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WCF WNF 87: Rader vs Riker 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jupiter Smalls (ranked 3000 p4p, 5738 weight class) and Emilio Porter (ranked 379 p4p, 623 weight class). Porter has chosen Cambodia as his entrance music. Jupiter Smalls could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Emilio Porter's chin.
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jupiter Smalls!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Emilio Porter!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Porter is trying hard to land a takedown here. Smalls sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Porter with a poor takedown
enabling Smalls to counter with a crisp jab.
Porter misses with a takedown attempt - Smalls sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jupiter Smalls has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Emilio Porter.
Smalls connects with a looping right hand.
Porter shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Smalls counter with a right hand.
Smalls lands a nice shot that snaps Porter's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porter goes for a double leg but Smalls avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Smalls continues to drive forward.
Smalls jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Porter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Smalls as he avoids it easily.
Smalls seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Porter takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Porter gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Smalls escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smalls moves into the clinch successfully.
Porter tries to work over Smalls's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Porter changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Smalls fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Smalls rushes Porter and presses him up against the cage.
Smalls blocks a body shot from Porter.
Porter missing with knees to the body.
Porter misses with an elbow strike.
Smalls avoiding damage as Porter throws knees to the body.
Smalls breaks the clinch.
Porter closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Smalls's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Porter trying to control but Smalls is working from the bottom.
Porter is in close to Smalls's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porter wants to control from the top but Smalls keeps moving.
Porter prevents Smalls from getting back to his feet.
Porter throws a big right hand that misses.
Smalls is looking to stand up but Porter isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Porter with a poor takedown
and Smalls counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Porter gets tackled into the cage by Smalls. Smalls maintains the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Porter tries to circle away but Smalls has him pinned against the cage.
Smalls on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Porter is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smalls blocks an uppercut.
Smalls breaks from the clinch.
Porter misses with a takedown attempt
and Smalls counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Porter looks winded!
Smalls stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Smalls wants it to stay on the feet.
Smalls lands a left and a right that send Porter crashing to the mat, dazed. Smalls thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 It looks like Emilio Porter has been cut.
Smalls stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Smalls wants it to stay on the feet.
Smalls lands a left and a right that send Porter crashing to the mat, dazed. Smalls thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
 Porter is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smalls closes the distance and clinches.
Smalls manages to break the clinch.
Smalls with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Smalls closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Smalls avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smalls manages to break the clinch.
Smalls Throws a clean left jab. Smalls Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Porter's chin! Porter crumbles to the ground and Smalls follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Smalls!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jupiter Smalls!
After the big win, Jupiter Smalls made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors MKFC and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lucio Esteves (ranked 3253 p4p, 4252 weight class) and Charles Kenway Jr (ranked 210 p4p, 262 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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145
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucio Esteves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Charles Kenway Jr!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenway Jr throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Esteves was covering up waiting for the punch and Kenway Jr finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kenway Jr working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Esteves's head.
Kenway Jr postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Esteves looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Esteves is looking to cinch up a triangle. Kenway Jr throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Esteves's body to avoid the submission. Esteves has instead reached around Kenway Jr's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Esteves arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Lucio Esteves!
Lucio Esteves 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dar Jee (ranked 2632 p4p, 2548 weight class) and Blake Baxter (ranked 171 p4p, 168 weight class). Jee's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Everybody Knows My Name. 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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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dar Jee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Blake Baxter!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baxter scores with a shot to the body.
Jee on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jee misses with a double jab.
Baxter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As Jee backs off Baxter throws a huge counter combo but Jee manages to avoid it all.
Jee misses with a body kick.
Jee takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Baxter slips a jab and a cross from Jee.
Baxter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jee walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Jee does no damage.
Baxter lands with a nice combination. Jee backs away looking to recover.
Jee throws a right hand that Baxter ducks under and follows up with a left that Baxter also avoids with ease.
Jee looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jee throws a right and a left that Baxter avoids nicely.
Baxter lands with a cross.
Baxter connects with a body shot.
Dar Jee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jee's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jee duly obliges.
Baxter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jee manages to avoid it.
Baxter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jee throws a right and a left that Baxter avoids nicely.
Jee's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Baxter connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jee scrambles back to his feet.
Baxter clinches.
Baxter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baxter circles away quickly and effectively.
Baxter scoring well with a low kick there.
Jee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Baxter!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baxter dodges the punch combination from Jee.
Jee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Baxter.
Jee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Baxter ducks under a wild hook from Jee.
Baxter jabs Jee to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Blake Baxter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baxter works over Jee's head and body with a nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Jee.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Baxter fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jee looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Baxter punishes Jee's body with a nice straight punch.
Jee has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jee scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jee throws a right and a left that Baxter avoids nicely.
Baxter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baxter throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jee.
Baxter connects with a looping right hand.
Jee lunges at Baxter with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Baxter's hand.
Baxter works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Baxter rushes Jee and presses him up against the cage.
Baxter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jee blocking some punches.
Baxter has a couple of punches blocked by Jee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxter working aggressively here.
Jee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jee changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Baxter fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Baxter has Jee up against the cage in a clinch.
Baxter misses with some punches.
Baxter prevents Jee from breaking the clinch.
Baxter lands a right hand.
Baxter swings wildly with an uppercut but Jee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jee is trying to break free.
Baxter misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baxter tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jee just stands there and leans against the cage.
Baxter misses with some punches.
Baxter is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jee is defending well.
Baxter throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Baxter lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baxter lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice elbow from Baxter.
Jee blocks an uppercut.
Baxter misses with the head strike.
Baxter misses with the head strike.
Jee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baxter lunges at Jee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jee's hand.
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!
Baxter throws a one two combo.
A nice combination there by Baxter.
 Jee is rocked!
Jee falls off balance throwing a combination
so Baxter counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jee manages to escape and get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Baxter dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jee throws a head kick but Baxter moves out of range.
Baxter swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dar Jee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jee gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Baxter.
Baxter fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jee on the side of the head.
Jee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A countering left hand to the body from Baxter misses.
Blake Baxter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jee shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Baxter sprawls well. Baxter wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jee gets slowly back to his feet.
Baxter clobbers Jee with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jee misses with a few strikes there.
Baxter lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Jee swinging wildly here.
Jee tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Baxter swivels and escapes.
It seemed like Baxter was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jee throws a series of punches but Baxter avoids them all with ease.
Baxter with a hook.
Baxter lands with a hook. Jee tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Baxter lands with a nice combination. Jee backs away looking to recover.
Oh Jee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Baxter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jee.
Jee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Baxter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Baxter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jee throws a big counter combination but Baxter scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Baxter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jee takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jee seems to have got his legs back now.
Jee dives in and grabs Baxter's left leg, looking for a takedown. Baxter pushes down on Jee's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dar Jee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baxter lands a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jee fails to land with a series of punches.
Jee takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jee takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baxter circles away quickly and effectively.
Jee seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Baxter shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Jee is backing up but Baxter catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Jee covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Baxter Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blake Baxter!
Dar Jee was interviewed post fight and said 'Well that was disappointing'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bad Kharma (ranked 3611 p4p, 3263 weight class) and Usko Unbelivable (ranked 120 p4p, 76 weight class). Kharma comes to the cage accompanied by Hong kong fooey theme song. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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9 - 14 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Good gas tank |
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bad Kharma !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Usko Unbelivable!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kharma drops Unbelivable with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Unbelivable looks back up at him and smiles so Kharma waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Unbelivable is rocked!
It looks like Usko Unbelivable has been cut.
Kharma lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Unbelivable circles away quickly and effectively.
Unbelivable looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Unbelivable is still on wobbly legs! Can Kharma finish him?
Unbelivable circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Kharma . Unbelivable falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Kharma !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bad Kharma !
In his post fight interview, Bad Kharma gave a big smile as he said 'I'm a man who walks the broken path,in the shadows my strength grows....'.
The defeated Usko Unbelivable had this to say: 'well he was a better man tonight'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Israel Kirzner (ranked 1317 p4p, 2412 weight class) and Michael Barnes (ranked 139 p4p, 249 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Israel Kirzner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirzner throws the left hand but Barnes avoids the punch easily.
Kirzner checks a leg kick.
Michael Barnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Barnes misses.
Kirzner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barnes.
Kirzner swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Barnes throws a poor cross that misses
and Kirzner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barnes slips under a jab from Kirzner.
Barnes misses with a body punch
and Kirzner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barnes throws a shot from downtown. Kirzner moves away and avoids it.
Kirzner swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kirzner checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
It looked like Kirzner wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Barnes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kirzner appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes throws out a loose jab but Kirzner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barnes keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Barnes looks to throw a body kick
and Kirzner counters with a two punch combo.
Kirzner throws a lazy right hand but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barnes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kirzner as he avoids it easily.
Barnes throws a push kick but Kirzner slaps the foot to one side.
Kirzner swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kirzner looks to land a left hand but Barnes moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Barnes.
Kirzner misses with a series of wild punches.
Danga de danga de dang - Kirzner scores with a four punch combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Barnes. Kirzner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kirzner.
Barnes throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kirzner is looking to counter punch.
Barnes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kirzner's hands.
Kirzner lands a jab to the head.
Barnes scores with a jab to the body.
Barnes ducks under a wild hook from Kirzner.
Kirzner misses with a wild body shot.
Barnes drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kirzner defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes missing with a left hand there. Kirzner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barnes misses with a combination
and Kirzner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kirzner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barnes.
Kirzner is looking for a counter combo.
Barnes takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Barnes shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Barnes was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Barnes lands some shots froms side control.
Kirzner knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Barnes on the ground.
Barnes trying to control the action but Kirzner is working from the bottom.
Barnes has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Mentor Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Barnes working the ground and pound but Kirzner is defending the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes trying to control the action but Kirzner is working from the bottom.
Barnes throws a strike aimed at the side of Kirzner's head but Kirzner avoids it well.
Kirzner defending against the ground and pound.
Barnes controlling from side mount.
Kirzner tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Barnes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kirzner managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Barnes.
Kirzner dodges the ground and pound from Barnes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michael Barnes will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A swing and a miss from Barnes.
As Barnes backs away, Kirzner returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Barnes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kirzner.
Kirzner is looking for a counter combo.
Barnes thows a left - swing and a miss!
As Barnes backs away, Kirzner returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A big right from Barnes misses.
Barnes throws a leg kick but Kirzner checks it.
It looked like Kirzner was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Barnes.
Barnes connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kirzner. Kirzner circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kirzner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Barnes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirzner lands a slapping body shot.
Barnes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kirzner was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kirzner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barnes with the counter takedown but Kirzner avoids it easily.
Barnes misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Barnes.
Kirzner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barnes moves away.
Kirzner throws a head kick that misses.
Barnes misses with a low kick.
Kirzner throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kirzner misses with a hook
and Barnes decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kirzner's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kirzner keeping full guard, as Barnes tries to pass.
Barnes is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes scoring with punches to the head and body.
Barnes slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kirzner keeping full guard, as Barnes tries to pass.
Barnes trying to control but Kirzner is working from the bottom.
Barnes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kirzner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Barnes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Barnes tries to free his leg and advance position but Kirzner is retaining full guard.
Barnes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirzner working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Barnes.
Barnes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barnes throws an elbow that misses. Kirzner uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Barnes's guard. Nice move by Kirzner!
Kirzner looking to sit in guard and control but Barnes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Barnes wants to control from the top but Kirzner keeps moving.
Barnes works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Barnes performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Barnes is looking for a kimura here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kirzner does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Barnes looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kirzner with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Barnes tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kirzner knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Barnes wants to control but Kirzner is keeping him busy.
Kirzner on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kirzner tries to get out of the position.
Kirzner keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kirzner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Barnes looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Barnes is trying to work for a kimura but Kirzner is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Barnes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Barnes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kirzner has time to react.
Kirzner misses with a body shot.
Barnes's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kirzner under the eye.
Israel Kirzner is winning the standup battle so far.
Kirzner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Barnes lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirzner tries to bum rush Barnes with a series of wild strikes but Barnes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barnes feints the counter takedown.
Barnes throws an off balance right hand
and Kirzner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barnes avoids the body shot from Kirzner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes scores with a hook.
Barnes thows a leg kick but Kirzner checks it
and Kirzner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kirzner avoids the body shot from Barnes.
Kirzner takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Israel Kirzner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kirzner manages to avoid it.
Kirzner ducks under a wild hook from Barnes.
Barnes lands a jab to the nose.
Barnes connects with a body shot that sends Kirzner's belly button to the back.
Kirzner ducks under a wild hook from Barnes.
Barnes throws an off balance right hand
and Kirzner counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirzner walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kirzner ducks under a wild hook from Barnes.
Kirzner swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Barnes scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
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!
Donk. Barnes catches Kirzner right on the button with a cross.
Kirzner lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice shot lands for Barnes.
Barnes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kirzner.
Barnes throws a solid leg kick but Kirzner takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Barnes.
Barnes misses with a left hand
and Kirzner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barnes throws out a leg kick but Kirzner moves out of range and Barnes only half commits.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes misses with a low kick.
Barnes thuds his right hand into Kirzner's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Barnes shoots in but Kirzner avoids the takedown attempt easily.
It looked like Kirzner was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Barnes.
Barnes throws a chopping leg kick but Kirzner manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Barnes misses with an uppercut
and Kirzner counters with a straight right hand.
A low kick from Kirzner is predictable there
so Barnes counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Barnes trying to control the position from guard on top but Kirzner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirzner looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barnes is one step ahead there.
Kirzner keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully.
Barnes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Israel Kirzner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Michael Barnes is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kirzner keeping moving, preventing Barnes from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Barnes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Barnes 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Barnes!
During a confident post fight interview, Michael Barnes 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Agnieszka Ostrowski (ranked 1622 p4p, 2453 weight class) and Denchailek Sitsongrit (ranked 100 p4p, 160 weight class). Ostrowski's entrance music is Mystery Girl- Yeah Yeah Yeahs. A fine choice. Agnieszka Ostrowski could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Denchailek Sitsongrit's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Agnieszka Ostrowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Denchailek Sitsongrit!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ostrowski misses with a double jab.
Sitsongrit scores with a sloppy right hand. Ostrowski should have avoided that one.
Ostrowski tests Sitsongrit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ostrowski misses with a low kick.
Ostrowski loads up on a big right hand but Sitsongrit slips the punch.
Sitsongrit looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ostrowski takes a swing at Sitsongrit's ribcage but misses.
A punch lands to the side of Ostrowski 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sitsongrit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sitsongrit walks into a left hand.
Ostrowski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ostrowski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice defenses there by Ostrowski.
Ostrowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ostrowski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sitsongrit misses with a wild body shot.
Sitsongrit's coach down at ALPHA Performance Center was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Sitsongrit's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Sitsongrit with a nice cross.
Sitsongrit slips under a jab from Ostrowski.
Sitsongrit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ostrowski.
The fighters circling - Sitsongrit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ostrowski has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sitsongrit looks to land a body kick but Ostrowski moved away.
Sitsongrit throws a low kick but Ostrowski moves out of range easily.
Sitsongrit scores with a decent looking hook.
Sitsongrit cracks Ostrowski with an open hand slap.
Ostrowski throws a hook to the side of Sitsongrit's head but Sitsongrit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice body kick.
Sitsongrit scores with a nice head shot.
Ostrowski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sitsongrit slips a jab and a cross from Ostrowski.
Sitsongrit connects with a body shot that sends Ostrowski's belly button to the back.
Ostrowski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sitsongrit is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A big left from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sitsongrit misses with a body kick.
Ostrowski throws a nice looking combination but Sitsongrit bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Sitsongrit.
Ostrowski misses with a body kick.
Sitsongrit slips a jab and a cross from Ostrowski.
Sitsongrit misses with a low kick.
Sitsongrit thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sitsongrit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ostrowski misses with a straight left.
Ostrowski takes one to the chin there.
 It looks like Agnieszka Ostrowski has been cut.
A low kick lands for Ostrowski.
Ostrowski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sitsongrit misses with a body kick.
Ostrowski tries to bum rush Sitsongrit with a series of wild strikes but Sitsongrit uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ostrowski misses with a right hand
and Sitsongrit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ostrowski lands with a straight right. Sitsongrit didn't see that one coming.
No joy there for Ostrowski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ostrowski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sitsongrit circles away quickly and effectively.
Ostrowski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sitsongrit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ostrowski. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ostrowski moves out of range as Sitsongrit strikes.
No joy there for Ostrowski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sitsongrit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ostrowski sizes up Sitsongrit with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sitsongrit throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Ostrowski.
Sitsongrit moves out of range as Ostrowski strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ostrowski, as that shot connected.
Sitsongrit jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sitsongrit pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ostrowski is out of range and Sitsongrit settles back down.
A little feinted left hand from Ostrowski on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sitsongrit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ostrowski looks to land a combination but Sitsongrit avoids it well.
Sitsongrit throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sitsongrit looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A jab from Sitsongrit does it's job there.
Ostrowski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sitsongrit circles away quickly and effectively.
Sitsongrit on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ostrowski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ostrowski throws the left hand but Sitsongrit avoids the punch easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ostrowski connects with a right hand. Sitsongrit shakes it off.
Ostrowski slips under a jab.
Ostrowski appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ostrowski lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ostrowski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ostrowski takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ostrowski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ostrowski moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Agnieszka Ostrowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sitsongrit lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ostrowski throws a shot from downtown. Sitsongrit moves away and avoids it.
Ostrowski looks to land a right hand but Sitsongrit moved out of range.
Sitsongrit throws a jab when Ostrowski was well out of range.
Ostrowski was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sitsongrit tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ostrowski is able to avoid easily.
Sitsongrit checks a leg kick.
Ostrowski uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sitsongrit has time to react.
Ostrowski is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ostrowski sizes up Sitsongrit with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Ostrowski.
A jab from Ostrowski misses.
Sitsongrit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ostrowski.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ostrowski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ostrowski steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sitsongrit. That one must have hurt.
Sitsongrit slips a straight right by Ostrowski.
Ostrowski lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ostrowski.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Denchailek Sitsongrit will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Agnieszka Ostrowski's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ostrowski misses with a low kick.
Ostrowski throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sitsongrit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Denchailek Sitsongrit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ostrowski connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ostrowski fails to land with a series of punches.
Sitsongrit throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ostrowski. Sitsongrit does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ostrowski backing away here, and Sitsongrit unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ostrowski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sitsongrit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ostrowski walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Sitsongrit checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A jab from Sitsongrit misses.
Sitsongrit scores with a spinning back kick!
No joy there for Ostrowski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Ostrowski does no damage.
Sitsongrit takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sitsongrit moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ostrowski tries a head kick but it misses.
Sitsongrit throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ostrowski has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sitsongrit finds it's way round the side to connect with Ostrowski's head.
Ostrowski is rocked!
Ostrowski sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Oh Ostrowski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sitsongrit is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sitsongrit cracks Ostrowski with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Ostrowski falls to his knees and Sitsongrit doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Denchailek Sitsongrit!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Archer (ranked 817 p4p, 1480 weight class) and Itchy Sinclair (ranked 118 p4p, 201 weight class). Archer comes to the cage accompanied by Wu Tang Clan - Method Man. Itchy Sinclair has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Archer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Itchy Sinclair!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Archer moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Itchy Sinclair has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Sinclair misses the target.
Sinclair misses with a combination
and Archer counters with a slapping leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Archer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sinclair ducks under a wild hook from Archer.
A right-left combo lands from Sinclair.
Archer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sinclair lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Archer connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Archer throws a body punch but Sinclair moves out of range.
A big left from Archer misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good standup being displayed there by Sinclair as he connects with a hook.
An inside leg kick from Archer misses.
Sinclair connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Archer's hands.
Sinclair connects with a good right hand that stumbles Archer. Archer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sinclair fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Archer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sinclair throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Archer was covering up waiting for the punch and Sinclair finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Sinclair content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sinclair.
Sinclair trying to control the position from guard on top but Archer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sinclair throwing strikes but missing.
Sinclair connects with a couple of short punches.
Sinclair is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sinclair is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sinclair scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sinclair in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sinclair working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sinclair trying to control but Archer is working from the bottom.
Sinclair tries to free his leg and advance position but Archer is retaining full guard.
Sinclair wants to control from the top but Archer keeps moving.
Archer wants to stand but Sinclair is controlling the position.
Sinclair looking to sit in guard and control but Archer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sinclair has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Archer has managed to get both his arms back between Sinclair's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sinclair looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Archer won't allow Sinclair to sweep him here.
Sinclair working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Archer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Archer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Archer is looking to stand up but Sinclair won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sinclair working for a triangle but Archer defends it easily.
Sinclair looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sinclair seems keen to control Archer's posture.
Sinclair has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Archer is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Sinclair.
Sinclair is looking for a sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Itchy Sinclair dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Itchy Sinclair's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sinclair jabs Archer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sinclair shoots in but no luck this time.
Sinclair jabs Archer to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Archer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sinclair was well out of range. Poor timing from Archer.
A punch combination from Archer misses.
Sinclair wants to counter with a clinch but Archer pushes him away.
Sinclair shoots in for a double leg but Archer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A nice combination there by Sinclair.
Sinclair shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Archer lands a right hook to the body.
Itchy Sinclair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sinclair shoots in looking for a takedown but Archer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sinclair's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jonathan Archer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Itchy Sinclair.
Sinclair walks into a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sinclair looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Archer cracks Sinclair with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sinclair moves in looking to clinch but Archer pushes him off.
Sinclair misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from Archer misses the target.
Sinclair tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Archer was well out of range. Poor timing from Sinclair.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinclair ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Archer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sinclair uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Archer.
Archer throws a leg kick but Sinclair sees it coming and moves out of range.
Archer misses with a wild body shot.
Archer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jonathan Archer is winning the standup battle so far.
Sinclair goes for a double leg but Archer avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Archer continues to drive forward.
Archer takes a swing at Sinclair's ribcage but misses.
Good shot there by Archer.
Sinclair tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Archer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Archer defending well as Sinclair loads up on a big left hand.
Archer scores with a punch to the head.
A nice leg kick from Archer, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sinclair looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Archer is fending him off so far but Sinclair persists. Nope, Archer circles away and we're back to standing.
Sinclair misses with a straight left.
Archer throws the left hand but Sinclair avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer ducks under a wild hook from Sinclair.
Archer lands with an uppercut that bounces Sinclair off the cage and back into range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Archer punishes Sinclair's body with a nice straight punch.
Some bone on bone action there as Archer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Itchy Sinclair is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sinclair moves out of range of the strikes.
Sinclair tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Archer swivels and escapes.
Sinclair ducks right into an uppercut from Archer.
Sinclair throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Archer throws a hook to the side of Sinclair's head but Sinclair sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sinclair lands an overhand right.
Sinclair shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Archer cracks Sinclair with an uppercut from hell and Sinclair crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Archer's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Sinclair is rocked!
That has opened up Itchy Sinclair's cut even more.
Sinclair wants to sweep but no luck.
Sinclair is still in real trouble! Can Archer finish him?
Sinclair looking for a guillotine here but Archer defends easily.
Archer stands up from Sinclair's guard - Archer perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinclair gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Archer gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Sinclair is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonathan Archer!
Jonathan Archer thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin Sogrin (ranked 1477 p4p, 1567 weight class) and Razmik Grigorian (ranked 224 p4p, 236 weight class). Sogrin's entrance music is Rammstein - Sonne. A fine choice. Razmik Grigorian has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Konstantin Sogrin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Razmik Grigorian!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grigorian shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sogrin scores with a kick to the body.
Grigorian throws an overhand right that lands on Sogrin's shoulder, as Sogrin tries to avoid the shot.
Sogrin is looking for a counter combo.
Sogrin misses with a hook. Grigorian ducked under it nicely.
Grigorian takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A jab from Grigorian misses.
Grigorian looks to land a left hand but Sogrin moved out of range nicely.
Sogrin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grigorian takes a swing at Sogrin's ribcage but misses.
A good leg kick by Grigorian.
Sogrin bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Razmik Grigorian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sogrin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sogrin misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Grigorian lands a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grigorian scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sogrin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grigorian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sogrin was well out of range. Poor timing from Grigorian.
Grigorian throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sogrin lands with a kick to the temple. Grigorian shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Razmik Grigorian has been cut.
Sogrin throws a right and a left that Grigorian avoids nicely.
Sogrin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grigorian.
Grigorian slips under a jab.
Grigorian catches Sogrin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've been told by Sogrin's head coaches at Tycoon Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Grigorian misses with a body shot.
Grigorian cracks Sogrin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grigorian. Sogrin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sogrin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sogrin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Grigorian's sensitive parts.
Grigorian moves out of range as Sogrin throws a body kick.
Grigorian scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Grigorian misses with an uppercut.
Grigorian cracks a nice hook into Sogrin's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sogrin throws a sloppy body shot
and Grigorian counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grigorian digs a good hook to Sogrin's body.
Sogrin throws a shot from downtown. Grigorian moves away and avoids it.
Grigorian looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Grigorian throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sogrin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A clash of legs there as Sogrin blocks the low kick.
Grigorian lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Sogrin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A low kick lands for Grigorian.
Sogrin moves away from the strike by Grigorian.
Sogrin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Grigorian checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice jab there from Sogrin.
Grigorian throws a jab but it's blocked by Sogrin.
Sogrin thuds his right hand into Grigorian's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Grigorian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sogrin moves away.
Nice defenses there by Grigorian.
Sogrin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Grigorian.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Grigorian misses.
Sogrin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Grigorian misses with a hook
and Sogrin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sogrin throws a leg kick
and Grigorian counters with a nice body shot.
Sogrin scoring well with a low kick there.
Grigorian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grigorian is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sogrin had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
A big right from Sogrin misses.
A jab from Sogrin misses.
Sogrin lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A jab from Sogrin finds it's way through Grigorian's defenses.
A jab from Grigorian misses.
Sogrin fires out a quick counter leg kick but Grigorian just manages to avoid it.
Grigorian avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sogrin throws the left hand but Grigorian avoids the punch easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Grigorian! But no joy.
Grigorian misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Sogrin misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grigorian just misses with a punch to the body.
Sogrin thinks about countering with a body kick.
Nice body punch from Grigorian.
Sogrin avoids the body shot from Grigorian.
Sogrin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Grigorian moves into range and connects with a jab.
Grigorian lands a body shot.
We've been informed that Grigorian has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A jab from Grigorian misses.
Sogrin throws the kick towards the body but Grigorian avoids it.
Sogrin connects with the punch.
Sogrin throws a body punch but Grigorian moves out of range.
Grigorian fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grigorian throws a jab when Sogrin was well out of range.
Grigorian moves out of range of the body kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Grigorian misses.
Sogrin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grigorian cracks Sogrin with an open hand slap.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Razmik Grigorian dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Razmik Grigorian's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A big right from Sogrin misses.
Grigorian checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sogrin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sogrin throws the kick towards the body but Grigorian avoids it.
Some bone on bone action there as Grigorian checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Sogrin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grigorian.
Grigorian swings for the body but Sogrin moves out of range.
Grigorian throws a hook but Sogrin avoids it easily.
Grigorian misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sogrin misses with an uppercut
and Grigorian counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Grigorian misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sogrin slips under a jab from Grigorian.
Sogrin misses with a double jab
and Grigorian counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A combination from Sogrin does no damage.
Grigorian lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sogrin at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Grigorian lands.
Grigorian has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sogrin wants to land a leg kick but Grigorian is out of range.
Grigorian thuds a left hand into Sogrin's body.
Sogrin takes one on the button.
Grigorian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sogrin manages to avoid it.
Grigorian digs a good body shot into Sogrin's ribs.
Grigorian misses the shot to the body.
Grigorian throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sogrin throws a big shot that misses.
Sogrin throws a series of punches but Grigorian moves out of range.
Grigorian throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sogrin.
Sogrin lands a nice shot that snaps Grigorian's head back.
Sogrin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sogrin misses with a kick to the body.
Sogrin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Grigorian looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grigorian lands an overhand right.
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!
Sogrin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Sogrin might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Sogrin moves out of range as Grigorian strikes.
Sogrin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grigorian circles away quickly and effectively.
Sogrin misses with a body shot.
Grigorian staying out of range there.
Grigorian takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Grigorian throws the left hand but Sogrin avoids the punch easily.
Grigorian stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sogrin.
Grigorian lands a jab to the nose.
Sogrin tried to score with a low kick but Grigorian checks it.
No joy there for Sogrin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grigorian lands a right hook to the body.
Grigorian looks to land a left hand but Sogrin moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Sogrin was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Grigorian throws a lazy right hand but Sogrin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grigorian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grigorian misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grigorian misses with a double jab.
Grigorian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sogrin was well out of range. Poor timing from Grigorian.
Sogrin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sogrin throws a lazy right hand but Grigorian sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sogrin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sogrin misses with a kick to the body
and Grigorian counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Grigorian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sogrin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sogrin throws a lazy right hand but Grigorian sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Grigorian tests Sogrin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sogrin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grigorian.
A jab from Sogrin misses.
Grigorian avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grigorian connects with the punch.
Grigorian ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sogrin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Grigorian circles away quickly and effectively.
Sogrin throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Grigorian counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grigorian throws a leg kick
letting Sogrin counter with a right hand.
Sogrin tries to move into range but Grigorian moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice body punch from Grigorian.
Sogrin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Grigorian works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sogrin throws a chopping leg kick but Grigorian manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sogrin swings for the body but Grigorian moves out of range.
Sogrin fails to land with a series of punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Razmik Grigorian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Razmik Grigorian's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Grigorian dips to his left and cracks Sogrin with an uppercut!
A looping hook to the body misses from Grigorian. Sogrin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sogrin delivers a nice body kick.
Grigorian swings for the body but Sogrin moves out of range.
Sogrin throws a body kick that misses.
Sogrin throws a body shot but no joy.
Grigorian misses the shot to the body.
Sogrin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Grigorian sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Grigorian throws a sloppy body shot
letting Sogrin counter with a right hand.
Sogrin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grigorian.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sogrin avoids the body shot from Grigorian.
Sogrin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Grigorian.
A slapping leg kick lands for Grigorian.
Grigorian swings for the body but Sogrin moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Sogrin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Sogrin.
Sogrin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sogrin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sogrin throws a hook but Grigorian blocks it.
Grigorian rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sogrin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sogrin just misses with a punch to the body.
Grigorian misses with an uppercut
and Sogrin counters with a straight right hand.
Grigorian scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sogrin doesn't seem bothered though.
Grigorian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Grigorian throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sogrin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grigorian lands a right hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Grigorian.
Grigorian ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Grigorian moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sogrin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sogrin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Razmik Grigorian seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sogrin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sogrin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Grigorian feints a jab promting Sogrin to slip. Grigorian then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sogrin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Grigorian lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grigorian. Sogrin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sogrin went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Sogrin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sogrin was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Grigorian just misses with a punch to the body.
Sogrin throws a hook but Grigorian avoids it easily.
Sogrin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grigorian.
Sogrin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sogrin scoring well with a low kick there.
Grigorian lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Konstantin Sogrin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sogrin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Grigorian.
Sogrin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sogrin misses with an uppercut.
Grigorian misses with an uppercut.
Sogrin looks to score with a jab to the body but Grigorian is just out of range.
Grigorian lands a nice shot to the body.
Sogrin throws a hook but Grigorian blocks it.
Grigorian lands with a straight right. Sogrin didn't see that one coming.
Razmik Grigorian is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sogrin tries to bum rush Grigorian with a series of wild strikes but Grigorian uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Grigorian connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sogrin's hands.
Sogrin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sogrin lands a nice looking body shot.
Sogrin blocks a jab.
Sogrin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sogrin walks into a straight right hand from Grigorian.
Sogrin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Grigorian.
Sogrin thinks about countering with a body kick.
Sogrin moves out of range as Grigorian strikes.
Grigorian showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sogrin.
Grigorian just misses with a punch to the body.
Grigorian avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sogrin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Grigorian chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Grigorian misses with a jab to the body
and Sogrin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sogrin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sogrin looks to land a body kick but Grigorian moved away.
Grigorian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sogrin moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Razmik Grigorian.
Well Grigorian 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Razmik Grigorian!
During a confident post fight interview, Razmik Grigorian thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ze Jiurgite (ranked 1157 p4p, 1831 weight class) and Magnus Gunnarsson (ranked 155 p4p, 236 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ze Jiurgite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Magnus Gunnarsson!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunnarsson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jiurgite.
The fighters circling - Gunnarsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jiurgite wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Gunnarsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jiurgite changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gunnarsson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Jiurgite tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jiurgite has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jiurgite looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Jiurgite goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Gunnarsson has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Jiurgite but great work by Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Jiurgite to his feet.
Gunnarsson thows a leg kick but Jiurgite checks it
and Jiurgite counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jiurgite pulls Gunnarsson into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunnarsson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jiurgite is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gunnarsson wants to stand but Jiurgite is controlling his posture from full guard.
Jiurgite throws his legs up looking for a submission but Gunnarsson uses it to pass to side control.
Jiurgite gets back to half guard.
I've been told that Gunnarsson has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.
Jiurgite looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gunnarsson is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Gunnarsson passes into side control, despite Jiurgite's attempt to control the position.
Jiurgite regains half guard.
Jiurgite actively working from the bottom here.
Gunnarsson decides to stand up.
Gunnarsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Jiurgite tries to counter by clinching up but Gunnarsson breaks away and moves out of range.
Jiurgite fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gunnarsson, pushing him back against the cage.
Jiurgite has hold of one of Gunnarsson's legs. Gunnarsson is fighting the takedown attempt but Jiurgite gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Gunnarsson manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jiurgite jumps guard but Gunnarsson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jiurgite gets control of Gunnarsson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jiurgite will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Gunnarsson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gunnarsson stands up from Jiurgite's guard - Gunnarsson perhaps looking for a knockout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gunnarsson. Jiurgite does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jiurgite walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gunnarsson.
Gunnarsson swinging wildly here.
Jiurgite tries to clinch but Gunnarsson moves out of range.
A slow jab from Gunnarsson misses its intended target.
Gunnarsson tried to score with a low kick but Jiurgite checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jiurgite is out of range and Gunnarsson settles back down.
Jiurgite is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gunnarsson throws a body punch but Jiurgite moves out of range.
Jiurgite is looking to clinch.
Jiurgite is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jiurgite tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gunnarsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jiurgite.
Gunnarsson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jiurgite is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Magnus Gunnarsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jiurgite with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gunnarsson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gunnarsson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jiurgite.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Gunnarsson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jiurgite tries to close the distance and clinch but Gunnarsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gunnarsson misses with an uppercut. Jiurgite saw that one coming.
Jiurgite seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Jiurgite fails with a takedown attempt.
Gunnarsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jiurgite.
Jiurgite tries to counter by clinching up but Gunnarsson breaks away and moves out of range.
Jiurgite tries to clinch but Gunnarsson moves out of range.
Jiurgite has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gunnarsson wants a takedown but no success here.
Jiurgite ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Jiurgite no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gunnarsson is looking to stand up but Jiurgite won't let him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jiurgite working for submissions but it's allowed Gunnarsson to get to half guard.
Gunnarsson moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Jiurgite.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiurgite sneaks back into half guard.
Jiurgite looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gunnarsson escapes and gets back to his feet.
Gunnarsson throws a body punch but Jiurgite moves out of range.
Gunnarsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A good leg kick by Gunnarsson.
Jiurgite fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jiurgite scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jiurgite working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jiurgite goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Gunnarsson rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Jiurgite's guard! Nice work there by Gunnarsson!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiurgite throws his legs up looking for a submission but Gunnarsson uses it to pass to side control.
Jiurgite wants to control but Gunnarsson postures up.
Jiurgite is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gunnarsson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Magnus Gunnarsson has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jiurgite tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gunnarsson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gunnarsson stands up.
Gunnarsson scores with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson lands with a nice body punch.
Jiurgite displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gunnarsson throws out the jab.
Gunnarsson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jiurgite throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gunnarsson wants to counter the offense by Jiurgite and move into the clinch position.
Gunnarsson scores with a shot to the body.
Jiurgite jabs Gunnarsson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jiurgite shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gunnarsson as he jumps to the side.
Gunnarsson wants to counter the offense by Jiurgite and move into the clinch position.
Gunnarsson throws an overhand right that lands on Jiurgite's shoulder, as Jiurgite tries to avoid the shot.
Jiurgite takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jiurgite tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gunnarsson swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ze Jiurgite. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left lands for Gunnarsson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jiurgite slips under a jab.
Gunnarsson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jiurgite fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gunnarsson avoids it really well and circles away.
Jiurgite shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gunnarsson as he avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jiurgite chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gunnarsson can pounce on him.
Jiurgite tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gunnarsson swivels and escapes.
A slow jab from Gunnarsson misses its intended target.
As Gunnarsson tries to get set, Jiurgite tries to push him back and clinch up but Gunnarsson manages to avoid the attempt.
Jiurgite moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gunnarsson lands with a hook. Jiurgite tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gunnarsson lands a nice shot that snaps Jiurgite's head back.
Jiurgite slips a straight right by Gunnarsson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Gunnarsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Jiurgite shoots in but no luck this time.
Gunnarsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jiurgite tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gunnarsson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gunnarsson misses with the body kick
and Jiurgite holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jiurgite is trying to pull guard but Gunnarsson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Gunnarsson is pressed up against the cage. Jiurgite has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gunnarsson down to the mat. Gunnarsson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ze Jiurgite. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gunnarsson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jiurgite on the side of the head.
Gunnarsson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jiurgite wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Gunnarsson throws a leg kick but Jiurgite moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunnarsson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jiurgite counters by clinching up.
Jiurgite jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gunnarsson walks away with a smile on his face. Jiurgite gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jiurgite looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gunnarsson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The fighters circling - Gunnarsson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jiurgite is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunnarsson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gunnarsson misses with a head kick.
Jiurgite changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gunnarsson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Jiurgite moves into full mount!
Jiurgite goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Gunnarsson turns into him and now he's in Jiurgite's guard.
Gunnarsson is looking to stand up but Jiurgite won't let him.
Gunnarsson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiurgite tries to clinch but Gunnarsson is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jiurgite looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jiurgite takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jiurgite walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
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!
Jiurgite slips a jab and a cross from Gunnarsson.
Jiurgite ducks right into an uppercut from Gunnarsson.
Jiurgite shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gunnarsson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jiurgite tries to advance to mount but Gunnarsson instead regains half guard.
Jiurgite is trying to work for a kimura but Gunnarsson is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunnarsson pushes Jiurgite off looking to stand but Jiurgite dives back in and keeps control.
Jiurgite is looking for a kimura here.
Jiurgite is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gunnarsson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gunnarsson is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gunnarsson is defending against the submission attempts here by Jiurgite.
Gunnarsson is looking to escape.
Jiurgite trying to control from Gunnarsson's half guard. Gunnarsson has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Gunnarsson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jiurgite is controlling him.
Ze Jiurgite has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Magnus Gunnarsson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jiurgite pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gunnarsson is keeping the position for now.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Magnus Gunnarsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gunnarsson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Magnus Gunnarsson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Rader (ranked 104 p4p, 611 weight class) and William Riker (ranked 19 p4p, 86 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 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 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dennis Rader!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Riker!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riker closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Riker trying to control the position but Rader is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rader is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Riker is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Rader looks calm but he's in trouble here. Riker gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Rader is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Riker lets go of the hold and Rader can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). William Riker!
William Riker is the new heavyweight champion!
A victorious William Riker thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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