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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aizen Kuzo (ranked 5793 p4p, 4883 weight class) and Fabian Raczynski (ranked 558 p4p, 501 weight class). Kuzo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Tsugaru. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aizen Kuzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fabian Raczynski!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuzo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Raczynski is fending him off so far but Kuzo persists. Nope, Raczynski circles away and we're back to standing.
Raczynski throws out a counter right but Kuzo avoids it with no problem.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Raczynski enables Kuzo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Raczynski manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Kuzo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kuzo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Kuzo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raczynski working a defensive guard here.
Kuzo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kuzo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Raczynski sprawls well. Raczynski wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kuzo gets slowly back to his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Raczynski! But no joy.
Kuzo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Raczynski avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aizen Kuzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kuzo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Raczynski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kuzo feints and as Raczynski raises his hands in defense, Kuzo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kuzo stands and throws Raczynski's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raczynski tries to buck Kuzo off but Kuzo is having none of it.
Raczynski seems a little lost for a moment, as Kuzo dominates the positioning.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Raczynski can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kuzo seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Raczynski for as long as he can get away with.
Kuzo continues to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuzo continues to hold on tight.
Kuzo's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
More hug and hope from Kuzo.
Further stalling from Kuzo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Kuzo is stinking the place up with his stalling.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Fabian Raczynski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kuzo drives through with a takedown into Raczynski's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Kuzo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
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.
Aizen Kuzo 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.
Kuzo fails to land the takedown.
Kuzo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Raczynski can do to turn this around?
Kuzo shoots in for a takedown but Raczynski shows good takedown defense.
Kuzo looks for a takedown but Raczynski sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aizen Kuzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kuzo or perhaps it was just good defense by Raczynski, which made it look bad.
The crowd cheers as Raczynski lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kuzo doesn't seem phased though.
 It looks like Aizen Kuzo has been cut.
Kuzo fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuzo shoots in for a takedown but Raczynski shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kuzo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Raczynski to score with a decent uppercut.
Kuzo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Raczynski sprawls well initially but Kuzo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Raczynski is trying to control but can't.
Kuzo is controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raczynski trying to control from the bottom.
Kuzo content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Raczynski trying to control but Kuzo postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Nice straight punches there by Raczynski. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Raczynski.
Kuzo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Raczynski tries to avoid it but Kuzo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Raczynski to the ground. Raczynski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Raczynski! But no joy.
Nice sprawl there from Raczynski as Kuzo shoots in.
Raczynski swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kuzo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kuzo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Raczynski defends it nicely.
Raczynski cracks Kuzo with an open hand slap.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raczynski moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
 Kuzo is rocked!
Aizen Kuzo's cut is getting worse.
Kuzo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Raczynski defends it nicely.
Oh Kuzo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
BOOM! Raczynski lands a beautiful left hook that drops Kuzo. Kuzo tries to recover but Raczynski is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Kuzo lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fabian Raczynski!
Fabian Raczynski 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Gotty (ranked 4555 p4p, 6721 weight class) and Rik Spahn (ranked 571 p4p, 736 weight class). Rik Spahn has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Max Gotty's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Gotty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rik Spahn!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spahn shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Gotty on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gotty tries to get out of the position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Spahn connects with a nice short shot to Gotty's temple.
Spahn is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Spahn prevents Gotty from standing back up.
Spahn is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Gotty!
Spahn lands a big shot to the head and Gotty winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Rik Spahn!
During a confident post fight interview, Rik Spahn thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Baofu Taiwa (ranked 6119 p4p, 6415 weight class) and Havig Singh (ranked 642 p4p, 666 weight class). 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Baofu Taiwa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Havig Singh!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Singh finds it's way through Taiwa's defenses.
Singh throws a right and a left that Taiwa avoids nicely.
Taiwa dives in and scores a takedown into Singh's guard.
Taiwa won't allow Singh to get back to his feet.
Taiwa is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Singh wants to stand and escape but Taiwa is having none of it.
Taiwa controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taiwa has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh can't keep his opponent in guard - Taiwa advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Taiwa looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Singh looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Taiwa is pressing down on Singh's thigh, looking to free his foot. Singh is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taiwa not doing much here.
Singh manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Taiwa keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Taiwa drops down looking for an ankle pick but Singh pulls his leg out and moves away.
Singh tries to sprawl but Taiwa drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Taiwa keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Taiwa seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Singh for as long as he can get away with.
Singh is trying to stand.
Taiwa takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh is trying to stand back up but Taiwa is controlling him
Taiwa is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Singh is trying to stand up here but Taiwa is controlling him well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Taiwa in particular looking to stall.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Taiwa tries to pass to full mount but Singh defends it.
Taiwa slows the pace down in half guard.
Singh pushes Taiwa off looking to stand but Taiwa dives back in and keeps control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Taiwa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh scores with a kick to the midsection.
Singh comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Taiwa or perhaps it was just good defense by Singh, which made it look bad.
Taiwa looks for a takedown but Singh sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baofu Taiwa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taiwa dives in and scores a takedown into Singh's guard.
Singh wants to stand up but Taiwa is controlling him.
Taiwa engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Taiwa prevents Singh from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taiwa passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Singh wants to get back to his feet but Taiwa drags him back down.
Taiwa looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Singh is trying to escape the position but Taiwa is controlling the position.
Taiwa prevents Singh from escaping the position.
Singh is trying to escape the position but Taiwa is controlling the position.
Taiwa continues to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Baofu Taiwa dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Taiwa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Singh swivels and escapes.
A nice side step and Singh releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Some wild striking there from Singh.
Taiwa attempts a counter takedown but Singh avoids it well and moves away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Singh.
Singh lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Singh is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Singh scores with a jab.
Singh goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Singh scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Singh enables Taiwa to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Singh manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Singh kicks Taiwa off and gets to his feet.
Taiwa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Singh. Singh obviously looking to wear him down.
Taiwa darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Singh is trying to stand up here but Taiwa is controlling him well.
Taiwa controlling the pace.
Singh is trying to stand up here but Taiwa is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh is breathing heavily.
Taiwa is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Taiwa.
Taiwa continues to hold on tight.
Taiwa is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Taiwa works his way into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taiwa is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Singh is trying to get back to his feet.
Taiwa controls the position.
Singh tries to escape but Taiwa is in control.
You can see the frustration on Singh's face as Taiwa controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taiwa's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Singh is trying to buck Taiwa off.
Taiwa just content to control the position.
Taiwa prevents Singh from escaping the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Taiwa taking a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Taiwa tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Taiwa has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Singh seems a little lost for a moment, as Taiwa dominates the positioning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taiwa working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Havig Singh will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Singh throws out a powerful jab.
Taiwa with a poor takedown
and Singh counters with a nice body shot.
No joy there for Singh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Taiwa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Singh avoids it really well and circles away.
Singh lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Singh misses with a low kick as Taiwa jumps back.
Taiwa feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Taiwa prevents Singh from getting back to his feet.
Taiwa slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taiwa thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Singh wants to stand but Taiwa is controlling the position.
Baofu Taiwa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Taiwa is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Singh stuns Taiwa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Singh fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Taiwa.
Taiwa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Singh sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Taiwa somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Baofu Taiwa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh gets caught napping as Taiwa dives in and scores a takedown. Singh manages to retain guard.
Taiwa pushing down on Singh's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Taiwa is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Singh is trying to stand back up but Taiwa is controlling him
Taiwa slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
More hug and hope from Taiwa.
Singh is trying to stand.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Taiwa seems to be working for a kimura but Singh defends the submission attempt.
Taiwa is controlling the pace.
That's four 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.
Singh pushes Taiwa off looking to stand but Taiwa dives back in and keeps control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice jab there from Singh.
Taiwa shoots for a takedown but Singh saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Taiwa drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Taiwa 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.
Singh is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Taiwa is controlling him.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Baofu Taiwa.
I think Taiwa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Baofu Taiwa!
A pretty intense looking Baofu Taiwa took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phineas Turner (ranked 3378 p4p, 5337 weight class) and Jimmy Shimmy (ranked 431 p4p, 579 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Phineas Turner has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Phineas Turner 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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Phineas Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jimmy Shimmy!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shimmy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
 It looks like Jimmy Shimmy has been cut.
Shimmy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Shimmy shoots in and drives through. Turner sprawls well.
Shimmy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Turner throws an overhand right that drops Shimmy like a sack of potatoes! Turner dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phineas Turner!
A victorious Phineas Turner thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shiro Namatame (ranked 2518 p4p, 5249 weight class) and Baba Jay (ranked 326 p4p, 574 weight class). Namatame comes to the cage accompanied by Sayuri-Mikazuki. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shiro Namatame!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Baba Jay!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jay tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Namatame swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Namatame misses with a jab to the body
and Jay counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Namatame showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jay.
Jay's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Namatame connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jay scrambles back to his feet.
Namatame darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Namatame lands with an uppercut that bounces Jay off the cage and back into range.
Jay moves out of range of the strikes.
Jay wants to counter with a clinch but Namatame pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Namatame misses the target.
Namatame definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Namatame throws a right hand that Jay ducks under and follows up with a left that Jay also avoids with ease.
Jay tries to counter by closing the distance.
Shiro Namatame seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jay avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Namatame pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Namatame scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A big right from Namatame misses.
Jay looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Namatame misses with a series of wild punches.
Namatame swings for the body but Jay moves out of range.
A cross from Namatame lands.
Jay gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Namatame manages to break the clinch.
The fighters circling - Namatame throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Namatame catches Jay with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Namatame swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Jay counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
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!
Jay missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Namatame wants to sweep but no luck.
Jay throws a big right hand that misses.
Jay throws an elbow that misses. Namatame uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jay's guard. Nice move by Namatame!
Namatame is fighting to break Jay's control of his arms but Jay is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Namatame's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jay not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Namatame throws a big right hand that misses.
Jay has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Namatame has passed into side control.
A lull in the action here as Namatame stalls from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Namatame taking a break here but Jay is having none of it and regains half guard.
Still in half guard, Namatame seems content to control.
Jay wants to improve his position but Namatame is controlling well.
Namatame is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
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.
Jay trying to control here.
Namatame has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Jay works to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jay is on top in guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jay trying to control the position from guard on top but Namatame is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jay loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Namatame looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Namatame knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jay on the ground.
Jay stands up over Namatame, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shiro Namatame dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Namatame throws a hook to the side of Jay's head but Jay sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And Jay tries to counter it with a takedown but Namatame pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A looping hook to the body misses from Namatame. Jay does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jay throws a counter combo.
Namatame scores with a sloppy right hand. Jay should have avoided that one.
A swing and a miss from Namatame.
Namatame throws a right and a left that Jay avoids nicely.
Shiro Namatame is winning the standup battle so far.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jay.
Jay is trying hard to land a takedown here. Namatame sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Namatame misses with the combination.
Jay unleashes a big counter combination but Namatame bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Namatame wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Namatame scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A big left from Namatame misses.
As Namatame backs off Jay throws a huge counter combo but Namatame manages to avoid it all.
Namatame fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Namatame throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Namatame throws out a loose jab but Jay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Jay's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Namatame swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jay wants to counter the offense by Namatame and move into the clinch position.
Namatame uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Despite the aggression on Jay's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Jay keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Namatame.
Namatame throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jay counters with a shoot takedown. Namatame fights it but they end up in guard.
Namatame has his feet on Jay's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Namatame misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jay needs to keep his hands up - Namatame had a free shot at his head there.
Namatame thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed right hand from Namatame misses the target.
Jay is looking for the big counter here.
Namatame looks to land a right hand but Jay moved out of range.
Jay tries to counter with a clinch but Namatame shakes him off and moves away.
Namatame missing with a left hand there. Jay was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jay misses with a takedown attempt - Namatame sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Shiro Namatame has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baba Jay.
Jay keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Namatame.
Jay is looking for the big counter here.
Namatame stuns Jay with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jay moves away from the strike by Namatame.
Jay ducks under a wild hook from Namatame.
Namatame tests Jay's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Namatame misses with a double jab
and Jay decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Namatame's guard.
Namatame avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jay throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Namatame works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Namatame working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jay.
Jay loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jay is in close to Namatame's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jay in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jay lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Namatame throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Jay throwing strikes from guard but Namatame blocks nicely.
Jay chips away with some ground and pound.
Jay wants to pass the guard but Namatame is keeping the position.
Jay is looking to work some ground and pound but Namatame has wrist control.
Jay throwing strikes from guard but Namatame blocks nicely.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Namatame paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Namatame is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Namatame swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jay counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jay landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Shiro Namatame dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jay changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Namatame tries to avoid it but Jay manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Namatame to the ground. Namatame escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
It looked like Namatame was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Namatame throws a series of punches but Jay avoids them all with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Namatame. Those never looked like landing.
Jay tries to counter with a clinch but Namatame shakes him off and moves away.
Jay slips under a jab.
Namatame closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Shiro Namatame is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Namatame throws a hook but Jay blocks it.
Jay drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Namatame defends it well.
Jay dives in and grabs Namatame's left leg, looking for a takedown. Namatame pushes down on Jay's head and hops out.
Namatame misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jay tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Namatame paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Namatame throws a series of punches but Jay avoids them all with ease.
Jay tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Jay takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jay misses with a takedown
enabling Namatame to counter with a crisp jab.
Shiro Namatame has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baba Jay.
Namatame misses with a wild combination.
Jay throws a counter combo.
Namatame lands a jab to Jay's midsection.
Jay moves forwards but Namatame connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jay takes one on the button.
Jay takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A big left from Namatame misses.
Despite the aggression on Jay's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Namatame scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Namatame connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Namatame lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Namatame.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Namatame ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jay moves away.
Jay changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Jay keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Namatame.
Shiro Namatame is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jay displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Namatame throws out the jab.
Jay lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Namatame misses with a looping right.
Namatame throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As Namatame backs off Jay throws a huge counter combo but Namatame manages to avoid it all.
Namatame throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jay lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Namatame throws a big shot that misses.
Jay takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Namatame will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jay throws a counter combo.
Jay moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jay slips under a jab.
Jay feints the counter takedown.
Jay is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jay is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Namatame misses the shot to the body.
Jay darts in looking for a takedown but Namatame gets double underhooks and turns Jay into the cage.
No joy there for Namatame, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Namatame sets himself, and Jay steps forward looking for the clinch! Namatame avoids it this time.
Namatame throws a shot from downtown. Jay moves away and avoids it.
Jay looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Namatame throws a combination that misses
and Jay decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Namatame's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jay wants to control from the top but Namatame keeps moving.
Jay working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jay has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jay trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Namatame working for a triangle but Jay defends it easily.
Namatame has his foot on Jay's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jay works his way back into a safe position though.
Jay stands up over Namatame, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jay with a nice head shot there.
Jay trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Baba Jay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jay with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shiro Namatame showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Namatame, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shiro Namatame!
Shiro Namatame decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nyrkki Rauta (ranked 3042 p4p, 2701 weight class) and Michael Wayne (ranked 396 p4p, 357 weight class). Michael Wayne is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nyrkki Rauta!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wayne ducks under a wild hook from Rauta.
Rauta lands with a cross.
Rauta scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Michael Wayne has been cut.
Wayne takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
 Wayne is rocked!
Rauta lands a big uppercut and Wayne crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Wayne looks OK. Rauta waves Wayne back to his feet!
Wayne is still on wobbly legs! Can Rauta finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rauta cracks Wayne on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Wayne falls backwards against the cage. Rauta follows up with more strikes that drop Wayne to his knees. Rauta keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Wayne! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nyrkki Rauta!
Nyrkki Rauta is the new welterweight champion!
Our winner, Nyrkki Rauta, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Brook (ranked 4225 p4p, 2812 weight class) and Rover Fezue (ranked 452 p4p, 317 weight class). Rover Fezue has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Danny Brook's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Danny Brook!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rover Fezue!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fezue jabs Brook right on the nose. Brook blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Danny Brook has been cut.
Brook misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brook looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fezue scores with a body shot.
Brook doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A jab from Fezue finds it's way through Brook's defenses.
Brook closes the distance looking to clinch
and Fezue counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rover Fezue!
Rover Fezue is the new heavyweight champion!
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