guard, despite Vasiliev's best efforts.
Vasiliev trying to mount his opponent but Murley defends it.
Vasiliev looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Vasiliev moves nicely into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Murley wants to control but Vasiliev postures up.
The ground and pound from Vasiliev seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Murley sneaks back into half guard.
Vasiliev is trying to control the action in half guard but Murley is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Murley tries to roll over but Vasiliev keeps him under control.
Vasiliev is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Murley doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Vasiliev.
Murley avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vasiliev.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vasiliev wants to work for an arm triangle but Murley is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Vasiliev is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Murley doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Vasiliev.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Anatoli Vasiliev dominated that round.
That's time! Murley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Murley misses with a looping left.
Vasiliev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Murley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vasiliev misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vasiliev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vasiliev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vasiliev moves in looking to clinch but Murley pushes him off.
Murley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vasiliev moves into the clinch.
Murley swings wildly with an uppercut but Vasiliev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Murley digs a right hand into Vasiliev's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vasiliev's gas tank.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Murley.
Murley cracks Vasiliev with a nice body shot.
Murley lands with a left to the head.
Murley lands a hook that snaps the head of Vasiliev backwards.
Murley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vasiliev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Murley avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murley tries a body shot but Vasiliev blocks it.
Vasiliev tries a knee to the head but Murley blocks it.
Murley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vasiliev trying to stall but Murley improves his position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vasiliev.
Murley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Murley pushes Vasiliev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vasiliev jumps into guard, dragging Murley to the mat.
Murley looking to pass the guard.
Murley advances position into side control!
Vasiliev is trying to escape the position but Murley is controlling the position.
Vasiliev is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murley trying to control the action but Vasiliev is working from the bottom.
Vasiliev is looking to reverse the position.
Vasiliev throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Vasiliev wants to control but Murley postures up.
Vasiliev has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Murley taking a breather here.
Vasiliev keeps Murley under control for a moment.
Vasiliev wants to control but Murley postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasiliev manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Murley is doing well to control the position and prevent Vasiliev from advancing to side control.
Murley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vasiliev looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Murley is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Vasiliev seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Murley does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murley tries to get to full guard but Vasiliev has control of the leg.
Vasiliev is looking for a kimura but Murley is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Vasiliev to get the leverage.
Murley keeping control of the position.
Murley has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Vasiliev trying to control from half guard but Murley is working away.
Murley trying to control from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Murley is looking for a sweep. Vasiliev is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Murley has his hands clasped together around Vasiliev's back. He's all about the action.
Vasiliev throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Murley dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Vasiliev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Murley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vasiliev tries to clinch up.
Vasiliev pushes Murley up against the cage in a clinch.
Murley struggles to land a body shot inside as Vasiliev controls his hands.
Murley tries a body shot but Vasiliev blocks it.
Murley has a couple of punches blocked by Vasiliev.
A short body shot lands from Murley as the two fighters clinch.
Murley has a couple of punches blocked by Vasiliev.
Murley lands a hook that snaps the head of Vasiliev backwards.
Vasiliev trying to land knees to the body.
Murley misses with the head strike.
Murley letting Vasiliev take a breather here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murley can't find room to land a body shot as Vasiliev controls the action.
Vasiliev jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Murley walks away with a smile on his face. Vasiliev gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Vasiliev wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murley throws out a powerful jab.
Anatoli Vasiliev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vasiliev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murley.
Vasiliev shoots for a double leg takedown but Murley sprawls well. He's pushed Vasiliev's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Murley with a nice cross.
Murley thuds a left hand into Vasiliev's body.
Vasiliev avoids the body shot from Murley.
Vasiliev tries to clinch
and Murley makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vasiliev walks into a jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vasiliev.
Scott Murley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anatoli Vasiliev.
Vasiliev throws a right hand that Murley ducks under and follows up with a left that Murley also avoids with ease.
Vasiliev takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vasiliev dives in for a single leg takedown but Murley sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Anatoli Vasiliev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murley 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.
Vasiliev moves out of range as Murley strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murley misses with a looping right.
Murley connects with the punch.
Vasiliev ducks under a wild hook from Murley.
Vasiliev looks to clinch
enabling Murley to counter with a crisp jab.
Murley throws a hook but Vasiliev blocks it.
Vasiliev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murley.
Vasiliev walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Murley swats away the attempt to clinch by Vasiliev.
Murley lands a jab to Vasiliev's midsection.
Vasiliev tries to clinch but Murley moves out of range.
Murley is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Murley swats away the attempt to clinch by Vasiliev.
Murley is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Murley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasiliev on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vasiliev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murley.
Murley cracks a nice hook into Vasiliev's ribs.
Vasiliev ducks under a wild hook from Murley.
Murley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Murley bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vasiliev's head backwards.
Oooooh!!! Murley has knocked Vasiliev down with a huge combo! Murley steps away and waves a wobbly Vasiliev back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Vasiliev is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vasiliev looks to land a right hand but Murley moved out of range.
Vasiliev is still on wobbly legs! Can Murley finish him?
Vasiliev's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Murley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vasiliev scrambles back to his feet.
Murley throws the left hand but Vasiliev avoids the punch easily.
Vasiliev moves in looking to clinch but Murley pushes him off.
and Murley counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Vasiliev! He's just covering up as Murley starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Murley!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wolfgang Muller (ranked 1177 p4p, 1381 weight class) and Jon Erikson (ranked 134 p4p, 157 weight class). Muller's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, In the Hall of the Mountain King. Erikson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Gåte - Statt Opp kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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16 - 12 - 0 |
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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 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wolfgang Muller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jon Erikson!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erikson throws a front kick aimed at Muller's knee but Muller avoids it well.
Erikson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Erikson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Muller has time to react.
Jon Erikson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Erikson misses with a body kick.
Muller half committed to a counter leg kick.
Muller tests Erikson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Muller has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Rubber Guard Emporium in the buildup to the fight.
Erikson slips under a jab from Muller.
Erikson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Erikson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A slow jab from Erikson misses its intended target.
Erikson lands an overhand right.
Erikson rushes Muller and presses him up against the cage.
Erikson tries a body shot but Muller blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Erikson misses with a knee to the head.
Muller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Muller scores with a nice hook to the head.
Erikson misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erikson blocks a body shot from Muller.
Muller misses with the head strike.
Muller cracks Erikson with a nice body shot.
Erikson breaks from the clinch.
Erikson misses with a few strikes there.
Muller scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Muller swings away with a body shot that misses
and Erikson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Muller can't find room to land a body shot as Erikson controls the action.
Muller tries to work over Erikson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Erikson tries to throw a body punch but Muller avoids it by throwing Erikson back against the cage.
Muller lands a left hand that snaps the head of Erikson backwards.
Muller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Erikson's elbow.
Erikson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Erikson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Muller.
Erikson looks to land a left hand but Muller moved out of range nicely.
Muller throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Muller lands a head shot.
Erikson looks to throw the jab but Muller is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erikson throws a jab but it's blocked by Muller.
As Erikson backs away, Muller returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Erikson wants to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Erikson throws a looping overhand right but Muller ducks down to avoid it.
It looked like Muller wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Muller lands with an uppercut that bounces Erikson off the cage and back into range.
Erikson staying out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Erikson.
A quick step to the side and Muller tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Erikson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Muller looks to land a right hand but Erikson moved out of range.
Muller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Erikson.
Muller catches Erikson napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Erikson to the canvas!
It looks like Jon Erikson has been cut.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Erikson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Erikson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Muller, into his guard.
Muller is looking for a triangle here but Erikson uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Muller is trying to control Erikson's posture but Erikson avoids it.
Muller is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Erikson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Muller tries to bench press Erikson off him but Erikson keeps the position.
Muller is not content to let Erikson control the position.
Muller tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erikson working away.
Erikson staying calm.
Erikson prevents Muller from escaping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Erikson in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Muller is looking to regain half guard here but Erikson keeps moving and retains side control.
Erikson moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
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 Wolfgang Muller will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jon Erikson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Muller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Erikson.
An attempted straight right counter from Muller misses the target.
Erikson forces Muller back against the cage and clinches.
Erikson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Wolfgang Muller has been cut.
Muller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Muller blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Erikson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Muller throws a body kick that misses
and Erikson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Muller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Erikson.
Erikson lands with a kick to the temple. Muller shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Erikson throws a leg kick
and Muller makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erikson looks to land a left hand but Muller moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Erikson misses the target.
Muller lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Muller throws a low kick but Erikson avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller throws a solid leg kick but Erikson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Muller.
Muller misses with a low kick as Erikson jumps back.
Erikson throws a jab but it's blocked by Muller.
Erikson fails to land with a series of punches.
Wolfgang Muller is winning the standup battle so far.
Erikson lands with a right hand.
Muller gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Erikson counters with a stiff right hand.
Erikson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Muller.
Muller gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Erikson counters with a thumping low kick.
Erikson throws a jab but it's blocked by Muller.
Erikson is looking to land body kicks.
Erikson throws a right hand that Muller ducks under and follows up with a left that Muller also avoids with ease.
Erikson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Muller throws a body kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erikson lands a head shot.
Muller throws a leg kick
and Erikson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Erikson blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Muller - that landed with a thud.
Muller misses with a punch on the inside.
Muller scores with a nice hook to the head.
Muller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Muller. That snapped Erikson's head back.
Muller steps into range and cracks Erikson with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Erikson flops backwards and Muller dives into his guard looking to finish!
Erikson is rocked!
Muller thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Erikson is still in real trouble! Can Muller finish him?
Muller pushing down on Erikson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Erikson keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Erikson seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller seems to be looking for submissions.
Muller is trying to control the action in half guard but Erikson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Muller is trying to work for a kimura but Erikson is defending well.
Erikson tries to get to full guard but Muller has control of the leg.
That's four 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.
Erikson is refusing to be controlled, as Muller sits in half guard.
Muller is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Erikson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Erikson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Muller's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Muller's back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Muller is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Erikson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jon Erikson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Both fighters circling a little - Erikson finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Erikson avoids the head kick by Muller.
Muller has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A punch lands to the side of Muller 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Muller misses with a looping left.
Muller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Erikson.
Muller throws a looping overhand right but Erikson ducks down to avoid it.
Erikson throws the left hand but Muller avoids the punch easily.
Muller tried to counter with a leg kick but Erikson avoided it.
Muller lands a lovely overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Muller takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Muller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Erikson throws out the jab.
Muller walks into a straight right hand from Erikson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller slips a jab from Erikson.
Muller is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Erikson lands a nice looking body kick.
Erikson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Muller takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Muller drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Erikson misses with a hook
and Muller counters with a leg kick.
Muller takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Erikson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Muller takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Erikson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Muller. Muller circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Erikson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Erikson throws a leg kick
and Muller connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller ducks under a wild hook from Erikson.
An attempted straight right counter from Muller misses the target.
Erikson throws a wild body kick that Muller sees coming a mile off.
Muller throws out a leg kick but Erikson moves out of range and Muller only half commits.
Muller cracks Erikson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Muller misses the jab.
Erikson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Erikson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Muller counters with a stiff right hand.
Erikson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Muller counters with a big right hand! Oh Erikson is in trouble here! Muller follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wolfgang Muller!
Wolfgang Muller bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tor Troeng (ranked 1036 p4p, 1449 weight class) and Ivern Gustavsson (ranked 145 p4p, 194 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tor Troeng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivern Gustavsson!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Troeng throws a sloppy body shot
and Gustavsson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gustavsson lands with an uppercut that bounces Troeng off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Tor Troeng has been cut.
Troeng slips under a jab from Gustavsson.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Gustavsson has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Gustavsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Troeng swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gustavsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gustavsson misses the shot to the body.
Troeng misses with a body shot
and Gustavsson counters with a crisp right hand that drops Troeng! Gustavsson lets Troeng back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Troeng is rocked!
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!
Gustavsson moves in close and cracks Troeng with a massive right hand! Troeng, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Gustavsson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivern Gustavsson!
An out of breath Ivern Gustavsson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spinning Fire (ranked 680 p4p, 1117 weight class) and Luis Maestre (ranked 30 p4p, 49 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Spinning Fire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luis Maestre!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maestre lands with a nice combination. Fire backs away looking to recover.
Maestre falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fire counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Maestre looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fire tries to free his leg and advance position but Maestre is retaining full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fire's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Maestre working for submissions but it's allowed Fire to get to half guard.
Fire working Maestre over with strikes.
Fire trying to control the pace.
Fire seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maestre is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fire pulls his head out easily.
Fire drops an elbow to the side of Maestre's head.
Fire takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fire trying to control the pace.
Maestre looking for submissions off his back.
Maestre looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
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.
Fire slips a nice elbow through Maestre's hands, connecting with Maestre's forehead.
Fire landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fire is controlling the pace.
Maestre looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Maestre looking for submissions off his back.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Fire in particular looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maestre is not content to let Fire control the position.
Maestre is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fire pulls his head out easily.
Maestre is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Fire is tapping! Great win for Maestre!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Luis Maestre!
A very excited looking Luis Maestre made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Calixto Cardona (ranked 177 p4p, 524 weight class) and Chester Drawers (ranked 20 p4p, 62 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Calixto Cardona!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Chester Drawers!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cardona throws an overhand right that lands on Drawers's shoulder, as Drawers tries to avoid the shot.
Drawers changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Cardona throws a good cross that connects.
Cardona swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cardona goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Drawers changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Cardona looks to score with a jab to the body but Drawers is just out of range.
Drawers changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've been told by Cardona's head coaches at Academia dos Brasucas that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cardona misses with a head kick.
Drawers with the counter takedown but Cardona avoids it easily.
Cardona misses with an uppercut.
Drawers drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cardona defends it well.
Cardona throws a low kick but it's checked well by Drawers.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cardona tries to land a body kick
and Drawers counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Cardona!
Cardona gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Cardona stops Drawers from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Drawers quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Drawers but it's paid off an Cardona is forced to tap! Nice work by Drawers.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chester Drawers!
Chester Drawers is the new featherweight champion!
Chester Drawers thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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