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SENSEI FC Extra 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aki Nakatani (ranked 25177 p4p, 25209 weight class) and Shane Fergusson (ranked 692 p4p, 725 weight class). Fergusson has chosen Scotland the brave as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Aki Nakatani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shane Fergusson!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fergusson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A bone on bone clash there as Fergusson blocks the leg kick.
Fergusson swats away the attempt to clinch by Nakatani.
Fergusson avoids a kick to the body.
Fergusson scores with a decent looking hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fergusson misses with a straight right.
Fergusson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nakatani circles away quickly and effectively.
Good work by Nakatani as he checks the leg kick.
Nakatani throws a big shot that misses.
Nakatani is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fergusson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fergusson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fergusson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakatani is looking to clinch.
Fergusson follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Fergusson throws a head kick that half lands.
Fergusson throws a sloppy head kick and Nakatani moves out of range easily.
Fergusson looks to land a right hand but Nakatani moved out of range.
Fergusson throws a hook but Nakatani blocks it.
Fergusson gets tackled into the cage by Nakatani. Nakatani maintains the clinch.
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!
Nakatani misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fergusson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fergusson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fergusson avoids a kick to the body.
Fergusson blocks a head kick by Nakatani.
Nakatani throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nakatani looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fergusson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nakatani blocks a jab.
Nakatani staying out of range there.
Nakatani is looking to counter the offense by Fergusson and move into the clinch.
Nakatani bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nakatani fires out a quick counter leg kick but Fergusson just manages to avoid it.
Fergusson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fergusson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Fergusson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Nakatani - the referee stops the clock and Fergusson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Nakatani. Fergusson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nakatani tries to clinch there but Fergusson circles away.
Fergusson throws a leg kick but Nakatani checks it.
Nakatani looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fergusson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nakatani checks it well.
Fergusson with a nice calf kick.
Nakatani throws a head kick but Fergusson moves out of range.
Nakatani tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakatani moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fergusson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nakatani throws a leg kick but Fergusson checks it.
Fergusson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nakatani doesn't manage to clinch there - Fergusson circles away.
Fergusson lunges at Nakatani with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nakatani's hand.
Nakatani blocks a head kick by Fergusson.
Fergusson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nakatani tries to score with a low kick but Fergusson moves his leg out of the way.
Fergusson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nakatani jabs at Fergusson's body.
Nakatani uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fergusson.
Nakatani is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Fergusson.
Nakatani lands a leg kick that knocks Fergusson off balance momentarily.
Nakatani rushes Fergusson and presses him up against the cage.
Nakatani is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fergusson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fergusson is trying to push Nakatani away but Nakatani has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fergusson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fergusson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nakatani with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fergusson working aggressively here.
Nakatani misses with a knee strike.
Nakatani looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Nakatani blocks an uppercut.
Fergusson misses with a punch on the inside.
Nakatani tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fergusson avoids it.
Fergusson avoiding damage as Nakatani throws knees to the body.
Nakatani misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fergusson.
Nakatani with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nakatani blocking some punches.
Nakatani blocking some punches.
Fergusson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nakatani throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fergusson blocks it with crossed arms.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Fergusson.
Fergusson misses with some punches.
Nakatani with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fergusson misses with a punch on the inside.
Nakatani tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fergusson misses with a body punch.
Fergusson scores with a shot to the side of Nakatani's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fergusson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fergusson trying to control the position but instead, Nakatani has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fergusson into the cage.
Nakatani using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fergusson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fergusson managing to block the knees to the body from Nakatani.
Nakatani tries to land knees in the clinch but Fergusson avoids the damage to the body.
Fergusson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aki Nakatani seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fergusson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nakatani. Nakatani obviously looking to wear him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nakatani keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nakatani moves out of range of the body kick.
Nakatani throws a leg kick but Fergusson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Fergusson. That snapped Nakatani's head back.
Fergusson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nakatani. Nakatani circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nakatani.
Fergusson cracks Nakatani with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nakatani throws a leg kick but Fergusson checks it.
Nakatani throws a sloppy head kick and Fergusson moves out of range easily.
Fergusson 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.
Fergusson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nakatani moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shane Fergusson will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Fergusson misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Fergusson.
Nakatani avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fergusson moves out of range of the body kick.
Good work by Fergusson as he checks the leg kick.
Fergusson connects with a crisp jab.
Nakatani throws a sloppy head kick and Fergusson moves out of range easily.
Fergusson misses the shot to the body.
Nakatani moves out of range of the body kick.
Nakatani wants to slow Fergusson down by chopping away at his legs.
Nakatani defending well as Fergusson loads up on a big left hand.
Crunch! Nakatani slams his shin into Fergusson's torso.
Shane Fergusson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fergusson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Nakatani can pounce on him.
Fergusson avoids a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakatani uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fergusson.
Fergusson misses with a wild body shot.
Fergusson missing with a left hand there. Nakatani was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fergusson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fergusson counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakatani misses with a body kick.
Nakatani looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nakatani has closed the distance and engaged Fergusson in a clinch.
Fergusson misses with some punches.
Nakatani with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fergusson tries to throw a body punch but Nakatani avoids it by throwing Fergusson back against the cage.
A short right from Fergusson on the inside.
Fergusson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nakatani tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nakatani is working Fergusson over against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nakatani.
Nakatani can't find room to land a body shot as Fergusson controls the action.
Nakatani tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fergusson avoids it.
Fergusson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nakatani misses with a knee strike.
Nakatani with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nakatani misses with a knee to the head.
Nakatani tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nakatani tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fergusson avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fergusson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nakatani walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fergusson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fergusson 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fergusson misses with a body kick.
Fergusson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fergusson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nakatani tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick from Nakatani lands but Fergusson takes it in his stride.
Nakatani misses with a low kick.
Nakatani throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fergusson.
Fergusson avoids the head kick by Nakatani.
Fergusson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nakatani tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nakatani misses with a body kick.
Nakatani wants to clinch.
Nakatani moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fergusson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fergusson throws a head kick but Nakatani moves out of range.
Fergusson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nakatani is out of range and Fergusson settles back down.
A slow jab from Fergusson misses its intended target.
Nakatani gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nakatani trying to land knees to the body.
Fergusson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fergusson throws a push kick but Nakatani slaps the foot to one side.
Fergusson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nakatani tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fergusson throws a hook to the side of Nakatani's head but Nakatani sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nakatani crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Fergusson - the referee stops the clock and Nakatani gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Fergusson. Nakatani manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nakatani looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nakatani misses with a low kick.
Nakatani scores with a kick to the body.
Crunch! Nakatani slams his shin into Fergusson's torso.
Fergusson throws a head kick but Nakatani moves out of range.
Nakatani looks to land a body kick but Fergusson moved away.
A slapping body kick lands there for Nakatani.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakatani goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Despite the aggression on Fergusson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fergusson swings for the body but Nakatani moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Nakatani misses the target.
Fergusson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fergusson throws a sloppy head kick and Nakatani moves out of range easily.
Fergusson avoids the head kick by Nakatani.
Nakatani misses with a head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Nakatani.
Fergusson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fergusson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nakatani misses with a kick to the body.
Fergusson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nakatani throws a sloppy head kick and Fergusson moves out of range easily.
Fergusson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nakatani looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Fergusson blocks a leg kick.
Fergusson tries a quick counter leg kick but Nakatani is wise to it.
Nakatani keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fergusson.
Nakatani looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fergusson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nakatani throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fergusson cracks Nakatani with a good jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Aki Nakatani will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Nakatani fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nakatani doesn't manage to clinch there - Fergusson circles away.
Fergusson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fergusson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Nakatani's sensitive parts.
Fergusson has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Nakatani.
Fergusson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Fergusson throws a head kick that misses.
Nakatani avoids the head kick by Fergusson.
An inside leg kick from Fergusson misses.
Fergusson misses with a kick to the body.
Good work by Nakatani as he checks the leg kick.
Fergusson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nakatani tries to counter by clinching up but Fergusson breaks away and moves out of range.
Fergusson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nakatani pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakatani misses with a low kick.
Nakatani instigates a clinch.
A short uppercut from Fergusson.
Nakatani misses with a knee to the head.
Fergusson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fergusson is looking to control Nakatani's arms but Nakatani gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fergusson has his back to the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakatani throws an elbow but it misses.
Fergusson tries to stall but Nakatani uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fergusson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fergusson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A body shot lands from Fergusson.
Fergusson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nakatani dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fergusson. That did some damage!
Fergusson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nakatani takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fergusson throws a leg kick but Nakatani checks it.
Nakatani throws a leg kick but Fergusson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Fergusson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nakatani's head backwards.
Nakatani checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nakatani tries a head kick but it misses.
Nakatani tries to clinch up but Fergusson circles away and keeps his distance.
Nakatani tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fergusson avoids the head kick by Nakatani.
Nakatani tries to land a front kick but Fergusson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fergusson misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakatani misses with a kick to the body.
Fergusson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nakatani seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Fergusson looks to throw the jab but Nakatani is out of range.
Nakatani avoids the head kick by Fergusson.
Fergusson looks to land a body kick but Nakatani moved away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nakatani moves into the clinch.
Fergusson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nakatani backwards.
Nakatani looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fergusson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nakatani is keeping busy.
A short right from Fergusson on the inside.
Nakatani tries to land a knee to the head but Fergusson blocks with his arms.
Nakatani tries to land a knee to the head but Fergusson blocks with his arms.
Nakatani misses with a knee to the head.
Fergusson managing to block the knees to the body from Nakatani.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Good body shot from Fergusson.
Fergusson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fergusson lands a shoulder strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fergusson lands a hook that snaps the head of Nakatani backwards.
Nakatani tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fergusson manages to break the clinch.
Fergusson throws a wild body kick that Nakatani sees coming a mile off.
Fergusson misses with a body shot.
Nakatani takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nakatani throws a wild body kick that Fergusson sees coming a mile off.
Fergusson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fergusson throws a lazy right hand but Nakatani sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fergusson throws a big shot that misses.
Fergusson throws out a loose jab but Nakatani uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nakatani tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fergusson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nakatani throws a low kick but Fergusson moves out of range easily.
Fergusson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Fergusson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Nakatani checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nakatani darts in and clinches Fergusson up against the cage.
Nakatani tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fergusson avoids it.
Fergusson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nakatani misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakatani blocks an uppercut.
Fergusson breaks the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nakatani is looking to land body kicks.
Fergusson misses with a head kick.
A head kick from Fergusson lands but Nakatani takes it in his stride.
Nakatani lands a leg kick that knocks Fergusson off balance momentarily.
Nakatani misses with a body kick.
Nakatani goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nakatani lets loose with a powerful body kick. Fergusson will feel that in the morning.
Fergusson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fergusson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nakatani manages to avoid it.
Fergusson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nakatani pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fergusson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fergusson blocks a head kick by Nakatani.
Nakatani attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Fergusson connects with a leg kick.
Fergusson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Fergusson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fergusson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Fergusson!
A very excited looking Shane Fergusson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harley Bird (ranked 6346 p4p, 5516 weight class) and Lease Beast (ranked 632 p4p, 588 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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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Harley Bird!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lease Beast!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beast moves out of range as Bird throws a body kick.
It seemed like Beast was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Beast scores with a jab to the jaw.
 It looks like Harley Bird has been cut.
Beast stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bird takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Beast jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bird misses with a kick to the body.
Bird walks into a stiff left hand from Beast.
Bird shoots for a takedown but Beast saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bird fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Beast on the side of the head.
Bird is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Harley Bird's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bird keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Bird misses its target.
Bird walks straight into a right hand from Beast - that's dropped him! Beast jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Bird from any more punishment! Bird complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Lease Beast!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Rumble (ranked 5191 p4p, 5954 weight class) and Bronimir Garnier (ranked 566 p4p, 609 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gregory Rumble!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bronimir Garnier!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rumble throws a leg kick
and Garnier counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Rumble!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garnier working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Garnier lands a few punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garnier scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Rumble to see if he's OK.
Rumble is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Garnier has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Rumble manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Garnier tries to get to full guard but Rumble has control of the leg.
Rumble is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garnier scores with a few weak punches.
Garnier keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Rumble lands strikes from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rumble not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ground and pound from Rumble.
 Garnier is rocked!
Garnier regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Rumble.
Garnier is still in real trouble! Can Rumble finish him?
Garnier tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rumble with a flurry of punches that miss.
Garnier seems to have recovered his senses.
Garnier has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Rumble has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Garnier is proving hard to escape from.
Rumble chips away with some ground and pound.
Garnier working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rumble doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rumble manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rumble trying to stand up but can't free himself from Garnier's guard.
Garnier looking for a sweep. Not yet Garnier, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rumble is looking to work some ground and pound but Garnier has wrist control.
Garnier utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rumble is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rumble is in close to Garnier's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Garnier lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Garnier decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Rumble, up you get!
Rumble connects with a right that clearly hurt Garnier. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Rumble proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Garnier collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gregory Rumble!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kojuro Kano (ranked 4044 p4p, 4983 weight class) and Zbynek Constantin (ranked 520 p4p, 581 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kojuro Kano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zbynek Constantin!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Constantin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kano. Kano obviously looking to wear him down.
Constantin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Constantin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kano defends it nicely.
Constantin looks winded!
The fighters circle momentarily. Kano darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Constantin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kano moves into range and clinches up with Constantin.
Kano scores with a knee to the head.
 It looks like Zbynek Constantin has been cut.
Kano throws an elbow but it misses.
Kano landing knees to the head.
Kano with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kano missing with knees to the body.
Constantin fails to pull guard.
Constantin avoiding damage as Kano throws knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kano tries to throw a body punch but Constantin avoids it by throwing Kano back against the cage.
Constantin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Constantin is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kojuro Kano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zbynek Constantin.
Constantin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Constantin blocks the elbow strike.
Kano presses Constantin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kano lands a knee to the body.
Constantin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kano with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kano lands a shot to the body.
Kano lands a body punch.
Kano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Constantin avoids it.
Kano using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kano tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kano.
Kano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Constantin avoids it.
Kano keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Constantin's efforts to push away.
Kano unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Kano.
Constantin is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kano throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Constantin blocks it with crossed arms.
Constantin is still on wobbly legs! Can Kano finish him?
Knees to the body from Kano.
Kano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Constantin avoids it.
Constantin seems to have recovered his senses.
Kano missing with knees to the body.
Constantin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Constantin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kano definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Constantin avoiding damage as Kano throws knees to the body.
Constantin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kano lands a good knee to the midsection. Constantin won't want to take too many of those.
Kano misses with an elbow strike.
Kano throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kano gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kano lands a big knee! That's hurt Constantin! Oh, he's all over the place! Kano lands another knee that sends Constantin to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kojuro Kano!
Kojuro Kano took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Kore Fight Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bert McAlroy (ranked 3260 p4p, 25086 weight class) and Roy Sands (ranked 402 p4p, 660 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bert McAlroy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roy Sands!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from McAlroy. Sands does a little dance to reset his feet.
Danga de danga de dang - Sands scores with a four punch combination!
McAlroy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sands.
Sands is clearly trying to counter these attacks from McAlroy with a body shot.
Sands moves in looking to clinch but McAlroy pushes him off.
McAlroy misses the shot to the body.
McAlroy 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.
Nice body punch from McAlroy.
Sands uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McAlroy.
Sands scores with a three punch combo!
Sands throws a wild hook but McAlroy just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Sands gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - McAlroy raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bert McAlroy!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Jones (ranked 6117 p4p, 4049 weight class) and Roberto Rossi (ranked 651 p4p, 502 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by God Gave Me Style. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonathan Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Roberto Rossi!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rossi thumps Jones with a low kick.
Jones stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rossi.
Nice body kick from Rossi.
Jones takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rossi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jones doesn't seem bothered though.
Rossi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jones looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rossi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rossi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jones's head backwards.
Rossi throws a good cross that connects.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice jab there from Rossi.
Jones throws the kick towards the body but Rossi avoids it.
Jones throws a half hearted mid kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rossi.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Jones misses.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi throws out a powerful jab.
Rossi scores with a jab to the body.
Rossi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones throws the left hand but Rossi avoids the punch easily.
Rossi cracks Jones with an open hand slap.
Rossi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rossi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from Jones misses.
Rossi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Jones with a body shot.
Rossi connects with a solid leg kick.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Rossi counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rossi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones 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.
Rossi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jones's sensitive parts.
Rossi throws a shot to the body.
Rossi punishes Jones's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rossi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A jab from Rossi does it's job there.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jones misses with a lunging right hand
and Rossi counters with a low kick, right behind Jones 's knee.
Donk. Rossi catches Jones right on the button with a cross.
Jones takes one on the button.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Rossi moved out of range.
Rossi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rossi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jones's sensitive parts.
Jones takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rossi avoids the head kick by Jones.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick
and Rossi counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Rossi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rossi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rossi connects with a body shot that sends Jones's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jones's hands.
Jones is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rossi with a hook.
Rossi is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Jones had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Rossi cracks Jones with an open hand slap.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jones. Rossi shrugs it off though.
Jones misses with the body kick
and Rossi counters with a three punch combo that has Jones backing up. Jones nods at Rossi to acknowledge the strikes.
Rossi lands a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rossi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rossi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rossi punishes Jones's body with a nice straight punch.
Rossi ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Rossi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rossi throws a good cross that connects.
A shot to the liver by Rossi. Beautiful body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rossi thumps Jones with a low kick.
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rossi counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Rossi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jones on the side of the head.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice side step and Rossi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rossi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rossi's corner calls for a 1-2. Rossi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rossi lands a nice shot that snaps Jones's head back.
Rossi scores with a body shot.
Jones throws a combination that misses
and Rossi counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rossi with a jab.
Jones looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rossi lands a nice shot that snaps Jones's head back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A low kick lands for Rossi.
Rossi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rossi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rossi lands with a cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Rossi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rossi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Rossi.
An inside leg kick lands from Rossi.
Jones misses with a double jab
and Rossi counters with an outside leg kick.
Rossi lands a head kick. Jones smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jones tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rossi scores with a jab.
Rossi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rossi has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rossi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rossi lands a right hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Rossi scores with a jab to the head.
Jones on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rossi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Jones might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Jones misses with a leg kick
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Rossi moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rossi stalks Jones and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jones's face. Jones staggers backwards, shaken.
Rossi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rossi.
Jonathan Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice leg kick from Rossi, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rossi cracks Jones with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rossi connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rossi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rossi moves away from the strike by Jones.
Rossi cracks Jones with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rossi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jones.
Rossi lands a nice looking body shot.
Rossi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rossi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rossi connects with a single shot there.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rossi!
Rossi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rossi lands with a good body shot.
Roberto Rossi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rossi punishes Jones's body with a nice straight punch.
Jones throws a head kick that half lands.
Jones throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jones takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rossi lands a leg kick that knocks Jones off balance momentarily.
Rossi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rossi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rossi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rossi lands with a straight right. Jones didn't see that one coming.
Rossi dips to his left and cracks Jones with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossi thumps Jones with a low kick.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Rossi blocks a jab.
Jones walks into a stiff left hand from Rossi.
Jones pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rossi 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.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Rossi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jones's sensitive parts.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Rossi counters with a right hand to the body.
Jones tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rossi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rossi scoring well with a low kick there.
Rossi lands with a good body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rossi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a hook but Rossi blocks it.
Jones throws a series of punches but Rossi moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rossi.
A jab lands there for Rossi.
Rossi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jones stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jones walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rossi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rossi lands with a thumping leg kick.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rossi scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Rossi.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rossi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jones doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rossi is looking to slow Jones down with leg kicks.
Jones tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Rossi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Rossi lands with a nice body punch.
A shot to the liver by Rossi. Beautiful body shot.
Jones misses with a lunging right hand
and Rossi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rossi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rossi circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rossi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rossi scores with a sloppy right hand. Jones should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rossi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Rossi, right into the meat of the thigh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rossi thuds a left hand into Jones's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rossi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jones's head.
Rossi throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Rossi.
Jones stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rossi.
Good exchange - Rossi coming out on top.
Jones throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Jones backing away here, and Rossi unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Rossi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rossi lands a right hook to the body.
A nice leg kick from Rossi, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rossi lands a jab.
Rossi lands a lovely overhand right.
Rossi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice straight punches there by Rossi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rossi.
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!
Jones takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rossi lands a glancing blow to the side of Jones's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rossi scores with a punch to the head.
Rossi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rossi with a hook.
Jones throws a push kick but Rossi slaps the foot to one side.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones throws a head kick that half lands.
Rossi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Jones's head backwards.
Rossi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rossi.
Jones chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rossi can pounce on him.
Rossi lands with a hook. Jones tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rossi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rossi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rossi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jonathan Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Rossi.
Rossi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jones looks to land a body kick but Rossi moved away.
Jones takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rossi lands with a nice body punch.
Rossi with a nice calf kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rossi.
Good shot there by Rossi.
Rossi lands with a good body shot.
Roberto Rossi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rossi punishes Jones's body with a nice straight punch.
Good leg kick by Rossi.
Rossi throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rossi is looking to slow Jones down with leg kicks.
Rossi cracks a nice hook into Jones's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
As Jones backs off Rossi throws a huge counter combo but Jones manages to avoid it all.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rossi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rossi.
Rossi scores with a decent looking hook.
Rossi cracks Jones with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Rossi throws a shot to the body.
Rossi scores with a punch to the head.
Rossi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jones on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rossi. Rossi obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones needs to keep his hands up - Rossi had a free shot at his head there.
Rossi lands with a right hand.
Jones has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rossi.
Jones misses with a lunging right hand
and Rossi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roberto Rossi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rossi 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roberto Rossi!
Jonathan Jones was interviewed post fight and said 'Failure is what you may need to eventually succeed'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chow Man (ranked 2465 p4p, 5515 weight class) and Chi Guy (ranked 153 p4p, 287 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chow Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chi Guy!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A quick step to the side and Man tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guy lands a jab to Man's midsection.
Man takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Guy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
 Man is rocked!
Guy throws an overhand right that drops Man like a sack of potatoes! Guy dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chi Guy!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jumba Smif (ranked 3642 p4p, 3826 weight class) and Juice Uchiha (ranked 387 p4p, 403 weight class). Uchiha has chosen you could tell as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jumba Smif!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Juice Uchiha!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uchiha clinches.
Uchiha pushes off an throws an elbow but Smif leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Smif manages to break the clinch.
Uchiha pushes Smif up against the cage in a clinch.
Smif is trying to push Uchiha away but Uchiha has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Smif avoids a wild elbow strike from Uchiha.
Smif is trying to break the clinch but Uchiha is controlling him.
Smif blocks an elbow strike.
Smif breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Uchiha throws a body punch but Smif moves out of range.
Smif staying out of range there.
We've been told by Smif's head coaches at in shig we trust that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A head kick from Smif lands but Uchiha takes it in his stride.
Uchiha is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Uchiha looks to land a body kick but Smif moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uchiha is looking to land body kicks.
Uchiha misses with a kick to the body
letting Smif counter with a right hand.
Smif moves out of range of the body kick.
Uchiha needs to keep his hands up - Smif had a free shot at his head there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uchiha takes a kick to the side of the head.
Uchiha is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smif paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Uchiha is still on wobbly legs! Can Smif finish him?
Uchiha throws a body punch but Smif moves out of range.
Uchiha doesn't manage to clinch there - Smif circles away.
Uchiha missing with a left hand there. Smif was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Uchiha throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Uchiha seems to have recovered his senses.
Smif rushes Uchiha with punches - Uchiha moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Uchiha goes down! Smif follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jumba Smif!
After winning the bout, Jumba Smif thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Carter (ranked 4186 p4p, 2869 weight class) and Yasuda Takahiro (ranked 381 p4p, 293 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Takahiro's choice of entrance music: Majinahanashi. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good 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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wayne Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yasuda Takahiro!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big left from Carter misses.
Takahiro slips under a jab.
Takahiro gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Carter tries to work over Takahiro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Takahiro holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Takahiro effectively controlling the action here.
Takahiro tries to land a knee to the head but Carter blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takahiro has Carter pressed against the cage.
Carter pushes off an throws an elbow but Takahiro leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter trying to stall but Takahiro improves his position.
Takahiro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Carter blocks it with crossed arms.
Takahiro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Takahiro digs a right hand into Carter's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Carter's gas tank.
Takahiro stalling the fight.
Carter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Takahiro lands a body shot in the clinch.
Takahiro just leaning against Carter, taking a breather.
Carter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Takahiro lands a right hand.
A bit of stalling here from Takahiro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter tries to throw a body punch but Takahiro avoids it by throwing Carter back against the cage.
Takahiro stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Takahiro has Carter pressed against the cage.
Takahiro continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Carter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Takahiro blocks it with crossed arms.
Takahiro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carter is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Carter throws an elbow but misses.
Carter misses with an elbow over the top.
The referee is keeping an eye on Takahiro - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahiro stalling the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Yasuda Takahiro.
Takahiro closes the distance and clinches.
Takahiro is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Takahiro has Carter pushed against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Takahiro.
Takahiro is struggling to control the position.
The crowd are getting on Takahiro's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Carter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Takahiro is stalling here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Yasuda Takahiro.
Takahiro feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Carters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Carter throws a body punch but Takahiro moves out of range.
Takahiro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Takahiro clinches.
Takahiro lands a nice shot to the body.
Takahiro stalling the fight.
We've been informed that Takahiro has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Takahiro will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Carter up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carter stalling against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yasuda Takahiro dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Carter throws a half hearted mid kick.
Takahiro lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Carter misses with a straight right.
Takahiro connects with a single shot there.
Carter forces Takahiro back against the cage and clinches.
Yasuda Takahiro seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Takahiro leaning his opponent against the cage.
Takahiro content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Takahiro lands a nice shot to the body.
Takahiro blocks a body shot from Carter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takahiro has Carter pressed against the cage, preventing Carter from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Takahiro stalls.
Carter misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahiro has Carter pressed against the cage, preventing Carter from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Carter looking to throw knees to the head but Takahiro is blocking nicely.
Takahiro stalling the fight.
Takahiro is pushing Carter up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Yasuda Takahiro.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Takahiro.
Carter just misses with a punch to the body.
Carter seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Takahiro lands with a nice body punch.
Carter gets tackled into the cage by Takahiro. Takahiro maintains the clinch.
Carter misses with a hook to the ribs.
The referee is keeping an eye on Takahiro - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A bit of stalling here from Takahiro.
Takahiro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takahiro is pushing Carter up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Carter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A bit of stalling here from Takahiro.
Takahiro using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Takahiro tries to land knees in the clinch but Carter avoids the damage to the body.
Takahiro prevents a body shot from Carter.
Takahiro is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Takahiro stalling against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Yasuda Takahiro.
Takahiro slips a straight right by Carter.
Takahiro clinches.
A short body shot lands from Takahiro as the two fighters clinch.
Carter throws an elbow but it misses.
Takahiro is pushing Carter up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Carter pushes off an throws an elbow but Takahiro leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Takahiro throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Takahiro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Takahiro tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takahiro tries to land a knee to the head but Carter blocks with his arms.
Takahiro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carter avoids it.
Takahiro just leaning against Carter, taking a breather.
Takahiro avoiding damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Carter throws an elbow but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Takahiro.
Carter avoids a wild elbow strike from Takahiro.
Takahiro is pushing Carter up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Takahiro.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yasuda Takahiro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Takahiro slips a jab from Carter.
Takahiro avoids a punch combination nicely.
Takahiro slips under a jab.
Takahiro lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Carter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Takahiro clinches with his opponent.
Carter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Takahiro effectively controlling the action here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Takahiro stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takahiro has Carter pressed against the cage.
Takahiro can't find room to land a body shot as Carter controls the action.
Takahiro blocks a body shot from Carter.
Takahiro taking a breather.
Takahiro avoiding damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Yasuda Takahiro.
Takahiro darts in and clinches Carter up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Takahiro.
Carter throws an elbow but it misses.
Carter being controlled against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter tries to break the clinch but Takahiro is controlling the position.
Takahiro stalling.
Takahiro has Carter pressed against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Takahiro takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Takahiro leaning his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Yasuda Takahiro.
Carter lands a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takahiro closes the distance and clinches.
Carter struggles to land a body shot inside as Takahiro controls his hands.
Carter trying to control the position but instead, Takahiro has worked for underhooks and has pushed Carter into the cage.
Takahiro avoiding damage.
Carter being controlled against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Takahiro is pushing Carter up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Carter managing to block the knees to the body from Takahiro.
Takahiro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Takahiro looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Takahiro displaying some good clinch control by pressing Carter up against the cage.
Takahiro blocks a body shot from Carter.
Wayne Carter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Come on Takahiro - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Yasuda Takahiro is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Carter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yasuda Takahiro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Takahiro 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yasuda Takahiro!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gaetan Hart (ranked 4193 p4p, 3305 weight class) and Max Planck (ranked 148 p4p, 114 weight class). Max Planck will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gaetan Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Planck!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Planck connects with the punch.
It looks like Gaetan Hart has been cut.
Planck pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hart takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Planck feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Hart sprawling to the canvas! Hart rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Planck finish him?!
Hart is rocked!
Planck fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Hart square on the jaw! Damn, Hart is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Max Planck!
A victorious Max Planck thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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