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C110: Joteel vs. Al Balushi PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between The Cucumber (ranked 1022 p4p, 1307 weight class) and Kree P Krawlee (ranked 143 p4p, 177 weight class). Cucumber comes to the cage accompanied by Scooter - Nessaja. Krawlee is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sail. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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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 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, The Cucumber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kree P Krawlee!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krawlee takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Krawlee throws an overhand right that lands on Cucumber's shoulder, as Cucumber tries to avoid the shot.
Cucumber looks to land a left hand but Krawlee moved out of range nicely.
A lazy left from Krawlee finds it's target.
Cucumber scores with a one two! Krawlee had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cucumber wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cucumber bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Krawlee's head backwards.
Cucumber staying out of range there.
The Cucumber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cucumber doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Krawlee jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cucumber missing with a left hand there. Krawlee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cucumber has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Deathsquad in the buildup to the fight.
Nice defenses there by Krawlee.
Cucumber walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cucumber swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Krawlee.
Cucumber lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Krawlee circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice takedown defense from Cucumber. No joy for Krawlee on that attempt.
Cucumber keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Krawlee misses with a straight left.
Nice cross by Cucumber.
Cucumber jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cucumber throws a looping overhand right but Krawlee ducks down to avoid it.
Krawlee ducks under a wild hook from Cucumber.
Cucumber throws a lazy right hand but Krawlee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cucumber throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Krawlee counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Krawlee wants to pass to mount but Cucumber is defending the position.
Krawlee stands up from half guard.
Cucumber takes one on the button.
Cucumber misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krawlee.
Krawlee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cucumber moves away.
Cucumber is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Krawlee lands with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Cucumber misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Cucumber.
Krawlee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cucumber uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Krawlee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krawlee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cucumber was well out of range. Poor timing from Krawlee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cucumber connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Krawlee walks into a left hand.
Krawlee on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Krawlee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Krawlee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cucumber throws out the jab.
And Krawlee tries to counter it with a takedown but Cucumber pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Krawlee slips a jab from Cucumber.
Krawlee misses with an uppercut.
Cucumber throws a lazy right hand but Krawlee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cucumber stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cucumber wants it to stay on the feet.
The Cucumber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kree P Krawlee.
A jab from Cucumber misses.
Krawlee closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Krawlee looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Cucumber!
Krawlee goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Cucumber rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Krawlee's guard! Nice work there by Cucumber!
Krawlee 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cucumber engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Krawlee has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Cucumber has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Cucumber tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cucumber.
Krawlee is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cucumber gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cucumber tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Krawlee changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cucumber fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cucumber staying out of range there.
Cucumber lands a jab to Krawlee's midsection.
Krawlee lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cucumber lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cucumber bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Krawlee's head.
A big left from Cucumber misses.
Krawlee moves out of range as Cucumber strikes.
Krawlee throws a big shot that misses.
Cucumber lands a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krawlee darts in looking for a takedown but Cucumber gets double underhooks and turns Krawlee into the cage.
Krawlee shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cucumber sprawls well. Cucumber wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Krawlee gets slowly back to his feet.
Cucumber avoids the body shot from Krawlee.
The Cucumber is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slow jab from Cucumber misses its intended target.
Krawlee connects with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cucumber pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cucumber throws a right and a left that Krawlee avoids nicely.
Cucumber misses with an uppercut. Krawlee saw that one coming.
Krawlee throws a shot from downtown. Cucumber moves away and avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
The Cucumber dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Krawlee connects with a crisp jab.
Cucumber swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Krawlee throws a lazy uppercut
and Krawlee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cucumber throws a good cross that connects.
Krawlee is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cucumber's half guard.
Krawlee stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Cucumber throws out a powerful jab.
Cucumber throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Krawlee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cucumber connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Krawlee's hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cucumber's corner calls for a 1-2. Cucumber obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cucumber lands an overhand right.
Nice takedown defense from Cucumber. No joy for Krawlee on that attempt.
Krawlee throws a looping overhand right but Cucumber ducks down to avoid it.
Cucumber keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Cucumber is winning the standup battle so far.
Krawlee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cucumber.
Cucumber rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Krawlee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krawlee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cucumber's waist but Cucumber gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Krawlee off to one side.
Cucumber darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cucumber throws a looping overhand right but Krawlee ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Krawlee misses.
Cucumber throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Krawlee, as that shot connected.
Cucumber throws a looping overhand right but Krawlee ducks down to avoid it.
Cucumber is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Krawlee can do to turn this around?
Cucumber misses the jab.
Krawlee missing with a left hand there. Cucumber was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Krawlee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cucumber throws a jab but it's blocked by Krawlee.
A shot to the liver by Krawlee. Beautiful body shot.
Cucumber throws a series of punches but Krawlee avoids them all with ease.
Krawlee fails with the takedown.
The Cucumber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kree P Krawlee.
Krawlee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cucumber cracks Krawlee with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cucumber throws a hook to the side of Krawlee's head but Krawlee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cucumber gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cucumber lands a right hook to the body.
Cucumber lands with a right hand.
Krawlee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cucumber looks to land a left hand but Krawlee moved out of range nicely.
Krawlee throws a looping overhand right but Cucumber ducks down to avoid it.
Krawlee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cucumber moves away from the strike by Krawlee.
Cucumber misses with a looping left.
A lazy left from Cucumber finds it's target.
Cucumber throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Krawlee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Krawlee throws out a counter right but Cucumber avoids it with no problem.
Krawlee throws a hook but Cucumber blocks it.
Cucumber darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cucumber misses with a hook.
Krawlee is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Cucumber throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Krawlee paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cucumber misses with a looping right.
Nice jab there from Cucumber.
Cucumber displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Krawlee.
Krawlee cracks Cucumber with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Krawlee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cucumber.
Cucumber throws a hook but Krawlee blocks it.
Krawlee scores with a punch to the head.
Krawlee blocks a jab.
Cucumber swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Krawlee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cucumber.
Cucumber will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Krawlee misses with an uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Cucumber lands an impressive looking overhand right. Krawlee doesn't seem phased though.
Krawlee gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cucumber counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cucumber throws a series of strikes that have Krawlee backpedaling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cucumber on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cucumber throws a looping overhand right but Krawlee ducks down to avoid it.
Krawlee misses with an uppercut. Cucumber saw that one coming.
Cucumber is looking to counter punch.
Krawlee takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cucumber takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cucumber's jab looks to have found its range, popping Krawlee under the eye.
Cucumber swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Krawlee.
Krawlee lands a nice looking body shot.
Krawlee shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cucumber but Cucumber pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cucumber cracks Krawlee with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krawlee takes one on the button.
Krawlee gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cucumber counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
The Cucumber dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Krawlee bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cucumber's head backwards.
Cucumber throws the left hand but Krawlee avoids the punch easily.
Krawlee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cucumber slips a straight right by Krawlee.
Krawlee misses with a hook. Cucumber ducked under it nicely.
Cucumber looks to land a right hand but Krawlee moved out of range.
Krawlee is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Krawlee tries to move into range but Cucumber moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Krawlee slips a jab from Cucumber.
Krawlee slips a jab from Cucumber.
Krawlee with the counter takedown but Cucumber avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cucumber. Krawlee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Krawlee avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cucumber slaps away a takedown attempt from Krawlee, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cucumber throwing a counter right hand but Krawlee manages to avoid it.
Krawlee throws out a loose jab but Cucumber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krawlee lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cucumber keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cucumber missing with a left hand there. Krawlee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cucumber looks to score with a jab to the body but Krawlee is just out of range.
Cucumber scores with a decent looking hook.
Cucumber looks to throw the jab but Krawlee is out of range.
Krawlee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cucumber.
Cucumber throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cucumber misses with an uppercut. Krawlee saw that one coming.
Cucumber on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Krawlee misses with a takedown attempt - Cucumber sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cucumber uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Krawlee.
Krawlee lands a lovely overhand right.
Cucumber throws a looping overhand right but Krawlee ducks down to avoid it.
Krawlee has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Krawlee ducks under a wild hook from Cucumber.
Nice cross by Cucumber.
Cucumber throws out a loose jab but Krawlee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cucumber stuffs the takedown attempt from Krawlee. Krawlee gets slowly back to his feet.
Kree P Krawlee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Cucumber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kree P Krawlee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cucumber lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cucumber lands a jab to the nose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Cucumber finds it's way through Krawlee's defenses.
Cucumber takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Krawlee feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Cucumber uses the cage to get back to his feet.
 Cucumber is rocked!
Oh Cucumber is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cucumber throws an overhand right that lands on Krawlee's shoulder, as Krawlee tries to avoid the shot.
And Krawlee tries to counter it with a takedown but Cucumber pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Cucumber seems to have got his legs back now.
Krawlee fails with the takedown
and Cucumber counters with a stiff right hand.
Krawlee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Krawlee takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cucumber stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cucumber wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice straight punches there by Cucumber. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cucumber.
Krawlee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cucumber.
Cucumber rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Krawlee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cucumber paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krawlee misses with a looping right.
Nice uppercut there from Krawlee.
Krawlee slips a jab from Cucumber.
Cucumber misses with a two punch combination.
Krawlee shoots in looking for a takedown. Cucumber tries to sprawl out of it but Krawlee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cucumber manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cucumber misses with a double jab.
Krawlee connects with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Krawlee misses the target.
Cucumber throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cucumber throws a looping overhand right but Krawlee ducks down to avoid it.
Cucumber lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Krawlee lands a nice hook to Cucumber's body. Cucumber takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cucumber throws a body punch but Krawlee moves out of range.
Cucumber slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krawlee fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cucumber avoids it really well and circles away.
Krawlee misses the jab.
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!
Cucumber throws out a powerful jab.
Cucumber misses with a looping left.
Cucumber swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cucumber moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Krawlee throws an overhand right that lands on Cucumber's shoulder, as Cucumber tries to avoid the shot.
Krawlee throws a lazy right hand but Cucumber sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cucumber scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Krawlee throws a right hand that misses
and Cucumber cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cucumber scores with a crisp jab that stopped Krawlee in his tracks.
Krawlee throws a right hand that misses
and Cucumber cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cucumber displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Krawlee throws out the jab.
Krawlee cracks Cucumber with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
The Cucumber showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cucumber, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Cucumber!
The Cucumber decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bert River (ranked 1083 p4p, 1154 weight class) and Crush Bandicoot (ranked 119 p4p, 126 weight class). River comes to the cage accompanied by Five Finger Death Punch- Bad Company. 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bert River!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Crush Bandicoot!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bandicoot needs to keep his hands up - River had a free shot at his head there.
A low kick lands for River.
River looks to score with a jab to the body but Bandicoot is just out of range.
Bandicoot looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
River pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
River clinches up with Bandicoot and pushes him back against the cage.
River throws a punch but it's blocked by Bandicoot.
Bandicoot misses with a punch to the body.
Bandicoot blocking some punches.
River lands a left hand.
River misses with a hook to the ribs.
River struggles to land a body shot inside as Bandicoot controls his hands.
Bandicoot looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
River goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bandicoot tries to throw a body punch but River avoids it by throwing Bandicoot back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bandicoot has a couple of punches blocked by River.
Bandicoot drops to a knee looking for a takedown but River gets the underhooks and prevents it.
River lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bandicoot backwards.
Bandicoot wants to get back to striking at distance but River won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandicoot decides to pull guard.
Bandicoot looking for a guillotine here but River defends easily.
River distracts Bandicoot with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
River missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
River has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
River stands up over Bandicoot, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bandicoot is on top in guard.
River controls Bandicoot momentarily but Bandicoot frees himself.
Bandicoot content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandicoot is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
River is looking for a triangle but Bandicoot pushes his legs off easily.
Bandicoot is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
River has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bandicoot can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bandicoot avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
River is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bandicoot is aware though and is defending well.
River has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
River is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandicoot tries to free his leg and advance position but River is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
River had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bandicoot defends it easily.
River working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Bandicoot has passed into half guard!
River wants to get back to full guard.
Bandicoot not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bandicoot keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bandicoot not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
River looking for submissions off his back.
Bandicoot takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bandicoot scoring with strikes to the body and head.
River regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bandicoot wants to control from the top but River keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bandicoot trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bandicoot working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
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 Bert River will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
River throws a shot from downtown. Bandicoot moves away and avoids it.
River misses with an uppercut.
River swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bandicoot checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
River misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from River.
A nice side step and Bandicoot releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
River comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
River looks to score with a jab to the body but Bandicoot is just out of range.
Bandicoot slips a straight right by River.
Bandicoot throws a left and a right that both miss
and River counters with a solid body kick.
River throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bandicoot slips a jab and a cross from River.
River wants to clinch up but Bandicoot keeps it at a distance.
Bandicoot lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
 It looks like Bert River has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from River.
River is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bandicoot.
River scores with a leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Bandicoot.
Bandicoot ducks under a wild hook from River.
Bandicoot takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
River takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
River looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bert River is winning the standup battle so far.
Bandicoot throws a series of punches but River avoids them all with ease.
River misses with a looping left.
River thows a leg kick but Bandicoot checks it
letting Bandicoot counter with a right hand.
River looks to land a right hand but Bandicoot moved out of range.
Bandicoot lands a straight punch to the body, keeping River at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
River takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
River is rocked!
River displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bandicoot throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Oh River is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bert River seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bandicoot rushes River and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bandicoot lands a big right hand that drops River! The killer instinct kicks in and Bandicoot finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Bandicoot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Crush Bandicoot!
An out of breath Crush Bandicoot thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Calixto Cardona (ranked 386 p4p, 297 weight class) and Anni Skystalker (ranked 46 p4p, 36 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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36
149
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World class boxer
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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 33 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Calixto Cardona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Anni Skystalker!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cardona scores with a jab to the jaw.
Skystalker staying out of range there.
Cardona takes the fight into the clinch.
Cardona can't find room to land a body shot as Skystalker controls the action.
Cardona blocks an uppercut.
Cardona fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Skystalker.
Cardona cracks Skystalker with a nice body shot.
Skystalker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cardonas head.
Cardona lands a shoulder strike.
Skystalker prevents a body shot from Cardona.
Cardona lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Skystalker blocks a body shot from Cardona.
Cardona goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cardona blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Cardona scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cardona lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Skystalker backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skystalker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cardona blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cardona lands a right hand.
A short right from Cardona.
Cardona goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cardona swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skystalker tries to work over Cardona's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Skystalker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Skystalker throws a punch but it's blocked by Cardona.
Cardona struggles to land a body shot inside as Skystalker controls his hands.
Skystalker scores with a shot to the side of Cardona's head.
Cardona lands a left hand.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Skystalker has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Nice body punch from Skystalker - that landed with a thud.
Cardona breaks the clinch.
Cardona circles away from the clinch attempt.
Skystalker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cardona is fending him off so far but Skystalker persists. Nope, Cardona circles away and we're back to standing.
Skystalker lands a nice shot that snaps Cardona's head back.
Skystalker fails with the takedown.
Anni Skystalker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cardona checks a leg kick.
Skystalker fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cardona checks it well.
Skystalker pushes Cardona away with a front kick.
Cardona pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Skystalker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cardona is fending him off so far but Skystalker persists. Nope, Cardona circles away and we're back to standing.
Calixto Cardona has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anni Skystalker.
Cardona misses with a wild combination.
Cardona throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Skystalker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Skystalker scoring well with a low kick there.
Cardona fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Skystalker is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cardona sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Good work by Cardona as he checks the leg kick.
Skystalker throws a body kick that misses.
Skystalker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cardona swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Skystalker unleashes a big counter combination but Cardona bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Cardona misses with the body kick
and Skystalker counters with a thumping low kick.
Skystalker with a nice calf kick.
Skystalker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cardona.
Cardona pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Skystalker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Skystalker throws a shot to the body.
Skystalker connects with a looping right hand.
Skystalker is looking to clinch but Cardona is avoiding it.
Skystalker closes the distance and clinches.
Cardona's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Skystalker.
Skystalker gets control of Cardona's arms and successfully pulls guard. Skystalker will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skystalker wants to sweep here but Cardona controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Skystalker working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Cardona has passed into half guard!
Cardona with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Skystalker is trying to get back to full guard.
Cardona tries to stand and escape but Skystalker actually recovers to full guard.
Skystalker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cardona trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cardona trying to control but Skystalker is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cardona stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Skystalker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cardona is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Cardona controls from within his opponent's guard.
Skystalker is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cardona is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cardona postures up.
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 Calixto Cardona 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.
Good work by Skystalker as he checks the leg kick.
Cardona plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cardona misses the jab.
Skystalker clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Skystalker.
Cardona doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Skystalker throws a head punch that misses.
Cardona tries to work over Skystalker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Skystalker tries to stall but Cardona uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Skystalker lands a shot to the body.
Skystalker lands with a right to the head.
Cardona throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Skystalker swings wildly with an uppercut but Cardona uses good head movement to avoid it.
Skystalker manages to pull guard.
Skystalker had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cardona defends it easily.
Skystalker is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Skystalker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardona 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cardona continues to stall.
Cardona has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Skystalker is proving hard to escape from.
Skystalker looking to control.
Skystalker is looking to stand up but Cardona isn't so interested in that idea.
Cardona has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cardona trying to control but Skystalker is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Cardona showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Skystalker shoots for a takedown but Cardona saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Skystalker is defended easily by Cardona.
Cardona bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Skystalker's head backwards.
Cardona loads up on a big right hand but Skystalker slips the punch.
Skystalker wants to counter the offense by Cardona and move into the clinch position.
Cardona throws a looping overhand right but Skystalker ducks down to avoid it.
Skystalker instigates a clinch.
A short left from Skystalker.
Cardona lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cardona is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Calixto Cardona has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anni Skystalker.
Cardona stops a takedown attempt from Skystalker.
Cardona tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Skystalker's elbow.
Cardona misses with a punch to the body.
Skystalker pulls guard.
Cardona content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cardona trying to control the position from guard on top but Skystalker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cardona trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cardona trying to control the position from guard on top but Skystalker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Skystalker is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cardona is aware though and is defending well.
Cardona looking to pass the guard.
Cardona looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Skystalker looking for a sweep. Not yet Skystalker, not yet.
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.
Skystalker working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Cardona has passed into half guard!
Cardona is controlling the pace.
Cardona thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Skystalker's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Skystalker is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cardona pulls his head out easily.
Skystalker tries to roll over but Cardona keeps him under control.
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 Calixto Cardona will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Skystalker closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Cardona did well to prevent Skystalker getting side control.
Cardona makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Skystalker connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cardona momentarily.
Skystalker gets a clinch.
Skystalker tries to pull guard but Cardona won't allow it.
Cardona working aggressively here.
Cardona prevents a body shot from Skystalker.
Skystalker lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Cardona on the inside.
Skystalker lands with a light punch inside.
Skystalker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Skystalker lands a body punch in the clinch.
Skystalker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Skystalker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Skystalker fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cardona.
Cardona throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Skystalkers head.
Cardona tries to throw a body punch but Skystalker avoids it by throwing Cardona back against the cage.
Cardona throws a punch but it's blocked by Skystalker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardona lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Skystalker backwards.
Skystalker lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cardona.
Cardona manages to break the clinch.
Calixto Cardona is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Skystalker moves out of range of the strikes.
Skystalker throws a body punch but Cardona moves out of range.
Cardona throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cardona thuds a left hand into Skystalker's body.
Skystalker tries to close the distance and clinch but Cardona swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cardona just misses with a punch to the body.
Cardona misses with a looping left.
Skystalker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cardona tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Skystalker drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cardona is trying to buck Skystalker off.
Skystalker is working to tighten his grip on Cardona's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Cardona has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Skystalker is really squeezing tight and eventually Cardona passes out! Skystalker breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Anni Skystalker!
In his post fight interview, Anni Skystalker started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tan Zan (ranked 720 p4p, 326 weight class) and Garik Andonian (ranked 104 p4p, 56 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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176
17 - 12 - 0 |
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World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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 33 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tan Zan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Garik Andonian!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Zan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A good leg kick by Andonian.
Zan scores with a body shot.
Zan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Andonian.
Zan misses with a right hand
and Andonian counters with a low kick, right behind Zan 's knee.
Andonian missing with a left hand there. Zan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No joy there for Andonian, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Andonian swinging wildly here.
Zan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Andonian scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A jab from Zan does it's job there.
Andonian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zan.
Andonian misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zan moves out of range of the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andonian defending well as Zan loads up on a big left hand.
Andonian fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zan throws a looping overhand right but Andonian ducks down to avoid it.
Andonian ducks under a wild hook from Zan.
Zan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice defenses there by Andonian.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Andonian! But no joy.
Andonian chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Zan throws a lazy right hand but Andonian sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Andonian scores with a body shot.
Zan throws an off balance right hand
and Andonian counters with a nice uppercut.
Andonian scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zan doesn't seem bothered though.
Zan misses with a straight left.
Andonian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zan moves away.
Zan throws a body punch but Andonian moves out of range.
Zan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tan Zan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Andonian misses with an uppercut. Zan saw that one coming.
Zan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Andonian lands a glancing blow to the side of Zan's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Andonian defending well as Zan loads up on a big left hand.
Andonian is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Zan with a body shot.
Andonian turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Andonian uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zan.
Jab from Andonian.
A looping hook to the body misses from Andonian. Zan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Andonian swings for the body but Zan moves out of range.
Andonian throws a body shot but no joy.
Zan throws a jab when Andonian was well out of range.
Andonian uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zan.
We've been told by Zan's head coaches at Alpha Brasil that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Zan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Andonian was well out of range. Poor timing from Zan.
Andonian scores with a hook to the body. Zan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Andonian feints and then cracks Zan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zan down.
Zan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Andonian was well out of range. Poor timing from Zan.
Zan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zan checks a leg kick.
Andonian is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Zan rather than just go for the knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Andonian. Zan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Zan misses with a body shot.
Zan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Andonian.
Andonian looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Zan throws a body punch but Andonian moves out of range.
Zan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Andonian looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Andonian misses the shot to the body.
Andonian throws a series of punches but Zan avoids them all with ease.
An attempted straight right counter from Zan misses the target.
Zan lands a nice shot that snaps Andonian's head back.
Andonian throws a series of strikes that have Zan backpedaling.
Andonian uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zan.
Zan lands with a nice body punch.
Andonian ducks under a wild hook from Zan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Zan.
Andonian is looking to clinch but Zan is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zan misses the shot to the body.
Andonian tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A quick step to the side and Zan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zan throws a jab when Andonian was well out of range.
Andonian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zan.
Andonian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zan manages to avoid it.
Zan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Andonian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zan.
Andonian tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Andonian. Andonian obviously looking to wear him down.
Zan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Andonian moves out of range of the strikes.
Andonian swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Zan misses with a looping right.
Andonian slips under a jab.
Zan throws the left hand but Andonian avoids the punch easily.
Zan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Zan misses with a hook. Andonian ducked under it nicely.
Andonian misses with a right hand
and Zan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Garik Andonian will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Andonian drives through and clinches with Zan against the cage.
Zan misses with some punches.
Andonian working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zan has a couple of punches blocked by Andonian.
A left hand lands to the body for Andonian.
Zan misses with a punch to the body.
Zan struggles to land a body shot inside as Andonian controls his hands.
Zan is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Andonian's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Andonian prevents a body shot from Zan.
Zan avoids the elbow strike from Andonian, against the cage.
Zan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zan struggles to land a body shot inside as Andonian controls his hands.
Andonian throws a punch but it's blocked by Zan.
Andonian misses with a punch to the body.
Andonian tries to work over Zan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andonian's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zan misses with a punch to the body.
Zan prevents a body shot from Andonian.
Andonian connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zan's face.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Andonian.
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!
Andonian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Andonian.
Andonian's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Andonian takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Andonian.
Zan misses with a punch to the body.
Andonian pushes Zan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Zan on the inside.
Andonian has a couple of punches blocked by Zan.
Andonian with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Andonian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Andonian working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Andonian tries to work over Zan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Andonian gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Zan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Andonian lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Andonian doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zan blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Zan lands with a left to the head.
Andonian misses with a punch on the inside.
Andonian takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andonian lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Andonian misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zan.
Zan working aggressively here.
Andonian struggles to land a body shot inside as Zan controls his hands.
Andonian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Andonian misses with a body punch.
Zan lands with a right to the head.
Andonian blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Andonian lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zan.
Zan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Andonian throws a punch but it's blocked by Zan.
Andonian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Andonian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Andonian misses with some punches.
Andonian pushes Zan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Andonian misses with a punch to the body.
Andonian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Andonian misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andonian pushes off an throws an elbow but Zan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Andonian lands a left hand.
Andonian throws a head punch that misses.
Zan digs a right hand underneath Andonian's ribcage. Andonian let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch on the inside from Zan fails to land.
Andonian misses with a body punch.
Zan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Andonian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Andonian doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Zan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Andonian or not.
Zan has a couple of punches blocked by Andonian.
Zan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Andonian throws a punch but it's blocked by Zan.
Andonian tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zan's elbow.
Zan tries to work over Andonian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Zan blocking some punches.
Andonian softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Andonian scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andonian lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andonian struggles to land a body shot inside as Zan controls his hands.
Andonian doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Andonian.
Zan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Andonian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Andonian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Andonian prevents a body shot from Zan.
Andonian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Andonian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Andonian blocks a body shot from Zan.
Zan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Andonian.
Andonian lands a nice uppercut.
Nice elbow from Andonian.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Andonian comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Andonian lands an elbow inside that Zan shrugs off.
Zan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Zan has a couple of punches blocked by Andonian.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Garik Andonian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Zan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Zan lands with a right hand.
Zan missing with a left hand there. Andonian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A jab from Zan misses.
A nice side step and Andonian releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Andonian fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zan manages to avoid it.
It looked like Zan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Andonian.
Zan just misses with a punch to the body.
Andonian tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Andonian tried to score with a low kick but Zan checks it.
Andonian attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Zan throws a poor cross that misses
and Andonian counters with a thumping low kick.
Zan throws a big shot that misses.
Zan 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Zan.
Zan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andonian manages to avoid it.
Zan pushes Andonian up against the cage in a clinch.
Andonian working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Andonian has a couple of punches blocked by Zan.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andonian tries to work over Zan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Andonian struggles to land a body shot inside as Zan controls his hands.
Zan blocks an uppercut.
Zan working aggressively here.
Andonian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Andonian tries to work over Zan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Andonian.
Andonian tries a body shot but Zan blocks it.
Andonian lands with a short shot to the head.
Andonian struggles to land a body shot inside as Zan controls his hands.
Andonian doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Andonian lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Andonian - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Andonian works on Zan's body with a couple of short punches.
Zan can't find room to land a body shot as Andonian controls the action.
Andonian works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Andonian.
Andonian lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Andonian lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zan prevents a body shot from Andonian.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andonian lands a body shot in the clinch.
Andonian throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zans head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andonian lands an uppercut.
Andonian lands a hook that snaps the head of Zan backwards.
Andonian lands a body punch.
Andonian scores with a shoulder strike.
Andonian doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Andonian lands a nice shot to the body.
Andonian lands an elbow that stopped Zan in his tracks for a moment.
Andonian scores with a hook to the body.
Andonian lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Tan Zan has been cut.
Zan takes an elbow to the forehead.
Andonian works on Zan's body with a couple of short punches.
Andonian lands a nice elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zan.
Andonian lands an uppercut.
Andonian has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short right from Andonian on the inside.
Andonian lands with a right to the head.
Andonian misses with a punch on the inside.
Andonian lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zan swings wildly with an uppercut but Andonian uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andonian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Garik Andonian seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Zan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Andonian scores with a shot to the side of Zan's head.
Andonian creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zan's defenses.
Andonian lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Andonian.
Zan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Andonian lands an elbow inside that Zan shrugs off.
Tan Zan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andonian scores with a hook to the body.
Andonian lands with a right to the head.
Andonian lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Andonian lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Andonian creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zan is rocked!
Andonian lands with a left to the head.
Oh Zan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A hook to the body from Andonian.
Zan misses with the head strike.
Zan working aggressively here.
Zan seems to have got his legs back now.
Zan takes a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andonian gets through Zan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Andonian lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zan managing to block the knees to the body from Andonian.
Andonian lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Andonian lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zan tries a body shot but Andonian blocks it.
Andonian lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zan backwards.
Andonian lands an elbow that stopped Zan in his tracks for a moment.
Zan takes a shot to the head.
Andonian lands an elbow that stopped Zan in his tracks for a moment.
Andonian presses Zan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Andonian lands with a left to the head.
Zan takes a shot to the head.
Zan misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zan working aggressively here.
Andonian pushes Zan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zan misses with the head strike.
Andonian lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zan backwards.
Andonian lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Zan backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Garik Andonian comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Andonian has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Garik Andonian!
Garik Andonian spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Stalinovich (ranked 146 p4p, 206 weight class) and Jeremy Jones (ranked 24 p4p, 36 weight class). Stalinovich kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hell March. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jeremy Jones enters the cage!
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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 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joseph Stalinovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 33 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeremy Jones!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
As Jones looks to move away, Stalinovich throws a big counter combo but Jones just gets out of the way.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Stalinovich throws a quick counter kick to the body but Jones avoids it.
Jeremy Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stalinovich pushes Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Stalinovich tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jones lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stalinovich.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Stalinovich.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones scores with a shot to the side of Stalinovich's head.
Jones scores with a hook to the body.
Stalinovich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalinovich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stalinovich blocks a body shot from Jones.
Jones lands a body shot.
Jones working aggressively here.
A short body shot lands from Jones as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
I was talking to Stalinovich's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Stalinovich blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stalinovich can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stalinovich lands a left hand.
Jones lands with a light punch inside.
Stalinovich prevents a body shot from Jones.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jones moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little feinted left hand from Stalinovich on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jones throws a push kick but Stalinovich slaps the foot to one side.
Stalinovich swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jones.
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 swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A quick step to the side and Stalinovich tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Stalinovich.
Jones tries to work over Stalinovich's front leg with a kick but Stalinovich checks it.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stalinovich is looking to counter with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stalinovich.
A counter left hand to the body from Stalinovich misses its target.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Stalinovich.
It looked like Stalinovich wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jones misses with a hook.
An attempted straight right counter from Stalinovich misses the target.
Stalinovich lands a jab to the head.
Stalinovich ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
It looked like Stalinovich wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Stalinovich closes the distance but Jones moves to the side
and Jones counters with a nice low kick that buckles Stalinovich's knee momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick
and Stalinovich counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stalinovich has Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Stalinovich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short body shot lands from Jones as the two fighters clinch.
Jones lands a right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stalinovich's elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Jones dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Stalinovich throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Stalinovich counter with a right hand.
Jones catches Stalinovich with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Stalinovich swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jones! But no joy.
Jones lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Stalinovich checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalinovich walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jones misses with an attempted mid kick.
Stalinovich swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Stalinovich moves away from the strike by Jones.
Stalinovich half committed to a counter leg kick.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones throws a combination. Stalinovich tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jones misses with an uppercut
and Stalinovich counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jeremy Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Stalinovich.
A big right from Jones misses.
As Jones looks to move away, Stalinovich throws a big counter combo but Jones just gets out of the way.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Stalinovich's shoulder, as Stalinovich tries to avoid the shot.
Stalinovich throws a counter high kick but Jones was just alert enough to avoid it.
Jones lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones loads up on a big right hand but Stalinovich slips the punch.
A little feinted left hand from Stalinovich on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jones throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Stalinovich to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalinovich uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jones has time to react.
Jones throws a wild body kick that Stalinovich sees coming a mile off.
Stalinovich defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
A big left from Stalinovich misses.
A solid body kick from Jones.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Stalinovich. Beautiful body shot.
Jones connects with a solid leg kick.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stalinovich.
A combination from Stalinovich does no damage.
Jones is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stalinovich closes the distance and lands a one-two.
 It looks like Jeremy Jones has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones avoids the head kick by Stalinovich.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jeremy Jones will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jeremy Jones's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Jones misses with a low kick as Stalinovich jumps back.
Stalinovich swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Joseph Stalinovich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stalinovich changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stalinovich.
Jones keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
It looked like Stalinovich was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jones.
Stalinovich steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Stalinovich appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalinovich tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Stalinovich saw that one coming.
Stalinovich misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones throws a lazy right hand but Stalinovich sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Stalinovich is looking to counter with head kicks.
Nice uppercut lands for Jones. That snapped Stalinovich's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Jones looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jones fakes the leg kick and cracks Stalinovich in the body.
Stalinovich has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jones finds it's way round the side to connect with Stalinovich's head.
Jones connects with a right hand. Stalinovich shakes it off.
Jones misses with a hook. Stalinovich ducked under it nicely.
As Jones looks to move away, Stalinovich throws a big counter combo but Jones just gets out of the way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jones.
A jab from Jones misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Stalinovich misses the target.
Jones throws a push kick but Stalinovich slaps the foot to one side.
It looked like Stalinovich was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Stalinovich steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Jones. That one must have hurt.
Stalinovich misses with a double jab
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalinovich lands a body shot.
Stalinovich throws a right hand that misses
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones scores with a kick to the body.
Jeremy Jones is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jones throws a body punch but Stalinovich moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones lands a jab.
Stalinovich ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremy Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jones 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Jones!
Jeremy Jones spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tacitus Kilgore (ranked 100 p4p, 323 weight class) and Caio Victor (ranked 17 p4p, 49 weight class). Tacitus Kilgore could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Caio Victor's chin.
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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 24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tacitus Kilgore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Caio Victor!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilgore lands a head kick. Victor smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kilgore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kilgore tries to sprawl but Victor drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Victor looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Victor is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kilgore has managed to free his arm - good work.
Victor is pressing down on Kilgore's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kilgore is holding on for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Victor is thwarting Kilgore's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Victor looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kilgore has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Victor is working away from the top position though.
Victor trying to pass the guard but Kilgore defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Victor trying to work for an americana but Kilgore has managed to regain full guard.
Kilgore controlling Victor's posture.
Kilgore keeping full guard, as Victor tries to pass.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kilgore has managed to clinch.
Kilgore prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kilgore lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Kilgore.
Kilgore throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Victors head.
Kilgore lands with a light punch inside.
Kilgore lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kilgore misses with a punch to the body.
Victor is trying to pull guard but Kilgore has him pressed against the cage.
A short uppercut from Kilgore.
Kilgore lands a hook to the side of the head.
Victor blocks a body shot from Kilgore.
Victor takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Kilgore.
Kilgore tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Victor's elbow.
Victor fails to pull guard.
Tacitus Kilgore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caio Victor.
Victor tries to pull guard but Kilgore won't allow it.
Kilgore tries a body shot but Victor blocks it.
Victor turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
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!
Victor tries to advance to mount but can't.
Kilgore has one of Victor's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Victor tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Victor has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Victor is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kilgore has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kilgore stops Victor from passing to mount.
Victor wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kilgore, who protects the arm well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tacitus Kilgore dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Victor cracks Kilgore with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kilgore clinches.
Victor is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kilgore is defending well.
Victor jumps guard but Kilgore turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Victor changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kilgore fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tacitus Kilgore has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caio Victor.
Kilgore tries to clinch but Victor moves out of range.
Victor with the counter takedown but Kilgore avoids it easily.
Kilgore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kilgore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Victor moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Victor moves forwards but Kilgore connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A punch combination from Victor misses.
Kilgore connects with a good right hand that stumbles Victor. Victor circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilgore slips under a jab.
Kilgore lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Victor uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kilgore lands a big head kick that sends Victor tumbling to the mat! Kilgore takes a step backwards and waves Victor back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Victor is rocked!
Tacitus Kilgore is winning the standup battle so far.
Victor misses the body punch
and Kilgore counters with a crisp right hand that drops Victor! Kilgore lets Victor back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Victor is still on wobbly legs! Can Kilgore finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kilgore throws a pinpoint strike between Victor's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Victor crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Kilgore scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tacitus Kilgore!
During a confident post fight interview, Tacitus Kilgore thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Panda Aorigele (ranked 192 p4p, 134 weight class) and Billy Bob Brown (ranked 33 p4p, 24 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Aorigele might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mama Said Knock You Out. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Panda Aorigele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Billy Bob Brown!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Brown misses with the body kick
and Aorigele counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Billy Bob Brown has been cut.
A big left from Brown misses.
Aorigele loads up on a big right hand but Brown slips the punch.
Brown flicks out a counter leg kick but Aorigele steps away.
Brown loads up on a big right hand but Aorigele slips the punch.
Brown slips a jab from Aorigele.
Brown lands with a thumping leg kick.
Aorigele scores with a jab.
Aorigele throws an off balance right hand
and Brown makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Aorigele displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brown throws out the jab.
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Aorigele misses its intended target.
Brown bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Brown fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Aorigele, pushing him back against the cage.
Aorigele managing to block the knees to the body from Brown.
Aorigele leaning his opponent against the cage.
Aorigele lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
I was talking to Aorigele's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Aorigele misses with a body punch.
Aorigele tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
Brown looking to throw knees to the head but Aorigele is blocking nicely.
Brown is trying to stall.
Brown throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Aorigele misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brown landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Aorigele is breathing heavily.
Brown tries to work over Aorigele's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brown doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown blocks a body shot from Aorigele.
Aorigele prevents a body shot from Brown.
Brown tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Aorigele takes a shot to the head.
Aorigele can't find room to land a body shot as Brown controls the action.
Aorigele misses with a body punch.
Aorigele digs a right hand into Brown's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Brown's gas tank.
Brown blocking some punches.
Aorigele swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown lands a hook that snaps the head of Aorigele backwards.
Aorigele tries a body shot but Brown blocks it.
Brown slowing the pace effectively.
Aorigele tries to throw a body punch but Brown avoids it by throwing Aorigele back against the cage.
Aorigele tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Brown trying to land knees to the body.
Aorigele misses with a body punch.
Aorigele tries to work over Brown's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aorigele avoiding damage.
Aorigele misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aorigele swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aorigele tries to throw a body punch but Brown avoids it by throwing Aorigele back against the cage.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Aorigele controls the action.
Aorigele blocks an elbow strike from Brown.
Brown working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brown scores with a hook to the body.
Brown misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aorigele.
Brown tries to throw a body punch but Aorigele avoids it by throwing Brown back against the cage.
Brown throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Brown prevents a body shot from Aorigele.
Brown landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Brown working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Brown goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aorigele throws a head punch that misses.
Brown prevents a body shot from Aorigele.
Brown lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aorigele backwards.
Aorigele looking to stall.
Nice body punch from Brown - that landed with a thud.
Brown has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Aorigele seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Brown can turn it around.
The referee is keeping an eye on Brown - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Aorigele can't find room to land a body shot as Brown controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aorigele on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aorigele blocks an elbow strike.
Brown is leaning against Aorigele and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brown digs a right hand into Aorigele's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Aorigele's gas tank.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brown gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Panda Aorigele has been cut.
Aorigele avoiding damage as Brown throws knees to the body.
Brown throws a knee to the head but misses.
Brown will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Aorigele up against the cage.
Aorigele stalling against the cage.
Aorigele goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aorigele stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Aorigele lands with a light punch inside.
Aorigele tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aorigele avoiding damage.
Brown prevents a body shot from Aorigele.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Bob Brown dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Aorigele pushes Brown up against the cage in a clinch.
Brown blocking some punches.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Brown. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Brown throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short body shot lands from Aorigele as the two fighters clinch.
Aorigele goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aorigele misses with a punch to the body.
Brown presses Aorigele against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Billy Bob Brown seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Brown tries to work over Aorigele's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aorigele prevents a body shot from Brown.
Brown missing with knees to the body.
Brown scores with a shot to the side of Aorigele's head.
Aorigele tries a body shot but Brown blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Brown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown presses Aorigele against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Brown struggles to land a body shot inside as Aorigele controls his hands.
Brown is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Brown lands a nice elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aorigele takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown tries to work over Aorigele's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Come on Brown - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Aorigele tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brown blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Brown.
Brown lands a good knee to the midsection. Aorigele won't want to take too many of those.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Aorigele.
Brown tries to throw a body punch but Aorigele avoids it by throwing Brown back against the cage.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Aorigele controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Brown creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brown misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brown misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brown.
Brown tries a body shot but Aorigele blocks it.
Brown using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aorigele has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aorigele blocks a body shot from Brown.
A left hand lands to the body for Aorigele.
Brown unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Brown lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aorigele fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brown lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Aorigele can't find room to land a body shot as Brown controls the action.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Aorigele misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brown.
Brown digs a right hand underneath Aorigele's ribcage. Aorigele let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Brown landing knees to the body.
Brown using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Brown is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Brown scores with a shoulder strike.
Brown misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Brown.
Aorigele swings wildly with an uppercut but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brown connects with a nasty looking knee right to Aorigele's face.
Brown tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aorigele avoids it.
Brown utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Brown.
Brown misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice elbow from Brown.
Brown stalling the fight.
Brown lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brown is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Aorigele is keeping busy.
Aorigele struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.
Brown has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brown lands a body punch in the clinch.
Aorigele tries a body shot but Brown blocks it.
Brown struggles to land a body shot inside as Aorigele controls his hands.
Brown misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aorigele.
Brown is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aorigele is defending well for now.
Aorigele tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
Brown lands a body shot in the clinch.
Brown throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to land knees in the clinch but Aorigele avoids the damage to the body.
Brown struggles to land a body shot inside as Aorigele controls his hands.
Aorigele can't find room to land a body shot as Brown controls the action.
Brown cracks Aorigele with a nice body shot.
Brown scores with a knee to the head.
Brown unloads a knee to the mid-section. Aorigele lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brown landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Brown misses with an elbow strike.
Brown scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Aorigele goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brown lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aorigele backwards.
Brown lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Brown.
Brown is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aorigele is defending well for now.
Aorigele misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brown tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brown putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Aorigele in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Brown lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aorigele is defending well for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Bob Brown showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Aorigele throws a right hand that misses
and Brown counters with a nice uppercut.
Brown moves into the clinch.
Aorigele misses with a body punch.
Brown pushes Aorigele back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Brown lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Aorigele.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Aorigele controls the action.
Brown tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aorigele avoids it.
Brown is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Brown throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aorigeles head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Brown.
Brown throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown lands a good knee to the midsection. Aorigele won't want to take too many of those.
Brown throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Aorigele takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Brown obliges.
Brown lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aorigele backwards.
Brown lands an elbow just above Aorigele 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown lands an elbow that stopped Aorigele in his tracks for a moment.
Brown works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brown lands a left hand.
Brown throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aorigeles head.
Aorigele throws a head punch that misses.
Aorigele scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Brown is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aorigele is defending well for now.
Aorigele can't find room to land a body shot as Brown controls the action.
Aorigele stalling in the clinch but Brown improves position.
Brown tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aorigele avoids it.
A right handed body shot lands from Aorigele.
Aorigele goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brown taking a breather.
Brown stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Brown drops Aorigele with a big knee straight up the middle! Aorigele is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Aorigele is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Brown engages and cracks Aorigele with a massive lead left hook - Aorigele tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Brown is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Billy Bob Brown!
A very excited looking Billy Bob Brown 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Henry Lancaster (ranked 91 p4p, 59 weight class) and Angelo Moore (ranked 16 p4p, 11 weight class). Angelo Moore has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Henry Lancaster's chin.
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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 27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Henry Lancaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Angelo Moore!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lancaster ducks under a wild hook from Moore.
Lancaster takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The fighters circling - Lancaster throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lancaster takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Moore throws a hook but Lancaster avoids it easily.
Moore gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Angelo Moore has been cut.
Lancaster has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Tōshi in the buildup to the fight.
Lancaster jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Moore! But no joy.
Henry Lancaster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lancaster walks into a stiff left hand from Moore.
Moore looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lancaster misses with a wild combination.
Lancaster misses with a right hand
and Moore counters with a crisp right hand that drops Lancaster! Moore lets Lancaster back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Lancaster is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Lancaster. Moore does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oh Lancaster is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lancaster throws a lazy right hand but Moore sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lancaster seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancaster scores with the left hand. Moore knows he should have avoided that one.
Lancaster stuns Moore with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Moore connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lancaster. Lancaster circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Moore scores with a jab to the head.
Moore lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lancaster at a distance.
Lancaster throws the left hand but Moore avoids the punch easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Moore! But no joy.
Moore misses with a straight right.
Moore fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lancaster looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Moore scores with a sloppy right hand. Lancaster should have avoided that one.
Moore lands a big uppercut and Lancaster crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Lancaster looks OK. Moore waves Lancaster back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lancaster jabs Moore to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lancaster waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moore.
Lancaster cracks Moore with a right hand to the side of the head.
Moore might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A jab from Lancaster does it's job there.
Moore throws a leg kick that misses.
Moore defending well as Lancaster loads up on a big left hand.
Lancaster throws a hook to the side of Moore's head but Moore sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lancaster throws a hook but Moore blocks it.
Moore throws a shot from downtown. Lancaster moves away and avoids it.
Moore slips under a jab from Lancaster.
Lancaster throws the left hand but Moore avoids the punch easily.
Moore is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lancaster had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Moore misses with a double jab.
Lancaster pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Moore uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lancaster.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancaster ducks under a wild hook from Moore.
Lancaster is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Moore.
Lancaster scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Moore bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Moore lands the left hand.
Lancaster takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Moore looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sloppy strikes from Lancaster. Those never looked like landing.
Moore cracks Lancaster with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Lancaster looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Moore finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lancaster misses with a hook to the body
and Moore counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Angelo Moore!
After winning the bout, Angelo Moore 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 Valen Dreth (ranked 121 p4p, 170 weight class) and Darren Dixon (ranked 18 p4p, 24 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 featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Valen Dreth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Darren Dixon!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dixon drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Dixon wants to control but Dreth is keeping him busy.
Dixon has knee on belly momentarily but Dreth bucks him off and regains half guard.
Dixon is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dreth sees it coming and defends easily.
Dixon seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dreth does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dixon is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dreth doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dixon.
Dixon wants to control but Dreth is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Dreth!
Dixon controlling the position easily from mount.
Dreth is trying to escape the mount.
Dreth sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Dreth wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dreth won't allow Dixon to pass to mount.
Dreth wants to improve his position but Dixon is controlling well.
Dreth looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dixon is looking to take a break and control but Dreth is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dreth is looking for a sweep. Dixon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dreth is not content to let Dixon control the position.
Dixon trying to mount his opponent but Dreth defends it.
Dixon is looking to take a break and control but Dreth is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Dreth ducks right into an uppercut from Dixon.
Dixon drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dixon scores with a shot to the body.
Dixon misses with an uppercut. Dreth saw that one coming.
Dixon is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dreth sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dixon fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dreth avoids it really well and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dreth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dixon lands a jab to the head.
Dreth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dixon swings for the body but Dreth moves out of range.
Dixon misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Valen Dreth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darren Dixon.
Dixon misses with a takedown attempt
and Dreth counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dixon avoids the body shot from Dreth.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dixon throws a jab but it's blocked by Dreth.
Dreth was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Dixon misses.
Dixon cracks Dreth with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dixon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dreth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Dixon dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A bone on bone clash there as Dixon blocks the leg kick.
Dixon shoots in but no luck this time.
Dreth appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dixon thuds a left hand into Dreth's body.
Dixon with a poor takedown
and Dreth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dixon digs a good body shot into Dreth's ribs.
Dreth keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Valen Dreth has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darren Dixon.
Dixon looking to score a takedown here. Dreth is defending well but Dixon drives through and ends up in Dreth's guard.
Dixon won't allow Dreth to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dixon looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dreth keeping moving, preventing Dixon from controlling successfully.
Dixon wants to pass the guard but Dreth is keeping the position.
Dreth is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dixon wants to get back to full guard but Dreth has passed into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dreth landing a few strikes.
Dixon looking for a sweep but Dreth has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Dixon really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dreth landing strikes from the mount.
Dixon is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dixon regains half guard.
Dreth not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dixon wants to get back to full guard.
Dixon works his way to full guard. Good work.
Dreth stopping the sweep attempt from Dixon.
Dreth avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dixon is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dreth defends well.
Dreth lands a couple of elbows.
Dixon looking for subs off his back but Dreth has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dixon trying to hold on to Dreth's head to control him but Dreth postures up.
Dixon is looking to improve his position.
Dixon looking for submissions off his back.
Dixon is in trouble now - Dreth has advanced to mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dixon is desperately trying to improve his position but Dreth has a good base and remains in mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Valen Dreth dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Dixon closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Dixon passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Dreth!
Dixon trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dixon is looking to work his way around to Dreth's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Dreth is squirming around, avoiding Dixon's attempts to control the action.
Dixon jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Dreth is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Dreth and Dixon has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dixon is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dreth has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon is looking to take a break and control but Dreth is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dixon tries to advance to mount but can't.
Dixon trying to control the position but Dreth is working away.
Dreth looks to move to half guard but instead Dixon has passed into mount! Damn!
Dixon can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dreth is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dreth tries to reverse the position but Dixon maintains control.
Dixon controlling from mount.
Dreth can't escape the position.
Dixon looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dixon seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Dreth is holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dreth is working to get back to half guard.
Dixon content just to control the position here.
Dixon fails to advance to Dreth's back.
Dreth regains half guard.
Dreth gets back to full guard.
Dixon passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dixon has knee on belly momentarily but Dreth bucks him off and regains half guard.
Dixon is just content to waste time from the top position. Dreth takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Dixon preventing the sweep.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dreth bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dixon's guard.
Dixon is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dreth is aware though and is defending well.
Dixon looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darren Dixon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dixon has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darren Dixon!
Darren Dixon decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacque Joteel (ranked 14 p4p, 65 weight class) and Zaid Al Balushi (ranked 2 p4p, 8 weight class). Joteel's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Moogwalze. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacque Joteel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zaid Al Balushi!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Balushi throws an overhand right that lands on Joteel's shoulder, as Joteel tries to avoid the shot.
Joteel has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Chakuriki LA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
A lazy left from Al Balushi finds it's target.
Al Balushi jabs at Joteel's body.
Joteel throws a right hand that misses
and Al Balushi counters with a low kick, right behind Joteel 's knee.
Al Balushi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Al Balushi throws a nice inside leg kick.
That kick from Al Balushi tenderised Joteel's leg. Joteel is trying to keep his angry face on.
Joteel throws a leg kick
and Al Balushi counters with an outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Balushi lands with a hook. Joteel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Joteel slips under a jab.
Joteel dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Al Balushi. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joteel missing with a left hand there. Al Balushi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A solid leg kick lands there for Al Balushi.
Al Balushi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Joteel lands an overhand right.
Al Balushi with a jab.
Joteel takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Al Balushi connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Al Balushi.
Joteel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Joteel misses with a head kick.
Al Balushi slips a jab from Joteel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joteel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That kick from Al Balushi tenderised Joteel's leg. Joteel is trying to keep his angry face on.
Joteel wants to slow Al Balushi down by chopping away at his legs.
Joteel checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Al Balushi throws out a loose jab but Joteel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Al Balushi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Joteel darts in trying to clinch
and Al Balushi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Joteel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Al Balushi doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Joteel.
Joteel connects with an inside leg kick.
Joteel takes one to the chin there.
A low kick from Al Balushi is predictable there
and Joteel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Al Balushi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Al Balushi throws out a loose jab but Joteel uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Joteel tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joteel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Al Balushi looks for the body kick but Joteel saw that one coming.
Al Balushi slips a jab from Joteel.
Al Balushi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Balushi throws a leg kick which misses Joteel's front leg but catches the back leg as Joteel tries to avoid it.
Joteel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joteel throwing a counter right hand but Al Balushi manages to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Al Balushi.
Joteel clinches up against the cage.
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!
Al Balushi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Joteel avoids it.
Joteel misses with a punch to the body.
Al Balushi lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Jacque Joteel has been cut.
Joteel lands a nice uppercut.
Al Balushi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Joteel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Joteel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Joteel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Joteel lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Al Balushi.
Al Balushi blocks a body shot from Joteel.
Al Balushi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Joteel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zaid Al Balushi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jacque Joteel's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Al Balushi with a hook.
Al Balushi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Al Balushi misses with an uppercut. Joteel saw that one coming.
Al Balushi throws an overhand right that lands on Joteel's shoulder, as Joteel tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Joteel does it's job there.
Joteel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Joteel tries to clinch but Al Balushi is having none of it.
Joteel jabs Al Balushi right on the nose. Al Balushi blinks but takes it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Balushi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Joteel counters with a crisp right hand that drops Al Balushi! Joteel lets Al Balushi back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Al Balushi is rocked!
It looks like Zaid Al Balushi has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joteel looks to land a right hand but Al Balushi moved out of range.
Al Balushi is still on wobbly legs! Can Joteel finish him?
Joteel throws a front kick aimed at Al Balushi's knee but Al Balushi avoids it well.
Joteel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Joteel misses with a jab to the body
and Joteel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joteel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Al Balushi throws a low kick but Joteel avoids it.
Al Balushi throws a hook but Joteel avoids it easily.
Joteel seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Joteel throws a head kick that misses.
Al Balushi seems to have recovered his senses.
Al Balushi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Joteel walks into a stiff left hand from Al Balushi.
Joteel scores with a jab.
Joteel misses with a low kick.
Al Balushi throws out a leg kick but Joteel moves out of range and Al Balushi only half commits.
Joteel is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A clash of legs there as Joteel blocks the low kick.
Good work by Joteel as he checks the leg kick.
Al Balushi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joteel misses with a right hand
and Al Balushi counters with a leg kick.
Joteel throws a chopping leg kick but Al Balushi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Joteel backing away here, and Al Balushi unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Al Balushi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice uppercut lands for Al Balushi. That snapped Joteel's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Al Balushi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Joteel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Al Balushi wants to counter the offense by Joteel and move into the clinch position.
Al Balushi misses with a low kick as Joteel jumps back.
Al Balushi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Joteel.
Al Balushi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Joteel lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Balushi walks into a left hand.
Al Balushi scores with a nice body kick.
Joteel tries to bum rush Al Balushi with a series of wild strikes but Al Balushi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Al Balushi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Joteel under the eye.
Al Balushi lands with a nice body punch.
Joteel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Al Balushi's sensitive parts.
Joteel throws a leg kick which misses Al Balushi's front leg but catches the back leg as Al Balushi tries to avoid it.
Joteel on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Al Balushi wants to land a leg kick but Joteel is out of range.
Joteel dips to his left and cracks Al Balushi with an uppercut!
Zaid Al Balushi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joteel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Al Balushi.
Al Balushi follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Joteel crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Al Balushi - the referee stops the clock and Joteel gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Al Balushi. Joteel manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joteel misses with a looping left.
A low kick from Joteel misses
and Al Balushi counters with a nice uppercut.
Joteel throws an off balance right hand
and Al Balushi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Joteel lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Al Balushi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Al Balushi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Al Balushi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Al Balushi connects with a leg kick.
Al Balushi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joteel.
Joteel throws an off balance right hand
and Al Balushi counters with a stiff right hand.
Al Balushi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Joteel is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Al Balushi.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jacque Joteel dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Al Balushi tries to keep at a distance but Joteel has taken the fight into the clinch.
Al Balushi lands an elbow inside.
A short right from Al Balushi on the inside.
Al Balushi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Joteel lands a left hand.
Al Balushi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Joteel tries a head kick but it misses.
Joteel backing away here, and Al Balushi unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Nice defenses there by Joteel.
Joteel scores with a sloppy right hand. Al Balushi should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joteel on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Joteel clinches.
Al Balushi using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Joteel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jacque Joteel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Joteel on the defensive, avoiding the knees 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 head punch on the inside from Joteel fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Balushi can't find room to land a body shot as Joteel controls the action.
Joteel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Al Balushi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Joteel seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Al Balushi can turn it around.
A short right from Al Balushi.
Joteel lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Joteel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Al Balushi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Al Balushi tries a body shot but Joteel blocks it.
Joteel tries a body shot but Al Balushi blocks it.
Al Balushi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Joteel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Joteel misses with a punch on the inside.
Joteel avoiding damage as Al Balushi throws knees to the body.
Joteel prevents a body shot from Al Balushi.
Joteel struggles to land a body shot inside as Al Balushi controls his hands.
Joteel takes a shot to the head.
Al Balushi lands a shot to the body.
Joteel misses with a body punch.
Joteel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Joteel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Joteel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Al Balushi's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joteel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Al Balushi's elbow.
Joteel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Joteel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Al Balushi's elbow.
Joteel takes an elbow to the temple.
Joteel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joteel avoiding damage as Al Balushi throws knees to the body.
Joteel tries to throw a body punch but Al Balushi avoids it by throwing Joteel back against the cage.
Joteel lands with a short shot to the head.
Joteel working aggressively here.
Al Balushi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Al Balushi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Al Balushi blocking some punches.
Al Balushi trying to stall but Joteel improves his position.
Al Balushi misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Al Balushi.
A short left from Al Balushi.
A nice right hand lands inside from Joteel.
Joteel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Al Balushi.
Al Balushi misses with a knee to the head.
Al Balushi lands an elbow that stopped Joteel in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Balushi working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Al Balushi.
Al Balushi misses with the head strike.
Al Balushi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Al Balushi.
Al Balushi throws a head punch that misses.
Joteel takes an elbow to the forehead.
Al Balushi misses with a punch to the body.
Al Balushi is looking to control Joteel's arms but Joteel gets an underhook and turns him. Now Al Balushi has his back to the cage.
Nice body punch from Joteel - that landed with a thud.
Al Balushi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Joteel.
Joteel lands a nice shot to the body.
Joteel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Joteel lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Joteel - that landed with a thud.
Joteel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Al Balushi backwards.
Joteel gets through Al Balushi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joteel cracks Al Balushi with a nice body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Joteel.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Joteel.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joteel lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Joteel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Joteel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Al Balushi's elbow.
Joteel misses with a punch to the body.
Joteel tries a body shot but Al Balushi blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Joteel fails to land.
Joteel just leaning against Al Balushi, taking a breather.
Joteel lands a left hand.
Al Balushi lands an elbow that stopped Joteel in his tracks for a moment.
Joteel is leaning against Al Balushi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Al Balushi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Al Balushi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Joteel throws a head punch that misses.
Joteel managing to block the knees to the body from Al Balushi.
Joteel lands a left hand.
Al Balushi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Joteel scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joteel tries a body shot but Al Balushi blocks it.
Al Balushi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Joteel.
Joteel managing to block the knees to the body from Al Balushi.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Jacque Joteel did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Al Balushi checks a leg kick nicely.
Joteel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Joteel checks the leg kick nicely there.
Joteel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Al Balushi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Al Balushi thows a leg kick but Joteel checks it
and Joteel counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Joteel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Al Balushi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Joteel keeps Al Balushi at a distance using the push kick.
Al Balushi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Joteel.
Al Balushi moves out of range as Joteel strikes.
Joteel throws a half hearted mid kick.
Al Balushi thuds a left hand into Joteel's body.
Joteel tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joteel thows a leg kick but Al Balushi checks it
and Al Balushi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Joteel throws a push kick but Al Balushi slaps the foot to one side.
Joteel thows a leg kick but Al Balushi checks it
and Al Balushi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Joteel has taken the fight to the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Joteel.
Al Balushi lands a knee to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Joteel tries to throw a body punch but Al Balushi avoids it by throwing Joteel back against the cage.
Joteel tries to land a knee to the head but Al Balushi blocks with his arms.
Al Balushi gets through Joteel's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Joteel presses Al Balushi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Joteel misses with a punch on the inside.
Joteel misses with some punches.
Joteel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Joteel lands a body shot in the clinch.
Joteel blocks a body shot from Al Balushi.
Joteel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Al Balushi backwards.
Al Balushi lands a nice elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Al Balushi can't find room to land a body shot as Joteel controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joteel.
Al Balushi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Joteel backwards.
Joteel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Al Balushi's elbow.
Joteel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Al Balushi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Al Balushi blocking some punches.
Al Balushi working aggressively here.
Al Balushi taking a breather.
Joteel takes a knee to the side of the body.
Joteel throws a punch but it's blocked by Al Balushi.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Joteel as Al Balushi tries to tie him up.
Al Balushi throws an elbow that misses.
Al Balushi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Al Balushi.
A nice right hand lands inside from Al Balushi.
Al Balushi lands a nice knee to the body.
Al Balushi works on Joteel's body with a couple of short punches.
Al Balushi lands a shot to the body.
Al Balushi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Al Balushi presses Joteel against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Al Balushi pushes Joteel back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Balushi lands a right hand.
Al Balushi trying to land knees to the body.
Joteel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Al Balushi backwards.
A short right from Al Balushi on the inside.
Al Balushi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Joteel's face.
Al Balushi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Al Balushi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Al Balushi lands a nice elbow.
A right handed body shot lands from Al Balushi.
A right hook to the body lands for Al Balushi.
Joteel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Al Balushi's elbow.
A short right from Al Balushi on the inside.
Al Balushi scores with a hook to the body.
Al Balushi trying to land knees to the body.
Al Balushi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Joteel doesn't manage to clinch there - Al Balushi circles away.
It seemed like Al Balushi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Joteel misses with an uppercut
and Al Balushi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Joteel looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joteel scores with a jab to the jaw.
Joteel takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Al Balushi.
Joteel swings for the body but Al Balushi moves out of range.
Al Balushi misses with a body shot.
Al Balushi misses with a hook
and Joteel makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Al Balushi really felt that one!
Joteel fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Joteel misses with an uppercut
and Al Balushi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Joteel misses with a straight right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Zaid Al Balushi dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Joteel walks into a left hand.
Joteel defending well as Al Balushi loads up on a big left hand.
Al Balushi looks to throw the jab but Joteel is out of range.
As Al Balushi looks to move away, Joteel throws a big counter combo but Al Balushi just gets out of the way.
Al Balushi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Joteel.
Joteel half committed to a counter leg kick.
Al Balushi checks a leg kick.
Joteel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Al Balushi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Joteel checks a leg kick.
Joteel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Joteel moves out of range as Al Balushi strikes.
Al Balushi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Al Balushi ducks under a wild hook from Joteel.
Al Balushi just misses with a punch to the body.
That kick from Joteel tenderised Al Balushi's leg. Al Balushi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Joteel misses with a hook
and Al Balushi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Al Balushi keeps Joteel at a distance using the push kick.
Joteel misses with a leg kick
and Joteel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joteel throws a leg kick that is checked
and Al Balushi counters with a low kick, right behind Joteel 's knee.
Al Balushi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Joteel does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Al Balushi throws a leg kick but Joteel moved away.
Al Balushi tries to land a front kick but Joteel steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Joteel swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Joteel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Al Balushi moves away.
Al Balushi moves out of range of the body kick from Joteel.
Al Balushi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Al Balushi.
Joteel throws a counter high kick but Al Balushi was just alert enough to avoid it.
Al Balushi slips a straight right by Joteel.
Joteel bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Al Balushi's head.
Joteel misses with a head kick.
Al Balushi loads up on a big right hand but Joteel slips the punch.
Joteel throws a big shot that misses.
Al Balushi thinks about the counter body kick.
Joteel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Al Balushi counters with a straight right hand.
Joteel instigates a clinch.
Joteel can't find room to land a body shot as Al Balushi controls the action.
Al Balushi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Al Balushi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joteel lands a hook that snaps the head of Al Balushi backwards.
Al Balushi trying to stall but Joteel improves his position.
Joteel tries a body shot but Al Balushi blocks it.
Al Balushi tries a knee to the head but Joteel blocks it.
Al Balushi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Al Balushi misses with an elbow over the top.
Al Balushi trying to land knees to the body.
Al Balushi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Nice body punch from Al Balushi - that landed with a thud.
Al Balushi blocks an uppercut.
Joteel digs a right hand into Al Balushi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Al Balushi's gas tank.
Joteel struggles to land a body shot inside as Al Balushi controls his hands.
Al Balushi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Al Balushi lands a left hand.
A short right from Al Balushi on the inside.
Al Balushi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Joteel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Al Balushi throws an elbow but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zaid Al Balushi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Al Balushi 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 46:49
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 47:48
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zaid Al Balushi!
Zaid Al Balushi is the new lightweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Zaid Al Balushi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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