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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between William Bonin (ranked 22081 p4p, 2378 weight class) and Meldrick Taylor (ranked 768 p4p, 327 weight class). William Bonin is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, William Bonin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Meldrick Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bonin throws a head kick that Taylor semi-blocks.
Taylor takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bonin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice body kick from Taylor.
Taylor is looking to chop away at Bonin's legs.
Taylor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Taylor scores with a body shot.
Taylor drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Taylor misses with a kick to the body.
Taylor connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bonin misses with a wild body shot.
Taylor misses with a hook
and Bonin counters with a big head kick but Taylor shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Taylor swings for the body but Bonin moves out of range.
A big left from Taylor misses.
Bonin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Taylor under the eye.
Taylor tries to clinch but Bonin is having none of it.
Taylor misses with an uppercut
and Bonin counters with a nice uppercut.
Bonin walks into a straight right hand from Taylor.
Bonin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Taylor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bonin.
Sloppy strikes from Bonin. Those never looked like landing.
Taylor closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Taylor.
Taylor lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Taylor just leaning against Bonin, taking a breather.
Taylor misses with some punches.
Bonin trying to stall but Taylor improves his position.
Taylor controlling the action here for a moment.
Taylor scores with a shoulder strike.
Taylor throws a head punch that misses.
Bonin tries to break the clinch but Taylor is controlling the position.
Bonin is looking to break free of the clinch but Taylor has double underhooks.
Taylor lands a left hand.
Taylor lands with a light punch inside.
Taylor lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taylor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Taylor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor scores with a shot to the side of Bonin's head.
Taylor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bonin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
Taylor working aggressively here.
Taylor has a couple of punches blocked by Bonin.
Taylor works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A shot in the inside from Taylor.
Bonin can't break the clinch.
Bonin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Taylor lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Taylor lands a right hand.
Taylor scores with a shot to the side of Bonin's head.
Bonin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A nice leg kick lands there from Taylor.
Bonin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bonin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Taylor.
Taylor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Taylor swings widly with a right hand
and Bonin counters with a nice body kick.
Taylor misses with a body shot.
Bonin appears to be looking for a big counter.
Taylor closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor can't find room to land a body shot as Bonin controls the action.
Taylor lands a hook that snaps the head of Bonin backwards.
Bonin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Taylor scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Taylor fails to land.
Taylor tries to work over Bonin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Taylor scores with a hook to the body.
Bonin tries to break free but Taylor pushes him back against the cage.
Bonin blocks an uppercut.
Bonin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Taylor blocks an uppercut.
Come on Bonin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Taylor has Bonin pushed against the cage.
Taylor lands a right hand.
Taylor keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bonin's efforts to push away.
A nice left hand lands by Taylor.
Taylor pushes Bonin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bonin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Taylor slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Taylor misses with a hook to the body
and Bonin counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taylor throws a body shot but no joy.
Taylor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bonin was well out of range. Poor timing from Taylor.
Bonin is looking to counter punch.
Taylor stuns Bonin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Taylor takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bonin tries to keep at a distance but Taylor has taken the fight into the clinch.
Taylor is working Bonin over against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Taylor.
Bonin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bonin blocks a body shot from Taylor.
Bonin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taylor lands with a light punch inside.
Taylor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bonin is looking to break free of the clinch but Taylor has double underhooks.
Bonin working hard to break the clinch.
Bonin can't break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Meldrick Taylor dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Taylor instigates a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Taylor.
Bonin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bonin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
William Bonin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bonin breaks from the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Taylor.
Taylor throws a hook but Bonin avoids it easily.
Bonin jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Taylor looks to score with a jab to the body but Bonin is just out of range.
Good exchange - Taylor coming out on top.
Bonin seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Bonin gets tackled into the cage by Taylor. Taylor maintains the clinch.
A short left from Taylor.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Taylor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Taylor's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bonin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Taylor lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Taylor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Taylor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Taylor blocks a body shot from Bonin.
Taylor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bonin blocks a body shot from Taylor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Taylor.
Taylor has Bonin pressed against the cage, preventing Bonin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bonin is trying to maintain a safe position but Taylor gets an underhook and turns Bonin into the cage.
Bonin is looking to control Taylor's arms but Taylor gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bonin has his back to the cage.
Taylor keeps control of Bonin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Bonin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Taylor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Taylor creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Taylor scores with a nice hook to the head.
Taylor lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Taylor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Taylor lands a hook that snaps the head of Bonin backwards.
 Bonin is rocked!
Taylor creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Bonin's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Bonin drops to his knees and Taylor pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Meldrick Taylor!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Lee (ranked 2994 p4p, 4087 weight class) and Corey Baird (ranked 291 p4p, 366 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Corey Baird!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baird throws a jab but it's blocked by Lee.
Baird moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Baird fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Baird is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Baird takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Baird throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Lee misses.
Baird misses with a straight right.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Baird, as that shot connected.
Baird scores with a decent looking hook.
Baird misses with a hook.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Baird.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lee.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baird.
Baird moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lee swings widly with a right hand
and Baird counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice uppercut there from Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lee darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Baird missing with a left hand there. Lee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baird throws out the jab.
Lee throws a hook to the side of Baird's head but Baird sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Baird misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Baird throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee is looking to counter the offense by Baird and move into the clinch.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baird swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Baird swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lee.
Baird lands with an overhand left.
Baird misses with an uppercut.
Baird misses with a combination
and Lee counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lee lands with a short shot to the head.
Baird can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
Baird misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee manages to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Baird stands and steps away. Lee gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Baird punishes Lee's body with a nice straight punch.
Baird throws a hook but Lee blocks it.
Baird drops his hands momentarily and Lee takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Baird uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Lee's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Baird connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lee scrambles back to his feet.
Lee with a jab.
Baird misses with a looping left.
Lee scores with a hook to the body. Baird takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lee is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Baird throws a looping overhand right but Lee ducks down to avoid it.
Lee has his takedown stuffed
and Baird counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee tries for a takedown but Baird sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Baird lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Baird.
 It looks like John Lee has been cut.
Lee slips under a jab from Baird.
Lee was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jab from Baird.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baird lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
Baird jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baird.
Baird defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Despite the aggression on Baird's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Baird misses with a lunging right hand
and Lee counters with a straight right hand.
Lee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Baird misses with a body shot.
Corey Baird is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lee connects with the punch.
Baird throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Baird throws a right and a left that both miss.
Baird misses with a two punch combination.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baird.
Baird looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baird throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
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!
Lee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Baird is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lee darts in and clinches Baird up against the cage.
Lee wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Still in the clinch, Baird scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lee tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Baird just stands there and leans against the cage.
Baird working aggressively here.
Baird blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee prevents a body shot from Baird.
Baird lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Lee.
A head punch on the inside from Baird fails to land.
Lee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lee.
Lee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A hook to the body from Baird.
Baird can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
Lee gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Corey Baird dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Lee's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A punch combination from Baird misses.
Lee fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Baird checks it well.
Baird connects with a jab.
Baird throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lee doesn't manage to clinch there - Baird circles away.
Baird has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Good standup being displayed there by Baird as he connects with a hook.
Lee misses with a straight right.
Baird swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Baird misses with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Lee's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lee fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lee tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lee lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Baird can't fight it off and eventually Lee manages to take the fight to the floor. Baird looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throwing strikes from guard but Baird blocks nicely.
Lee wants to control from the top but Baird keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Baird is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lee is controlling him.
Lee throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Baird works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lee wants to pass the guard but Baird is keeping the position.
Baird is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lee won't allow Baird to sweep him here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
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.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee rushes Baird and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Baird lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Baird swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baird being controlled against the cage.
Come on Lee - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Baird misses with a punch on the inside.
Baird lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Baird lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baird lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Baird fails to land.
A short uppercut from Baird.
A right hook to the body lands for Baird.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee tries to pull guard but Baird forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Baird.
Baird swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baird lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lee or not.
Baird fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Baird misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Lee manages to end up in side control.
Lee wants to lay and pray for a moment but Baird keeps working.
Lee is really struggling to control Baird but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Lee throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Baird works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baird keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Lee working the head and body with strikes.
Baird is trying to get back to full guard.
Lee tries to pass the half guard into mount. Baird knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Corey Baird showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Lee's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Baird misses with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Baird misses with a double jab.
A quick step to the side and Lee tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lee gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Baird tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baird working aggressively here.
Baird is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Baird swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baird misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee blocking some punches.
Lee jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Baird walks away with a smile on his face. Lee gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baird.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
Baird looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baird.
Lee swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A big right from Baird misses.
Baird misses with a double jab.
Lee shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Baird sprawls well. Baird wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lee gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Baird swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Baird.
Baird throws a shot to the body.
Lee misses the jab.
Lee shoots in and drives through. Baird sprawls well.
Lee throws a right and a left that Baird avoids nicely.
Baird cracks Lee with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Baird throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Baird misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
Lee throwing a counter right hand but Baird manages to avoid it.
Baird throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Baird keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Baird's shoulder, as Baird tries to avoid the shot.
Baird lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
Baird throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease.
Baird thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee is looking to land body kicks.
John Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baird moves away from the strike by Lee.
Baird thows a left - swing and a miss!
As Baird tries to get set, Lee tries to push him back and clinch up but Baird manages to avoid the attempt.
Lee looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Baird!
John Lee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lee misses with the ground and pound.
Lee goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Baird has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Lee but great work by Baird.
Corey Baird is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lee tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Baird wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lee is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Baird decides to return to a standing position.
Baird swings for the body but Lee moves out of range.
Lee closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee pulls guard effortlessly.
Lee is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Baird defends well.
Lee has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baird stands up and waves to Lee to follow him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Baird digs a good body shot into Lee's ribs.
Baird lands the left hand.
Lee misses with an uppercut.
Baird staying out of range there.
Lee looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Baird is fending him off so far but Lee persists. Nope, Baird circles away and we're back to standing.
Baird throws out a counter right but Lee avoids it with no problem.
Jab, jab by Baird - just one landing.
The fighters circling - Lee throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A lazy left from Baird finds it's target.
Baird uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
A little jabbing left from Baird on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Corey Baird comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Baird winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corey Baird!
During a confident post fight interview, Corey Baird thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, John Lee stepped up to the mic, saying 'Ill train smarter and harder next time, so i come back stronger than ever!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between 3 Piece Soda (ranked 1371 p4p, 1715 weight class) and James Hackett (ranked 149 p4p, 177 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Soda might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 3 Nights. Hackett comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Foe Tha Love of Money 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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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, 3 Piece Soda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Hackett!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hackett throws a shot from downtown. Soda moves away and avoids it.
Soda defending well as Hackett loads up on a big left hand.
Soda swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Soda throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hackett swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hackett cracks Soda with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Hackett looks to land a left hand but Soda moved out of range nicely.
Soda slips under a jab from Hackett.
We've been informed that Hackett has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Hackett throws a low kick but it's checked well by Soda.
It looked like Soda wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hackett looks to land a right hand but Soda moved out of range.
Hackett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Soda.
Soda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Soda closes the distance and pushes Hackett back into the cage.
Soda throws a punch but it's blocked by Hackett.
Soda gets through Hackett's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hackett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hackett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Soda misses with a punch on the inside.
Hackett using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Soda has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hackett is looking to control Soda's arms but Soda gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hackett has his back to the cage.
Soda successfully pulls guard.
Soda looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soda working for submissions but it's allowed Hackett to get to half guard.
Hackett is thwarting Soda's attempts to control the position.
Soda looking for submissions off his back.
Soda wants to control but Hackett is keeping busy.
Hackett sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Soda looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
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.
Hackett perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hackett is looking to take a break and control but Soda is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Soda looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Soda is looking to control Hackett's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Soda avoid being mounted?
Hackett trying to control the pace.
Hackett wants to take a breather but Soda is having none of it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soda wants to control the action here but instead Hackett manages to pass to full mount!
Hackett has control of Soda's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Soda regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Soda tries to hold on but Hackett postures up.
Hackett takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Soda tries to hold on but Hackett postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hackett wants to get back to his feet but Soda is holding on tight.
Hackett wants to control the pace but Soda is squirming around nicely.
Soda tries to lock up and control but Hackett gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Soda is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hackett has hold of Soda's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Soda manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Soda tries to hold on but Hackett postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Hackett dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hackett scores with a nice head shot.
Soda motions for Hackett to come forward. Soda throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Soda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hackett misses with a straight left.
Hackett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hackett lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Soda is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
A jab from Hackett misses.
Soda looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Soda misses with a low kick.
Soda misses with an uppercut.
Hackett throws a body shot but no joy.
Hackett connects with a good right hand that stumbles Soda. Soda circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hackett connects with a right hand. Soda shakes it off.
Hackett throws a lazy right hand but Soda sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hackett moves away.
Hackett has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Soda uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hackett.
Soda looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A telegraphed right hand from Soda misses the target.
Soda fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Soda blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soda fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hackett missing with a left hand there. Soda was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Soda misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from Hackett on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hackett takes a swing at Soda's ribcage but misses.
Hackett throws a lazy right hand but Soda sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hackett tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Soda is able to avoid easily.
A swing and a miss from Hackett.
Hackett scoring well with a low kick there.
Hackett throws a chopping leg kick but Soda manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hackett throws a shot from downtown. Soda moves away and avoids it.
Hackett bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Soda's head.
Jab by Hackett.
A jab from Hackett misses.
Hackett tried to score with a low kick but Soda checks it.
Good work by Soda as he checks the leg kick.
Soda was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hackett scores with a nice head shot.
Hackett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hackett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hackett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Soda.
Soda throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hackett looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Soda ducks under a wild hook from Hackett.
Hackett misses with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hackett misses with an uppercut. Soda saw that one coming.
It looked like Soda wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hackett connects with a leg kick.
Soda drops his hands momentarily and Hackett takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Soda stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hackett.
Hackett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Soda fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A good leg kick by Hackett.
James Hackett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Soda tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hackett was well out of range. Poor timing from Soda.
James Hackett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Soda slips under a jab from Hackett.
Soda misses with a kick to the body
and Hackett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Soda changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hackett tries to avoid it but Soda manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hackett to the ground. Hackett escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hackett throws a shot from downtown. Soda moves away and avoids it.
Soda on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Soda shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for 3 Piece Soda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hackett fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Soda is out of range.
Hackett throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Soda counters with a left to the body.
Soda throws a leg kick but Hackett sees it coming and moves out of range.
Soda wants to clinch.
Hackett fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hackett throws a right hand that misses
and Soda counters with a low kick, right behind Hackett 's knee.
Soda attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hackett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hackett misses with an uppercut. Soda saw that one coming.
Hackett pivots, looking for a leg kick but Soda is out of range and Hackett settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soda misses with a low kick.
Hackett is looking to chop away at Soda's legs.
Soda checks a low kick from Hackett.
Soda is looking to land body kicks.
Soda misses with a body kick.
Soda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hackett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Soda.
Soda with a nice cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Soda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hackett throws out the jab.
Hackett lunges at Soda with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Soda's hand.
Soda throws an overhand right that lands on Hackett's shoulder, as Hackett tries to avoid the shot.
Soda defending well as Hackett loads up on a big left hand.
Hackett connects with a good right hand that stumbles Soda. Soda circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hackett throws a leg kick but Soda sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hackett misses with a wild body shot.
Soda throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Soda looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hackett is fending him off so far but Soda persists. Nope, Hackett circles away and we're back to standing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
James Hackett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Soda lands a really nice looking cross but Hackett seems unphased.
Hackett misses with an uppercut. Soda saw that one coming.
Soda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hackett throws out the jab.
Hackett throws a lazy right hand but Soda sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Soda throws a hook to the side of Hackett's head but Hackett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Soda scores with a kick to the body.
Hackett avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hackett.
The fight stays on the outside here - Soda looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hackett checks a leg kick.
Hackett is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hackett throws a poor cross that misses
and Soda counters with a stiff right hand.
Soda takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Soda looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hackett swings for the body but Soda moves out of range.
Soda uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hackett.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soda attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hackett dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Soda. That did some damage!
Soda uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hackett.
Hackett throws a shot from downtown. Soda moves away and avoids it.
Soda lands with an uppercut that bounces Hackett off the cage and back into range.
Hackett tries to land a leg kick but Soda saw it coming and moves away.
Soda dives in and scores a takedown into Hackett's guard.
Hackett is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Soda is aware though and is defending well.
Hackett looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Soda passes into half guard.
Soda trying to control the action but Hackett is working from the bottom.
Soda uses his free foot to push down on Hackett's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hackett.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hackett prevents Soda from taking his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hackett has given up his back here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Soda's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Hackett trying to control the hands but Soda breaks the grip.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hackett is trying to break free.
Hackett prevents Soda from getting a body triangle.
Hackett fending off the submission attempt from Soda.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hackett trying to control the hands but Soda won't let him.
3 Piece Soda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James Hackett is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Soda patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Soda is not going to allow Hackett to sit and survive in this position.
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.
Hackett might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Soda haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Soda has the hooks in. Hackett is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Hackett trying to control but not successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hackett is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Soda working for a choke but Hackett is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
3 Piece Soda showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hackett has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Hackett!
A relieved looking James Hackett thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Storm (ranked 2655 p4p, 1076 weight class) and Seelow Heights (ranked 348 p4p, 160 weight class). Heights has chosen For Heavy Metal we will die! as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jackson Storm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Seelow Heights!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heights with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Storm to score with a decent uppercut.
Heights moves forwards but Storm connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A head kick by Storm misses
and Heights counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Storm thinking.
Heights throws a jab when Storm was well out of range.
As Heights backs away, Storm returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Heights looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Heights ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Storm throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Heights connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Storm throws a right and a left that Heights avoids nicely.
Storm tries to move into range but Heights moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Storm paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Heights lands a nice leg kick that just misses Storm's sensitive parts.
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!
Storm throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Heights.
Heights throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Storm misses with a head kick.
Heights wants to clinch up but Storm keeps it at a distance.
Storm moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heights.
Storm blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heights lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Storm or not.
Storm lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Storm swings wildly with an uppercut but Heights uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heights working aggressively here.
I was talking to Storm's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A head punch on the inside from Heights fails to land.
Storm keeps control of Heights as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Storm fails to land.
Storm presses Heights against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Storm misses with a short punch on the inside.
Storm has a couple of punches blocked by Heights.
Still in the clinch, Heights scores with a nice short uppercut.
Storm gets through Heights's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Heights swings wildly with an uppercut but Storm uses good head movement to avoid it.
Storm lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Heights backwards.
Storm blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Storm blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heights misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heights blocking some punches.
Storm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heights has a couple of punches blocked by Storm.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heights is trying to force a seperation but Storm has the dominant position.
Heights has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Storm seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Heights can turn it around.
Storm working aggressively here.
Heights misses with a punch to the body.
Storm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Storm throws a punch but it's blocked by Heights.
Storm throws a punch but it's blocked by Heights.
Storm throws a head punch that misses.
Storm lands a hook that snaps the head of Heights backwards.
A shot in the inside from Storm.
Heights has a couple of punches blocked by Storm.
Heights lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Storm tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heights's elbow.
Heights throws a head punch that misses.
Storm has a couple of punches blocked by Heights.
Storm lands a right hand.
Heights pushes Storm back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Heights blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm is leaning against Heights and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Storm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Storm scores with a nice hook to the head.
Storm goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Heights fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Storm can't find room to land a body shot as Heights controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Storm.
Heights lands a shoulder strike.
Storm has a couple of punches blocked by Heights.
Storm tries to throw a body punch but Heights avoids it by throwing Storm back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Storm.
A nice left hand lands by Heights.
Heights can't find room to land a body shot as Storm controls the action.
Heights swings wildly with an uppercut but Storm uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Heights.
Storm blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heights blocks an uppercut.
Storm working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heights fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Storm blocks a body shot from Heights.
Storm has a couple of punches blocked by Heights.
Heights misses with some punches.
Heights fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heights tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Storm.
Storm misses with the head strike.
Heights misses with some punches.
Heights lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Heights scores with a shoulder strike.
Storm misses with a punch on the inside.
Storm scores with a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Storm.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Storm fails to land.
Heights can't find room to land a body shot as Storm controls the action.
Storm takes a shot to the head.
Storm misses with some punches.
Storm has a couple of punches blocked by Heights.
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 Jackson Storm will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A head kick by Storm misses
and Heights counters with a straight right hand.
Storm tries to clinch but Heights moves out of range.
Heights is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Heights throws a sloppy head kick and Storm moves out of range easily.
Sloppy strikes from Storm. Those never looked like landing.
Seelow Heights seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Storm throws a head kick that half lands.
Heights lands a head kick!
Heights misses with a kick to the body.
Storm pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Heights takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Storm tries to clinch but Heights moves away
and Heights counters with a slapping leg kick.
Heights scoring well with a low kick there.
Heights takes a kick to the side of the 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!
Storm blocks the body kick.
Storm lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heights swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Storm throws a quick counter head kick but Heights was just out of range.
Storm ducks under a wild hook from Heights.
Storm blocks a jab.
Heights lands with a slapping head kick.
Storm throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Heights throws a sloppy head kick
and Storm connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Heights lands a nice shot that snaps Storm's head back.
A nice leg kick from Heights, right into the meat of the thigh.
Storm goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Storm swings for the body but Heights moves out of range.
It seemed like Heights was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Storm moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Storm takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A head kick by Storm misses
and Heights counters with a straight right hand.
Storm takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Heights tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heights's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Heights duly obliges.
No joy there for Storm, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Heights blocks a head kick by Storm.
Heights has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Heights misses with a hook. Storm ducked under it nicely.
Jackson Storm is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Heights throws a front kick that sends Storm stumbling back into the cage.
Heights tries to land a leg kick but Storm saw it coming and moves away.
Heights looks to land a left hand but Storm moved out of range nicely.
Storm throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Heights bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Storm's head backwards.
Storm moves out of range of the strikes.
A head kick misses from Storm.
Heights connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Storm is looking to land body kicks.
Storm connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm avoids the head kick by Heights.
Heights misses the shot to the body.
Storm just misses with a punch to the body.
Storm shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Heights fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Storm is out of range.
Storm displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Heights throws out the jab.
Storm cracks Heights with an open hand slap.
Heights cracks Storm with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Storm moves into the clinch successfully.
Heights blocking some punches.
Heights misses with the head strike.
Storm throws a punch but it's blocked by Heights.
Heights tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Heights doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Storm blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heights working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heights throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Storm on the inside.
Storm tries a body shot but Heights blocks it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Heights softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Storm blocks a body shot from Heights.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Storm.
Storm softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Heights pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Heights.
Heights tries to clinch but Storm is having none of it.
Heights throws a jab but it's blocked by Storm.
Heights moves away from the strike by Storm.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heights ducks under a wild hook from Storm.
Storm thuds a left hand into Heights's body.
Seelow Heights seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big left from Storm misses.
Heights fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Storm manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Seelow Heights showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Heights misses with a hook
and Storm counters with a series of strikes. Heights will be more careful next time no doubt.
Storm pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Storm just misses with a punch to the body.
Heights cracks Storm with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Storm misses with a head kick.
Storm throws a head kick that misses.
Heights throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Heights as he connects with a hook.
Heights misses with an attempted mid kick.
A quick step to the side and Storm tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Storm blocks a low kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heights waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Storm.
Heights looks to land a combination but Storm avoids it well.
Storm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Heights - that will leave a mark!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Storm tries to clinch up but Heights circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heights blocks a head kick by Storm.
Heights doesn't manage to clinch there - Storm circles away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Storm.
Storm fails to land with a series of punches.
As Storm backs off Heights throws a huge counter combo but Storm manages to avoid it all.
Heights slips under a jab.
Heights slips a jab and a cross from Storm.
An inside leg kick from Heights misses.
Heights throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Heights throws a push kick but Storm slaps the foot to one side.
Heights avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Heights avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Heights avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Heights fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Storm has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Heights moves away from the strike by Storm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm lands a head shot.
Heights lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heights walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Storm checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Storm takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Storm just misses with a punch to the body.
Heights misses the shot to the body.
Storm slips a straight right by Heights.
Storm thuds a left hand into Heights's body.
Storm looks to land a right hand but Heights moved out of range.
Storm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Storm throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Heights lands a nice looking kick to the body. Storm takes a step back to recover.
Storm walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Storm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heights.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heights misses with a body shot
and Storm counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Storm throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Heights sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Heights drops his hands momentarily and Storm takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Heights instigates a clinch.
Heights tries to throw a body punch but Storm avoids it by throwing Heights back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Storm.
Heights misses with a punch on the inside.
Heights tries a body shot but Storm blocks it.
Storm throws a head punch that misses.
Heights tries to throw a body punch but Storm avoids it by throwing Heights back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heights.
Good body shot from Heights.
Heights prevents a body shot from Storm.
Storm working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Storm fails to land.
Heights goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heights wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Storm scores with a shoulder strike.
Storm lands a left hand that snaps the head of Heights backwards.
A short right from Heights on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heights tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Storm's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Heights fails to land.
Heights has a couple of punches blocked by Storm.
Heights fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Storm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Storm tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Storm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Heights.
Storm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Storm will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Heights misses with the head strike.
Jackson Storm has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Heights working aggressively here.
Heights gets through Storm's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Storm working aggressively here.
Heights digs a right hand into Storm's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Storm's gas tank.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Seelow Heights.
I think Heights has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Seelow Heights!
In his post fight interview, Seelow Heights started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cole Watts (ranked 2091 p4p, 1493 weight class) and LaTroy Johnson (ranked 226 p4p, 161 weight class). Watts's entrance music is Shook Ones - By: Mobb Deep. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cole Watts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, LaTroy Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watts loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Johnson loads up on a big right hand but Watts slips the punch.
Watts avoids a kick to the body.
Watts uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Johnson.
Watts throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson throws out a counter right but Watts avoids it with no problem.
Johnson cracks Watts with an open hand slap.
Watts misses with a body shot
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Watts throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Watts.
Watts misses with an uppercut
and Johnson counters with a big uppercut that knocks Watts off his feet! Johnson dives into side control looking to finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watts tries to buck Johnson off but Johnson is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watts wants to control but Johnson postures up.
Watts is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson controls the position.
Johnson decides to stand back up. Johnson steps back and let's Watts get back to his feet.
LaTroy Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Watts defending well as Johnson loads up on a big left hand.
Watts misses with a hook to the body
and Johnson counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). LaTroy Johnson!
LaTroy Johnson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zaid Al Balushi (ranked 1333 p4p, 1507 weight class) and Tim Sanchez (ranked 168 p4p, 184 weight class). Sanchez has chosen I'll Never Get Out Of This World Alive as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zaid Al Balushi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tim Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Balushi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Al Balushi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sanchez wants to slow Al Balushi down by chopping away at his legs.
Al Balushi lands a really nice looking cross but Sanchez seems unphased.
Al Balushi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Al Balushi throws a wild body kick that Sanchez sees coming a mile off.
Sanchez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Al Balushi throws a low kick but Sanchez avoids it.
Sanchez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Al Balushi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sanchez.
Al Balushi lands a two punch combo.
An inside leg kick from Al Balushi misses.
Al Balushi is looking to slow Sanchez down with leg kicks.
A left lands for Al Balushi.
Sanchez jabs Al Balushi right on the nose. Al Balushi blinks but takes it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Al Balushi wants to land a leg kick but Sanchez is out of range.
Sanchez only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Al Balushi motions for Sanchez to come forward. Al Balushi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Al Balushi moves out of range as Sanchez strikes.
Al Balushi moves into the clinch.
Sanchez working hard to break the clinch.
Sanchez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Al Balushi landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Balushi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Al Balushi lands a nice elbow.
A short right from Al Balushi on the inside.
Al Balushi struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanchez controls his hands.
I was talking to Al Balushi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Al Balushi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Al Balushi tries to work over Sanchez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Al Balushi lands an elbow that stopped Sanchez in his tracks for a moment.
Sanchez dodges an elbow strike from Al Balushi.
Al Balushi blocks a body shot from Sanchez.
A nice left hand lands by Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a punch on the inside.
Sanchez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sanchez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sanchez lands a nice hook to Al Balushi's body. Al Balushi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez blocks a low kick nicely.
Good work by Al Balushi as he checks the leg kick.
Zaid Al Balushi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Al Balushi motions for Sanchez to come forward. Al Balushi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Al Balushi throws a low kick but Sanchez avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a jab but it's blocked by Al Balushi.
Al Balushi misses with a looping left.
Sanchez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Al Balushi tries to score with a low kick but Sanchez moves his leg out of the way.
Sanchez fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Al Balushi on the side of the head.
Jab from Sanchez.
Sanchez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sanchez's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Al Balushi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sanchez scrambles back to his feet.
Al Balushi wants to land a leg kick but Sanchez is out of range.
Al Balushi moves into the clinch.
Al Balushi misses with an elbow strike.
Al Balushi lands an elbow just above Sanchez 's eye.
Sanchez can't break the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Sanchez as the two fighters clinch.
Al Balushi missing with knees to the body.
Sanchez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Al Balushi forces Sanchez back against the cage and clinches.
Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Balushi throws a right hand that misses
and Sanchez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Al Balushi thinking.
Sanchez uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Al Balushi forces Sanchez back against the cage and clinches.
Sanchez tries a body shot but Al Balushi blocks it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Al Balushi.
Al Balushi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sanchez blocks it with crossed arms.
Al Balushi lands a damaging elbow.
Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Al Balushi is controlling him.
Al Balushi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sanchez avoids it.
Sanchez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanchez letting Al Balushi take a breather here.
Sanchez tries a body shot but Al Balushi blocks it.
Sanchez breaks from the clinch.
Al Balushi throws a chopping leg kick but Sanchez manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Al Balushi misses with a leg kick.
Al Balushi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanchez thuds his right hand into Al Balushi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice uppercut there from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a jab when Al Balushi was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Al Balushi throws a leg kick that misses.
Sanchez blocks the body kick.
Al Balushi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sanchez circles away quickly and effectively.
Al Balushi ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Al Balushi scores with a jab.
Sanchez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Al Balushi.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but Al Balushi moved away.
Al Balushi ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Al Balushi.
A telegraphed right hand from Sanchez misses the target.
Al Balushi throws a looping overhand right but Sanchez ducks down to avoid it.
Al Balushi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sanchez.
Al Balushi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sanchez throws a leg kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Al Balushi rushes Sanchez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sanchez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Al Balushi's elbow.
Sanchez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Al Balushi.
Sanchez tries to circle away but Al Balushi has him pinned against the cage.
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 Zaid Al Balushi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Al Balushi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Sanchez scores with a nice head shot.
Al Balushi feints and then cracks Sanchez's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sanchez down.
Sanchez misses with a straight right.
Al Balushi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sanchez checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sanchez ducks right into an uppercut from Al Balushi.
Nice uppercut there from Al Balushi.
Sanchez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sanchez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Al Balushi moves in looking to clinch but Sanchez pushes him off.
Al Balushi throws a leg kick which misses Sanchez's front leg but catches the back leg as Sanchez tries to avoid it.
Al Balushi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sanchez.
Good standup being displayed there by Sanchez as he connects with a hook.
Sanchez slips under a jab from Al Balushi.
A chopping leg kick lands by Al Balushi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Al Balushi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Al Balushi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sanchez takes one to the side of the head.
Al Balushi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Al Balushi moves out of range as Sanchez strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Balushi looks to throw a body kick
and Sanchez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Al Balushi has managed to clinch.
Sanchez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Al Balushi has him pressed against the cage.
Al Balushi blocks a body shot from Sanchez.
Al Balushi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Al Balushi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Al Balushi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Al Balushi throws an elbow but it misses.
Al Balushi throws an elbow that misses.
Al Balushi misses with some punches.
Sanchez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Al Balushi lands an elbow just above Sanchez 's eye.
 It looks like Tim Sanchez has been cut.
Sanchez pushes Al Balushi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sanchez takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice left hand lands by Sanchez.
A short right from Sanchez on the inside.
Al Balushi is rocked!
Al Balushi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sanchez blocks it with crossed arms.
Oh Al Balushi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zaid Al Balushi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Al Balushi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Al Balushi seems to have got his legs back now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Al Balushi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Al Balushi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sanchez misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Balushi misses with a body punch.
Sanchez avoids the elbow strike from Al Balushi, against the cage.
Al Balushi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sanchez lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Al Balushi crunches a lovely knee into Sanchez's ribcage.
Sanchez throws a head punch that misses.
Al Balushi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sanchez breaks from the clinch.
Al Balushi is looking to clinch but Sanchez is avoiding it.
Sanchez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Al Balushi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sanchez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Al Balushi moves out of range of the body kick.
Al Balushi gets a clinch.
Sanchez tries to circle away but Al Balushi has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Sanchez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sanchez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sanchez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Sanchez fails to land.
Sanchez is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanchez.
Al Balushi takes a shot to the head.
Sanchez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Al Balushi backwards.
Al Balushi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Al Balushi stalls.
Al Balushi keeps control of Sanchez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sanchez breaks the clinch.
Al Balushi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Al Balushi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Al Balushi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sanchez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Sanchez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Still in the clinch, Al Balushi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Al Balushi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez avoids a wild elbow strike from Al Balushi.
Al Balushi lands a nice shot to the body.
Al Balushi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sanchez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Al Balushi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sanchez's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to get back to striking at distance but Al Balushi won't allow it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanchez.
Sanchez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Al Balushi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sanchez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Al Balushi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sanchez's defenses.
Al Balushi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Sanchez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sanchez blocks an elbow strike from Al Balushi.
Al Balushi struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanchez controls his hands.
Sanchez blocks the elbow strike.
Al Balushi has Sanchez pressed against the cage.
Sanchez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sanchez throws a hook but Al Balushi blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Al Balushi tries to land a leg kick but Sanchez saw it coming and moves away.
Sanchez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Al Balushi scores with a sloppy right hand. Sanchez should have avoided that one.
Sanchez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Sanchez slips under a jab from Al Balushi.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zaid Al Balushi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tim Sanchez's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Al Balushi throws a shot to the body.
Jab from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a hook.
Al Balushi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sanchez let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Al Balushi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Al Balushi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Al Balushi.
Sanchez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Al Balushi.
Al Balushi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sanchez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Al Balushi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sanchez has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sanchez blocks a low kick nicely.
Sanchez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sanchez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A swing and a miss from Al Balushi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez blocks a leg kick.
Sanchez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut. Al Balushi saw that one coming.
Al Balushi moves out of range as Sanchez throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sanchez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Al Balushi at a distance.
Sanchez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
Al Balushi with a nice calf kick.
Al Balushi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Al Balushi throws a leg kick that misses.
Sanchez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Al Balushi throws out a loose jab but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Al Balushi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sanchez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Al Balushi throws a body kick that misses.
Sanchez misses with a head kick.
Al Balushi throws a sloppy head kick and Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Tim Sanchez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Al Balushi darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sanchez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Balushi checks a leg kick.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Al Balushi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Sanchez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Al Balushi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sanchez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jab, jab by Al Balushi - just one landing.
Al Balushi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Al Balushi lands a head shot.
Sanchez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sanchez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sanchez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Al Balushi is looking to land body kicks.
Sanchez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Al Balushi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sanchez avoids the body shot from Al Balushi.
Al Balushi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Al Balushi throws a push kick but Sanchez slaps the foot to one side.
Al Balushi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Al Balushi manages to avoid it.
Sanchez looks to land a right hand but Al Balushi moved out of range.
Al Balushi throws a hook but Sanchez blocks it.
A jab lands there for Al Balushi.
Sanchez takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Al Balushi looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanchez is just out of range.
Al Balushi throws a leg kick
and Sanchez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sanchez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Al Balushi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Al Balushi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sanchez doesn't seem bothered though.
Al Balushi misses with a low kick as Sanchez jumps back.
Sanchez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Al Balushi scores with a spinning back kick!
Sanchez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sanchez tries to keep at a distance but Al Balushi has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Al Balushi blocks a body shot from Sanchez.
Sanchez breaks the clinch.
Sanchez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Al Balushi moves away from the strike by Sanchez.
Al Balushi is looking to slow Sanchez down with leg kicks.
Al Balushi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanchez can do to turn this around?
Al Balushi looks to land a body kick but Sanchez moved away.
Al Balushi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sanchez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Al Balushi's hands.
Al Balushi throws out a leg kick but Sanchez moves out of range and Al Balushi only half commits.
A nice leg kick from Al Balushi, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanchez jabs Al Balushi right on the nose. Al Balushi blinks but takes it well.
Sanchez lands a slapping body shot.
Sanchez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice body kick there by Al Balushi.
Zaid Al Balushi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zaid Al Balushi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Al Balushi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zaid Al Balushi!
After winning the bout, Zaid Al Balushi thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Azriel Pandens (ranked 608 p4p, 696 weight class) and Hector Morales (ranked 72 p4p, 82 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Azriel Pandens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hector Morales!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morales avoids a kick to the body.
Pandens throws an overhand right that lands on Morales's shoulder, as Morales tries to avoid the shot.
Morales tries to close the distance and clinch but Pandens swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pandens swings widly with a right hand
and Morales counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Morales lands a nice shot to the body.
Pandens misses with a hook.
Pandens lands a nice leg kick that just misses Morales's sensitive parts.
Morales rushes Pandens and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Morales throws an elbow but misses.
A body shot lands from Morales.
Morales misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pandens's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Morales lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pandens backs up against the cage.
Jab, jab by Pandens - just one landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Morales lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pandens letting Morales take a breather here.
Pandens escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales wants to clinch.
Pandens looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fighters circling - Pandens throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Morales wants to clinch.
Morales tries to clinch but Pandens moves out of range.
Pandens swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A shot to the body from Pandens misses
and Morales cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pandens tries to keep at a distance but Morales has taken the fight into the clinch.
Morales has a couple of punches blocked by Pandens.
Pandens's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pandens scores with a jab.
Morales fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pandens throws a hook to the side of Morales's head but Morales sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pandens sets himself, and Morales steps forward looking for the clinch! Pandens avoids it this time.
Morales has Pandens up against the cage in a clinch.
Pandens tries to break the clinch but Morales is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales stalling in the clinch.
Morales lands a hook that snaps the head of Pandens backwards.
Pandens is trying to break the clinch but Morales is controlling him.
Pandens tries to break the clinch but Morales is controlling the position.
Pandens is trying to break free.
Morales tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pandens's elbow.
Pandens breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morales looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Morales takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morales tries to clinch but Pandens is having none of it.
Pandens swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Morales clinches up with Pandens and pushes him back against the cage.
Pandens wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pandens wants to break free but Morales has control.
A frustrated look appears on Pandens's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pandens is trying to break the clinch but Morales is controlling him.
A bit of stalling here from Morales.
Morales doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pandens has had enough of the clinch but Morales keeps him there for the moment.
Pandens tries to circle away but Morales has him pinned against the cage.
Morales throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales has Pandens pushed against the cage.
Morales slows down the pace here.
The crowd are getting on Morales's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Pandens has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Morales lands with a short shot to the head.
Morales digs a right hand into Pandens's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pandens's gas tank.
Pandens working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Morales fails to land.
Pandens is trying to break the clinch but Morales has him pressed against the cage.
Morales is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pandens tries to circle away but Morales has him pinned against the cage.
Morales wants to stall.
Morales slows down the pace here.
Morales misses with an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandens has had enough of the clinch but Morales keeps him there for the moment.
Pandens wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pandens has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pandens's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pandens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morales connects with a single shot there.
Morales instigates a clinch.
Morales lands a body shot in the clinch.
Morales has Pandens pressed against the cage, preventing Pandens from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short right from Morales on the inside.
Morales doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Morales swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pandens breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morales just misses with a punch to the body.
Morales takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morales listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Morales tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pandens swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Morales dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Morales uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pandens.
Morales checks a low kick from Pandens.
Morales tries to clinch up but Pandens circles away and keeps his distance.
Morales throws a body shot but no joy.
Hector Morales seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Morales gets a clinch.
Morales lands an elbow inside that Pandens shrugs off.
It looks like Azriel Pandens has been cut.
Pandens is looking to break free of the clinch but Morales has double underhooks.
Morales displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pandens up against the cage.
Morales keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pandens's efforts to push away.
Morales misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morales lands an uppercut.
Pandens avoids the elbow strike from Morales, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pandens tries to circle away but Morales has him pinned against the cage.
Morales misses with a body punch.
Morales lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales gets through Pandens's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pandens tries to break free but Morales pushes him back against the cage.
Pandens has had enough of the clinch but Morales keeps him there for the moment.
Morales misses with some punches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Morales takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pandens breaks the clinch.
Pandens circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pandens counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pandens changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pandens waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morales.
Pandens has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pandens there as he acknowledges the shot.
Morales has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Morales tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pandens is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Morales has taken the fight to the clinch.
Morales misses with a punch on the inside.
Pandens blocks an uppercut.
Pandens can't break the clinch.
Morales scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandens tries to break the clinch but Morales is controlling the position.
Pandens tries to circle away but Morales has him pinned against the cage.
Morales tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Morales lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morales throws an elbow but it misses.
Morales prevents Pandens from breaking the clinch.
Morales makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pandens breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morales tries to clinch up
and Pandens counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pandens lands a jab to the head.
Morales takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Morales fails in his attempt to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Pandens misses its target.
Morales is looking to clinch but Pandens is avoiding it.
Morales closes the distance and clinches.
Pandens wants to break free but Morales has control.
Pandens breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales pushes Pandens up against the cage in a clinch.
Morales scores with a shoulder strike.
Pandens wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Morales misses with a punch on the inside.
Morales throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pandens escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morales gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Morales works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pandens blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Morales stalling in the clinch.
Morales is leaning against Pandens and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pandens tries to break free but Morales pushes him back against the cage.
Morales lands a shoulder strike.
Morales pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pandens has had enough of the clinch but Morales keeps him there for the moment.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pandens is looking to break free of the clinch but Morales has double underhooks.
Morales misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pandens wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Morales has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales lands a hook that snaps the head of Pandens backwards.
Morales creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pandens's defenses.
Morales lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morales misses with the head strike.
Morales effectively controlling the action here.
Pandens blocks an elbow strike.
Morales keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pandens's efforts to push away.
Morales is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pandens is keeping busy.
Morales can't find room to land a body shot as Pandens controls the action.
Pandens wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pandens breaks the clinch.
Azriel Pandens is winning the standup battle so far.
Morales takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Morales takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hector Morales is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pandens throws a shot from downtown. Morales moves away and avoids it.
Morales closes the distance and clinches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Morales showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Azriel Pandens's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Morales wants to clinch
and Pandens cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pandens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good exchange - Pandens coming out on top.
Morales keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pandens feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Moraless jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Morales swings for the body but Pandens moves out of range.
Morales wants to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pandens. Morales does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pandens misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pandens scores with a kick to the body.
Morales fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morales tries to clinch but Pandens moves out of range.
Pandens scores with a jab to the jaw.
Morales drives through and clinches with Pandens against the cage.
Pandens breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morales wants to clinch.
Morales clinches up with Pandens and pushes him back against the cage.
Pandens working hard to break the clinch.
Pandens's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Morales drives through and clinches with Pandens against the cage.
Pandens tries to circle away but Morales has him pinned against the cage.
Morales lands an elbow inside.
Pandens blocking some punches.
Pandens blocks a body shot from Morales.
Pandens has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pandens manages to break the clinch.
Morales has Pandens up against the cage in a clinch.
Morales manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morales pushes Pandens back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pandens avoids a wild elbow strike from Morales.
Morales goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pandens escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morales digs a good hook to Pandens's body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pandens.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short left from Morales.
Pandens breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morales fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pandens feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Morales moves in looking to clinch but Pandens pushes him off.
Morales pushes Pandens up against the cage in a clinch.
Pandens's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Morales moves into range and clinches up with Pandens.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pandens.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morales misses with a body punch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Morales takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pandens wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pandens wants to break free but Morales has control.
The referee is keeping an eye on Morales - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Morales pushes off an throws an elbow but Pandens leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Morales lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Morales tries to throw a body punch but Pandens avoids it by throwing Morales back against the cage.
Pandens escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morales clinches.
Hector Morales is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pandens is trying to push Morales away but Morales has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pandens has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Morales lands a hook that snaps the head of Pandens backwards.
Pandens wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Morales has him pressed against the cage.
Morales lands an elbow just above Pandens 's eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandens has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Morales softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Morales misses with a punch on the inside.
Pandens can't break the clinch.
Pandens tries to break free but Morales pushes him back against the cage.
Pandens pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Morales takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Morales throws a good cross that connects.
Morales fails with an attempt to clinch.
Morales misses with a two punch combination.
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!
Morales instigates a clinch.
Pandens wants to break free but Morales has control.
A frustrated look appears on Pandens's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Morales lands a damaging elbow.
Azriel Pandens has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Morales misses with some punches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hector Morales comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Morales winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hector Morales!
Hector Morales thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zhang Jun (ranked 997 p4p, 603 weight class) and Robert Grandis (ranked 61 p4p, 35 weight class). Zhang Jun had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zhang Jun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Robert Grandis!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grandis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jun misses with a takedown attempt
and Grandis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jun takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Grandis lands a really nice looking cross but Jun seems unphased.
Jun moves away from the strike by Grandis.
Jun takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jun fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grandis throws a jab when Jun was well out of range.
Jun wants to clinch but Grandis slips to the side
and Grandis counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grandis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jun.
Jun looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Grandis swats away the attempt to clinch by Jun.
Jun darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Jun is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Grandis reverses the position - he's now on top in Jun's guard.
Grandis stopping the sweep attempt from Jun.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jun trying to control the position.
Jun is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Grandis defends well.
Grandis got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jun has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Grandis has managed to get both his arms back between Jun's legs - danger averted.
Grandis not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jun has his foot on Grandis's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Grandis works his way back into a safe position though.
Jun looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jun working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Grandis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Grandis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jun looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
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.
Jun is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jun looking for a guillotine here but Grandis defends easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jun looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Grandis dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jun misses with a takedown attempt
and Grandis makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jun throws a poor cross that misses
and Grandis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grandis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jun was well out of range. Poor timing from Grandis.
Jun darts in trying to clinch
enabling Grandis to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grandis gets tackled into the cage by Jun. Jun maintains the clinch.
Grandis blocking some punches.
Grandis lands an uppercut.
Grandis working aggressively here.
Jun throws a punch but it's blocked by Grandis.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jun.
Grandis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jun's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jun swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jun jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Grandis walks away with a smile on his face. Jun gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Grandis throws a leg kick but Jun moved away.
Jun wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Grandis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jun darts in trying to clinch
and Grandis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grandis has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Grandis throws a body punch but Jun moves out of range.
Robert Grandis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jun or perhaps it was just good defense by Grandis, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zhang Jun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jun tries for a takedown but Grandis circles away easily
and Grandis counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice sprawl there from Grandis as Jun shoots in.
Grandis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zhang Jun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jun tries to clinch up
and Grandis counters with a stiff right hand.
Grandis moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jun blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Grandis.
Grandis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jun fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grandis connects with the punch.
Grandis misses with a left hand
and Jun counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jun working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grandis wants to improve his position but Jun is controlling well.
Jun is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Grandis doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jun.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jun is just content to waste time from the top position. Grandis takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Jun postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jun seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Jun wants to control from the top but Grandis keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Grandis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Jun wants to clinch.
A nice side step and Grandis releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jun cracks Grandis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jun moves out of range of the strikes.
Jun closes the distance looking to clinch
and Grandis counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jun wants to clinch.
Grandis misses with a body shot.
Jun defending well as Grandis loads up on a big left hand.
Jun darts in looking for a takedown but Grandis gets double underhooks and turns Jun into the cage.
Grandis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Grandis lands a left hand.
Jun takes a shot to the head.
Jun wants a takedown but no success here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jun.
Still in the clinch, Grandis scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jun.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grandis tries to throw a body punch but Jun avoids it by throwing Grandis back against the cage.
Grandis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Grandis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jun backwards.
A short right from Jun on the inside.
Nice body punch from Grandis.
Grandis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grandis swings wildly with an uppercut but Jun uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grandis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grandis.
Robert Grandis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Grandis lands a hook that snaps the head of Jun backwards.
Grandis blocks an uppercut.
Jun misses with the head strike.
Jun tries a body shot but Grandis blocks it.
Grandis blocks an uppercut.
Grandis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Grandis is leaning against Jun and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Grandis throws a head punch that misses.
Grandis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jun.
Grandis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grandis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jun fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grandis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Grandis misses with a punch to the body.
Grandis is looking to break free of the clinch but Jun has double underhooks.
Grandis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Grandis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Grandis is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jun darts in trying to clinch
letting Grandis counter with a right hand.
Robert Grandis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Grandis scores with a shot to the body.
Jun tries to clinch up but Grandis circles away and keeps his distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grandis. Jun does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jun seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jun misses with a takedown attempt - Grandis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A nice side step and Grandis releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Zhang Jun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zhang Jun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grandis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jun closes the distance but Grandis moves to the side
and Grandis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jun with a poor takedown
and Grandis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grandis with a nice calf kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Grandis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Grandis winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Grandis!
After winning the bout, Robert Grandis thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manny Johnson (ranked 91 p4p, 200 weight class) and Lenny Kowalski (ranked 16 p4p, 34 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by On The Run . On his way into the cage it seems that Manny Johnson has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Manny Johnson seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Manny Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lenny Kowalski!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kowalski 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.
Johnson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kowalski.
Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kowalski doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Johnson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Kowalski throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson rushes Kowalski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kowalski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kowalski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kowalski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kowalski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Kowalski drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kowalski passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Johnson 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kowalski wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kowalski is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Johnson has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Johnson rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Kowalski's guard! Nice work there by Johnson!
Johnson looking to pass the guard.
Kowalski pushes a forearm under Johnson's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Johnson is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lenny Kowalski!
A relieved looking Lenny Kowalski thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Thomas (ranked 331 p4p, 113 weight class) and Armand Christophe (ranked 56 p4p, 21 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Thomas might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to LUNIZ -- I GOT 5 ON IT. Christophe has chosen Shadows as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Patrick Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Armand Christophe!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Christophe - just one landing.
Christophe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Christophe lands a jab to the head.
Thomas has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Randall's Top Team in the buildup to the fight.
Thomas misses with a looping right.
Christophe scores with a leg kick.
Thomas throws a hook to the side of Christophe's head but Christophe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Christophe swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thomas.
Christophe with a nice calf kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Christophe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thomas moves out of range of the strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Thomas misses its target.
Christophe misses with a hook. Thomas ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Christophe if he has to take too many more of those.
Christophe misses with a looping right.
Thomas looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Thomas throws out a loose jab but Christophe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Christophe wants to counter with a clinch but Thomas pushes him away.
Christophe just misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Christophe throws a predictable looking body shot
and Thomas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Christophe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Christophe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thomas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Christophe. Christophe obviously looking to wear him down.
Thomas misses with a head kick.
Christophe has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Christophe scores with the left hand. Thomas knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Christophe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big right from Christophe misses.
Thomas swinging wildly here.
Thomas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christophe misses with an uppercut. Thomas saw that one coming.
Armand Christophe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Christophe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thomas tried to counter with a leg kick but Christophe avoided it.
Christophe cracks Thomas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A solid leg kick lands there for Christophe.
Christophe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Christophe scores with a nice right hand.
Christophe lands a really nice looking cross but Thomas seems unphased.
Christophe dips to his left and cracks Thomas with an uppercut!
Christophe cracks Thomas with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Christophe misses.
Christophe is looking to clinch.
Christophe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thomas's sensitive parts.
Christophe lands the left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Christophe lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Thomas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thomas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Christophe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Christophe slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Christophe scores with a crisp jab that stopped Thomas in his tracks.
Thomas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Christophe throws a poor cross that misses
and Thomas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Armand Christophe dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Christophe misses with an uppercut
and Thomas counters with a head kick that drops Christophe to the mat! Christophe scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
 Christophe is rocked!
Christophe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Christophe is still on wobbly legs! Can Thomas finish him?
Thomas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Christophe jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Christophe seems to have recovered his senses.
Armand Christophe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Christophe throws a jab but it's blocked by Thomas.
Christophe has taken the fight to the clinch.
Thomas can't break the clinch.
Thomas is trying to break the clinch but Christophe has him pressed against the cage.
Christophe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas breaks from the clinch.
A punch combination from Christophe misses.
Thomas swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Christophe lands the left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christophe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Christophe looks to land a right hand but Thomas moved out of range.
It looked like Thomas was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Christophe.
A cross from Christophe lands.
Christophe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Christophe lands a lovely overhand right.
Thomas keeps the fight on the outside.
Thomas misses with a straight left.
Thomas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Christophe works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christophe connects with an inside leg kick.
Christophe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Christophe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Christophe swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thomas.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Christophe.
Christophe throws a nice inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Christophe slips under a jab from Thomas.
Christophe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Christophe darts in trying to clinch
and Thomas counters with a crisp one two that drops Christophe! Thomas thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Christophe to his feet! Christophe is in big trouble!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christophe connects with a looping right hand.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Christophe scores with a nice right hand.
Christophe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Thomas checks it well.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick and Christophe moves out of range easily.
Christophe loads up on a big right hand but Thomas slips the punch.
A little feinted left hand from Thomas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Christophe works the jab nicely.
Christophe works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Christophe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thomas swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Christophe instigates a clinch.
Thomas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Thomas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thomas breaks from the clinch.
Thomas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A cross from Christophe lands.
Christophe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thomas comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Christophe stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Thomas is on him like rabid pit bull! Christophe slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Thomas!
A victorious Patrick Thomas thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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