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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Boss Yonic (ranked 3354 p4p, 5895 weight class) and Luke Glanton (ranked 476 p4p, 643 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Boss Yonic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Glanton!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Glanton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yonic throws out the jab.
Glanton throws a sloppy body shot
and Yonic cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Glanton looks to score with a jab to the body but Yonic is just out of range.
Yonic checks a low kick from Glanton.
Glanton ducks under a wild hook from Yonic.
Yonic shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Glanton is trying to defend but Yonic finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Yonic performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Yonic missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yonic seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Glanton gets back to full guard.
Yonic throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glanton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yonic is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Yonic trying to control but Glanton is working from the bottom.
Glanton is trying to keep Yonic in close.
Glanton is controlling Yonic's posture.
Yonic works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Glanton has hold of Yonic's hands but Yonic slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Yonic is thwarting Glanton's attempts to control the position.
Yonic is controlling the pace.
Yonic looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Glanton with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yonic working Glanton over with strikes.
Glanton slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Yonic sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Glanton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yonic trying to control the position from guard on top but Glanton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yonic controlling from the top position.
Glanton keeping moving, preventing Yonic from controlling successfully.
Yonic scoring with some ground and pound.
Glanton keeping moving, preventing Yonic from controlling successfully.
Glanton has momentary wrist control but Yonic slips an elbow through the middle.
Glanton looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Yonic cracks Glanton with a solid left hand.
Glanton has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Yonic has passed into side control.
Yonic landing a few strikes.
Yonic goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Glanton has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Yonic but great work by Glanton.
Yonic is not content to let Glanton control the position.
Glanton controlling the position from side mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yonic tries to bench press Glanton off him but Glanton keeps the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Boss Yonic dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Glanton. Yonic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Glanton misses with a body kick.
Yonic slips under a jab.
Glanton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Glanton looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yonic connects with a nice looking jab.
Yonic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Glanton.
Yonic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Glanton can do to turn this around?
Glanton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Glanton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yonic counters with a nice body shot.
Glanton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Glanton misses the shot to the body.
Glanton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yonic moves away.
Yonic was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Luke Glanton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yonic looking to score a takedown here. Glanton is defending well but Yonic drives through and ends up in Glanton's guard.
Glanton keeping full guard, as Yonic tries to pass.
Glanton keeping moving, preventing Yonic from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yonic stopping the sweep attempt from Glanton.
Glanton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Glanton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yonic sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Glanton's guard.
Glanton slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Yonic pushing down on Glanton's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Glanton moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Yonic wants to control from the top but Glanton keeps moving.
Yonic throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yonic looking to pass the guard.
Glanton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yonic's guard.
Yonic escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Glanton gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Glanton controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Glanton trying to control but Yonic is working from the bottom.
Yonic looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Yonic keeping moving, preventing Glanton from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yonic wants to sweep here but Glanton controlling him for the moment.
Glanton trying to control the position from guard on top but Yonic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yonic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Glanton must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Glanton trying to control the position from guard on top but Yonic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yonic might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Yonic bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Glanton's guard.
Glanton keeping moving, preventing Yonic from controlling successfully.
Glanton looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Yonic controlling from the top position.
Glanton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Glanton is trying to keep Yonic in close.
Yonic trying to control the position from guard on top but Glanton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yonic 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.
Glanton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Glanton looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Glanton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yonic doesn't seem bothered though.
Yonic scores with a jab to the jaw.
Glanton is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Yonic rather than just go for the knockout.
Yonic lands a nice looking body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Boss Yonic dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Yonic misses with a looping left.
Yonic staying out of range there.
Yonic throws a series of punches but Glanton moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Glanton. Yonic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Glanton throws a series of punches but Yonic moves out of range.
Glanton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yonic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Glanton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yonic.
Yonic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Glanton.
Glanton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Glanton works Yonic's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yonic scores with a shot to the body.
Glanton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Yonic looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Glanton connects with a body shot.
Glanton's coach down at Rabid Dog was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Glanton's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Glanton lands a jab to 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!
Glanton throws a sloppy body shot
and Yonic counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glanton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Glanton misses with a body punch
and Yonic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yonic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Glanton throws out the jab.
Yonic is looking to counter the offense by Glanton and move into the clinch.
Glanton misses with a hook. Yonic ducked under it nicely.
Yonic appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Yonic lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice body punch from Glanton.
Yonic throws a body punch but Glanton moves out of range.
Luke Glanton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Glanton takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Glanton punishes Yonic's body with a nice straight punch.
Glanton looks to score with a jab to the body but Yonic is just out of range.
Glanton throws an overhand right that lands on Yonic's shoulder, as Yonic tries to avoid the shot.
Glanton misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Glanton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yonic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Glanton.
Yonic throws a body punch but Glanton moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glanton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Glanton enables Yonic to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Glanton manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yonic working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Glanton's head.
Yonic stays in close to Glanton's body and controls the position.
Yonic trying to control but Glanton is working from the bottom.
Yonic is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Glanton is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Glanton manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Yonic manages to get himself to full guard.
Glanton trying to control the position from guard on top but Yonic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Glanton controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yonic pulls Glanton in close to his closed guard and prevents Glanton from doing any damage or advancing position.
Glanton trying to control but Yonic is working from the bottom.
Yonic had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Glanton defends it easily.
Boss Yonic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Glanton trying to control but Yonic is working from the bottom.
Yonic wants to sweep but no luck.
Glanton sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Yonic wants to sweep but no luck.
Yonic trying to keep a closed guard but Glanton is proving a slippery customer.
Glanton looking to sit in guard and control but Yonic gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Glanton keeping full guard, as Yonic tries to pass.
Glanton lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Glanton looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Luke Glanton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Luke Glanton.
I think Yonic 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boss Yonic!
A relieved looking Boss Yonic 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Goran Dragic (ranked 2708 p4p, 3505 weight class) and Jordan Ryan (ranked 367 p4p, 457 weight class). Ryan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. dababy-masterpiece kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jordan Ryan will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Goran Dragic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jordan Ryan!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Ryan enables Dragic to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Ryan manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Ryan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dragic lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dragic forces his way into half guard.
Dragic is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ryan sees it coming and defends easily.
Ryan tries to get to full guard but Dragic has control of the leg.
Dragic is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ryan is just riding it out for now. Dragic eventually gives up the hold.
Dragic throwing shots but Ryan is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dragic is looking to advance position but Ryan won't allow it.
Dragic is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan is trying to get back to full guard.
Dragic in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Ryan tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Dragic!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Goran Dragic!
A very excited looking Goran Dragic made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Doyle (ranked 2576 p4p, 2797 weight class) and Steven Rutherford (ranked 259 p4p, 279 weight class). Doyle comes to the cage accompanied by The Clash - Jimmy Jazz. Steven Rutherford will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 37 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimmy Doyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 17 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steven Rutherford!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doyle avoids the body shot from Rutherford.
Rutherford moves out of range of the strikes.
Rutherford throws the kick towards the body but Doyle avoids it.
Rutherford is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rutherford misses with a hook.
Doyle misses with an uppercut. Rutherford saw that one coming.
Rutherford let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Doyle misses with a wild body shot.
Rutherford slips a straight right by Doyle.
Rutherford thumps Doyle with a low kick.
Rutherford takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rutherford throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rutherford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doyle was well out of range. Poor timing from Rutherford.
Doyle comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Doyle moves forwards but Rutherford connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rutherford slips under a jab from Doyle.
Doyle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Doyle throws out a leg kick but Rutherford moves out of range and Doyle only half commits.
Doyle throws a poor cross that misses
and Rutherford counters with a leg kick.
Rutherford tries to clinch but Doyle is having none of it.
Doyle is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutherford connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rutherford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Doyle.
Doyle moves into range and clinches up with Rutherford.
Doyle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Doyle working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rutherford.
Rutherford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rutherford comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rutherford closes the distance and clinches.
Rutherford misses with a punch to the body.
Rutherford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Doyle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Doyle digs a right hand into Rutherford's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rutherford's gas tank.
Doyle lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Rutherford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rutherford stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Doyle.
Doyle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Doyle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rutherford's elbow.
Rutherford misses with some punches.
A short left from Rutherford.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Doyle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rutherford breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Doyle scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Doyle throws a jab but it's blocked by Rutherford.
Doyle takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rutherford cracks Doyle with a good jab.
Rutherford darts in and clinches Doyle up against the cage.
Rutherford blocks an uppercut.
Doyle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Doyle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Doyle lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyle lands a hook that snaps the head of Rutherford backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Rutherford's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rutherford manages to break the clinch.
Doyle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Doyle is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Rutherford's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Doyle swats away the attempt to clinch by Rutherford.
The fighters circling - Doyle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Doyle rushes Rutherford and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Doyle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Doyle manages to break the clinch.
Doyle jabs Rutherford to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rutherford looks to score with a jab to the body but Doyle is just out of range.
Doyle wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Rutherford plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Doyle fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rutherford lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Doyle throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rutherford counters with a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doyle clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford tries to break free but Doyle pushes him back against the cage.
Doyle lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Doyle fails to land.
Doyle throws a head punch that misses.
Rutherford blocking some punches.
Rutherford pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Doyle just misses with a punch to the body.
Doyle ducks under a wild hook from Rutherford.
Rutherford slips under a jab from Doyle.
Doyle thuds his right hand into Rutherford's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Doyle moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rutherford tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rutherford swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rutherford slips under a jab from Doyle.
Doyle takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rutherford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
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 Jimmy Doyle will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Doyle misses with an uppercut.
Rutherford now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Doyle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doyle throws a leg kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Rutherford on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rutherford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Doyle.
Doyle takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rutherford scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Steven Rutherford seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Doyle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rutherford.
An inside leg kick from Rutherford misses.
Rutherford scores with a nice head shot.
Rutherford has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rutherford throws a predictable looking body shot
and Doyle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rutherford is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Doyle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jimmy Doyle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doyle connects with a looping right hand.
A low kick from Doyle misses
and Rutherford counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Doyle tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rutherford counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rutherford displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Doyle throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutherford takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Doyle lands a body shot.
Rutherford finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Doyle throwing a counter right hand but Rutherford manages to avoid it.
Rutherford fails in his attempt to clinch.
Doyle rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rutherford counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rutherford throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Doyle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Doyle lands a body shot.
Rutherford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Doyle was well out of range. Poor timing from Rutherford.
Doyle misses with a low kick.
Doyle avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rutherford takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rutherford uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Doyle.
Doyle loads up on a big right hand but Rutherford slips the punch.
Rutherford throws out a counter right but Doyle avoids it with no problem.
Rutherford throws a body shot but no joy.
Rutherford circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rutherford connects with a looping right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rutherford throws a looping overhand right but Doyle ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doyle is looking to clinch.
Doyle misses with a low kick.
Rutherford is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Doyle takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Doyle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rutherford getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Doyle throws a right hand that Rutherford ducks under and follows up with a left that Rutherford also avoids with ease.
A jab from Doyle misses.
Doyle throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Rutherford misses with a looping right.
Doyle fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rutherford, pushing him back against the cage.
Doyle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Doyle can't find room to land a body shot as Rutherford controls the action.
Doyle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rutherford.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyle lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rutherford breaks from the clinch.
Rutherford moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rutherford, as that shot connected.
Doyle catches Rutherford with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Doyle lands a jab to the head.
Doyle smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Doyle throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rutherford stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Doyle lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Doyle misses with a body shot.
Doyle lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rutherford'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!
Doyle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rutherford throws a body shot but no joy.
Doyle throws a looping overhand right but Rutherford ducks down to avoid it.
Rutherford is looking to clinch.
Doyle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rutherford sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doyle blocks a jab.
Doyle throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rutherford. Doyle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Doyle throws a lazy right hand but Rutherford sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rutherford scores with a nice head shot.
Doyle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Doyle ducks right into an uppercut from Rutherford.
Rutherford lands an overhand right.
Doyle moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Doyle misses with a hook.
Rutherford throws out a counter right but Doyle avoids it with no problem.
Rutherford slips under a jab from Doyle.
Rutherford gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Doyle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doyle lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Doyle misses the shot to the body.
Rutherford ducks under a wild hook from Doyle.
Doyle throws out a loose jab but Rutherford uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Doyle dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Rutherford fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Doyle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rutherford keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doyle.
Doyle takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Doyle misses with a looping left.
Rutherford tries to counter by closing the distance.
Rutherford takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Doyle scores with a jab to the head.
Doyle scores with a jab to the jaw.
Doyle works the jab nicely.
Rutherford connects with the punch.
Doyle looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Doyle takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rutherford scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Doyle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Doyle connects with the punch.
A punch lands to the side of Rutherford 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Doyle paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rutherford throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Doyle stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyle throws a leg kick which misses Rutherford's front leg but catches the back leg as Rutherford tries to avoid it.
Doyle is looking to slow Rutherford down with leg kicks.
Doyle throws a looping overhand right but Rutherford ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Doyle misses the target.
Rutherford takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Doyle connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rutherford's hands.
Doyle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rutherford.
Doyle takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Doyle scores with a jab.
Rutherford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Rutherford.
Doyle misses with a right hand
and Rutherford counters with a thumping low kick.
Doyle throws a looping overhand right but Rutherford ducks down to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rutherford is looking to score with low kicks.
Rutherford misses with a hook. Doyle ducked under it nicely.
Rutherford lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doyle connects with a solid leg kick.
Rutherford clinches up against the cage.
Doyle misses with a punch to the body.
Doyle pushes Rutherford back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rutherford is trying to break the clinch but Doyle is controlling him.
Rutherford lands an uppercut.
Rutherford manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Doyle lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rutherford doesn't seem phased though.
Rutherford throws a shot from downtown. Doyle moves away and avoids it.
Doyle takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Doyle uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rutherford misses with a straight left.
Doyle stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Doyle moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rutherford misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Rutherford misses the target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Rutherford checks a leg kick.
Rutherford wants to clinch.
Doyle misses with a left hand
and Rutherford counters with a stiff right hand.
Rutherford jabs Doyle to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Doyle ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rutherford forces Doyle back against the cage and clinches.
Rutherford digs a right hand into Doyle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Doyle's gas tank.
Doyle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rutherford lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Doyle or not.
Rutherford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Doyle throws a head punch that misses.
Doyle misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford manages to break the clinch.
Doyle misses with an uppercut.
Rutherford looks to throw the jab but Doyle is out of range.
Rutherford takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rutherford misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doyle. Rutherford does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doyle scores with a jab to the jaw.
Steven Rutherford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Doyle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rutherford throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Doyle takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rutherford looks to land a left hand but Doyle moved out of range nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rutherford takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rutherford throws the kick towards the body but Doyle avoids it.
Rutherford takes a jab right on the kisser.
Doyle scores with a body shot.
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 Jimmy Doyle.
Well Doyle 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Doyle!
During a confident post fight interview, Jimmy Doyle thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between William Ralph Dean (ranked 1541 p4p, 2801 weight class) and Tim Armstrong (ranked 237 p4p, 412 weight class). William Ralph Dean 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 18 - 1, fighting out of New York, William Ralph Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tim Armstrong!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Dean, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from Dean misses.
Dean uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Armstrong.
Armstrong scores with a jab to the head.
Dean keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Armstrong.
Dean wants to slow Armstrong down by chopping away at his legs.
Dean drops his hands momentarily and Armstrong takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dean swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Armstrong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dean throws a push kick but Armstrong slaps the foot to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Armstrong misses with a shot to the body
and Dean counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Armstrong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dean avoids the body shot from Armstrong.
Dean throws a hook to the side of Armstrong's head but Armstrong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Armstrong doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Armstrong pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Armstrong 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 one minute gone in the round.
Dean throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Armstrong counter with a right hand.
Dean lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Armstrong circles away quickly and effectively.
Armstrong misses with a straight left.
Dean throws a hook but Armstrong avoids it easily.
It seemed like Armstrong was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Dean is looking to land body kicks.
Armstrong lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Armstrong.
Dean misses with an uppercut
and Armstrong counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dean thows a leg kick but Armstrong checks it
enabling Armstrong to counter with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from Armstrong misses its intended target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Armstrong.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Armstrong crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dean - the referee stops the clock and Armstrong gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dean. Armstrong manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dean takes a jab right on the kisser.
Armstrong stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Armstrong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Armstrong misses with a body shot
and Dean counters with a one-two to the body.
A head kick misses from Dean.
Dean lunges at Armstrong with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Armstrong's hand.
Armstrong lands a jab.
Armstrong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dean cracks Armstrong with a good jab.
Armstrong misses with a straight left.
A right-left combo lands from Dean.
Armstrong looks to land a left hand but Dean moved out of range nicely.
Armstrong dodges the punch combination from Dean.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Armstrong circles away quickly and effectively.
Dean lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Armstrong lands a lovely overhand right.
Dean checks a leg kick.
Armstrong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Armstrong misses with an uppercut. Dean saw that one coming.
Armstrong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dean swinging wildly here.
Dean lands a jab to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Armstrong swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dean counters with a one-two to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dean connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Armstrong's hands.
Dean misses with a body shot.
Dean misses the jab.
Armstrong bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dean's head backwards.
Nice defenses there by Armstrong.
Armstrong getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Armstrong takes a swing at Dean's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dean. Armstrong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Armstrong doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Armstrong lands with a right hand.
Armstrong throws a low kick, looking for Dean's leg but Dean calmly moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tim Armstrong will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Armstrong connects with a looping right hand.
Dean misses the shot to the body.
Nice shot by Armstrong.
Armstrong scoring well with a low kick there.
Dean uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Armstrong.
Dean is looking for a counter combo.
Armstrong misses the jab.
Armstrong looks to throw the jab but Dean is out of range.
No joy there for Dean, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dean misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dean uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Armstrong.
Armstrong misses with a wild body shot.
Dean misses with a double jab
and Armstrong counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean throws out a leg kick but Armstrong moves out of range and Dean only half commits.
Armstrong uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dean.
Dean throws a body shot but no joy.
Dean lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dean.
Dean throws a hook but Armstrong blocks it.
Armstrong looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Some wild striking there from Dean.
Dean lunges at Armstrong with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Armstrong's hand.
Dean swinging wildly here.
Armstrong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dean moves away.
It looked like Dean was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean misses with a few strikes there.
Dean slips a straight right by Armstrong.
Armstrong moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dean swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A big right from Armstrong misses.
Dean missing with a left hand there. Armstrong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Armstrong misses with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Armstrong misses the target.
Dean keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Armstrong throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Armstrong misses.
Dean swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Armstrong looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dean counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Armstrong chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dean can pounce on him.
Dean lunges at Armstrong with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Armstrong's hand.
Armstrong misses with a lunging right hand
and Dean counters with a series of strikes. Armstrong will be more careful next time no doubt.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Armstrong in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Dean ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Armstrong moves away.
Armstrong looks to score with a jab to the body but Dean is just out of range.
It looked like Dean wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Armstrong looks to score with a jab to the body but Dean is just out of range.
Dean misses with a double jab
and Armstrong counters with a straight right hand.
Armstrong misses with a straight left.
An attempted straight right counter from Dean misses the target.
Dean fails to land with a series of punches.
Armstrong scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dean, as that shot connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Armstrong lands with a good body shot.
Dean throws a right and a left that both miss.
Armstrong lands a slapping body shot.
Armstrong drops his hands momentarily and Dean takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Armstrong scores with a jab.
Dean takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dean defending well as Armstrong loads up on a big left hand.
Dean cracks Armstrong with a good jab.
Dean takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Armstrong slips a jab and a cross from Dean.
Dean fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that William Ralph Dean will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Armstrong.
Dean throws a big counter combination but Armstrong scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Armstrong looks to score with a jab to the body but Dean is just out of range.
Dean seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Dean lands a head shot.
Armstrong throws a shot to the body.
Dean throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Armstrong.
Armstrong jabs Dean to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dean throws a right hand that Armstrong ducks under and follows up with a left that Armstrong also avoids with ease.
Dean lands with an uppercut that bounces Armstrong off the cage and back into range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dean rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Armstrong moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Armstrong works the jab nicely.
Dean keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Armstrong.
Dean misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Armstrong misses with a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dean.
Armstrong misses with a low kick as Dean jumps back.
Dean tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Armstrong was well out of range. Poor timing from Dean.
Armstrong throws a big shot that misses.
Dean falls off balance throwing a combination
and Armstrong counters with a nice uppercut.
William Ralph Dean is winning the standup battle so far.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dean.
Dean uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Armstrong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong lands an overhand right.
Armstrong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dean walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dean swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for Dean, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Armstrong lands with an overhand left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dean throws out a loose jab but Armstrong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dean is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dean rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Armstrong counters with a nice uppercut.
Dean misses with a low kick as Armstrong jumps back.
A little jabbing left from Armstrong on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Armstrong.
Dean looks to score with a jab to the body but Armstrong is just out of range.
Dean misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Armstrong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dean.
Armstrong throws a leg kick but Dean checks it.
Armstrong tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dean is able to avoid easily.
Dean looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Armstrong lands a nice shot to the body.
Armstrong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dean looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dean misses with a hook.
Armstrong scores with a shot to the body.
Armstrong throws a lazy right hand but Dean sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dean takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dean takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dean takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Armstrong scores with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dean throws a right and a left that Armstrong avoids nicely.
Armstrong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dean moves away.
A counter left hand to the body from Dean misses its target.
Armstrong connects with a body shot.
Dean misses with a hook. Armstrong ducked under it nicely.
Armstrong misses the body punch
and Dean counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A looping hook to the body misses from Armstrong. Dean does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dean missing with a left hand there. Armstrong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dean on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Armstrong comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Armstrong has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Tim Armstrong!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hyryx Dall (ranked 1388 p4p, 770 weight class) and Peter Dinklage (ranked 215 p4p, 120 weight class). Dall comes into the arena with Rattlesnake blaring out of the sound system. This should be a great matchup!
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Great elbows
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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 29 - 24 - 1, fighting out of New York, Hyryx Dall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Peter Dinklage!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dall throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dall misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dinklage with a nice calf kick.
Dall bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Dall throws a right hand that Dinklage ducks under and follows up with a left that Dinklage also avoids with ease.
Dinklage showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dall.
Dall throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dall looks to land a combination but Dinklage avoids it well.
Dinklage tries to bum rush Dall with a series of wild strikes but Dall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dinklage checks a leg kick nicely.
Dall tries to keep at a distance but Dinklage has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dall can't find room to land a body shot as Dinklage controls the action.
Dinklage blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dall prevents Dinklage from breaking the clinch.
Dinklage breaks the clinch.
Dinklage throws a head kick that misses.
Dinklage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dall.
Dinklage throws a right hand that Dall ducks under and follows up with a left that Dall also avoids with ease.
Dall appears to be looking for a big counter.
Dinklage cracks Dall with a good jab.
Dinklage is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dinklage showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dall.
Dinklage scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
 It looks like Hyryx Dall has been cut.
Dinklage fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dinklage changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Peter Dinklage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dinklage with a jab.
Dall walks into a stiff left hand from Dinklage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dall misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dall misses with a double jab.
Dinklage is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Dinklage swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dall keeps Dinklage at a distance using the push kick.
A low kick from Dall is predictable there
and Dinklage moves into the clinch.
Dinklage blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dall jumps guard but Dinklage stands there with Dall around his waist. Dall gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dall swings wildly with an uppercut but Dinklage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Dall - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dall has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Dinklage uses from the top position.
Dall manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dinklage manages to get himself to full guard.
Dinklage avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dall throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dinklage works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dinklage is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dall is controlling him.
Dall trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dall is looking to work some ground and pound but Dinklage has wrist control.
Dinklage working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dall.
Dinklage utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dall postures up in Dinklage's guard and throws a big left but Dinklage blocks it.
Dall won't allow Dinklage to get back to his feet.
Dall has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dall throws an elbow that misses. Dinklage uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dall's guard. Nice move by Dinklage!
Dinklage looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dall thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dall thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Dinklage decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dall, up you get!
Dall takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A nice combination there by Dinklage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dinklage moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Dall throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dinklage goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Dall throws a series of punches but Dinklage avoids them all with ease.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Dinklage dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hyryx Dall's cut.
That's time! Dall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice body kick there by Dinklage.
Dall's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dinklage connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dall scrambles back to his feet.
Dinklage circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Dall drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Dinklage follows Dall to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Dinklage!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Uniesky Santaban (ranked 960 p4p, 1819 weight class) and Joseph Telushikin (ranked 141 p4p, 263 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Uniesky Santaban!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joseph Telushikin!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Telushikin clinches up against the cage.
Telushikin misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Telushikin.
Telushikin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Telushikin blocks an uppercut.
Santaban lands a shoulder strike.
Santaban escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Telushikin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Telushikin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Santaban manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Telushikin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Santaban.
Telushikin wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Telushikin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santaban swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Santaban seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Telushikin closes the distance and clinches.
Santaban blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Santaban escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Telushikin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Santaban, pushing him back against the cage.
Santaban manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Telushikin moves into range and clinches up with Santaban.
A short right from Santaban on the inside.
Santaban tries to break free but Telushikin pushes him back against the cage.
Santaban escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Telushikin moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Telushikin fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Telushikin.
Santaban breaks the clinch.
Telushikin avoids the head kick by Santaban.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santaban. Telushikin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Telushikin has managed to clinch.
Telushikin working aggressively here.
Telushikin working aggressively here.
Telushikin gets through Santaban's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santaban.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Santaban.
Santaban has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Santaban pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santaban throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Telushikin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Telushikin misses with some punches.
Santaban scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Santaban pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Telushikin tries to clinch but Santaban is having none of it.
It looked like Santaban wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Telushikin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Santaban paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Telushikin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Telushikin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Santaban lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Telushikin.
I was talking to Santaban's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Telushikin lands a left hand.
Santaban really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Santaban pushes Telushikin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Santaban blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Telushikin scores with a shot to the side of Santaban's head.
Telushikin swings wildly with an uppercut but Santaban uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santaban blocks an uppercut.
Telushikin has a couple of punches blocked by Santaban.
Telushikin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Santaban blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Telushikin scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Telushikin.
Telushikin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Santaban lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Telushikin backwards.
A short right from Santaban.
Santaban wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Santaban blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Telushikin has a couple of punches blocked by Santaban.
Telushikin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Santaban breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Telushikin doesn't manage to clinch there - Santaban circles away.
Joseph Telushikin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santaban avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Telushikin moves into the clinch successfully.
Telushikin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Telushikin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Telushikin working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santaban blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Telushikin misses with the head strike.
Telushikin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santaban blocking some punches.
Santaban wants to get back to striking at distance but Telushikin won't allow it.
Santaban working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Telushikin fails to land.
Santaban breaks the clinch.
Telushikin wants to clinch up but Santaban keeps it at a distance.
Santaban went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Santaban uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Telushikin has time to react.
Telushikin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Telushikin moves in looking to clinch but Santaban pushes him off.
Telushikin tries to clinch up but Santaban circles away and keeps his distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Santaban misses the target.
Telushikin instigates a clinch.
Telushikin misses with a punch on the inside.
Telushikin misses with some punches.
Santaban blocking some punches.
Santaban blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Telushikin swings wildly with an uppercut but Santaban uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santaban pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Telushikin dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Santaban closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Santaban breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Telushikin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Telushikin is looking to clinch but Santaban is avoiding it.
An attempted straight right counter from Santaban misses the target.
Telushikin tries to clinch but Santaban is having none of it.
Telushikin has managed to clinch.
Santaban is trying to break the clinch but Telushikin is controlling him.
Santaban tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Telushikin just stands there and leans against the cage.
Santaban lands a body punch.
Telushikin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Telushikin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Santaban blocks an uppercut.
Santaban breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Uniesky Santaban is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Telushikin gets a clinch.
Santaban blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Santaban pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Telushikin tries to clinch up
and Santaban counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Telushikin closes the distance and pushes Santaban back into the cage.
Telushikin prevents Santaban from breaking the clinch.
Santaban has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Santaban lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Telushikin.
Telushikin working aggressively here.
Santaban wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Santaban looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Telushikin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Santaban breaks from the clinch.
Telushikin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Telushikin blocking some punches.
Telushikin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Santaban's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Telushikin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Santaban scores with a one two! Telushikin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
 Telushikin is rocked!
 It looks like Joseph Telushikin has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Telushikin tries to clinch
and Santaban counters with a huge left! Telushikin is in big trouble! He's backing up but Santaban isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Telushikin from any more damage. A dominating finish by Santaban!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Uniesky Santaban!
A victorious Uniesky Santaban thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Steel (ranked 1368 p4p, 964 weight class) and Neville Southall (ranked 42 p4p, 30 weight class). Neville Southall has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jerome Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Neville Southall!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel needs to keep his hands up - Southall had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Jerome Steel has been cut.
Steel misses with a shot to the body
and Southall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Steel misses with a low kick.
Southall misses with a hook. Steel ducked under it nicely.
Steel feints and then cracks Southall's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Southall down.
Steel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Southall stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Steel swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Southall.
Southall's coach down at Tran MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Southall's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Steel throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Southall's head.
Steel throws a wild body kick that Southall sees coming a mile off.
Steel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Southall's sensitive parts.
Jab by Steel.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Southall is looking to slow Steel down with leg kicks.
Southall takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Neville Southall has been cut.
Southall tries to score with a low kick but Steel moves his leg out of the way.
Southall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Steel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Southall.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Southall! But no joy.
Steel walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Southall checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel looks to throw a body kick
and Southall counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Steel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Southall working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steel.
Steel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Southalls head.
Steel lands a body punch.
Steel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Southall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Southall wants to take the fight to the mat but Steel manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Southall.
Still in the clinch, Southall scores with a nice short uppercut.
Steel blocks a body shot from Southall.
Steel effectively controlling the action here.
Southall misses with a punch to the body.
Steel struggles to land a body shot inside as Southall controls his hands.
Steel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Steel throws a punch but it's blocked by Southall.
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!
Southall misses with a punch on the inside.
Southall jumps guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel got a little sloppy there for a moment and Southall has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Steel has managed to get both his arms back between Southall's legs - danger averted.
Steel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Steel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Southall wants to stand up but Steel is controlling him.
Steel is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Steel won't allow Southall to get back to his feet.
Southall is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Southall wants to sweep but no luck.
Southall will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Steel stands up out of Southall's guard for a moment - Southall manages to land a nice upkick.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Steel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Steel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Southall is looking to stand up but Steel isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Steel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Steel makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Steel is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That has opened up Neville Southall's cut even more.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Southall lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Steel will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Steel working a defensive guard here.
Southall is in close to Steel's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Steel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Southall preventing the sweep.
Southall postures up in Steel's guard and throws a big left but Steel blocks it.
Steel controls Southall momentarily but Southall frees himself.
Steel wants to sweep but no luck.
Southall has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Southall throws a big right hand that misses.
Southall lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Southall tries to free his leg and advance position but Steel is retaining full guard.
Steel keeping moving, preventing Southall from controlling successfully.
Steel controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steel is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Southall being controlled here momentarily.
Steel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Steel controlling Southall's posture.
Southall won't allow Steel to sweep him here.
Southall trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Steel tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Southall accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
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 Jerome Steel will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Steel lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The cut above Neville Southall's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Steel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Southall has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Southall there as he acknowledges the shot.
A big right from Steel misses.
Steel misses with a low kick.
Steel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Steel needs to keep his hands up - Southall had a free shot at his head there.
Steel lands with a nice body kick.
Steel slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Steel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Southall dips to his left and cracks Steel with an uppercut!
Steel thows a leg kick but Southall checks it
and Southall counters with a nice low kick that buckles Steel's knee momentarily.
Steel is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steel avoids the head kick by Southall.
Steel motions for Southall to come forward. Steel throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jerome Steel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steel throws a leg kick but Southall moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel throws a lazy head kick
and Southall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Southall cracks Steel with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Steel looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Southall finish him?
 Steel is rocked!
Jerome Steel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Southall fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Steel square on the jaw! Damn, Steel is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Neville Southall!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bunkechukwu Floyd (ranked 323 p4p, 537 weight class) and Full Time Panda (ranked 12 p4p, 16 weight class). Floyd comes to the cage accompanied by Eric B. & Rakim - Paid In Full. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bunkechukwu Floyd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Full Time Panda!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Panda throws a predictable looking body shot
and Floyd connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Full Time Panda has been cut.
Floyd lands a big right hand that sends Panda crashing to the mat! Floyd stays standing though and waves Panda back to his feet!
Panda is rocked!
Floyd sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Panda's defenses. It connects perfectly with Panda's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bunkechukwu Floyd!
Bunkechukwu Floyd made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'GIMME MY TITLE SHOT! ALL KO WINS, MOSTLY ALL FIRST ROUND..REDEEMED MY ONLY SMASH LOSS AND I TOOK THIS FIGHT ON SHORT NOTICE. IM COMING FOR YOU ...CHAMP.'.
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