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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vudu Sims (ranked 2017 p4p, 24787 weight class) and Bizzo Colez (ranked 116 p4p, 342 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Colez's choice of entrance music: Lose Yourself. Vudu Sims could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bizzo Colez's chin.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vudu Sims!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bizzo Colez!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sims is looking to counter punch.
Sims seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Colez throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Colez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Colez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Colez tries to bum rush Sims with a series of wild strikes but Sims uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Colez ducks under a wild hook from Sims.
Colez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sims counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Colez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sims connects with the punch.
Sims looks to land a left hand but Colez moved out of range nicely.
Colez throws a hook but Sims blocks it.
Colez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sims is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sims misses with a double jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice cross by Sims.
Sims is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sims shoots for a takedown but Colez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Colez tries to bum rush Sims with a series of wild strikes but Sims uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Colez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Colez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Colez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sims jabs at Colez's body.
Colez defending well as Sims loads up on a big left hand.
Colez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sims.
Sims rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Colez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
As Sims backs off Colez throws a huge counter combo but Sims manages to avoid it all.
Colez staying out of range there.
Colez moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Colez slips a jab and a cross from Sims.
Sims connects with a crisp jab.
Sims connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Colez has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Nice uppercut lands for Sims. That snapped Colez's head back.
Colez misses with a double jab.
Sims goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
 Colez is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sims throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Colez is still on wobbly legs! Can Sims finish him?
Colez looks up at the clock. Bad move! Sims lands a right hand from hell, dropping Colez. Sims pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vudu Sims!
Our winner, Vudu Sims, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Bizzo Colez stepped up to the mic, saying 'It's just the beginning...'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Eros Valentino (ranked 3359 p4p, 1796 weight class) and Seamus Murphy (ranked 190 p4p, 104 weight class). Valentino comes to the cage accompanied by Faint - Linkin Park. Murphy has chosen Molly Malone- The Dubliners as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eros Valentino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Seamus Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy moves out of range of the strikes.
Murphy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Valentino swings widly with a right hand
and Murphy counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Valentino is looking to improve his position.
Valentino is trying to maintain the position but Murphy is very close to passing his half guard.
Valentino trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Murphy manages to pass to mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentino tries to hold on but Murphy pushes him away.
Valentino is trying to escape the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Valentino can't escape the position.
Murphy is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Valentino is looking to get to half guard.
Valentino's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Valentino is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Murphy wants to get back to his feet but Valentino is holding on tight.
Valentino is desperately trying to improve his position but Murphy has a good base and remains in mount.
Valentino is working hard here to advance position.
Valentino has given up his back here.
I really don't envy Valentino right now.
Murphy is looking to stand but he's in a difficult position to do so.
Valentino is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Reach Around, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Murphy slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy is trying to stand.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Murphy is hanging on to Valentino's back as he tries to escape.
Valentino is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Murphy.
Murphy wants to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Valentino is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Valentino trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Murphy is looking to get the fight back to the feet.
Valentino is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Valentino is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Murphy is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Valentino rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Seamus Murphy dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Valentino misses with an uppercut. Murphy saw that one coming.
Valentino loads up on a big right hand but Murphy slips the punch.
A big left from Valentino misses.
Murphy tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Valentino swings away with a body shot that misses
and Murphy counters with a nice double leg into side control. Valentino won't be happy with that.
Valentino on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Valentino tries to get out of the position.
Murphy working away.
Murphy tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Valentino wants to control but Murphy postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Valentino looks to move to half guard but instead Murphy has passed into mount! Damn!
Valentino is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy wants to stand but Valentino is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Murphy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Valentino looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Valentino trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Murphy seems like he's trying to stand.
Valentino is trying to stand back up.
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.
Valentino wants to control his opponent's hands but Murphy gets his hands free.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Murphy is looking to get the fight back to the feet.
Seamus Murphy has got the better of the ground game so far.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentino can't escape the position.
Murphy biding his time, looking for the opening.
Valentino is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Valentino manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
Valentino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Valentino.
Murphy tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Murphy slips under a jab from Valentino.
Valentino scores with a nice strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valentino throws a left and a right that both miss
and Murphy counters with a single leg into guard. Valentino didn't expect that.
Valentino wants to get back to his feet but Murphy passes into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy wants to get back to his feet.
Valentino trying to control here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Valentino looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Seamus Murphy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Valentino's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Valentino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Valentino listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Valentino throws a shot from downtown. Murphy moves away and avoids it.
Murphy drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Valentino defends it well.
Murphy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Valentino to score with a decent uppercut.
Valentino throws a good cross that connects.
Valentino throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Murphy counters with a takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Valentino's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Murphy tries to stand but Valentino is controlling his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Valentino is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Valentino's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Valentino looks to move to half guard but instead Murphy has passed into mount! Damn!
Valentino is wriggling around trying to escape.
Murphy wants to get back to his feet but Valentino is holding on tight.
Valentino regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentino is trying to control but can't.
Valentino is looking to get back to full guard here but Murphy has managed to pass to side control instead.
Murphy wants to stand but Valentino is controlling his arm.
Valentino looks to move to half guard but instead Murphy has passed into mount! Damn!
Valentino is in all sorts of trouble here.
Murphy wants to stand but Valentino is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentino tries to control Murphy's body but Murphy pushes him off. Valentino squirms to his side and now Murphy has his back!
Valentino trying to control the action but Murphy just sinks the hooks in.
Valentino tries to escape the position.
Murphy is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Murphy is hanging on to Valentino's back as he tries to escape.
Eros Valentino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murphy trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Valentino doesn't escape.
Valentino tries to escape the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Valentino prevents his opponent from getting back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Seamus Murphy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Murphy 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seamus Murphy!
In defeat, Eros Valentino stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm a lover..'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lil Mosey (ranked 2178 p4p, 1481 weight class) and Guy Bernier (ranked 234 p4p, 167 weight class). Guy Bernier 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lil Mosey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Guy Bernier!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mosey misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mosey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bernier connects with a crisp jab.
A nice leg kick from Bernier, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bernier just misses with a punch to the body.
Mosey looks for a takedown but Bernier sprawls well.
Bernier takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bernier misses with a low kick.
Mosey half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Mosey takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mosey closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bernier's guard.
Mosey avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mosey won't allow Bernier to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mosey looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mosey avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bernier looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mosey got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bernier has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mosey has managed to get both his arms back between Bernier's legs - danger averted.
Mosey has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bernier keeping full guard, as Mosey tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mosey not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bernier looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bernier looking for a sweep. Not yet Bernier, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mosey sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bernier is adopting a defensive guard.
Bernier controls Mosey momentarily but Mosey frees himself.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mosey looking to pass the guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Guy Bernier is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mosey misses the shot to the body.
Mosey avoids the body shot from Bernier.
A big left from Bernier misses.
Mosey fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And Bernier responds with a good body kick, but Mosey manages to step out the way in time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lil Mosey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bernier just misses with a punch to the body.
Bernier feints and then cracks Mosey's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mosey down.
Mosey fails with the takedown
and Bernier counters with a straight right hand.
Bernier misses the shot to the body.
Mosey attempts a counter takedown but Bernier avoids it well and moves away.
Nice takedown defense from Bernier. No joy for Mosey on that attempt.
Bernier looks to throw the jab but Mosey is out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Bernier. Those never looked like landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bernier.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mosey avoids a kick to the body.
Bernier stuffs the takedown attempt from Mosey. Mosey gets slowly back to his feet.
Bernier looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bernier throws a looping overhand right but Mosey ducks down to avoid it.
Mosey attempts a counter takedown but Bernier avoids it well and moves away.
Mosey looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bernier fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mosey has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bernier.
Mosey tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bernier defends well and Mosey ends up having to push Bernier into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mosey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bernier goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mosey is trying to pull guard but Bernier turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bernier misses with a body punch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A shot in the inside from Bernier.
Bernier lands a hook that snaps the head of Mosey backwards.
Bernier throws an elbow but it misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Guy Bernier dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bernier keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A jab from Bernier misses.
Bernier looks to score with a jab to the body but Mosey is just out of range.
Mosey looks for a takedown but Bernier sprawls well.
Bernier swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mosey.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lil Mosey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mosey takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mosey moves out of range of the body kick from Bernier.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bernier fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mosey.
Guy Bernier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bernier lands with a nice body kick.
Mosey shoots in for a takedown but Bernier shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bernier gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mosey to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bernier has his foot on Mosey's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mosey works his way back into a safe position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernier bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mosey's guard.
Bernier has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bernier tries to free his leg and advance position but Mosey is retaining full guard.
Bernier sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bernier trying to control the position from guard on top but Mosey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Mosey tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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.
Mosey controls Bernier momentarily but Bernier frees himself.
Mosey is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bernier sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bernier trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernier is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mosey keeping full guard, as Bernier tries to pass.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bernier.
Bernier stuffs the takedown attempt from Mosey. Mosey gets slowly back to his feet.
Mosey shoots in for a takedown but Bernier shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mosey shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bernier flicks out a counter leg kick but Mosey steps away.
Bernier throws a hook but Mosey avoids it easily.
Bernier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mosey manages to avoid it.
Mosey attempts a counter takedown but Bernier avoids it well and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mosey tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bernier swivels and escapes.
The fighters circling - Bernier throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mosey closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bernier's guard.
Bernier wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Bernier looking for subs off his back but Mosey has passed one foot through into half guard.
Bernier trying to control but Mosey postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mosey content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Guy Bernier showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bernier with the inside leg kick.
Bernier throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bernier stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bernier wants it to stay on the feet.
Mosey backing away here, and Bernier unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bernier throws a wild body kick that Mosey sees coming a mile off.
Mosey keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bernier.
Bernier throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bernier stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bernier wants it to stay on the feet.
Bernier throws a hook but Mosey avoids it easily.
Mosey misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lil Mosey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bernier shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mosey checks a leg kick.
Mosey appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Mosey with a poor takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bernier jabs Mosey right on the nose. Mosey blinks but takes it well.
Bernier stuffs the takedown attempt from Mosey. Mosey gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mosey manages to avoid it.
Mosey appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mosey.
Bernier feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Moseys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bernier tries a low kick but Mosey avoids it.
Bernier throws a body punch but Mosey moves out of range.
Mosey attempts a counter takedown but Bernier avoids it well and moves away.
Mosey ducks under a wild hook from Bernier.
Bernier connects with an inside leg kick.
Mosey gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bernier counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bernier lands a head shot.
Bernier tries to land a leg kick but Mosey saw it coming and moves away.
Mosey shoots for a takedown but Bernier saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bernier throws a nice looking combination but Mosey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bernier scores with a shot to the body.
Lil Mosey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Guy Bernier is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mosey misses with a takedown attempt - Bernier sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mosey tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bernier misses with a body shot.
Mosey slips a jab from Bernier.
Bernier misses the shot to the body.
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!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mosey is defended easily by Bernier.
Mosey takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bernier throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mosey attempts a counter takedown but Bernier avoids it well and moves away.
Mosey on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mosey is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bernier sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
It seemed like Bernier was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernier fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bernier changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bernier throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bernier swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mosey shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mosey showed some decent athleticism there.
Bernier is trying to maintain the position but Mosey is very close to passing his half guard.
Mosey throws a strike but Bernier avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Mosey tries to free his leg and advance position but Bernier is retaining full guard.
Bernier manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mosey manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bernier not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bernier tries to free his leg and advance position but Mosey is retaining full guard.
Bernier seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Mosey has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Bernier 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 Mosey.
And that's the end of the fight!
Guy Bernier comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bernier 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guy Bernier!
Our winner, Guy Bernier, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Goddard (ranked 2190 p4p, 2708 weight class) and Genji Kamogawa (ranked 235 p4p, 279 weight class). Kamogawa has chosen The Veer Union - Bitter End as his entrance music. Magnus Goddard has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Magnus Goddard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Genji Kamogawa!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goddard is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kamogawa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A jab from Kamogawa misses.
Kamogawa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Goddard decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kamogawa's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kamogawa holds on and takes a little breather.
Goddard wants to pass the guard but Kamogawa is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Goddard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kamogawa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Goddard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goddard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kamogawa is keeping the position for now.
Goddard definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kamogawa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Goddard.
Goddard slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goddard working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Goddard throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Kamogawa takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
An elbow from Goddard crashes against the mat.
The strikes coming from Goddard are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kamogawa dodges the ground and pound from Goddard.
Goddard tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Goddard is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kamogawa is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goddard tries to move to mount but Kamogawa blocks the move with his legs.
Kamogawa trying to control but Goddard flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Kamogawa trying to control but not successfully.
Kamogawa is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Goddard throwing strikes and Kamogawa squirms under the pressure, ending up mounted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamogawa blocking the ground and pound.
Goddard has control of Kamogawa's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Kamogawa regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goddard is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Kamogawa has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Kamogawa!
Goddard is looking for a triangle but Kamogawa pushes his legs off easily.
Goddard looking for a sweep. Not yet Goddard, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goddard throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Kamogawa sitting in guard here, content to control.
Goddard is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Goddard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kamogawa is one step ahead there.
Goddard working a defensive guard here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kamogawa won't allow Goddard to sweep him here.
Goddard controls Kamogawa momentarily but Kamogawa frees himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Goddard dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kamogawa cracks Goddard with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kamogawa scores with a hook.
Kamogawa lands with a nice body punch.
Magnus Goddard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kamogawa lands a jab to the nose.
Nice sprawl there from Kamogawa as Goddard shoots in.
Oooooh!!! Kamogawa has knocked Goddard down with a huge combo! Kamogawa steps away and waves a wobbly Goddard back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
 Goddard is rocked!
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!
Kamogawa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Oh Goddard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Goddard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kamogawa connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Goddard out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Genji Kamogawa!
A less than humble Genji Kamogawa misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Trevor McCallen (ranked 850 p4p, 2293 weight class) and Morgan Malig (ranked 48 p4p, 132 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trevor McCallen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Morgan Malig!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malig walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McCallen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McCallen throws a jab when Malig was well out of range.
Malig drops down looking to force a counter takedown but McCallen defends it well.
Nice body punch from McCallen.
McCallen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Malig. Malig circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A shot to the liver by McCallen. Beautiful body shot.
Malig throws a lazy body kick
letting McCallen counter with a right hand.
McCallen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Malig.
Malig is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
McCallen 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.
McCallen looks to land a left hand but Malig moved out of range nicely.
McCallen swings for the body but Malig moves out of range.
Malig drops down looking to force a counter takedown but McCallen defends it well.
Malig throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McCallen's waist but McCallen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Malig off to one side.
A cross from McCallen lands.
McCallen misses with a body shot
and Malig decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in McCallen's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malig wants to control from the top but McCallen keeps moving.
McCallen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malig trying to control the position from guard on top but McCallen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Malig content to stall in guard here.
McCallen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Malig trying to control the position from guard on top but McCallen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Malig passes easily into side control. Nice work.
McCallen can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
McCallen is looking for a sweep.
Malig wants to control but McCallen is keeping him busy.
McCallen prevents Malig from moving into mount.
McCallen is not content to let Malig control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Malig is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but McCallen is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
McCallen can't do much from the bottom here.
McCallen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Malig on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malig tries for a kimura but McCallen is defending well.
McCallen is looking to regain half guard here but Malig keeps moving and retains side control.
Malig trying to control the position but McCallen is working away.
Malig tries to move to mount but McCallen blocks the move with his legs.
Malig wants to lay and pray for a moment but McCallen keeps working.
Malig working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCallen is trying to get back to half guard.
Malig is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. McCallen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
McCallen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Malig tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Malig has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Morgan Malig will probably get the nod.
That's time! McCallen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McCallen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McCallen takes a swing at Malig's ribcage but misses.
Malig tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
McCallen lands with a hook. Malig tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A decent looking cross lands there for McCallen.
McCallen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Malig stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McCallen thuds his right hand into Malig's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Trevor McCallen is winning the standup battle so far.
Malig displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McCallen throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malig walks into a straight right hand from McCallen.
Malig misses with an uppercut.
McCallen misses with a looping left.
Malig moves out of range as McCallen strikes.
Malig staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCallen throws a lazy right hand but Malig sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Malig misses with a left hand
and McCallen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McCallen staying out of range there.
McCallen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malig moves away.
Malig avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And Malig tries to counter it with a takedown but McCallen pushes his down on his head and steps out.
McCallen gets caught flat footed, as Malig shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Malig wants to control from the top but McCallen keeps moving.
McCallen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Malig controls the pace.
Malig slips nicely into half guard.
Malig works his way into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCallen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McCallen defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Malig.
Malig is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but McCallen is surviving well by controlling Malig's body position as best he can.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Malig trying to control but McCallen is having none of it.
McCallen is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malig wants to finish this one by submission but McCallen is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Malig.
McCallen is desperately trying to improve his position but Malig has a good base and remains in mount.
Malig trying to control but McCallen is having none of it.
McCallen is trying to escape the mount.
Morgan Malig has got the better of the ground game so far.
Malig trying to control but McCallen is having none of it.
McCallen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malig looking for a guillotine from mount but McCallen is having none of it.
McCallen tries to improve his position but instead Malig has taken his back!
Malig trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
McCallen is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Malig gets his way!
Malig has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Malig sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! McCallen taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Morgan Malig!
An out of breath Morgan Malig thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Trevor McCallen had this to say: 'Well Done Jason, good luck rest of the tournament.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Frank Dux (ranked 1648 p4p, 165 weight class) and Anwar Rinda (ranked 181 p4p, 24 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Dux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Anwar Rinda!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dux lands a jab to the head.
Dux just misses with a punch to the body.
Rinda swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rinda is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Dux with a body shot.
Dux throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dux 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.
Rinda misses with a takedown attempt - Dux sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dux dips to his left and cracks Rinda with an uppercut!
Dux gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Rinda counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rinda misses the jab.
Dux throws a looping overhand right but Rinda ducks down to avoid it.
Dux fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rinda looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dux thuds a left hand into Rinda's body.
Rinda looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dux throws a series of punches but Rinda moves out of range.
Rinda appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux looks to land a right hand but Rinda moved out of range.
Dux tries to land a front kick but Rinda steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dux dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rinda steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dux.
Dux tests Rinda's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A shot to the liver by Dux. Beautiful body shot.
Rinda swings for the body but Dux moves out of range.
Dux is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rinda.
Rinda now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Rinda lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dux misses with a wild body shot.
Rinda looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dux comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dux misses with a hook to the body
and Rinda counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dux falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rinda scores with a counter punch that sends Dux to the canvas! Rinda smells blood - he's punishing Dux with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Dux has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anwar Rinda!
Anwar Rinda 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Azevedo Souza (ranked 692 p4p, 1795 weight class) and Millard Masters (ranked 83 p4p, 193 weight class). Masters is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Enter the Sandman. Miguel Azevedo Souza has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Miguel Azevedo Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Millard Masters!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azevedo Souza scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Azevedo Souza misses the jab.
Masters lands a nice looking body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Azevedo Souza misses the target.
Azevedo Souza uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Masters.
Azevedo Souza 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.
Masters looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Azevedo Souza throws a jab when Masters was well out of range.
A lazy left from Azevedo Souza finds it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azevedo Souza lands with a cross.
Masters bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Azevedo Souza is not content to let Masters control the position.
My spies in The Jungle Room inform me that Masters has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Azevedo Souza manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azevedo Souza wants to control but Masters is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Azevedo Souza looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Azevedo Souza tries to roll over but Masters keeps him under control.
Masters seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Azevedo Souza does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Masters wants to free his trapped foot but Azevedo Souza is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Masters is keen to just control but Azevedo Souza is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Masters seems to be looking for submissions.
Masters stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Azevedo Souza wants to get back to full guard.
Azevedo Souza moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Azevedo Souza looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Masters drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Azevedo Souza manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Masters has Azevedo Souza in his guard.
Azevedo Souza trying to control but Masters is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Masters looking to control.
Azevedo Souza trying to control but Masters is working from the bottom.
Azevedo Souza trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Masters manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Masters wants to pass the guard but Azevedo Souza is keeping the position.
Masters trying to control but Azevedo Souza is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Azevedo Souza trying to keep a closed guard but Masters is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Masters trying to control but Azevedo Souza is working from the bottom.
Masters is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Azevedo Souza is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Azevedo Souza has escaped and now he's on top!
Azevedo Souza passes into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Masters slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Miguel Azevedo Souza will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Masters drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Masters tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Masters thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azevedo Souza is looking to regain half guard here but Masters keeps moving and retains side control.
Azevedo Souza sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masters wants to pass to mount but Azevedo Souza is defending the position.
Masters is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Azevedo Souza is trying to control but can't.
Masters is working for a kimura here but Azevedo Souza manages to reverse the position and he's now in Masters's guard.
Azevedo Souza stopping the sweep attempt from Masters.
Azevedo Souza wants to control from the top but Masters keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo Souza tries to free his leg and advance position but Masters is retaining full guard.
Masters wants to sweep but no luck.
Masters keeping moving, preventing Azevedo Souza from controlling successfully.
Azevedo Souza passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Azevedo Souza goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Masters has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Azevedo Souza but great work by Masters.
Masters controls the position from side control.
Masters tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masters wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Azevedo Souza, who protects the arm well.
Masters goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Azevedo Souza has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Masters but great work by Azevedo Souza.
Masters tries to buck Azevedo Souza off but Azevedo Souza is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Masters's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Azevedo Souza wants to control but Masters is keeping him busy.
Masters tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masters looking for a sweep but Azevedo Souza has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Masters is looking to improve his position but Azevedo Souza isn't that keen on the idea.
Azevedo Souza will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Masters is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Azevedo Souza looking to control but Masters is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Masters really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Masters tries to hold on but Azevedo Souza pushes him away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Millard Masters will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Azevedo Souza's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Azevedo Souza connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Masters momentarily.
A jab from Azevedo Souza misses.
A swing and a miss from Azevedo Souza.
Masters feints the counter takedown.
Masters tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Azevedo Souza defends well and Masters ends up having to push Azevedo Souza into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
The fighters circling - Azevedo Souza throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Masters takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Azevedo Souza misses with an uppercut. Masters saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masters with a poor takedown
enabling Azevedo Souza to counter with a crisp jab.
Azevedo Souza darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Masters takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azevedo Souza scores with a jab. Masters acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Masters shoots in for a takedown but Azevedo Souza shows good takedown defense.
Miguel Azevedo Souza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Millard Masters.
Masters takes a jab right on the kisser.
Masters shoots in for a double leg but Azevedo Souza sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Azevedo Souza sizes up Masters with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The fighters circling - Azevedo Souza throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Masters closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Masters tries for a takedown but Azevedo Souza circles away easily
letting Azevedo Souza counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masters drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Masters tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Masters misses with a takedown attempt - Azevedo Souza sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Millard Masters is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Masters doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Azevedo Souza counters with a nice uppercut.
Azevedo Souza missing with a left hand there. Masters was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Millard Masters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown attempt by Masters or perhaps it was just good defense by Azevedo Souza, which made it look bad.
Azevedo Souza is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Masters as Azevedo Souza shoots in.
Good standup being displayed there by Azevedo Souza as he connects with a hook.
A big left from Azevedo Souza misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Masters.
A little feinted left hand from Azevedo Souza on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Masters closes the distance and clinches up with Azevedo Souza, looking for a takedown. Masters pushes Azevedo Souza against the cage but Azevedo Souza circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
It looked like Azevedo Souza wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Masters slips under a jab.
A jab lands there for Azevedo Souza.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo Souza throws an overhand right that lands on Masters's shoulder, as Masters tries to avoid the shot.
Masters ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Masters is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Azevedo Souza throws a big shot that misses.
Masters shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Azevedo Souza pinned against the cage. Azevedo Souza gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Azevedo Souza is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Masters can do to turn this around?
Masters ducks under a wild hook from Azevedo Souza.
Masters shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Azevedo Souza but Azevedo Souza pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miguel Azevedo Souza showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Azevedo Souza has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Miguel Azevedo Souza!
Miguel Azevedo Souza seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Millard Masters stepped up to the mic, saying 'Damn, I will go back to the gym and get stronger'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Deontologicus Smiff (ranked 603 p4p, 473 weight class) and Olan Johnson (ranked 94 p4p, 75 weight class). Johnson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Gagged,shelved,& Forgotten by -ALL SHALL PARISH. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Deontologicus Smiff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Olan Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smiff thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smiff definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Smiff shoots in looking for a takedown but Johnson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Smiff's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The fighters circling - Smiff throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Smiff jabs at Johnson's body.
Johnson throws out a powerful jab.
Johnson tests Smiff's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnson cracks Smiff with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Johnson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Smiff to stand back up!
Smiff is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smiff looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Smiff moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson lands a big uppercut and Smiff crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Smiff looks OK. Johnson waves Smiff back to his feet!
Deontologicus Smiff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson drops Smiff with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Smiff! Johnson dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Olan Johnson!
Olan Johnson 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorlan Vieira (ranked 764 p4p, 517 weight class) and Maro Pjetlic (ranked 119 p4p, 82 weight class). Pjetlic has chosen Legend as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorlan Vieira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maro Pjetlic!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pjetlic drops his hands momentarily and Vieira takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A punch combination from Vieira misses.
Vieira connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pjetlic's hands.
Pjetlic swings widly with a right hand
and Vieira cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vieira takes one to the side of the head.
Pjetlic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pjetlic with a nice cross.
We've been told by Vieira's head coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Pjetlic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vieira was well out of range. Poor timing from Pjetlic.
Vieira instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pjetlic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vieira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vieira works on Pjetlic's body with a couple of short punches.
Vieira tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vieira misses with a punch on the inside.
Pjetlic avoids a wild elbow strike from Vieira.
Vieira lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
 It looks like Maro Pjetlic has been cut.
Pjetlic is trying to break the clinch but Vieira has him pressed against the cage.
Pjetlic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pjetlic working hard to break the clinch.
Pjetlic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vieira misses with the head strike.
Vieira keeps control of Pjetlic as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pjetlic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pjetlic blocking some punches.
Pjetlic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vieira has him pressed against the cage.
Pjetlic is trying to force a seperation but Vieira has the dominant position.
Vieira just leaning against Pjetlic, taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vieira will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pjetlic up against the cage.
Vieira seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Good body shot from Vieira.
Pjetlic is looking to break free of the clinch but Vieira has double underhooks.
Pjetlic has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Vieira seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Pjetlic can turn it around.
Pjetlic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pjetlic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pjetlic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pjetlic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Pjetlic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Vieira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pjetlic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vieira doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pjetlic is looking to break free of the clinch but Vieira has double underhooks.
Vieira is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Pjetlic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pjetlic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vieira makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vieira lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pjetlic backwards.
Pjetlic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vieira lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pjetlic tries to break the clinch but Vieira is controlling the position.
Pjetlic wants to break free but Vieira has control.
Vieira has Pjetlic pressed against the cage.
Vieira working aggressively here.
Pjetlic tries to circle away but Vieira has him pinned against the cage.
Pjetlic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vieira has Pjetlic pressed against the cage, preventing Pjetlic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vieira manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pjetlic working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pjetlic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vieira lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Pjetlic's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pjetlic has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pjetlic wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pjetlic has a couple of punches blocked by Vieira.
Pjetlic can't break the clinch.
Pjetlic blocks an uppercut.
Vieira creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vieira.
Pjetlic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vieira controlling the action here for a moment.
Vieira lands a nice uppercut.
Vieira tries to work over Pjetlic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jorlan Vieira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maro Pjetlic's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Vieira throws a good cross that connects.
Pjetlic misses the shot to the body.
Vieira lands a body shot.
Pjetlic jabs Vieira right on the nose. Vieira blinks but takes it well.
Vieira throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pjetlic misses with a body punch
and Vieira counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pjetlic on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vieira keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pjetlic takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pjetlic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vieira manages to avoid it.
Vieira wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Vieira takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Vieira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pjetlic ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pjetlic scores with a one two! Vieira had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A punch combination from Pjetlic misses.
Vieira fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pjetlic throws out a counter right but Vieira avoids it with no problem.
Maro Pjetlic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pjetlic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vieira doesn't seem bothered though.
Vieira throws a series of punches but Pjetlic avoids them all with ease.
Vieira is looking to clinch.
A countering left hand to the body from Pjetlic misses.
Vieira has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pjetlic scores with a punch to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Pjetlic misses the target.
Pjetlic cracks Vieira with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Vieira is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pjetlic can do to turn this around?
Pjetlic gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vieira is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pjetlic.
Pjetlic doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Vieira lands with a cross.
Vieira tries to clinch but Pjetlic moves away
and Pjetlic counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vieira thinking.
Pjetlic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A countering left hand to the body from Pjetlic misses.
Pjetlic misses the shot to the body.
Vieira is looking to counter the offense by Pjetlic and move into the clinch.
Vieira is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The fighters circling - Pjetlic throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vieira scores with a jab. Pjetlic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Vieira tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pjetlic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pjetlic is looking for the big counter here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pjetlic throws out a loose jab but Vieira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pjetlic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vieira to score with a decent uppercut.
Pjetlic catches Vieira with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pjetlic keeps the fight on the outside.
Pjetlic throws out a counter right but Vieira avoids it with no problem.
Vieira misses the jab.
A slow jab from Pjetlic misses its intended target.
Vieira wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Vieira takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Maro Pjetlic will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Maro Pjetlic's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Vieira is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Pjetlic.
Vieira seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Vieira takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pjetlic throws a jab but it's blocked by Vieira.
A quick step to the side and Vieira tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Pjetlic misses its intended target.
Vieira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pjetlic.
A counter left hand to the body from Vieira misses its target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pjetlic throws a predictable looking body shot
and Vieira counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Vieira lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pjetlic or not.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pjetlic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vieira lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pjetlic has had enough of the clinch but Vieira keeps him there for the moment.
Pjetlic working hard to break the clinch.
A short left from Vieira.
Vieira stalling against the cage.
Pjetlic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pjetlic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pjetlic jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pjetlic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vieira was well out of range. Poor timing from Pjetlic.
Vieira is looking for a counter combo.
Pjetlic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vieira.
Vieira throws a jab when Pjetlic was well out of range.
Vieira scores with a jab to the body.
Pjetlic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pjetlic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Pjetlic misses with a body shot
and Vieira counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pjetlic takes one to the side of the head.
Pjetlic loads up on a big right hand but Vieira slips the punch.
As Pjetlic looks to move away, Vieira throws a big counter combo but Pjetlic just gets out of the way.
Pjetlic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vieira scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pjetlic in his tracks.
Pjetlic moves away from the strike by Vieira.
Pjetlic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vieira misses with a double jab
and Pjetlic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Vieira.
Vieira wants to clinch up but Pjetlic keeps it at a distance.
Pjetlic throws an overhand right that lands on Vieira's shoulder, as Vieira tries to avoid the shot.
Vieira tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Pjetlic manages to circle out of the way.
Pjetlic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vieira was well out of range. Poor timing from Pjetlic.
A counter left hand to the body from Vieira misses its target.
Vieira steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pjetlic.
Pjetlic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vieira is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Pjetlic.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pjetlic throws the left hand but Vieira avoids the punch easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jorlan Vieira.
I think Vieira has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorlan Vieira!
Jorlan Vieira tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sonatane Veainu (ranked 402 p4p, 550 weight class) and Sergey Vinogradov (ranked 52 p4p, 75 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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16 - 8 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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 22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Sonatane Veainu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Vinogradov!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veainu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vinogradov on the side of the head.
Vinogradov moves forwards but Veainu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vinogradov moves away from the strike by Veainu.
Veainu seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Veainu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And Vinogradov tries to counter it with a takedown but Veainu pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Vinogradov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Vinogradov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Vinogradov swings around for an armbar but Veainu sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Vinogradov's guard.
Veainu avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Veainu postures up.
Vinogradov controlling the position.
Veainu avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Veainu is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinogradov throws his legs up looking for a submission but Veainu uses it to pass to side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Vinogradov manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vinogradov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Veainu has managed to free his arm - good work.
Vinogradov moves into full mount! Veainu won't be happy about that!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinogradov is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Veainu is surviving well by controlling Vinogradov's body position as best he can.
Vinogradov is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Veainu can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Vinogradov is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Veainu has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Veainu!
Veainu postures up.
Veainu knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vinogradov on the ground.
Vinogradov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veainu avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Vinogradov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Vinogradov isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Veainu stacks Vinogradov on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Veainu!
Veainu working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vinogradov is looking for a sweep.
Vinogradov struggling a bit here.
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.
Vinogradov manages to get back to half guard.
Vinogradov is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Veainu pulls his head out easily.
Vinogradov moves into full guard.
Vinogradov is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Veainu defends well.
Vinogradov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vinogradov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sergey Vinogradov will probably get the nod.
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.
Vinogradov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice takedown defense from Veainu. No joy for Vinogradov on that attempt.
Vinogradov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Veainu.
Veainu throws a shot to the body.
Vinogradov defending well as Veainu loads up on a big left hand.
Veainu ducks under a wild hook from Vinogradov.
Vinogradov defending well as Veainu loads up on a big left hand.
Vinogradov misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veainu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vinogradov's hands.
Vinogradov throws a big shot that misses.
Vinogradov staying out of range there.
Vinogradov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Veainu defends it well.
Vinogradov misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veainu tries to clinch but Vinogradov is having none of it.
Vinogradov misses with a wild body shot.
Vinogradov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Veainu to score with a decent uppercut.
Vinogradov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vinogradov takes a swing at Veainu's ribcage but misses.
Veainu is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Veainu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Veainu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Vinogradov under the eye.
Veainu is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Vinogradov slips a straight right by Veainu.
And Vinogradov tries to counter it with a takedown but Veainu pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Veainu misses with a hook
letting Vinogradov counter with a right hand.
Veainu scores with a jab. Vinogradov acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice takedown defense from Veainu. No joy for Vinogradov on that attempt.
Veainu swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Vinogradov misses with a hook
letting Veainu counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veainu defending well as Vinogradov loads up on a big left hand.
A little feinted left hand from Veainu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vinogradov is working for takedown but Veainu is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sonatane Veainu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergey Vinogradov.
Veainu misses with a punch on the inside.
Veainu tries to work over Vinogradov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vinogradov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Veainu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Veainu misses with a punch to the body.
Veainu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vinogradov can do to turn this around?
Veainu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vinogradov backwards.
Veainu gets underhooks to prevent Vinogradov's takedown attempt.
Veainu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vinogradov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Veainu lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinogradov drives through with a takedown into Veainu's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Vinogradov drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Veainu manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Vinogradov has Veainu in his guard.
Vinogradov working for a triangle but Veainu defends it easily.
Vinogradov throws his legs up looking for a submission but Veainu uses it to pass to side control.
Vinogradov gets back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinogradov looking for submissions off his back.
Vinogradov looking for submissions off his back.
Vinogradov moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Veainu is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Veainu got a little sloppy there for a moment and Vinogradov has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Veainu has managed to get both his arms back between Vinogradov's legs - danger averted.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sonatane Veainu dominated that second round.
That's time! Veainu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Veainu lands with a nice body punch.
Vinogradov slips a jab from Veainu.
Veainu misses with a body shot.
Sonatane Veainu is winning the standup battle so far.
Veainu misses with a right hand
enabling Vinogradov to counter with a crisp jab.
Vinogradov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Veainu, as that shot connected.
Vinogradov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vinogradov slips under a jab.
Veainu lands a jab.
Veainu tests Vinogradov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veainu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vinogradov misses with a takedown attempt
and Veainu counters with a nice uppercut.
Veainu clobbers Vinogradov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A telegraphed right hand from Veainu misses the target.
Veainu loads up on a big right hand but Vinogradov slips the punch.
Vinogradov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vinogradov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Veainu defends it nicely.
Veainu throws a sloppy body shot
and Vinogradov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Vinogradov moves away from the strike by Veainu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Veainu throws a jab when Vinogradov was well out of range.
Veainu lands a nice looking body shot.
Veainu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vinogradov's head.
Veainu slips under a jab from Vinogradov.
Vinogradov misses with an uppercut
letting Veainu counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Veainu misses its intended target.
Vinogradov avoids the body shot from Veainu.
Vinogradov with the counter takedown but Veainu avoids it easily.
Vinogradov throws a body punch but Veainu moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Vinogradov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Veainu doesn't seem phased though.
Vinogradov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Veainu defends it nicely.
Veainu is looking to counter punch.
Sonatane Veainu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergey Vinogradov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinogradov misses with a right hand
and Veainu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Veainu moves out of range as Vinogradov strikes.
A swing and a miss from Veainu.
Veainu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Veainu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Veainu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Vinogradov looking to score a takedown here. Veainu is defending well but Vinogradov drives through and ends up in Veainu's guard.
Vinogradov trying to control but Veainu is working from the bottom.
Vinogradov slips nicely into half guard.
Vinogradov seems to be working for a kimura but Veainu defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinogradov is working for a submission of some sort.
Vinogradov is working for a submission of some sort.
Vinogradov is just content to waste time from the top position. Veainu takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sonatane Veainu showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Veainu has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sonatane Veainu!
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